... BqFOBTING INTELLIGENCE. rTIlE DISPUTED RACE AT CHATHAM, )The following letter has beon forwarded to our. sporting d correspondent for publication by the trainer of Wee P'olly: 11ii Sir,-Now fist the rcing for thle year 1860 is over, rperhaps yen will allow me to refer to an incident of the past seasson, which thotigh of iflnunediato interest only to a a fcw, yet in principle is, I think, ...

... ,SPOpTIAG IATELLIGENCE7. . CROYDON STEEPLECHASES-THUR.;D.tT ?? TlF STAND PLrTTa (Handicap) of A) sovs., ?? to a1 Sweepstakes of 5 sevs. each ; 2 ft. About two miles and a IIr. B3 Lil's Red Rover 4 2-S. ?? 0 . (J; a.! 1 'Y . I ;. i I la' ill's Alilslea;i: ! er:, 'st * 1 ?? ?? . ;.;1.I;IXj!l1I; I.,. ?? ?? ;a:1',,Lest gla. OriltitlisriS Curate anti Lottery also ran. I 3' t) 4 .i;, Tits Cr-iat&, , ...

... I : SPOi 'ING. : I RIE VIEW OF TE[EHW0-YEA1t.OLJD8 OF 1860. No. IV. ta NoM SiRa-After ]Doncaster, there are -only thse three BWa Newmarket meetings for the crack two-yeidaros to most hen although Imust not pass ove the runn1113ing at Richmondi in tl 8St Ub,~ 'mat the former of course0 winning easily, with so land much the'bnit'of the weights; 'but the plerformance scarcely to Vi eclipsed that ...

... aOUNTAINSTOWN COURSING CLUB. Draws for the Produce Stalcos. Lord Beative's Bayonet against Mr Pellock's Bamboozle. Captain J D Bereaford'sBattleaxe againat Captain Stewart's Sirocco. Lord Lurgan's Master G P against Lord Bective's Barmaid. Lord Bective's Bittern against Captain Archdail's Musjid. Lord Bective's Bunting against Capt Beresford's La Belle. Captain Stewarte Sirius against Col ...

... ELEVATION',OF -TfE,,COLOU.RED.IlACE, AND. OPENING OUTJqOF THjlRESOURC4 OPFi AFRICA. An iporantm ovement for opening, out the a~resourcres o e~visst porrion of tho concinent.-of Afriea ?? been rmadea by some of the moat intelligent Go- Elourcd people of ties United States Ande Cansida. Having Iformed a society with this object in view, Dr. Delany and ?? Campbell were comemir-sioned to go out ...

... LATEST SPORTING -IELLIGENO . (Clotinuedriom70. the 7th'page) 7 J BURTON AGNES OPEN COURSING MEETINO. P! ron. SirfenryBOoyntauirt. stewards: GeorgoBlanbibd,vm% JanBeLBo. aery Robinson, B.,Gee, Gregsori. REq-,G(Pdfrs ight, Bell, Rbert Wise, H n See.: oa. teere Stewre I 8115per:' W. fkoblett. Judge: Mr MGore Te cfi oursing recomuneoed'this morning on Sir Kcpiy Boynton's estates, under the same ...

... H:UNTI:NG APPOINTMENTS. T$E NORET WAR WICKSHIRE IO1YNDSI-Qualte' to Eleten, This day ?? Deo. 11 . Stoneleigh Abbey. ?? -13 * Prince, horp. Filday ?? -14 ?? Balsall Temple, THE WARWIIC SHIII HOUNDS.-Ar tleem ?? Dec. 13 , . Snitterfield. Friday ?? - 14 . . 1armborough. THiE WOItCESTERSIIHRE HOUNDS.-At half.i pat Ten. Wednesday.. Dec. 12 . HanburyForesa Friday ?? - 14 . Tidderaley Wood. THE ...

... . RIDGWAY COURSING CLUB-SOUTE. PORT MEETING. THIRD IDY.-SATURDAY, DEC. 8. This meeting was continued on Satunlay. whon ttibro werO aome ezoellent trlals. and bares wrere p)netifal. The wea:hor wkPRlenidid. It will be roon from the rotura that Mr. l'e . T40HUMD ?? Pioinre wth At eamith, tbuia boatru ?? 4 owner theraof. t ioriu, =P. Cookn E>i preveatci ititotho } ?? L:;Ub, ?? writh it t~ho ...

... PEDESTRIANISM I Ma~tches for the Week. Monday-Howard and Pudney, to run ten miles, 15 a side, at Hackney Wick. Monday-Sims and Tboapessn, to walk SIX mies for 5 a side, at the Gr eyhound Iion, Ifeyrer. Monday-Griudrod and Medley, 400 yards, 25 a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. Monday-De Grass and Shbaw, to ran eight laps round Aston Crass Namre, liirminehatf, DrO Grass to have ten yards' ...

... AQUATIO | aligh Water at London Bridge. 1120, 18 morning 24 osin.past 4 afternoon 40 min.spelt4 20 .. ?? I 23 ?? 21 ?? ?? ?? ..17 ?? 22 ?? 40 ?? ?? 2 ?? Royal London Yacht Club. The members of this great club will celebrate tbelr annual ball, one of the events of theseoaeol,oat Willie's Roome, on Thureday. January the 31et, when it is expected that some hundreds will, no nenal, do hontour ...

... ?? Water at London Bridge. Dxc. 2 morning It min.past 4 afternoon 32 mnn.past 4 ?? 63 ?? ?? 14 ?? 5 ?? 7 ?? ?? ?? 6 61 ?? 1 27 ?? .. 6 ?? 63 ?? 6 , . I 23 ?? , ?? . ?? 76 .. 7 ?? 30 . S , . 6 ?? 9 8 ?? 41 , ?? ?? 16 . ,I 10 Match for Next Week. Saturday-Osford Unlversity Boat Club-trial eights. Royal Thames Yacht Club. The monthly general meeting of the members of this great club is announced ...

... SOUTHERN COURSING CLUB. By permission of G. P. Wise, Esq, the Southern Coureing Club will meet on the lands of Coole on Wcdnesday, 16th January, and following days, when the following stake will be run ?? of 51. lOs. each (shillings for expenses), with a silver claret jug and gold bracelet added. Limited te thirty-two dogs, and open to members of coursing clubs. Singla nominatiens only granted ...