New York Clipper (Mar 1857)

372 NEW YORK CLIPPER. rtW YORK CLIPPER. SATURDAT, HABCH H, mi. EABX TX, OOBBSSPOVSXItft ' WHOim hw beon In tbe b«blt of eonnltlag the newa- papen or magazines derotod to sportliig ntjeot* cannot M to bays noticed the avidity ^Ith vbloh oorroipondents reply to every torn of expreBaloa employediln their con- trovertlei, ud bow flrcqaontly the most Impartial and well-balan^ language experienced editors can contrive Mi to Vtlaiy the "anxloui Inquirer" after tnith In the great field of nature. TUe li not to be viewed aa any fanll, bait rather a merit, fw the tme lover of natural phlloiOpby wlU alwaya be aaking qnettlona in anoh a nib- Ume .fjohooL All we wlab to bnprcia npon the minda of reader U ^e feet that ptlence and charity ahonid aecom* pany. onr- sincerity. Tbia point once nnderttood, lend along your correspondence. What a nnober of "scathing cplotles" have appeared In " Bell's iitfe," on the saljeot of salmon apawnlng I And yet the writers of them were gentlemen who well knew how to drown a salmon with all the honors of iparkllog hospitality. But, tho best Joke of all waa that there never had been any material caoae of dispute. All tlie oontro- ratf Was created by tbe modes of expression employed. In tbe London "Eis," rooh juedjo vaala aa the rate of handicapping In welght-fo>age racea, the relation of pan- tomimes to dramatic performances, tbe way to cat sails for a Buecetafol yocbt, which chess player may claim sn- premaey,-and what not, make.ns acquainted with some of the most agreeable and Instmctlve correspondence ever ■een. Then " The Field" has a very amusing party of " taUcl' flera." It /a ImpossIbU to read their coiununloatloni without aiding cor stad7 of natural pblloaopby and In- creasing oar love of nature. The old sutjecta of dlspnto about vacbbiatlhg d<^ to prevent distemper, and whetbef. distemper ihonld be ranked with hydrophobia as a disease, remain Just as " flreah" for controversy aa ever they were. In onr own paper, one of the most Inatructlve ta well es amdsUg' contrbveralea ever carried on was that between "White Hackle"and "TbeOld Sergeant Cook,"when they made the "feathers fly." on the snt^ect of game fowls. Usually when coireqMndents speak for themselves, we prefer to let them argue their own ftahlon. When we re- ply to coiieBpondents, we answer the questions proposed literally, accordbg to tbe langnage employed by the questioner, without regard to pnbabiUlUt, which we are not obliged to suppose, and might only do harm If we did. cle of thehr own operations we should not eare enough about it to moke any notlf e In prlnf. But, the posltloii of a manager is very Important In society j and, when ob- i^ed unworthily (by soi|^ mere, accident daring the sbuffle-and-out oftbeatilcal q)eoaIattoa) tbe cooatquences are very disastrous among the rising members of,the pro- fession. One or two favorites, of either sex, are genernlly retained within the oonfldence of the manager, for certain reasons; all others are "kept in such a stato of leUdi sub- servlcnoy that if they should happen to " get a hand" (as the technical phrase la when applaose is given) the dis- pleasure of the manager and bis clique Is sure to follow. This Is a hindrance which tho onthuslasUo young ufU rants bad not calcnlatod upon; and, when once discour- aged, they Ml an easy prey to-the old routine of manage- rial dollsr-and-^ent atupldlty. BVSZXX8I VISrVLHXBB. A anroDUfi prqjndloe Is fostored by the shortlisted an- fairness of those who so piously roil up their eyes at what they are pleased to call" sporting papers," These parties persist In supposing that sporting alone Is the ol)|eot to be attained, Jiist as if nations mode war only for the pleasure of killing or destroying. They purposely and wUMly abut ibelr eyes to tbe heading of our editorials and the general spirit of our remarks, which are well known by sensible people to be in bvor of "Excrolsel Exercise 11 Exercise 11 \'.' for ttie sake of the^ health and nsefulness thus attained. . - When we look around, and see the largo number of persons^ of either sex, who are sulferhig ftom tpo great devotion