... | TER-NATIONAL GVXNASTIC I I 0 0 0 COMPETITION. - - COMPETITION IN BIRMiNGHAM. Io Birmingham, ea Saturday evening, was the centre di of intezest to the gymnastic enthusiasts of the United Kingdom. The second of the International Gyxnnaste E Chimpidnahip Competitions arranged by the. Inter 3 national Board of Gymnastics (representing the A=m- teur Gynastic Assoeciatieo of the United Kingdom), 0 ...

... p- .pT--NEWS. rBACT?qG NOTES. - ae potleys st the board at Horley I ,A0t-; and the 0nroceason when they met I~i. -ni0 approaching a check was whenc Ro~cyal ta ae Violeti dead-heated for the Mart l' a,;y being on the back aE the former. p .F ?? for three races, Sloan for oa lzz 3 Betif rode a winner and a dead- j was nther a novelty to find Lord) winninz two races, but, if report f 'rrhttlv, ...

... 7777 ESON 6k-SP0ORT.,, To-DnAY's MATCHa an WoorCMsrt TO-DAY witnesses the commencemenb of the first of the two engagements entered in to by Warwickshire and Worcestershire, and which, because of local rivalry, are riglhtly regarded as perhaps the two most interesting mnatches either county bave in their pro- gramnes. Last season the frst of the two matches was played at Birmingbamor ...

... KmnsDGB~g}Sm s r. ?? at 3vesha Saturday. Scores:- T.0G. Baker ?? ?? 9 B. radlev ?? A. T. StandIng ?? . P. Gn , ?? r T. E,? ?? 0 K.V (ienme .. A. ?? - 7RB. B. atweon ?? (. Hoognrtb ?? . 0L . Badler .. ?? a. F. ?? 0 H. A. Wgebb O. HEL. Newv ?? ?? 2 . Donisehorpe B. M. Donaldson W . 1 H . Bradley ai KrDDRUUMl;STERt V. tWorCE:STZr-q-aT2EVoPrI f;3y -Plaed atriderminster, ony aturdoey. Satnrda W. ?? ...

... 2AC 193NOTES. The-e is evel7 ronnse of another capital day's racg at B~rflhi to-mo F when fiewds Will racing at ?? The conter atctions will, again affect the aazendans, but Bport is sure to no doub.,aec be good. SecoDfs>:- SO1ihull NnrFY.M1OL-LT FAWSSZTT. j:sord M1avois Handicap. fZL~rtSt&. 67; USead. P.-B Great Mi lan a:ta-ESCUR±.&3_ Athersoone Plate.-AlAL Tuesday Ny e ?? RoasChfld plAYte. ...

... ENGLAND ?? IRELAND.-Thia internaftiolial asoesiaitis,5 football msateh was played ait Aigburtis, over Liverpooli 00n8te, day afternoon. 'The weather seas very fire, aild the ±u-' ,( r consequently large, numbering several thosonands. 'cfa of a one-sided character, the English reliresenbtat- Seems coals to stet. Curshani seas particularly osna )illi1. i Supported by Dunn anti Cobbold; whilst ...

... THlE THEATRICIAL MATCH. n- Yetra rce ac e lydat the .Astoft Lower it ?? n h opn M.Kre a kythPrnefWaeThar.Teoacscmecdt twelve se o'clock-aul hour 'later. thab the advetiedtime-and was it patronleed by a fairlylarke number of persons. IV.Erskine ind B1. ?? ~llkt, lfite Prince of Wales company, were the frtt ot ti tes ikes but their efforts, from a numnerical point of view, S.were not attended ...

... MOSELEY HARRIERS' SPORTS AT LILLIE BBRIDGE. Tlcers has seldom been a greater crowd at Lillie Bridge, or 5 a more athcletically repre~sontaive one, than that which wao to be seen there on Saturday alternoos, when the abovesnamnsd meeting tool, piece under extremely favourable conditions so regards tice weather. Ulifortunately for the financial success of the venture, just prior to thea tinie ...

... cc r BIRAIINGhAM AND DISTRIOT ASSOCIATION s T>RIAL MATCH. A trial match between a Probable and Improbable team, picked by the Aesociation Committee, was played yesterday, at .Pery Barr. The teaemis were :-PrTbal)IsC: It. Roberts (West Brorwichj, goal; Riddell and Simmonds (Aston Villa), backs; Apperley (Aston Villa) and ColLtngton (Walsall Town), half- backs; Davis, W. Roberts, Brown, Hunter, ...

... HUNTI'G APPOINTMENTS. AT.tsneusrut; (at 10.45),-Tb (lay, Dlcenrber 17, ;:ittle Ona: Tuesday, 10, Buckley Thureday, 20, P'enkridge; Saturday, 22, Davenport House. ATillj1STONI: (at 11).-TIis day. December 17, Iiirkby W Wed nesdav, 19. Snarestoe; IFrlday, 21, Saiockingtoll late Satur. day, 22, .Xrley Station. BE.AUFORT'Si, DUKEt ,I, (at 11).-This dale, Decemnber 17, Foiley Green; Tuesday, 13, ...

... I SPORTING I 1TELLIGENCE, RACING NOTES. To the EoDITDIo of tkc DAILY POST. 5r Althsough the Craven mecting was s1orn of muuc ts inltcrest by the withdrawal of Lord Falmouth's an ' ]cepold (ldo IRothschildl's horses, it was not lacking i tion It is true that it was one of the dullest meet se cr celebratedt at lea(d(luarters, and but for the r.ecl i Of loval Fern and Wickham, of Scot Free and ...

... - , 1. I YORKI RACING NOTES. so' ?? old-establishied meeting, -at which noa less thaini £4,000. 10 in eaided oneoey Is gives, commences to-morrow, and will be v.- continued over the two succeeding deys, end from present in. of dicatione promisess to be attended wvith its customary amount Is of sucoese. My selections for the opening day are as follow : n. Zetlend Stakes, HAnrEtxour; Lonsdale ...