... THE WEEK'S SUMMARY. Platt-Betts narrowly escaped another bad cycle, | c racing accident at Cardiff on Saturday. - Mr. William Waldorf Astor has renounced his N American citizenship, and become a British sul- ject. a The city treasurer of Glasgow, Dr. ...

... News . 422 Place aux Dames Home News. .423 Photographer at the Beanfeast. Music . . . . . . 424 New Novels . A Racing Rubber, Serial Accident to -cotch Express Story . . . . . . 425 The Alps Revisited,11s By Theatres 427 E. Whymper Pen and Pencil Sketches ...

... full meeting of the Aseocia. lon, tion will take place to-day. Sont haml SERIOUS RACING ACCIDENT. Cave At the ]Essex Hont Steeplechases yesterday. a Divii serious accident ocourred to Batley, the husts, in El rman. while ridiug a valuable horse belonging ...

... inference which we are asked to make is that the gigantic system of betting, which is undoubtedly a concomitant of racing, is an accident and, not an essential, and that the respectable sportsman would be more happy and flourishing if his less reputable ...

... but. rnnyrecover. - TERRIBLE'SCENE ON A RACECOURSE., ONEI JOCKEY KILLED-AND THREE INJURED' Particulars if a tereible racing accident at 'Mbl`' bourne are published -in Aust-alian papers to hand. - rame for the Caulfield, Cap cof H98 reall the'- 'r'eunstroph ...

... committee and the was sse report was fixed for Monday. tk h le 'Ths sitting was suspended at 7 o'clock. 'f ter. ?? of I me RACING ACCIDENT. art] the rep, [ant At the Hampshire United Hunt Steeplechases hey on Tuasday at Portsmouth, Mir Kenuian, who was to riding ...

... that had bruised his knees and shaken himself good deal, and this precluded his taking any further part in the i dayrs racing The accident excited some commotion ; but Mu>ara pi his wav and beat Buck 15secs., completing the mile in mm. lOsec—The final contest ...

... has come remarkably well out of the International Bicycle Race. There were five English competitors, and four of these secured the first four places. Apropos by tne way of road- racing, the accident to the Dorking coach on Saturday afternoon-which was caused ...

... Registrar, rioyal ( r College of Music, Kensington Gore, London, 8,W., up. tl to the end of December, ACcrDENT TO A RACING MAN.-An accident of a somewhat serious nature took place on the Midland- a road on Friday evening, which resulted in Williamr J. Ryan ...

... STAKES. 1000 to 35 aget Brick, t 1 25 to 1 Accident, O TlE DERBY. ,On 1000 to 60 agat Breadalbane, t by 1000 to 20 Brown Dayrell, t MANCHESTER. CAMBRIDGESIIIRE STAKES. led Offers to take 100 to 3 agst Accident. RACING DIARY F OR THE WEEK. FRIDAY, 23.-Caledonian ...

... competed. Three-legged Race, 100. yards-H. Heokham and W. Keen, 1; A. Hookitkac and A. Kccea, 2. 150 Yards' Iace, Confined to'the members of the Loyal Cotswold Lodge of Odd Fellows-W. Lane, 1; Sutton, 2; It. Jeflcrics, 3. One Mile Flat Race, Open-H. Cooper, ...

... SHOCKING ACCiDENTS AT WOLvYEP- HAM7PTON RACES. TWENTY PERSONS INJURED. In yesterday's Mercury we gave a, telegraphic report from our Wolverhampton correspondent of an alarming accident which had occurred at the races in that town, The following additional ...