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... ,?Prtiltg 'Raeg. LIVERPOOL SPRING RACES. (From our Reporter.) AINTSEE, Wednesday. Unfortunately the messenger we despatched from the course yesterday, with our report of the opening of the Liverpool Spring Meeting, missed the last available train. The racing, however, was devoid of any material feature of interest; the weather was intensely keen, and the atten- dance wretched. Indeed a ...

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... ggtin Nts. (From our Reeporter.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday. The severity of the weather at the close of last week and the opening of the present one, and the fall of snow in the midland counties during the time we were en route to Aintree from town, prepared us for the dissppointment here that was in embryo for all. Hunting in Warwick- shire had been stopped some days previously, and when we found ...

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... a ,Exporting. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. (By our SpOwting Correspondent.) After a postponement from Wednesday and Thursday last, the conclusion of the Spring sports, including the Grand National Steeple Chase, took place on Saturday. The weather was very cold, the attendance meagre, and the racing scanty. Only three events were decided, bringing twenty-two horses to the post. Below wo give a ...

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... 5o0rfing. WALKING MATCH AGAINST TIMFn-svWe have previously intimated that a wager had been m ade between Mr. E. Mills and Mr. J. Foy, (two sporting gentlemen of this city,) the former betting £5o, to £4o. that Mr. Foy could not find a man to walk twenty-one miles in three hours; and the land of Mr. Thomas Hayes, Copen- hagen Grounds, was then selected for the event to be decided on. Mr. Foy, ...

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... ??Pprthxg '?Zkjotm LoNDoN, Thursday. Turfiteshavebeeni particularly unfortunate during the past ten days, having had useless journeys both to Liver pool and Doncaster. It was unavoidable last week; bul considerable blame is certainly attached to the Yorkshire officials for not ]iaving taken the proper steps to prevent sportsmell leaving their holmes when there was no prospeci of racing on ...

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... ??pottin?. TATTERSALL'S.-YESTERDAY. DONCaAoSTER STEEPLE Cni.sz-9 to 2 agst Wrestler, taken; 5 to 1 agst Gammoson, taken and otfered; S to 1 agat Gaiunnoner, offered; 10 to 1 agst Honeytree, taken. HOPE1FUL STAIEasL.-5 to 1 agst Stockliant, taken. INORTRA'1AMrON STAEES.-20 to 1 agst The Dupe. AEARL SrENCER'S PLATE-10 to 1 agst Wouvermaaas and Lord Stately, coupled, taken; 12 to 1 agst Now ...

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... 5padjag TheHunt Cup at Birmainglham Steeple Chases close on Tuesday nest. There wvili be races ?? (Germany) on theflt, 0th, end 12th of September, when Isrizes amounting to abeve 2,000 sovereigns will be given, 1,000 of which will be open to English horses. 500 sovereigns are a'dded to one stake. mr. M. Strass, of Vienna, has just arrived in Hull with twenty-fou valuable Isorses, which hie ?? ...

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... I?pfilyq kUts. LEAMINGTON, MONDAY EVENING. The events of the past two or three weeks afford strong proof that race meetings ought not to be fixed earlier than the second or third week in March. Liverpool was a sad failure to Mr. Tophams, anti fraught with heavy disappoint- ment to all; and Doncaster fared but little better on Friday and Saturday last. We are glad to find that the Yorkshire ...

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... xain'll . TATTERSALL'S-YESTEI)DAY. WARmiciK TaoL SrAnsHE.-Even on, Saumteroragainst the fielel. WAILIVICK I HLNDICAP.-5 to 4 agst Vanderneenlin, taken. WARWICK STCErLE CHAHE-10 to 8 agst Weathercock, taken. NOReTRAMirro.sITLE STAXES.-100 to 7 agst Costrel, taken 16 to I agst The Dope, taken; 100 to 6 agst Zuyder Zee, taken; 20 to 1 agst Odd Trick-taken. E1 R a Se-nLNOsesR PLATLrE-loo to S agst ...

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... Spxtiltg ?Iltdliqmm WVARWICK SPRING MEETING. Stewards: Sir Lydstone Newman, Bart,, Mark Philips, Esq., and George Payne, Esq. Starter: Mr. EIibburd. Judge: Mr. Clarke. Clerk of the Course: Mr. S. Merry. TUESDAY, March 16.-This meeting commenced to-day, and although the fields were small, the racing was interest- ing. We give details of the running; and beyond observ- ing that the defeat of the ...

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... '5iPorlixg. BIRMINGHAM STEEPLE CHASES. Stewards: Viscount A. Talon, major Harrison, Captain Barber, and H. P. Gordon, Esq.-Judge and Handicapper: Mr. Richard Johnson.-Clerk of the Coarse: Mr. John Sheldon, jun.-Starter: Mir. Elliott, , These annual affairs came off yesterday at Sutton Colddeld, under the able management of Mr. Jolm Sheldon, jan., and passed off with eclat. Indeed the steeple ...

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... ?$Porfiftg juttIllgent. NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCOLEY HUNT RACES. YESTERDAY. A large company, excellent racing, and beautiful weather. TIUS TRTAL STAKES, of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added. One mile. Mr. Starkey's Fisherman, 5 yrs, walked over. SWEEPsxTAKsEs of 40 soVs. each, hi. ft., for two-yr-olds. Off by consent. TiE GREAT NORTecArPTONSHlIRE STAKS S, of 100 0ovS., added to a Handicap Sweepstakes ...