... 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 ?? ?? ...

... I 1 4m? m; . t OVV I . , , , w- Txn3StTUESI The Hunt Cup of 60 Soas., for foud r ' ix and aged 12t. Asoitxthe et 41b,, It 4 Mr Morgan's Tottio. 1'y 'Idle 1 y 12 7 BirDayeresHelO, 6yT5 ?? 1 Nine ran. ?? .atr2 The l&alden Hunt Plate of .0 sova, 12st ewh.-t A ut i 11 7 Black Swan ?? ..,Mr P. G..Uobgeii ] 11 0 Needy ?? ?? - - Wate, 2 11 0 Come, II I li(~;w ?? Again .. ~ j05510u 0 C B. ~Fifteen ran ...

... | Batting at the clubs during the put week has been rather languid, notwithetanding the aooept- slice for the spring handicaps suG the Goad National have been before the public now nearly a fortnight. At Tattersall's on Saturday the% was a fair amount of businesstransaoted. The Czar was in grsat request for the LAnooloahire Handicap at 10) to 8; Artesian and Alruno were also backed for a ...

... LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,. I(Co ntincd fromnthfec7tkp. age.) BETTING AT bIAI'OHEST - IUDAY. Very few members were in attendanoco to-day, and notA wager of any moment weas made,' The most prosuinero favouritee for the Liverpool Grand National Steeplccluao remain firm, as will be seen from the following quotationi: TIM~ hIVERlPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. Q1e0tatiouse. Yin. et. lb Trolnet aiy ?? to x ...

... I I L ImPOOL, KoNDAY EvlsIIG. The Nottingham Spring Meeting openS to. morrow (Tuesday) and will extend over the fol' lowing day.. The Nottingham Handicap (Ole mi lle a da quart ter) lo o f pr ay importance. Of the 46 orgighal subscrtbers 31 are left in and, looigovencovethe weights, either M~atthewz ?? Daweon's stable should furnish the wilnner. J Dawson has four to choose ?? Errnt, Asteslan, ...

... I I LIVnPOOL, TUnSDAY EVmmra. 8 Bteeplcohaseeo at thin early period are dangerous to meddle with, yet, Uf thel money Is right, hatlk. I speare aheuld win the BirminghamD Grand Annua l teeplechase andicap-the next beat 1 King Alfred; Dezazet should win tbe Craven Cap; and the idoenasil Vlotuaflera' Plato may fell to Hlouca or Patience. GNDON. BIRIMINGRAM (BUTTONV OLDFIELD) ANNUAL STUEPLECIASES ...

... I - CARMARTHENSAIRE HUNT AND STELCHIASE MEETING. TV 1ADAY, FEDABVARY 4. T11e CAMBIADtN kJIX.L G STAXI , Of 8 seva. each, with 40 added, FoI ~ eyeat-oldo, Hotk 101b.; live 10, Bls.Sb.; oft ond $god; 2at, 10ib. 'The winne'r to be sold for 150 sove.; If cnt crod for 100 novo. allowed 71b.; 70, 14ib.; 40, gib. About ?? miles. ,12 S Violet, aged ?? . ?? 1 11 8 WSadom aged {A40) ?? . -.Mrpy2 ii11i0 ...

... BIRMINGHAM (BUTTON COLDFIELD) ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES. r WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. Theo LlcDsuB VIINUALLIiBB' PLkWOf 60 nove. Winners extra. About two miles and a halt. 10 IS Mr. Crawahaw's Illghiiyer, aged ?? - - -Owner 1 10 6 Mr. G. Stevens's Msie Dodmon, aged _ ._Owner 2 10 10 Mr, T. Calder's Coverdale, aged .. - - Jr. Page a 12 12 Mr. B Herbert's Comberton, ?? Reeves 4 a 10 11 Mr. If. G. ...

... I - FVRTHER NOTES ON THE WATERLOO CUP. LIVBIRPOOL4 FRIDAY EVENING. In my notes upon the respeotive candidates (or the Blue ribasd of the leash published in this morning's Aftrcury I omitted to state, for the information of the backers of Mr. Marfleet's nom1- nation, that Trifle (the intendedrepresentative) had won ber trial well. She aill be the smallest grryhound at the meetling, and ...

... Y --f, I f, ? 'ffl I BETTING AT MNHSER FIA Tt'le appearance of the Scoeptanel frth prn hni caps, in, the albsienlceof nearly all.3 o the iolrungu~ members cif' the rooms, wh avi mre as r etha~eurigat Lytbom., baa no effect in'thiears r dd 1 hecucing a speculation. s o nesme ts apo the dr511 d ation 'Steepleehdi6selvft'w me'iaderr ulk-otie TuscaanI ha 'becn supportedat 20 to1, and that prc h ...