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Marion 3, 1877
THE PENNY ILLUSTRATED PAPER
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by no prophet, but her “runner-up," Brow Lose,
the cond favourite both of Bell's life
and the Sportsman, and was likewise held in
high estimation by “Amesbury,“ of the S arting
Life. A Scotch dog, Change, secured the aterloo
Purse for Mr. R. B. Carruthers; and another Scotch
hound, Poacher, nominated Mr. D. J. Patterson,
won the Waterloo Plate.
nnr-rnso.
The VVaterloo Cup settling having been satis-
factorily adjusted at the leading turf club on
Monday, attention was promptly turned to specu-
lation. For the Croydon Hurdle-Race (run next
’ 'uesday) all doubts concerning the position of Ho -
bloom were soon set at rest by the statement that
he had been scratched, and with so prominr-nt a
favourite out of the way the market status of both
Broadside and Scamp was, of course, slightly ini-
proved. the others, Ebor made a very sig-
‘ iini
ultimately toin-hed 100
to 8, while thvre were
couple of matches at the Guiety Restaurant, S. W.
Stanley took up the cue against Bennett at the same
place, on Tuesday evening, and,in a match of 1000 up
on an ordinary table, vanquished the ex-champion
by 207 points. Breaks of upwards of 100 were made
by each, Bennett's highest being 188; Stanley's 218
(75 spots), and 226. The American Tournament has
been the attrartion at the Gaiety since.
YUl)TllALL.
England meets Scotland at the Oval this afternoon.
Last Saturday, the val was the scene of a drawn
l battle between Oxford and Upton Park; and the
4 match7the last of the fourth ties for the A.C. Cup-
‘ is to he played off on March l At Sheilield, last
Saturday, the return match came oil‘ between the
Sliellield and Miinchestnr teiiins, and proved ii
decided victory for the blades," who won by
fourteen goals to none! Bradford beat York by
three touches down to two on the liunvesiiiirc the
Stanton in ii fifty-mile bicycle-match, the trotting
mare, ady Moscow, taking up the running when
Thomas and Can were “done," and Stanton cover-
ing his fifty miles in 2 hours :36 min. 4‘.’.f sec.
No loss than 800 bicyclists are expected to at tend
the great meet at Hampton Court on May '. ‘
TILOTTING.
The match between Mr. Wm. Marley's Rose and
Mr. “'11). Ilarris's Polly, to trot I iglit miles in liar-
ncss on the Doncaster and Itetfni-ii road. for 13300,
was dm-idod on Monday, the start taking Illlhvl‘ at
Bawtrey. Rose won by 200 yards; timi-, 223 min.
rue riiauzs MAKE AND HUl'Nl)>
had their ton-mile open run across country but
Saturday. The >tart took place from Roclmiiipmii,
and tin‘ first ilirv-4' home wire I’. . Stnnning
(lh. 13 min. >i0sm-.),“'. Elton Fuller (lh. ' .
50 sec), and C. ll. Mason (lh. 1." min. 505011.). the
Thames mun thus giving the South London and
Spartan llarriors who
i:orripi:t<:<l it good heat-
, iiig.
continuous outlays in
favour of Liberator, 7 T 7
who left off at 100 in i ,g V , v
7, after 1000 to in hivl 1II“I'i,.',‘,)(,:,‘:I‘”“
bciin twice iin-.-pml. ‘ t‘
Sir Hugh shouml in On Mmidziy his!
best ilHln(tl']ll ml’ ilw large and inilin-niiiil
roinaiiider. Iiyiln-iiiil (li'plli7Iil0u wait:-ll on
of two bets Ul 1000 to
‘J0, Roiirsuivant con-
tinued at the head of
ailairs for the Lincoln
Handicap, for which
there was such ii rim
upon Bruce that 100
to 8 becaine the best
oiler at the finish, after
a urge amount had
been laid out at 100 to
7. In the facii of the
latter movement, Coro-
nelhi at one time rc-
thi- llnilli‘ .Ni=i-ri-tiii'y,
Mr. Vroxueilm l‘xi--
:-'i<l('ut nf tln- In K ill
(i(JVi‘I'lllIli'lli limiiul.
Mr. S4 lit. 1' - lhwili,
living: .-il-ii piu-wiii
t 0 ml; llir (iuiil'll-
nu nt [0 lvllii‘
Hlllll‘
lllsllrilkillri ii.,.1i.. inn
li:lYr‘ ()(‘llll'I4'll in sin 1i
treated to 40 to 1, but rapid L-lIiH‘:<:l0ll. All
BllllS(:ql1(!Ili.ly nothing the towns ililil 1.. al
r 1000 to 30 was .1 --
forthcoining. Midla-
t ' n also showed in Sillik
healthy request for iii-i-unitioii illi‘lll(li'il
this event. The Grand twoiity-tliron lul'llil‘(‘l'."
National and City and
Suburban proceedings
were unim rtunt;
while Chainant and
Pellegrino remained
first favourites for both
the Two Thousand and
the Derby.
ran DA.VGY.ltB
of steoploohasing, even
in ii. mild form, were
illustrated anow by a
series of falls at San-
down l’iii‘k. last Tut-s<
day and Wednesday.
rm: 'i'1iii,-ii'ri' RACE
has not escaped the
it.
