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Lieutenant Julius Payer on Captain
Howgate's Project.
I THREE YEARS' EXPEDITION WITHOUT A SHIP
How the Colony's Arctic Home
Should Be Fitted Up.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER EQUIPMENT.
Fko-vkfout-os-thk-Maix, April 1, 1877.
To thk Hp. tor ok run Hkrai.d:?
The Congress of tho Uultod Stutes had recently be
lorc it a bill, which vru referred to the Nuv.il Commit
tee, providing an appropriation ol 440,000 for tho es
tablishment ol a l'olur colony. This colony is to bo
siuiuU-d "bout four hundred nnles Irom tho North Polo,
and to accomplish in puliont loisare what tho Knglish
North l'ole expedition lulled to achieve. Tho author
of the project is Captain H. W. Howgate, of the United
States Signal Service. Captain Howgate's plun is to !
plant a number ot tough, determined uud experienced
uien somewhere In the vicinity of ibo Arctic Sea. The |
place in which the Discovery passed tho last winter
has been considered most suitable tor this purpose. I
Tho colony is to consist ot fifty men, to be engaged
for tbrce years. A house in L.udy Franklin's liay i
is to bo their dwelling place; uu advanco depot
Is to be established at tho place where tho Alert win
lered, and to bo garrisoned with a few men in the
summer, and both statlous are to bo connected by
supper wire and tho necessary portable butteries. A
>bip is lu be sont out to plant tne colony, and then re- |
urn cvory year to bring it supplies.
This plun for reaching the Pole is not only new but
tlso better than those on which the various expedi
tious by the way ol Smith Sound were baaed. My
?ersouul wishes and views ns to the Polar i|ue.tion In
;euera: 1 baro already laid down in the previous
.rticle. 1 did ibis in tbe presumption tbat 1
iho etlorts to reach tho Polo would still cou
nt) tie dospite ull tbe objections that have been raised
against their utility. For this reason, and bocause it
is better that something should be done than nothing,
every one will hail with great interest this American
project, not so much Irom a hope of thereby reaching
die goal, but from the probability ol making now and
valuable discoveries in a direction In which tbe United
italos have already won distinction. The following are
the principal objections against Captain Howguto's
plan;?
OWKCTJOXS TO HOWOATK'S PROJECT.
In tho flrst place it may reasonably be objected to
the plan of establishing a Polur colony for three years
that such u venture would really be only a three years'
Polar expedition without a ship?a North Pole expedl- j
lion which discards a ship tram latitude 82 dcg.
north because It la useless to have one. Hut tne ad- {
vantages expected coald only be reaped by changing or 1
rather renewing the colonists and provisions every 1
throe?or what would be still better?every two years.
To expect tbat within three years a condition of tho |
ice will ho presented so favorable as to render It t>os- '
iU>lo for a division of tho colony to roach the Polo :
seems lar too sanguine a hope; but by multiplying the
protected duration of the colony thcrn mtgnt he a
chance of reaching this end, and It would be unnecessary
to support the colony overy year by sending a ship; i
In lact, only steamers, and these only under excep- i
tlonably favorable conditions, could succeed In reach*
leg tbe colony. |
Both men and officers could calculate to remain only
two veara in tbe colony, as dlsappolntod hopes and j
Impaired health would render their efforts for the
third year entirely Iruitlcss. The colonists would be
In every respect castaways, and their position would
be even worse than tbat ol the men stationed on the
summit of Pike's Peak, Mount Washington, or at
Fort York. Not much aid could be expected from ihc
coal beds found by tho Discovery. Wo found somo
coal deposits on tbe second German North Pole expe- ?
ditton in Greenland, but very lew lumps of coal could
be obtained without blasting.
According to Captain Howgate tho colony should
onlr contain such men as would be capable
of making sclontlllc observations. The officers
should undoubtedly be able to carry out all scientific
labors, but 1 should be disinclined to encage lor
the work men not possessing tho qualities which 1 men
tion further below (in discussing the question of equip
ment), while tho attainment ot tho North I'ole re
mains the principal object of the expedition. 1 will
now speak ot the equipment ot the expedition.
A SKAIIAN FOR COMIIANUKR.
Perfect harmony In the conduct or direction of the
expedition is tho very first necessity. In modern
times tho direction of I'olar expeditions has boeu
?rauulerfed to scholars llko Kane, llayes, Nordenskjdld,
Torell, A.U. This course is permissible when the main
?bjects Of un expedition ot suiull durutton are discov
eries in the domain of natural hlstorr, but not when
.ho rOIr of the seaman is an important one. Hence
the American expedition should bo placed under the
command of a seumau.
HILKCTION or TUX C'KKW.
Next to the commander the selection of the crew
requires the greatest solicitude. It should be selected
a considerable time before the starting ol the expedi
tion. so as to give tho incompetent members an oppnr
thnity of making place lor those that are peculiarly
titled for the taak. it is this process of selection, and
not Its nationality, which decides tho vuluo of the
crew. It Is truo that cxcellou seamanship is not
equally distributed among all nations, but it would,
nevertheless, require only sufficient time and proper
care to procure In almost any country a model crow.
It is olten assumed that ability to endure cold must
bo the crucial test ol fitness. This Is an error. A
tense of duty, endurance and determination
ire the most essential qualities. Habit soon over
tomes cold It olten makes heroes out of sybarites by
tho stern necessity ol Its endurunce. Coinpiote devo
tion to the object and to the commander presupposes
qualities which cannot olten be judged In advaucc, and
Cannot either be purchased or sufficiently rewarded.
The members ot an expedition sbcuid only be volun
teers, but nut us was tbc case In the Russian expedi
tions, when the officers were "chosen" us volunteers,
although they had declined fo participate.
1NTXU.IUSNCS AN IMKUKTANT I. L SHUNT.
A certain degree of intolligonco in the crew Is of
high Importance. In many Instances they must have
certain powers of observation and refloat ion, and even
a certain amount of knowledge, to moot danger and
reach 'certain results. Hut tnen who puss in a sledge
from old to new ice without noticing It,
who pay no atloution for several hours to a
frozen loot, who do not know how to handfo their gun,
a ho do not observe thu formations of tho country
through which they are journey lug?such men dis
play an Indifference which, be they even us bravo as
Achilles, may Jeopardise tho whole expedition. How
Vrout the indolence ol the uneducated t an be may be
Inlurred from franklin's retreat. His Canidians pur
posely threw away or destroyed the most ludtspensaoio
objects, sucii as canoes, nets, etc., to save tnemsclves
the trouble ol carrying them. It was impossible to
uiake tbciu deal economically with the si Ml pro
visions, They resisted the orders of lltoir commander,
distrusted his directions us to placet and routes,
secretly wasted their ammunition, ibe ooe stub ibo
other's food, and the only thing in which there was
utiunitnity was the deilance of regit anon* made lor
tho good ol all. The American I'olar colony would bo
fa u position start el* less exposed than tliut of lr*nk
lln and hi* comrades during their retreat. Seamen
ire bettor capubie of mainiuiulng discipline under such
circtimstam ?* than members ol any other proietston,
ami therefore the colony should* mostly consist of
tbem.
uowr TO MAI STAIN DISCIPLINX.
The intelligent crew, by reason ol Its greater Inde
pendence, la one more dlffi. ult to lead than the ignor
ant. frevotion and blind coaliuonee are rarer among
intelligent men, and to control them you must sot
them constantly a good e.xumplc and act upon them by
kiDdnes* and imperturbable calmness. 'Ibo first law
Of a I'olar expedition is obedience (ih? history of I'olar
expedit one narrates the revolts oi tho crews emu
Banded by Davis, Daren tz, Weymouth, Had son, Hall,
f. Koss and muny others), and its tonnduuon Is
morality. Punishments are either impracticable
or M ell even to unreliable and irritating,
means of maintaining order. Their use, more especially
In a private expedition, will sooner effect dissolution
than discipline. Coercion and threats remain without
results. It was thus fruitless to secure the success of
an expedition by compelling the ni*u who bad Just
failed and returned to again rssums tbsir errand, a
course adopted to tbo tost century alter every baffled
effort to reach the coal from the Siberian Polar sea
when tunny a distinguished discoverer was, alter dm
return, degraded to u sailor. The best way ol inciting
meritorious emulation is to promise great rewards to
the most deserving after the return home, bat this
should bo dono without naming tne prospective re
cipients of such honors during the pendency of the
expedition. A* to punitive deductions of pay the
mei seldom pay any ultentton to sueb threats, und,
with reason, because they aro seldom enforced upou
the return home.
ntcsiuT nctniTis m.euku.
