Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-14
Alefan0rla Qbaz&tte
THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE a
Ladies' Sporting.

II Ii Puck had been making his circle and gtrd-
ling the earth he would have been surprised
yesterday afternoon ut seeing beyond the bay
Of New York upon lawn hundred laughing
girls. hundred devoted cavaliers, who, mer-
rjly laughing--as if life was sport-Tere shoot
! ing sharp arrows into straw targets aud enjoy
ing other open air amusemcnte. As early as
the hour of four, members Of tho Staten Island
Cricket ard Base Ball Club commenced to ar.
rive. They were of the L. T. Of Staten Is
land, but it was not Until after five clock that
the Workl0g men aud women OF the new organ
iZaton appeared on the green lawns OF the
club 8 grounds. Striped marques we're pitched
on the emerald slopes toward the bay. About
| four O'Clock few fashionable men in convex
| tional clothes appeared, and, after Inspecting
| the tennis screens and croquet Wlckets, retired
| to their boxes and lew miDutes later emerged
| like gay butterflies 10 white flannel slashed With
scarlet and marvellous thick soed shoes, chalk
cd TO the whitcrcss Of ny lady's face. What
transformation from four to five o'clock
Who they we're that came upon the ground IN
pony phaetons, 10 family carriages, in drags, on
foot, it would be impossible to detail. Every
body who was anybody was there. The tent
that rested upon the crest oi the bill was tu
of fair women; the porch Of the old sbingled
club house of the association was crowded with
members, the shelter dcwn lu the hollow was
filed with Invited guests.
Nothing could be more charming than the
groupings on the cricket grounds. At the arch
cry grounds merry company had assembled,
and while some Of the fair contestants insisted
upon having their guards on arms, most OF
them drew the bow regardless of the effects on
wrists or muscles Of the forearm. At the
game Of Auo: Sally large majority assisted
the pipes were stuck in tho bideous mouth ct
the old lady Youag hands funs the sticks at
the ol lady's face, but. be it said In deteEoG
cf propriciy, the blows fell short. The small
boys hGd their luo and the old lady kept her
girls crew the bow and twenty arrows fell short
OF the mark. a huudrcd yelling boys picked
up the arrows, to the ininitc disgust OF the
ar archers. and The straw targets remain to-
day as uonuncD,s O! their ncthclcncy. Not
withstspdiDg ell these drawbacks the first
meeting OF the "Ladics' Club for Outdoor
Sports" was a sraud success on Staten ls!aod
yesterday. Tno band-Th!rt artillery-irom
the fort, came upcr the grounds before the
sports commenced ard played dozen pieces
with Gne effect. The next practice will be Oh
Saturday, at O clock.-N. T. Herald
A FISH THAT HEARS IT'S IOCNd IN ME
MOUTH. The Chromi5 paterlanll!as has the
gils disposed 10 simple lamirn; it is unprovld-
cd With any special apparatus Tor retaining tho
eggs or the young ones, and yet 1t brings up
about two hundred young 10 the mouth and
2is. 1t is always the male that performs thesc
functions of incubation. After the female mas
deposited tho eggs 10 depression OF the saod
,,,P. of \, rnnIS n n.
proaches and takes them by inhalation luto tho
cavity of the mouth. From thex., some move
mcnt, the mechanism CT which We haze not
been able TO observe, sends them between tho
leaflets of the gills. The pressure exerted on
the eggs By the biauchial lamlr:e suttlces to
keep them in place. There, 10 midst OF the
organs of respiration, the eggs undergo all thelr
mctamorphoscs The young ones grow rapidly,
and sO0n appear much inconVenIenced In thei:
narrow prisoo. They leave it-uo. by the gllls,
but through the opening by which The braucl
ial cavity communicates with the mouth. Herc
they remaio in great number, pressed against
oue another like the seed in q poncgrunatc.
The animals mouth becomes So dl;tendcd by
the presence Of this numerous progeny that ac-
tually The avs c.unot Mcet. 1hc cheeks arc
swollen, and the aulmal presents the straogcst
aspect. Some Of the young, arrived at the per
feet slate, continue 10 IiVc III the gins. ~! navy
| tho head directed toward the bucoa Opening OF
tho father, the protecting cavity OF Wo'cn VIZ
| have not seen them leave even 10r moment;
Though so numerous, they hold their grounu
very firmly, bu. how they do so We have not
discovered. Neither can We understand how
the nursing father avoids swallowing his pro:
| peuy; we ore also lgnGraut at what perloo OF
their life the young ones leave the pater1a:l
mouth to live independently. .-i0pr!ar SCI
| cnY Monthly.
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