... . ., She VResorv . ?jiiO3?Et. ; '0 ?? As'- .A'iE.MACLAREN.- ' lCRICKET REFORM. Y There has been a great deal of agitation afusea t in cricketing circles-more so amongst players of the past than those of the present ?? to e the number of drawn matches that took place last season, and the fact that four out of the five Test Matches were left drawn has considerably added f to the general ...

... DERBYSHIRE CLUB. Prisident's priza, [Loothly modal, 2ad Divibion, April 1900:- T C Jeff'ey ?? S9 .. 7 ?? 82 G} Dvatintry - N . 10 81 NV D.nvir ?? 97 ?? 12 . 5 *E Colebourn ?? 11. 25 ?? 861 L A Gulli0ont.. 98 ?? 12 ?? 66 OD Moon . t2 ?? 12 ?? 90 TW est . . 1 .. 12.. 9, C A Severn .. 106 .. ?? 91 lH V Edwards ?? 116 25 . . 91 S3 W ilson ?? 10 l 5 . 12 ?? 94 F frJ ls'ed ?? 1 ?? I 9 CA lami:ton ...

... CRI C KE T. BRISTOL X.L.C.R. v. MUSIC HALLS. Played on Clifton Downs on June 20tb. Scores:- - Bristol XL.C.R.-Arthur E. Bailey, b Edward S. Hare, 40; Harry Hare (captain), b Johnny Stuart, 7; Leslie Clayton, b Edward S. Hare, 1 - Andrew Brown, b Johnny Stuart, 4; Ted Smith, b Edward S. Hare, 0; Harry Belding, b Edward S. Hare, 11 ; Bert Pockson, b Johnny Stuart, 1; Ern Belding, b Edward S. ...

... ENTRANTS AND HANDICAPS. 1130.-120 YARDS RUNNING HANDICAP (artistes ?? in three fastest heats to run in second round. The first prize also carries with it a Memento Shield, to be held by the winner for one year only and returned. Winner's name to be inscribed on the Shield. Shield at present held by Edwin Boyde. Three prizes.- First Heat: Chas. Wood, scratch; Ted Cowan, scratch; Dan Thomas, 2 ...

... THE WEEK'S Or t FOOTBALLL, 5 SOUT23iER LEACUE IF(]IMSHOU2H V. TItAMIS shovlid a. welcoume return to ?? at ?? rr Ga Sliaturday, in their first march ith i'hio;^- r Irow eorks. The grotiun afterthc recent sri's 8hlipery and heavy, butthte g-aenotwittmj this wees last aud interestinu. Iu the coeaig half Marshall scored for Porzsmrouth 'witk 2 lin t oblique sheit, and attir the euds lad 1 7, ...

... .- .. . ..E I NEWEARREt AND3 HURST PARK. NOTES' AND. SELECTIONS.. SiNDoWik concluded': a busy' week for fol- lowers of ietfrogolitan racing, but as it was under National3 Hunt' Rules I should ,ot refer~to it if it Iwere not for the easy victory of ?? - Mystery in the Grand Interhi- ^tional Steeplechase, carryin. I12st 91b,.: thus amplT' justifying my selection of him' for the,,rand National, ...

... R-AING- NEWS. .. , . A - ., ?? I - NEWMARKET AND. GATWICK.- , 2~NOTES AND SELECTrONS. ]DOWN11AX, as generally expected, won the, , London Cup at Aliexandra Park last Satur- day easily enough, and hfully sustained hi-s e reputation as one of the best of our three- year-olds, but the position 60f Lackford fin the race discounts the form considerably, for a candidate. for St. Leger honours in S ...

... ] I LINCOLN AND CEAND NATIONAL. NOTES AND, SELECTIONS. THERs has not been the amount of specu- lation -du-ing the past week on the above races that I expected, and this in spite of the fact that we are almost rwithin hail of each of these events, and that owners should bh this time have pretty well made up their minds as to their candidates for both of thehse importanzt handicaps. Few stable ...

... THIRD ROUND. -BL 'Iy ST. EDMUND'S v. IPSWICH TOWN. This match, which was delayed a week owing to f tall of snow, was played at Bury St. Ed- 0010t'S on Saturday. A bitterly cold wind 'lSited the nuimb'r of spectators, and the hard OrojIm(l som)ewhllat spoilt play. Teams:- -l'iSelic Town: P. P. Cornell, goal; A. E. 13ailev anml E. Betts. backs; T. G. Sharpe, C. ti l0oodls, and F. Tibbeuham, half ...

... QUOITIL SUFFOLKI COUNTY GRALLIINGB CUP. A meeting was held on Saturday at the John Barloycorn Inn, Ipswioh. The inancial rtate- ment nhowed .1l in hand. It was decided that entries should 0lose on July 28th; the cup to be played for in September. The following were eleoted on the Committee for the ensuing year: -Mr. Sharman, White Elm; Mr. Clarke Stoke Rectory; Mr. Day, 'T'he Rosary; Mr. ...

... H F or a Brief S>paoe the TeatrOre; of W~ar is Transferred from West t to Elast. 50ME SPANKINO CONTETS AT WNtDLAND. Woolwich also has the: 6Boxing' n v ?? tl lsn in Chae. - BOXING NOTES. OcKBE PICE.A3D, the well-known' veteran boxer, has been confined in a London hospital for several weeks, and has uidergone two operation s. Heis now'recoveig, an hopes to be'among his friends in a few wees. ...

... JJAt.z - - . . .- - CRICKET AND FOOTBALL SUPPER. For several years the cricket club of this village R has held its annual supper, but this year the mem-V hers of the two popular pastimes banded together and spent one of the most pleasant -evenings remem. bered in the Stewart Memorial on Monday. The t Rev. F. G. Kiddle (rector) occupied the chair, and was supported by the Rev. A. J. Godden, ...