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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.

The spring meeting Of the American Jockey Club
will begin with extra days racing Friday, May
80. which will be Decoration Day. This arrangement
will not interfere with the programmes Of any other
racing club association east Of the Allcghanies,
and. with Ave six liberal purses for short
distances, concluding with a short steeple-
chase for this extra day. there will b.
plenty Of horses ready to run for them
at that time. The idea of choosing Decoration Day
national holiday-for opening of the spring
meeting is capital The programme OF the
races has not yet been arranged, and one thing
should be considered before that work is begun.
There should be no purses given entrance Free as
there few of valuable horses that will be
likely to take the risk of running them among those
that would be entered free merely for trial spin to
how they would act in company or to try new
jockeys, as has been done in many cases since the
inauguration of entrance free" purses on our
1t is very dangerous to have large field Of
untried horses and riders on . course shaped like
that at Jerome Park
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
THAT MAN FROM PERU.

Tnoy, n. Y. Jan. 6, 1879.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERMp:-
noticed in a recent number of your paper COM
muncation from your reporter in regard to the
career of Louis Rane he calls himself. and par
ticularly reference to his operations in ason. Pa
That the person in the town. whom your reporter in
terviowed had worked himself into agony Of mind
t. apparent from the manner in which he gave the
Information well by its onesided character.
There also sufficient imagination manifested to
cudanger his occasional betrayal into slight stretch
ing of the truth
The comparative extent to which Rainel sold the
persons with whom he came in contact may be
judged from the following facts:-He came to the
college with letter OF introduction from gentle
man well known to the faculty. and on saturday
evening was introduced to me engineer from
Peru in charge of extensive silver mines there. and
visiting this country to purchase mining machinery.
On Monday IL was known that he had donated 5000
20 the college for the founding of two scholarships
In tho afternoon spent some time in showing
HIM models, charts and minerals, and took supper
with him In the evening, On TUESDAY one OF the
professors spent the day in taking him on an excur
sion to Mauch Chunk and over the Switch Back. On
the same day IL was ascertaicd that the check Tor
10000 was worthless. Early ON Wednesday morning
iianel appeared the College grounds and calling
at the house OF of the professors borrowed his
overcoat To protect him from the storm. soon after
on being informed that his check was not honorcd he
said he was surprised and felt quito ''enibarrasscd
and would 90 10 New York ON the 9;t0A NJ tram and
about 1T. He cittown soon after, taking with him
the borrowed ovcrcoat, letter of introduction from
of the faculty. also ncglecting TO Ray his hotel
bill. He did not visit Easton again until brought
back in charge of detective. Among those who can
''snile upon another having been sold we
have the following, viz. The one who took the
$500 check 10 New York. the ono who was at the ox.
pcnse OF the trip the who took supper with him,
the one who TOOK him ON the excursion and the one
whose uvciccat Ramcl borrowed.
Asspec1uny soazs, y. N. sLl-LlAAt.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
COUNTER ALLEGATIONS.

Mrs. Ida c. Bants was before Judge frambach, OF
West Hobokcn, NJ j.. yesterday, charged with threat
enng John c. Hutton. Tho complainant alleged
that Mrs. Bania had threatened either shoot him
commit suicide and leave a letter charging him
with numbering her. Mrs. Banta's narrative was.
that her husband owned hostclry at North Bergen.
and that he became involved and was coupeliosl to
leave to avoid prosecution by his crelitars Hut
ton, her acctser. the bartender, and.
as she alleges he persuaded her 60 save her prop
erty from the creditors by making it over to him.
Ii was mere matter OF form and she to retain
the papers. She says she did have possession Of
them until o few days ago when, she alleges, they
were stolen by Hutton. she claims that he has i-
stutcd the suit to Brighten her away, that he cum
get possession OF this hotel and Keep 1t without
luoieststiVp.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB.

The spring meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club
will be held usual May 20. 2lst, 22d and sd.
Guiding week before the Jerome Park extra day,
and two weeks before the regular meeting at that
place. Extensive improvements have recently been
completed on Pimlico track, which in the early
spring will be thrown open free to all stables desir
ing to make the Eastern circuit until their engage
lnents call them away. The sweepstakes now open.
and to close the LIST of March for the spring
ing. are the Rancocus Handicap. the vernal Sweep
stakes and the Peyton Handicap Stakes; for the fall
meeting the Breckenridge Stakes, and for the fall Of
1885, the Dixie Stakes.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB.

