... TO-DAY'S CRICKET. Kent v. Yorkshire. I CAirrERBURY, Saturday.—The Canterbury week is ending in far pleasanter weather than it opened, the morning being delightfully warm and sunny. Play began at 11.35, Kent, with a balance of 90 runs a^inst them, entering on their second innings. Eashleigh and Mason went in, the Yorkshire bowling being shared by Peel and Wainwrisrht. rlhe two batsmen started ...

... In one of the breaks array Pepper Pot overpow ered his.i'^ckey and nearly ran the course loefore being nulied up. When the flap fell Pepper Pot jumped off in front,made the whole ot the running, and won easily in front,made the whole ot the running, aud won easily by four lengths a length and a half divided second and third. Inverdon was four h, and Guimauve last. Tde winner was bong t in for ...

... o.¡' evening. Deceased deal at times from wantof breath, and sbe. in very good health on the previous Tuesday night, but bad not known of a doctor everpttendiriglier. Witness, accompanied by them, again went to deceased's house on Saturday afternoon, and they again found the door locked. She went up to deceased's sister's house, but she was from home, and left word with the neighbours that she ...

... Sporting Prephecies. I LINGFIFLD. MARCH HURDLE HANDICAP. -Sportsman-Ir H. Hyam's sbest Sporting Life—Morda Field- Cameronian County Gentleman-Penzie or St. Jude Land and Wat,er-Penzie Sporting Times—Keep Out or Harold Licensed Victuallers' Gazette-Hurley or Prank. STEWARDS' STEEPLECHASE.—Sportsman—Redhill or Waterford Sporting Life—Redhill Field-Redhill or Catlial County Gentlema.u-C:halor ...

... QUOITS. u I WauniXWYb T. uaren was played on Saturday in splendid weather, and ended in a win for the home team. Scores waunllwyd. PONTYMISTER. .JI-- n1 '7' T. G iS. Jiawaius &I o times o I A. Palmer..J?JJ? 21 W. Watts ????UJ 7 I G. Stroud 21 H. Charles.— 4 Hoskins 21 J. Jenkins. — .,— 5 W. Morgan „21 J. Booth. 14 C. Burrows 21 J. GrU&t.hs.—?? 10 W. Cottle 6 J. Camfield -j 21 J. Llewellyn. 11 ...

... Betting—100 to 30 agsfc Po.s-doi, 7 io 2 Iis,:e- brigt, 8 to 1 agst Blue Mark, 100 to Beach agst High ami low, anet Frederick Cecil, and 100 to 6 agt others. After Posatlos had boIled and delayed the st.m, [zates jumped off in front of Inaebright, Bine Mack. and Posados. with Cranmer in front of Black- 1 burn, High and Low, and one the top ground, till descending the hill into the Abingdon Dip ...

... Rain has fallen during the early morning and I exercise hours, and the outlook is not promising for a satisfactory wind up from a weather point II of view. No improvement can be written of the sport. My selections read as follows Selling Hurdle—PARAMETER. Harrington Steepleohase-CLANRICARDB. Humberstone Hurdle—THK COWAN. February Hurd le-BALLYBUR. Selling Steeplechase—ROMANY. Wigston ...

... Hunting Appointments. THE G LAJ1 ORG A NS HIRE HOUNDS. Monday, Jan. 7, at Trenches Wood, at 10.45 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at The Kennels, at 10.45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at St Nicholas, at 10.35 a.m. THE I.LANIIAKAN HOUNDS. t'u. sdav. Jan. 8, at Llannarran, weather permitting, at 10. ;0 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Brvncethyn at 10.30 a.m. THE PEMBROKESHIRE HOUNDS. Monday, Jan. 7, at Houghton ...

... TO-DAY'S CRICKET. I Warwickshire v. Essix. BIRMINGHAM, Wednesday.-Play was resumed in fine wether this morning, and before a small attend- ance. Bainbritige and Quaife continued their innings, but at 48 Quaife was bowled, and Law came In, Bainbridge batted in splendid form, his playing too being exceptionally Sue. A double bowling change was tried at 85, but Bainbridge attained his 50 after an ...

... SEQUEL TO A SWANSEA TRAGEDY. Impending Release of the Convicted Man. The convict, Walter Jenkins, who waSj. sentenced eight years ago to 15 years' penalU servitude for the murder of his master, Mr' Smith, a grocer, and is now about to be released J. pn tickotof-leave, has given his relatives several^ glimpses of his prison life in letters he. hast; addressed from Parkhurst Prison. In one he4 ...

... FOOT BA L-L. f FIXTURES FOR TO-MORROW, Reports of the following matches will be published I in the Stuth Wales Echo to-morrow (Saturday) LOCAL MATOHES. I RUGBY, CardtfI-Penarth v. Cardiff. Nevrport-Blackheath v. Newport. Swansea— Morriston v Swansea. Neath-Lianelly t. Neath. Pontypridd-Bridgend v. Pontypridd. Bristol- Cp. rdiff 2nd t. Bristol 2nd. W bt! church-Liaii daft v Whitchurch. Por ...

... DiEO iN THE FfHE.  0;p! Lod?', Dtomorp, Co. D)wn, w.s d- ?'?..yed hySre on Thursday u'?').? T::e umiatM h:d narrowesoapti. Tw.,) cresp,t.ser,c. a m:.n alld 'vom;tn, were fuund hurut to de&th in nu ouc- houap, !md it is chought that they pet tha ))'!nce on tire. Twenty-two cowi and three horses were f lJR.'5ted to death. ...