It was st:it<-il that
u
tn 4.'iIiU,i>0ii
.mmm..>.i by um
iloods of the last two
ye-iirs. Another iiii-
pm-t:int niiitti-r was
liitcd the riwr
that tliesu iloods pol-
‘ its.-li.
rir ultiirists iilniig tho
bnnkniixkers, A bet of llflllkti us: in.iiiiii‘u4
150 to 100 was laid on in v.-iiiuus kiinls, VilliL‘ll
the Cainbridgs crew WIli' llv4ISxll'lly mir-
last Saturday. We are ii.-.1 ivy iln ILHNI5 gm.‘
sorry for it. lf any- ihw it m, "i,..,.,
thing H liki-ly to dc- w ‘ ‘hills iilillllulirl
prive London of tho ;,-.,....Ln.i (in. ,1..,..m,.
race which is an exciisn
for our iirst spring huh-
la it is the lilsitliuus
evil of betting. “'ith
regard to the training
of the two crews, no-
thing important can be
said. The Light Blues
are already praised for
vlinir oxcellcn form,
and their victory over the rough material of the Dark
Blues l>I thus early predicted by over-szinguin parti-
siins, who run liki-ly to alter thoir (one when Oxford
llI‘riVi'S at l'iit ncyon the 12th, B“'i‘l‘l( aft:-r (‘iiiiil,>i-idgr.
. . c.
Mr. William Waddell informs us that the Lord
Mayor and Lady Mayoress will open the new grounds
of the London Athletic Club at Stamford Bridge,
Fulham, on April 2.5’. The London Athletic Club is
worthy the metropolis: and we are glad to hear the
London Athletic Club is at length in a position to
acquire an arena worthy its name.
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'1‘ H H LAT lil
o'Lmiiu' AND ii'ns'rox.
Daniel ()'l.eary (auitched this week for L200 in a
300-mile walk against Peter Crossland at the Royal
Pomona l‘iilncn, Miinclicster) will, it is l‘,Xp(‘,4'iA’(l,
iingago in his 500-mile walk with Wiistoii for J.'lUl)LI
at Lillie-bridge diirin Easter wcck. i-xt ivvok
Weston goes through another 500-niilo exliiliition
match ii inst ono Corporal Bl'ilI(‘l(lllllll iit the
Edinburgh Royal Gymnasium.
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MR, JUHN (IX
Ilil.XXl.l'l'lC ('Rl'l'lL' ill’
>1-‘.l-‘. “'l’lll7. i’i..iii.ni'i:."
some day, when a strong Lanca.-sliirs tciiin likewise
vanquished the Cheshire cheeses at Brookliinils. A
member of the King's Collegv team, E. l’. lhivics,
sustained a severe fracture of the leg at l3:ittorsca
Park during ii match with tho Churing-i-ross
llospitallers.
.<ii'ii1.ui:iis
will be glad to l<'ll‘LI, from an iiniiuiinm,-iiiciit by
Lcvcrvll in li‘:Xl'i l.rr':, that Mr. Ashbury, lil.l’.,
present another gold iiicilal for competition this yl‘:1I‘,
“ the iiiauagcnient of the race to be left in tlm hands
of ]i:>II‘.i‘ Inf: in l,nmlnn." 'ill not Sir “'illi.'ini
Fraser. M.l’., follow suit P
Mr.
S
iiiuctiz i". )II)l(h‘
An exhibition match between bivyilc mid horse,
and Stanton and Willie llodgkins, i‘J1llI0 off at the
Agriciilturnl linll last Sntiirday. Stanton had
lll:li4'llI‘il liimsolf to ride one hundred miles on '
bic i'l<' ago" t six trotting horses ridden b
an: the lair) ist won by two hips and :i lml ,coi'cring
tho wholv (llBl5l'lII(‘6 in it iioim; 29 min. 17 sec, Two
mum.-y liiow-lint. J. 'l‘li-sinus-, of l‘orisiiioiitli, and
E
Young 'l‘iiyh:r having l>4‘IIi(‘lI JIi.N'llll lll‘IllIiiiC in ri
W. Cnnn,of Sliciliold, roilu ti-n lilll4‘S om-li against
l
iiun in i i ixlivllivl‘ ch.-
iiinusii,-::ili->ii ilFlil‘kl for
slnuihl lm by ll ltuyiil
Coiiiniis.-ioii or , ii
Sulwt Coiiiiiiiitui-,
(hi: lliIil‘=i‘ of (‘win-
nions. What lln-y
wiintul vviis to ills-
(‘0Yi‘l'lll<'1!Hl>'L‘ of the
1M‘l‘lmlli'nl lnllllilniliill‘.
to have a remedy suggested, and a statcinent oi the
luvans of applying that remedy.
Mr. Cross askvd how much the TlIl1llli':4 Con-
sorvnnvy hail spi-nt in the last few ywirs in drodgiiig
the Thanios.
Some one replicdaidouo in thc upprr part of the
rim 'r1.xii-:.<.“
river.
Mr. Sclnter-Booth: No one will deny that the
i Thames Conservancy Board have very little funds
the lad: ,
for that purpose.
Mr. Cross, in reply, said: “H-ll, gontlciiimi. you
will not i‘XpK‘(‘C [IN to express any opinion to you an
the very wide question you have upiviiwl tu- ') '
rvgrird to ihiods and scar-izity of water; but, .i.
sex-, the pr:-sidcnt oi the l.ociil (juvnrum. up Bo,“-.1
has lli‘llI‘(l all you liavc had to say, and you may rust
qiiim Il:$Sill’i‘l1 that, after consulting with him, and
iifu-r hearing tho entiro matter, 1 will bring the
wholn case biiforc the Goveriiiiicnt, and see what
eoiirso, in our judgment, ought to be takmi.
A dc-piitntion (ruin the nllill0l'lLlI'S uinl riluirian
UWIIVXN in thy‘ 'l'liiiin<‘:x Yiillny, lLlI‘il by Mr,
Ovttiviiw ('4uvpI', M.l’., was also rI'll'ih'i'd an thr siiniv
llily liy lliv 'l'liiiiirw (‘oiis<-ri‘:ilui‘x