At meeting of the Brooklyn Yacht Club held last
evening at the rooms of the club of Montague
and Court streets the following officers elected for
the ensuing year:-Commodore. John S. Dickerson
of the schooner Madeleine Vice Commodore, James
d. Smith, of the schooner Estelle Rear Commodore.
r. s. Huntey. of the sloop Mantle; President, Henry
W. Turner; Secretary and Treasurer, Will
lam Lee; Assistant Secretary. W. X. Wads-
worth; Treasurer. j. NJ Sawyer; Judge
Advocate Henry G. Place: trustees, d. s. Hines, p.
W. Ostrander, NJ. L. Davidson and H. s. Wood, to-
gether with the flag officers: Committee Member
Ship, j. L. Blood +. w. Jenkins and ]. +. Ames; Re-
gatta Committee. j. f. Arnes. p W. Ostrander and A.
C. Washington.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
CARNIVAL ON THE cAp1ToL1NE.

An immense crowd assembled the Capitoline
Lake, Brooklyn to witness the first grand fancy
dress carnival Of the season. The events comprised
skate race between little boys, sled between
larger boys. without skates. who the ice,
drawing after them smaller boys upon sleds;
wheelbarrow race and walking match. All
the contestants were in full costume. The skate
took place first. the boys skating three times
around the area staked of for them. The match
close and exciting and young Knox and Hackett,
dressed respectively scout and Indian, were
even on the third round. There were
seven boys engaged in this contest. Follow
ing this was the sled race, in which
there were four entries. Thomas Brush the win
ner The wheelbarrow very amusing.
There four entries The boys were not
skates and the barrow would frequently turn
them, and considerable laughter was INDUCED
in ut their expense they scrambled
to regain their footing. 1t was common occurrence
for them to fall i'll rounding the stakes. Will
windslow got good lead on the third round. which
gave him the race. The walking match
created great sport among the boys, who
shouted ut the top of their voices, go
it, Weston" II bet on O'Leary;" MAKE haste
Sport" One contestant dubbed mime. Ander-
SON on account of his Highland dress. After
eral rounds Wetman was declared the victor.
In the evening the sport commenced In real earnest
when. notwithstanding the rain, hundreds of skaters
in fancy costumes glided about.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
DOUBLY SURPRISED.

Patrick Mccain, whose curly locks and olive com.
plexion indicated anything but Hbernan extraction.
quite indignant when Judge wandell fined him
$40 and committed him to the workhouse. yesterday.
at jefferson Market Court, in defanlt of S400 for
tampering with gate leading to liquor store. lilo
the act OF leaving the bar FOR the prison.
a look or injured innocence upon his face, when
poitan Elevated Railroad, stepped up, and in open
court positively identified him whom no
tried to arrest on the LIST inst. while escaping from
No. 80 Grand street with booty which he mad stolen
there. Mccain recalled. and, very much crest
fallen, heard the former order of the Court changed
TO commitment for trial on charge of burglary in
default of 81, 500 bail.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
BOGARDUS AT WORK.
THE CHAMPION SHOT BREAKS THREE THOUSAND |
GLASS BALLS WITHOUT MISSING oNE-coSTEsT |
WITH KLEINsIAN, THE CHICAGO CHAMPION

