... CRICKE. - MARYLEBONE: CLUB AND GROUND v. SUSSEX. The first elass cricket season opened aC Lord's yesterday with aniteh between Alarylebone Club and Sussex. The weather uniifortunatelv prm-edl most unsettled, und, owing to frequent shnvecs of rain, little more than fibree hours play WIL; possible. The wet made the wicket easy, and the club batamee kept their opponents afield all the time play ...

... ; SPORTING NEWS, I~~~~~ I RACING. PLUMPI7ON JANUARY STEEPLECHASE, 1.O.-ASHURST MAIDEN HURDLE RACE. Mr R. Marsh's Deep Level A . Nightingall I1 Mr II. W. Usher's Cheery Bob Wall 2 Mr J. F. Balliok's Miss Mary .. Bowes 3 Also ran.-Iady Belgravia. Betting.-S to 2 on Deep Level, 5 to 1 agst Cheery Bob, 10 to 1 each Miss Mary and Lady Belgrayvis, o. Won by a head; ...

... [COPYJUGHT. ] CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA. STODDART'S XI. V. NEW SOUTH WALES PINE BATTING BY THE COLONIAL8. (REUTER'e SPECIAL TO JOUcNAL. ) SYnXsa, Saturday. The return match between Mr Stoddart's team and a representative eleven of New South Wales commenced at the Association Ground this morning. The Australians won the toss, and Donnan anrd Iredale wvent firsb to the wickets. A bad start was made, ...

... RAOINQ. MANCOESTER M1!lE'IlNG. 2-8TOK]PORT SiA21Ci HANDICAP. Mr G. W. Bland's Eplcure . Harrison 1 Lord D unraveii' Sinypliua .,,,, :,,,. Cannon 2 Kr Ui. 51 lecesa's bull of FMaiion .L.,.. iane . 3 Spicure wan disqualified for eroealnag aid the rce rvwardod i-e i8iayples. Also sn-Arlene, Bank Hollday 8ire, sea Diver, Highiand Hors, Manes, Auld Lang 6yno, ilMaureen. lcttilng ...

... SOARBOROUIG1 FES8TIVAL. GENTLEMUEN v. PLAYEBR. Just under two hours' cricket at Scarborough yesterday sufficied to conclude the above inatch. in favour of the Gentlomeni. The professionals had been left in an alinost hlpoless position over- night, and notwithstanding some excellent bat- ting by Baker and Rhodes, the Players could only set their opponents 88 runs to get to will. Palairet and ...

... RACING. WYE MIEMrNG. X F. SELLING HVILDLE RACE9. Mr Farney olekeonna hTrkish Piseer J. Jones .. Mr J. S. Coltto n PTus ra ig-an .1 Tton 2 Mr B lrntsvenor'a Rat~hetine . D Morris, 5 Also rn-LaxArnjo1, Bettniag-d ta 4 rn Turks'h Flo Ior 4 to 1 ega:unt RahthlinP, 8 to I Lazori]l), MJ to 1 Wtatoisa. ino by a le.ngth; feir trogDhoh bheare-n aer-nei and third. I i-t.'TEBS STEEPLECHASE ...

... OXFORD UMNVERS1 Y V. WST OF SC(fT'LAND. The Oxford I-rvertv ieamn conc-inded their d tour in Scotland yeaserrday at Paztick. vwhen rt4ev encountetred the premier tieamn of the we-t. The er vather was du)l ard damp, bit there wat a large c- eompany. The Seots were p werfully repre y s nted, and after a 'ame in wrhich the, itd all the best of it, they inflicted a rather severe-,e verse on theo ...

... ORION v. VICTORIA UNITED. (Northern League.) Cold, showery weather favoured the Northern Un= iteda C-attofield. Since they )eg I met gn the Abesrdenj aut-utrn holiday botis teamss have ac-, qiUwtd thesssgelves; creditably in several miatcells with the Northern League teams, but, on the whole, the record of the Orion dee distinctly superior. N1'4ftthsless a good crowd lined the ropes in ...

... I' MIUSSELBURGH OPEN fiURNAMENT. SUCCESS OF HARRY VARDON AND ARCHIE SIMPSON. The tournament promoted at Musselburgh has, in the past, always furnished an index to the players whao were likely to take a prominent position in the open championship If the pre- sent year's contest has revealed anything, it is thstt the English contingent are in extremely fine form, and should furnishipowerful ...

... i SPORTING INTELIJIGENOI. Te WENDSOR NOTES. Whe Winl e eting to-=rrow will boing aboo A the renewal of NAtioual Iut sport in the South. If Ty the Weather ip fine(, the attendunce is s .lRe to be ra good d Oap after Ihe brief holiday. Fair ?? rould be soon at thJ poat, ued the twill dtelijtleru be o a to AUe aver> e of i.teredt rhe arrival iet to-night is a noor n onte, bat this can ?? be put ...

... THE MEIRSITY BOAT RACE. A large crod of 04 rsos vpitit Putney' yrwteriav| afterooon to wizss tho tirst arpsrance Of the Oxford and Gasbridge crew-s oc fhe tideway, both Laviag flished ort their practice in the upper reaches of the ast Rezlye and the C tabt at Bourne End.-onWednesdar. The bots wore brought down ?? by road xin cba-gu of the watermau and, &Zrixizg abont mid-dar, were hotud as ...

... C- t iQtIii-' TifF' (XFWW,! AND LA'AIlBlwxIE i M A'PCII. .a N!NR-NVICIET' VIOTORY 17OR THE k2?; tort! hos't f':oixbrid-z. in the) eltsiost, fashion -I I'Sil'!y by nirk wis-t,, h u Texs iL qckyhn nitliauo Wns t wo k1 ' , 01(10 I. t 10111 thio p,,sit! oil ill 1V h Oice T'Lio -hx.: ld ?? Iil oil Friday ove-ning, *~lllil S:Oc', it oitiisjjti, that, niimer anly ..1 ?? --2 cjrd 'votild loweo wet, ...