... -k-P,'R. DF (¶ U,'TFN PLOU)GHIYG M ATCEH. TThr. annuai nita*r -wees yed yesterdir on -ho jfirr of Norr-h 3fadlleto. Nigg in a fie'd kindi' giantaelL by Slr W~alker. Ti'e ftr et snd seime oi i l-qt week had eiid§nslyv beCel) luch a&Jaitlt isI ltttiae as umilber of rihosc wvc' had at firtt i ipropo5,--d to conripcr-e hed 6venn -.on atny idoc* the mneatc' ermiengot' until Fridue laser. 'rer hen ...

... I-NUDIcticoo FOOTBALL---ASSOCIATION, BRISTOL CITY v. KAFFIRSX AN AMUSING MATCH.f The Orange Free Statters visited the St. John's Lane I ground yesterday to play the City. It was their a only visit to Bristol, and the novelty attracted 2500 X spectators, The teams were t- Kafire -Adolph, goal; Broffitt and Daniells, backs; Appollis, Davids, and Brown, half-backs; Kortie, Abel, Twayl (captain), ...

... MANCHESTER AND HAMILTON PARK. t i White and Gold's Notes and ep Selections. csl harsh Londcn, 'Monday Ni~ght. smesa MBanchester, which commenced the New Year ojc this afternoon, provided very fair spcrt for itsI the it openinag diny, though the proceedings were br, LI warred by fog. Backers had much the best of I 4Tinic the deals, and they rtarted -well wheno e Th'ris selected Helium for the ...

... : C a pionship of Scotland. The annual tournament for the Draughts CGhamnpionship) of Scotland was begun in thle City Hail, Glasgow, yesterday forenoon under the auspices of the Scottsh Draughits Associa- !ticoh. Ani unusually late_- number of persons were preosent. Before play was entered uponk hr. c add -ew-s wore delis ored fromc the platform. Mr John 21 Gusto, president cif the association ...

... SPO RT AND PLAY. With1 t'he New Year cornea practically the dlvi-I1 sion of the wvinter athletic sreason, but it finds Footba~ll still the. king. The holiday 'fixtures, lad espeoially startling ye- ?? in the Se ~ond Dix ision of the English Leagne, burt in both circlea there- were roume sensationcial 'So siniglc First Divi~sion club plaring at horn-. Wa6efeated on Saturday, and all burt three ...

... I The Auqtria-Ilungarian .National Tournament was continued after the Christmas holidays according to programme. Maroc7y has practicaily no rival. Among the stronger contingent h-e is really the only active player, or perhaps it would bc more correctly put if we were to say that Schlechter, Marco, &c., are more inactive than hie is. After he ninth round Maroczy was leading wvith a score of 7, ...

... : hPROBIES 273. By a. 4. EC.da I BLkcK (m. Ii~~~ru Wuisi (9). - H:: -= Whlite to play and mate ill two. alsoe 1.;ndley. Ftoecr: K3(Ps. ?? -So~lve,l enb ;1° ?? tUeWvne{Deel2x, Lysavys, XV. t cu. Ktt~arc-r) 1 Y.t Ln Cslcbm I' . ?? (ch elcenhunz), W'aterlo S. ]1. AF. (lEdrltns+o~nzr l-8tn lateillot Pn,:,oene 270*lain dobt s o h soundness of thin peu we .extots 1oluti5on:lastne-st: as A40ttorin ...

... .-- - C HESS. Thle Austria-Hungarian .National Tournament: was. continued after the Christmas holidays- according to programme. Alaroczy has practically no rival. Among the stronger contingent he is e eally the only active player, or perhaps it: would be more correctly put.if ive were to say that Scllechter Marco, &c., are more -inactive than lie is. After the ninth round Maroczy was leading ...

... YESTERDAYS FOOTBALL I ASSOCIATION RULES. THE LEAGUF.-DtflSoS L. r.AsTO% VrAa.-Played at Gigg Lane. The menshd met nine times prrol, the Vill%, scoring 13p :-t ury's 5. throught the miedium of 19 goals ;;A ury the Villa have twice beaten ?? _,:,sseason Bury won by 2 goals to!1 at .lstcn. go-~xv1rv again had the aervices of MoLucierie at .e`t- altet aI fortnight's absence, tho-ugh Wood was ?? - ...

... SPORTING INTELLIGENCE THE TWO THOUSAND AND THE DFRBY. Nothing could be more uninteresting than the sport which has taken place recently under National Hunt Rules. Under the best of conditions the olass of animals competing at the various mee;- ings which provide croscouatry racing is very poor. The unsettled weather haa made matters a good deal worse, frost alternating 'with thaw and iog, so ...

... w OT . - .,00.TBAX, ?? CARDIFF V.; OLD WESLEY,'. DUBLIN.' [BY. WELSH ATHLETE.J a 'In dull -and* threatening weather the Irish' tourists met the 'Welsh metropolitans at-.the 3: Cardiff Arms Park on.Monday aferhoon. As' the, Irishmen had given .Swansea,' such. an excellent gaite on Christmas Day, when. they sedred twelve points to sixteen, it - was expected that they' would run Cardiff close ...

... HUNIING APPOINTMEENTS. ean. .AIXn STAGHOUN D3. DEVON AND SOrIErSET.-AT 10. Wednesday, January 3 ?? C Clotltslan Friday, January . Cloutshaa Saturday, January 6 ?? FOXHOUNDS. DUKCE Or BEAUFO5RT's-AT 11. Tuesday January 2 ?? Bneklington Wednesday, January ?? Toghill Thursday, January 4 ?? Gate Friday, January 5 ?? ?? Woods Saturday, January 6 ?? Burton Village LonD FITZreAuDiN(;E'S.-AT 11. ...