... I Are (- *) a- ?? r4 GE E TIONAL NIGHT AFT T HE S SO. Sulianv. Greenfield. Watson v. Cooke. GRAND BOXING TOURNAMiENT AT 2BIRNGHIAIM. The opening Bouts. Intarasting Sport at the Excelsior. FIXTURES FOR FEBRUARY. 25.-Australian Billy Murphy and Will Curley box twenty rounds for £375, at Ginnett's Circus, Newcastle. 23.-Sam Blacklock's complimentary bene- fit at the Washington Music Hall, ...

... . CHARLIE EXALL BEATS -MIKE RILEY. THER- has been a great 'deal of interest evinced in the match between Charlie Exall, of Bermondsey, and Mike Riley, of Glas- 'gow, ever'since it was made- sorne fiye or six yeeks ago'. 'Both men haveX been- strongly fanci'ed'b their respective-backers, and no stone has been left-usntur~ned on either side to :Makae the principals as fit as possible. At the ...

... R 3AGINGt NEWS. M: I I\ I . qS . . Ir ,F le I I - 7.-, ~ - ,I ; K ?? M¢vPTOND P3rYLK , T-^ - ;JUEIL~ iT&KE -i NOTE-SAND SHtCTQ ?? sK. I4At ,dfrer4, whilit- t I6 ihad prays- dusly Abeis;n',zi erexita ot Fatrhir bwiav n in-their ffliJ y . tikit tbe. .D~erby courise is ai4d~y thie :g ohlo wtiekh-h will show to tl rest 4vantagp. The' easy success gained -.oer.:the 'RoWley. Mili: by Dia~mond ...

... GOOD, OLD: ,ESSEX ! THEY INFLICT TBE FIRST DEFEAT ON THE: AUSTRALIANS BY 126-.RUNS. Ay Leyton' on. Thursday- the,.Australiains be an a mzatch agaibftisser The ?? had first iiolings, 'and.ad it fot besn foi a dater mined stniid. by.' fbe' last E~s'i~e be t'nien the Au!tNali-iiwould ha'e Xad a v Si Y ?? task'to top tlieit total.; OBytilie it'id-o' some sngitgmhceiit b)owlinig by ?? umblej eighlt ...

... =~ACINCT NOTES. 3ACING NOTES| lr ?? AND: KEMIPTON PARK. SELECTIONS. I vs ...

... :HE NOBLEAR~e A Miscellaneous Night's Sport at the National Sporting Club. A CRO1P OF AKNOCK=OUTS. Two Bermoondsey Lads Put Up a Rattling Bout for Fifteen Rounds. ALTVHOUGH the programme submitted by Mr. Bettinson on Moiday last at the National Sporting Club did not contuin the names of any lads who have earned big reputa- tions in the magic circle, the number of members and visitors vwho ...

... j To the irltense disappointrueut of rowing mn0 a0 many thousands of people wyho braved the cold and damp of Saturday morning last (the day originally fixed for this annual event), the great intor-Uiliver- siti;0 Raco had to be postponed till the folldwing Monday morning, owing to a denseo fog on the river. The weather on Monday though dull was fine, and notwithstanding Saturdaiy's ...

... S P O:R T8.S ?? ?? ITE08 who are responsible for altering the orginal idea Of the trial International match, that of Playing the pro-h fesinalc teingame th drew with Ireland, against the isruteu elven hatbea Wals, usthave very peculiar The first scheme of playing a game between the crtam of the Amateurs an Professionals of England would have been highly interesting, and given a chance of the ...

... - -7 - - - : - Ie . ?? I NI f5 Two Capital Contests at the National and6 Stalybridge Clu;bs WARE AGAIN BEATS PLIMME-Oi: i A Couple of Light Bantambs Make a Lst Appe c at Headquarters. FIXTURES FOR FEBRUARY. Fzs. 19.-Heavy-weight Novicee' Competi- tion at the ?? Lndon. Feb. 19.-Joe Elms v. Ted Phillips, 20 rounds, for £5 aside ?? London. EAb. S6.-Pedlar Palmer aria Earvy Wiaght Tournament at ...

... IMUiSTRATID VOLIMI DwI SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1899. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE, CAMBRIDGE WIN AT LAST, AFTER NINE SUCCESSIVE DEFEATS. [SUBJECT OF ILLUSTRATION.] SAVURDLY'S annual Boat Race between Ox-. ford and Cambridge-the fifty-sixth-was one of the most interesting of recent years. Ox- ford, for the second time, had nine successive wins to their credit, and Cambridge again prevented them ...

... RACINGNOTES. LEICESTER AND DER13Y. THE DERBY CUP. ALDERSHOT AM1D PLUMPTON. THIS WEE K'S SELECTIONS. As usual the nearer we approach the close of the season, and we are nosy within a week or so of it, there is such a rush made by owners and trainers to provide the proverbial winter's keep, that a great many are sent to the post only half fit, while there are other cases in which horses have ...

... BIRMUTGI: JA M, KE 11PT'ON, ROE)CAR, PAISLEY, WINDSOR AND LING'FIELD. OUR SELECTIONS. THE past week was a very busy one for thefol- lowers of racing and also a very pleasant one, as, starting with Hurst Park on Monday, it was easy to include Brighton and Lewe', and as the weather was for the most part wdim and sultry it was enjoyable to finish the wveek by the seaside, and if any proof were ...