WE^(^''f^ JOHNA.SEAVERNS TUFTS UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES ill 9090 014 545 574 Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University 200 Westboro Road North Grafton, MA 01536 6 yl/_y THE YEAE'S SPOET PRIXTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., XEW-STREET SQUARE LOXDON" THE YEAE'S SPOET A REVIEW OF BRITISH SPOETS AND PASTIMES FOR THE YEAR 1885. EDITED BY ALFEED E. T. WATSON, ASSISTANT KDITOR OP THE BADMIXTOX LIBRARY. LONDON : LONGMANS, GEEEN, AND CO. 1886. All riy/il.^ rrsrrvrd. VJ'h% PREFACE ' The Year's Sport ' is designed to present a record, but something more than a bare record, of those events which are most noteworth)^ in the sporting history of the year. Many admirable Calendars, Guides, Eegisters, and Almanacks, dealing with various branches of sport, are an- nually issued. In most cases these chronicles are singularly faithful and complete ; but, as a rule, nothing beyond simple results and analyses is given, and the very com- pleteness with which the subjects are summarised neces- sitates the introduction of much that is unimportant. The performances of unskilled cricketers, of untrained and inexpert oarsmen, and of casual players at various games cannot concern the world at large. The lover of the Turf is not moved to read how Eamsbury won a race at Alexandra Park on a certain day, and was beaten the day afterwards by a brother selling-plater, which subse- quently fetched at auction something less than forty guineas. This is racing, but it is scarcely sport. The editor and })ubhshers have thought that a record of the principal sporting events of the year, with such VI PKEFACE criticism and comment as may seem to be demanded, would not be unwelcome; and 'The Year's Sport' is the result of this belief. The task of writing and compiling the book has not been a light one, but the editor has received much kindly assistance from many quarters, and has pleasure in making special acknowledgment of the aid given by Lords Suffolk and Onslow, Messrs. A. Stuart-Wortley, E. C. Lehmann, C. J. Longman, Mark Beaufoy, F. Gale, Tom Cannon, E. L. Anderson, W. C. A. Blew, Captain Pennell-Elmhirst, the late Captain Tylden, and other friends and contributors. Should the result of the publication be that which editor and pubHshers hope, ' The Year's Sport ' will be published yearly. For any suggestions or criticisms, which experts in the various branches of sport here dealt with may have the goodness to make, the editor will be grateful. A. E. T. W. Becemher 1885. CONTENTS. AROHEHY. By C. J. Loru/mmi 1 ATHLETICS. Bj/ ' B: . 9 BILLIARDS. Bt/'B: . , 26 BOATING. % B. a Lehmann 37 CANOEING. By'B: , . 91 COACHING. By a Member of the F.H.D.C. and C.C. . . 95 COURSING. By 'Falcon' . 99 CRICKET. By F. Gale . . 113 CYCLING. By'B: . . . 200 DOGS IN 1885. By Far/us . 227 FISHING. By'B: . . 236 FOOTBALL. By'B: . . 240 GOLF. By ' Bock2Vood' . 250 HUNTING. By'Brookshy' . 254 LACROSSE. By 'Falcon' . 274 LAWN TENNIS. By' Falcon' 281 POLO. By Ca2)tain Tylden . 287 RACING. By the Editor . .306 RACQUETS. By 'Falcon' . 433 SHOOTING SEASON. By Archibald Stuart- Wortley . 437 STEEPLE-CHASING AND HURDLE-RACING. By the Editm- . . . .449 SWIMMING. By'B: . . 470 TENNIS. By 'Falcon'. . 475 TROTTING. By E. L. Andei'son . . . . 