... I THE PROPOSED ANCLO.AMERICAN YACHT I - - - AC . IT is at length settled that the proposed race be- tween Mr. Ashbury's yacht Cambria and Mr. J. G. Bennett's Dauntless shall take place. A long cor- a respondence has been published by Mr. Ashbury, who states that on the arrival of the Cambria in New York, he will endeavour to regain the Cowes Cup, won in 1851 by the America, and now held by the ...

... THE TURF IN ENGLAND. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] LONDON, M01aDAY. THE weather has changed so much for the better that the races appointed for this week are sure to come off, and as a good many entries are due dur- ?? the next few days the sporting papers will be able to fill rp with other matters besides racing statistics, which, to the regular English Turfite, must be fuU of interest. Mr. ...

... COURSING NOT ES. I S]cS the temporary cessation the late visitation of frost necessitated coursing has been pursued most actively in variOuS parts of the country. Although the numerous meetings celebrated during the past week have not been in themselves of any very great public importance, their effect is not mn- likely to exercise a powerful influence on the in. tentions of many of those ...

... COUBSING. COOLE (CORK) COURSING MEETING. 3 [FROM OUR Cotrr3SPONDEN3T1 Bil Stewards-Sir Cape] Molyneux, (. F. Wise, S. Al Swinbourne, D. F. Leaby, N. H. Masqy, Capt. Tr Sandes, G. Alexander, T. Fosberry, M. Devela, rot C. Langley, H.. A. Urpen, T. Caulfield, and G. tb' Taylor, EEqrs, Field Stewarda-B. Duggan, G. so B. iow, Richard Harris, W. Connell, T, Gibbs, vue R. T. Harvey, C. Bayly, R. ...

... i - - - ~ I - I THE TUIRF IN ENGLAND. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDLNT.] LoNDON, SATURDAY. I Tz Finchley authorities pxtended their steeple- chaes meeting to three daye. and, despite the an- favourable weather, the Londoners made a nume- rous muster, and braved the rain and ?? mud, the latter lying af foot thick on some p3,* Of the running grouud. The principle steeplechase Was productive of a dead ...

... SiPORTING. LONDON BETT1NG-TiuuSoA. t THE leading features of the day, with but a small 6O attenaauce, were hostility to Tathwell and Q. C. ti, for the Grand National, and favour shown Count Horn (Q. C.'s stable companion), Image and Costa. After vainly trying to obtain o to I agat Lord Lurgan's nomination, half-a-point less was booked re to £50, and this price ;would probably have been di ...

... J '0 RTIN G. f LO.N'DON BETTZ'NG-fTUlRVAY. NV ATERLO O C UP . \\'EDNESDA F, IBReDAIE 16, AND FOLLOWING VDAS. 4 to 1 agst Lord Lurgan's nom, w LI'VE1i 001. GLAND NATIOXAL (4! MILES), WEDN'EL* DfAY, MIAILCII 9. Irwjoo to 100 agst The Lamb, t .-,oi to 2.) - 'hl Colollel, t ~li P! to ;; - \nage, t ,cnt l - P'ertitlagh, t 3 ;. to I - 3 'ylliton, ?? 40 to 1 21' t 5 - IJitt!u Rolgul, t 50 to 12 - uwo ...

... COURSING NOTES. THE. entries for the Altcar Club meeting, which finished on Friday, fell abort of what were antici- pated, but they included a number of crack grey. hounds-Lobelia, Brigade, Bacchante, Jaunty Jane, Charming May, Royal Bride, Cock Robin, Bendi- mere, Baby Blake, Sea Swell (late Envy), Sprig, String of Pearls, Starboard, and Black Knight being among the runners for the Members' ...

... SPOIRTING. THE TURF IN ENGLAND. [Faoos OP. OWxN COOSRSSPUNDLNT.] I LONDON-, SATURDLY. IT Is a remarkable fact that no enterprisitg lessoe as attempted to attract Cockney sportrreten to a gate-money meeting since my last; bet the time of the fraternity is coming on, and, weather permit. ting, there will be hurdle jumping amongst come flat-racing platers on Tuesday and Wednesday next I at ...

... tPORTING. ARDMILL aN STEEPLECHASE RACES. [FROM OUR OWN REPORTER] - i YESTERDAY, the above races came off at Ardmil- 1 Ian, within about a mile of Killinchy. The races - were originally fixed for Monday, the 27th Dec.; but, in consequence of the extreme severity of the weather, they were postponed till yesterday, when ' the meeting passed off with an amount of credit 4 which many fixtures of ...

... ,PORTING. DOWN ROYAL CORPORATION RACES. SUMMER Mxrrnea, 1870-71. NEW XbTRIES. 1870-FIS DAY. C L THE KILWABLIN STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 100 n BOVs added by the Marquis of Downahire, fortwo- el year-old colts, Sat lOb; fillies and geldings, Sat C C .7;b- winners of 50 sOVB previous to starting to to carry 41b; twice 50 or 100 sonvs, ib; of 200 sove, to Sib; or of 400 sovs. 91b extra (extreme ...

... SPORTING, MASTER MI'GRATH. ALTcA.q in reviewing the ogursing meeting at Altcar, last week, in Bell's Life, says:- I never remember less doing in the way of bet- ting upon the issue of the Waterloo Cup. Even the persuasive eloquence of Mr. Sam Haughton, and the inducement of tempting odds held out by Mr. Whittaker, failed to entice backers from with- on; the cordon of the favourite, whose ...