THE CHAMPION SHOT BREAKS THREE THOUSAND
GLASS BALLS WITHOUT MISSING oNE-coNTEsT
WITH KLEINSIAN, THE CHICAGO CHAMPION
INTEREST DISPLAYED IN THE MATCH.
Captain A. H. Bogardus yesterday again gave evil
dcnce of the business of his claim to be considered
the champion wing shot of the world. The task
which he had set for himself under heavy forfets
against great odds that Of breaking 5000 glass
balls sprung from trap and fired at from the shou
der at fifteen yards risc Gilmorcs Garden was
selected as the place for the exhibition test
Instead of tossing the object high in air. afording
tho marksman time to trace ii up and it steadily
the strong spring of the Bogardus trap has a sptefn
way of tossing tho balls on in low, raking lines just
as game might rise from the stubbe and make OF on
the approach of the gunner and his dog.
At Ave minutes past eleven the Captain thrust the
first cartridge into his gun. and first with right and
then with left barrel began the demolition of the
glassware: TO the few hundred spectators there
fcat the pointing of the piece was followed so
certainly by the breaking of the bali.
straight and his deliberate aud regular way of firing
showed that he in no haste 70 make tiuie the
expense OF accuracy.
rHE CAPTAIN TAKES A REST.
With 537 consecutively broken balls to his credit
Captain Bogerdus went OFF to lunch and spent
leisurely halt hour. After lunch the endless bang.
bang. bang resumed and up to tue 10th shot
the balls fell without break IN the list OF snashes
There was some slight difference OF opinion about
the 622d ball: but when picked up the referees
decision of ''brokc" was confirmed by finding
a piece knocked out of the neck of the bali. The
Captain had left the record far behind. but he kept
ON following each pull with shower OF glass until
the people. now crowding about him on either side.
wondered whether he would let ball escape
fracture. The conditions OF tho match were that
5000 balls should be broken out OF $780, oven
bet of $1,000. $500 to Sl0OO that 5000 should be
broken out of $780, and the Captain went even
further and wagercd 800 against : 1000 that the
score would be clean All OF these offers have
been taken up.
The last 500 rounds was closely watched, as upon
them depended a contest with Abe klcinrnan, the
chicago champion, and now the holder of the cham
pionship of America Bogardus gave him 200 balls
Roadway in O00-bal contest, half to be fired on
each evening. Bogardus TO take his last 300 the
count and Klcinman to shoot ut 400. The Captain,
however, went on with his unvarying break break
break and the Wcsterner began to wonder how he
was going to get ahead OF perfection even with his
liberal handicap.
KtEINsIANs SHOOTING.
IL was Just nihe O'Clock when Captain Bogardus
completed his task. and but few moments elapsed
before Abe Keinman was nc the scratch. His differ
ence IN style OF holding and shooting was closely
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.

Mr.. Stewart l.. woodford lecturcd last evening on
civilian cullen Bryant the Poet and Citizen" at the
Brooklyn Lay College, corner of Clinton and Amity
Streets for the benefit OF Frank Head Post, g. A. H.,
war veterans. Bryants poetic life, tho lecturer
sad began at the age thirteen and ended at eighty
four He was, in some respects very singular
compound mixture of man. He was born at once
TO be poet and politician. Like every noble man he,
lived within himself. Tho great poets Interpretation
of nature in accordance with his own modtitavc
thoughts. am he painted 1t as no other American
pves eSer dAa.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
EporARp MoRrAu. PAINTER.

The death is announced from Paris. at the age of
ffty-four years, of Edouard Morcau. water color
painter in miniature. He devoted himself chiefly TO
the decoration of FANS in which branch of art he
renowned, his work being of high order and in
excellent TASTE His fans arc to be found in most of
the European courts. and are exhibited In many
public private collections. One of the most cele
brated is in the South kensington Museum.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
= Fell dead out of bounds.

Keferee-Mr SkilmOre.
NEW YORK HUNTING CLUB
had a meeting yesterday ut the Sea View Driving
Park at.New Dorp, Staten Island. The shooting
ut 26 yards. 10 birds each, and the were AZ
tollows:-H Ficken killed birds; J. Bowling, 81
G. +. Brown, s. c. Schiller, g. +. Sohn, 6; Messrs.
l.. Bramer, L. Maisch, G. Klein. d. Souter and II.
Hammer. birds each, and /. Kuntz, 4.
Messrs. Ficken and Bowling shot off, each killing
birds, and obliged to shoot OFF again. Bowling
killing and Ficken l. The prize a gold
badge, and, this the third time Bowling has
won the same, it became his personal property.
Ficken the last winner of the medal and
struggled hard to retain possession of it,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09

criticised by the many shooters and rife
present. Kleinnan his first half dozen shots.
displayed nervousness. making two misses
but he completed his first hundred in good shape.
and the two lapses all that were charged to his
account until in his second hundred he put in an
other couple and in his third hundred also failed to
hit two of those thrown. The last hundred was
clean and before eleven o'clock the Garden was
deserted after an announcement that the first day
work would be reneated to-day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
WALLACE ROSS IN ENGLAND.
Sr. JOHN, N. d.. Jan. 4.

