... ATHLETICSW, . LE, Hsaaxnrs V. UNIvEssIrT COLLEGrE SOBOOL, PAST AXD PEsss77r The above clubs decided their annual contest at Walthnmstow yesterday. It was intended to rim the race across country, bat the heavy snowfall 3ecess- tated the course being taken along the Epping Forest- road and back-a distsnce of about 2 miles. The home team was one short of thestipulatednumber, onlyffour competing, ...

... : MR WILLIAM NE WHAM, .thecaptain of 'th 1Sussex eleven and seers. . ,ry=t the Sussex County club, was born on ,>)ecesber 12, 160. aad is thus well advanced :iS shis list yew. Ihough not belonting to S. anez by birth, he has lived 'for a consider. *bleime . in the county, and was for several 2,esirs a meeter ?? colleze. . Irdeed, ?? the dnebaittmgbe showed at Arding. lcy> that first led to ...

... I ElCING AT EPVOM. TuEsDAY.-Trial r;iitovn The ho-ed aged, Cst-illhb (1) . Vel'sttt'r. ?? IS. 7'it, 1, i2). -HLlulnwocd wo-ic-, c~ Plate .ini I (1); synthalttita st. lI~l' 3 ?? ?? S yrs, sttotQ I ; o n-f Jo iii' o 41b (2) ; Jati;!a tan ~ircti 'ii4't) iot illl 1(j. The (ire., S'c'ia t 'toco(ien icp)' Two tile neflesu a 'tiolt',I Duke ol Beau art'; ttogi-mnnu ?? 3 yro, 6is 7ib .. it Cal nr ...

... - 4RICKEMT GOUCETRBSSHIEI Vr 8 mm. Oath. COftos OollI.e groundabig corm- p way wrs treated to some interestint cricket oa Monday. Surrey made a Cepiti start, Abel end 1iariseb Read. who hit up 50 in the firgtltirty-dv- minutes. carried the score to 85 before the first wicket fenl. Read was 8mart!y stuped aftermakiag 88, his highest score in aI firat-olass match this season. After Reed left ...

... WORLDnS RECOUD BEATEN AT HrRNE HILL. At the ILondon County grounds G. E. Osmona and T. W. Good beat the World's half-mile tandem. record. They covered the firdt quarter in 31 4-5see, and the half in 60 4-6see, the previous best being 62iec., by G. E. Ossnond and B. G. Merry. T. Osborn also started behiiid the tandewites, but retired at the first quarter, his time being 328ec. BATHI ROAD C.C. ...

... I * -0-- Played at Acton-Hendon All Saint's, 34; Congregational, 33. Iosemond, 80; St. Stephen's Choir, 41. White Star, 23; Eagle, 11. St. Colutb's, 39; Bovers. 24. Played at Battersea Park-Bowley, 49; Cur- zon, 49, St. DI'ary's, 74; Beaufort, 47. Silver Star, 74; Trevor, 69. Myrtle, 43; St. Jarmes's, 38. St. Luke's, 36; Robert Street, 1L Olive, 58; Andley, 52. Played at Blackheath-Cooper's ...

... FIRST CLASS AYRRAGES. 0 I BATTING. Opt. B.. G. Wynyard 11 691 1 69+1 K.S. Rm- n' 32 1708 .1710 4, 61 A1. C H. H'air ?? 19 .868 292 2 51+F1 Abeloo .. ?? 32 1451 231 2 48+11 W. G. 'Grace. 35 1456 243* 3 45+15 GUor n . 32 .1191 20 5 44+3 Hayward . ?? . 1000 229, 7 43+11 Brown (J.. T.). ?? 39 1411 203 6 :42+25 S. M. Woods ?? 23 869 1588 2 41-38 P.S.,Jacko ?? 925 117 3 40+2 Storer ?? 27 882 142*. ...

... AUSTRALIAt V. ENGLAM-D., The third itest match began On Monday at the 'Oval. The attendance paid or daboutl 6,000, of whoi '13,411' paidfor admission. -The English team included two men (Capt. Wynyard and Peel), who had not played in either of the two preceding test matches. Mr. Stoddart declined to play on the ground of indisposition, but Abel, Hayward, and. Richardson, havig settled ...

... r ?? : agog; A;: I Y Rii v. THU AilUST-ALIS. The Auatrsflian gained a pnrticu2arly ?? victory over Yorkshire, at Sheffield, winning by an innings and eight rusn. SUSSEX v. GLOUCESTERSHME. The feature of the play at Brighton was a grand performance by W. G Grace. On Mon- day Glouceetershire scored 424 for theioss of seven wickets, Grace being not out with 22' to his c~redit. The last ...

... ANATEUR CEAMPIONSMIML For the second time- in four yar1 the amateur athletic championsl hi ere decided at Northampton yesterdty. 'he first cham- pionship meeting, by the way, was held 32 years ago; The gathering under notice was conducted by Messrs. J. Porteous and J. D. Douglas, andeverything weased ofg pleasantly. The suspension of Bradley, Downer, Bacon, Crosslaud, and Watkins robbed the ...

... CLTDE CORINTrHIAX YACHT CLUB. The Clyde Corinthians had too much widr for the rcmtta at Mhinter's QaU.ly yeterdy, end a, chater of accidents bas to be ret eiNrded. In the big raoe Briaoetja and Ailsa astrted with Satndata and Crma. A south-west breeze blowing half a hurricaue had to be enpuatered, ard- the sea washed the decks of the * abt%. Aile, was the fgst to give in, as er catpiain ldid ...

... - . CRI&KET I - SURREY v, DERBYSHB. ; At Wfe: Ovil I ?? -iureY won by an inmgsg and 57 runs,. the victorymseaking thet| hiuth asuccess inm Gcolty utChebs. Score:- * . DEIIBYSHill. 8. Eietsherl~btohanaano. 6 b Lotohn.ann ?? Sag W.), c Bror kwell b ?? 1. _-etolu ?? i ?? 1 agphavo*e;a Streetbloh- ; :,ana .; ?? absent, hurt ?? 0 Chatterton, e Nayward b - ?? ?? .bLebseann__ 40 :ihrd50n, o ...