... SPORTING NEWSS. LEICESTER RACES. -.EYDma&Y.-A beautifully bright muoning brought a fairly good number of visitors to Leicester, notwith- stanig the unpopularity of Monday racing. The weather, however, underwent a. complete change about noon, when the sky became oretcast. The temperature was exceedingly cold and rain fell rather heavily before racing terrmnated. he sport turned out much better ...

... Except to point out that Orme was in good favour tha afternoon, there is nothing in the wagering inthe London market worthy of notice. S iekton iand Wolverhampton meetinge commence to. morrow, and at the first-named I shall depend on the ?? Plate, GOSSOON or MO?.EBrAvrLu; Stockton Handicap, ENNrSKILLES; Xarewood Plate, NOBLaSii;: Durhain County Handicap, Wu:T! VIOLET: Harry Fowler Handicap, ...

... THETLEY REGATTA. Ym;suxDA.T-Henley regatta. began under the most ?? conditions. The sun shone brightly up to 10 a3m., when .louds gradually 'came over the valley of the Thames, and after ti tirst brat of the GraadChallenge Cup was decided asteadydownpourset in, with a driving wind r'.ght down the reach, which never ceased allday. Thebanksandthehouse-boats were quite deserted-ty 2 p.m., and ...

... . a t S7 : To the Editor of the Daily Post.-Sir,-T'- is -eldof tbat at this period of the year we experience ueh mild weather as that which has prevailed of js and conseqluently racing has been, and looks ;ike being, carried on withouti any interruption this ide C1hristmas. Those trainers who have to1 orupare novices at the jumping game mustbethankful for the absence of frost, for it will ...

... SPORITING NEWS. : I: notletRACING NOTES. Wi th ill theaf Etrust the t~l~tC ma 0OJOPIV trhruri~w t K'nptnetar k. 'The ?? Is in ap~ -iordrandI tltons &~ every prospect oWst~gt~ sport th. entry fur thr overnight race ieita: a grad CnM- .10- t'-tnorrone I sliail 'ootthe ?? ~'Flat Race, Sn, Anreoxy - November H1urdle P..a~s I ',r.u01 ellr Steeplechase WRE IATNS D LiiA e tepcas ITEr 'NoN; SD. ...

... Two years or more ago (writes the Spetial Commi%- sioner of the sporring Life) I described howv it was thst Oxford camie into Messrs. Graham's possession aud gave to the English stud a noblo, if not the noblesr, line of Birdcatcher descent. In this horse-rearing island there are tw~o great homes of tho Sir Hercules race. One was founded at Eaton Hail by Doncastcr. The other, and senior, line ...

... UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE, SaxsEanD UsmnnD V. No'rs Folc-rsT-At Brarnall Lane, yesterday, before 1,500 spectators. The ground was soft. The Forest had the sun in the first half, and scored four times, by Hancock, McInnes, and Walker (twice), whilst Docherty and Watson scored for the United. The score at the interval ?? 4, United 2. Changing ends the Forest continued to play the better game, and ...

... -RACING NOTES. A miserably wet morfaing did not promnise we]!l for the ij third day's racing at Newinarkec, hut the AT9 cleared C soon after the sport comtelfced, andaonte tbes actalyN threatened to tome3 Out, The racing was poorer than L yesterday, without; quite depcending to Ttesedat-s lo* v ilevsl, and bad Portinarnioek come out for the Lowihec' L1 &takes that race alone would have been ...

... In- I Il - -; . - . _ La Vat AIGToTosn Guineas, which ut est~atyt omao wadeham eary usgoa ,a second 4;vourijte as, Is ~ TC~g~,cm the ~Oqvn~t of_ his Saturdy was mntioed T nigt Neisaretis quiet' .butthen it ' b alays s quet o'tlievenr Umening- uoradayme; for itIS Qute a 1hing tfite Past 16(nyuewh can hel i t take uphi reienetils ?? H6astng gt, u, thuhthesaewtlwnui, thet ar iat may god ?? ...

... sPORTM a1- ,RAO G,1 NiOTE teso gd'dide~I notaiwhtese etr3 fieldgh in tok5tiltta si4 stf. ptled the ]tey fothasd als.dDIO 5l5loe i Cly 5o 4tht t i*ah;ln o hs eset 6dtdo w4 bo ifi dis 1*, owiae kb 'wo ?? tak'e M a ]fn ice ddc; but, de be 061y mneiig t o u n. 611 2b wi terms Is the City add Suhvbos'a he will scarcelY turi the tabl. then.. Dosssrosohenx was bactk*aid,, yet she YMTi ?? ate *ill ...

... SPOBXMG NEWS I The StA LegerNOTES.- day of 195ewas poiled to a great degree by-the sharply- and at frequent Intervals duringrthe whole of the morning and afternoon Even- the, however, did itj not-sister an enormous number ofrpeople fronrwencling-their way it. to Doncasterz Town Moor, so that- the marvellous scene Was It- smcarysafbehind its prodecessors. Persmuallyl I ave always mitid- ...

... WARWICOSSIRE CLUB AND GROUrD v. SHROPSHIRE. A two days' match between these teams -Aag com,. menced yesterday, on the County Ground at Sbrewsburv in fine weather and on a good Wicket. Nei? of the teams were fully represented. Sbrop. shire were without France, Bridgseann, Corhett, and Wyncorrie while Warwickshire were mines the services of Shilton, Bainbridge, Doclker, Vhiwebead, and Lilley. ...