481 YACHTING. By W. C. A. Bleiu 485 INDEX 517 THE YE AE'S SPOET ARCHERY. By 0. J. LONGMAN. Archery is one of the most ancient as it is the most widely spread of sports. Whether it was invented by far-shooting Phoebus, or whether it was Lamech who, marking the spring of a hazel stem, borrowed a knife from Tubal Cain, the first worker in metals, cut two staves, and, binding them together, made the first bow, we need not stop to inquire. And yet, ancient as is the bowman's craft, the sport of archery, as it is now carried on, is comparatively modern. There are few, if any, connecting links between the archery of the present day and that mightier archery when the English bowman spread death and devastation amongst the hosts of France. Probably the contest for the Antient Scorton arrow brings us nearer to that period than any existing institution. Most of our clubs date from a time subse- quent to 1781, when Sir Ashton Lever, of glorious memory, and a few other survivors of the old Finsbury Archers, founded the Eoyal Toxophilite Society. About this period a great revival of archery took place, and for a long time it was a very fashionable amuse- ment. But though nearly everyone could and did pull a bow in those days, they did little more than 'play bows and arrows.' An archery meeting was a gala-day ; gay company, good cheer, and plenty of prizes were to be found, but very little good shooting. The pattern of our targets, which was designed with a view to correct heraldic blazoning rather than to suitability for the purpose, is typical of the spirit in which archery was carried on at the end of the^last century. The colours then used were gold, red, inner white, black, and outer white ; that is to say, the two metals Or and Argent, and two of the three principal heraldic colours, as given by G-uillim, gules and sable, used alternately. For convenience of scoring, the inner white was subsequently re- placed by the third of the three chief heraldic colours, viz. azure. 2 THE YEAE'S SPORT This involved blazoning colour on colour instead of colour on metal, and was a departure from the strict principles of blazoning ; and the question has been raised during the present year whether the time has not arrived to make a further departure, and to adopt the target suggested by Mr. Horace Ford in his work, ' Archery : its Theory and Practice.' Mr. Ford advocates a black bull's-eye on a white ground, which is the target used by the National Eifle Association. A committee of the Grrand National Archery Society was appointed to inquire into the subject, but opinions differ, and perhaps the time has not yet come. The new birth of archery as a scientific sport is coincident with its decay as a fashionable pastime. Horace Ford, who first gained the champion's medal in the year 1849, is the true founder of modern archery. Though we have seen many good archers since his day, none has reached his truly marvellous excellence. But his example and his precept have left their mark, and the general level of shooting has been steadily improving since then. The present year has been productive of plenty of good shooting, and in one instance the record has been broken. This feat was performed at the Leamington meeting, when the lady championess scored 864 from 142 hits on the Double National round. The details of this score are as follows : — First day 60 Yards Second day 60 Yards Hits Score Golds Hits Score 1 Golds First dozen , , 12 12 12 12 72 88 82 64 4 5 4 1 12 11 11 12 82 51 57 58 2 1 2 2 Second „ Third „ Fourth „ First , 48 12 12 306 50 Yards 72 14 9. 46 12 12 248 76 82 7 3 3 Second „ 80 4 Total 24 152 6 24 158 ' 1 72 ! 