For the officers the sen null achievements will be
sufficient recompense lor their labors, hut tor the crew
only material advuntugos can coustiluto their satis
factory reward. To be sure, rouuuy is hut a weak in*
ciuuve to nteu who are destlued ? to remain lor years
among (be Icy deserts of the North, but it is, alter
an, the only means by which ilioso indifferent to ideal
objects can bo Interested lu their atluintncut. The
crew commanded by Captain T. ltoss received lor lour
years of martyrdom spent on the Ice only Clou cacti.
The sailors of the second German expedition received
from eight to twelve thaler* per month, but the crew '
o! the Tegclbofl were much better paid, and some of |
the siodge travellots received as tutuh as .",000 Uorins
$1,500J. A powcrlul motor lor hcrculcau efforts may |
ne "Inannul by grading ttio amount ol pay according
to lhe success uitaiued. In 1874 1 guaranteed to the
men who accompanied tne In sledges and should reach i
eighty-one degrees, $500; to those penetrating to
eighty-two negroes, $1,250, and to those reaching
the eighty-third, $2,500, hut lu distributing these
amounts among them merit was to no a decisive
factor. I'ruJeuco us well as justice requires that the
must deserving men should bo protected from waut .
ufter their return lor the remainder ol iboir lives, i
the crew ol the Togetlioff ull received permanent !
situations through the State; the crews of tho Aiert :
und Discovery got high premiums and all the officers
were promoted.
I have dwelt somewhut extemledly upon tho quos
tiou of rewards, bacauso Individual experience leaunos
me their importance and because I pre.-ume th it the i
now AUKTicuu expedition will call torth the highest
efforts und tliu most gcuuiuo devotion on the purl ol
its members.
WORTHLESS VOLUNTEERS. |
Volunteers without special Utiles* or knowledge
avuiiuhlo during u i'oiar expedition?i. r., volunteers
who cau offer tiothlng hut their so-called eutbusiasnt !
aro worthless, und, it they belong to the better clashes,
they are IIunity louud to ho merely in itio way.
(,'onirury to mo geuornl opinion, I would uot reoont
inoud the employment of iiieu who have already lukeit |
part in cxuediliuus, except, pcrbatis, tbe most deserv
lug among those sticcialiy lilted lor Ibu work. Others
ure hut loo liable to deem their own experience as valu
able us thoso ol tuo ""iniiiundcr. aud if their views
conflict to oppose a ppsstve re.-i.st .nco, which destroys
the lirst element of success obedience, (in tho other
baud, men who unlcr upon their lirst expedition ura
apt to receive the directions ol utt experienced leader
with an alien lion which is generally oniy paid to revela
tions. Married incu ure to be excludod?a course
adopted by Uaroitu (15UG) upou his sveoud cxpotiiuoti,
while the i'cgetholl nud tivo on board.
The crow should consist ol practiced pedestrians,
mountain climbers una workmen. They should ull
belong to one nationality and be strong nnu healthy.
The slightest indications ol a tendency to rheumatism
or affection ol the eye und ear or certain other ctironic
ailments to which sailors full but too readily a prey
render them unable to hour the hardships of u J'oktr
climate, una more especially oi a stedge Journey. They j
are tike drunkards in this, that they aro exceedingly
liable to scurvy. Men under thirty ure prolerable to
those above that age.
A PHYSICIAN, I'llOTOUKAPIIKK AND PAINTER NEEDED.
The physician of tin expedition should possess, I
besides his t 'chulcil capacity, tho most itucouquerahlo ?
patience, for to many oi tho sick he is us much u physi- j
ciati ol the mind us ol the body. Kvuu II another j
doctor has already passed upon the physical fitness of
the men he should still subject theui to a rigorous ex
amination, for be alone Is Dually li?ld responsible for
diseases winch may subsequently break out.
As an expedition should not only mm at Its scientific
object hut also at tho disseminuiion of a correct Ideu of
the aspects ol Tolar nature, it is urgently to be rccnm
nteuded that a photograpber, und, still better, a
painter also, accompany the expedition. A photo
grapher is unfortunately circumscribed in tbe limits of
Ins usefulness by the Immediate surroundings of his
ship. A good partner, however, could give us from
the tntcilor of tho colony-houso Invaluable studies of
nuluro, and particularly ol I'oiar light effects. They
would ho luvaluablo because none exist. On exception
ally flue summer days such studies could even be
tnade tu tbo open air, provided that oil and not water
colors were used.
TilOKOUOH Eql'IPMKNT PUEKKqllStTK.
Id tho equipment of tbe colony lo general tho prin
ciple of providing the temporarily banished with ihc
utmost possible comfort should prevail us In all other
I'oiar expeditions even If subsequent experiences
should butilo the efforts made in that direction. Kvcr
since reading Kane's work, which I received as a
schoolboy's prize, 1 have cherished tbo greatest ad
iniruiiou for ibui heroic matt us well us lor Hayes,
whose incomparable sledge journey has been always
present to my mind as a lofty Ideal. Experience, how
ever, has taught mo lo warn other expeditions from
starting with such Insufficient preparations, and this
note of wanting applies especially to America,
where enthusiasm und love of sacrifice go
hand lu hand. An expedition which lacks
the most essential modern aid, that ot steam
power, and which (like tbut of Kano) hus only scant
provisions during tho first winter and has lo live on
dried apples the second, takes place under conditions
even worse than the winter sojourns ol Burontz and
Hudson. The smalluess ol the ships in the instances
above referred lo was partly the cause ot the Insuf
ficient equipment. Small ships faollilato the possago
through the ice, but, deducting the apace required lor
the accommodation of those on board, for tbe machines
and coal, such ships cannot bold supplies and pro
vl-iions for more ibnn two years and a hull. The
American Colony, however, is to he equipped for three
years; a portaole house is to be erecieu and twice tho
usual number of a ship's crew Is to be taksu out. i'be
only alternative, then-tore, would he to select a ship |
ol about the size ot the Discovery.
HOW TO KIT IT THK COLONY'S UOINK.
Among ull circumstances It is preferable that tho
in embers of tho expeditions shall remain on bourd the
ship insleuu ol staying in such a house. Tho ship is
warmer and there Is less accumulation of ice around
it. Hut as a house is to he erected and used It should
he filled up lor ihe special use ol Mich ..n expedition
in order 10 overcome the disadvantages 1 have
named. Ol course the house should ho made us dense
as a ship, and the living rooms should be provided
with watertight tapestry (vulcanized India-rubber,
curpets and hangings). Tho house should also oc pro
tected outside by a lu.vcr of suow several inches thick,
and the windows should be covered up. lo heul iho
rooms with ordinary stoves is nut udvlsable, owing to
their uncquul distribution ol heat, and this can
only bo secured by the .oediug stoves
(Ku'llofen), which possess the additional advan
tage ol consuming loss couL The stovepipes should
nolleud straight up, so that the iie.n does not escape
too soon, out ibev should he distributed through the
room. Hot uir couducied through pipes is still more
nrrlcrable, because it couutoracu the lorinailon ol Ice.
Bricks will be louud uselul in some pans ol tbn build
ing A separate chamber can be covered over with
tin una ilieu used tor washing, drying uud bathing.
Tho use ol a balh iu these Northern regions is highly
ndvaulugcous to health, because the skin receives no
otner Iriction. l'otroluuui will light tho living rooms
suilbaeutly, but In the cabius fjiearluo caodlos arc
preferable lo petroleum or train oil. Ol great impor
tance is tho construction of lumjis (t. e , observation
| lamps), which should bo used iu the winter in the
| open uir, uud are nut so likely to be extinguished by
1 the blasts ol the mud or to be irozen up. Kveu petro
leum ireoze* at 20 deg. it Masslvo grated circular
i glass lamps, ot sell-warming capacity, ure best fitted
lor personui use iu ibe open uir. They urn so
popular that It is good to have quite u Dumber.
Ail doors should have latch honks and pull weights.
SOUK L'SKPl'L HINTS I.N SIINOH HATTKKS.
