... I RACING NOTES;- There was a great imurovernent in the attendance at Nottingham to-day, and the weather was again beanti- fully fine. The sport, however, showed some falling off, though the Portland Plate and the Oxton Hurdle Race, brought out good fields. The first-named event jell to s, an outsider in Linthorpe, who defeated the heavily- I backed Admiral Benbow; while the Oxton Hurdle Race ...

... SpOBTESM 1 NTEL'3'EL1GIONLCE, OUR RACING SELECTION'S. CROYDON M1ELTINCT. hvr At ibis meeting to-day (withi a run) I fancy Lhm God) Ott sp). ng Twoautrtdi ( Elctn-mnriotr AGAiN 01 Laxw )Vood-iclb' Plant-SLY ?? iI c'r v~:~ 11 ilitc tpl - WA IiticrnPoo or Sc i I~'M S1-liT 1 , ltb ~rl, Wecincats ] Morning. DIEJJN )I C 0. trill by ii licetuu Z?EVM~tIEFTRAINLINICT NLoTrS,; IiEWMinOITuNassla. DO On ...

... ?? -a NOTTINGHAM AND CROYDON NOTES. The sensrt at Nottinghatu this aftcrnioon ?? for the Portland P'late and the Oxton Hurclle Rlandi.s cap, never exceeding four. Theo weather was all that could be desired, end the attendance wa onsiderably better than. on Monday. Proceedings opened with au exciting struggle for the LeeantonsFr Plate, whiche just fell to Marionli, who beat First Fiddler by a ...

... CRIC4KET FIXTURES . il -1889. EXE 1 TER F CKICKET LUB. 4-TMay.tl a~t Edxeter 11i Taunt6a, at Teaunton ' 18-v Wellingtniat Wallingtod- 23-v U.S.t; ?? 1),'at Exeter e25-v Skerborne, at Sherbornsi e 2a-, Blundell's Sohool, at Tiverto Juse. 1-v Wellington, at Exeter. 8-v Exmouth, at Exznouth 10-v Plysnouth~at PTlymouth' 10-x Rio Viltey. At Bxeter 13-Y Taunton, at Exeter 165-v Bxmoutbat Exeter 20 ...

... .. . . CROYDON SPRING MEETING, THIS DAY. Stewards: Lord Lurgan, Eon. 0. oweard, Sir W. 'blrockmorton, Bitrt., aud A. Yates, Esq. Judge and Clerk of the Scales:: lMr. 0. E. liobinson. Star-er: Lord M. Bereeford. Clerk of the course andf1andicapper: Mr. G. H. Verrall. Stakeholder: 'Ieesrh. ?? and Co. 1 30-The WELTER RAOE of 200gs. Two miles, on the fiat. Sir,G Cbetwynd's Spite, 9et 21b ?? ?? (F ...

... VOLJ. rat _ to TM PRO7EMONAL GOLF rS-~ ~ ~ ChjflL c . 5:flh15J, Uaw met favourable conditioon Its Ir £10O ede betweet Willie Casmpbell, pj ad Arthk Simp-R. Cro-tie, waI, re Aj Mueselburi yesterday. Coming to t a en 1bi youth witba, hafdsome balanc of eig hev at Stb ped~br~e- Weas geneay expatoed t CampbeU would increase his advantage, W a the rmault of the match pretty well ?? ct a Asa contrt ...

... THB UTTOXETEK MKYNF.LL HUNT STEEPLECHASES. ko-ina B_§wardi— Hamar A. Bate, Esq., M.F.H . th e ItSf ?? and Talbot, the Earl cf H. ri° s£ ' ViKCuVt Parker, H. B. Firm.,., Eiq, T?| £Losc_B«. • P« r C - Wa!ker ' J * A Pat- E^Tr. IW^Esq, R. C. H-lland, Esq., Gerald ft* ?? e bS2' Hyde Smith. Starter-Mr. T. S K,a». s •c^eriTof &eco_r,e and stakeho.der-M, W. F rd, & Clerk of the icalee— Mr. H. ...

... ro _ -- -n - a. 1ThLLIGE Godsii 90 .TEI,Et ; IFOUR.TH S P TO rOINT . Ths iiallevent a' te gallant Furth came nfeonyesterday-(Tuesday) over a vezy lies gr*n' cotb of labo fourwmilesifor a oup value £50, preasiited by' Colonel Bibby, catch weights,tover c 112at 7l1bi'.T,' XA vis eautiflly fina, S m' I j. medouI Crowd ?? g n the frst ?? at: i where. open house vas kept | tro*tt6di e 5hn¶V5?ae, ...

... SPORTINC NOTES BY WHITE ANDO.OLD. Leaden, Tuesday Night. i. Very pleasant weather was again associated with B- the Nottingham meeting, but the eport was not so 7. good an on the opening day.. The attendance, how- ever, as might have been anticipated, showed a Ie great improvement. Of the nine who came out for *; the Portland Plate, Admiral Benbow and 1)uart s- were both heavily backed, but ...

... 1. SPORTING.. NNOTES. * The aatingatowgrdi i b Croydon tto-daywere Lord 'Lnsg~an d'the Hon Cecil Howasrd.' 'The' intimatioa ia ,a sporting `iontempWarY ?? this Ineeong, that thers is at lait A prospect eife olnoxions Minday raeing at. Newanarket,, inD the autuon, being diapensi& withi has. -given very great gstisfaetion- in rao~ngieircles;'-: . ?? n - * Generir g'rtiaeaiob 'will be felt ia' ...

... _ - TuESDAY. id 1.4O.-l~e TLENTON FIRS PLATE, a Welter x. *. * Etedicap of 160 3ovs. About a mile. UrG .Paget's Marionil, by Macaroni-Queen ct Mirion, 1 Dir Wilson's First Fiddler, tyrs, 88t 10ib S. Chandley 2 Mf, DKR Relsall's Florence St. John, 3yra, 78t 11) (car. r- Ot 71b).0 Barrett 3 ei 5 to 4 on Marioni, 11 to S agat re Floronce St. John, 100 to 7 agst First Fiddler. ?? won a fine race ...

... CROYDON NOTES. e TUMTPAY NTha. The introductior of the Croydon Spring Meet- ing into Passion Week- has proved the reverse of a popular step, and it is to be hoped we shall not witness its repetition another year. However, tlhat a ?? is in store for the gathering may be safely anticipated, and to-morrow some of the following may win :-Welter Race, TitaBUn ; ?? Handicap, GMKNDALOCOGH; Two-year- ...