... SPORT INc THsE TURF.--It is no exaggeration to say that the death of Mr. George Payne on Monday last has cast a gloom over the whole racing world. For well nigh half a century he has held a conspicuous position on the Turf, and, though he has speculated freely and lost heavily, he has passed through a very difficult ordeal with unsullied honour. He was one of the best all- round sportsmen ...

... ae es THE TURF. ar The Newmarket First October Meeting promises to le prove more interesting than was at one time antici- le pated. The opening event, the Trial Stakes, was a d. most exciting one, involving as it did the antagonism idof the famous Blue Gown, now owned by Prince Pless aewho, I believe,;is at the head of the Sick and Wounded a Relief Society in Prussia; Sornette, the well-known ...

... ? 40rtz anb pastimeo. A serious mishap has befa len Alfred Sbaw, the well- known Nottioghamshire cricketer. He was out shooting in the vicinity of Burton Joyce, where he resides, and by some means or other bis powder-flask exploded In his coat pocket, very badly tearing his arm and hand. Medical assistance wa8' soon forthcoming, and the sufferer is doing as well as can be expected. At Malton ...

... ,Sportt ame fip time.| CRICKET. l SrroN EXOYMaon R HULL BarrfltAX.-Played at Stftonon Saturday ?? and won by the .later, Score:- Suttoz Excelsior, 40 and 28; Hull Britannia, 66 and 20. HULL TOWN (SECOND ELEvEN)V. SorroK.-Tlishnatch war played at Sutton on Saturday, but owing to the extremely unfavourlble weather the Sutton team did :not gtto the wicketat a. The Hul team got 221, of which ...

... -Port anb paotimeo. re We understand that Mr. I-Tall, of Scorboro', has he just sold three of his valuable hunters for very large .1. prices. sal Owing to a deficiency of funds the Cambridgeshire o1 Hunt is in danger of losing its master, and probably lly being entirely given up. A meeting of subscribers is to be held at Cambridge to-morrow to consider the in] subject. n, The Lincoln ...

... SPORTING NTiELL6GENCE. I le Few events connected with raving have created a al larger amount of interest than the sale of the Lagrange stud at Tattersall's on Saturday. The prestige of the stable, the reputation of some of the animals to be he disposed of, and the Supposition that the Emperor Napoeo was a sleeping partner in the concern, all ethese elements contributed to drawt together a ...

... I , 3 a. a zti mez. On Tuesday, whilst; Sir Harcourt Johnstone's hounds were hunting near bberston, a 'young gentleman mouited on a spirited horse ran into the pond behind the Hall, andbefore he couldi again reach terra frmna he wa seriously injured, having one arm broken and being otherwise hurt. The first meetifig of the Rufford hounds on Tuesday, at Rufford Abbey, the seat of Mr. Henry ...

... CRICKET. GF-NT:A3.l&FN V. PLAVI:e;.-Thiomlntob, for thebenefit oi John Lillywhlite, was resimed, at Blrighton. yestor- day. Beoro:-- : C,.l~NThElMTl:. rrSTIitnnflG. sBa(OINiN umas .t ?? Grace, bbhaw ; ?? 0 oPhlillpsb8outlerton.217 J. W. Dale, b Sihaw ?? 9 b Shavw ?? ( JF. Oreen,b haly ., ba ?? , 18 b MIityro , . II P. Grace. b Shaw ?? 18 b Hayward . 8 B. A. H1. Mlitchell, ron out ?? 5D0 Pa ...

... I - SPTING. s : ~~~Lwgapoo Tsuan. ;; 7teG The following ace coy leetions for Rdcliffe to-mooorrow :-Greyde Wnlton Cup, Moeking Bird or Conecript; Crevien Two-ear-old Stakes, Penitent; Cheetertield Cbp, Bishopthorpe. (*amrON. ,RADCLIFFE MEETING. THURSDAY, JULY 20. .To EVir PIrMn (HAsnidiP)' of S9 vBr. Whinners 8 10 - - extra. About six furlongs. a 10 r, Cal lonl'a Billie, 4?yrs ?? . ?? ...

... I I. , - NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETIG.; - - .MONDAY, OPOBER 9, ENTRIES. A 6)vyErBTAkUH8 Of 5.sovo. each. Tw0-year.oldo list., three ect. l0lb., four Oat, 21b., Pive and npwards Bat. 41.t Criterion, Course. Ilefgl I Zelle oolt I Mbia Thaolookeray A HAN8DICAP PLATE of 60 acvs.,. for three-year-olds and upwards. Cesarewitol Courdse ?? ?? Enfield ?? . 712 'Wil Flw(! ?? ?? Hester 7Oemif 7 a ...

... THE LIERPOOL GYMNASIUM. INAUGURAL ADDRESS. On Saturday night, Mr. Philip Shrapnell, leseem l of the G manium in MyrtlOe-street, delivered his inaugura address to a large number of the members of the Gymnasium, and viaitors who I. thronged the gallernes. Mr. Shraprll, it will be remembered, entered into possession of the Gym. .nisluin some twelve months sgo, not acting as his predecessor had ...

... 1BOorJ0 i (fleolid Blevf ?? Playctl at Walton llreek-road oil Thuraday. Boom- EV3Ri'TO'. J. Hayen, b) J. Hughat., . . . I. T Irne b H1n h ?? 4 J. Cainu iei. Gnu out . o . G)rCgU, 4b ?? 5 T. Al ithera, b Wright ?? 21 W. Cox, b Juinto . 0 S. Oempbell, b Wright.. 4 J. G6. JoKueimbJol, u.Mi . 0 31. Elder, not out . 32 Batrat.3 19 J. Haughton, b lugbe6 .. a' Rev. J. ucekwon, b Wright 0 TUta .D2 ' ...