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R. Roosavet's white pony Dick and George A. Bsch's
roam mare Pansy Il was real pretty con lest, and
thougn II had been given out that Pansy was lame
tho little mare beat Dick about length in twenty
seconds
The next hurdle race OF quarter Of mile,
with two hurdles 70 jump. The entries were James
II. Jones's black stallion Darby, y. r. Ncwbold's
Leather Boots, and George and j. r. Roossvet's Dick
II took about ten inmates 10 arrange the hurdles and
In the meantime considerable speculation was in
dulged Ia az which pony would bolt, for neither
animal had had much practice, and IL was an even
chance whether the riders would 60 under the
hurdles, which were three ieet high.
The ponies got away handsomely, DICK leading At
the start and putting like ~hirwind for the first
hurdle, with Darby second and close up and Leather
boots good third. All jumped the first hurdle
safely and close together. with Dick still ahead, and
the latter kept the lead with handsome clean jump
the second hurdle and hurried in winner "a
seconds with Darby Two lengths behind and Loatnsr
Boots i've lengths further on This ended very fine
afternoons sport
Tnen there was hurrying for home and the hand
some eQulpages died out OF the park grounds, among
them being two splendid tandem teams belonging re-
spsctivsiy TO Mr. J. r. Roosevelt and Mr.. George
Bech Messrs. Roosevelt Bech. Jones and Newbold
have line lot OF polo ponies and have good polo
grounds on the Hyde Park road, whore they nave
many spirited contests
The judge in to-day's races was Mr.. John A. Roose-
welt, who has hno team OF sorres and quick STEP
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YACHTING.

ANNUAL REGATTA or THE LONG ISLAND YACHT
CLUB-THE HOPE, ADMIRAL ROWAN, NErTLE,
EXCELSIOR AND HI PI THE WINNERS.
The annual regatta OF the Long Island Yacht Club
was sailed yesterday, and with entry OF eighteen
boats and moderate breeze the event proved q sue
cess. Prizes were given Tor five classes, and the
for the large cabin yachts from slakeboat
on Delaplains's Point, Gowanus Bay, TO buoy Sh
on Southwest Spit and return; Tor second class
cabin boats and lrss second classes OF open
boats, and also those cat-rlgged, from The
same starting point 10 and around buoy II, OF Rob-
bins Reef thence TO around Fort Lafayette and
return, the be sailed over twice. The early
morning was without wind, and It looked as If the
day would be very rresomc; but the yachts Loyalty
stuck to their work. and after reaching tho the
gsddened their hearts.
The ENTREES were:--Flrsl class cabin yachts-Dud-
10y, W. II. Russell. ~ feet inches; Hope, James
Lennox. 40 feet inches; Sophia, Richard Bosom, 50
ieet incnss; Twinkle Fronwen, 80 ieei ~ incnes
Second class cabin yachts-Ainpie l., Commodore
Iriokin, II lcet Inches; Rsveille, u. Bush
nsli. 80 iset . incnes; Admiral Rowan. n. J.
Westward. +. Delaucy, 81 ieet Open bcats-First
class hauucey 81. Felt Z. Felt. % icct inches;
s. Nabss, "A leot inches; Martina, Muun, "a leet,
inches. Open boats--Second cass-Excelsior J. ii.
Diks % ioct; Faith J. b. Daniels, 81 feet inches;
Sadie, J. j. Prague 70 ieet inches Cat riyxed--Hi
III, j. II. Dixie, 10 ect; Jonnnis b., Henry Smedley,
10 feet; Gypsic, j. H. Shuyer, 10 feet
THE RACE AND INSULTS.
The made IN tue highest oi southery airs
tho cabin yacht Hvpe drifting over the line IN ad
vance Of ali her opponents Sno lad no d,liculsy IN
winning IN her class Inc AdmrAl Rowan won the
prize the second class cnDin boats Tue KeveilIe
early stage OF tho hunt lost her topmasL
by Leglecting 70 sci up the DackstRy wnen
jib was puing handsomely, or, II Is sae to ume
inc Rowan would have been compelled TO be conteuL
with sec0ud honors The new boat Nettie, ownod by
cx-Comnodore Naocs, Of The Columbia Yacht Ciun,
found u DO up to racing form, and won
without difficulty. She ~ "a feet inches on
somely nnished. captain "Dave" Snedtcor was
IN command, and Will also sail the Nette to-
DAY IN tue Columbia Yacht Club Regatta inc
tide oOD and Tue southwes,eriy breeze gave the
yachts u beat down and tar wind home. he follow
ing is OF interest IN giving Tho results oil the
FIRST CLASS CABIN YACHTS
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CAPTAIN DoGARDus' CHALLENGE.
[From BclI's Lie, June 81