to bnsIneiB or Idleness, some idea may then be formed of the large fleld we have for the operation of our doctrines of activity. Sound and praotloal advice such persons need and moat have, or be content to pass the downward drag of a' useless life, leaving neither marks of merit nor tokens of affectionate remembrance. This is too trua We need not enlarge upon such a painfUl topic Our dooti^es teach cheerfhl enjoyment That sort of resignation which comes with a changed heart can only eome firom a higher Power, Wo can only deal with the praotloal and the material, and we therefore say " Exercise Exerolsel 1 Exercise 111" It wQl not do for our opponents to persist In their lenseleA - assertion that all sporUng men ore dongerone oharaoters, and that only the "lowest of the low" are eoncemed U qiorUng affairs. This la very much like jumplng.ip the cdnculslon that because a man happens, to have on a,red shirt be most be a fireman, and. If a fire- man, therefore a dangerous character, Suoh oasumptlona do not look well by tho side of the practical good sense «f our population, because the Ailaity of tbe assumption la well known. The day or the night may not be far off ' when tbe presence of our gallant firemen might be wel- comed ^,nqti slanderers as- their only safety In tho time of Imminent .danger,.and we should tbop < be able to see ' more plainly which la tho most dangerous character in society—the man quallH^.by acHvIty for bnslneta usefU- seia, or the alanderons spider alttlng In the web of^bls own stupidity, content with negatives, and blaok blooded wlthldlonesai XAX&aiBIAL filVKBlIXe BIOOXB. SoiBOBLT any person ever had a little. tbealrlcBl expe- rience on tho green-room side of the 'green curtain, but what must have observed, more ta less, how th^ nu^jorlty of persona'whom accident has made managers, , contrive to. repress air proper,ambition ou the part of performers. Manager Strut may be only four feet higb, as the Irish song says, bat he^ may, nevertheless, be a decided stumb- Ung block In the way of artistic improvement We have not hesitated to ciprea our opinion of sucli managers, ond.shall continue to call publlo attention to the mlsoMef • they make, for tho cultivation of talent or the fostering of merit arc about the very hist things they would ever dream of. Many lostanoes might be mentioned by names and dates, but we forbear giving particulars out of our re- gard for the general welDue of a profeaaion which we have always respeoted and shall ever admire. The "sturlng system" bos been a ibrtlle tonrcoof much of this wrong doing, but moat of Ita prsotloal klqul- ty la oansed by the selfidi greediness of managers. That sort of dtecemment whioh would enable them to discover merit Is a very rare quidity among our modem managers, who are geqerolly men of ihat peculiar kind of venture- some reckleamess which belongs to minds neither ove^. loade) wltb'iKmtlo Justice nor peonnlary bbllgatloD. If-ibla ftablbn^Solng busbeas was confined to fiie oI^ OBIOXBTIBO OABXXB Of lOBO XBXD- XBIOK BXAVOLXBX. This mudi respected member of the arlstoorsoy of Eng- land, tbe most celebrated cricketer of bis day, and one of the most liberal supporters of tbe game, died April 22, 18S0. He was third son ofAnbrey, 6th Duke of St Albans, and was a clergyman. , He first came into notice at Cambridge, and was one of the Eleven'a beat bowlers; CoL Allen, formerly M. P. for Pembroke, being the other. His . lordship was not then considered a good bat In 1196, he first played at Lord's as a bowler. The next year, by dint of great exertion and perseverance, he improved much in batting, and began to play in tbe best matehea, getting his share of mns. From his good play and Influence he became a sort of autocrat at Lord's Ground. His bowling was very slow, but accu- rate, and he had a peculiar rise in his ball, no titlst, but a sadden leap up, very straight f^om the ground; this his lordship lost in after years as he got old, but his precUon he retolned to the last His batthig was very flne, and 'supposed to be tbe meet elegant style ever seen. He had a splendid Out; flrom his making himself up for that bit, his weak point was naturally a shooter, ^e used to con- sider a good shooter, on first going in, a fair excuse for being bowled out He never quite understood the dlfl^nt play required for round arm bowling, as he never distin- guished It from throwing; bnt be was to tbe last wonder- fully quick In seeing the fanlte In play, and placing tte field for a man. He had a great knowledge of the game, and.