... SPORTINaI. LIVERPOOL MEETING-YEqBThaDnt. aOEXNTAL NEWS TELGRiM.] TrncmEwas alarge assemblageatAintreeyestaramy afternoon to witness the decision of the Liverpool Cup, although it has sadly fallen from its once high estate, the field yesterday numbering only a quartette of runners. The weather proved beauti- fully fine, the sun shining brightly during the whole of the proceedings. The fields ...

... THE MAZE LOCA FARLERS' RACF9 Tim following are 'the entries for these Trw43 which are to be 'run on the Maze CtUirse 0'? Easter Monday, the 10th inst.:- MLkzs Cup, value 40 SoVs., with 20 'O'sRdde for horses the bona-fide property, and in session prior to 1st Marcli. of hack carover_ or farmers resident in tile Counties of Bow, Antrim. Weights--4 years old, lost . veI old, list 71b; 6, 6, and ...

... SPORTIN G M1C(HESTE.R MEETING-YEsTnBDAY. LCE5NTAL N-WS TELEBA]M.] New Year's Handicap. Wiinbeer (J. Jones) 1 &jrance (Kirby) . 2 E[ih Reels (MIr. T. Spence) 3 . * 3 getting-7 to 4 on Mynheer; 2 to 1 aast Ad- vanloe. won by four lengthe; a bad third. WVininer sold to Mr.3 D. Phillips for 885 guineas. Selling Hurdle. The MiUer (W. Lawrence) .1 Briallu (J. Adams) .2 Fear,,us (G. Moran) .3. ...

... KEUPTON PARK MEETING-YESTsDAy. ti tl [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGIAl.] It The first day of the Kempton Park July Meet- a ing was commenced under favourable auspices, I the weather being bright and pleasant, which S state of things continued to the close. A fair at- C tendance in the rings and stands contrasted well with the number of persons outside, there being E only some dozen vehicles and very fev ...

... CO UR S-IN G. o tinghann, he had, after further medioal {nauiry, .1 advised her tIajestY to reSplte the capitat gen. Sir George Elliott, M.P. iB eXpeelied to arrive from Egypt on Saturflays^*hi will probablyre- sume his narliamentary dutlev on lt:ondav Last night's Court Oircg74r says DIr. Glvadstone ¢- was prevented by indisPosltion from having an audience of herMniesty at BuokiDgham P&lD10e ...

... SP.ORT IN G. * LIVERiPOOL NOTES. fSPECImAT TEGrAiZa ROi; rJTELL&B. CAPITrA sport is promised at Liverpool during the next four days, for the arrival-list last night is very large, and good fields will be the rule. Alban and Buckshot are the only Cup candidates on the spot at present, but the others will arrive in due course, and altogether the meeting pro- mises to be a thorough success. ...

... . ENGLISH SPORTING;NOTES. nooWn owzl coWiuiRPO2WENT.]) LONDON, SATonDA'. l FeROM Tuesday morning until late on Wednesday evening rain fell at Newmarket with very little intermission, and the ground outside the -stands. had been churned into a perfect 'quagmire, so that the sunshine of Thursday was all the more appreciated by those who bad stopped on, though many left by the special& on ...

... C R I C KE T. CA1,1lFIDGE UNIVFlASITY v. ENGLAND. TuiLs match came to a prematture close yestcrday, the Cant cbs being dismiissed by twenty minutes to two. Thornlton's powerful team won easily by ono innings and 92 runs. J. K. Studd's highly com- mendable 60 included three 4's, three 3's, and, tbn 2's. A-. P. Lucas toos six wickets in twelve cvers, LWO balls for ten runs. The following is the ...

... LURGAN ATHLETIC SPOIhTS. Patron and President-lThe Right Hon. Lord Lur-an. Vice-P. residents - Maxwell C. Close, Mt.P.;I Lord Mandeville, J. N. Richardson, M.P.; J Stewart Blacker, D.I.; G. D. Beresford, M.P.; Et. J. Blacker Douglas, Colonel Waring, D.L.; I John Hancock, J.P.; James Malcolm, J.P.; I Josepn Murphy, J.P. C Committce-Joseph S. Watson, Thomas Faloon, James Gorman, James .acksou, ...

... SIPORTIN G. DONCASTER NOTES. rgpEctAU TTEeORAiN FROM FOaRMTiLYA.R. POSCASTEiR, WEDNESDAY NSGrT.-Dutch Oven's victory was the greatest surprise that has oc- eiirred in the St. Leger since Hawthorndon won twelve years ago, but her success was no fluke. Celieimniss was beaten on her merits, after look- ilng all over a winner. Shotover ran well, as didl Saclhen, who must be very dangerous for ...

... SPORTIN G. CURRAG3I NO ETiS. [SPIECIAL TWLNORiAu 1f1O0X VilOX.I : DUnLIN, MONDAY NIGUTr.-Although rather t limited support was extended to tswo of the three j Que6i'hs Plates which closed for the Curragh I meetjing to-night, good entries were forthorening for the Scurry and F]ying Handicaps, and I rather( think' that interesting sport will bethe order to-. morrow wben the gathering will ho ...

... CR I C RE T. AUSTRALIANS v. NOTTS. LSPECI TFLEORAM.1 THlE BENEFIT OF WIULIAM OSCROFT. YEssEnDAY afternoon, on the Trent Bridge Ground, Nottinghamshire suffered their first defeat at the hands of the Australian cricketers; that defeat was a terribly severe one, and wililong be remembered tQ the discredit of the county team, who went in with 233 to make to win, and were put out in an hour an( a ...