... A THEATRICAL cricket match took place at Kirkstall on the 11th inst. between nine of the Billee Taylor opera company and eleven of the Leeds Grand Theatre staff, resulting in an easy victory to the Billee Taylors, though the Grand staff deserve great praise for their splendid fielding. In spite of the rain, a large number of people were on the ground. The fol- lowing were the scores :- ...

... ?? , ?? 7?,? ?? 1, k- 'IO Atp -111?1 1 ? .::.- VIOAM , 409M. TO THE SMiOR OP TR* PA4Ty-v M5. indulged n 'this moiig o u ite 7an came after dayligtsotttheu at weire doingthrlateoe aoseor b r~e ]virytum4u otr og~ ~ 5I l cresdid a fair aon ?? ,nois, vbo., aftorg a~pig. blinkored Passaic, rpeii*trt n a hurried away beore ?? him. ThQM VMS no sigria, howerw, of .thing beinga the matter with the ...

... SPORTING INTELLIGENCJE. THlE N'EWMARKET CRAVEN XMEETING. 8w,-4. poor return was given to tho'le who defloed the elemsents and ssistd in the business done on Wewnmrket~ieath Whs afternoon. The Columon was re- duced to a certainty for Great Carle, whose staille comn p~a IOU., Quoeens Message, rane a good third to him; and the Newvsearket Flandicap would lhave posseseod no ini- portnce but that ...

... I IO . f G nT ES AND TE LY o MANETIes. PM . ?? IZ SIR,-Sir John Astley supplied the sensation Ka of the week whan he published the correspon- Dut dence that took place between him and the owner ki, of Barcaldine over the Northumberland Plate. DO] The unbeatenone's backers were surprised enough De wben they saw him go to 100 to 1 after some ofal them ?? taken 3 to 2, but never dreamed they vere ...

... Liverpool is not the important Meeting it once was, and the attendance this week has hardly been tip to the avera)ge ; hut the fields were ncot small, ?? the sport was sufficient to Samulse the spectators, flat racing, hurdle racing-, and steeple echasieg aill having bessa centaritted in the progaramme. Tics ball was set rolling witla sue of tice jumping- ecset-tlce November Hurdle-on Tuesday, ...

... Royal Lyceumn Athletic Club. This recently-formed Club began its first season of sports on Monday, the 14th inst., with a four-oared race, the course being froum Patney to Ialammersmith. Valuable prizes were presented by Ur Henry Irving. Five crews started, with the following result :-l. Red, Fourth Station.-W. Mather, T. Waarwick, B. Lakem, T. Mulcaster (stroke), IV. Colliuson ?? 2. White, ...

... IIlE COSI OF CITRUS. t t in a Supplemcntary Estimate just issued is a grant in aid C a mS to the amount of Z78,ooa, being an increase of ' ;! * -v last ycar. Thc liabilities of the Cyprus Govcrn- .It( Xlui, 11, amointed to /2o5,26S 9s. and the available assets I ! ' 6,rl- I S 3, leaving a deiiciency of £77,6i9 17s. 5'4 It ?? SCULLING CH NMPIONSSHIP. C1-I -etied that the races for the new ...

... LA S T WVEEK'S RA CING. THE racing at York last week was very interesting, and by no means, devoid of sensations, but those who witnessed it were in extreme dis- comfort, as the rain fell heavily almost without intermission throughout the three days; and the course was speedily reduced to a swamp, so that it will not do to rely on the Knavesmire form as being altogether true. Surprises ...

... I SPORbTS. SATURDAY. I iNNING AT .13055 Gti ?? Vteltrday afternoon the tlital heats of tble 125 Yards H-tatidicap, promoted by tile Suo'rtitp r'e, eredocitled it the Prince of Wa'les's S rotuiil~b e1OW, i5l itllelweatiler, an1d ill presence Of a Ofl rge nutuber of spect:stots, '1to Wiilltitls of the treli. minlrl:y.rv hle,%ts, which were lecicided a weekl preva. onsly, cstitcul~cd iln live ...

... TEEl PRIZE ZIGHT AT ASCOT, At the Berkshire Quarter Sessions, the chairman (Mr. B. Benyon), in his charge to the grand jury, told them that the calendar laid before them might be con. sidered heavier than usual, but that wvas largel due to the circumstance that eight men were charged with com- initting one common oifenee-that of being present at a prize fight in June last, near Ascot. While on ...

... = 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 ...

... SPIDER HUNTINTG ON THE RIVIERA. llWx7N the visitor to the sunny South has grown tired of the crowd of j.1flcO?5 on the Promenade des Anglais and has discovered that the mono- toneos amusement of losing a louis a turn at Monte Carlo begins at last to Fall upon the cultivated taste, he may seek a quieter form of sport, by wva) of change, in the pursuit of trapdoor spiders among the hills which ...