Of. JOHN, N D., Jan. 3, 1873.
private letter from England says:--"Tarryer hav-
ing declined to Wallace Ross the latter has cal-
leuged either Lumsden or Nicholson to row Cor floo
"a side, the race to he ON the Thames, aud to take
place within two months from signing arsicles."
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
OLIVER A.. HOSNIEH.

oliver r. Hosmer died yesterday ut his residence
in Nyack. The deceased, who was son of the late
Chief Justice Hosmer, of Connecticut, was in his
seventy second year. He had been for long time
in business in this city but retired number oil years
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
Majority for'Empire City. 16 shots.

GAMES TO COME.
To-day an interstate match will be played at Gen.
trail Park. Ten Kinks will be laid down, and the State
of New York will DO represented by the Albany, st.
Andrews, Caledonian, Thistle, Empire City. Manhat-
tan, Yonkers and Caedonian Thistle (of BROOKLYN
clubs. New Jersey will send players from two Pater
clubs, Jersey City club and Newark club.
Interesting sport Is anticipated.
On Saturday of this week game will be played be-
tween picked Americans and Scotchmen. Other games
are to be arranged and SO long cauld winters icy
blast comes rattlin frae the north. the pastime of
curling will be among the chief attractions ut Gen.
trial Park.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-04-24
The Champion Calf.

J. r. Coe, of Sloan, in this county,
lays claim to the largest calf at birth
ever produced in the United States or
Great Britain, according to the record
kept by the United States Stock Jour-
nal. The largest calf at birth of which
there is any record is Ill pounds in
this country and 112 in England, while
the calf born to Mr.. Coe on the Dist of
last month weighed ia pounds, and
five days thereafter weighed 124 pounds.
The weighing was carefully done by
four reliable gentlemen, and the record
forwarded to the Stock Journal for pub
LEGATION. Mr.. Coe says the calf, which
is of the male variety, comes from no
fancy or blooded stock, but is merely
cur calf, SO to speak. Let it be pro-
claimed that Woodbury. county claims
the big calf of the world, and conse-
quently the championship. It should
be stated that the mother of this mon
ster came very near dying, and for three
days her life was despaired of, but has
now recovered her usual health, and is
presumably proud of her progeny
Sioata: City (IoWa) Journal, IS
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-04-24
CALIFORNIA; Strong Man.

, The death of Charles Bennett, form
erly Superintendent of the San Fran
cisco Olympic Club, appears destined
to reopen the discussion concerning
the effects of muscular training upon
vitality. In order to reach any intelli-
gent conclusions, however, it is neces-
sary to state the case correctly in the
beginning. The facts are briefly these ::
Several years ago Mr.. Bennett found
himself affected by symptoms of
pulmonary disease. At that time he
had never practiced gymnastics, and
was slender and weakly. Acting upon
the advice of friends, he joined the
Olympic Club, and went into some
thing like regular training. In few
months all his alarming symptoms had
disappeared, and, under the new regime,
he rapidly developed great muscular
power. He became eventually a re-
markable athlete and active gymnast.
His strength was so great that he could
put up 25O-pound dumbbeu with one
hand, and $50 pounds with the other.
He was an expert boxer, and daring
acrobat. On one occasion, when the
Olympic Club gave an exhibition at the
old Metropolitan Theater, member
named Ward, q very daring gymnast,
and a well-known compositor, was per-
forming what is called the Niagara leap,
and fell from the trapeze, some twenty
five or thirty feet above the stage. Ben
nett was standing directly underneath
and, as the falling man approached, he
clasped him in his arms, and, by the ex-
ertion of his great strength, saved his
life, though the shock strained him Sc
verely. When Mace, the pugilist, came
to California, Bennett put on the gloves
with him, and the champion was aston
ished to find an antagonist who could
knock him clear off his feet at every
blow. We believe that Mr.. Bennett
practically relinquished gymnastics five
or six years ago. Whether his death,
of consumption, can be attributed to
overexertion, is question which GER
tainly can not be answered either way
confidently, until much more careful
examination of all the circumstances
has been had.-Sacran,e1oto (Cal.) Rec
ord Union.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-04-24
Salt.

