... . (WnLlr'EN EXPRE5CY FOR THE OXFRDJOURN&L.) a As we augpred, there was a great meeting at Gbodwood. What a-sight to-bebold in that ducal ned .picturesque park, e such a coacentration. of wealth, interest, and beauty-the e celebrities of Fraee. and. America uiieglipg together with ,, the flower of Bagland, Scotia, and Erin; .tbe Queen of ihe I, Netherlands, the' drnate de Paris, the Dtuke of ...

... FRIDAY, Aua. 21. The Town Plate of 25 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Mr. A. Newman's Theory, by Theon (Bundy) .* Mr. Stamford's Crown Pigeon ?? ?? Mr. J. Dawson's Harrie 3.. ?? Betting-3 to 2 on Barrie, even against Theory, and 4 to 1 against Crown Pigeon. Won easily by two lengths. Harrie beaten off a long way. A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 sovsy added, for two- year ...

... (WRITTrEN EXPRESSLY ?? THIE OXFORD JOURNAL.) Last week, amid weather the most brilliant, 260 animals u contested 4S prizes, the competition being at York, Abing- don, Ymu'nortth, and Swansea. John Scott's two vear-olds e ill got vell vanquished on the Knavesmire, and he was ti equally unfortunate with his Loger and 1000 guineas horses, d Warlock and Impurouse, in their important engagements. d ...

... CRICKE T. HON. C. F. 0. SPENCER'S ELEVEN V. W. J. BRISTow'%, EsQ,-A match between an eleven chosen by the Hon. and Rev. C. F. 0. Spencer from the county, and an eleven se- lected by W. J. Bristow, Esq., from the city, came off oa the Magdalen ground on Friday the 7th instant. The wea-. ther proved very unfavourable for cricket, and would not allow an innings each to be plaved out. The score ...

... - (WRITTEN EXPRSSSLY FOR TH-m oXF'onD JOURNALJ) We have now got firlly over the first half of the present turf campaign,; .id., though we have had. 1051 different aniimals conpeting, of which number 247 vwere'two-year~olds, ad only 90 others aged horses, the season (so farns it has goin) v:ill not bear comparisoji with corresponding periods. ut this is owing to the prolonged hardness of the ...

... (WRITTEN, EXPRESSLY FOll THEi OXFORD JOURNAL.) The efforts of the officijs at Lewves, WV'olverhaiClptoli, and Reading, last week, wore crowned with success. Soene wonderful large ?? were produced, considering ll things, and the turfite's heart bounded again with delight at such improvements that were manifested. The Lcwves meotin- was noted for three particular eh-cumttanceis--the decklea ...

... ABINGDON nACES. It THURSDAY. y These races, which are always looked forward to with h much interest, especially in this neighbourhood, took place on Thursday and Friday, and in every respect retained their I wonted reputation for sport and excitement. The stewards eon the occasion were Captain Leicester Vernon and Thea- bald Theobald, Esq., and they had in Mr. WT. Flanagan, as e honorary ...

... VICTORIA CLUB, OXFORD, V. BANBURY.--The return match between these Clubs was played on Port Meadow on Monday last, when the superior play of the Oxonians com- pletely vanquished their opponents. At the conclusion of the game the score stood as follows.:-Banbury, 21 and 45; Victoria, first innings, 187.-On the part of the former, J. Dew obtained 2 and absent; AV. Curtis, 1 and 1 ; H. Nasley, 1 ...

... SPORTING iNOTES. (WaTTrEN EXPRIISSLI FOR THE OXl'ORD JOURNAL,) The several meetings are looking up now, the change in the weather having afforded every opportunity to trainers in bringing their horses into better condition, and putting those to work whose questionable understandings would not admit of during the drought. A quartette of gatherings last week was attended by the following ...