... with r ' CHIITABOB'S NOTES. Ln'ing n- theo ~,h SUNDAY NIGHT T'l'o-mor.tw tile New Year wilt be ushered in M) i. with the Manehester Meeting. The executive P. have framed their programme on a fairly liberal ,d eale, nnd tho chio! event of the opening day, S' the Trafford Perk Steeplechase, is worta 250 sovs. Not much, however, can be saeld for the The quality oi 'the competitors as a. moderate ...

... ISPORTNGo RACING NOTES. o The news' that the seniort ard of the tw Natioal Hunt ommittee intends to intoduces a A resoit Froviding for the abandonment of laul ri Nationl Hunt fixtures which cant be br ...

... wre |TEaE L1SAcuE CHAlo10sBP- . or SATURDAY's matches have produced no change n Ba the relative positions o! Sheffield TJnited and Aston w Villa, for both teams 'wore playing at home, and m2 were enabled to obtain the maximum number of Th points; the United inflicting a very decisive defeat mi upon Everton by 5 goals to nil, whilst the ViUairn proved victorious over Sunderland by 4 goals to 2. ...

... HUNIING APPOINTAIENTS. STAGHOUNDS, DEVON AND SOMERSET.-AT 10. Monday, January 1 ?? .igher Lodge, Baron's Down Wednesday, January 3 . ?? ?? Friday, Jannary 65 ?? 0Clonishant Saturday, January ?? ?? ?? FOXHOUNXDS. DUKE OF BEAUFORT'S-AT 11, Monday, January I ?? Lodge tuesday, January 2 ?? inckliogton Wednesday, January 3 ?? Togiidll 'thursday, January 4 ?? , ?? ,. Swallett's Gate Friday, ...

... cRICKEL. 'Fixtures for ?? The following is the list of fixtures :- APRIL, 10-Kermington Oval, Surrey v London County 8o- OxfordP The S eniors' Match 80-Cembridge, The Seniors' Match MAY, 8-Cambrid~e, The Freshmen's 'at XI 2-Crylal Pice, Londo Ground v Surrey ?? Ov alpSrrey. arikhe 0-lu Yrknhtire, Yarwikshire v Worcsterihire 17-Cambridge, UFiersityX v Mrx A.JWbb'sX .7-Lord's, Wiltshire a ...

... XGBGY MATCH NOEd UNION. Tmmt m ch was pbwd at Igbg beior and Tuhnabin at hail, cauww at ti'ee-qu &udsitlh and aboti fwwwd, but at sag'V itb i hal' , ansd anl 4 y lar iry. bZ Gals a. minor was In the- ...

... GO L F. En- Saturday saw run,%ny golf era onat on the links =0 501 around Liverpool, and play was actually pro- red ceeding so late as half-past four o'clock-, when jn, the light, which had held out w ...

... 4toleticsr6 l Ivon he twelfth game of the season at - , ,ed (IOiowed up their holiday successes ., . l.cZ W aud spirited display at the North l ?? rhe forwards bore the bruntof the S .i(,wIed to much advantage on the wet, Il r: f combining in united rushes and j cir tlw (t(fence no end. In the Barnstaple I I,! reserve back, performed in themost Pin o:! , and Roberts, Stacey, Curtice, and . - ...

... A cO MHES. THM LFA .-DVIfSIlTON L E Urs TS Me TO SarUanax, D3G 30. Plyd. Won. Lost. Dro. ForA Pts. .,Shegwddlted ?? 21 *-14 0 r 44 ?? ss AstonVl= .VM 20. 13 4. 3.. 48 21.. 29 -W'bmptn-Wand'rs *. 9 ...

... FOOTBALL. GAMES SPOILT BY THE HOLIDAYS. Despite the difficulty of obtaining players during the holiday season there was no lack of interesting football ini the metropolitan district on Saturday. The most attractive fixture was at Richmond to which club the Fettesiali-Lorettonials paid their annual visit. The tour of this vell-known Organization is always interesting, but this year it is more ...

... FOURTH EDITION, . THE BOER REVOLTo POSI'TION ON THE -TUGELA. SI4ELL FIRE AT MODDER RIVER. THE YEOMANRY AND VOLUNTEEkS. THE MILITARY SITUATION, [BY OUR MILITARY CORRESPONDENT.1 The positioia refiiaiils practically unchaulged, as r ikrds our troops in thle several spheres, excepting in a few details. We haveofficifil irfifr- mation respectinog all of them to the 31st of December; but from ...

... TFOIO0AL L.- NOTi8- & IMPRESIONS; ad *'':LB4U,Gl'l.~Divisjoa ?? ?? ld ,'ewcatle Uinited,: 4;, West,'rom- ve- wioh, 2. ?? ?? - Liverpool,' ?? Stoe, ?? - Le- 'Preston, NorthiEnd, 3;Notts Forest. d- 1 Manoheter'- City,' I; Blackburn 'a otCounty, 0; Derby'Cofimty, 0. 'c Aistd. -Villa, 41,; 'Sunderland, 2.. an Sheffield 'United, 5; .iverton, ?? nt Wolverheaipton, 1; Bury, 0. he Buraley.S Glossop, ...