To rmE EpIroR OF BELLS LirE IN LoxDoS:-
sm-In your Impression OF the 10Th OF April last
you quoted from the New York clipper n challenge
from Captain Bogardus TO "any man In Europe" to
shoot him 100 pigeons TOR f4oo side, and
you also published AZ the same time, my behalf,
an acceptance Of that challenge on the conditions
proposed W Captain B5gardua
Nearly Two months have now elapsed since the
above acceptance, and AS Captain Bogardus has not
In amy way responded 70 your notification (which was
duly forwarded TO Amercal either by writing or by
plaaing your hands the sum named forfeit, the
only nsrencc Is that he does not desire 70 tho
match. cannot undertake TO hold my arrangements
any longer subject 10 Captain Bogardus convenience,
ana l. tberesore notify TO you, as stakeholder aud
referee, thst consider the mater ~ an end. am,
sir, your obodient servant
H. choLMoNDELEY .PENNELL.
No Al HAHovER fxRRAcE, w., June z, 1878.
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PIGEON SHOOTING.

LONG BRANCH Gun CLUB AT ELBERoS, N. IT,
FINE WEATHER AND GOOD SHOOTING.
OCEAN GROVE, N. J., Juno 20, 1878.
Tho Long Branch Gun CiuD met NJ Elbcron to- day
There were n,ne events the programme. Tho
weather was noe, the wind south aud gentle the
attendance fair.
Tho Ora. event. q sw eekstakcs. Ave birds, twenty
nvs yards rise, shooting tour entries, resulted
In tie J. Butior and c. Zeiuer scoring 4 each; and
shooting od Butler won the nrst prize and Zeilncr
took sec0nd money.
Barney aud Butler scored each ana shot or Butler
took hrst money, Zsilner getting second money on
BIRDS
rhere woro nvo entries for tho tnird event. Zel.
nsr, Butler and Bright got nvc straight BIRDS, and
divided The prize Barney missed The iourth shot and
For tho iourIn ev:n. there ~ere also Ave entries.
Zcilner, Butler and Bright tied, aud shot OF. when
Zciiner and Butlor agaa tied on hvo straight Birds
Bright missing his thrd and going out. The nrst
prize dvlaed. Barney took second money, ater
missing nrst and fourth shots.
The NTH event vas u sweepstakes handicap, three
birds There were nIne entries Butler, Bright, " al
ter Green aud West tied on three Uras and shot on
which resulted IN another tie. They then shot OF
double birds, Butler scoring four aud taking nrsi
money Bright three, Green three ana second money!.
There nine entries iot the sixth event, hand
cap threo par OF double BIRDS. Green second ninc.
missed tue nth shot and took nrst money West
aud Slocum divided second money. West missing
second aud fourth shots aud socum second and third
seventh Evcnt-FIve pair OF double birds % yards
rise; 30 enuahcoi SIX entries waiter Green missed
the sixth bird and took nrst money. Wos missed tho
second and third shots and took second money.
butler misssd the second, fourth and seventh and
took third money
Eighth Evenl--rhrso single bros, handicap, miss
amt 50 out. There were nine entries. Bright, Green
anu West tied and divided Tho nrst prize
Ninth evsnt--5ingle birds, mss and 20 out; 80
yards rise; nine entries Butler, West, slocum and
Taylor tied and divided the prize tue birds wcso
strong ana active.
Aitcr the matches Butter exhibited some fancy shots
birds from right and lett traps simultaneously and
aud West At double birds thrown by hand.
Tho nring lasted from eleven A. "A. until haipass
stx Y. N.
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JOHN r. CULLEN, or BOSTON, AND JAMES KING,
or NEW YORK, FIGHT NEAR BOSTON CULLEN
THE VICTOR IN ToRry-FIvE MINUTES, As1ER
NINETEEN BOUNDS
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
Bosros. June 20, 1873
This morning. about halt past three o'clock prize
ngh. took place at Weymouth Landing between Jim
King, Of Mulberry street, Now YORK, and Jonn ".
Cullen, OF THIS city, both light weights Nineteen
rounds were Tough. and the contss, was very spir-
tied. both men showing pluck and skill
The battle was opened with nstIe spsrring Cullen
showing detorm inasion 70 push things. He opened
the music In good earnest by planting hsavy lett
hander on Kings right eye, and in return caught n
short arm blow on the Jaw. Cullen then sent In lis
INST In lively syo on Kings nose, the force Of the
blow knocking the latter OF his feet This ended the
round, when lasted I'm sos.
Iu the second, tnrd and fourth rounds the men In
duged In light sparrnR, and at times each tried to
pu0ish the other. Cullen played Kings nose and
mouth, while the latter conteu ted himself In dealing
heavy blows on the Bostonlau's body. The Boston
man seemed 10 have the beat Of the light from that
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REGATTA Al TRENTON.
[pY TxLsonApn TO THE HERALD. l

