... BISLEY MEETING0 T EAM-~ C OMPE TI TIO0NiS. KOLAPOIIE CULIP A ND1 ?N'ATIONAL SHIELD, CAMP, Friday. Wit-h the all-ab~orrtiirg first aind second Stags'4 of the Queenls anld first stage of the St. Geor-ge's oat of the w.ay, cosopet-itors non- in the National Rifle Association c~knip were ahleI ti--itay to d'eot a theiatet civ~ to teauin shotinelg. Wisest Thrise opezicet at the first range of the ...

... -SPOPTING INTELLIGENCE. E ,fI . . - i OPFIOIAB STARTWIG PRIOE3. As pttblished in the Racing Calendar and the Sportsman.'' LIVERPOOL MEETING. 1 November Hurdle (8).-Little Hercules, 7 to 2 ag e Valentine Steeplechase (f).-Ardgreagh, 4 to l ag 4 t 'Walton Welter (i5).-Inisltfree, 5 to 1 agat. s Grosvenor Cup (8O.-Parquetry, 4 to 1 agst. Bidston Plate (11)-Lily Surefoot, iX0 to 8 agst. I ?? ...

... I SPORTING TNTELLIGENCE. | I If in NOTES ND ANTICIPATIONS A rs. . tha C ty. GATWICK, Monday Night. orl rly A moderately interesting programme has e rk- been provided for Gatwick, seleetions for which rejt lly are as follow:- sta at Pegasus S teeplechaso-CROWGLEN. !L Horeham .Hurdle-WAGRAM, . Courtland Steeplechase-DESERT FLWER. r National Hunt Emrdle-111ESCHINA. B ca- Timberham Hurdle-MARTEN. ...

... CELTIC v. NORTH OF SOThA*ND. j The Celtic Club concluded their northern tour I by plaving a picked team from the north of Scot- I land at Invertness yesterday evenin2. The Gtas- I eow club played a, strong team, who had the T benefit of the wind in the first period. Cam'pbell r early scored. aiid a second was registered shortly I after owing to weak play of the Inverness backs. I Gilihooley ...

... SPORTING NEWS RACINTG. LINCOLN hME'iJ'wt. 1.45-WVITHAM SELLlNG r.EANDlCAP PLATE, Captain Laing's Tanakerne .. Eamrn ond 1 Mr P Deplidge's Gold Paint . Mir Randall 2 Mr J. Caste's Gofie . . Yarnell 3 Three ran. Betting-E-vens Tenkernesi, 2 to 1 agoeini; (loLd Paint, 4 to I Goldie. The favourite made all eli nenning. and vwon by a length and a half, threodarto ...

... Calm weather last week proved a serious drawback to the herring fishing on the east coast. The boats were, at lleiast for the first tthree or four days of the -week, unable to reach the more distant grounds, where the fish are sa.id to be abundant, and return in .ailything like time to profit by a sale of freshly-caught fish. The general results, therefore, were poor. However, there were ...

... RACING. iSOUTHWUL MIEETING. 1.Y0-NORWO(SD PARR SMEFTWEMAM5 Major Wlckbham Nar pier A. Mr Gordon 1 Mr 0. R Da eon's Blondin 1 I . Mr Blsett, 2 Mr 1a. C. Basbew's Murphy .. Mr Garnett 3 C Also rar-Baliderarone. barger. Sapperron, NecefV, C Meiraspring, Swirie,. Issram. and Sir Hew. Bprsin-D-2 to 1 against Blonrin 11., 9 to 4 Nepier, C 5 ro 1 Sir Bew, 10D to ...

... CRIUEK T. I GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. LANCASHIRE. Some capital play was witnessed at Bristol, and but for foulish attempts at short runs, which lost Townsend and Hemingway their wickets, Glouces- ter would probably have equalised, if not surpassed Lanrashire's score. The feature of yesterday's cricket was Jessop's brilliasit batting. Score:- LANCASHIRE. First Innings. Second Innings. liaclaren, cwaid ...

... . ., 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 ...