458 I 20 70 406 1 13 ' This shooting is very remarkable, especially on the first day, when this brilliant archeress lodged all her arrows in the target, and 20 out of 72 in the gold ! The performance which before this held the record, though not made by Mrs. Piers Legh, is almost equally to her credit, as the heroine was her daughter. Miss Legh. This lady, who this year at the Gr. N. A. meeting was second for the chamj)ionship to her mother, in the year 1881-, at the G-rand Western Meeting at Bath, scored 840 from 144 hits, not missing a single arrow either day. Amongst other fine performances during the past season may ARCHERY 3 be mentioned Major Fisher's 119 hits and 557 score on the Single York round, on the occasion of the Koyal Toxophilite Society's summer handicap on July 2. Also Mr. C. E. Nesham's 103 hits, 517 score, made with the Surrey bowmen on June 26, and the same gentleman's 139 hits, 607 score, made on September 30 at the Toxophilite Society's grounds on the occasion of the West Berks handicap. The round on this occasion was eighteen dozen arrows at one hundred yards. The finest gentleman's score of the year, however, was made on Thursday, October 29, at an extra target-day of the Royal Toxophilite Society, by the champion, Mr. C. E. Nesham. The York Round was shot, and Mr. Nesham made 118 hits, and scored 592. The details of this score are as follows : — 100 Yards Hits Score Hits Score 95 733 53 3 8 38 75 55 11 6 21 9 95 73 93 7 45 33 73 53 531 9 33 73 531 51 753 10 40 933 33 751 73 10 44 80 Yards 50 224 53 555 77 551 10 48 97 951 531 551 11 51 777 751 731 951 12 60 975 975 31 753 11 61 60 Yards 44 220 953 975 911 777 12 70 773 755 999 953 Total .. 12 78 24 148 118 1 592 We subjoin the best scores made on the occasion of the five chief public meetings for the present year, and of the Royal Toxophilite Society's Ladies' Day. This meeting, though it is a private gathering, is very popular, and is attended by more ladies than any other meeting. In these scores we have taken no account of the percentages which are taken off at all meetings except the Grrand National for previous successes, nor have we given any record of the prizes won by individual archers. These are of no interest except to the winners, and it is much to be regretted that the prizes to be won should be considered of so much importance by some archers. Above all is it to be regretted that money prizes should be given under any circumstances. LEAMINGTON. The thirty-fifth Leamington and Midland Counties Meeting took place in the Jephson Gardens, Leamington, on Wednesday, B 2 4 THE YEAR'S SPORT June 10, and the following day, in beautifully fine weather. This meeting for many years has been held under the management of Mr. Bown. That gentleman having announced last year his intention of resigning his duties, an influential committee was formed, under whose management a more than usually successful meeting was held. Indeed this meeting will always be remem- bered for the fine performance of Mrs. Piers Legh, which has been already referred to. Subjoined are the principal scores : — Ladies. Mrs. Piers Legh . , Miss Steel Miss Legh Mrs. Eyre Hussey Miss Bards well .. 96 AiTOws at 60 Yards 48 Arrows at 50 Yards Total Hits bcore Hits Score Hits Score 94 85 82 86 85 554 389 390 372 395 47 43 44 43 310 257 247 254 199 142 132 125 130 128 864 1 646 637 626 594 Gentlemen. 144 Arrows at 100 Yards 5:6 Arrows at 80 Yards 48 Arrows at 60 Yards Total Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Major Fisher Mr. C. E. Nesham... Rev. C. Perry- Keene Mr. R. Walters Mr. Metcalfe Mr. Gregson Mr. Aston Mr. Howman 87 90 70 • 67 49 44 65 67 369 348 284 289 203 174 251 289 72 63 70 72 77 68 68 59 316 301 272 290 331 308 260 259 43 45 45 39 43 44 34 39 233 257 213 171 215 236 180 143 202 198 185 178 169 156 167 165 918 906 769 750 749 718 691 691 29 Ladies and 38 Gentlemen competed. CRYSTAL PALACE. The annual Crystal Palace Meeting took place, under the management of Mr. C. E. Nesham, on July 9 and 10, on the Palace Cricket Grround, in fine weather. The following were the best scores made: — Ladies. 96 Arrows at GO Yards 48 Arrows at 50 Yards Total Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Miss Legh Mrs. Legh Mrs. Eyre Hussey Miss Bardswell 95 88 81 80 517 1 48 486 46 397 46 372 ^f; 292 250 242 231 143 134 127 125 809 736 639 603 ARCHERY Gentlemen. 