... - FIXTURES FOR THIS DAY (SATURDAY). FOOTBALL RUGBY. Bootle Wasps v. New Brighton A Team, Now Brghton. leavs Lauding-stage by 2 30 s.m. Seasombe boat, Wasps-K HEghes, full-bask; S Riddock J Balmner. and S Lever, three-quarter backs; J M Paddock and J H Little, hal.-backs; A Graham (captaln, B Coenell, J Riddock, J Elaints, F IV Herd, Beostead, U Dow, F Frsh;, and, E C Davies, forwards. ...

... MOM= : -87- JomA--Ptxld on the ?? of the fmmer, md. a god game the Bgveaz v-v ;oi for the Saints by I goal to nfL i SBm BOrDE v. BvOOTLE WANSD -Tbee I db lyed their *am!-fiWa USe inte da 0n Qi !h veo i lohnrch gnm'% Sealoti in the firt hbaf ti Wandeerse-red ana, bat hi the second the Saints -had muoh the best of the owe, ,nd OetaOy we by 4 gosto 2. I PHEON- NOM TED V. WltGSN-The Worth Enkd ...

... SPORTIN&. a TH1XSK NOTES. r .FrIDrT NIor. 2 d A distinct success was ScOred at Thirsk this a afternoon, the attendanoe being as larce as the I sport was excellent, and visitors must have c n thoroughly enjoyed, themselves. The popular c dr violet and white belt was twiee to the fore during c I the afternoon, Fa'tola and Aperse proving good c things for their rerpectlve races. The programme c f ...

... SPORT[NG - I . .- . . . I NEWMAT ORS ATE XBROIS. ?? tbe Raeouoa* adda,- Mnasa's Jacob and Wraton. with MUMMIs'i Derry asa, trarelled two mlles0 a% CAMO'S Zest, Kn-Ute~fod,; Cbatelard, Astractibai, Tlbardine- Ocittesbrooke. Bellon Artsmidmra, Waudser, Psia. mad Penman, Roing a mile and tbree ' itarte 1 Brough, Steurrhead, The Tylce, and BArMuwDG'S Teror, foLlow- Dg wth a mile And a Ual, anld Sl ...

... COJJMY OF LtCASTER- RIFLE ASSOCIATION. INCREASE OF THE COCINC The 2tth annual meeting of the County of Lancaster Rifle Association was held yesterday afternoon at the Town Hall, Manchester, under the presidency of Colonel the Hon. Algernon Egerton. A number of Liverpool volunteers and several officers from the district attended. The CuAzsuan, having announced that letters of apology for non ...

... NEWMARKET HORSES AT EXERCISE. A severe frost has set in after a rapid thaw. On the Bury side, Mrs. CHALOSR'S Miss Nellie. s, Rufus, and the two-year-olds trotted and cantered a on the new ground. INo horses were out on the E .Rrctuenide. OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. d Adolphus and Doubtful, out of Malton engage, *t mntea ?? COURSING. HALE sTENANT F &RMEltS' METING. (By kind pennio of GeL J Ireland ...

... SWIlMNING MATCH IN THE MERSEY. A match has been made between Matthew Vipond and e a James Broughton, to swim from the Floating Bath, in e the River Mersey, to Ruacorn, or in that direction until a one of them shall fail in the attempt, in which event he a who shall have proceeded the furthest will of course be en. h titled to the stakes. Mr. Vipond bets his rival twenty v pounds to fifteen. ...

... og :h NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE (STOKE-UPON-TREN.T) Y- RACES.-TUESDAY, to Tue NEWCASTLE STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added,t 4e for two-year-olds. About halfas.-mile. Mr. E Buekley's Tame ?? Whltchouse 1v e- Mr. Tiernan's The Director ?? 2I Mr. Evans's Doubtfal ?? 8 Evenls on Tame. Won easily. ie The NORTH STAFFORDSHIIRE HANDICAP of 70 sovs., r. added to a sweepstakes of 7 sovs. each. One mile ...

... ?? . .. A,_ ?? 1 READING RACES-WEDNESDAY. n Cavraiham StakIs.-U s rley Buck 1, OctaVia 2, Mr. Sykes 3. - Forbury Stakes-Proile , Ninette 2, Cox yll a ir Woitley Stakes.-Alenmble 1, Sandboy 2, The Cropper 3. Reiading Stakce. - Gemma di V'ergy 1, Zaidee 2, South. wester S. Stand Plate.-Malanmo Clicquot 1, Olympus 2, Queen Mab mare 3. 0 Selling Stakes.-Fashion 1, Wild Strawberry 2, Araby's Fe ...

... SPORTIMNCr INTEILLIG ,NCE. ,, A WL11litt,1,1AIMlt.W WiWRT~tt-Ou ~ Sltira llornr11111. tIllS qI o1th llltimo, Mr. Gieorgte 1. ls~ouo, bI -t- known lby his 4cogniomlen or' oulialb I ;'om~lbe ii, lanmllrr,l rif the Rropers, Alrmt l111), iKnottinogl,- ?? 1h1rbiirgr, inl Yoirlishire, starA fom Ii, ill ,in Klpirttioglr'y, betweenl six mdstitvemo'l ockt,hiu.led0 her:,v hi'st trnheaic- harrow, il nine ...

... T EAMINGTON STAKES, WARWICK CUP, L and DONCASTER ST. LEGEsR, One Horse each cer- ?? stamped directed envelope, end twelve postage stamps, with the promlse of lOs. after each horse haswon, to ,Henry White, 20, Tiler's-b uldings, Birkenhead. STOURBRIDGE RACES.-MONDAY, AUG. 30. The PRESTWOOD STAKES of 2 sovs each, and 20 added, were won by Mr. Leach'e Derby, beating Stranger's Daughter and Calot. ...

... Aparting intMigenre, TATTERSALL'S-Alfonday. i The settling for tho day at Newmarket (only partially effected, wo shonld imagine, from the number of inquiries made after parties who neither took tihe trouble to attend personally nor by 9t deputy,) was followed by come Derby butting, for wvhich three homecs wero so noar together that wve confess our inability to say O which had tho call at the ...