... *y DERBY SPRING MEETING. of key WBIGHTS FOR THE MWDLANOD HANDICAP. ) a age Stilb 00ag t ltb sakt B150m0Er0k 4 S 12 Thermometer - 4 68 in Pto 4 11 4 SecreBy - . 4 6 4 w Moonbeam , 7 4 Sister to Vedetto '4 6 7 ~Ik Lay rbiton - 4. 7 2 Sulbstanle. 3 6 0 fo LstRoe fSummerS3 7 2 Van Dleman . 3 60 111 Cairthleen . 4 7 0 Spendthrift - 3 510 he nuerdrole - 3 6 12 1 Sugaretick - 3 5 7 ~A LONDON CITY ...

... C H E S S. To Correspondents. All eooimmnicationo to be directed to Tir. Iude, 3, Catherine-street, Strand, Loedond F. R. M.-According to our best authority, if a player in a game by corresporrdence seed hypothetical nmoves-thrat is, moves oln theaseup- tion that his adversary will make certain others previously-tlley shall not be binding nnlcss his adversary make the moves assumed. Upon this ...

... STAGEOUNDS. EAsrMGWooD ?? Wednesday ., Hawkhill Lodge 11. 0 SMnC,.CoasnABLUS Saturday ?? Rise Mill I. 11. 0 FOXHOUNDS. BnAlnA Moon.. Saturday ?? Kiddall ?? 11. 0 Monday, Brayton ?? 11. 0 WednesdAy .. NorthlDeighton.. 11. 0 Friday ?? Tadcaster Bar .. 11. 0 Saturday ?? Wile ?? 11. 0 ?? Saturday ?? Ringstone Hill .. 10,30 ?? Robin Hood's Well .. 10.45 Thursday ?? Marr Village ?? 10.45 Saturday ?? ...

... YESTERDAY. The WATLEFLOO CUPr value l,600 sovS in speiel, by RubsCrlptino of 25 lovs caCh the winner to receive 600 SOVS, second 230 sova. el sobs. FrST Coursse. Mr. Burden's Hawk beat Mr. W. II. Masey's Sympathy, after thre undeoided courses. Mr. Bake's Royal Seal beat Mr. Wise's What's the Tip. Mr. Randelt's Cohk Robin boat Mr. Mlasillee's T1siflo. Mr. Irgloby's Innkeeper beat Mr. R, Jones's ...

... LunrBPon, WEDNESDAY EVEuN0t. The Great Midland Steepleahase, at Derby I fancy Benaizet, or Greenland in his absence, will La win; and Orne, notwithstandilgI his penalty, should win the Hurdle Race. The Innkeepers' Pliate I think Secrecy or Ninny should win; the 3 Harrisgton Plato, 11ilda; and the Doulngton - Plate, Triplet. GIIBNDON. NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING. *WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 20. *The ...

... I .: | DXI LIVvRwoon, SATURBDAY E VENMIO. Teacoeplances for the Spring Handicaps and the Grand National Steeplechase wore published ini last Wednesday's Mercury, and, although there are ai few inexplicable ?? ilathe weighte, yet on the whole the manipulators hive performed ,.their task with much cleverness and impartiality. Ae the GrandbNational at this period of tho year absorbs mostattentlon ...

... . I CARMARTHENSHIRBE HUNT AND STEEPLECHASE MUTING. .IJVERPOOL, MONDAY lEVNa. County oembers? Pbte-Imogeos or tlyfisher. Hunters' Stakes-Bronze or Birdie. Soellng Stakes-The Lawyer. PROGRAMME FOR THIS DAY (TU11DAY). The COUNTY MANGERS' BrAKsc1 (Handicap) of 10 sova. each, h. It, with 100 added. Winners extra. About four milea, Y L attlb Yrs it lb IFflb herl . a*12 7 L ite , 6 10 7 ?? ?? ...

... 't I I #t tit ?? gen li ? , ?' i'll 4 cap I V~A~ER5A~&-4(ONDAY. A3thouglithe 4tendansaWlOtVO large, there was Isomes good businesso donei,thiragei g.i the Two Thou. sand and the Derby being for the tiini of the year un- usually heavy and extenslive On the Lincolnshire Hoandi- 5cap and the, Cheater Cup the betting was coniparatively Itriingand without feature. For the Grand National the r0 ...

... HUNTING APPOOTMENTS. Tho WAIsMwrIOS s HOUNDS, at a QW t) iWi.- This day, Feb. 20, at Lower Shuckburgh; Friday, Feb. 21, at Church Tysoe. The NoRTR WRWIoCKSrIRM HOUNDS, at Ileesa.-Friday, Feb. 21, at Little Alme. The WoROaST]asvlIAN Ho10Ucs, at a euarter before BMLe -. This day, Feb. 20, at Brockeridge Common; Friday, Feb. 21, at Gallow Green. The NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOUNDS, at lialf-past Te6a- ...

... On Wednesday evening last The Shooting Stars, whose performances during Commemoration week are always looked for with such interest, gave the first of three evenings' enter- tahinments, at the Victoria Concert Room, for the benefit of the Radelifro Infirmary. The pieces selected for representa- tion were the well-known comedy A Wonderful WVoman, and the burlesque of Lurline, the ...

... SPORTING INTELLIGENCA 'NOTT'I1GHAM NOTES AND DERBY ANTICIPATIONS. Better sport resulted on the secoond day of Nottioghamo than was anticipated, and the Staude receipts were sa1d to be In exeess ,of any previoues Spring Meeting, %which tendsa to prove that the -ring attendance was larger, though it looked inalaler, than on Manay former occalona. Moat of the aristocracy PresOnt on tho deal, lent ...

... AtULL TOWN CRICTCUDI4 On Monday the annual dinner of tho Hull To* Cricket Club was hold At Mr. Bainton'syVtoi atl A large and highly-respectable company OH0l a most excellent dinner, provided in the host's et style. The Mayor jG. C. Roberts, REq., Ocupt the chair, and Captain Cator and Air. ed the vice-chairs. Amongst the other ?? sent. were Air. JF. Leake (president of tentlube) Air. Sheriff ...