144 Arrows at 100 Yards 96 Arrows at 80 Yards 48 Arrows at 60 Yards Total Hits 76 75 67 65 68 71 Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Mr. C. E. Nesham... Major Fisher Mr. Walters 324 273 241 265 266 283 73 77 71 67 62 54 313 351 293 279 252 240 47 42 42 38 41 39 223 176 204 188 197 177 196 194 180 170 171 164 860 800 738 732 715 700 Rev. C. Everett Mr. Brodie Hoare . . . Mr. H. J. B. Kendall GRAND WESTERN. The twenty-third annual Grand Western Meeting was held at Weymouth, on July 22 and the following days, under the manage- ment of the hon. secretary, Mr. Walrond. Fifty-eight ladies and thirty-six gentlemen entered their names as competitors, and of these forty-nine ladies and twenty-eight gentlemen appeared at the targets. A strong cross wind prevailed during the greater part of the shooting, owing to which no first-rate scores were made, with the single exception of Mr. Nesham's. The following were the highest : — Ladies. 96 Arrows at 60 Yards 48 Arrows at 50 Yards Total Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score 610 550 546 544 Mrs. Eyre Hussey Mrs. P. Pinckney Mrs. Yates Foot 80 71 83 73 360 329 345 317 46 43 39 45 2.50 221 201 227 126 114 122 118 Mrs. C. E. Nesham Gentlemen. 144 AiTOws at lUO Yards 96 Arrows at 80 Yards 48 Arrows at 60 Yards Total Hits j Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Mr. C. E. Nesham ... Mr. R.Walters * 84 ! 324 56 1 220 56 1 202 66 66 53 268 264 193 46 43 44 250 209 208 196 165 153 842 693 603 Mr. Metcalfe On the third day of the meeting a handicap match was shot in accordance with the usual custom, which was won by Mr. Nesham with the fine score of 530, GRAND NATIONAL. The forty-second Grand National Meeting was held on July 29 and the following days in the College Grounds, Great Malvern. 6 THE YEAR'S SPOET The weather was fine and warm, but on the first day the wind was rather puzzling. Sixty-four ladies and fifty-two gentlemen ap- peared at the targets. The lady championess of last year — Mrs. Piers Legh — retained her position as the foremost lady archer of the day, the second place being gained by her daughter. Miss Legh. Among the gentlemen also, last year's champion, Mr. C. E. Nesham, was able to retain the challenge medal, after a close match with Major Fisher. The County Challenge Cup was won by Herefordshire. The following were the best scores : — Ladies. 96 AiTows at 60 Yards 48 Arrows at 50 Yards Total Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Mrs. Piers Legh Miss Legh Mrs Eyre Hussey 88 91 84 84 77 75 72 62 460 417 386 360 .845 363 310 276 47 44 46 42 41 42 43 43 289 258 248 228 197 172 217 197 135 135 130 126 118 117 115 105 749 675 634 588 542 535 527 473 Miss Steel Miss B M Legh Miss F Bardswell Miss E. Carlisle Gentlemen. 144 Arrows at 100 Yards 96 Arrows at 80 Yards 48 Arrows at 60 Yards Total Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Mr. C. E. Nesham... Major Fisher Mr. Metcalfe Mr. Perry Keeiie ... Mr. E. Walters Mr. H. J. B. Kendall 94 79 59 46 69 61 356 381 211 194 291 241 72 68 64 67 59 62 316 310 310 261 251 270 45 40 40 45 32 33 245 194 224 261 130 159 211 187 163 158 160 156 917 885 745 716 672 670 ■ GEAND NOETHEEN. The annual Grrand Northern Meeting was held on September 2 and the following days at York, under the management of Lieut.