... SWIMMING MATCE IN TEE T'THAMES FOR £30 A-SIDE. On Modsay, at noon, the long-talked of match between H. Coulter and D. Pamplin was swuim over the two miles of tideway between 'The Doves a.t Hanmtrieorsith to Pistney Aquieduct, on an ebb tide. There was a little less current then usual, owing to the -wind, and the at- testd(ancs wns as limited as anything could possibly hp. Switmmers, ns a rule ...

... AMATEUR WALKING MATCE AT NEWHA4IKET. E':ver slice Westhall rendlered, the S.xeinz M3;1e famous by httt ettlito,1fJ that locale has beerh ehoi;n for alll sorts C' pod., ttrisn catches, in both the amatenl- and p-ofessi-ai. ! liUo. Tbh 11lP, which stretches froan a limia heyord the t' White Lion to the toll-bar adjoining the J&ly Coursr at Nowmimrk et, was the one on which Chharley Westhall we- ...

... 3 HUNTING A STAG -- CRUEL SPORT. @ - - ?? 1 as fiU'.ji.ECT 0? ILLUSTRATION.] Id IN an article oi foxhunting, and sports of a kindred as nature, the Dantij 'e~jqaph cites the following base vo of cruelty to a stag:- ly But it is' not alone in the Shires that deeds of 11, high emprise, as Spenser would say, are done, nor 9*e is the fox the only quarry in pursuita of which ardent of.. ...

... I'ITE INTERiN.'A1IONAL P1.IF FIGHT. I [NVITR COO1TRAITS ;IND ILL T.U~tATTiOSS ] jle TVim erat fight' mt ovEr. To the anrprie rof every- boret$ tiae AXn'.rieran cazePitM di not couoced in ?? hi,; aut-agoviat out iof thime in 1eac thenu ten mi101,1teeS, Every loay hi turpriead at the re-olt-as~ 1voll theuy ntyzhit hoI, beeing that tim1 predigi`ota Und dow; ii~i~,neJonL. Snfli ,no, ele'f vl~ o ...

... TAe Mustrated Police Nmewa -- .1 0 ?? I SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1389. FOR the first time ill the history of football the suprema;cey of Eghl-,uld at the Rgby game was seriously challenged by one of the colonies On Saturday, when at Blackhcatlh the tealm of New Zealanders, wvho 1Mtve been ?? in this country since the beo'inuiilg of October, tried concdusions lwith the full strength of tire ...

... 'r5HE PEDLAR PALMER AND, DAVE GULLIN CRE TTLE AT THE NATIONAL SPORTIN UB. (FOR ILLIuSTRATION SEE: PAGE 12.) All the 20 R-ounds are Gallantly Gone Through-Pedlar Declared the Bantam ChampionshpWinner.o Points-Dave Sullivan Eight Times Cautioned for oHldin-A Record Assemblage--4Unique Battle. All, of Which is Vividly Reproduced in Pen and Pencil by our Boxing Expert and Special Artiste lboth on ...

... THE CJAMBRIDGESHIRE.. SAND OWN AND BIRMINGHAM. SELECTIONS. TRE past week's rac~ng must have satis- fied the most ardent Iollower of the noble ,game. The most important event of the week was, of course, the Cesarewitch, and according to the best authority the seDsa- tional triumph of Merman by a neck over The Rush in the Cesarewitlh has naturally led to much criticism, and the riding of ...

... CONTEST BETWEEN: MIDGETS. ALTHOIGB 'wE wteather prevailed for the latter part' of Saturday in the Cutlery City, th~er was a good attendance at the above club, when an.interesting programme was gond through..- The principal event of the evenhig was a contest between Young Johnson' and George .Ielavor,' both local lads, who had agreed to box the best of twelve rounds of 'two minutes' ...

... 0BI FIGHT IN THE NORTH. CHRISP AND &RICARDSON FOR £200. Elxciting Contest at the Excelsior. COMlEmTrs ON THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. NOTES ON CURRENT AND FUTURE EVENTS. Cora_ owras i AT TAotaa FIXTURES FOR APRIL. 18.-Jem Williams and Harry Ware twenty rounds at. the National Sporting Club. 18.-George Cunningham and Harry Spurden ten rounds at the Excelsior Hall. 18.-Dan Creedon and Billy Stift ...

... ? I ? ?? I.- I I0,01?7 8 , ?? I.. I ?? BY OUR, VETERAN, ,OMBatrda. lst,'i summer weather, the footallisea * sn cminncel, nd, ludging by the reports. that~'ea us.' theire Is every prospect of the comn Mem achg n .:f'h3isjs ?? ?? on eo ?? ~ ldpoijne~ cub ar aginto th fore and showing' 1nc~asd sgnsof ife, and 'new Leagues and'AssooiationI ,~ restrtngevryhere. Down South,,, mr e itls I in ...

... 1 ACING NOTES. WITH o0ly two meetings to get through, the past week has been a quiet one in the extreme, compared with the previous week, and. nothing of azuch interest has transpired. Although the attendance at Nottirnham and NorthamtonU was fairly good, business was anything but brisk. Thiis is no doubt to be accounted for by the fact that inany backers have not yet recoveredfromn the knoek ...

... a S ? , . .. A Grandd Wind-Up of the Boxing Season at :the N.S.G. PEDLAR PALMER A LUCKY WINNER. Slashing Fight in Newcastle between Alf Wright and iJ. Milburn. BOXING NOTESs f I UNDERSTAND that Bill Nolan and Harry Smith have agreed to box twenty rounds, for £10 a-side, and a £20 purse give 'by a popular sportsman of Wandsworth to take place at the Gengall Gymnasium on.T¢ngrs day, June 7. In ...