... many years Bromagrove has been enp- posed to have a great grievace. The Midtand tail- t way, in constructing their line, left this; amalmaket ., town stranded some mile distant from the aon t and. even if is fact has-enabled aay job, maaters I to live a life of activity, the inhabitants of Eroma- grove have always considered tdixt-tkey liwe, in cons-- c quence, under a- ban. Curiously enough, ...

... : : :, 0 cGU= op, 0 v. .5as44QH Qmi-Some, road' ROKas emi intba M*b. .pp 9tatrdaY, at RAe44W- bnlreoftz31ac lyers-Z'~.at:W o np~e~lPargh; an& Br6i.k .Cletka-did nmmad Of 78, and 8wied 15 ho!es. The otherytbree by 3irWilliam Ausiil,: beorn wa*dtouari v ~iliewew plendid fom dogl~ the mite hogle4 in 37 ei.:ke. r. x four oss h tate. *n .The approasphes *ar4 ~q the grees ess eti Seton-1Ari, ItItonb ...

... SP RTeIG. 0The rhally .serion~ bi ss of the week firota racing -oint of view will idt be entere upon notil Haitst Park is rerehtdi oa.Thu±sdyj for it cannoti by ens Citr }f hd e i'siag tiPS k Be 8t td ba- the Pdqttiid h Prk ioeeid cn b e of the leitt 6tt s g thd fire is 4= terned, or. d mtre han ooa aiiirt The dbt wtf i1ald romprise tht tiio dy's protiiie are en 6iv to t~he eben~ of but 505S6 ...

... priOSPECTS OF THE CRICKET SEASON. gT ?? Amecican tour, w-hich was to have ho ~ ?? t LOnttive feature of the cricket season of DL fallen t rourh, and the Parsees having, Sh ,.ta;e pnresent: at least, abandoned their intention of ho --i n us. vwe shall during the coming ca 3' o:,ler be >iependact cntirely upon domestic fil * The abandonment of the American trip is rm .;.iiobteo1? au- ...

... LINCOLN RACES. PRGAIEFOR THIS DAY- 13rTefAXoZOGRes Pt&=~ Of 10 seTS. AboUt- f., ?? roE - gei Nnblrceftainh2 699OfFlows . 710 Goodlalts .. -. .489lNormandy .. WbfteilfLarmb ex)~ 587it 1 uee 3 7 a Quiftug . . 38 7 Young Hermit ..37 t Ben-u -Hu .. 3 81 Crowflower - - 3 7 3 Frapotel ?? ..a SOK~illarney - ..36 613 Detective .. .4 8 Clever Alices 36 61 Hildebert - ..3 80 Miss Sykes . 56 611 Duophil ...

... I BIER GEAM LEAGUME ZATCD15. : HAShWOBTz WOOD V. WALL - Played at Brown's Green. HANDseWoaTH WooD. WALs. PricebColston ?? & F. T. Cozens-c Dads b F G., P. S. Everett bColstonl._. 3 Hil ?? J. aL m c Silran Ciston 4 Garhbtt c Davis b i& HIl 4 Pwev. A. Davis run out ?? 14 W. Barnsby b IL G. Hil - o ?? ?? 6 -eklea b J. E.L-l A__ Keates c Comeas b Hawke _ 1 Hawke ran out .. . . .. 8: Dr. T. E Hill ...

... Aec-c weather is not conducive to good football, and if the present frost and snow continue-seasonable though they may be-players and followers of the winter pastime will have rather an uncomfortable time for the next few days. An old-fashioned Christmas, as ! it is the custom to call a spell of hard and wintry w-eather at this season, may be very delightful for skating, but it makes ...

... ' 1: - - , : WiMM, last Tuesdayafternoon, Warwickshire, after a. painfullyweak display 4Dfcricket, had. been 'beaW4t1iy Derbyshirebyninewickets;anenthusiastic supporterof the club sadly remarked, I shall never be surprised- now at l ?? may do. Then he paused, and reflectively added, Unless, indeed, they were to win a 1 match 5 Sburely,' though, the measure of Warwick-hlite's: humiliation ...

... VESTERDAY'S FOOTBALL. NoTrS FOREST V. CANADiAiS.-Played in showery weather, at Nottingham, before 1,000 spectators. Notts Forest were without their full strength, but the game was very one-sided, the Forest holding the upper hand throughout, except upon two occasions, when Thomnson, the Canadians' clever and speedy centre forward, sprinted through and was only spoiled from scoring by Ritchie's ...

... - - - --:GENTLEMEN v. PLAYEFM.' * It would jatarcely be possible to improve the-team which yesterday went into the field at: Kenmington'Oal to represent the Playe' Four counte areese on 'the ?? furnishing four 'men, Notts anid Yorkshirzetbree eaeh, and Lancashire a eingle player in Brigs.' S -osr as we laiow, the Surrey oommittee only met with one disappo ntment in making their ielectin, ...

... To the Editor of the Daity Post.-Sir,-The doings of the past few days on the racecourse can be passel over without comment, nothing of more than passing Cal interest having transpired. The wagering- has hardly1 been as important as might have been expected, Cal and, considering we are on the eve of the WaterlooCa Cup, it is very improbable that so little has ever been recorded in the history ...

... prsrOV.Sr seems to be the aambition of the Football Their action in the case of Walsall Town tad the player NWood is so drastic and altogether S iled for chat; the public will regard it as the begin- T a rvstem of boycotting which is certain to grow %u e sard ?? to fair-minded men. for the trarisferral of Wood from the '-;cd-rers ad bsegrun before the stringent rule affecting the Chbs oas~ the ...