... SP 0 la T I G . Thle Locale Hlarrtiers will meet this week nt twelve o'clock each (lay, at Ballybrataogh1, on Monday, and iolloeycarragh, oln0 Tuesday. NU\w Puic:MlOM Xo:ix EttsroiNT.-Tho United Se'- vice Gazette aniiounccs that Iord Panomurs has ob- tained the salnctiolt of the Ceown to a measure of vital in poletaltce to the success of ?? in thle army. A wariant toill bI itsuedl imniodi ...

... TIIE ULSTER STEEPLE-CHASE. YESTERDAY, the celcbrated Ulster Steeple-chase Races came ofr at Armagh. The day being most favourable for such sports, there was a vcry large and respectable attendance. The stewards of the course ?? Lurgan, Lieut.-Colonel Caultfeild, Maxwell C. Close, Esq., ?? Lieut-Col. Stronge, J. W M'IGeou-h B]ond, Esq., and Captain Caullcild. Captaiu WV. A. Ilutchinson acted as ...

... iPoytfilig. INCIDENTS OF AscoT MEETiNG.-MIr. Howard ex- perionced'a verification of the old adage about the long lane which has no turning, and he has at last got out of what at one time appeared to him to be a reiglar cal de sIeC. Thrice were his colours succcss-- lid at Ascot, and the sweetener which he has received may induce him to abandon his determina- tion of retiring from the turf. ...

... CURRAGH OCTOBER MEETING-FRIDAY. Tire curtain has dropped on the short grass for the year 18.58-this, the finishing day of the October meeting, being the last scen of the drania. Tho wonther was un- propitious, and the attendance, as might be expected, scanty. Paget Stakes (renewed), 10 sovs, p p, 50 sove added. Marquis of ?? llibernia (Keegan) ?? Mr. IHarrison's Kars (Murphy) ?? ?? ?? 2 Mr. ...

... THE MAZE RACES -OCTOBER MEETING. YESTERDAY, the first day's racing in connoxion with the October meeting cnme ofrton the Maze Course. The day was exceedingly favourable, and the nr- rangements all that could be wished for. The at- tendance, however, waS unusually small, and the sports of the day but middling. FIRST RACE. QuieEN's PLATE Of 100 guineas (formerly rim for at Londonderry). Weight ...

... ,ipirting. MANCHESTER RA CES-THIURSSOAY, Si'-r. 22. 'T'11E WiprTIt Cnu.-Surveyor, L. Six ran. CIi ivrIaFiEL) litANDICAeP.-lairelil, 1. Seven ricol. WVii.iox lHANi)ICAP.=-AliliC S1t.e1r1tland, 1. Six ran. LEICESTER RACES.-TinuRsnmy, Sarai-. 22. TII Coc'r.Oiv STAI; :S-C by D)rayton, 1; Birthday, 2. IANDICAIAP SwVIces'rtIcuS.-'l'oniboy, i; ;I Jaidstone 2. Five ran. QUitEEN'S P T..i.r.-Hunsgefo0d, ...

... .Z.pacting I'atelligme. NEWMARKET RACES.-WEMDI)ESDAY, MAY 1. Handicap. Child of Mist, - 1 Sabra, - - - - _ 2 Sophistry, - - - - Plate. Exeter walked over. Suffolk Stakes. St. Antonio, - - - - 1 Tophana, - - - - - 2 Derby Betting-10 to 1 against Robbie Nobbic; 20 to I against Harbinger. NEWTAI.UKET LTTEST RIETTING.-TUESDAY, AMAy 11. Suffolk Stakes-6 to 1 ol St. Antonia; KnOIo-Knoll, Gay Lass, ...

... 9PORtTINQ NOTES FROm VAtIOUS QUSAR1 { 'ffln TWO TTtOI)SANnO'I)5GttAU. CONTADiRIA, by Nevintinster, out of' Mqatildle (in tile OnieThotstind, Derby, Oais. and St. Leger) is one of thle most racing-like fillies we. hlavc seen for mnany a day. To obtain tile third place for the new stakes at Ascot is no joke at any time; but whon we find a filly to imn so cl(se to Rupee and Tliormaniriy when, ...

... Aqu~atics. ROYAL IRISH YACHT CLUB. REGATTA o 1857-lNGSTOWNHlARBOUR-TUESDAY, 30THI JUNE, AND WEDNESDAY, 1ST JULY, 1857. FIRST DAY, TeuSDA&Y, 30TH JUNE, 1857. A piece of plate, presented by the Royal St. George Yacht Club, value £C0, open to all yachts be- longing to members of Royal yacht clubs; a time race; to start at eleven o'clock. Entranec, £2. A pulse of 40 sovereigns, presented by the ...

... TATTRRSALL'S, MONDAY .-A grent show of business was made, but if the actnal transactions were not im- portant, yet the incidents of speculation were suffi. cient to excite curiosity. The most interesting move- mcnts wvero with regard1 to the Two Th;ousand, 5 to 1 was laid once to a pony ngainst The Promlised Land, who was not exactly irn, and those odds might have been obtaincd with little ...

... EPSODm RACES-YRSTE9RDAY. THE DERBY. Marionette'gets the sebond place. THE O AKS. The Oaks Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft. for three- year-old fillies, 8st 7lb each; the owner of the se- cond filly to receive 100 sovs out of the stakes; and the'winner to pay 100 ?? towards the police and regulations of' the course, and 30 sovs to the judge. Mile and a-half, to be ran on the New Course. 168 subs. ...

... UNION (BELFAST) V. DUNMURRY. ON Saturday last, a match camno off between the Union (Belhest) and Dunmurry Cricket Clubs on the ground of the latter. The weather was favourable, and tho game excited considerable interest, and was closely contested; both sides playing Nvell. The Bel- fast gentlemen were most hospitably treated by the members of the Dunmiurry Club, and the greatest good feeling ...