An important question iu passing a winter in the
Arctic regious is lo maintain pure uir and an equable
heal. The first named requisite is secured by boring a
lew holes underneath (at Luc door) for the ingress, and
ubovc (at tho coiling) lor the exit ol the air, und cover
ing them over with condensing vessels. Tho colony
should also not omit to partially surround the house
with outbuildings ol stone or snow, who It cun be used
for storehouses or windless passages uud ante-courts,
and tin so latter could be rooted over with strong
canvas.
Discipline requires that tho olllccrs and crew should
live separately. To irunsler the kitchen, also, to the
crew's room with a hope ol saving cuui thereby is not
advisable, because It would too greatly Increase tho
i accumulation ol moisture. As lung as the men remuin
, in the itoi.su they will not require lurs, even in the
' greatest cold. Close titling woollen underwear and
stout clothing will sulllco in most cases, although tho
temperature in tho Ulterior ol n house IB lower
than It is on shipboard. To laku lur-lnnd
leather boots la not auvisable. Tliey are ol great
wcigUt, become still una soon lose their utiiitv by
freezing and by ihu wearing out ol tlio fur Boots
made ol seal or reindeer skm arc prcirrauie, but tho
latter should uot be exposed to wet and ought lo bo
| covered Willi a cloth.
now TO SUPPLY T1IK COLONY,
j The colony will have in sulh r nn.ro Irom wet than
' even expeditions do on abipbourd. 'I ho changing tem
perature una condensation of the water steam will
exert a disturbing lulliieucc upon the instruments.
Thick ice-llluis will suille upon them us soon as ihe
ob-erver brings ilium into tho living rooms Irom tho
open air, and then they should Dot be touched, but
allowed to evaporate tneir Meant. All instruments
taken along by ibe colony siiuuld be cleaned by an
optician without oil, no ih.it they snail not frctxo,
j niid the gnnmaker should do tho saine wnh
the guns, whose b irrels should bo dark colortd
! so that tlirv he less liable to rust. Ammunition,
powder luses lor blasting the Iro, as well as alcohol
and petroleum, requiro light vessels, and the last
i named two liquids should only he accessible through
pumps I bat can kept well closed. A* lor thereat
mo largest supply ot saws, Ice augurs, shovels, i?;<t
i creepers, bandies, poles, leather hoots, leather, water
tight linen, itroog ciotn, buifilo hides, ttmiuel, ho.,
should he taken out. A lo soli t lood two pounds per
man will be enough lor the colony, but on sluogo )our
tieys two pounds and three-quarters will bo required.
'I his allowance should include one pound ol bread and
one pound ol preserved inouL Dasidu iho usual other
supplies (in which sail tnent Should ho avoided as much
as possible), great quantities ol preserved vcgetablea.
cocoa, meal extract, rice, pen snussge and dried lari
nuc ous food (inaccaronl, nudels, ho.), ure highly nil
Visuble. Kresh bread twice a wees, instead of tho
hard biscuit, Is \cry conducive lo health. lndispeo
sable nro plenty ol tea and tobacco, and the latter
mom especially Is sadly missed by seamen. Instances
have occurred when tho crew would smoke boiled and
rcdricd tea, lunt, agaric, moss and even paper, as I hoy
did on the Austrian expedition. Moderate ure of
spirituous drinks is to be recommended; their influ
ence en health and good fellowship is great It is very
difticull, however. In keep any sulllciont quantity ol
wioo, more especially in winter, as ull sorts
of wines freeze at live lo eight degrees H. Kven
on shipboard the preservation ol wine is very
difficult, and it will ty still more so in tlin home of
the colony. It will be bctior, tnereloie, to lake but
little wine, bat all Die more good strong rum. The
wine (olten tho best tncdiciuo lor the sick in these
rational and tbe other indlspanaable llqulda c*n0[Vy
*,"aaumIDgEw2 tbr^wn^ch'thaEbS?U expedo
lr;or;b^tuVbirrtolr?ambo^?^b^oK
a ssspssx ?i
produce lermenunon.
A CUAPTKK ON HB.V1.TH.
TUo most careful solicitude should ho bestowed upon
the selection ot preventives of scorbutic dwe-?*aa *
rSuou o? ume-juice should be issued daily aodalanth
scorbutic kinds ol food should be provided III ?bU?dSDl
In itself mo Arctic air :a not unhealthy,
<lU1'ih? contrary catarrh ol cvorv doacriptlou grows less
?il It sud oveu lie exposures to cold, such as aw
t used bv th, trig'd temperature and the sadden
rbanues o"f the temperature, pass by without ^ani ?
Whether this lavorable coiiditiou is owing to ? cl"??*
i? the o/ouo contents ol the air remains to 'c soou.
I!ut eveu without the climate there whl be mai y ?
tUU1iy nrc?r not ?'o dangerous" or so lreqacntlv
H
ss-fsSSsssJss
^"birdlmtallon or ttic vital forces wi.l require
the renewal ol the crew not ?nore ?hun three yearn
itnW TO C'OMRAl SICLIOY.
ssru " .?????'; jr. !r?r?'
"-'"s ?h,r"^
battling against scurvy. 1 oweJ'r, be "ouud ot
&&xF?isr & ?
,ss;,.rtr
sumcient ?UPP y .,10ded meat, the uncleunhncss.
?UB1C and severe cold uud the sensitiveness to it
have been deemed lavorable lolls development bx
cepllng the3 winter liui
scurvy appears .most u y ra_c(i by poor liviug.
Ne'vrtfhelaia. evenubuuduut animal aud vegetable lood
?|?2flr?2
Isini6 j ' i ii. n.mi. bCer Iccit. exorcise id the
k. SS-viie!
1 evou remember cases o! men s fresh moat,
precautions, and yet, by eauug ^ tJlime juice, ills I
anVpsoelle'ut proveu11ve, but when the disease has once
un excellent prtveuy '? , Temperature is !
broken out is ol litt'o .^/J!''j wol ,nd chilly weather
of great Importanco. )u ury weftthar he will
'^b rr land"tdo j
r~Hr rssa-sua-ssf!
gaimrft rssr?
thus oscup? fZ Tis?rf?thofl recovered &t odco us
?iney awero transicrred 'Ta dry cabin, while
the occupants ot damp cabins Buffered more or less
,r0BT?OCyt THK.R CO.VSTEfCT.OX
( if t? the tusii ol the colony to roach the 1 olo by
mctfnH of boats and "lodges 1 will give herewith my
experiences In I'ole with sledges
dtonifl direction. b' , aud not the sledge must he tho
sH'S'SSKS
and term h*'? ,0 be visible above doop
endl Atthe buck'thore Is a contrivance for steering
snow. At il ,lDj lbut cannot bo constructsd
and Oh801 K cootttug machine suauld be made ot
one piece and no so hie rln g Is pori.ii.slt.le a. It should
Tu 'should burned! t'or holding the Mcoho.
little kegs of only be undertaken
the Journey to tnoPolow^c (schlalbacu,
tsst sffsvssx
-vss ,
The bouts should he mado noltbor ot tin. tnetal nor
leather, ludlarubher or water-ttght linen butof woo^
too small, nicy . *tmrn kocl they can only
but on *o??unt ol t^ir sharp K?(st^i^
bu ^TfW8iedJes It is, ' however, Impraetleable
f JViw boats lor any considerable distances over the
J? m.oot slJdges To use runners lor the transpor
Ice wllliout sledges. udVisabU.\ becauso they are
tut'on o the bouts is no^u ^ auoUt w ,M,
soon worn ot.v. in )pet ^ Ttl0 n,usi yurd
1(|U^id? he made ol bamboo cane. Seven men would,
8 on. to the experience ol the Tegetholl expedi
UM require tno mi'mwing supplies, apart trom ihe
l-emlcun, -lo P'b u'ig.l ,lou top pounds; bread,
gib'pouuds; cuocolato.^ .munds; suU.^ pounds,
nhouldelbe'"o'dded J40 pounds ot alcohol, giving
should be a.tdea^- bouts uud their iuveu
t m i moo ounds. The personal equipment ol the
J?rZ:n.? should couuist ot two woollen shirts, one
n ? ! nir oi diawcis three pairs ot woollen stocw
r.p! '?K? wate? &u and cups, and a light lur
coat to sleep In. poog asd mkx. iV
Newfoundland dog ? ot extraordinary strougth
a. tins PVliOdlllUtl to tllP North ? ''I? "
Bt A? to'the number ot the boats, ul least two or three
'! a't\ a smaller number would be ncitrlj help
SSZ"thV1aceAoUhae ^'innumerable d.fflcultle. tbat are
sure to present ttieinselvos.