TRENTON, N. j., Juno ~, 1878.
regatta took place on tho Delaware River At
Trenton today under the auspices OF the Trenton
Yacht Club. There a large assem- bance Of specta.
tors Morris Island, a beautiful retreat, two miles
from here, being crowded. Tho following were the
entrics:-
FiRsr CLAss-lda, Edward y Ellis and Defiance.
SECOND Glass -Fving Dutcnnan, Fanny, joel
Parker. John BOYD, Richard Young and Bella.
THIRD CLAss.-faaress, wavsr, Rambl., Frank
Parker, Victor, America, Neptunc Lone star, susie
Parker, Undino orphan boy. osccola, Champion,
Judge, Ariel, Little JacK and Fearless.
The Wind was poor, but notwithstanding there
pretty race. Tue Ellie camo In nrsI Bella second
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up his grit.
In the fifteenth round Kings friends requested
that CuIlsn's second should throw up the sponge
iavor OF their man, but this WAS refused Both did
poor nghtng snd this round by Cullen hitting
King several times tho right eye.
The eighteenth round for King.
On opening no got hard one square the mouth
and was Knocked down. He again came up, and
Cullen striking straight out from the shoulder
the New Yorker again sent TO grass The
ninctssnln round closed the battle Cullen forced
things and drove King To the ropes, the latter
hitting hard all the time. King was finally, with
tho assistance OF Culen's left mauler. sent clear
over the ropes, and. coming to time, the light
was awarded to Cullen. The fight lasted about forty
i've minuteA
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TROTTING AT LEXINGTON.

