... THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPc ?? (FROM OUR IAVA*A CORRESPONDENT.) The following is the 17th game of the Havana match, played 2nd February: VIENNA OPENING. WY9 White. Blacki. White. Black. .ty- TcHIIGO;N. GuNssaoE. TeinoGoem. Gussalee. rmn 1 P-K4 ?P-E4 25 Rx R BXB lad 2 Kt-QB 3 Kt-K B 3 26 B-K 7 B-Kt C 3 P-B4 P-Q 4 27 K-K 3 K-B 2 the 4BPx P Kt x P 28 B-Q S K-K S I Q-BS Kt-QB S(a) 29 BRiP P-US6 [led 6 ...

... One cannot but sympathise with the Rugby Union committee in their diffi- cult task of finding a fifteen to beat Scotland with to-morrow. After more trial matches than have ever been played in one season, they found themselves little better off than they were in October. The behaviour of the Southern forwards in the two North and South matches led to the belief that the English team would be at ...

... The New ¶vimblelon. ALL'S well that ends well, and the choice of Bisley Common as a substitute for Wimbledon promises substitute for Wimbledon promawnI to end in that way. At the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association, beld yesterday, Lord WAINTAGe was able to give a most encou- raging account of the progress of the words on the Common, and by implication of the pros- Pects oi the ...

... THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIp. (FROM OUR HAVANA COBRREPON'D'hT.) T. The following is the 18th game of the Havan, the match, which was played on the 4th inst.: te InIRBEGULAB OPEND;G. Fd to White. Black. WPteNI?0 Whte Black .11 a GUssosEe. TCtGrooaw. GtiS9BBO. TCI;~, 1 P-K3 P-Q 4 29 KtxB 2 P-Q4 lt-KBS 30 Bx t B3KB oubt 3 P-QB4 r-K 3 31 Kt-QS B-B 4 list 4 Xt-Q B3 P-Q t3 32 RxB Pxll . 6 Kt-B3 B-Xt2 MQ ...

... Ce a d re le Id Id asI STATEMENT BY LORD WANTAGE. In the absence of the Duke of Cambridge, who is abroad, Lord Wantage presided over the annual 2'd general meeting of the National Rifle Association, hold I at the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall- f ard, yesterday afternoon. Among a large company h present were the Duke of Westminster, the Earl of C W barnoliffe, the Earl of Wemyse, ...

... SANDOWN PARK NOTES. e, The arrival at Newnmarket of moaele has mual I'drawn attention to Baron de Rothschild'e colt for the [iold Lincolnshire Handicap, and 100 to 7 was to-day asked Vital. for in vain. The othersanimals mentioned for the Car- asny holme raca call for no comment,, mud respecting the 'I of IGrand National Why Not maintained his position as Sir Ifavourite very easily, and ...

... PASTIME S THE TURF.-Pleasant weather attended the first day's racing at Manchester last week. Leads secured the Friday Hurdle Race, and Sweetbread and Sophist were also among the winners, but the principal event was the Manchester Handicap Steeplechase, which fell to Mr. H. T. Fenwick with Young Hopeful. Young Hopeful scored again next day in the Trafford Park Handicap Steeplechase, and Scope ...

... MIUARDS. 'Jhi aOiMTS tV. 8. W. STANLIMn Pop £60.-A :waich atpyraaidsg-the best of 101 games-wes commenced at the a Hl Piccadilly, yerday, bee Roberts and ey, in, former conceding a stat of one owe one a in esmacam. -l the afternoon the play was very interesting, . for aftef Roberta bad won the rbt foun games, and subee- 1U quentlyreached 6 to 1, Stanley won Ave in Enecesalon and so * ...

... - - - w :- - 1 - 82 N L - v : SPORTIN INTELL2@ED ' ?? I I-.- - . . I. SM OW PAR NOT8.,andt a epite the crd Ia very'u lag oqmpany S ?? Sandown Park' to-day. F~ortunateli the weather 0'4a brilht,,and as it wasifvy un4derfoot a moet eiijoy.' -lou - beafternoon was experienced, the sport beng slem bette than haed been anticipated. For the Asseie Hurdl Handicap! mono s tfaan fourteep 'weat to thei ...

... THE UNIVESITY ROAT RAOE. Briritor buii l very cold weaterprvied to-d4at 7fnd anoher ay's work was accomplishe Co2oby Mrt. I. ayckd. G. Q.Rdberts(&uold Ox- 3e r crew started at half-asttwo, Pletcer setting a Dstwoke orso t 2B e minute * anil thiarrate was maintained .n 8 e t iwed back up to Randall's sat e ous.-b.Fe,>C}L is (tub and mrt b'rst 3~sck to thleed U onl~e. Holnd ,and w T 2ict t were ...

... (From our Special Suny edition of last weekll ATHLETICS. NEW STAs CLUre AnInvitationrace was on Saturday Satisfactomly carried out by the members of this club from their headquarters in the MaIden-road, Kentish-town. The affair, for which there were over 100 entries, was a haadi e and was de- cided over a four miles course. The nuna er of r buner was about 70.' W. Bruce was placed at scratch, ...

... SPORTING INFOR].TATIll L Comnton Eunters' Brrdle Platel K LO t) Mr 4pe' tr 16. P. Wlr ses Tower Hunters, chatrd a to 10.), Mr Itino it lae '&,I SANDOWN PARIC R 1o (i The weather being pleasantly finel nessed the racing at Sandown on Frida ge coap ?? Hurdle Race, royal Duo i tj tte .t1 gall; Soeling Handicap SteeplecbaoCrol, to Trickle; Aissele Handicap HurdleR ie(ttor h4 Mr. W. H. Moore; Ewel ...