- Col. Ainsworth and Mr. Gregson. Unfortunately the weather was wet and windy, and very unfavourable to scoring. The energy of the Northern archers in starting their annual meeting has met with little encouragement so far from the elements, but all archers hope that better times may be in store for them. The Northern meeting this year was joined to the annual competition for the Antient Scorton arrow, which has now been shot for in Yorkshire for 212 consecutive years. The antiquity of this contest is its sole claim to attention, as the ' captaincy of the arrow ' is not ARCHERY 7 in any degree the reward of good shooting, but is an honour borne off by the archer who happens to score the first gold. On the present occasion Mr. H. C. Priestman became the captain. In the Grrand Northern competition proj^er forty-eight ladies and thirty- one gentlemen entered, and the following were the best scores: — Ladies. 9G Arrows at GO Yards 48 Arrows at 50 Yards Total Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Mrs. Yates Foot 72 84 82 74 70 61 70 360 392 360 294 296 295 272 44 45 44 46 43 45 44 256 219 206 244 233 225 234 116 129 126 120 113 106 114 616 611 566 538 529 520 506 Mrs. D. Ainsworth Mrs. Eyre Hussey Miss Bardswell Miss K. Sharpe Miss Hollins Mrs. H. Clarke Gentlemen. 144 Arrows at 100 Yards 96 Arrows at 80 Yards 48 An-ows at 60 Yards Total Hits Score Hits 1 Score Hits Score Hits Score Mr. C. E. Nesham... Mr. Eyre Hussey ... Mr. Metcalfe Mr. Gregson Mr. Thorpe 83 58 54 42 56 343 198 218, 162 190 71 73 64 68 54 291 305 304 276 276 46 42 41 44 32 250 248 225 208 156 200 173 159 154 142 884 751 747 646 622 EOYAL TOXOPHILITE LADIES' DAY. The Koyal Toxophilite Society held their annual ' Ladies' Day,' in the Eegent's Park, on July 7th. Over 80 ladies appeared at the targets in answer to the invitation of the members, and the weather was all that could be desired. The National round was shot, and the following were the best scores : — Mrs. Piers Legh .. Mrs. Eyre Hussey Miss Legh Mrs. Marshall Mrs. Pinckney Miss Freur Miss Bardswell .. Miss K. Chenery . . Miss T. Carter Yards Hits 46 46 40 40 43 38 34 36 31 Score Hits 252 232 194 200 183 176 178 168 141 24 22 22 22 22 22 20 22 Total Hits Score 148 70 124 68 , 132 62 120 62 136 65 112 60 102 54 84 58 110 51 400 356 326 320 319 288 280 252 251 Seventeen ladies besides the above scored upwards of 200. 8 THE YEAR'S SPORT The following is the list of ladies and gentlemen who have gained the Championship since the Grand National Society held their first meeting at York in 1844. The Double National and Double York rounds were shot unless another round is specified. "Zear Place Ladies Hits Score Gentlemen Hits Score 1844 York No Ladies shot . Mr. Higginson ^ Mr, Muir^ ■53 221 1845 York Miss Thelwell = .... 48 186 135 537 1846 York No Ladies shot Mr. Hubback 117 519 1847 Derby MissE. Wylde^ .... Miss J. Barrow = C5 245 153 631 1848 Derby 47 167 Mr. Maitland 135 581 1849 Derby Miss Temple Mrs. Calvert " 55 189 Mr H. A. Pord 177 703 1850 Edinburgh .... 47 161 Mr. H.A.Ford .... 193 899 1851 LeamiDgton MissVilliers 108 504 Mr. H. A. Ford .... 193 861 1852 Leamington .... Miss Brindlev 84 336 Mr. H. A. Ford .... 188 788 1853 Leamington Mrs. Horniblo « 89 365 Mr. H. A. Ford .... 202 934 1854 Shrewsbury Mrs. Davison 109 489 Mr. H. A. Ford .... 234 1074 1855 Shrewsbury Mrs. Davison 115 491 Mr. H.A.Ford .... 179 809 1856 Cheltenhan. Mrs. Horniblow 109 487 Mr. H. A. Ford .... 213 985 1857 Cheltenham Miss H. Chetwyud . . 128 634 Mr. H. A. Ford .... 245 1251 1858 Exeter Mrs. HornibloAv 101 457 Mr. H.A.Ford .... 214 1076 1859 Exeter Miss Turner 122 630 Mr. H. A. Ford .... 205 951 1860 Bath Mrs. G. Atkinson . . 121 531 Mr. G. Edwards .... 188 886 1861 Liverpool Mrs. G. Atkinson . . 113 575 Mr. G. Edward > .... 175 745 1862 Worcester Mrs. Horniblow 128 660 Mr. G. Edward.^ .... 194 90S 1863 Oxford Mrs. Horniblow 116 478 Mr. Muir 179 845 1864 Alexandra Park MissBetham 129 693 Mr. G. Edward? .... 189 897 1865 Clifton Miss Betham 124 606 Mr. Holmes 174 788 1866 Norwich Miss Betham 130 662 Mr. Edwards 192 900 1867 Brighton Mrs. Lister 130 696 Mr. H. A. Ford .... 