SI.IM CIUMCKH OK KKxi'lllMCi TIIK FOLK.
In conclusion, 11 low remarks us lu the cbancos of
reaching iba Polo Irom (iVunt Land. Jo accomplish In
one summer SIR) or 9<SJ miles in au air line lo tbe 1'olu
uuil back in tbe Arctic .-<ea in boats?sleiUos being only
usi-tul in pussing over obstructions?the expedition
must liud a pretty uninterrupted series ol ojion water
channels. II ibey llnil land tlioy can easily pouelrutc
along the cousl to ns highest uortliurii point white the
wind Is lavorub.c. Where thore is no luud the udvancu
will depend upon thu most luvorahlu conUitions ol the
ice (unless the expedition should liu uulortubute
enough to sburo the experience ol tho Austrian on its
retreat, which accomplished only two Herman miles iu
two months), the most lavoruble mornonl lor begin
ning the journev could euslly bo siguaiUed bv an ad
vance post tu the winter quarter ol the Alert, but It
will not bo so easy to selzo It, because
by tbe time tlie e.xpedlliou' hud reached the north
easterly corner ol (irant laind it may have already
l passed by. I'lte ice being still dense and Intact in Juno,
and still reaching lar south, It is useless to alteinpi to
force a passage where tbe breaking up of tbe pack
| into the llouiiug ice some lour or six weeks later so
{ cures nt least a partially open water channel. Hence
the start should not be made bolore July, nnd eveu
under the most auspicious circumstances no opou
passages ol any exiom will be mot In Lincoln Sea bo
lore mo end ol thut luuutb. August affords really .the
best tunc lor the journey, and at lis eud tho retreat
shouid begin, oiborwiso the expedition muy become a
prey of the new ice. For ships these channels will
be Impassable, but boats may (orce themselves through.
The bouts, again, luck the lorcc o( pressure and
i.llora a smaller visual kou lur u selection of the route.
The only nliermitivo Is to pursue that direction In
wmch the water reflection of (he sky points. As to
the distance which tlie expedition w it. accomplish per
day, it may not ho over a lew hundrod paces under
unlavorablo circumstances?I. r., with Irequent pas
sages over I he Ice cukes?but under more tavorable
conditions and tolerably opou channels it may roach
Irom twenty to thirty nautical miles. In overy respect
the passage through l.inculii Boa will closely resemble
the retreat ol the Aiisiro-liuuguriau expedition from
Francis Joseph's I.and. It is lo be ardently hoped that
it may be attended with equal good loriuno.
Jl LI I S PAYER.
LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUB.
LotisviLi.R, Ky., May 19. 1877.
Nearly two hundred thoroughbreds aje here, ready
lor thu races which commence on Tuesday next. Tho
Ten liroeck-Aristldos event being oil' the loriucr horse
will mako two eflorts aguinst timo, ono on Thursdny
next and tho other on tbe following Tuesday. There
is no doubt that this mealing of tho Louisville Jockey
Club will be us brilliant as was ever hold.
LONG BRANCH RACES.
The meeting will commence Juno 30, and promlsos
to be the Inrgost In may yours. The following entries
, have been made:-- Klfty-tbreo for tbe Jersey Derby,
| thirty-six lor Moiimouth, thirty-three lor west Kud
| Ouk< s, thirty.three lor Ucean IJotel nnd twenty-nine
! lor the (lobbing .Stakes.
ENGLISH RACING.
THK NEWMARKET 71RHr SPUING MEETING?THE
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS?BROWN FRINGE
SECOND TO CHAM INT?THK ONE THOUSAND
GUINEAS WON BY THE OUTS ID BE, BELPHiKUE.
I.undox, May 5, 1877.
For the time of year the wonthor to F.nglund is re
markably cold, and nowhere Is iko disootnlort felt
tuorc keenly iban oo llio exposed heaths and downs on
wblcb so many ol the race courses are situated. Near
market is as cold a pluco as could well be choson wiien
a clully easterly wind is blowing, and as tbat was tbo
case on tbo 1st lust, Ibe opening <1uy ol the First
Spring Meeting, tbo visitors hud hard work to ksop
themselves at all comiortable during the afternoon It
is at Ibis mooting tbat the lirst two of the
great three-year-old races ol the year uro de
cided, tho t'xvo Thousand Guineas boiug held
on the Wodno-day and in which colts nnd Utiles aro
alike eligible; on Friday the llllie.s' race or Ouo Thou
sand Guineas tukos place, 'i'ho names el thoso two
races has nothing whatever to do with tho amount ot
the stakes at Issue, lor thoy aro simply sweopstakes
ol 100 sovereigns each, half torfeit, of which the sec
oud receives 2u0 sovereigns and tho third saves stuke,
the Jockey Club udding nothing to the sweepstakes.
As thero is uo money given to any ol tho other
"olussic" races, tho Derby, Oaks unci ?t. Legnr, it is
on tins ground tbat there is such a strung opposition
to the proposed reciprocity motion of Lord Fulm mill's,
wbicu ha- now beou po-itpoiied until the Jockey Club
meeting at the Newmarket Houglilou mooting, uext
Ociober. ?
Hut little Interest seemed lo ho taken in tho Two
Thousand Guineas ibis year until within about ten
days ol tho race, Chaiuant being head and shoulders
above bis probable opponents in ibo estimation ot tho
speculators. Thou u rumor gained ground that
the lavorite hud been beaten in a spin at
home with Vornouil, hut at u second attempt it wus
said tbo tab es wuro turned between the pair. Neither
report, bowover. affected the position ot Chumunt lo '
any groat oxtout; but wben I'luugor wont homo a
highly tauciod cnudidatu wus knocked cut and tho
Frenchman was mado a butter lavorite than bolero.
The next move was llio announcement that tho Duko
or Westminster would start tbo dark Mortmain jilaco
ol Fellegrino, reserving the lutter for Hie Derby. Tbo
Russloy stable, where tho Duko's horses are trained
by Robert Feck, Is one always followed by tho public,
und when it becurao known tbat Morior was tho se
lected candidate he rapidly advanced Iroin tin outside
llgure to one approaching that of dormant. The
usual rumors ol privatu iriujg were everywhere
to be heurd ol. Whul ho had doue with the
City aud .Suburban winner, Julius Closer, luid how
at even weights Daihum was no bettor horse than the
brother to General Feel. Then many believed that
Fellegrino hud been in the triul, und, us he was not lur
behind Chamunt's lortn last year, ilorier would, there
lore, be a dangerous candidate. This state ol affairs
culm mated in Mortcr ucing made lirst lavorite on Mon
day, but tbcro wus little to choose between him or
Chuuium until at Newmarket on the night bolero tho
race Morior (ound plenty ol support ul the short odds
ol 9 to 4, while 3 to 1 was obtainable uOout Chainant.
Stracbiuo, a late arrival from Huron ttottiscnild's
French establishment, wus tboir choice at o to 1. Long I
odds wero obtainable about the others, und Brown
Frince, me American representative, wus backed to
win ?4,000 at itu outluy ol ?120, and ?0u0 wus also Dut 1
oil his being one ot the lirst three to win ?1,800. I
Tho Morler luroro was kept up uutil the very (all ol i
the Hug; in tact, it was difficult to got on ui any price, !
so many of the bookmakers having already dono all j
the business against tho Kussloy candidate that thoy 1
eonslderod advisable. Tho saddling inclosurc or biru- '
cage, next the grand stund, was tenanted by seven of '
tho candidates, including Chainant, Struchino, Brown 1
Friuce stud others, but Morior, Silvio aud Mr. Grot- |
ton's puir were saddled down tho heath, not lar lrom
the starting post ol tho Rowley mile course. There
was plenty ol l>aio in which to get them ready for the
race before the Two Thousund Guineas, for the pre
ceding event resulted In a walk over (or last !
year's GutBoas' winner, l'etrarch, and tho throe
quarters of nu hour interval was usore
than umplo allowance tor putting tbu Anal
touches on the eleven starters. At a quarter past
three those in ttie birdcugo wero led out on to tho i
course, and, beaded by Chumaut, thoy cuutered down
to the post. Btrachiuo was troublesomo tor some
little Ume, but was dually persuuded to join his
held, when Mr. McGcorge sent them off in a porfeel
line well spread out across tho course. The Rowley
mile is a straight run of one ratio and soventoou
yards, und, though cullod a level mile, it lias one or
two rigos and lulls In it; tho tlrst third of this dlstauco
seems tolerably Hat, but tben it rises gradually until
tbe Bushes lliil Is reuchcu, u point marked by a low
stunted trees on the right hand side ol tho course.