-was known to be one of the best generals. Tbe followlng wUl give some Idea of bla hohlevemente with the bat, evidently tbe most extr^rdlnary In the an- nals of cricket:—The flrst mateb recorded of him is In 1791, since which time, up to 1826,he played in 177 matehes, 323 Innbigs, scored 7763 runs; average 24, and 35 over; highest score in a matoh, 197; highest in an innings, 129, andfMtout; he scored more than 100 in an inninga at seven different' times, and over SO as many as forty-two times; not oat, twenty-five times. These figures ore suffl- olent, without any ftirther comment, to stamp him as one of the finest batsmen that ever lived. tniUi, plcaae exercise year editorial snperrlsion and black ball me oat—[Let 'er rip ^—Eo. Cur.] That there Is anoh a.thing aa asportlog conscience may be Inferred from the bet that the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer has lately received a Bank of England note' for £100 IVom some Individual signing himself " One irito in bla younger days has flrequently ahot without a license." Tbe shooting In Scotland turned ont better than at first reported by the grumbling grouse shooters, but the West of Ireland Is undoubtedly far superior, and the salmon fishing in the Tay la certainly exoeUed by that in the Bal- llnahlncb. I expect Ireland will attract more attention than ever from sportsmen as well as capitellste this next year. Before expatiating on ftartber particulars In relation to the Spring handicaps, I will now complete the monthly summaries of turf operations in 1856, having already sent you those of the flrst eight months of that year, accom- panied by general comparisons with the correepondhig months in 1855, and which I hope you found Interesting as reliable stollstlcs. There are but three months to ac- count for, as December is no month fat racing In tills part of the world:— LORO'S OBIOKKT aBODND, LOHDOW. This ground is celebrated from ite being chosen as the site on which the major port of the grand matchee of Eng- land are played, as well as the encouragement given to players, whether amateur or professional; and oleo from the foot of Ite being the bead quarters of the celebrated Harylebone Club, to whom we are indebted for the rules and regulations for governing the game. It is now situate In St John's Wood Road, Harylebone, but was originally upon the site of Dorset Square, New Rood; the proprietor, fnm whom it tekes ite name, being Lord. He was once servant to the Earl of Wlnchelsea, the renowned cricketer of the olden time. The extent of the ground is eight acres. After this ground hsd for many years (since 1787) been the scene of the finest matches of tbe day, Hr, Lord retired, and-Mr, Word bought his lease. In 1836, Ur, J. H. Dark purchased Ur. Ward's Interest, and became proprietor of perhaps the meet celebrated sportbig estebllshment in the world. Beddes the cricket ground, there are attached a racket court, a tennis court, and two splendid billiard saloons. There Is also a race course round |t, on which (except when grond matches ore. played) some spirited races take place. Greet attention has seen paid to the tarflog, draining, and laying out of the ground, It being almost as level as a billiard teble, and can be played on at all times of the year. There are ten professionals engaged to attend on the Harylebone Olub, and six boya for ecouts. This club conelsto of 600 members, including Prinoe Albert, the Duke of Cambridge, tho Duke of Rlobmond, and above one hundred other in- fluential gentlemen, who give the game their very liberal support; and encourage It and ite followers throu^outthe country, • PORTLNO MATTIERS ABROAD. eoaauFOHsiRCB ov. laa mw voii oiirria, LoxDOx, Feb. 18, mi. Fbibkd Qde