... NOTES FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS. TTHE season of 1860 commences in downright earnest on the 15th of February next, although the c legiti - mate season is not supposed to open until the 27th of March. With such programmes, however, as are ?? by the promoters of the cletings at Lincoln, Nottingham. Derby, Liverpool, Shrewsbury, Coventry, and Warwick, it must be admitted tiat tie innova- tion is ...

... NOTES FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS. Tim SPRING NomiNATIONS.-Thie racing prospects for the ensuing season are, certainly, briglt enough. with few exceptions, all the Spring Handicaps and the principal two anrd three year old events ha.ve closed with large entries, a dimintition in the number of subscribers, in one quarter being more than couuterbalanced by an increase in another. TIhe Chester. Cup, ...

... NOTES FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS. THE EPSOM DERBY.-TO comment upon the per- formances of the 14S that we have seen in public ont of the 225 ongaged in the Derby of 1860 is a task our spiace will not aillou of, pecially ns it is altogether unnecessary, the running of the majority ?? been so thoroughly bad that the merest tyro in racing matters must already have disalissed them from their mninds when ...

... Captain White has soll Jordan to the Rawelifre Stuld Copnllilily. Star of the East has been sold to go to Austria, and wais shipped a few days since Mr. 1-largreaves priced Teddington to the Rissians at 5,000 guinlias. Gloomy has also arrived at the samo place, to Idle Boy. Tim LECALnlD THARRIERS Will meet next week on londay, the 9th instant, at BallybrItanogh; and on Thursday, the 12th, at ...

... CASTLE IEVERS COURSING-W1EDNESDAY, JANUARY 11. Stewards-Captain Westropp; Captain J. Wes- tropp; R. H. Mason, Esq.; II. Going, Esq. Secretary-Wim. Bolster, Esq. Judge-Ralph Westropp, Esq. CASTLE STAKEIS. Mr. Spaight's b d Babel beat 'Mr. Icver's b b Nancy. Mr. Fosberry's f b Fantasy beat Mr. Delmege's w b d Desmond. Mr. Russell's b b Revenge beat Dr. Donovan's Swiper. GLENSIA STAK1ES. Mr. ...

... NOTES FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS. The Derby race committee have decided not to bold a Spring meeting. The Earl of Coventry shot his covers at Croome last week. The party did not go ont until past two o'clock on one day, and they killed 436 pheasants. The next day they had 172. The total comprised 1,081 pheasants. A match of rackets is likely to take place for £400 and the championship, between Mr. ...

... SOUTHERN COURSING CLUB-THE ARNOTT CHALLENGE CUP. VALUL £65. ENTRANCE £3 10s. Judge, Q. IlAwjicles, Esq. Slipper, T. SAUNDERS. Siewards-Thomas If. Hewitl, G. Wise, Sir John Arnott, M.P., Lnrd Lurgan, J. Russell, Jas. Spai ght, H. Duggan, P. Sarsfleld, J.P., W. Wise, Jas. Payne, Doctor Curtis, and J. Iawvkes. Field Stewards- Victor Roche, J. Adamss, M1. Cramer, J.P., Thomas Woods, Al. Lon-field, ...

... HUNTING APPOINTMENTrS. KIr.L.uLTAeu ITARRIERS-11..30) A.m. WcdeInesday Jan. 25th, Smith's (Pitnlcave.) Saturday, Jan. 28th, Knockcairn. OID UocK ASD CHICHrESTER TlAmRiEtiMs. Tuesday, Jan. 24th, Irish lill. Saturday, Jan. 27th, Seven-mile-stone, Ani trint eatd. IVEAGn RUNT-11.311 A M. Tuesday, Jan. 24th, Gervaghy. Saturday, Jan. 28th, Banbridge. LICALF. IIAnrR:tIs (Down Ilunt.) Wednesday, Jan, ...

... I COURSING AT CLANDrnoYm.- The lovers of the leash who attended the meet in the beautiful demesne of Lord Dufferin on Friday were rewarded with a capital day's sport, the weather being every- thingthat couirl be desired, hares stontt and plenty, and the gromlds, notwithstanding the late rains, in first-rate order to test the game and lasting qu litics of the greyhounds. About forty ...

... COURTOWN COALLENGE CUP-SEtoon DAY. FPNISH-`l5ST TIES. Mr. Foley' Lady le Brewer beat Mr. Whyto's Wind- fall. Jfr. Foley's Blueo Blazes beat Ir. ?? Meteor. Mr. Dixon's Donnybrook boat Mr. Atkinson's The Earl of Staffan. Mr. Gray's Barnoy Williams boat Mr. Lupin's Berwsick. SICOSD TIeS. Hnawl beat Discord. Niimblo boat Sherry. Sovereign beat Stranger. Duke boat tarret Crowe. Cousin Bess beat ...

... Tattersa It's, Mlonday. Chester Cttp-20 to I agst Lonirrango, talen; 25 to I agst Birminghliam, taken; ?? to I agst Petra, taken; 410 to I aeg-t Satellite, taken. Livurpool Stepllilecilase- I to 1 a4st Anatis, taken; l16 to I a:gst Jealousy, taklen; 25 to i angt Telegraph, taien; 25 to 1 agt Abdel Klider, takecn. Maltellester, Monday. Two Thousand Gtitrecas--4 to I ngst \Wizard, ?? anid taken; ...

... Manchester, Wednesday. r Twvo Thousand Gnineas-7 to 2 agst Wizard, talen; 12 to 1 agst King of Diamonds, taken. F The Derby-11 to 1 agst Thormanby, taken; 11 a to I ngst Maidstone, taken; 11 to I agst Umpire b taken; 40 to 1 agst Plum Pudding taken; 40 to 1 n agst Red Rock. Ch/ester Cnp-20 to 1 agst Longrange, offered; 20 o to I agst Birmingham, takon; 33 to 1 agst Sateilito, t taken; 1,000 to ...