... I URICKET IN AUSTRALIA. Beautiful weather --and a first rate wicket favoured the coinmeifcement yes- terday of the return 'match'between Mr. Stoddart's team and an eleven represent- ing South Australh., Fortune at the outset so far favoured the English- men that they won the toss; and Mr. Stoddaft decided to go in first. Wainwright and Mason commenced the batting, but they shaped badly before ...

... IA H 1: -- - - ?? . BLACK AD WRSITE AC The anRnla! sports meetm of i held at laddington. Result,. ' club ws HtO Yards mandicap :-W. Iaw stert, first; Batten, scratch, s reton yda 120 Yards Hundicap -_ a 2 d0 start, first; E. Thurlow, 12 ardeo 2nd, 300 Yards Handicap '-EX F.,2nd, start first; B.Thurlow; 18yds Occ 2o0 Haif-mile Handicap : 9rellercond. first; A. Fligbi scratch aecond.' 5rbxt ...

... [CYCLUNG A t~jA~rltN I oL~ Putney C.C.: thir * w0 n the lap price. Tire, 20 tr If:' JOnawEYZInz BA R F P~rPScctrnr s3cx This 60c! Seae Ol at 111 I-a Taeetirg 'v4a held at. the L.A.C. gruedscn held yet RaesuIts Prne. ln rd 100 Yards 11jdij.,Ay start, f!at; A, jl -A. Ja Mlitchell, yda tvr ad, 6yd aCO 'OO Yards Handicap -Ae Jch. 9ttrt, first; A. J. M-norand 1q4,'i litchelj, 1-yds, their. 5 eeebl; ...

... ATHILETICS AND CYCLING I' CYCLINcG AT TEie CRYSTAI, PALACP, A fair number of spectators witnessed this professional meeting at the Crystal Palacs track, yesterday. The ?? event wasc 20 mile scratch race tor the (inca Cup hithesto raced for by amateurs in a 24 houeP' contest. Details:- Ten Miles Match:-A. E. Water= v. F Armstrong Azrmetrong finished a'one in One Milo Herdicop:-Final Heat: H B. ...

... ATHLETICS CROSS CorNTaY RUNS. Blackiheath Harriers -This club held in conjunction with the Leaa }arnirsThn Hare and Hounds, and United ra harea and H. over a nine miles course at Opitn5 2 The trail was laid by J. B. Fe latrbheit T. M. Gale, A. E. Culver, and STsral.J1e' Blaclaheath H. |Banelagh ?? were in this club'a annual five miles baadjc raeo the Page Challenge cup. Reul capfor Merritt, ...

... J.ALEXANDR RDAY.| AtL-IGUD REGULATiON PLATE; Lyve fur; ionffs'_-Udly, 6 yrs, lost (j. Wmtts),.1-The ra, 6 yes, lost (Mr. a. Th b Snaresbrook, 3 yrs, 8st- 91b (Ti. iarrett, 3. Also _ran: -MercurY,1I. (4 yee, 9et 71b), Sokol (3 yrs, 8st 91b), Pathetical (3 yrs, 8st 61b), and ]Joze (2 yxs, 6st 41b)., I . - Bcttiyg :-1l to 4 cn Ugly, 6to I agst The Tartar, 2 I to lant Sunregbrook, 33 tol egst Sny ...

... RUGB3Y HATCHES. MSUOTLJiD v. WALES. VICTOtRY OF TEXt SCOTSMEN. After sevealli postpoielnents onl account of the irost-ooiuid conaition ol the ground, and at interval of three years through the *ourd -poube, the ?? U nu2l rrr Ieeeati-ers Ct SsOtltird and thirreS toot ati LG iiiaethL, .clu- burgh, jeeterday afternoon, in tie pOe3OeLO ol a large gatlierug of SpeOtCtOrOS. Iis Weilsh1 Union hail ...

... sPoRT1NGNOTE?; The Ladies' Inenationaa Hockey match. Wales V. Ireliand, was. played at Llandudno on Monday in splendid weather. During the first healf of the game the Welsh team played well and kept the ball in the Irish quarter, but tha defence was good, and all efforts to score were Tendered futile. After the half- ?? team played.with the sun at their backs, securing considerable ad, vantage ...

... S PORTIXNG. TATTEPtSALL'S.-MON DAY. .'LE\AMINGTON STAKES. 3t to I agst rorth's two (take 7 to 2)-Il to 2 agst Mr. Forth's .t Lucy Banks (taken)-S to I agst Duke of Richmonod's Elysium e (taken)-S to I agot Mr. Forth's Venus-10 to I ngst Mr. !t Foorler's Yardley-12 to I agst Col. Peel's I-am-not-aware L- (taken)- 12 to I agst Duke of 1icluaomid's Lothario-15 to I .s agst Mr. Heseltinte's Pionc- ...

... ?? spriRMRiG. TATTEllSA L'S.-MON AT. Cl ESrEII CTUP. There soos a slight ilmprovemenit il the hetticg on thii race, but no eriniiiag charge in the quotat ons. WVe need only observe, hverefcrnc rbat Cataract and Sellkiaria were in fair demrand, and so nearly level that two sece- reigns scere t;!ken for cite choice af thce horse in err -er bet of *1 0a . The Era was also ic avantour. a'nd ...

... sPOJRT1NG. ASCOT.-I/ = 'RACES. TUEsDAY. This truly regal meeting commeesced to-day with a programme that has never been approached. With the IMat delightful weather isaginable did the meeting commence, and, in sphte of the rumours to the contrary, it was graced by the presence of the Queen and her i'lustrious guests. The company present, irrespective of Royalty, vwas numeroug, embracing an ...

... - ~ ~ ~ ~ ?? a - ASCOT' REATH RACMS. TuESDAY. Adootne~ver ?? to brilliant a series of prizes f'or competitionasOflI the present occaaion-sod never, -perhaps, was a strong list better A4imed. Tile events spread over tise four days were 33 in number, ealed in character, rich in amount, and isa the public merits of the ~imaienlngd soope, a to akether rsults a fruitful source Of spec~atiro nd ...