... POR I THE TURF.-The Newmarket Second Spring and the York meetings have been the most prominent ones of the week, but it can hardly be said that at either the sport has been first-rate. Indeed at Newma ...

... ,Sport!3 aub iltatinic!3 BY VANDERDECKEN SILDOM has the appearance of a University crew on the tideway created such effect as was the case when Oxfory BOAT RACE last week twice rowed over the course ...

... N Jlipc of nil kinds of adverse predictions, the Doncaster * ('Liiig 1CtCd v ith promise of the greatest success, and the ?? br ii. i'ply ?? it. When we arrived in Doncaster on Cievenin ...

... MfDlr N00o1 onl cort THOUGHTS ON HUNTING by Peter Beckford, Esq., is so well known and so deservedly popular that to criticise it would be a work of supererogation on our part. Written a hundred and ...

... Svorts nb an stilmes By VAfNDERDECKENV LET cricketers be thankful for the adverse decision CRCKET come to on Monday evening by county cricket repre- LFhC1S A- se atives assembled at Kennington Oval ...

... - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .- ? TIuE TURF.-The echoes of the Derby have hardly yet passed sway, and as has often been the case for many days after the great event, the cry has been taken up that some other animal ...

... On Tuesday, at Queen's Hall, the Bach Choir gave a performance of Professor Villiers Stanford's Requiem Mass, produced at the recent Birmingham Festival. The original impression as to the very great merits of Professor Stanford's music has been more than con- firmed in subsequent performances, and we have heard more than one eminent musician declare that the Requiem is the finest work the ...

... I DAUGHTERS OF BABYLON COMPANY V. WEST RIDING REGIMENT. Played at Halifax, Friday, Aug. 26th. West Riding Regiment.-Carter, b Smith, 2; Tid- marsh, c Hargrave, b Smith, 0; Jenkins, not out, 42; Sykes, b Smith, 5; Smith, 1 b w, b Rivington, 7; Maple, b Rivington, 0; Carter, b Smith, 0; Showell, b Rivington, 4; Ellarm, 8 Smith, 6; Howarth, 8 Smith, 1; extras, 2; total, 69. Daughters of ...

... THA ETRICAL SPORTS. The Theatrical Cycling Club held their first annual sports on Thursday, the 29th ult., at the London County Grounds, Herne-hill, under the patronage of Sir Henry Irving, Sir Squire Bancroft, Mr Beerbohm Tree, Mr George Edwardes, Mr Forbes Robertson, Mr Geo. Alexander, Mr Fredk. Harrison, Mr Chas. Wyndham, Mr Arthur Chudleigh, Mr Cbas. Hawtrey, Mr Robert Arthur, Mr H. T. ...

... CRI C KE T. BRISTOL X.L.C.R. v. MUSIC HALLS. Played on Clifton Downs on June 20tb. Scores:- - Bristol XL.C.R.-Arthur E. Bailey, b Edward S. Hare, 40; Harry Hare (captain), b Johnny Stuart, 7; Leslie Clayton, b Edward S. Hare, 1 - Andrew Brown, b Johnny Stuart, 4; Ted Smith, b Edward S. Hare, 0; Harry Belding, b Edward S. Hare, 11 ; Bert Pockson, b Johnny Stuart, 1; Ern Belding, b Edward S. ...

... UNITED SERVICE C.0. V. SIlVER KING C.C. Played at Bristol, and resulted in the defeat of the Service team by 38 runs. Scores:- Silver King ?? Dornton, b Field, 13; R. Rivington, b Field, 6; A. Whitehead, b Field, 2; A. Wilmot, b Field, 12; F. Wells, b Field, 5; F. Pitt, b Righton, 0; W. R. Coleman, 1 b w, b Field, 10; H. Firth, b Righton, 0; C. Reed, b Righton, 3; F. Withers, not out, 11; ...

... MR PETERSON'S ELEVEN V. CARTE's REPERTOIRE C.C. Played at Hessle, Hull, on Jule 8tb, 1898. Scores:- Mr Peterson's Eleven.-Rev. A. M. Batty, b Evett, s 31; J. F. Thompson, b Evett, 7; C. N. Jackson, c and b Evett, 4; T. P. Cooke, c Kavanagh, b Evett, 8; B. S. Moss Blundell, h Johnson, 3; B. Rudston, c and b Johnson, 37; T. R. Smith, not out, 25; F. Meek, c Flucker, b Johnston, 7; extras, 7 ; ...