LEXINGTON, KY, June 20, 1878
The trotting meeting under the management Of the
KeLtucEy rrotting Horse Breeders Association was
continued to-day. The following aro summaries OF
the events
Purse, $500; for four-ysar- olas, colts and nles.
Tip Bruce's Nembrino Hppy, by Garrard
Isaac smith Bros Humboldt, by stockings
Oniet.. q
ii. NJ Gays MCKEE Dowrey. dis.
Cazque. DIS.
Time, 1850 l4-2:37x-2:36.
SECOND
Purse $500; for horses have never beaten So
J. A. Farreu's b. 4. BrshwhacKer, py Joe
dooker... ............... 1 i i
James Longs "a. N. Grace Goodman, by
ieAcUck. y
Macy BROTHERS. b. g. Cleveland, Ny Ned
Forrest. s.........................3
II. Sinon's ch. 3. Pompcy. by SHAVE Fart. 8 4 a o
II. Traynor's b. III. Fannie. by Mambrino
fatcncn. ........... ........-....... D
Keller " Thomas Dr. IN. Lulu Moore, by
son OF Tom Hal. ...... ................. dis.
George A. Bowycrs br. b. John Clay. by
American Clay dis.
e. ii. Brassnod's Belle OF Long Island, by
Revenge. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. dis
Time, 2:3l--z 30 x-2 80 81.
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BASEBALL.

The Fiyaways defeated the Hobckens Al the Cen.
tcnnal Grounds Jersey City, Yesterday, BY score Of
oto4
A ton inning game was played on the Champion
Grounds, Jersey City, yesterday, between the Astors
OF this CITY, aud the Skippers OF Brooklyn, which
suited Ia favor OF the former Dy score OF 70 I.
To-day the New York and Jersey City mines play on
the Union Ground, brooklyn; Registers and Snerirs
occs on the Csntsnnia Ground, Jersey Cay Friend
snip and Hickory, al Hunters Point; Cricket an1
Tee umssbs, ~ LONDON, Canada
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THE CoURTNEY-DEMPsEY TROUBLE.
DEMPSEY REFUSES TO ROW THE RACE OVER
AGAIN.

UEMTbEf OVEE
AGAIN.
ny TELEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD
AUBURN, N. Y, Juno 90 1873.
Refcrco Grant returned from Geneva this morn
ina's train, and reports that Dempsey doggediy re-
row tho again, claiming that has
won It larry already.
Coartney's cold plunge Into the lake yesterday In
his heated condition Las left him rather weak to-day
and with u slight con traction OF the mu scies OF the
lett SIDE PHI ysciaD atteD ded hin aud nothing
serious Will result from It Win proper care. Mr.
Grant says the race Will probably never be row %
over again, aud the men inclined TO elect some
compromise TO settle the matter. We do not speak
IRON authority, but presume now that the money viii
be drawn BY each party, aud tho race OF yesterday
AMPLY annuLed
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TROTTING ON LONG ISLAND.

number OF gentlemen assembled at Brooklyn
Driving Park, Parkvc, l.. l., yesterday afternoon, TO
witness tho ott,ng match for $780, mile heats best
three In i've, in harness. announced TO take place bo
tween Y. Powers bay geldng stranger and L. Powers
brown mare Vixen. The latter th1 favorite the
betlug, but stranger took the lead from aud
captured the trot In throe straight heats Tho
weather delightful aud the track In superb ordor
The following Is
SUMMARY
BRooKLYs DRivIxG PARK. PARxvfLLs. l. L-TRoT-
TfSc-rhursday, June 20, lsIs.-Match 500, mile
heats; the best thres In hvc, IN harness.
Y. Powers b. g. Stranger. .................l !
L. Powers Dr. IN. Vixen. 2
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ALCYONE BOAT CLUB.

The nipotccnth annual regatta Of Tho Aicyons Boat
CLUB, oil brooklyn, will take place to- morrow. A.sr
the the guests 81 the club will be landed ~ Bay
Ridge, L. l., where garden party will be held IN tho
handsome and spacious grounds Of Mr. William g.
Langley. The steamboat chartered FOR tho occasion
will leave Jewe's wharf, Fulton Terry, Brookyn, ~
halipast thrce o'clock Y. NJ.
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and Champion third The prisss were. respectively
\ an anchor, lantern and pcnnant. Captain Chattn
Steered the winncr
Another regatta Will take place for prizes OF
more Value. This amusement becoming quite pop-
uiar bore, the facilities for It being ample.
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PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
PRIZE FIGHT.