There is then u downward slope tor ovor a lurloug
to the Abinguon mile bottom aud a rlso
lrom thut to tho finish us abrupt us
the hill on tho hulf-mllo course at Jcromu
Fsrk coming into tbo rogulur track. When tlicy had
fairly settled into their stride Uouucbus in the centre
was showing tho way. with Silvia and Urowu Frince
close up ou elincr sido of him, tho latter being on hla
left. Morior aud Ciiam.uu wero wido apart on each
side of the course, the luvortte being bv himsell, while
Chumunt had plenty or company near him. Both of
these were in the roar ot tin-second division, and be
hind ihem came Warren Hastings ami Sirachine, the
lutter ol whom alu not run vory kindly at lirst. He,
however, improved his position and half way across
the Hat hail got upon good terms with llie leaders.
Kiugsciero wus unuole to livo tne pace and soon joined
Warren Hustings in the rear of all. There was little i ur
ther alteration until tliey approached tno Bushes,
when Cbumant closed tip a hit ol his ground
und came over tho riso in tho leuding divi
sion. Here Webb was seen to set at work on
Morler, but notwithstanding that lie could not keep up
the pace. Monachus was headed by Cbumttut, Silvio
nuu Brown Frince iu the Abingdon Mile Bottom, and
as they rose tbe uIII every Jockey was hard at work
except Goater, ou Chainant, who, without au effort,
druw away a4Couple ot lengths half wuy up the hill.
But n Hue race betweeu Silvio, Brown frince and Ibe
V ol tut la coll was taking place tor "situations." The lut
ter wus Hie lirst to cruck opposite the stand, und Browu
Frinco, running a wonderfully game horse, passed
Silvio and got within a length ot Churnant, who, how
ever, was never culled upon to make an effort. Mr.
Sunlord's representative neat Lord Falmouth's Silvio
by three-quarters ol a longtli, and the others finished
In the lollowing order:?Voliella colt, .Monachus,
Monk, Tbunder.iioiiu, Slraebtoa, Morior, Warren Hast
ings and kingsclorc. Tho following is a summary ol
the race:?
Tmk Two Thousand Gciskab Stakks.?a subscription
ol 100 sovs. each, half lorUdt, lor three.year-olds;
colts tyit. lOibs., Hllics 8sl ulbs. ; tho owner of tho
aocond received 200 sovs. out ol the.stakes and the
third saved Ins slake. It. M. (1 mile 17 yards). 101
suhs.
?tCouut F. de Lagrange's b. c. Chainant, by Morte
mcr?Araucurlu, Sst. lUlbs (J Goater) 1
?lMr. 'M. H. sunford's b. c. Browu Frince, Sst.
1 Of Lib (Cusiance) 2
?ll.ord Falmouth's b. c. Silvio, 8sl. lOlbs
(F. Archer) 3
?Mr. C. Alexander's ch. c. Tbundcrstoue, list.
lOibs (1'. Cballoncr) 0
Mr. A. Haltuzzi's cli. c. by Buccnuoor?Toltellii,
Ssl luibs (Maidmeut) 0
*fl?ord Calihorpe'l ob. c. Mouuchus, Shi. IOIIik....
(0. Archer) 0
?tilr. F. Grctton's cli. c. Tho Monk, Ssi. 1011m...
(Cannon) 0
?}Mr. 0. Kaynor, Jr's., ch. c. Warren Uasliogs,
Sst 101 bs (Morris) 0
?J Huron A. do Rothschild's br. c. Htrncbiuo, Shi.
in bg iJ- (HtorM) o
?+l>uko ol Westminster's b. c. Morier (bile Mou
Frorc), s?i. luibs (K Webb) 0
*tMr. K. f.rellotts b. c. Klugsclere, Sal. luiLs
(I', o.^borno) 0
?In the Darby. (In the St. larger. at Doncasier.
HKTTI.K1 AT TIIK 8TA HT.
15 to S against Morier.
210 to 100 against t'humanl.
7 to L uguinsl Strnclnno.
100 to s ugaiu.H Tnuaderstorno.
100 to 7 ngiunst Silvio.
1,000 to :I0 against Tho Monk.
1,000 to 10 upmost Warren Hastings.
I ,oo0 lo 20 against Brown Prince.
1,000 to 16 against Monacbus.
According to Benson's, chronogrniib, the non-olhclal
tlincltcc|icr ol Kugli.sli races, the durudou ol the race
from the dropping ol the Hag lo the llnlsh, was lot. 60a.
The value ol thu slukex to tbe winner was ?.'>,200,
The result of the race was a bad one lor tbe profes
sional betting men, wuo lav tho ouds, as Cbnmuut bad
all along been barked to win n lot of money, an . when
Hie Morier furor set In several of lliuui took liberties
with Count latgraogo's colt. It is said that one
prominent operator Is out as much an 11 >,000 on tbe
race. In looking ut tho forward running ol Brown
I'nncc it should not be lorgollcti ihal Mr. Ten llroeck,
who previously tempted lonuno on the Kngllsb turl,
won a similar position with l'arts to Cenerul I'cel in
lsoi, and tbe brst time that a brother oi (Joncrul reel's
bus run again tbe Americans have been represented.
Tbe result ol the Two Thousand Cu.neas is always
looked lorward to with a groat deal of inloresl by those,
wno have made Investments on iboonsinng Derby, and
ibis year tbo o who hnvo supported Cliumaui for
tbo blue ribbon of tbo turl tuust (eel par
ticularly happy, lor judging by the limning
on Wednesday the ruve Is reduced to a certainty for
the Frenchman. Much uh Americans would liko in too
Ihe positions of Orel and second reversed at K psora
over tho mile una a ball Derby course, yet looking at
tho way in which Chamant won It is hoping against
hope. About Morier so llttlo is known us to wliul lie
did ut borne that caused the llusslcy clnpio to back
b in so strongly that It is hazardous to lortn an opin
ion us to tbe ciiuuco ol bis stable companion, I'elll
griuo, lor tbo Darby. On olio band it does not soein
posslolo that they could have backed littn unions be
badsliowru himself lo be a borso ol superior merit, and
II lie had douo so then the wuv In winch lie ran in the
Two Thousand waa no Indication ol llio relative chnnco
I ol rolligrliio. Silvio by Ins getting I bird (ilacc showed
that his perlorm.'iDco in the Newmarket biennial two
weeks ago was not a correct indication ol Ins
mortts. und Moncr's may be a similar rase.
It wns reported that Morier was lamo
beloro the start, owing to tho too light appliance ol
one ol bis bandages, Iml It was Utterly impossible to
(Hid out anything drlinilo about the ibutter. lor as
; soou as Webb mid dismounted tbo horse and his at
tendant! were spiritou iv ? . . and it was impossible to
verily tbe report alter n ... ,i lined circulation. Tho
whole proceedings lu connociion with Morier are mys
; torious?first his favoritism, then his ignoble perforin
| anoe. and lastly bl* harried departure from New.
I market.
Ob Friday tho fillies' ruco, the one Thousand Guineas,
I waa decided, and siriimo an the, actual results l?ave
I been in many previous years it is atrango If ou any
; occasion there has been a more complete
, upset ol public lortn. 'i'bo weaker sex ure
I proverbial for their tiekleness; but such a
character is carried to lis extremity whou
I dealing with the equiuo race. Cbainan'. in iho Two
I Thousand vert tied puolio loriu to a wotideriul dcgroo.
Now lollowmg the same lino this race lay between
i Lady Goltghtly and Halm Flower; the former II she
bad resumed the marvellous i-poed which she displayed
lust year previous to the Mid lie Hark l'lute uud the
i laltor il such was uot the case. But to upset all this,
1 here it the result
: TukO.ve Thousaxd (I fix has Stakes. ?a siibscrip
I tion of 100 sovs. each, hull forfeit, Inr throe-yeurs-oid
hlhet 8gt. loius. each; the sooond received 2JO sovs.,
uud the third saved stake. It. M 11 mile 17 yards). 84
1 tubs.
tl.ord Harllngton's b. f. Bolpbtebe, by Toxopulllte?
Vega, 8?t. lOlbe (F. Jollery) 1
Mr. T. Ansley's ch. 1. Ludy Bonald, ny Lord 1.yon?
