... | SPORTIN_ INTERLLIEXOEI. MORNING GA1JLOPS' AT'`iIANCHI14JSTER. l~totitofttb' Cup c~rldldittov that- bass W~ell backed' )oiying yrssvd oy the am.Cete aed tye (lay, breackiitg petlstiflly! flue, ?? 'wias Is hc med t New llnrd& lit iariy7 gornialg; -.heoulthe 'majoity Cf -the, unprofaieealoa Atoutl did udi tons tup nut I halsf' I? thie Work was doex;e The gibui'siu ?? to'-to hard oldie F, thes ...

... SANDOWN MMITARY STEEPLECHASES. METTFtDAY. The GRao P MIL.ITARY SILVER CUP, value 90gs, ir.e-year-olds a 12st, sit and aged 12st 71b. Three miles. .h1r. ,Owen tatesman, aged 12st 71b ?? Owner 1 Mr. Smiths Grateful, aged, t2st 71b ?? . IatheWS 2 3Mr. Jones's Bambleton aged 12ast7b .. Owner 3 i Romany (Captal Lloyd), Free Lance ?str. htackeeon), Emerald r Mr. Morri, and Fenian (Capta can y ?? oto ...

... ; From a ' RACIN NOTES. rrmaravinsg point of view the Ascol megeting, 'Wh~eh corm mnenceis to-morrw.oV will ,loubtless prove fully up tp the, average. Unless,- however; thiireis a great Imltrovesnt fit the elements during the night we: should advise v~sitors to the Royal mseelting to cooms prepared for tile worst, as Use wveather. experienced at. Ascot. during the' day lias been of the*rmost ...

... U STounnBIDCI v. EDGISAsTON.-Played at Stouirbridge, on Saturday last on a slow wicket, and resulted In a victory for M the home teans, lor whorA Jones took liva wickets, at a cost of R DOly 10 runs, and Penn jour for 12. Veltelh also bowled well for telosers.a 3 1the (Eo1nAa'roN STOUsuAsiD e. H. S. Jackson, run out ?? 3 4J. Otter, run, cut.. 9 H, Afargets, II ?? IB. F. Otter, b Jackson . ?? ...

... ISOUTH LANCASHIRE COURSING I MEETING.-YESTERDAY, The SOUTH LANCASHIRE DEET'B, ?? . each. a. Mr. Graham's Glenvarlock baat lr. Fletcher's Fllho Mr. Myers us Harling beat Mr. Haligarth's Hopeful Ben Mr. Part's Tonsald MeNab beat Mr- Ormrod's Oswestry Mr. S. Mundell's Wild Tommy beat Mr. Part's Tomato Mr. Booth's Berlin beat Mr, Makin's Alarry Sam Mr. Hornby's Hesketh Bank beat Mr. Eaves's Evelyn ...

... YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN v. HULL TOWN. K Thi s match (whioh was for the benefit of Orookes, th IN senior professional bowler of the Hull Town Club), took 3, place onSaturday, onthe ground in Argyll-street. There wasony a limited attendanoe of spectators at theop- ing, bt as the day wore on a good number of pe=leT assembled to witness the play. Mr W. G. Wallgate was captin f te hme ?? anderson acted ...

... ors. Alt cornmunwatwns for the Chess departmnent should b addressad to the Chess ditorrul: lPcket-oce, The Hull Chs Club meets every Mondayvand 2Thurg evening, at the Station Hotel, Paragon-street. The Church Iastittle players meet every evening(sun. days excepted), at their Ches BRoom, Albion-street. Visitors are ?? welcome. TO CORRESPONDETS. W. 1B. B.-Rteplied by post. H. W. B.-_The game ...

... THE NATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP. GRIMSBY TOWN v. ROTEHERHAM PHOENIX BESSE51ER. ?? Saturday the Ph(anix: Bessemer (Rotherham) Foot- ball Club met the Grimsby Town Club in the second round of the ties for the English Challenge Cup at Grimsby. The Rotherhamn players ran up a score of five goals to one before half-time, but change of ends brought no better fortune to Grimsby. Shortly before the play ...

... Tar The 23rd annual Prize meetiug of the NatiomnalM Bidle Association. which commencers to-day cm Sou Wimbledon Common, promises, so far: as the number Of entries is concerned. to be a colmpleteI5 success. The two great volunteer compet Itions, the Queeuo'~and the St. George's, will he contested by 3ft t.about a similar number of marksmen' a's lser when the numbers were for the Queen's 221and ...

... i SPORTING NOTES. P After a week's postponemernt there is every g prospect of the Sam4von Park meeting being brought off to-morrow (Fridey). The frost and snow has etirelydsappeared, and unless a great change should take place during the night the - is course will be found in good orderfdr-jmpmng p 1 S poses. Several borses are under orders for the I | meetio, whicih will not extend over more ...

... SPORTING NOTES. WSDNESDAY EVENING. There was nothing in the racing this afternoon that had any bearing on the future, and although repeated attempts were made to bet on the Lincoln- shire Handicap and the Grand National, there was very little doing on either race. Thera was, how- ever, several inquiries after Hesper, who was backed for all that could be got on down to 6 to 1, while 100 to 6 ...

... S PORTiNG IN'TELLIGENOE. InusOU OAKS PARK (BIRMINGHAM1) aof MEETING. as 11UNTF SeaSLLNG FLAT RACE.-Tubail Cain (Uir Ii; Bralsithsa'aitc, 1 Gay Lad (SMrPeacock), 2;Miusoelburgh (Mr Lowve), 3. Milkinaid and Boy Wyndhsarn also ran. Betting-s to04 on Mu'aclburgh, Sto 1 a got Bay Wynd- isIhani, and S to I agst Tubal Cain. Won by r lengths;( A-was sold to Air Morris for 5Sge. ho GRAVENs IiANuICAP. ...