... j st ASSOCIATIONRULES. THE ASSOCIATION 'CHALLENGE CUP. The first rounnd in the competitionl for the Football -soi ?? had tobecomsplctedon Saturday, and ~sthe great majority of clubs having deferred the Playing of 'their ties until the last possible date, an unusually large number of matches were decided in various parms of the country on Satur- ne day afternoon. Btoat prominent of all the ...

... SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL, ASSOCIATIONRULES, NOTTS CUP.-FricAlf Tog;. FOREST V. RANGERs.-i'iayed at the Castle Club ground, bufrrs 2,000 spsctaterdl, in a storm of msinui and rainD. Three minutes from tilee start thle Forest, with thle wind in their teeth, scored, Dlinkis adsninisterifilg tiles final tassels Crossing over fin a minority of one tiles Rangers fought gamely. Tule Forenoers snore ...

... THE FIRST LADIES' CRICKET b;IATOH IN I AUSTRALIA. The following is from the Sydney Mail of the 13th ult. -There were eonsiderably over 1,000 persons at the Asso- ciation Cricket Ground on Monday afternoon, the majority of those present being ladies. The occasion was that of a ladies' dricket match, the first one of the kind in the eolouy, The two elevens were called the. Siroccos and 1ernleas ...

... RACiNG NOTES. To tr ?? of Uti DAILY POST. Sir,-A very quiet week has been experienced in all quarters, and the racing has fallen somewhat flat. This is generally the case at this period of thio year, when many people avail themsolves of the few weeke intervening be- twcon Goodvovd and Doncaster to take a rest before com- mencing the autumn caanfpsign. They have missed very little by their ...

... - ?? ' ? = I .- ?;I. ._ _ 7 I | SPORTING INTFLLIGENPE. :; * NEWXARKET RAOJIR-YESTEUDiAYV. Iti somewhat remarkable that at (iko headquarters of the turf, end with eo pj1priy liq4splredo of 116s een In training at New. market, a more aittractive progmriamm could net haove been drawn up 10; the thirdpin (lay.o ?? eig.Nal half lsrgmms eshr~v~ sptlin ofrape plopiave tof thfer wagrin ?? rin ...

... 'RIC UT. THE AUSTRALIAN ELE3N V. CAMBRIDGE UINIVERSlTY. [UY TELEGUAIT.) Yesterday, at Canbridga, the AustralIans smffered their irst de-, feat In England, at the hands of thb Calabridge Universitv. Th ' Australians, who bal lost six wickets over nsgtt for 212 oahhoed off their Innings for 291, thus leaving the UnIversit1 itb rura to get to,wila. Tho brothers J. B. K. and G. B Stu d began Us ...

... HUNTING APPOINTES. ?? . zips -nAo.1 ._ r s^_o f_ ALBRIGHTOaN (at 10.q45).-Saturday, November 25, Daretp, Tuesday, 28, Ivetsey Bank; Thursday, 30, Church Eaton; [e day, December 1, Chnrcbill Station; Saturday, 2 Bell Inn, i ATsIIRSToNE (at 11',-This day, November 24, Arley I Saturday, 25, Brinklodw Village. BTCESTER (at 11).-hSturday, November 25, Warkwortb. BeAUvonrTs, DuxE: or (at 11).-This ...

... IHINOKLEY ATHLETO SPORTS. These sports took place on Saturday1 when there was a large attendance of spectators and competitore from all parts of the country. The band of the L Company Leicestershire Volunteers was in attendance, and the prizes were distributed by ?? )1oore. A pony vas drawn for, and won by r. Clarke, of Stoke Golding. During the afternoon a loveret wvas seen running across the ...

... KEMPTON 1SRIC NOTES. Given but fine weather to-morrow and Wednesday and there will be certain to be a very large attendance at IKempton Park as the metropolitan racing folks will be glad to escape from ths dulness whic h has so long prevailed in turf circles. Judging from the prograusme some capital eport should be witnessed on botb days, as although the arrival list i8 by no. mean's a heavy ...

... *RACING NOTES. ~, THE ST. L1~CER AND THE DONCASTER WEEK. To the RError. of ripe DAtLY POST. a. Sir,-For some weeks past things have beers very tame 29in the racing~ world, but the apathy will vanish with the Inauguration of the final quarter of the campaign ait Don- caster., The sport during the past fe rv clays tan in the face of the inoreimportanit future be left quite unnoticed, hut ss few ...

... Weahe o tec RACING NOTES. Weater o themost -enjoyablee character was associated wd thle Cup day at Goodwood, and there wats ae great Incerase In theI attendlance, eslecitelly on tile lawn, whichis-wore a particularly gaY 16appearance. Tristan, as we anticipated, was 55555d1 a great favourite for the Cup, but aitlenugh lio looked alt over a winner ~.aftor laying a long way out of Isis ground a ...

... THE AUSTRaU OS- V. GEXTLV, -VL [BmY TELF(ItRAPU The match between tire Australians and ?? Scotlanl eas commenced yesterday in very difil ad 'nlet5 weather at the ground of the Crange iCuh, , tirat~nii Edinburyh. Rain fell In the moronl%, and c r, pi a wvicket which enould otherwise havo heat very Feood a9 and Biannerman stood out of the Australiat rr Tfe,, SlteI thei tos,t~e Colonists vrent ...