Kdith, 8st lOibs (Parry) 2
?tfLord Falmouth's b. I. Lady ftOllnhily, by Ktug
Tom?latdy Coventry, bst. lOlbs (K. Archer) 3
tMr. C. Alexau mr's cu I. Briglu, by Thunderbolt?
Hahena, 8et, lOiba (Vofwy) 0
tU'rince Battbyuny'a b. f, Magnolia, by Lecturer?
Mabonia, Sst. Jbibs (Morris) 0
tlLord Brad lord's cb. I Mameuvre, by Lord Old
deu?Quick March, ^st. loibs (Msidment) 0
ttMr. Gerard's b. I. i'aha Flower, by the l'alnter?
Jenuy Diver, Sst. lOibs (Countable) 0
1Mr. J. n. Houldsworth's b I. Murgmtia, by Scot
tisn Chlel?Lady Morgan, 8st. 10los..(T. Osborne) 0
t.Mr. K. Jaines' b. t. N'ltocris, by King Tom?Duluru,
Sst. 10.lis (T. Challouer) 0
ftM. V. .leuniugs'br. I. I'luisuule, by Cymbal?Joan
notte, Sst lOlbs (C. Archor) 0
I fSlr F. Johnstone's Minimi, by Victorious? Dulci
| nror, Sst. loibs (T. Canuon) 0
j IMr. J. Johustotio's br. 1. Lout Lily, by Bosicru
ciati? CruciUxiou, 8 hi. 1011.?- (J. Osborne) 0 ,
frftr W" Lethbrldgo's b. f, Tribute by King Tom?
Duty. 8-t. luibs (C'ustiuce) 0 !
(f.Mr. W. It. Marshall's b. I. Dee, by Blair Atliol?
Kate lluyreil, 8st. liubs (Hunt) 0
| I Mr. M. H. 3.milord's br. f. Mart, by ciuuolg?
Stamps, Sst. lu.bs (Burnable) 0 1
tMr. Suvile'a b. f. Gavotte, by Parmesan?Ulgol- i
boche, 8sc 101 bs (J. Uoaier) 0 ;
i 11Mr. Irenlliam's b. r. Mlrobolaute, by Macaroni ?
Gura^oa, 8sU lOlbs (C. Wood) 0 I
Duko of Westminster's b. I. Helena, by Cardinal
York?Florouce AlsLbto, 8sl. lOtbs (F. Webb) 0 '
Lord Zoiland'e b ( Spiegelscbill, by f-poculutn ?
Flotilla, 8?u lOlbs (.Snowden) 0 |
* In the Derby, t In the Oaks. ) lu tbe 8t Lo:or.
Betting?3 to 1 agaiust I'nlm Flower, 100 to 30
against Lady Goliglitly, 8 to 1 against Morgl ma, 0lo 1
against Helena, 100 io 7 each against Nilocris, Plal- '
! si into and Miriam, 100 to t> against Bcipbtobe, 20 to 1 '
; against Trloute, 100 to 3 hit.uiisi latdy itonald, 40 to 1 ,
i against Mlrobolaute and AO to 1 agulusi Deo.
No lurl prophet in the world, bo he evor so cute, !
would huv? Inncled the win nor lor this race. Indeed, :
i ber wholo previous career was deud against such r?
I conclusion. It Is true sho won two minor events last i
year out of live starts, but this yoar sho run lour times
without scoring a win. Ou tins occasion Bite won |
through sheer stamina by a nock Irotn the r.tuk out
< sitter, Lady Konuld, who in turn was u ueck lu Iront
ol Lady Guligbily. .so Arciier hi each of the big
ovents of llic meeting mauaged to secure third place. |
l'altn Flower showed horsed vory conclusively to bo |
a noo-stayrfT, lor she got oil' well ami wus iu tho lront
rank until she found that tln? journey was too long for
her abilities. Tbe vultio of tbo stakes fell short ol
that lor tho Two Thousand, the winner's amount i
being 1)4,750. Start, Mr. Sattlord's representative, 1
never tigered prominently iu the race, and tlnlsncd ,
seventh almost seven lengths from the winner.
The remainder of tho racing was ol a very medium
character, no prominent I v. o-y oar-olds showing in any
of the races, and, although Newmarket is tho head
quarters of the Jockoy Club, tbo main portion of each
ol tho lour days' race was conlined to live und six lur
long das lies und selling races.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TROT
TING HOUSE BREEDEIIS.
The following uro the entries for the inaugural moel
ing ol this association which closed May 1:?
^ class xo. 1.
H r \i,01 (''?'??(!/ entries).
<Frjokl?rt, iCy.) r. Fiction bv
Hnn?? ?' tU!" R,oraa' by ^oluduat; second 'dam
slater to Uomuuoe ' 5 ll"rd dam "y BlaCk Snttke' ,ul1
Q-o^.Je^"'8 (Zanosv"|o. Ohio) b. f. Maid of Fair
BrUD8W,0k'
J-spot .r0'{
Aanio'by
iizfa V'&urSo'ssXi
ru'ir k tbzJul"wV AbdalUh, oam uaytt"
r w 'lM lot>? Woudor, her dam by Old Abdallah
C. W. Grlswold a (New York city) b. c. King Alinont
eU'a Arlaim?8^' ^ AlmoUt' dura
ell 8 Arabian, the dam oi May Queen.
an'd ??rTn"JM?,mttK''r M blk' '? friendship, blaxe
and strip, whlto hind logs, loaled April 8. 1S74 tur
Messenger Duroo, son oi ilysdyk'.s Humbieionluii
Cassiw'i ci cl'in' by Harry Clay, son oi N euros'
u.1' M. CUt7' Jr?: second dam Noilm .Sayre. bv
Hickory. u Sl?r; third dam bv Hulse'*s
L. S tun lord's (San FranciHco, Cal.) br f Elaine whim
bind ankles, loaled May 11,' 1874, by il!=or0a!
roc, d:im Green Mountain Maid, by Harry clay.
C. Uackniau's (-.tony Ford, N. Y.) b. g. Adolpni whlto
1874 u. u" ?' whlte "" 111,10 '?"S loaled May le
Han,,.n?ionmneUKOr ?Ur0C' dara AU?l0' by *9W
S' 187*4 hv1 mPnt !>0W Vork clly) er. r., foalod in
J' by, Hlu?ksl"no, dnm by Noble s Hambletonian ?
C s Hi r^'H /( r Ku8|uoc'r? 11,0 Sire of Lady Suiloik.
C. M. Burr's (lor ownori (Comae., L I i Ch I CinrL
Ma.d, loaled 1874, got by Messenger Duroo. Mum
lto?sy, ol \N itbcrell Messenger blooi.
C. Stanford'* (Schenectady, S. V.)h. c. liamblotoniaii
IhS^iVi""111 '"n'' ullkluB- 'ouled 'Juno, ls74, bv
lv Kv 'Mvif'"iT0" ,?i ysJyk'H Hambletonian, dam
by Kysdyk s llambleioniun; second dam oy Kxion
iml^Messonglir * llttmblc,,>n"?i; >0?rih dam by
J' iN> Y> br" f" no "mrki, foalod
June 10. ls.t, by Norwood, dam by Arabian Girl
. by Kem^y'iflior. Torom? 1 ?????? 0a?
M. J. Morgan's (Siouiugton, Conn.) o. a Star Duroc
r,U7Alr.r':cansrrWhilL'' * 0???:
Major T. Morion's (Newburg, N. Y.) ch. g. Jack
Arcbot. loaieu July ?, isil, wluto hind logs and
dam oid KHP?ihU Ur,C" hneu' by u'llkl"? Miuawbor,
p,! u J the dam ol Uruueue and llruuo.
Piospcct Hill Stock Farm's (llurllord, Conn.) b. c.
Judge (.ilmaii, loaled 1874, strip in laco and one
liiuu uncle. by Uys.iyk, son ol itysdyk's llambie
I ''"' Hreicbou, by Cbo?rocs; second dain
wli'i4 .? ? ,lie Uum Socrates and Norwood.
Hilr"! I iapPia (.o"w Vork Clly) cbesmui colt, by
Harold, dain by Woodiord, loaled May 2, 1874.