IN—Notwithstanding some grumbling among the agrioaltural and manufacturing classes, such as usually follows tbe termination of a war in this country, ,the progress of sporting is clear and decided. The pro- vincial horse lUra, tho formation of new olube, the anange- ments for racing flxtnres, ihelmprpvement of racing stands and courses, the new yeohte building, the enoeuragement of amateur theatricals, and tbe general estimation of ^ym- naatlq exercises,—all help to show that the heart of tbe British people is safo. this winter, and partiOqlarly sound on the (Chrietmos) goose which allows of a out-and-come- agoln renewal of aport Among the most active, althongb in a quiet and brother- ly way, are the cricketers. The Harylebone Cricket Olub are out already with a pretty full list of engngemente, ranging f^om the 1st of June to the 27tb of July. The Surrey County Oliib is also on hand with matches ranging from the 18th of Hay to the 17th of Augost One-da^ matehes are alu to oome off with the following towns-^ Wimbledon, Dorking, Olopham, Barnes, Southgate, Cor- shalton, Surbiton, and Belgate. By tbe time the Haiyle- bone Club has Ite Club Dinner In Hay, all the movemente for 1857 in the United Kingdom will be made ktfown. The idea of a uatehwlfh the United Stetes seems to have been abandoned on account of . the gross Ignorance which pre- vails hen In ^regard, to everything American. If yon should think this itatement onpalatable at aoobant of Its * In ■d4IU0D'la tba Warwick Oip, nitisd at £300. f Amounts sot reporKxl'OOdallr. -tBosldea a (IWercnp. If lMiiattUYercap, I Bwldea the iDdoDt Bluer b«Ui. f BoaMa ■ Taluable whip. cluilTO ofUie Nowmatlul Cop. In September, 1865, there were 28 meetings, lasting 57 racing days, during which time 268 stakes were competed for by 1130 horses, and the value of the prizes amounted to £28,777. FeltoD... Cheater. nchmoid,. Bedlbrd Yorkihire D. H.. ■orpetb.. Perth.... Warwiok., Kelao TMal...... • Id addlUoo to ■ raloable whip, f Amoiuit not reported olSoIally. During October, 1856, there were 14 meetings, extend- ing over 33 niolng days, and 185 stokes were competed for by 1063 horaes, the prizes amounting to £21,271. Wenlock.. Shreweburf. Ludlotr T*ta\. *In addllloB to the Farmen' Cop. X Bealdos a valuable vlilji. I Besldoa a cup, valoed at £200. During November, 1865, there were 6 meetings, being 9.r4clng days, during whioh 60 stokes were competed for i)y 426 horses, the prizes amounthig to £4000. BicinTinjknos roi IStS. UeoUngi, Janoarx 1 .... February 4 .... llarch e ... April 10 ... Hay U ... Judo 13 ... July 21 ... Auguat 23 ... Baptomber SS ... Ooiober It ... NoTember 7 .,. Da: Total.. lU T.. . e ., . le .. . 24 .. . 80 ., . 32 .. . SB .'. . 44 . . ee. . 84 . . 13 . Etakea. . 3 ... . 23 ... . 77 ... . 189 ... . 16S ... .. UB ... . m ... .. 23S ... .. 801 ... .. ise ... .. ee ,., 1468 Horeos., Uonoy. .. 17 £171 .. 131 1,805 .. 491 B.eae .. 740 27,663 .. 1009 28,tSl .. 794. 18,787 .. 993 28,172 .. 1163 24,138 ..1408 29,012 .. 1096 26,016 .. 470 e,120 UOO £198,604 During the year 1865 there were 161 meetings, 296 racing days, 1483 stakes, and 7781 runners. The prises in money (not coimtlng cups or other extras) amounted to £201,041. ThoB you will be able' to compare any of the twelve monthe in either of the two years. Hunting now forma tbe principal feature among the de- votees of horse tolk. The weather Is favorable, and wlU make tho mud fly. But the curlers are very much disap- pointed that their National Curling Mateh at Careebreok, near Perth, bus to be postponed. 1920 players are already entered, and 240 rinks are bespoken, so that If ever we do get some more ice there will be the greatest curling match ever known. Speaking of honte, the new Prince of Wales promises to bo one of the dare-devil daabora He has been out throe times with the royol horrlcrs, and hie horsemanship shows the stock be'ls from. Ttte most bitter cnomlcs of the royal fomily do not doubt tho courage of the Guelphs. Ton will see how tbe deotb of sueh a sportsman as the Duke of Rutland Is viewed by tho English people. Tbe Duke of Richmond and the Earl of Harewood ore on hone- baok agaliil quite recovered. Do you know suoh a horse as " Darkle f" LsATHBB&rooxiMa. Good Jon.