... USA THE TURF.-The July Handicap at Kempton Park on Satur- day last evoked considerable interest, and attracted a very fair field of thirteen runners. Boulevard and Whipper In, last year's winner, were the most fancied, and backers were on the mark, as the first- named won, and Whipper In was third. The winner is an Irish- bred colt, and has shown some form this year, having been third for the ...

... ASTIME ?? THE TURF-Like most Northern meetings, that at Stockton- ?? produced good sport this week, and the fine weather made the gathering a most enjoyable one. Joshua, the not unhappily if somewhat irreverently named son of the Nun, has been showing some fair form lately as a three-year-old, and beat the favourite Panic and five others for the Trial Stakes ; Lord Zetland was to the fore on ...

... w4ASTIM THE TUTRF.--The flat-racing season commenced at Lincoln on Tuesday last in more favourable weather than might have been anticipated ; and an enormous attendance, large and good fields of horses, and the course in excellent order, with additions and im- provements as to its surroundings, rendered the meeting an unquali- fied success. The Two-Year-Old Brocklesby Stakes, which gene- rally ...

... gfPATIE THE TURF.-Neither the attendance nor the sport was quite up to the average on Boxing-Day at Kempton Park. Lady Winifrel secured the most important event, the Christmas Hurdle Handicap, and Mr. S. Woodland, jun., rode a couple of winners. Next day, Ireland, steered by Captain Lee-Barber, secured the Qualifying Hunters' Steeplechase, and Intruder the Richmond Handicap Hurdle Race. ...

... ? ,61, ?- T TIrw TuRF.-The very large ?? wvlicih characterised the recent gatherilug at D)crby Were ecplisetl by thse at llchester at the end of last wteek;, and very seldom1l illeed have so maklx horses run at ilny meeting, ownlelrs CViuWciu g an ahnost unprecekdented desire lo g~et something towa rds the hay anl o:ts \vit er bills. TIle Novemlber t llulica p on Sattirdv last NVas tie Vind ...

... Co UNTE Y CRICKE T THERE is a story told of a country umpire who, on being appealed to in a moment of doubt, unhesitatingly replied Out i adding with a chuckle of profound simplicity, Ilurray ! I've won five bob ! -the same authority, I believe, who later in the day gave marked evidence of the wavering of his judgment by the following extraordinary decision, 'No ball--wide ball-no, by ...

... I STIM THE TURF.-There were eleven runners for the Electric Stakes at Sandown on Thursday last week. Mr. H. Milner's Listen, who started favourite, scored a decisive victoly, Ormuz and Freemason I-eing her nearest attendants. Rentless won the Hampton Two- Year-Old Plate, and, appropriately enough, Finale secured the last race on the card. Next day the piece de resistance was the British ...

... I i THE TURF.-There were a couple of days' racing at Four Oaks Park and Hull last week. At Four Oaks, What Not won a couple of races, and, among others, Duke of Richmond and The Sikh were successful. The latter has since been backed for the Grand National at too to 6. The returns from Hull call for no comment. M.P. showed such good form on Tuesday, at Sandown, that he was immediately backed at ...

... ?? IS -t-9- THE TURF.--There are still a few of the old school of Turfites who will only recognise the Newmarket Craven Meeting as the opening of the legitimate racing season ; and consequently they have been in their glory during the last few days, during which the first of the Newmarket gatherings has been held. They may be con- gratulated at having witnessed some very fair sport generally, ...

... = I P O T I ITHE TURF.-Despite very enjoyable weather, with the exception of a heavy shower on the Gold Cup day, it can hardly be said that the Ascot Meeting fulfilled the bright anticipations with which it was heralded. The sport of the last two clays was not up to the average of that of the two first. An epidemic of what is known as dry influenza established itself at Ascot, and many ...

... 'PSTIM~ TiDtL TwEtF.-The Stockton Meeting finished up on Thursday last week with some fair racing, carried on in wretched weather. The principal events were the Middlesbrough Handicap, easily won by Lord Durham's Redskin, and the Stockton Cup, which Exning, after a tough struggle with Alb, secured for Mr. Leigh.- The Alexandra Park Meeting on Friday and Saturday was chiefly reinarkable for the ...

... ASTIM II~~ A~~ _ TIIF 'I'URF.-The Newmarket Meeting this week, callcd by a fiuire of speech the 1First October, has been pleasant cnough in thec cool air on the llcath, and has produce(l some intcresting though not very exciting racing. On the Tuesdayin the Great Foal Stakes, the Duke of \\'cstminstr's Cambusmore, one of the starters in the St. Leger, turned the tables on Lord Bradford's ...