. Tom city) br. ?. Watchman,
ouicd 18,4 by Sentinel, lie by llainbioloiimn, darn
County t.irl, by County (ientieman, be oy llamble
loniuiij second dum the dum of .loo Hooker bv
T. u,n:l0l"?'Jbu'r; Ibird dam by Kav.iuaugu; also'
B. I. F.IIIe, touted 1874, by Alinont, bo by Alex
ander s Aodallab, dam uy Kentucky Chief, by Mani
Tloo thiol ( Second dam by Dr. Horr's Uelilounder.
. V. eut lt.< y Y ork b- *? f'lgrim, by a sou
^ ol Carloaldi, pedigrco ol uum autruced.
CLASS NO. i
j Stake fur Foul* of 1873 tf/nrtren entrirt).
7.. F.. Simmons' (New York city) b. g. Uusby, byOoorge
I \V likes, uum by llauiel Hambort,
I C. Buck man's (Stony Ford, N. V.) ch. t. Olivia, bla/o In
| laco. white logs, loalc.l May 18, 1873, oy Messenger
^ Duroc, dam Adele, by Itysdyk's iiainnlelouiaii
U S. Burr's (Comae, U I ) blk. c. Hogarth, strip in
ace, white uuilor lip, olJ lure leg, ami boih bind legs,
loulod iluy 1, 18.3, ny Mcs-onger Duroc, dam uaitie
liugao, by Harry Clay; second dam Noilie Savros
by heely s American star; third uam by Hulse's
Hickory. '
11. C. McDowell's (Frauklorif Ky.) blk. I. llomance by
I rinccps, Uam Hoinu, by Golddust; second dam
Hrim.1, by IMiut, Jr. ; tbirii dam by Black .Snako
W. Ma.souV (iuuntou, Marts.) b f. (iuluiua, by Fear
nauahl, dum (iruud Duchess, by iluuicy's Hiatouu
T. B. Jackson's (Brooklyn. N. Y.) b. c Wclcotno, slar
on forehead and winio on Mm hind coronets bv
Aberdeen, son ol Ityskyk's H.unbloioniaii, dum
Grecian Bond, by Jupiter Abdullah, grundnm by
lornudo, by Amerlcao Kollpse, great grnnduni bv
Columbus, sol. ol SiPArchlc.
T. 11. Groen s (Albany, N. Y.) b. c. Uoaverwyck, star
i in lorolicad, little vvtiito on insldool boib hind neels
by Aberdi'on, dum by Young Columbus; second dan!
by Broken begged Hunter, loaled April 19 ls73.
S. J. Morgan's (>ioniuglon, Conn.) b. c. Caloric bv
Kricssou dam by Alexander's Kdwln Forrest, gran,
(lain by IVoodford.
J. H. Willis' (Brooklyn, N. V.) b. g Tommy Nor
i '?,'i,co? "'tfh bind unkiO white loalou
April ... IS.-., by Norwood, darn by General Knox
I 8l'c,,nd dam by a son ol F.aton Horse.
W. Sargent's (lor owner) (Brooklyn, N. Y.) b c. Nor.
i wood Chief, fouled April -."j, 1873, uy Norwood, ilaiu
1 Messeager ' ?1U l,rcw? e'3,'t""t 0;lra Btoue's
! R'hi.e V"."'* Y(,rk ct,-v) cu- 0 Hannibal, 111
bauds, slur, by Woodlord Mainbrino, dam Lady Me
Kinney; also "
f ,'.''ou oJfum, four while foci, strip on nose
WI.B h im Hedlum, son ol Hambletonian, uaiii
Blanche I atchon ; pedigree not traced.
L. Goer s (lor owner) (Columbia, Toun.) blk. I. Allle
Most, hule whlto on one hind loot, by Almout, dam
toung Kate, by McDonald's Mainbrino Chief
tsr- am ?? ,"U'"41"' V V > <J". '<"*1"? May,
i.q ? inifln, , ?y 0 M> 1,0 b>' Alniunt, dum u
pacing mare; pedigree unknown.
clash no. 3.
StaL-'for Fonu, ,j 1872(/iv mtrlr*.)
Wn, r/ 8,(WM' "?>? N' Y 1 b Gbioftaln, by
.?. !? ' "" y Pnaroah; second dam Jtion
Im truced#"'^' J'"y 1)ur"c! H ,u- Mlner'g pedigree
"?KM* ,Now Vork city) b. c. Montexuma. by
l.dward Kvcrett, dam by Alexander's Abdullah,
iii^.) ,Vy,ltb'*U!''ch. s. Post Hoy, by
Magic, dam by Berkley's Ned Forrest. y
J. Morgan ? (.-toningion, toun.) b. s. Happy Thouabl
8irnnr'?('rte ? lc101' by ,lal'l'y Me inim, dut,? by
n ,, Gmsswh M. Clay, grandam by Glencoo.
It. 1 eii is tali s (New York city) br. s. Glouwood, 16 1
Bdi bv m,n r?kW00<1' "am Ki,lle (d?m of Wait-a
Hil , by imp. Glenoue; second dam Medoc, American
F.clipso; third uam Kosciusko, by Mir Archv bv
l.y?DmmJd.Urlh dalD by ltlnckburn'* Whipj tilth dam
I o <v clash no. 4.
i?7 "" Vft,ll?" r''a!" Uul 1101 "D|y three cutrlen lie.
. 8 u.udc via, ihorndule. Nil Despetanduin and
Blackwood, Jr. This stake baa bean reopened, egtf
trial to close luly 2, on same terms.
clam no. 6.
2:26 Stallions (Jl re r nlriet).
Z. B Van Wyck'e (Kiatbusn." L. I.) b. s. Tom Moore,
strip In race, two white bind loot, by Jupiter Abdul
lah, dam Nellie Moore, by Westchester.
A. J. McKunmin's (Nashville, Taen ) b. s. Enileld, by
Rysdyk'a Hambiutonian, dain Julia Mucbree, by
American Star.
J. I*. Winer's (Preeoott, Can.) blk. r. Pltll Sheridan, by
Smith's Young Columbus, dam Black Kly, by a two
year-old noil oi Tlppoo.
W. II. Barks' (lor owner) (New York city) b. a. Result,
by Jupiter Abdailab, dura by Kysiiyk's Humble
toatan
tV H. Saunders, Jr.'s (Clyde, N. Y.) blk. g. Young
Wilkes, bv Uoorgo Wilkoi, dain by i'rinco of Wales,
lie by lioyal George, gran dam by Hoagland's Mes
senger; lo.tlod 1819.
Ricuurd Pcnnisfiin's bay stallion Nil Uosperaudura, by
lleluiont, dam Lady McKlnny.
CLASH NO. 0.
2:40 Stallion* iftrr entries).
S. J. Morgan's (Stuuiugtou, Conu.) b. s. Happy
Thought, by llappy Medium, dam by Strader's C. M.
Clay.
Z. K. Simmons' (Now York city) b a Confederate
Cblel, by Clark Chiol, dam by Hilly Tows.
D. Novins, Jr.'s (South Frumiughum) s. Fearnought,
Jr., by l-'oarnuught, dam by Oil Abdailab.
\V. Mason's (1'uuuton. Mass.) b. a. Hay State, by Jay
Gould, dam by Noble's Yormont Hambleior.inu.
W. K. 1'eet's (Now York city) b. s. Montezuma, by
Kdwurd Kvorutl, dam by Alexander's Abdailab.
. CLASS No. 7.
Stako for green horses did not (III, tboro being but tbrea
entries, and the slalto has beeu ordered reopened by
the Executive Committee, on sumo torins, to close
July 2, at the sumo timo as tbe stuko lor louls ol
187(1.
CLASS NO. 8. ,
Six years Old ijirt entries).
/,. E. Slmmoua' (New York city) bin. ra. filrlte, by
George Wllkos; dam by Nou|>urviL
C. Heritor's (New York city) b. m. Lady Mills, by
Cbosroes; uum by a sou Ot Americun Star.
R. Pentston's (Now York city) b. c Curl S. Burr, loulod
1871, oy Hamblctoniuu; dain Kate, by Bellalr, dam
ol Brunette, Bruno, Breeze, Ac.
A. J. MeKHumin's (Nashville, lenn.) blk. s. Black
wood, Jr., by Blackwood.
S. J. Morgan's (Mouiug on, Conn.) cli. s. Picduunt, by
Aliuoiif, duua by Mumbrino Cnief, grandam by Gray
Eagle.
|N?tk.?'The distinctive murks of oaeb of the abovo
coil entries, where not given, have been called lor.J
AMERICAN JOCK 1?Y CLUB.
