... - I- - - ? THE TURF.--The Doncaster Hunt Meeting, as usual, produced very fair sport, but chiefly of a character interesting to locals. Some strong Northern stables sent their representatives for some of the contests, notably, the Limber Magna establish- ment, which is presided over by the double Grand National hero, Mr. J. W. Richardson. It did not, however, fare very well with the ...

... RAnewA THE TURF.--Many Turfites brought their hibernation to a close this week, and put in an appearance at the Birmingham Cross Country Meeting, which has come to be recognised as the opening event of what may be called the second half of the Steeple Chase season. The sport was quite up to the mark, the first event of special interest being the Erdington Plate, for which Chilblain, the ...

... i ~ g l THE TURF.--Business at Croydon on the Tuesday was most depressing, a thorough downpour and heavy, dank fog being the accompaniment to the day's racing, which otherwise would have been enjoyable enough. Sir John Astley's Bridget took the big hurdle race, and thus helped to bring Scamp into favour for the International of next month, for which, how- ever, Broadside and Hopbloom still ...

... ?? TIHE TURF.-Some suburban business at Eltbam has been the only break in the dulness of the cross-country business, which has been very inactive for some weeks. Judging from the signs of the times, it is not unlikely that in future years subur- ban meetings of all kinds will suffer considerable diminution, if not absolute extinction. The controversy on this subject seems to have broken ...