... EPSOM RACES. TUESD.AV.-The Craven Stakes were won by The Chicken; ss the Woodcote Stakes by Lawn; the Epsom Summer Handicap icl by Escape; the Horton Stakes by Sextus; the Manor Place Ch by Orinoco; and the Heathoote Plate by Comfort. hi THE DERBY. oth The Derby of 1855, although favoured by fine weather, was it is L not an improvement on its predecessors either in the number def or the ...

... LUPPITT, MONKTON, UPOTTERY, AND COOMBE-RALEIGH. The annual ploughing match for the above-named united parishes took place in two fields on Dolish farm, Luppitt, on Wednesday last, and was largely attended by agriculturists and others, who expressed themselves highly gratified by the manner in which the work was performed by the seventeen competitors for the various prizes. Ploughing over, a ...

... SAMPFORD COURTENAY PLOUGHING MATCH. The Sampford Courtenay and Honeychurch Agriultural Society held their second annual ploughing match on =ednesday, the 7th inst., in a field of nine acres, belonging to Mr. John Brook, of Barton. Twenty-four competitors entered the field, and the weather throughout the day, was all that could be desired. The spectators were nutnerons, and apparently ...

... I _. .- .. . _ _ I _, __ ?? AL _ . RUGRLEY, Ifondfav.-Mr. John Parsons Cook, a sporting gentliemnan, aged 2t years, residing at Lotterworth (Leicestershire) E. was the owner of a horse named Polestar, which won two of the stakes at the Shraewsbcury races on the 13th and 14th nit. Whilst at Shreow.lccry, after the race, Mr. Cook was taken suddenly ill, of lie was subsequently resnovel to ...

... ANTICIPATIONS OF EPSOM. m (FROU A CORRESPONDENT.) St The Grand Epsom Carnival commences on Tuesday, May of 22nd; and on Wednesday comes that day, big with the fate re of thousands, the Derby Day. The Derby-day is the only real national holiday the Englishman enjoys; the only day on which the peer and the peasant and all grades between A them meet and enjoy themselves with one and the same ...

... The Twelfth Annual Ploughing Match for the above parishes ti 1Itook place on Tuesday last, On Holdridge Farm, in the PI I occupation of Mr. Charles Lake, about a mile distant from tc lthe town of Northramolton. About fifteen ploughs entered for at competition, and though in the estimation of the judges the ST 5work was not so well done as has been observed on former Di1 occasions in the ...

... OAKFORD FARMERS' CLUB. The annual ploughing match of this club was held on Wednesday week in a field on Spurway farm, in the occupa. tion of Mr. B. Heywood. The sixteen, who competed, favoured by fine weather, and encouraged by the large number of agriculturists and others who attended, performed their work in such efficient manner, that the judges of it, Mr. Babb, Ashbrittle, Mr. Cook, ...

... PLOUGIING MATCHES. TS A . A tSE .E . Iy 11 X- 1 t^so oA In TT, i P BROADWOODKELLY AND NONKOKEHA1MVP- TON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual ploughing match of the above society took place on Monday, in a field belonging to Park Farm, in the parish of Broadwoodkelly. Operations were commenced at an early hour, in the presence of many of the yeomanry of the district The practice was considered ...

... MISS MOWlBRAT.-It will be recollected that this celebrated steeplechaser fell at a water-leap at Liverpool, and was destroyed. Her owner requested Mr. Lucas to make a poet morleoc examination, when it was discovered that her stomach contained poison, which must have been administered to her within a few minutes of starting. Suspicion rests upon a man for many years connected with Mr. John ...

... ..t .- . . RETIRE)IBNT OF MR. EIUSSELL-It is witn. deep regret we hear of the retirement of Mr. Ilussell from among the M. F. H.'s of Devon. We feel assured his loss will be long and sincerely lamented by all lovers of for-hpnting in that part of North Devon, which for so many years he has so liberally and successfully hunted. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The South Devon (Mr. Whidborne's) Houndswill ...

... PLOUGHING MA'I'CHES. KENTISBEARE AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION. The fourteenth annual ploughing match of this association took place on Wednesday last, in a field called Moor Park, near Kentismnor, in the occupation of Mr, Edward Cannifurd. The weather througbont the day was peculiarly favorable, and the attendance, though far from equal to that of some former occasions, comprised ...

... T 015SHAM {EGATTA. -. ~ - I The weather on Monday was not at all favourable for aquatic sports, at least so far as related to the comfort of the pleasure seekers. A drizzling rain set in soon after midday, and continued, with very little intermission, till the evening, when a dense fog from the south-west added gloom ta the previous discomrfort; and this being Succeeded by a drenching rain, ...