... a c~POtI THE TURF.-In point of weather, which was genial and springlike, the Bristol meeting in the earlier part of the week may claim to have been the most successful of any yet held this season ; while the sport witnessed was quite as good as could have been expected. It was as disastrous, too, generally speak. ing, to all backers of favourites, who have made a most wretched beginning. The ...

... Co UNTE Y CRICKE T THERE is a story told of a country umpire who, on being appealed to in a moment of doubt, unhesitatingly replied Out i adding with a chuckle of profound simplicity, Ilurray ! I've won five bob ! -the same authority, I believe, who later in the day gave marked evidence of the wavering of his judgment by the following extraordinary decision, 'No ball--wide ball-no, by ...

... I STIM THE TURF.-There were eleven runners for the Electric Stakes at Sandown on Thursday last week. Mr. H. Milner's Listen, who started favourite, scored a decisive victoly, Ormuz and Freemason I-eing her nearest attendants. Rentless won the Hampton Two- Year-Old Plate, and, appropriately enough, Finale secured the last race on the card. Next day the piece de resistance was the British ...

... TU RF AFTER the defeat of Victoricus, in the Leicester Royal Stakes, by Rusticus, whom no one thought had the least chance, the other monster stake, the Lancashire Plate, was anxiously looked forward to. There was no ante-post betting, but the tipsters were unanimous in thinking the race lay between Gauverneur and Orme, and the betting pointed to Orme ; but, to the surprise of many and to ...

... I i THE TURF.-There were a couple of days' racing at Four Oaks Park and Hull last week. At Four Oaks, What Not won a couple of races, and, among others, Duke of Richmond and The Sikh were successful. The latter has since been backed for the Grand National at too to 6. The returns from Hull call for no comment. M.P. showed such good form on Tuesday, at Sandown, that he was immediately backed at ...

... ,?Port5 site t1a5tillits BY VAflVDEDECKElr ALTHOUGH the honorary secretary of the London THE LONOoNAthletic Club is not in a position to say definitely that a CLUS AS team representing his excellent organisation will this A CGHOPPING- year visit the United States to compete with the New BLOCK York Athletic Club, negotiations are sufficiently far advanced to embolden one to say that if the ...

... ?? IS -t-9- THE TURF.--There are still a few of the old school of Turfites who will only recognise the Newmarket Craven Meeting as the opening of the legitimate racing season ; and consequently they have been in their glory during the last few days, during which the first of the Newmarket gatherings has been held. They may be con- gratulated at having witnessed some very fair sport generally, ...

... THE FINAL OF THE ASSO. C/A TJON CUTE As a general rule the mcst conspicuous feature of the final ties for the Association Cup is not the excellence of the play, but the electric excitement of the game. There is always a feeling that the better team may lose. The wvorse team does not expect to win and stuffers the less from ner- vousness. This year the meeting of Aston V illa and West Brnmwich ...

... I ?? ?? STOCK BRIDGE RACES.-FunDAY. UANDrnCAI' MWE'rSTArcNs of 10 sovs. eolh hs f, With 50 added, for3-yr-olds and upwardls; gentleintn riders. Now mile. Duke of Sleaufort's Ltrd Rionald ?? I Mr. Chaplin's Breadlalluan ?? 2 Mr. Ei. J. Sayers's Olivia ?? S filuruni andl Miss Grinssiaw also ran. Betting: 2 to I oln Lord Ronaold, 7 to 2 agot Blradalbane, and 10 to I agost any ither. T'HE UxBunoee ...

... fterting TATTERSALL'S.-MONIAy. Although the subscription room wee not very numserousely attended to-day, speculation was ?? ternoon, and a fair amount of business was transacted. As a mattero course the St. Leger was the princ'pal race bet upon, and several horses found their way into tile quotations. one of the first operations was that of a well known bookmaker laying 100 to 00 S; fiv tines ...

... I - - ?? intelligence, TATTERSALL'S.-MONDAY. In the tolerably large muster that assembled at Alict , j to daybookmalkers SgteatlypDreponlderated, alnd as a cunqeu ?? was3 llibd and abridged. So far as we coult fr, tafn, 3no wagering took plae on any of the spring handin ?? Iafternoon's proceedings bearing whlolly UpOII the Two 1,,3 iand the Derby. For the formner event ~?laudjt exthibitell a ...

... ftertuttitzteutsnr TATTEMISALL'S.-MONDAY. The business transacted at Alhortate this afternoQ was most disappointing, for notwithstanding a nmmermu assemblage, and the hear .approach of one of tb most important spring handicaps, there was comparatlvely little doing. The wagering oa the Norptohabn e was almost wholly confined to the two favounrtes, Lozo Hastings and Purveyor, each of whom was ...