... Aec-c weather is not conducive to good football, and if the present frost and snow continue-seasonable though they may be-players and followers of the winter pastime will have rather an uncomfortable time for the next few days. An old-fashioned Christmas, as ! it is the custom to call a spell of hard and wintry w-eather at this season, may be very delightful for skating, but it makes ...

... THE COUNTrY CRICKET COUNCIL. IUtMA TP OF TIM GEOANUATIoZf. The~amlual meeting of the Cricket Council, held l' yesterday in the dining-room at Lord's Ground, a St John's Wood, came to a startling eonclusion-a resolution being carried by the casting vote of the 'f chairman, which practically ends the existence of 3s the Council altogether. The only business of importance before the meet- ing ...

... o ENGLISH SPORTING NOTES. Lob-n, SATUmDAY.-No sooner had the rainy season terminated than winter set in with such severity as to raise the fears that the present week's fixture list would not escape interruption. The fears were unfortunately realised, an)d sport under National Runt Rules was not possible after Weduesday. The Croydon Meeting was only got through under difficulties, for whilst ...

... THIJTINMG APPOINTMENTS. | FOXQUNI)S. IBAxzwSarT ?? Thum, Dec. 11 .. arr Village . ?? ldQ Salor., Dee. 13 . .Bretton ., . . l O.SO enec13 ?? .Bat Gren ?? -10.30 |Toes., Dec. 16 BEadsworh.. . . .1030 Thars.,fjee. 13 Cjwthres ?? t O.S O Satcr., Dec. 1O ..focrhouefiomm l ?? 10e30 BWIEAM MJoon . .Wed.. Dec. 113 . O$'1thorPe F3LI ?? Friday, toee. 12.13 eighton iar r .. Md.J Satcr . Dsec. IS ...

... 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, ...

... E-tSPORTING : NEWS. -10IOHITABOB'S NOTES. edFRDYNGT 051 Dall aid cold weatlsrws xeeecda is Ssndowvn Park to-day. This did not prevent a as fair number of spectators from assembling. The ir- sport was of very moderate quality; but tile fields, as times go, were of fair size, and the racing was interesting. Mervyn made a very :efair Show in thle Grand Annual Hurdle Race, ~1 which fell to ...

... MAN-OelsRS WnCLr TrMEmS FarnAr, DzgwzmaER 5, 1890. Communications should be addressed Chess Editor, Weekly Tims Office, Pall Mail Court. MANCycam W r=,n Trts NoTT'rros. K KinZ - Queen's knight C King's castle i Square B Kings bishop - To h King's knight o-o Catles king's side P Pawn o-o- Castle Qn's side Q Queen t Check c Queen cstle j Double check b Queen' biahop x Takes Answers to ...

... I YESTZgDAY.-The second clay's coursing was carried ozut nrier much more favotsrable circumstances than on Tuesday, though. a een wvind prevailed. Tihe slight frost during the night did riot lest lon~g enough to inerlre wvith the coursing, and, conwc- qisently, on arirsiv at Eta-ley Green the sport at once coca- menced. The hares wvere agatin numlerous and strong, and acnts: ex;cellent trials ...

... TFE FROST: SKATING IN' BIRLNGHAM. The present spell of frosty weather is affording those for whom skating has any attraction a splendid onportunity of indulging themselves. There was J'Sating yesterday on all the pools in and around, bi;.insc;~harn, and there wvere also plenty of skaters, ?? at most of the principal places an admis. son charge was made. It is four years since skating ,-as so ...

... SPORTi'ING INt Ill G1N CE, NEWAMAROKET, TUESDAY: Ar, No abatement in frest,and sniow still ?? sei Ilie ground, training operations were of lit le Met importance. l O'n the dutF Side, Goldtng': Fringo und Chestcr- Mr iiell wettt six flln.stige. Lder's flelaiys galloped listt t;wo tmileq. AMtnser'S Poussln, Conntest, Contrito, arid Vet Republic want two miles. Skelton's Lenwntde and NY Noiw Moon ...

... e- o CHITABOBS NOTHS. '1 id THURSDAY NrWoi. Y Jr- Notwithistanding the severe frost of the t id last two nights, snch precautions have been n le taken at Xemptonl Park that racing is g i certain to take place to-morrow, unless a In 3 heavy fall of snow slhould intervene, which, as the tise of writing, does not seem at all I I] probable. My selections, for which I must v t- stipulate for a ...

... Soilthern players will soon forget their game if Jack Frost persists in his, to them, unwelcome stay. It is now nearly a month since any matches of note have been decided in the metropolis, and still there is little hope of a speedy resumption of friendly hostilities- The North and South match was to have been played to-day at Blackheath, but in face of the snow and frost which prevails here ...