... In our paper of Tuesday ]ast, we stated that a very large and influential meeting wras held in the Conimer- cial Buildings, of this town, for the purpose of adopting measures for the supprossion of horse-racing, in this part of the country; and we inserted, at length, a docu- ment, in the shape of an address, which was adopted by the meeting, calling UpOII the inhabitants of Belfast, of all ...

... On Wednesday last, the 13th instant, the race for the Magennis cup came off in the vicinity of Ballymoney. The day being fine, an immense number of persons from the surrounding towns and neigbbourhood appeared on the course, and several gentlemen and respectable farmers, well mounted, were seen riding over the race ground, which gave to the scene a most animated appearance. Among the gentlemen ...

... NE WRY STEEPLE.CHASE RACES. This meeting commenced on Tuesday, under, as usual, most favourable circumstances. There were four horses entered for the cup, but (the glorious uncertainlty of' the turf! ) only two ?? O'Brien's Tom Steele having a break-ilown in training, and Mr Gartlan's Bugle being considered by the stewards not qualified, his owner not having him the required time in his ...

... ARMAGHI STEEPIE CHASE. FInST DAY-TUiRSDAY, 14Tn Nov.-The first race on the card, was for the Armaghi Challenge Cup, value 50 sovs. 30 sovsy added ; weight for age ; 2 mile heats. Gentlemen riders. Mir Ferguson's ch. It. Timekeeper, by Barliston, 12st. I lbs. (Colgan) walked over. Sweepstakes of asovs, 25 sovs. added; weight forage; cup coulrse, Mr Gartlan's cli Ii Bugle, by Rough Robin, I Ist ...

... A RACE B]ETW'EEN AMERICAN STEAMEBS. (P'rom anetiela hotealeded S ettled at Last, inl thoe TOMMiY nlumber oNl' llckwoodl's Mlagiazie.) Here comes the George Washington. Xgloriolua steamner it in tlict George, more Moec a floating ]#aiaeo tha it boat, so4 it goes a'ii'~lnming along mas liglitly. and smoothly as a swan. It's a real plea'sure to secoit. I kept my place by; Miss Lainbiton ; but, ...

... PLOUGHING-MATCII OF THE BANGOR FAIMING | SOCIETY.I For several years past, the mesibers of this flourishing Society had discontinuedi their plou ?? majority being under the impression, that they ha3d ac- quired a sufficient knowledge ol' the art, waere deterwinmed to exercise their skill at home, or insist upul thleir plough- moon doing so. Latterly, however, a n'ilie r of the in im. bers ...

... i BA*LLYMIENA FtBRAIING SOCIETY-PL.OUGH-I ING MLATCH AND ANNUAL DINNER. The annual ploughing match of tilis Socioty took place ni Thursday last, on tile grounds of Ar A. Knox a MIr RI. Knox, on thc lhoniglghshiile road , ablout a wile fromt 1allymena. 'The dav was ratiher unfavollealile, al id the ground soft from the rain of the precedilig nighit; but, notwiLtstanding, a ?? of persons wer ...

... FIRST DAY.-TUicSDAY, mSAT 13. MATCHI for 7O sovs. £50 fiorfeit.-Mr. W'illington's Veteran, 11 st. 7 lb., atminist Mr. Itobertsooi's Tiiderbox, 10 st. Ono mile-nod-a-hlt'lfdistonce. Thiderbox walked over. MATCH fbr 60 s6us., p.p. Mr. Hope Johnston's Flagon, Sst. 10 lb.. against Mr. IRobertson's Tinderbox, 7 st. 3 lb. Won easily by 'lalgomn Betting 2 to I on the wiener. Irho TRIAL STAciE% of 5 ...

... . [rFTit DAY -FRIDAY, JULY 25. Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; vweight for age; 3 yrs., 6st. 7ih.; 4 yrs., 8S0. 41b.; Srs., Pet.; 6 yrs. and aged, 9st. 51b.; 31b. to mares andi geldings; 2 mile heats. Mir. Ferguinn'v Fireaway (Wynn,) ?? ?? I I Air. Martin's Croydon (MI'Lory,) ?? ?? 2 2 MIr. Maxwell's Johniry (Lilly,) .. ?? ?? 3 3 A capital race. FaEa 1IANDICAP.-SWveepstakes of S sone, each, p p. ...

... The Races terminated on Saturday. A vast concourse of people attended them from all quarters, especially from this town. The railway trains were in constant requisi- tion, and excessively crowded. It is wonderful, and fur- nishes most convincing evidence of the value of a well-re- gulated railway, that, throughout the whole week, as far as we have been able to learn, not a single accident oc- ...

... This great re union oF thai sporting and fashionable world commenced on Tuesday. '111 receipts of the Grand Stand were J,500 guineas-600 more titan in 1814. The weather was not so favourable as could have been wished. Tlto following were the results TUESDAY. The Fitzwvilliam Plate was won in a canter by Trueboy beating Little John. Match 200 ?? beat Sentiseria by a length. Champano Stokes were ...

... The first day's running at these races came of on Tues- (lay, on the grounds called the Marsh. The attendanco was large. The first race was for a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, p.p., to which was added £50, for all horses -two-wiilo heats. At twelve o'clocl, the following horses came to the post, and were placed as under:- Mir. Alurphy's b h St. Leger, 5yrs, I st ?? (Colgan) 1 1 Air. Irwin's b h ...