... Zpovz anb Pa5timm, The annual chess match between Oxford and Cam- bridge is to be played, as usual, on the eve of the boat race. In the England and Scotland football match, played I at the Oval en Saturday afternoon, underthe association rules, two goals were kicked by esach side, leaving the game ulntwn. The match under the rules of the Rugby union is to be played to-day at Edinburgh. A four ...

... THE HOLDERjS FOXHOUsnS will meet on Friday (to-day), at rriby-10.45. IHE YORK AND AiNSTY FOXHOUNDS 'will meet on Saturday, at Stillingfieet; Monday, at Strenseluu Tuesday, at Red Housqe; Thursday, at Ousebun Workhouse; Saturday, at Osgodby Hall-I. LOBD MIDDLETON'S FOXHOUNDS will meet on Friday at Ganton ; Monday, at Settrington House; Tues4a/ at Thornton-Xe-Clay; Thursday, at Sexby ?? Saturday ...

... The annual dinner in connection with this club tookm place on Tuesday evening, at the Albert Hall, in 'P Midland-street, when about 120 gentlemen sat down, under the presidency of Councillor W. T. Robinson. i The vice-chair was occupied by Councillor Stilling and the company also included Councillor J. Leak ! (president of the Hull Town Cricket Club), Councillors 1i Ansell and Toozes, &c. An ...

... I Sports ant pastimes f er- Sir Henry Edwards and his friends, in eight days' 'he shooting on the Castle Carr Moors, near Halifax, have killed 1,377 brace of grouse. The prospects for the remainder of the season are still more encouraging than itli in former years. ;of Arthur Watkins, one of the English jockeys in the and habit of riding in France, has just died, aged 32. He re- rode at Dieppe ...

... Zpurto ant pastimes+ The Royal Mleeting at Ascot commenced on Tuesday in the presence of the Prince and Princess u ?? Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince in ?? ess Louise of Hesse, Prince and Princess Chrin biIn, oil all the beauty and fashion for which Royal &'scot' is so famous. The Ascot Stakes brought out a field of ten, and resulted, 53 was anticipated, in the victory of Organist, ...

... SPort% allO Vatimes. The Prince Imperial has become an honorary member of the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club. Twenty-three horses on Tuesday competed for the City and Suburban at the Epsom Spring meeting. The race was won by Daliam, who, although a good horse last year, started at the outsidt price of 50 to 1, and was scarcely backed for a shilling, except by his owdier, Mr. Paganini Smith. ...

... i - of e THE HOLDERNESS FOXHOUNDS will meet on Friday o e (to-day), at Cherry Burton Station; Monday, at Sc Waw 1Y~n~vq~e; Tuesday, at Oranswick Station; Thursday, or e at Burton Agnes; Friday, at Haydon-10.45. THE EARL Or YAfROROUGH7S HOUNDS will meet on E- n Saturday, at Market Easen ; Tuesday, at Immingham B. e Village; Wednesday, at Thorganby Hall; Friday, at 31 e Elsham Hall ; Saturday, ...

... Sports an V9animes. . We are informed that it is not intended to have any I traces at Reading this year. For some years the meet- c ing has been managed by Mr. Tomkins with great t 'energy and enterprise, but the result has not been so i satisfactory as to induce him to ontiamre to take upon I himself the laboursaid responsibility involved. c On Friday last the land adjoining the Doncaster ...

... ipart.5 anb Va5tiuic,5. The Epsum meeting comlmenced on Tuesday with the Craven Stakes, which Trianon won cleverly, after which Hesper beat a large field in the Miaiden Platte, Reveillon being second anti Casey third. For the Egnacnt Plate the Ghost was nmost in demand, and he wvon in a canter from Templar. Kaleidoscope failed to maintain his reputation in the Woodcote Stales, which went to an ...

... Spartt anb 1astime5. I' ?? To avoid clashing with the Blankney meeting the members of the Everleigh Coursing Club have altered their fixture to November 16 and 17. The Ocean Yacht Match, from Southend to Harwicb, took place on Saturday, when eight yachts started. The Fione took the first prize, the Surf the second, and the Snowdrop the third. It is stated that the Duke of Westminster has with- ...

... Spots anb pastimes. At Great Yarmouth regatta, on Tuesday, the first and second prizes, of £20 and 210, offered for yachts of any rig not exceeding 20 tons, were won by the Red Rover (Mr. S. Nightingale, of Great Yarmouth), and t~he Kxittiwake (Messrs. 0. M. and W. Earle, of Hull). The fled Rover had a long lead. Two of the prizes, of £15 and £5, offered for smaller yachts, were won by the ...

... $ortS, anb lastimrs. The' Soociety for the Prevention of cruelty to Animals threatens to proceed against the pigeon-slayers of Hur- lingliam. Some well-known West-end shots are expect- ing summonses. The fishermen in the Ouse continue to complain of ill-luck; in fact those at the stations near dr below Goole say they have not caught a single fish up to Friday. They hope, however, as the season ...