—A Oertoln merobont of this city wagered another merobont that he could beat him a rub, best Uiree in five, at enobre. Tho gome was played yesterday, and Bnt merchant lost The wager was, .that the mer- chant who lost was to bisok the other motcboat's booto for the term of a week. Second merchant Is determined to bold Ont merdiant to Ua agreement—ftetom iCU.) BOAT BAOXXO IX IIKXi PABI. Hamt of our readers will no doabt be Interested In the perusal of the following account of a regatta wblob took place off the Battery, some years since, when the Anuti* Qon Instltnte held their exhibitions In Castle Chrden, and gave encouragement to boat builders and oarinun b|y oft1^ tng prizes, dec: Tn " Fair" RiOArrA^Tbe Csstle (garden, fVom ta early hour on Saturday, was crowded to excess by ontlou ' groups of ipeetetors, who flocked forward to witness lie lestlvitles, announced by tbe advertlsemente of the day, in relation to tiie regatta. Tbe day wos extremelv worm, and Boaicely a broalb of air was felt-so that the yMht race, which wos advertised to take place, could not eome off. Tho " Boeas," a light croft, made her appearance In the oWng, and there were one or two entries made; but no sailing matob took place. Tbe festivities, however, were by no means marred in conicqnence of this disap- pointment, attribuUble to tbe weather; and the row boote afforded infinite amusement daring the dav, no less than four orflve races having taken place. Tne.advo tiscmente announced the amusements to commence at ten o'clock: but owing to conaidenble diffleultv In orrangbgg the preliminaries, there was no start until after eleven o'clock.' About this hour the whole outside gallery that BUROundB the Garden, and the entire line along the Bat- tery preaented a vast concourse of anxloni ipeotaton, amongst whom were many of our fair denizens, who came forffaxd to patronize the proceedings. At a little after 11 o'clock, the gentlemen who were selected to superintend tbe festivities, consisting of Commodore George 0. De Kay, Robert Laurens and W. D. Salter, Eeqis., took their places near the startlns pobt, in ftont of the lower orea of the Garden, when Mr. Lourena hoisted the flag, as a signal for the boate to take their places. TiBST Back.- Two well-trimmed row boati were enter- ed for the first start Prize, a direr medal for the win- ner, and 0 diploma for the second—to run ftom tbe Bat- ' tery round Bedlow's Island—6i miles. Bcalt. SloiMfip Ibw. AmnAu lYau. OlatmiMM l..llODUrey,...llh.39m.80B, 40m. BOi. 3..1Iatamoru.. " " 48in. 80b. SUTeraso* ta. The length of these- boate was—the flrst, twenty-five feet; the second, twenty-two fket The start waa made in beautlM style, and both crews felt an apparent oonfl- dence in Bucceea. They shot out In gallant stvle, .unld the anxidns gaze of their backers, as bete were held upon the result They very soon got out of sight, and had to time their strokes, more than once, and- alaeken their epeed, In oonBeqaence of an occasional soiilog vesacl cross- log them In their course. They showed mnu pluck, both orei?B, all throngh, and seemed to contest tbe raoe with much detennlnatlon. On rounding the lelaed—at which time when viewed Drpm a glass, they teemed to have had a struggle for the most advantageous position—the heavy tide being In full ebb at the time, compelling them to law on fnii steam. They soon, however, rounded the Island, and dashed along towards home In gallant style—the Mon- terey tokbig the lead, closely pressed npon by the Hota- morat. The leadbig boat swerved here a little, bi conse- quence. It appeared, of a sloop whioh was anchored in tbe track; and the Hatamoraa seemed to take advantoge.of it by striking In a more direct line for home. The Mon- terey, however, nobly kept her place, and made a bold dash for the winning point After a brilliant struggle, the Monterey came in according to time marked as above, performing the distance, which had hten estimated at 6i miles, in forty minutes and some few secosda, the ti^e flowing strongly all the time, making her way through strong eddlcB. The Matamoros came in throe minutes after, but gave up when the winner neared the judge'* stand, thereby loaing about a minute. Both owners di»- played much gallantry, and the race afforded considerable amusement Second Raoi.