... 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 ...

... UNION ClRICKET CLUB V. THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE CLUB. SATURDAY last, a ?? came oif between the Union and Queen's College Cricket Clubs, on the trrosinds of thefortner, when, after a closely-contested g;ame, the Union Club wvas declared the winner, with five Ilicliets to fall. The play on both sides was very good. Tho following is a return of tho innings:- UN ION. 1st Innings. II. Cuppago c ...

... . BR 11 ?? RAC, S. WEDNOSDAY : ' -; 'Brighton Stakes. - ?? Reehlab, . Ten ran. Nursery Stakes. Ilorace, Dedl.t Cecilic5 . Dead heat. Eight rin. Bristol Plate. . Queen Charlotte . ' ; *. ?? T. P. Cooke ; . 2 Espera ?? Four ran. T11 PMLI'eTIA-Tli6Louth Rifles are. aboilt to leave Yarmouith for Deptford, and about lQO of the regi- ment have already; takien their departure' ?? place, The City. of ...

... NEWMARKET RACES-THIUiRSDAY. QUEEN'S PLATE. Independence, ?? 1.. ?? ?? ?? Stark 2 Four ran. RUTLAND STAKES. Brother to Rainbow, .1 Jason, ?? Five ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSSTAKES. Actwon, ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? . Brine. ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 2 Fourteen ran. ,latcb-Appollo beat Golden Pippin. £G IIANDO1AP PLATE. Montobello ?? ..1 ?? ?? ?? Greck, 2 Nine ran. TWELFTHI TRIENNIAL. King of Diamonds, . .. ?? Tom Bowlin ...

... [FROM[ OUR SPORTING CORRESIONDENIT. ] TUESDAY. Tnr aquatic event of this week that has chiefly occupied the attention of the votaries of the deep, is the startingof the Great Eastern. The time, the day, and the hour has arrived that is to give to the ocean its floating island; and on this day, the 6th of Sep- tember, all England, with a portion of Ireland and Scotland, will be lying in little ...

... NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBEIM MEETING. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The Camsarewitch Stakes-a Free Handicap of 25 sovs ceci, 15 ft, with 200 added; certain penalties; the I second to ?? 50 sovs out of tle stakes. Ctesarewitch Course (2 miles, 2 furlongs, 28 yards). Ninety-three sobs. Sir W. Booth's Artless, by Archy, 3 yrs, 5st 21b (ctal'ried fst 21b) (Drew) ?? ?? I Mr. T. Parr's Gaspard, 3 yrs, 6st 91b ...

... LIMERICK COURSING CLUB-TitURSDAY. SECOND DAY. SEICONlI TIES (UNFIxNISII.) Cardinail Wolsoy beat Rluby. Revenge beat Sultan. Wild Irish Boy beat White Lady of Avencl (drawLn). Momentous Subject-A bye. ,T1lilllR TUNS. Othello beat Faha, Flanmbeau bent Cardinal Wolsoy. Revengo beat Iantnsy. Wild Irish ti0y beat Momentous Subject. FOURHri TIES. 1 lanihecis beat Othello). Wildl Irish B~ov heat ...

... SPORTI&G. CARRICKMACROSS STEEPLE.CHASES-OcT. 17. Stewards-Sir George Forster, Bart., M.P.; P. Kenny, J.P.; Captain Leslie, J.P.; Colonel Forster, J.P.; Captain B. Adams, J.P., Hon. Sec. Mr. B. HI'Cul, Judge. Carrick Race meeting was held this year about half-a-mile from the town. A few of the fences in the line selected were objected to by the owners of three out of the five horses entered fbr ...

... Pactolus Romaric Poet, HEREFORD RACES-YESTERDAY. [By MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHI.] HURDLE RACE. s, ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 0., ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? Seven ran. NURSERY. Topitz, ?? Rajah Brooke, ?? .. .. Eight ran. TOWM PLATE. Babylon, ?? ICreeper, ?? .. .. .. .. Warrior Queen, ?? . .. ?? Nine ran, HERIEFORDSIHIRE IIANDICAP. Broadlands, ?? ?? ?? Whimsical,. Liveryman, ?? r Pactolas, Toddy, Dreadnough ARISTOCRATIC. ?? ...

... - HAMPTON RACES. THURSDAY. The Visitors' Plate (Handicap) of 60 sovs. Winners of any race after June 18, 61b extra. One mile. Soothlsayer,.. ,, .. ?? ,. ,,1 Bellona, ?? .. . ?? 2 Four ran. The Richmond Plate (Handicap) of 08 sovs. Winners of any race after June 18, 61b extra. One rile. Tame Dr, ?? ?? . I Indulgence, 2 Orianda,. ?? ?? Three~ran. Her Majesty's Plate of 100Quineas; three-year ...

... SPOMRING. 1 : 1 I ;i : : .ASCOT RACES-TlUi1SDAY. The Gold Cap, by sabsoription of 20 soV9 each, with 200 added t'roin the fund; thesecont to receivei50 sovs out ,of tle, stakes; three-yenr-olds, ost 101b; fonr, 8st 51b;, fdve, 9st:.six and aged 9st 311); rnares. and geldings allowed 3ib. I To start at the' Cup Post and go once round-(abottt two miles and e rhalf). 25 subs. Fislierman,. ,. . I2 ...

... SPORTING NOTES FROMT VARIOUS QUARTERS. (FRlOM OUR SPORTING COIRRESPONDENT). , - 8 ?? TBn season of aquatic contests is drawing to a close, and the Columbuscs of tho pleasure navy are sunning their Summer canvas along the pleasant shores of oul tight little island, poking their bow.sprits into ol.of-thie-wrvy creaks and hurbours, and circumnavi- gating islets and mainlinds, roving cruisers ...