The total amount of salt sold in the
United States during 1878 was 7,662,658
barrels, of which 3,O75,533 were inn
ported. About 1,856,0OO were made in
the Saginaw district of Michigan, about
1,434,OO0 in the Syracuse district of
New York, $4,000 in Ohio and Virginia,
and the rest at other points. The i'm
ported salt chiefly comes from Liver
pool, but Trapini. in Sicily, Cadiz in
Spain, Hyeres, in France, and Turks
island and Curacao in the West Indies
furnish a large quantity. As the do
nestle manufacture yearly increases, the
imports naturally decrease.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-04-24
The House Of Lords.

1t is lofty and stately nall, of noble
proportions, richly and massipely en-
bellished with mural carving, lighted by
mullioned windows of colored glass,
bearing the counterfeit presentment of
past Queens and high-born DANES OF
England. In inches, high along the
walls, stand the statues of the no-less-
noble knights of these antique ladies.
Kent, Norfolk, Warwick, Arundel, look
grimly down on the mighty war of
words that RACES in the fitting court be-.
low. Frescoes, enriched with costly
paintings of English historical scenes,
complete the general features of the
decoration. The hall is lighted at night
by gas apparatus pendant from the
roof, aided on occasions of high state by
the illumination Of massive candelabra
holding wax lights. Crimson seated
and crimson-b back benches ranged longi-
tudinally in gently rising tiers on each
side of the wide floor provide easy &C.
commodation for the whole 500 peers
of the realm. At the head of the House
stands the throne, or royal chair Of
state, an imposing and decidedly grand
specimen of gilded furniture. A light
pallisading incloses this symbolcal ad-
junct to the crown of Great Britain. In
front, at some little distance, is the
"woolsack," or seat of the Lord Chan
cellor-a large, oblong ottoman, covered
with crimson cloth. Capacious tables,
strewn with books and parliamentary
documents, stand in the middle of the
floor between Ministerial and Opposition
forces. Here are seated the reading
clerks and other clerks of the House,
wearing wigs and gowns. Along the
two sides of the House, and along the
end over the throne, high above the
heads of the peers, runs a balcony or
gallery containing a single line of
benches, for the use, nominally, of peer
esses and unmarried daughters of peers,
but actually extended by courtesy to
personages of consideration, who lay no
claim to special qualification. At the
end of the House opposite the throne,
on the floor, is an open space guarded
by bar, at which appear the faithful
Commons when summoned to what
they, in Parliamentary language, are
accustomed to call another place."
Overhead is the strangers gallery, con-
sisting of tiers of benches. At the
sides, and slightly in front of this gall
lery, are few benches for members of
the House of Commons. In front of,
and lower than the strangers gallery,
are the boxes and back bench of the re-
porters for the newspapers. Ministers
and the chief members of the House OF
Commons, when DESTROYS of hearing the
debates in the House of Lords, gener-
ally stand in front OF the throne, or on
the steps thereof, this space being tech
nically outside the House.-Londo7a
Week.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-04-24
OIL. [. MAY 18TH, 1874.
MOTTO: BE JEST AND FEAR NOT.
EDITORIAL.

EDITORIAL.
THIS paper is published by Simon
Slope and some other boys, to show to
old Smith, of the Coawanat, that he
amt all creation, as he thinks he is,
and that somebody else can write and
edit paper as well or better than him.
Most everybody round here has had
about enough of old Smiths sarse, and
it is high time decent and unscurril-
Gus sheet was started. That is what
this is going to be. All the news we
publish will be original, which is not
the case with the Coura1at. We have a
large corpse of reporters, and have hired
boss poet, and we do not intend to
knock under to any paper in the coun-
try Our politics is Republican, clear
through. We respectfully solicit the
patronage of our towns people, and
hope to run the Coa1rant off its legs in
about l year. SIC senper tyrarais.