... : MR WILLIAM NE WHAM, .thecaptain of 'th 1Sussex eleven and seers. . ,ry=t the Sussex County club, was born on ,>)ecesber 12, 160. aad is thus well advanced :iS shis list yew. Ihough not belonting to S. anez by birth, he has lived 'for a consider. *bleime . in the county, and was for several 2,esirs a meeter ?? colleze. . Irdeed, ?? the dnebaittmgbe showed at Arding. lcy> that first led to ...

... ATHLET7CS. LONDbno ATHLETIC Cnn . the third spring meslisng of this clubS hold yeshterday ate iplaefordtridbe, there being ight events on the programme. Three of these siere challenge CUP racee. Coissideriig numerous connter.CtttrictiOns, sll the items filled fasirly wedl. A. Gs. Le Maitre was at scratch in the 600, Yards handicap. Sid Thomas lad been placed at scratc'rin theTwS Meiles ...

... TooNase BICYCLE QLLgB. This club decided a 10 miles handiceap oveN southern roads, with the following result:- A. Alderton, 30see start, first; A. WOOd, 8miu. second; W. Moore, 4min 3see, third Won easily in 32min 5see. KINGSDALZ CYCLING CLUe This club yesterday aftereoon decided a la Miles Boad handicap, at Watford, with the following result -C. Clarkson, first; E, Cleveley, second: E. Winsor ...

... I O-WJNGj G LING, AND ATHLETICS.' Themeeting o h Thames 'Punn b rit thesale prevenbury, wilibe deprived of nnthn of its athterest through M1r. W. L Grenl- filr the Thamteslr punting champion, having fatired saetmader by -ab Bieesgle, Srm, -egndthe :tile, w hilst Ae Bely h ?? cha3bpion, bas also with- dnn from thisyear's compeintion. Probably thin deomion wif ot c~ause ?? arret imon apirants ...

... i; I B -L I A ' ' ?? 77t 77D.t ,, D . , -,DS. Tzr Tirun N Ts ATi TrHiS ewAsNT The tournament-for 1001. inlpriZes, . v'iA' has Seen in' progress at the Egypt i Piccadilly, during, the past fortmght shonld, aceording to the originat rng Sment,- have been concluded yesterday, but. owing to the: day's plnay. vhi~h wasilost in consequenced .fthe daeath tof .th* Duke Lo1- ,arenee, the iixture ...

... PORTSMOUTH PARK RACE I YESTERDAY. Cosham Handicap; six furlonga: Start, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Griffiths), 1; dd 5 yrs,10st (M. Cannon), 2; Brink, 5y 31b, 3 ; Triumph, Bret Harte, Motto, C. and The Jesuit also ran. Havant Selling Haadicap ; five furlo Poussin, 4 yrs, 8st 91b (C. Loates), 1; Pei 3 yrs, 7sb 91b (S. Chandley), 2; Scylla, 5 8st l0lb (Liddiard),3. RoyalStuart, Deigl Lagunos, Galileo, ...

... lOWIN G. CGin o, LomiouD R. xn A.(. The members were bieg on the Leo n'w day, rh2n the concluding ties ot e: eco and Siuliain handies: lam sbi ?? U Course, i..lwy-brid-e to V . '013 Fours -Final heat: C E-e, i I. F. Chaumhers, H. Moore or,, ,l , Brazier, W. Barringon, A. *i 0 (stroke), second. Wci' y ret'-. ?? haidirt :1. (Dte llsec start, first; B. 15, Deane lcnt to the front at ir weal; s ...

... Il O : L ,^ ~ ,qoJ Agenera~l lc f'pi ire . .o~sing days of the fishng Wsasonw 0 ton hamea. An equally unsatiseitoxy stat - of t1~nge prevailed on the ILea. Pike an j percell fshiing Is now 'olbsed on this' rivte' -except ini the' private fiaheries-untl Aug. l, bat the conservancy waters ar' still open for a. other kinds of fish ntil1 the end of tbe present motht, when thu'; trouting ...

... A WORLD'S RECORD. INTERNATIOEAL SKATING MEETINo.'-SEMBA TIONAL RFOcoDu IN ENGLAND. The third Amateur tnternational race in England wats brought oif yesterday at Cam- bridge. Mr. Eden, the Dutch champion, would not take part, but as another Hol- lander, ulhrtini Kiniuna, skatecd a mile with three sharp turns in the fastest time ever done in the bistorv of the sport, it proves that the ice could ...

... I l LONDON CORN E:CEANTGE B.C. The members of this club had four fours from Wandsworth to Putney, St.iphe-son, Dag'veli, ?? nerton, Rawsl:ngs, Ward cox.), beating Loexinqloa, Jarwasn, imnith, Lazel, ?? es (cox.) by three lengths; Boig's crew third, and ltattimer's last. GRESAU PRESS CLrn B.C. This club's doulle sculls were rowed from putney to lliaimersmrith, E. Miller and If. Miller beatingU. ...

... WORLDnS RECOUD BEATEN AT HrRNE HILL. At the ILondon County grounds G. E. Osmona and T. W. Good beat the World's half-mile tandem. record. They covered the firdt quarter in 31 4-5see, and the half in 60 4-6see, the previous best being 62iec., by G. E. Ossnond and B. G. Merry. T. Osborn also started behiiid the tandewites, but retired at the first quarter, his time being 328ec. BATHI ROAD C.C. ...

... Most of the rivers are getting bright again, and sport consequently on the de- crease. Nevertheless, many good barblel have been caught by fishing fine. A few more heavy showers would Drove bene- ncial. Xr. A. Thorn snd Mr. H. Dunn, City Piseatorials, had five dozen roach and dace out Nvith Job Brain, jun., on Taesday evenng.. Mr. A. A. Eldridge, the promoter of the pop-ilar Pulborough and ...