... s . owr'rI--. G - -. SpOlRT AT HOME. (BY 01,.. S!'r-cJarL CCU'4,s.ilS2;:;B) Notices in connection with steeplecistig law.r I which appeared in the English an d Irish Rarcing I Calendars of' last week will very iikely prove the i first steps towards a marked improvement in the cross-country sport on both aides of the Channel. Early in tne present year Mr. Percy La Touche brought forward a ...

... - DUBPLTIN SHIPPI-NG LIST-YMM~fDAY. 1 Wind and weather-North-lest; fresh; dry. Baxrome- 3ter, 30-15. Arrived-Foreign ?? of Dertinurd, from - Rottordato. general. Foreign sailing sel-da St PThomnas, fet;Atlas, Fredericketadt, deals. Steaa ?? in Cooic',Marlay, Luga, Captain ?? 11argaret. Sem ceovtcrs-Shamrock, Angiesey, Dart- shoe, Noerth Wall, from ifolyhoad; Brima, front Mere- L.cambe; Duke or ...

... i SPORTING INTELLIGENK_ I DOWN ROYAL MEETIG-Tm~s DAY. (BY TELERAPH FBOM OUR SPOEIAL COMEIS55OSl01.) Belfastb Monday Night. Not for some years lrave the prospects of a, meeting at the Maze looked brighter than they do this evening, and unless matters turn out very differently from what they promise at the time of telegraphing, some excellent sport should be wit- nessed during the next couple of ...

... SPORTING BREVITIES I I . (or OUR SPORTING CoMs5isSIONEt-l .r I The IrishL Forfeit List will be published on b Friday next. p All the races at Redcross on Monday remain g open for entries at the scales. o The Dawson-street Cyeling Club will leave to- t. day for Malahide at three o'clock charp. The Nursery Handicap for the Curragh Sep- | p tember Meeting closed with 18 subscribers. p f Sir ...

... I SPORTIN=G BREVITIES. I - ~ ^v1- _ - w_. r I . (BY OeR SPORTING COXM01 S1O5NER.) Mr. Burke, one of the joint managers of the Gort Steeplechases, which are fixed for Wednes- I day next, informs me that he never remembers the course to be in finer order than it is at pre- sent. To-day, in the second round of the Thames Challenge Cup at Henley, the Deblin University Boat Club meet ?? Thiames R C ...

... SOTN TL IEC-. - i SPOW.CING INTELLIGENCE. ' .TUAM MEETING-ETins DAY. (BY TELERAPH FRO'.[ OUR SPECIAL CO CO; ISSIONER.) Tuam, Tueaasday Night. With every prospect of fine weather and a sub- ?? arrival list., the annual meeting over the Gurraues course will probably reach a really good standard . Some heavy rain which fell here dur- ing the past, few days has put the coarse in capital order. and ...

... 4 ORTilN JTL;4E, f TIHE JUNE HA-DICAP AT LOtPAaPS. TOWN. We are sorry to learn that Mr. Thomas Donovan still retains the imsressima that the paragrapbs which appeared in tle Freemacn's Journal and £renlng Teleer0'Pk COOCermilug tba Jaue Plate at Leo~paflSt(uWti reflecteil iin urirq~sly iwpun ljip. W~e wish, in Ute must frank qd 4preser'ye4 tranner, to I-epeat that we leeal no desire or ...

... SPORTM G IINTEIGENOE- THlE METROPOLITAN RA.CECOURSE COMPANY. We arie in a posit ots to state, that the prospec- tns of the Metropolitan (Baldoyle) Racecourse Companly wil be issued within the next few days. LEOPARDSTOWVN CLUB SECOND SUMMER MEETING, SATURDAY Asso MONDAY, 22-;n aND 24rx AUGUST. The foilowtng Eap-es Close and Name to Mqr G QUIx, ai M E HENVISON (Clerk of the Counree) 83 liar- ...

... BELLEWSTOWN MEETING. OBJECTION TO PURITY. F Early yesterday morning Mr Brindley received ai objection fromr Mlr Tiernan, objecting to Parity, tie winner of the Hilitown Plate, on the grounds of wrong nomination. Prefect finished second. GORT MEETUNG-YBSTERDAY. (BY TELEGR'H FROM OU;L SPE.CIAL CORRBPSPONDZNT.) Stewards-LOrd Clanmiorri, Colonel the Eon Hugh Coughl, Colonel Blake, Mfajor Galbraith ...

... TCRICKST. M- __ ?? TRVJ HOSPITAL CHARITY MATCH NEXT MOND;)AbY AND TUESDAY. ?? to a lato hiour last esecing no ultimatearrange- mcn to. ato the constitntion of the teamis had beenar- rive dat, batth afollotwving are pretty ?? rifoT pitas-Scottot, Notts County; F Kennedy, 4de- Ltigteo; B Johnston, do; F Ferry, Richmond; T Con- edhline, Vineont's; P Considine, do; F Barter, P 3zxwell, LT Wyvatt, ...

... GAELIC ATHLETIC ASOCI1ATION. TOURNAMNEINT AT CLONTURKT PARK. c . kn important. tournament was arranged yesiterday at Clonrurk Park, DruniCoodra, hut owing to one cuse or another only one of the matches included in die programnme was played. The following were the conrests announced- Alicihael Dvixtts v Grocers' A ssistants (hurling). Young Irelanids v ?? Edars, Howth (football). flelfast ...

... SPORTING INTELTAIGEINC M 1 - ?? ?? 0 - l ITHE JUNE HAINDIC'AP AT LEOPARDS- Wi We o been served writh a wretitat the instance1 2of Mr. T. Dolnovan. of Cork, for diamages for libe!, lyMr. Donovan has not given us any opportunity of yascertaining in what waly we reflected upon hiim, lieor of offering hint an apology for any injury lie hel considerstohavebe dnhi,. W untderstandl thlibisi complm ...