... promising three-year-old. Dummy took the Brockley Selling Steeplechase, again beating Mack Briggs and then Lord William Beresford's Uncle Jack, a four-year-old, by Ascetic, made atonement for his Kempton Park failure, by taking the Old Year Handicap Steeplechase ...

... quarter to reach Mr. Power's black colt Merriwee, by Bill of Portland from Etra-weenie, who started second favourite at 4 to 1. It is customary here to speak of the winner of the great three-year-old Epsom race' as the winner of the Blue Riband of the ...

... Gregory, Strand. LORD VALENTIA, WHO WILL COMMAND THE DETACHMENT OF THE OXFORDSHIRE YEOMANRY IN SOUTH AFRICA. Photo by Bassano, Old Bond Street, If. J MAJOR-GENERAL FRENCH. WHO. WITH HIS CAVALRY DIVISION, HAS DONE SUCH SPLENDID WORK AT. COLESBERG. Photo by ...

... Jane, at Terry's Theatre. By a stroke of good luck (for the understudy), the principal, Miss Beryl Faber, was out of the bill on the first night of the revival. Miss Hereford made the best use of her opportunity, and will doubtless acquit herself well ...

... interest. The chapter house and hall of the old abbey, over which the modern structure was raised, were cleared out and restored by the late Marquis, who was a man of antiquarian tastes, and enhance the old-world charm of the mansion. It was in the grounds ...

... mentioned. In the first place, the Queen was very averse from the first to entertaining the idea of a new yacht, the old ship, now forty-five years old, which had carried Her Majesty so well and faithfully, being all that the Sovereign required. Unfortunately ...

... thoroughly broken by the time of the trials, for they are now but little more than six months old. Other winning sires in Ben of Newark, Aldiii 1' hike, 1 rue Bill, and Punchestown are also represented; in fact, I do not remember a better all-round entry ...

... really a land-shark, despite the y instead of i in his name is a rich money lender who carries in his pocket-book a dishonoured bill for £9000, backed in a foolish, friendly way by Clive Radnor, Queen's .Messenger, and also acceptances of Lady Punchestown ...

... air as the acute voting Editor of the Spear. And one and all agreed that Rupert of Ilentzau was a fair specimen of the good old Vic. cut-and-thrust drama. But that is another story. At a time when the English theatres are having a severe fight for existence ...

... so long the home of the Countess Grosvenor and of Mr. George Wyndham. Lord Arthur has a son and heir, who is just five years old. The late Duke's third son, Lord Henry, has also only one son, whose birth took place under very tragic circumstances, for it ...

... other principle than take-things-as-they-are and pray,- sir, how long do you suppose it will exact to. get through that tough old neck of yours with a wooden sword He shook his head. Twenty-five minutes at the least, said I I know what it is with neck of ...

... disaster. What harm have we ever done to Austria Whereas her two allies-- the Houses of Hohenzollern and Savoy are her own old vassals, who have built up their dominions on the ruins of Austrian supremacy. Pierre Loti has been through India, and finds ...