Some nne rottlng is promised At the Prospect
Park Fair Grounds this Afternoon.
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BEACON PARK.

SECOND DAY OF THE JUNE TRoTTING MEETING
AT BEACON pARK-Two CAPITAL CONTESTS
DURoc AND DICK MOORE, THE WINNERS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HEnALD.]
BosroS, June 20, 1878.
The second day OF the June meeting II Beacon Park
was even more successful than the first. Two excel
lent races were trotied. Abe frat Tor the 2:3S
cass, In which all the horses entered except Colonel
Peabody. came to tho wire az the Of the bell
In the arst heat Myrtle took the lead at the start
aad held II to the quarter, continuing to gain in ad
vance I'LL the homestretch, when Do put on burst
Of speed passed under the wire length ahead in
$3.50.
The second heat Witnessed . close struggle also,
Oscar Keeung fourth and the leaders troslipg we'll
together TO the homestretch when ,hero a scram
BILE for hrst place, and Oscar skipped ahead WANING
the noat in z30; D,o second, inst neck behind.
Duroc all this ms had bean coming in At tho end OF
tho line,
The third heat was won BY Do in $3.50, with Oscar
second.
The fourth heat, however, showed Duroc TO better
advantage and although he made better time than
the previous winners he trottsd wolI and camo In
length in advance. Time 2:30.
Tnis changed the aspect oil affairs, and Duroc sold
In the pools SIS to So
In the nitn heat there q rather close collision
between Duroc and Do, which barely escaped ssti.
accident Myrtle shot ahead and held the lead TO
the quarter. Al the half Duroc had closed the gap
and trottlng and mock. The struggle 70 the
threcquarter pole was really exciting, but Duroc got
ahead and came down the homestretch IN splendid
style. Time, 2:30L.
In the next heat only three horses started. Duroc,
Do and Oscar hors going 20 tho stable under the
rules. In the first quarter Duroc broke badly, and
Oscar took the lead with Dio second The two latter
were neck aud neck Ut hall, with Duroc trottiDg
splenoidiy and gradually closing up the gap between
tho leaders. After passing the threequarter
he ahead aud came homo with q splendid dash In
2:29, winning the boat and race The following Is the
SUMMARY.
BEACON PARK ALLsroS, June 10, 1873 Purse, 5000;
Tor horses that never beat 2:3S; mile heats, best
three In tive, IN harness.
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RAcKE'Is.

A match At American raokets vas played Al Hckr
court, Hoboken, Yesterday. between Michael Foley.
contractor, and N. Carey, brick merchant, both q
Aoboken The former woa ~ . score 81 - ~ -
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tbs makes the Hope VIII tue prize 70 The hFst cass
cabin yachts by 2Sm o.; tho Admiral Rowan 10 the
second class caUin yacnts by l5m. 46s; tho Netc In
the hrst class open boats by 0m los tho Excelsior
IN tho second CLASS open boats by Ism ass and Tue
Hi IA IN the third class open boats by SIN. 46s.
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SECOND
The 2:27 class weTc promptly called, and all except
AoulIon came up to tue judges stand.
In the nrst heat Dick Moore. amer some hard work.
showed to the front ana held the load with but one
exception 10 the three-quarter, and came home IN
2:265a
The next two heats were repetitions Of this, with
tho exception OF some harder struggles and better
time, Moore winning bo,h IN 2:24H Sooner, who
The best ever shown IN this class Ut Provi-
dcnce, cimo In Tor third prize.
Steve Maxwell was considered iavorite by New
York parties, but Sooner led tho pools here, ~ith
Moore second. Murphy aid all he could with Steve
Maxwell. but they did not expect such highdyer as
Moore.
The following isa
SUMMARY
SAME DAY AND TRAcK-Purse 5000; for horses that
never beat mile heats, best three two, IN bar
ness
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SHORT HILLS ATHLETIC CLUB.

