... THE INTERNATIONAL MATCH. The International Match at Stoics-upon-Treat on Saturday afternoon wvas watched by nearly 10,000 people. The day was fine, the match was fast and well contested, and England w~as victorious by four goals to one. Last year the score was five to one.' Only one alteration was made in the Welsh team, WV. P. Jones, of Wrexham, taking the place of A. 0. Davies, who has for ...

... CRICKET BA TS AND TENNIS RA CKCE TS. A CHAT WITH A MAKER. IT would be surprising if the game of tennis did not affect adversely the more ancient summer pastime, cricket. Every village has its club or clubs, and there is hardly a patch of green sward in our towns which has not been set apart for tennis courts. Hosts of young men who would have found their recreation in the cricket field are now ...

... THE UNIVERSITY CRICKET MA TCH. AT the beginning of the season public opinion declared in favour of Oxford's chance for the match of this year. Later on, when each eleven bad been able to draw some sort of line through playing against teams of Gentlemen of England, favouritism became equally divided. It was seen that both elevens were above the average batting strength, and not quite so strong ...

... Fattidge shooting commenced yesterday morning, and some good sport piat met with, the weather being favourable. The birds are generally reported as being healthy and strong on the wing, though in some places r o numerous as in previous years, through the wet weather which feailt d during the breeding season. The accounts from West Berks and North Hants agree as to birds being plentiful and ...

... BOTH crews made their appearance simultaneously yesterday on the tide-- way; but though the hour was the middle of the afternoon, there was never- a more meagre gathering of spectators. The weather sufficed to explain: this; a perpetual snowfall made it difficult to observe the crews, except from, close quarters. Both were afloat about the same time-an hour before high water. Cambridge rowed ...

... SCULLILvG ON THE THAMES. TIIc matches as yet decided on the Thames have failed to produce the S1em'blance of a race; consequently the excitement of watching them has fallen short of the interest of anticipation. This is much to be (gretteds for professional rowing has fallen to so low a state that half-a- ~C1.Cfl closely contested events would do no more than partially set this Cce flourishing ...

... GA ME. AT this season the poulterer's shop is really worth studying. The varieties: of four-footed game, poultry, and wild fowl peculiar to our country are. many; but of late years, thanks to sporting expeditions, cheap transit, and: refrigerating contrivances, large and valuable additions have been made to the list. France, Scandinavia, Hungary, Russia, America send us. rare delicacies in fur ...

... THE Two Thousand Guineas has rarely appeared so open a race a since Dutch Oven's serious illness, which, although it may not prevent her from running, is almost certain to have destroyed the excellelit. chance she possessed on public form; indeed, it seems only too likely that Lord Falmouth's filly Will follow in the steps of her half-sister Bal Gal. Those who backed the winter favourites, ...

... IBY MR. JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS. ONE of the principal events which interest the English colony in the Swiss Highlands came off on Thursday, Februarv 7, upon the road which leads from Davos down to Klosters. Since English people first established themselves some years ago in these high stations they have adopted and con- siderably advanced the sport which is provided by the native hand-sledge. ...

... THE attendance at Lillie Bridge yesterday was by no means. large, for the weather was cold and dull enough to keep away all but those who were enthusiastic over the meeting, or regardless of personal discomfort. The Cambridge men were fully revenged for their defeat in the boat-race by winning the sports by six events to three. The somewhat tedious pastimes of putting the weight, throwing the ...

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... RACING NO TES. THE Houghton MIeeting, which is the only one of the seven Neqvaurket gatherings extending over the whole week, commences this afternoon, the Criterion Stakes, the last important two-year-old event of the season, being the sole item of interest in a very weak programme. Even this race, with the best animals of their year omitted from the entries, is likely to be a somewhat tame ...