Tho Americun Jockey Club have decided to organise
a subscription room, which Is In preparation and will
be openoa In tho club rooms, corner ol Madison avenue
and Tweuty-sovcuth street, on Tuesday orening next.
Morn hers or tho clob, and all persons Introduced by a
member, can become subscribers. Slruugers residing
beyond 100 miles Irom tho city will bs admitted torn
pornrlly on the Introduction ol a subscriber. A de
sirable portion of the grnud stand will bo rcsorved for
tbe uso o! tbe subscribers, who will also have admis
sion to an enclosure to be reserved for mouthers of the
club and holders or quarter stretch badges.
TDK POKIlUAM HANDICAP.
Tho following horses have beon delared out ol the
Fordbam handicapMettle, D'Artagnan, Bill Bass,
Warwick, Warlock, Clematis, Egypt, Love Chase,
Glenor, Heretog, Patriot, Ore Knob, Calviu, Redman
uud Coylon.
T1IB JOCKKT CLOU HANDICAP.
The following horses aro declared out of tbe Jockey
Club Handicap:?D'Artugnun, Warlock, Clematis, Via
tor, Acrobai, Ileretog. Ceylon, Chesapeake, Aristldei
and Calvin. The two last named horses are soratcbed
from all thoir present engagements.
GRAND NATIONAL- STKEPLKUliASE.
Calvert and Doubtful are doclarcd out ol tbe above
ruce.
HUTTING ON JEROME PARK RACER.
Tho following Is a list of tho odds olVerod by Lovely
k McGowau on the Withers and Belmont stakos to be
run at Jerome Park the first weok In June:?
Withers Slakes?One Mile.
Leonard 4 to 1 Broadway 15 to ]
Rifle 0 to I Carry Atbortou
Princeton 7 to 1 colt 15 to 1
Kunuie Duller colt 8 to 1 Bombazine 15 to 1
Kdlnacolt 10 to 1 Lotlory 18 to 1
Lisbon 12 to 1 Morpblno 20 to 1
Erl King 12 to 1 l'ete Roed 20 to 1
Bagdad 12 to 1 Matite C. colt.... 25 to 1
Bazil 12 to 1 Bolio ot Crawford 25 to 1
Top 12 to 1 Chance colt 20 to 1
Braemer 16 to 1
Belmont Stakes?One Mile and a Half.
Leonard 5 to 1 Morphine 20 to 1
Kllle 7 to 1 Dick Sasser 20 to 1
Kiugslund 10 to 1 String town 20 to 1
Anna Bush coll. .. 10 to 1 Gooeral Jones.... 20 to 1
Magnum Bouuin. 12 to 1 Kancocus 25 to 1
Bazil 12 to 1 Lena D 25 to 1
Batligate 15 to 1 Motile H 30 to 1
Dan K 15 to 1 Avail 35 to )
HORSE NOTES.
Dr. S. A. Main drives a fino pair of golden chestnut!
in the Park. Tlioy are Kentucky bred geldings, o! rare
pedigree, and are very showy in harness. A bcltai
carriage team is not in this or uny other city in Amer
ica. They are bIx years old and look very muoh alike,
about 15\, with three whilo stockings.
The Hudson liivcr Park, at Poughkeopsle, will com
meucc the second annual spring meeting on the 22d
insl., continuing on the ,23d and 24th. There will bo
two trotting contests each day, beginning with horses
that never trotted Tor money ami closing with a race
by horsos that havo never beaten 2:20. Horses ot the
calibre ol 2:31, 2:46, 2:27 and 2:34 are the intermedials
classes that will contend.
Mr. W. T. I.inck, Nashville, Tenn., has sold to J. W.
Crawford, Atlanta, Co.. a third interest in the two
year old bay colt Hrumblo, by imp. liounle Scotland,
dam Ivy I,oat; a bait interest in the bay gelding ?>ai
Kinney, throe years oid, by imp. iiouulo Scotland, dan
Jennie Juno, nnd tbo racing <iualilies oi the bay coll
Grit, tour years old, by Molbourno, Jr., dam Wagonette.
Mr. I', l.orlliard lus received, in good health, the five
yeurlings recently purchased for him by Colonel John
sou at General Harding's yearly sale.
Colonel Jerome li. Follows, who ton years ago had
the lasiosl and Quest four.-ln-hand in Atnorloo, is now
giving his attention to saddle horses. Ho purchased
a lew days since, trout C. I- Kalloy, of Midway, Ky.?
the largo dealer in that kind of stock?two oi the Quest
combined gaitcd horsos, Cicsar and Undine, that buva
been brought to this market, paying $1,600 Tor each
ol the beauties.
.Mr. Charles Lloyd has tho following list of horses in
training at Holmdel, X. J.
Fellowcralt, aged, by Australian?Aerolite,
liolorm, ti years, by Leamington?.Stolen Kisses.
Acrobat, 0 yours, by Lexington?Sallie Lewis,
chestnut colt, 3 yours, by Asteroid?Kama.
Drown colt, 3 years, by Lexington?imp. Invercauld.
Chestnut lilly, 3 years, by imp King Krnest?Jersey
Belle.
Chestnut lilly, 3 years, by imp. Leamington?Kmma
Johnson.
liiack lilly, 5 years, by imp. Kciipse?Vlvundlere.
Chestnutlilly, 2 years, by imp. King Karnesl?Jersey
Hello.
Mr. J. H. l'ryor has the following Qnc list of horsci
in training under his care at Holmdel, N. J.:?
St. Martin, u years, by I'baeton?Tokay.
D'Artagnan, 6 years, by Lightning?'/.inguru.
Janet Norton, 6 years, bv Loumiugton? Carrie Ather
ton.
Mettle, b. h., 4 years, by Mnlbourne, Jr.?Alumina.
Fatlbloss, blk. ui.,4 years, by Leamington?Folicity.
Iiiike ol Htroiidahourg, b. e., 3 years, by I.onming
lon Carrie Atbertou.
i'lichens, br. f., by Leamington? Morlacchl.
Hetriliutioo, cb. f., 3 yours, by Kciipse?Slashei
Barbarity.
l-iiscinatlon, ch. L, 3 years, by King Krnost?Kn
chnn tress.
I'ythoncss, b. 3years, by Barbarian?Phyllis.
Allcvoiir. b. a. 2 years, byGilroy?Sequin.
Huinolo lice, ch c., 2 years, by Bonnie Scotland?
Bclladonnii.
Bay colt, 2 years, by Alartn, dam by War Dance.
Bay colt, 2 years, by Alarm, dam by I.oxington.
Arrog iuco, b. c., 2 years, by Kciipse?Vanity.
King Death, b. c , 2 years, by Kolipsc? Itutblcts.
Fop, blk. c., 2 yours, by Kciipse?Ktiquoito, ?
queen Mary, ch. I, 2 yours, by Kciipse?Motile Jack
son.
The following horses aro in training at Brookdsle
Farm, Monmouth county, N. J.:?
Chamois, b. m. 4 yours, by J.ord Clifton?Cbamade.
Cyclone, ch. in., 4 yonrs, by Parmesan?Typhoon.
Krl King, br. c., 3 years, by King Krnest?Kisie.
M In Hanson, 3 years, by Loxiugtou?Canary Bird
(sinej to Harry Bassett).
Brown colt. 2 yo.irs, by King Krnest?Mlml,
Chestnut lilly, 2 years, by King Krnost?Dawdle.
Chestnui. Ally, 2 years, by Australian ?Geneva.
Brown lilly, 2 years, by Lexington?Invorcuuld.
Day lilly 2 years, by Planet?Vi-ratls.
Chestnut lilly, 2 years, by Planet?Function.
Buy lilly, 2 years, by King Krnest?Fray.
The abovo horses will bo brought up to Jerome Park
in a lew days, together with Anthony Taylor's siring,
which are now at Monmouth Park.
TROTTING IN NEW JERSEY.
Tho Pinkster meeting of the Clifton Park Driving
Association takes pluco Monday, May 21. Tho track
is in good order, and It 13 expected that a large delega
tion ol New Yorkers will bo present. Two grand events
aro ou the card. For horses owned In PassalO,
Hudson, Dcrgeniind Kssex countios; premium $150, lot
horses that never beat three minute*; premium $16?
lor horses that never beat 2:40. There are sixty trot
ters stabled ou tho track, nnd tbore Is every indication
hat the meeting will be a success