... . A -.I. - .- 1_ ?? -. -s 1 le The 'Ablngdlon Town teem met with their first to A edpdfealt oil Saturday, when thiey were pitted agaiinst who )er, 'the Swindloii Amrateuirs on their own ground. The Mili fittutch calls for little cohimeitt, the Berkshire ruen weal )uit playing very mnuch below form. 'In1devid it was a The - oorgl m, Id thle Amateurs -were, perhaps a, but I little lucky to get ...

... OXFORD & CAMBRiDGE BOAT R'CE. I. I The Oxford and Cambridge boat race took place on Saturday,- in glorriodaU weather, and ilandcr favourtible Conditions as to wind and ti(le. Soo after one o'clock it hcc-..eino ]known t~tut the I1? Oxonians ?? won thle tots for choice of stations, and had chosen- that on the Surrey side. Tfle etrth llbo fled for hall.-post one, but it wialspr a quarter of anl ...

... As usual at Whitsuntide, cricket played a pro- mninent part in' the village holiday, while several Oxford Colleges were engaged with the town teams. r One1 of the latter fixtures was that between Jesus d College and the Corporation, in which the bowlers li had considerably the best of the deal. The Col- d loge batted first, but were never inclined to take e liberties with the bowling, as is ...

... [BY A SPECIAL CORRESPoNDrlNrT.] e Rarely has there been a more sensational first day in the Inter-'Varsity match at Lord's than this year's, or a tamer ending. I am speaking h with reference to the cricket, for the social side of athe meeting was much as usual, save that the at- s tendance on the first day appeared rather smaller I than usual. The weather, ?? was dull and gloomy in the morning ...

... FIXTITITES. (On the ground of first-named.) June 16th. 'Varsity v. Somerset (last day). Abiilgdon v. Star. Witncy v. Jesus College. Wallingford v. Oxford Bees. Iittle-ore Asylum v. Corporation. Sandford v. Abingdon II. Cheltenham College v. Culliam College. Forest Hil11 v. Clarendon Press 11.. Boadicea v. Hleadington Quarry. Headington Quarry II. v. Star II. Tbarne St. Mfary's r-. Thame ...

... FIXTURES. [On ground of first-named.] Februarv 24 London Scottish v. 'Varsity (Rugby). Cygnets v. Abingdon. Clarendon Press v. Victoria. Wallingford v. Reading Temperance. St. Barnabas II.;iv. Abingdon Choirs. Temperance II. v. Abingdon Minors. St. Thomas' II. v. Clarendon Press II. St. Thomas' Juniors v. SS. Philip and James' II. COUNTY JUNIOR SHIELD-FINK. (on the City ground.) Caversham ...

... ?d FIXTURES. le (On ground of fir-stnamed.) e- June 23. ol Littlemore Asylunt V. Clarendon Press. n- Abingdon v. W~allingford. Burford v. Witney. k Culbrim College v. Chelsea College. el Headington quarry v. Cuihni I1. 18 1;3oadicea v. Co(oley St. John II. AThnie, Congregationalists v. Thame St. Mary's. ., Oxford County School v. The Teachers. i5' Headington United II. v. Star II. Victoria v. ...

... CRICKET AND FOOTBALL NOTES'. . . I e The St. Barnabas and College Servants' match laot t g Saturday revealed no very striking performance. a e Neither side put their best eleven In the field, and b the defence of the St. Barnabss was rather weak. b Heminings, particularly, was not in such good form a as usual, otherwise the balf-baek lineis a formidable ( one, thcl having made a very good ...

... The City seem bent on getting practice no mat- ter what the meteorological conditions may be, and e last Saturday were one of the few local teamns to play a matec. Maidenhead were the opponents, lint were not fully represented, and had to put up with a rather severe defeat of 5-1. Benson was eagain in goal and seems likely to occupy that I position in the cup-ties to the exclusion of Couliag ...

... a Though there was little difference between the ks two finalists of the City Junior League-Victoria le and St. Barnabas-there will be few who will m deny that the former deserved the victory gained k. as it was by superior scientific play and by really Q, hard work. As in most of their matches this 11 season the East Oxford team owed their success nt mostly to the play of the half backs. In ...

... . Headilgton Ucnited, by their victory over the College SeInvants, have.i erned the right to contest tle finaleof the Jfnior Challenge Cup with South O.Nford II., ohxithe 31st inst. and the 1st and 3rd Prox. They have had to 'work hard in aill the stages of the COpipotition, and have Overthrown the Btaxr II.; Clarendon Pretss; after it drawn battle, Und the Servanots II. In the latter game ...

... L UKi LOCAL FIXTURES. (On ground of first-named). Juxrc r t. Witney v. Exeter Btusters. Balliol College II. v. Clarendon Press. Culhamu College v. ?? United, Boadicea v. Clarendon Press II r Ctoabe v. Headington Quarry. St. Kenelrn's College v. Headington Quarry II. Bicesterv. University College II. 3 LittenOre Asylunl v. Star. Oxford County School v. Thame St. Alary's. St. Catharine's ...