The games Of the short Hits Athletic Club viii take
place to-day. on the club grounds st Milburn. NJ j.
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A TWENTY-FIVE NILE RACE IN CAN IDA.
BxaLxviLLE Ont, Jane 20 1878
match race between the yachts Katie Grey and
Surprise, over a twenty-five mile course, Tor $40O
Won ny the Katie Grey IN 2n. AIM
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-10

Mrs. HAYES PLEASANT WAY OF RECENING
vIsIroRs-rhe President and Mrs. Hayes
and their party returned on Sunday morning
or Saturday night, and luly went to morning
service Sunday at the Foundry church, which
they attend regularly. On Monday evening
quite large number of ladies and gentlemen
went up to the White House to welcome Mrs.
Hayes back. 1t is her pleasant custom to re-
ceive all who call upon her after o'clock
p. NJ, and there is rarely an evening, except
Sunday (when no one calls but intimate
friends, that delightful informal reception
does not take place in the red parlor. No 9th
er ceremony is necessary than to send in
card TO Mrs. Hayes and the visitor is prompt
" received. She always reads the name care
fully and fixes it in her mind, as well ms any
thing else which appears ON the card, which
will serve to identify or individualize its own
er When visitors enter she advances to meet
them with kind smile of welcome and cor
dial grasp Of the hand as she calls them dis
tinctly by name. This makes the veriest
stranger feel as if among friends, and all for
mality is destroyed by Mrs. Hayes pleasant
way of introducing the newest corners to
some of those already i'll the room, and start
ing n conversation promptly by some happy
suggestion. She is so thoroughly at ease her
self, and is so evidently thinking entirely Of
how to make her visitors enjoy themselves,
that uWkWardneSS nnd embarrassment nee nj
her winning smile and CHEEKY voice. She in
variably contrives to give each person an OPP
portunity to converse with her, and always
Introduces strangers, specially, to any distin-
guished persons who may be present. Since
Congress met the President has rarely had an
opportunity to spend the evening with his
wife and her visitors. When he does so he is
her able coadjutor showing much the same
tact and adaptability, an even rarer quality in
"A man than in a woman. Neither he, his wife,
or Miss Platt, his niece, who spends most of
her time at the White House, ever seem at a
loss for Il reply to any remark addressed to
them and it is always n rejoinder Mt once
| sprightly and so worded rs to make the first
speaker feel in some degree tlnttercd by it
that is to say, he or she feels rs if i'll the pres
ence of one who without ever being patron
izing, was disposed to kindly appreciation.
" Among those who called on Mrs, Hayes
on Monday evening Were the Chief Justice
and Mrs. Waite Judge Adds of the Southern
| Claims Commission and his wife, who were
accompanied by Miss Higginson of Boston
and Miss Claiming the niece of Rev DR.
Claiming Mrs. and the Misses Gouverneur
the latter great granddaughter of President
Monroe, were also present-Fr0m a Waste
hgtOR Latter, Nay 2d.
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MERcuRY's TRANsIT. The observations of
the transit of Mercury at Cambridge, Mon
day. were very satisfactory, considering the
atmospheric conditions. Sixty photographs
were obtained, and over 800 measurements of
the planets diameter. Observations were al
so made at Amherst college with considerable
success Full observations were made at Lew
iston, Me, New York, Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, West Point n. Y, and many other
places. Highly successful observations are
also reported from the United States coast
survey party at the summit station on the 81
ezra Nevada mountains. The observations at
New York were rendered valueless by the vi
braton of the atmosphere through which the
suns rays passed, which is termed boiling
by astronomers and which prevents any ac-
curate determination of the time of contact
by giving the planet the appearance of hav-
ing dancing motion, to and fro. Good pho
tographs were obtained however and it is
generally conceded that the contact took
place from IL 10 20 seconds earlier than the
time predicted, thus confirming lie Nerriers
theory of another planet inside the orbit OF
Mercury, which that astronomer named Nul-
can, and which accelerates the motion of Mer.
curry at perihelion.