Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-09-06
from our regular correspondent
PHILADELPHIA Letter.

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| The center of interest this week has
shifted from the Centennial grounds to
the Schuylkill. The International Regatta
has. for the moment, attracted greater at
tention than the international Exhibition
The iver banks have for three days been
covered with immense crowds of people
and great enthu>i :,sm has been manifested
The grand stand has always been filled
with its complement of occupants, the
liver stands have been dcnsely crowded
while the banks and rece,ing grassy hills
have been frequently 50 covered that moth
ling but Il sea of human heads could bc
seen Al this excitement about mere
DO t race can be likenel to nothing bat
Ocean into tempest tossed to watt 4 feath-
er or to drown Il fly
| Tie interest of the race on Tuesday was
to Il large extent monopolized by the
London aud Yale crews. The contest be
tween them was very sharp. and the re-
suit, to the last moment, doubtful
The foreigners won by only a few feet,
and less than "A quarter Of u second in time.
The victory of the Albany crew over the
winners Of the before mentioned race
seems to have surprised everybody. rs
well is the winners themselves. 1t was
| the most exciting of the three days races.
| In mile and half struggle, the Beaver
wicks as the Albany club Is called, won
| by only Il few inches, and the spectators.
| without the decision of the umpire. would
not have known which was The victor.
No more exciting rae, IS have ever occurred
on Amer lean waters, and to be defeated
after such Il sharp contest, and by 80 few
inches rs were the Yale four on Tuesday,
and ihe Londoner, on "Wednesday, Is al
most a glorious is to win.
In spite of rivalry on the Schuylklll OF,
perhaps, because of the large number that
have been attracted t. the city by the
races the Exhibition has this Week h;tu
an unusually ltrTe Attendance. and reason
able hopes art. cntcItlinrI thtt from this
time until the tenth of November the
crowd, will continue to Increase. On last
SATURDAY, under the twenty five cent adj
mission experiment, and favored by :, re-
markedly fine day, the largest number thai
has ever IL one time been upon the ,rround>
was registered by tn turnstllc>. On the
ten,h oi MAY, II the opening. there were
between 10000 and $4,000 persons pres
cnt, but there has not been - large 4 mum
Der on any day since. until last Saturday
100 .GSt persons entered The gates. AMI OF
this number 91.l12 paid the admission
fee. The success, of The reduced adinl>-
sion rat. is fully established. Not only
does it bring more money TO the treasury
OF the commission, bat VIII I i Of inlinitc
" greater importance, ii enables a much
lirytl number To bc brought IN Ter the
educating mtl fence Of the great museum.
The commission have designated Situr
day, the second day of September AMI the
following Saturday rs h,l!-luc days. and
there i rc;t> II to D.:.icve that the crowd
then Mil b. ltrytr even thtn thtt of last
Saturday. Dllng this week ihr daily
cash Receipts have averaged over so, 90.
which i uIul,. Than duahlr the average of
he ,.triy DAYS ut thc Exhibition. Not
only i lna tlu tncud outIpoA N ne cncour
tyln. for the commission, bu. he rvsttll-
rants IN booths ln>idt the grounds are
dong Il III icl better business thtn they
nave dom. 1t any previous lime The
rl,~, that is visiting the + III now hts
more mourV tl,u thu school teachers
ami >.u !vnt> WA" came III June. July
aud lhr earlier part oi Au-u>'. They
are composed lttgciv Of those
Who We're able 10 lt.tE- tnr cities daring
the heated term. ana tll-y VIII now see The
>il NV under more ttNortD5r conditions
tIrtu il they had come earlier. Frr nearly
thl,c mon n after he tenth of MAY the
nork OF construction and Iruulitiun wa-
>till gong uil. AMI lhr entire infringement
wa, rtW and uni >clpnnI Inc attend
IN ;. lar from being !, lie To dilrct and a.
>l-t visitors, LII not know thrir own pl.t-
crs. Now thu Expos Ron l. matl.rcr. and
almost perfect in al il Jr..,rtm"nl~.
Inc Live >orh SloN Will br one of
wrt'tt Interest and VIII attract I class who