... rKA lover of the Rifle writes thus to the Field:- ng Sir,-Your correspondent of the Mid-Lothian Rifle Club lb, equires owhether any of your readers have record of shouting fasejual to the strings le mentions. I should have troubled you erwith the following account of what I consiler good shooting 'ge last week, but deferred, nothing doubting but there would rm have been many responses, ...

... 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. ...

... INTELLIGENCE EXTRA, GOODWOOD RACES. Nominations for the GoODWOOD STAKES; two miles and a half. Ch o by Birdcateher. Wardermnarke, 3 yre Homily, y yrs Maidof Masiam 4yS Kingmaker, 3 yrs Melissa, 4 yr Dulcamara, 3 yrs Sneeze, 3 yrs ITuorbit, 3 yrs Gleesinger, 3 yrs Liverpool, 3 yrs Borderer, 3 yrs GeMma di Vorgy, 3 yro Martinet, 3 yrs Relapse, 3 yrs Barlconr, 4 byron Chevalieed'sdustrieay ...

... SPORTING INTELLIGEINCE. -CURUALOU JUNE MEETING. (lOM OURa COUeBSPONDENT.) Stewards-Sir T Burke, Bart; the Marquis of Waterford, and Wm Quin, Etq. Rauger-Robt Browne, Esq. Deputy Ranger sud Reeper of the Match Book-J R Hunter, Esq. Judge-MIr 1 4 Hunter. Starter-Kr Clanoy. TURSDAY, JTUNE 25. There was again to-day a very full, if not ?? so fashion- able an attendadne as on the previous days, the ...

... -m, WOW ISTHML,, GAMES1'. t .The na and games at Epacm-hirld ?? Igiatailbnitsi Sundd olu mmnda0e ~~ ies tlhti~pqttt ..eventh tqiglfaph9f4a0,4asz* No ,t, sesoj,,thsyq. s' dubbed tb, Ep&O qpa. 'o:sr Iastflaf games-!:; ad as be. . has S6 sI ,4had in iharga(the eonet n forelgn..sffafra, it has alway beenasaumed that he Awstktoweet tliyibihabout ri the tramsaatidna df bhuinissi and )id iie . > ...

... C H E S S. Problem No. le8, by Mr. F. Rea' Y. BLAiCK. WHITE. White to move, and checkmate in three moves. The Philadelphia Athenanum and New York Chess Clubs. The following fine game occurred in the recent correspondence match, in which the Philadelphia Atheenaoutu proved victorious over the powerfal New York Clhess Club, Both the games have been published by the Atheorwun Committee with notes ...

... apatio. ROYAL M RSEGACTTA CLUB-GRAND R.EOATTLA. TUE grand annual regatta of this club commenced on Friday, under very auspiciouS circumstances. The weather was exceedialgly propitious-a stiff, Easterly breeze, a clear sky, and a glorious sunshine. More than usual interest was attached to the proceedings, in consequ(llce of her Majesty having graciously presented the club with a piece of' plate ...

... 11 I livorfiliff. A S C O T R A C E S.-WEDNESDAY. TIIE Heath presel ted that dreary appearance charac- tcristic of anl raec-couises oil a wet day. The few spectators Nrhio lined the course o0posite the Grand Stand k kicked their lecels about the sodden grass with a kind of listless inldifforetice to thieproceedings, anl ?? tliealselves to the lleav showvers that tell at cpnick initervals with ...

... 0 0 ~TATTERSALLS-YgbDA bt I '(Dir MsAGNU0eerTRY.ZGRAPN0-) ' ORtTZlMVBE D PLAT9.-5 to Cagst S9dnrisher (taken freely), 9 to S 2agat Underhaudju 10 tog aget Mongrel (taken); 10 to I aget Vandal; St1 to I ?? 10 to 1 agst El Hakil. A disposition to lay agpt El Hakilt very little doing. GoODWOOD STAKES-10D to 6 agit Martinet, 21 to I asi' Rowe, 21 to l agot Warlook, 25 to 1 agt BEird in Hand, 80 to ...

... SPOBTING. be TATTERSALL'S-THUoSDAY. th A large majority of the principal book-makers being at Cl Manchester, the room was not numerously attended. The following scanty list of quotations comprises all the trass- acticns that came under our notice: 60 ASCOT CUP; 6 to I agst Lord Zetland's Skirmisher (t 13 to 2) ce 7 to 1 - Captain Verner'a .ance (offd) 8 to 1 - Mr. Snewing's Poee Star (offd) ...

... STOCKB3RIDGE AND WINCHESTER. TO THES EDITOR OF TIHE DAILY N4E'W. ?? such a monster bill of fare, a brilliant gathering at Stockbridge to-moro maybe reasonably anti-E )~cipated. Seven items have to bo got throgh, all of which y have closed, with the exception of the All-aged Selling Sweep- Y stakes, which is of but little importance. All attention 'sill LObe paid to the Stockbridge Derby end ...

... NEWCASTL!E-UPON.TYNE RACES. I Tuesday, June 23. Stewards; Right Hon. Earl of Zetland, Sir C. M1. L. Moochl, Bart,, Sir Lydston Newmnan, Bart., and A. Nichol, Esq. Judgerandflandicapper; Mr. i. Johnlson, York. Starter: Mr. W. ElliottManchester. Clerk of the Course: Mr. J. Gray. This highly-pepnlar Northombrian Race Meeting commiieneed on Tues- day and te rminated ona Thursday afternoon. Tho ...