... 2 Iviil 3 HALF-MILE CHAMIPIONSHIP. an fin o CULLUM DEFEATS BREDIN. An 0 oh: Welsh Athlete ?? locally co' 0 -at any rate, so far as the Welsh Metropolis is at concerned-very lit ...

... GATWICK RACES, TESTERDAY. SALLOW SIMINmo NiVSEaR HlNDsICAP; AvO furlongs. Mr. J. 0. Kirk's Castlewise, Bat 21b (idadden) I Mr. J. Barrow's Bacio, 7st 91b ?? Loates) 2 Mr. H. Bottomaley's Bobette, Sat 21b (Finlay) 3 Also ?? Foot, Sat 21b ?? LGates); Downton, ?st 71b (J. Rei):; Prince Hampton IL, Uet 7;b (Forkie) and Musket Stock, 7st (_eynolds). Betting -3 to 1 agst Downton, 4 to 1 each agst ...

... I CROSS CouNrTnY RUrs, Oxford University tiare and Hounds v. Thamues Hare and Hounds:-This annual match took place at Oxford yesterday, and resulted in a vctory for the University by 21 points to 34. W. H1. Whitelaw. whose eirst race of the season it was, ran splendidly, and beat record for the course. Order of snish- ing:-W. li. Whitelaw, Tlhaulqs (tiune 43min 56sec), first tT. c. Eothergill, ...

... I. co SIN. . . ?? . v 1 1DbNXS AN DLE MEUETINO (Yl- TIFT ER ]) - ?? Walw IYly, D::L; JP -Ste- _> 'tards- '4iptaiin Denis St -Uear-e Doltv sir He;ary U Burke. C(lonel A H Counraln:. ?? 3; B ianmorrin -Thomas , Burke, Joint J ?VCt- P J 1GVy.-Bioert WV Nyrh. Saue Jns t £ICl, humas J Tally, -F Shea-e. Tayior .Dnis L Daly, Robert BJiike' -Thbous Hvatt, Timothy . Ry-an-:Di YE -B-yan, John Farre I, ...

... H OC KEy, COLLEGlIANS (BELFAlST: ?? frt -- A match^ w;x-a ?? I} v i' l~,F on rthe 25th n~, i ;S .il ii r--31s -. ' B|d e~llenai, I: fore Iii ;rr l ;; .- ;:ors. 'Jt he,.te wv~s V-. r ?? tenlt. ?? il ?? 'x04 1a ceedls of kie i;! ?? £5 for thue cc Ilt : ?? j NEW;LY;1N ?? - '0, - \1J AUXv ?? ' Tiiis ?? t )k p Jicce or. ?? ?? the evenintg of thle d-n:t ili e |thait coul-d be desire ?? ?? w aith ...

... RACING. Many of the horses that contested the St. Ancdrew Steeplechase, as well as other of the races, at -Newmarket yesterday, were anything but fit, though the remark does not apply to Yorkmint, who stripped in good condition for the event first named. Not only so, but the horse had won over the Links Farm course a year ago, so that it was no wonder he was made favourite in a good betthin ...

... SPORTING NOTES AND NEWS, MANCHESTER NOVEMBER MEETING. 1a30.-EGLINTON NURSERY HANDICAP of 3V sovs. Five furlongs. Mr. W. Taylor Sharpe's EAsrER MONDAY, by Father I Confessor-Sovereign Ladv, 6 st 10 lb ?? Purkiss I ,.Mr. L. de Rdthschild'iCRACIUo 7st 8lb ?? r. Loates 2 Mr. Russell Monro's GOOi'A:NDER ,1inc. 10 ib cx, 8 st 1 lb ?? S. Loates 3 A a n Wimler trainied by Gurry.) 'Also ran.: Bourne ...

... so 1-ta RUGBY. DURHA&M PRUGBY UNION. DURHAM V. CHESHIRE. Tlie Durham Rugby Union met at Sunderland last night and selected the following 'team to meet Cheshire in the county championship at Birk- enhead on December 2nd:-Back, R. W. Poole (Hartlepool Old Boys); .three-quarters, Walter Taylor (Tud- hoe), J. Gordon (Tudhoe), N. S. Cox (Sunderland), and J. Wellocks (West Hrtl.epool); halves, W. ...

... l (By SPECIAL Coaa~ssroxEN'rS.) ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. The weather conditions which pre- valdon Saturday were not conducive to an extraordinary attendance, neither were they such tas to lead one to expect a very interesting1 game. A dense fog enveloped the city all day, and at one o'clock Calthkin was visited by the officials of both clubs, accompanied by the referee, when the conclusion was ...

... I -LINGFIELD AND NORTHAMPTON. 9White and Gold's Notes and Predictions. London, Wednesday Night. IIn brilliant weather the Lingfield meeting i wan commuonced this afternoon. Backers began well by entrusting most of their money to Gtuid. wife at 6 to 4 and Goosander at 9 to 2 for the~ County Maiden Plate, the pair finishing first Ian~dsocond respectively ina fieldofl15. Orestes, who neared by ...

... FPORTING INTELLIGENCE INYE MAN9CHLSTER NOVEMBER HAN-DICAP, The present week warkm the fina1 tstage in the flat ruting campaign of 3109'J, and the curtain wrillI ?? Saturay, at Manvliot'sr, mi hent the Nov'ermiter Handiezp, the big rae's of the meeting, will be do- o~ded, For the Handicap I altall counle CITAT4URELJX and LE'ilCON% in an rattempt to narme the vwinner. With respect to flwe otlic ...

... A)POrttttq JT2cvjso d', lo' teI y 1, i fig; Is,; n n I: ei B i nte pblhd.nu~t ,lll ann oet a iadofemre et 5h.swvt,0 h: ad~ CtU nrraddrn YeserdgnylsLondon Betting. Thebetingon heLiverpool CopIntw yeera wssomewhat disturbed In consequence of two 'wel basked candidates in 'Sligo and Alneer falling lame 'and having to be scratched. The prices of other horses likely to run were thus quickly ...