... KINGSTOWN RACES. t The races announced to come off over the Kingstovwh c Coitrse, on. Tuesday and Wednesday next, promise. prime t sport. ir The first race on Tuesday, will be a match for 50 sovs. aside, between Captain Arinit's c. h. Napoleon, five yrs., thoro' bred, 12st., and Mr. Knaresboro's b. g. No Mistake, 0 half-bred, I st. 61b. .E Theanext race will be for the stakes, for which there ...

... ATHLONE GARRISON RACES, The officers of the 99th Foot and Scots' Greys have earned | tbr themselves the thanks and good will of the gentry and inhabitants ?? by adding a new source of amuse- ment to the very few the people here'have to enjoy, to while away the cares of this very dull season. Hitherto we have had no such thing as garrison races; however, a beginning was made on Wednesday last, ...

... The first day's running of the Kingstown Steeple Chase Races came offyesterday, on the usual ground, after re- peated postponements in consequence of unfavourablet weather. Indeed, at this season ofthe year it would be impossible to have been more fortunate in thelselection of a day for the purpose, for the weathe was exceedingly clear and mild during the entire day, and the ground, which had ...

... SPORTING 11TELLIGENCE. p THE LIVERPOOL GREAT STEEPLE CHASE. n (From the Liverpool Mla il of Tuesday.) TUESDAV, FEBRUARY 26, 1839. Earl of Sefton, Umpire-Mr. Wm Lynn, Secretary. a The grand steeple chase, which has for some time occu- I pied the attention of the sporting world, comes oft this day P at the Aintree Race Course, on ground which will enable ti the occupants of the Grand Stand to ...

... Mr. Finucane's hounds met at Spancilhill, on Saturday bon .the 23d, at a quarter past eleven o'clock. A bag man the 'was shook in the large field to the right of Cranaher, giving I him ten minutes law. Time being called, the raspers came she up to tke, scratch and went to work in real Bendipo fashion, sta, hitting bard and giving no time to scheme. In the wet par bottom n near Cahirshocknessy ...

... HAMPTON SPRING MEETING-TuEsDAy. I The weather proved so much milder than svould -have dis been expected, frown its extreme coldness on Monday, that for numbers who would otherwise have found four hours' ret lacing at the river side rather inconvenient, mounted their of nags, and joined in the spring diversions of the famed qu Moulsey Hurst. The railway contingent was also pretty na strog, and ...

... AMANCHESTER-FRIDAr EVENING. C Since our quotations of Tuesday there has been a con- siderable share of business done upon two or three of the u Chester Cup horses. A gentlemarn on his way from War- ii wick, connected with northern stables, supported both of a Mr. Meiklam's horses with very considerable spirit, corn- i mencing in backing the Drone at 20 to 1, and Modesty at tI the same figure ; ...

... SPOR2ING. MELTON IMIOWBRAY-SATURI5AY. I This fsar-famed sporting town has had a week of brilliant eclat. On Monday the steeple-chase, which has excited so 1 much interest, came off, the starting-place being at Burton, and the terminating one at Leesthorpe-hill. Seven started, namely-Mr. Villiers, Lord Macdonald, the Earl of Desart, Sir David Baird, Lord Suffield, the Marquis of Waterford, and ...

... [ NEWSMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1839. The following is a list of the appointments for thiE meeting with such remarks as to what will start as the lasi acounits from Newmarket permit us to give:_ 2110NDAY-THIS DAY. The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs each; for three years olds, 6st; four years, 8st 41b; five years, 8st 131b ; six years and aged, 9st 4lb. A. F. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each; for ...

... Fore the aer- )re- S of uth lhat the ;ru- D011- D of the I to in Fore was ; in atal .om we t of )ns, ials der to bw. to eel es, red rare be ich rell Dse NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. SUNDAY NIanT.,The entries for to-morrow have closed as follows:._ CRAVEN STAXKE.-Epirus, 5 yrs; Scamander, 5 yrs; Paganini, 4 yrs ; Dash, 4 yrs ; Quo Minus, 4 yrs; B3arca-, rolle, 4 yrs; c by Actmon, out of Wings, 3 ...

... I 0 MANCHESThE, TussDAr ENtENmG.-We conjectured on f Friday that the Newynarket lisit would this week be taken i. baida by our 'portsmien, atid thus the Chester Cup ob- n tain a little rest. It is pretty nearly so. We have tbuoid a variety ofengagements made on thle event decided yester- d day. The tip was equally as strong from the South in we favour of Mr. Thornhill's lot as it was for ...

... sd WESTMEATH RACES. t _ Westmeath Grand Steeple Chase for the Urn, value 100 c guineas, and 301. added by the stewards. The above race came off on Tuesday over the Lynn course (same as last year). Two mile heats, in which were he seventeen leaps, some of which could well compete with the Liverpool swampers, particularly the double ditch at ,as the tenth leap, the river, and the awful break ...