... CR I C RE T. AUSTRALIANS v. NOTTS. LSPECI TFLEORAM.1 THlE BENEFIT OF WIULIAM OSCROFT. YEssEnDAY afternoon, on the Trent Bridge Ground, Nottinghamshire suffered their first defeat at the hands of the Australian cricketers; that defeat was a terribly severe one, and wililong be remembered tQ the discredit of the county team, who went in with 233 to make to win, and were put out in an hour an( a ...

... SPQRTING. SANDOWN PARK NOTES. rsPzcAL TimEwG RoS n F oge iILLri5.1 A COMPARATIVE outsider in Passaic won the City and Suburban yesterday afternoon, and, though few out of the stable were winners, the success was well received. Passaic was bred in America, and sold by Mr. Lorillard out of a selling race for a monkey to C. Archer, who curiously enough got the same price for him from his ...

... LURGAN ATHLETIC SPOIhTS. Patron and President-lThe Right Hon. Lord Lur-an. Vice-P. residents - Maxwell C. Close, Mt.P.;I Lord Mandeville, J. N. Richardson, M.P.; J Stewart Blacker, D.I.; G. D. Beresford, M.P.; Et. J. Blacker Douglas, Colonel Waring, D.L.; I John Hancock, J.P.; James Malcolm, J.P.; I Josepn Murphy, J.P. C Committce-Joseph S. Watson, Thomas Faloon, James Gorman, James .acksou, ...

... ter, Bishop, Metternioh, Winterbourne, Green- ore, Bequital, Siren, Avanb tbourier, Bir- miDgham, ^anzphail, Zin,,ars>, Jupiter. AC^ATCHING8. All ?? lklr. CraSurd's Zel- tinter, Crot¢n Derby, GeneraUl Wilson, A lldn Gay- dele, Dsanraore, Foresger Bosvell, Chippendale BexuchEbrlp II., Nessclift?, gellesporlb, (eOrtEbIIS, Brayley, Lizzie, Abbotsford, ?? ;in, Firespit, butler, dilver Boll, ...

... BELFAST RIFLE ASSOCIATION v. 1TSI REGIMENT. A MOST interesting match took placeo on Wednes- daiy at the range, Victoria Park, betwoen teains of the 2-1'th Regiment and Belfast R ile AssYo- ciation, and resulted in a victory for the former by ten points. The evening, on the whole, was favourable, but a shifty front wind made high scoring difficult. The shooting commenced about 3-S0, the mili. ...

... C R I C E E T. THE AUSTRALILN XI. v. NOTTS. There was a slow day's cricket at the Trent Bridge Ground yesterday, when the Australiaas began their first match this seeson with Notts. The weather was dull aud rather showery, but the attendance was largo throughout the day. The Australians started mostdimss~rously,losing 5 wickets for25 runs. Alurdoch and Blackliarn, however, put on 43 runs ...

... CORK PARK RACE S-YESTERnAY. GaEcDwrEu GUAuIDS' Poxy RACE Cup, weight for inches. One and a half miles. Mr. Wolfe's ?? Judy, 12st, carr'ed 12ts 31b (Mr. Robertson) .. 1. Mr. Forster's (Grenadier Guards) Sir Charles, 12st (owner) ?? .. ' Mr. Wolfe's ?? Dandy, 12st, carried 1°st 21b (owner) 3 Also ?? Duchess, Mr Orde; Baccarat, owner; The Wren, owner; Molly, owner. Betting-G to 4 against Dandy, 2 ...

... FO00TB ALL, P I xT T Br, ES . (Irish Association Rules.) Cliftonville v. Queen's Island. These clubs meet in a friendly game to-day, the first team match taking place on the ground of the Knock club, at Bloomfeld, kindly lent for the occasion; and the second team match at Clif- tonville. The following will represent Clifton- ?? team-Goal, Parlane; backs, Hull and Mecredy; half-backs, Baird and ...

... Tim members of this club held their first annual meeting yesterday afternoon in the offices, 22, Waring Street-Mr. Thomas Sinclair, J.P. (cart. . t-irX>evid~f.- AAongt ?? presentw Sre-. Dr. Collier, Mfessrs. W. Quartus Ewart, Hugh Johnston, D. C. Kemn, H. M. Harris, J. find. later, G. L. Baillie, J. 0. Brown, A. Doig, &t. The S-citruiny k1Mi. Baillie) read the annual report, which stated that, ...

... ENGLISH SPORTING NOTES. t [PRO ZI OUR OWN oaR5SPONDIINT.] LoNDoN, SATURDAY. t LrrTLa comment is needed as regards the raoing t of the past week, for although the sport at Gos- t forth Park and Four Oaks Park was of a fairly interesting description, thera was nothing in it throwing much light upon the great events of the a future. However, Nellie's defeat in the North N Derbyeffectuallysettles ...

... KILLULTAGH UUNT RED COAT RACES. Run under the Irish Natioial Hlunt 'Steeplechase Rules, Stewards-Sir Richard Wallace, Bart., M.P.; VP. L. Capron, Esq.; James Bruce, Esq.; R. H. Bland, Esq; James Chaine, Esq., M1.P.; J. Richardson, Esq.; H. J. MICance, Esq.; Chas. H. Richardson, Esq. Judge-T. G. Watts Waters, Esq. Starter-T. G. Watts Waters, Esq. Clerk of Course and Clerk of Soales-T. G. Watts ...

... SP OR T ING. ENGLISH SPORTING NOTES. [FnOAt OU4 oW X aoeirsroXDBNT.] LOXDOS, SIT-rsvAv. Rkcrzc;a men have had a busy time of it during the week just closing, for there have been no fewer than' five racing, meetings, Woroester having Bet the ball' rolling on },Ionday, whilst the curtain did not fall at liempton Park until thisafternoon. There was nothing particularly interesting in the racing ...