— Tbe next race was between the-General Taylor and Rough and Ready, for a silver medal and di- ploma. Boali. Startixo Ttmt, SrnmitgTime. ObunaSoiL 1..0se.TkT)or..l2h, IHID. SDi. BID. 80a. SUIbreoee of 3..no'h4(Ileady •• •• 8«n.:80a. tlmaein. These two boate were regularly entered for the start. Tho George Washington, previous to the race, took her place, she being regularly entered aleo, bnt in consequence of tbe other boaU relUslng to go with her, the judges al- lowed the raoe to go off between the General Taylor and the Bough and Ready. The former boot hod been first entered with the Committee, under tbe name of tbe Chap- man, and then refused to run with the George Washing- ton, the crew of which accused her owner of resorting to the change of name oe o trick. In order to ovoid a contest However, tbe Greorgo WoshlDgton pterted with the other two, each of tbe boate being tblrty feet, and well manned. From the start, the race was only animating: bete to some ombant were iVecly held on the George WoBnlngton, who appeared the favorite from the start After a eoorp struggu, the George Washington came in some hundred yards ahead, making the same distance os performed bv the boate in the former race, 5 j ihlles, in preoltely 29 mt nutes, being 2 min. SO sec obeaid of the General Taylor. TniRD lUoE.—Tho third race was o roce against Ume, by tbe (Seorge Washington. She started at four o'clock, and made the eome distance in precisely 29 minutes. The steward entered tho nomo of her crew upon the minutes as follows: Fraacls D. Bigclow, Stephen Roberts, Edward Codcy, and CharleB Thomas. Builder, John Letts. She is a superb model, and skimmed tbe water like an eel. FooniH Race.— This was a sculling motch between tha 1. Whitehall, and 2. Henry Clay; for a medal and diploma. Tbe Whitehall came lu tbe winner. In thirty-seven miB- ntcs, beating her competitor by one minute and thirtv ee- conda The Bcullere of the Honiy Clay put in tome oDjee- tioQ OS to foul running. Which was to be decided by the judges. Firm Race.— This was a ecrub race between four eaul- llng boots, called the Henry Clay, Rough and Ready, Fashion, and " Happy Go Lucky." The latter .boat was not regulorly entered at the start; The roce was len than two miles, around a brig and echoonbr at aucbor in tfio river. The start took place about 5 o'clock, p. u,, andi off the competitors went Tbe " Happy Go Lucky" came in. the winner in 13 minutea During the day several amtis- ing hioldentB occurred—and o perfect "fleet" of the Whitehall and snail soiling craft, aa well oa tho row booto ft-om vorlons parts of the vicinity, fiookcd to the eceni) of omusement There was o row iwot upset during .the day, end two of tbe crew were soused lil tho water, by some wage In ono of the boate, which caused much lliughter. The two Bwemadiore In their clothes. In the evening the Gttfden was crowded, and the whole proceedings of the dor, both at the raoe and the fhir, passed off wuh muoh eclat ■ CniLsnooD's TRAnnKn.—It la not man's mhd olone that depends upon bis childhood's training; his heitllh llke- wlte and atrength grow, as it were, out of the actions of his boyish days. In flict, the Ecience of physiology bee revoaied that, phyileqliy as well as mentolly," tho cnlld la- the ibtbcr of toe man:" that long llfb and vigorous nn- derstandlng eprlne alike fVom tho nursery and tbe pdw- ^oimd; thot youth well epent Is the parent of honorobie ago; yen, that tainted iFilKfom-thebeoutinil rocAwhO' hoidiB In her left hand riches and honor, whose ways are ways of pleasantness, whose'every path Is peace—le do- other than the oOkpring of a imU InSud child.—[Afby'*' Inltoduelory Uttm* on Jsdueatm. PUGILISTIC POBTEt.1 AWkstkhn poetwltneaaed'apuglUatlo ehcoanter,whIoft> be thus Immortetlaed: ' ind Ttaao he plldiod IdId byia, Aai hfa pftotaed lslo ka; Tewayatbar fljUaltwiiotlB . AadtaonyDal^aeal