... R A C I N G. The meeting at New Barns reccived plenty of patroniage yesterdavy in that respect keeping tip the reputation of the Nev Year Meeting, but unlfortunately the view of the sport was completcv spoiled bv the dleise i; g that settled over the course. Though some of the fields sholwved veak- uess, ia fair number of horses competed in the course of the afternoon, and Some of the runners ...

... C R IC KET. Tile match between South Australia and Victoria, which has been pro- ceeding at Melbourne for. some days, was concluded yesterday, Victoria winning by 181 runs. Hill made 116, not out, of the 220 scored by South Australia in their second innings. Saunders secured six wickets and Trumble four. A COUPLE OF HANDBOOKS ON SPORT.>, TtraxE is a certain pathos in the appearance of this ...

... R AC I NG. At an early hour this morning the Ieicester executive decided that racing Nas impossible to-day owingto the frost. As this showed no signs rfd;illilishing severity during the next few hours it vasdecided to abandon thc meeting altogether. There was a chapter of accidents in the Newark Selling Steeplechase, ot Of which the favourite, fortunately for his backers, came scathless and to ...

... BOXING. DIXON ENDS HIS CAREER AS A BOXEIR. Th e defeat of George Dixon, the celebrated coloured bantam-Weight ehainpion boxer of America, by Teddy lMcGovern, of Brooklyn, in New , il l emphasize the impression that has gradually been gailiing grouncl, r a, l 1 \m-riean 'outhi s a much better fighter than we, on this side , tl-c Atlaintic, creditec him .with being, when he beat Pedlar Palmer so ...

... SPORTING NOTES AND NEws. CYCLING. THE N.C.U. AND Te SURRry B.C. It seems that the Union and the Surrey B.C. have settled their little differences at last. The hatchet has been buried, and now all is well in favour of possibly a couple of good race-meetings being run as hitherto by the old-time sport-promoting club. It is well for the sport generally that matters have been amicably settled ...

... TEE MONEY MARKET. I The tone of the market is slightly easier, but quotations are not much Affected as yet and 3~ -4 per cent. is the general quotation for call loans and weekly fixtures. Discounts have gone off on the better supply of cash, and three months' fine bills are taken more freely at 3,7-15-16 per cent. BANK RATE.x LOANS Doss. B SIrs. Present, 4 per cent. Day -.37 4 Die. ...

... C H ESS. Many different versions have been published concerning the Monte Carlo tournament, but the facts up to the present are as follows:--The tournament is open to all the recognized players of the world. Appli- cations to compete should at once be sent to M. Arnous de Riviere 11, Rue Radziwill, Paris, as the lists will close December 15. The number of entries will very probably be limited ...

... VaILlsuit Ca l Cttt s RfffOA, 18, CHARINC. CROSS ROAD, N..C. Princess Victoria of WVales, who has been staying at Brighton Julri,. the last fortnight, with the Duke and Duchess of Fife, will accompanly thje Do C of1-1 f\~-CH+ an {= Princess of Wales to Copenhagen. Princess Louise is to visit Liverpool next Thursday, when her R.. Highness will open an exhibition and sale of work at St. George s ...

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... SPORTING NOTES AND NEWS, CH ES S. The Paris Tournament has, after all, given a firm footihig among the ,,,t,,s to one new mail, and that is F. J. Marshall, of Brooklyn, but it b11t be admitted that circumstances.ivere lavourable to his success. Ile is a sharp player, and for various reasons the play of every one else was more or less blunt, much more so than at any previous tournament. ...

... THIS DAY'S, CRICKET. ESSEX v DERBYS HIRE. Mr. Lucas won the toss for Essex in this inatch at Leyton. yesterday, and sent his opponents into bat. lis polticy~ did not work out wvell, as the wilcket never became diffictilt, and the visitors to Sthe liberty of hitting up 434 for five wickets. 'The game wvas continued this mornin Storer (1361 and Foulkes 136) resuming their innings. DERaYSHiRit. ...

... SPORT IN FRANCE. JFaRq OUR OWN CORRtSPONDENT.1 PAR is, Saturday. -The first match in the Wrestling'Tournament now in progress at the Folies-Bergere was betxdein Aimable de la Calmette and Haaekenschrmidt. 'They had already met in 1899, lwhen the Russian obtained- the verdict. Aimable protested at the time, but in vain.. He at last obtained his longed-for chance, but did not profit by it, for a ...