New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-05
~ THE FIELD OF SPORTS
HOW THE CROKER-DWYER HORSES
JARED.
ioG OF THE STEAMSHIP MISSISSIPPI WHICH
TOOK THEM To LONDON.

LOG OF THE STEAMSHIP MISSISSIPPI. Nftl'h
TOOK THEM To LONDON.
Iors.men and others who Interested in the
Croker-Dwyer invasion o, England form an
idea o, wha, horses that crossed the Atlantic on
the steamship Mississippi experienced during the
long ,ediou. voyage from New-York to London
by reading the log OF the ship. The horses were In
extremely narrow stalls. as 10 prevent possible
injury /, will be that fair weather on the
nrst week II the voyage gave the horses chance
20 get accustomed to the motion - the ship. so
that they were prepared for "A rather rough finish
Natiy Bumppo died Tuesday. when three days
out from New-York There was little difhcu,ty ex-
percnceI by Hardy Campbell and his assistants.
"a Captain Gates and his crew gave them every
possible help Here Il the log OF the Mississippi.
which Captain Gates sent to The Tribune on Ms
arrival IN London:
hoard ? ~ ? m finished taxing In cattis: 80 m
i.s, wharf SIS p ~ ~ r Wind east: bar. ~ s.D
PILOT let S:; Sandy Hook iAxh'np ah"am. sta Fire
Island abeam midnight frssh breeze and cloudy. sea
sandsy January ~ n, course. :. - e wind.
east, tar - 81 moderate breeze. h,zy at times sea
ro-ierats lhar. - So. fresh wind. heavy rain;
10 - passed bound fcourse. : 81 r. 3.
wind g. r bar 80. light hreers and fine. lat by
Oh. ~ log ~ min y long - deg 10 min ". course
east 10. min pass several steamships bound W: r m
nsr % So mod.ra,e with rain. mii fresh breeze and
cloudy.
II 'ourss ~ r.. wlnd.
" y W har 3OOli moderate bre-Ee. and me. clear
weather Nj crokcrs horse "Nat,y Bumpo sick. every
po,sb. attention glen Soon course. 81 e wind vari-
able bar uodorie breeze and clear. sea smooth.
lat hy OBJ, dog = min '. long ~ deg " course
- O., W aG2 min ? mod. ana nne. passed steamer
bound east midnight fresh breeze and cloudy. Nauy
numpo'
Tue,day Jan 10, a. IN. course :. so r Wind,
eas bar ~ fresh breeze continued rain Throughout
a. ~ fresh wind and with rain noon course.
deg . min y - course - 10 l.. long. ~ deg. Is
min " dist go. p m. horse Naity inmpo died be-
longing Croker. same overheard; weather me
midnight ,wnd y. W. bar. 3o"'. fresh br--le ana
cloudy
Wednesday Jan 10 -,Coufse :. 20 r.: wind. y W.
bar 20 Oo passed steamship bound west fresh bre-r-
and overcast smooth fresh wind and overcast
sea moderate. Ia, by ob,.. - min y. long ~
deg u min W. ,oourse y. 30 f.; 20 bar. 1000.
fresh wind and passed steamship bound w. mo
night fresh wind with passing snow squalls
Thursday. Jan. - =. m. 'course. :. 70 VINO
north. bar 3oop fresh br'ez" and overcast 81" MOD
crate a m fresh brcsze and cloudy: noon 'cour~.
: - wind ". Y. W. bar. so5: fresh wind oc'a-
,lonaI fos. lat by DIV. ~ deg min. n long, \"
deg 20 min W course. y. 20 F.; 2+. p M
modcrn,- wind dense fox p m '~nd east b'r'' ~
moderate and line. fog cleared. midnight llsht wihu'
Friday Jan. Is ! m tcourse s. ~ T.; wind = : r.
bar i2l wind and hne. strong easterly s"''
A. m do. noon moderate and fine. passed steamship
bound w. lat. By obv. ~ dog. IL min n long VI
deg - ". course. y. ~ w. z."' - III
uind $ r. bar 30 10. breeze and nne head sea
\ o. m. strong wini and midnight. mod "nd ana
cloudy
Saturday Jan. 10 -. m. moderate "'nd ana "n''
clear weather. u. m. course = q" "a vino f. = r''
bar ~ 2o, strong wind and head swell Noon Lat
by oby deg ~ min. y: long. 30 deg q min w
course y 10 r. 23s min. course y. 81 f.. bar "o'
Moderate. wind and high head midnight moderate anu
cloudy. heavy swell.
Sunday Jan 70 breeze and overcast eas'efy
swell: a. M tcoursr. s 81 T.. wind. +. ~ E.' par
~ ~, strong strong wind anu hea'y
casteriy swell; lat 10 deg % min n long, ~ "es'
II min W course ~ 10 r. 2t6 min. p m 'course >
f.. bar 3o,. fresh gale and heavy head sea snip
piunging heavily and shipping water: midnight do
Monday Jan. 81 n. m. wind r. : s. par "o""'
,trong breeze and saualy heavy head sea m strong
gale and heavy sea. mourse = " r.; vino edS'
bar 30, lat. ~ deg. - MI N long 80 neg "- "'
w 2i2 min: D. m wind. T. by 81, strong ~lni ana
ship laboring heavily ana S"'p"'s "'"'' VIM
bar. 304t. midnight. do. . 49,,
TUESDAY January ~ m course = D. r. "'"u'
y. u. bar 30 a.. strong wind ana he"'y neau SEA
a m. strong and ship pungihg h""'"S "',
,course l.. wind T.. bar. 1900 tresh preehe anu
ov.rc,., sso moderang. lat ~ deg. rs min NJ long,
IL deg rs min W ; course. y. SO T.. l:o mn.' D. H.
twlnd ~ r.. bar. 3043,. fresh Wind anu '"o'''"' '
mid. with passing showers .
Wednesday January rs q m tcourse = " r.
wind y BAT. 80, moderate breeze ana overcast SEA
mod: n M ,bar 30 81, fresh wind and cloudy noon
tcoursc ~ r.. wind y. ~ f. BAR NV nat w
deg ~ min. long. /. deg II min W. course ~ %
r. min 49, = D. M ,bar.. 3oIs,. moderate ana hne m'
Thursday January - Moderate breeze and sho"ep
sea moderate; s:45 ,ooursc. :. ~ e. wind W.; bar.
1881, Bishops Rock It, nbeam. !" iis"a'e'' ''i'
I,ori. ob.sm. 40, Star abeam mid wind. W. T.. NJ
Doneiston Hid It, abeam. dist. Iils miles; Oar 2"oN
strong wind and fine clear weather
Friday January as-2:4O a. ST. GATHERINGS abeam
dist 4 min fresh breeze and overcast; 49, beachy
Head abeam min. 10 a. M on Dunseness took pilot
aboard. arrived Gravesend
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
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