... Q0TOITS. DARItNGMV~ QUJOIT CLUB.-The annlual competi. tion for the silver quell and the captaincy of this club took place yesterday. Establisbedso long ago as the yer1846, the miembershi of the Dar~lington quoit 0mub ialn always included some of tihe best known townsmen uduring its Career of nearly half acecntury. Most of tile Originators Of the cllb, If riot all, have gone to the,' account, ...

... DONCASTER SE TE4BER PvACES, PROGRAL1IR FOR TO-DAT. Horseq inarked (a) hava arrived. 2.0.-The FIIZIWILLIAM STAKEIS d Ssovs eseh, with 200 added; two-yejI. ?? ?St 7lb, three 9sbt 2b, fonrn, dive, and upwards 9sb 91b rn and g allowed 31b; winner to be soil for 1000 sovy; if entered for SM alioved 71b, if for 600 101h, and if for 300 ltib. Three-quarters of a rile, straight. Madame Judas, 2yrs, ...

... DURHAM FOOTBALL CUP COAIPETITION. The antual general meethig of the Durbam b Football Association will take place on Satur. e day, at Durham, when the business will include I a proposed new rule emanating from the Chll- lenge Cop Committee that the Challenge Cu.p l Competition shall be divided into two stages, Y viz., a qualifying competition and the cup corn- : petition proper. It is proposed ...

... e. We cannot undertake to publlsh the full ser, a any but important club fixtures except at th, prepaid nate of 2s 6d per score. OXFORD SENIORS' MATO1R Under most favourable conditions the an,,U^ trial match between two teams of Seniors h. have never succeeded in getting into the Ullive. sity Eleven was commenced yesterday at (Z. ford. C. Wreford-Brown's Side, first inniD 122; A. K. Watson's ...

... NOTES ON SPORlT. By MILO. The Middlesbrough Eleven were in a hurry to tr r get home on Saturday from Darlington after m their capital innings of 216. The home team enjoyed themselves fielding D, for nearly three hours, and after five of them t bad had an opportunity of batting, scoring 76 in a. about an hour, the visitors left for their train, And then the unpopularity of cricket here. abonts ...

... 'ed Miss Lottie Dod, the lady champion, has defi. of nitely promised to play at the Darlington Lawn sr Tennis Tounuamnent to be held in the first week J at in August. ti It is also expected that Messrs Stanley sad d he srer, whose Play in Ithe men's doubles last ti at year was so much admired. will egain Play oi together here. ted Mr W. -B. Wilberforce is sure to come down reto defend the ...

... SALISBUItY RACEiS. 1011I DAY. 30-The WILTS If Ittl, I'LATR (a wvelter landl. 0 c ap) of lOlgs; winners extra. Five furlongs. a MIr C. W. Lene's Ta,t llrs, ly Robert the Dcvil- a 'a Yrtreri, r, s8t 21b. ?? 1 a Mr F. Itarrartt's (-Isianier, 3yrs, 8& 61b *.torrell 2 a Mr Mug'od', Moliawk, 6yrs, 104 510 ?? 3 nr a, Yates'q Itent Day, 3yrs, 9st ?? 151onrsoll 0 I)ulike of l~aufort' sRetI Cross, 5yrvs ...

... CRICKE ?? YORKSHIRE V. SURREY. ..The first of the two annual nsatclwn brtwseen Yorkshire and Surrey, when the secss o's fixtores wore arranged, was chosen by Louis Hall For his benefit, commenced yesterday at Bramiai i-lane Grounds, Shleffield, nosder nrost favourable cir. cumatances, and in the presence of some seven thousand spectators. Day's score - SUBS ?? st Innuinlgs1 J. Shuter, b ...

... THO TURF. Mi- NEWS' AND NOTES. Lo Thle reported dearth of Brliokshaw, thle jockey,I is only a cansard. lin To celebrate the success of Rbdvand in thle Pe -Septenober--Handicap at Manchester, Mr R. F. h Gladstowie, thle owner, haes presented to each of the~ 4. brothers Osborne-Will iam, Robert, and John-a a piece of plate value £50 each, and has also, sent f £130 to be distributed amongst the ...

... PRtOGRAMME~ FOR TO-DAY. a.15Tle CLEVIILANI) UNITIEI HUNTERS' 8Tgg9P1,ECHASV of 10 soyva: fon-year-olds Us, five list, I0ib, six and aged 129t: penalties and allow. 5lucaq. Two miles, on the flat, Mt PIt. Adam's Clam, 4r rvt Mlt J. 'IV. At kinson's Pi-ince, 4yrs .Private ArA.D.- Peacock's Silverstrerni, 4yrs . :::,Private' M1 .H. C. Ray7's Hing of the East, 6yrs ?? Private Mr Smith's Drcal, ...

... STOCKTON RUGBY CLUB. 'The annual meeting of this club was held last night in the Palatine Hotel-Dr. J. Hayne (legg, president, in. the ?? report sub. mitted by Mr A. Braithwaite, the lion. seore. tary, showed that tile past season had not been so snccessfiltas previously, either with regard. to finances or results. At present there -were 134 members as compared with MIS in the pre- vioa season ...

... I I ASSOCIATION. NI D E~I(HJT8H CUP Q.O.-ftoomD ROUND). , th ST. AUGUSTINEP'S, 2; E~AST END, i. -8 These well-known teams met at Oh,*tuut ul Grove, Darlington, in the second round of the g 4ualifYingstage of the E liahCupaompetiio. ?? IThu weather was fine, ancffthe attendance about 00 2,000. A few weeks ago, thle Cleveland Cup. wi iholders and thle. Northumberland Oupholderaean i tried ...