21 1037 1868 Hereford Miss Betham 128 672 Mr. Eimiugton .... 187 807 1869 Birmingham . . Mrs. Horniblow 123 629 Mr. Rimiugton 191 909 1870 Bath Mrs. Horniblow 134 700 Mr. E. A. Holmes .. 183 807 1871 ChL'ltenhani Mrs. Hornibh.w 138 746 Captain Fisher 205 955 1872 Cheltenham Mrs. Horniblow 136 660 Captain Fisher 175 771 1873 Leamin.ston .... Mrs. Horniblow 142 764 Major Fisher 198 898 1874 Winchester Mrs. Pond 132 644 Major Fisher 193 873 1875 1876 Richmond Sandown Park.. Miss Hollins Mrs. W. Butt 133 138 693 752 198 181 876 Mr. H. H. Palairet . . 773 1877 Doncaster Mrs. W. Butt 126 676 Mr. Rimiugton 163 703 1878 Tunbridge Wells Mrs. Marshall 132 692 Mr. H. H. Palairet . . 202 932 1879 Cheltenham Mrs. Marshall 130 708 Mr. E. Walters .... 187 729 1880 Shrewsbury Mrs. Horniblow 133 593 Mr. H. H. Palairet . . 195 897 1881 Sutton Coldfield Miss Legh . 139 763 Mr H H Palah'et . . 194 849 1882 Leamington .... Mrs. Piers Legh 134 750 Mr. H. H. Palairet . . 195 885 1883 Cheltenham Mrs. Piers Legh 138 712 Mr. C. J. Longmun.. 193 869 1884 Windsor Mrs. Piers Legh .... 135 701 Mr. C. E, Nesham . . 208 902 1885 Great Malvern.. Mis. Piers Legh .... 135 749 Mr. C. E. Nesham .. 211 917 Single York round. - The Ladies shot 144 arrows at 60 yards only. At this and all subsequent meetings the Gentlemen shot the Double York round. 144 arrows at 60 yards. ^ 72 arrows at 60 yards, and 72 at 60 yards. " 72 arrows at 60 yards, and 36 at 60 yards. The best scores recorded at a public meeting are : — Hits Score Zadies Mrs. Piers Legh 142 864, made in 1885 at Leamington. Gentlemen... Mr. H. A. Ford 245 1251, made in 1857 at Cheltenham. ATHLETICS. Assisted by an exceptionally dry and warm summer, the athletic- season of 1885 should have been one of the most successful ever known. In some respects it certainly was. There were com- paratively few interruptions through bad weather in training operations : a very fair average of excellence was in consequence shown by those who engaged pretty continuously in com- petitions ; and if the records broken were fewer than in some years past, it cannot be denied that there was quite a brave show of remarkable performances. Then, again, there were more opportunities for the athlete to display his ability than ever, owing to the large increase in the number of meetings, especially on the Easter, Whit-tide, and August bank holidays. Yet the season was not what it ought to have been. The dissensions which arose between the Amateur Athletic Association and the National Cyclists' Union robbed many a meeting, particularly in the South, of one of its chief attractions — the bicycle race. The public, to whose support athletics like nearly every other branch of sport owes much, were loud in their denunciations of the strife carried on by the bodies mentioned above, and it behoves athletes to do their best to prevent a continuance of what has had and must still have a most prejudicial effect upon athletic sports generally. In the opinion of some it would have been better had neither body been started, but this is an erroneous view to take. What is really wanted is one association that would have the entire control of those sports so closely allied as are athletics, bicycling, and swimming. In the North, as usual, meetings were more largely patronised than in the South, and many of them were rendered additionally attractive by the inclusion of L. E, Myers, the famous American runner, among the competitors. The way in which his services were secured does not reflect much credit upon the Northern clubs at whose meetings he ran ; but the various executives certainly provided something which the public seemed heartily to appreciate. At times jMyers, indeed, showed brilliant form. Under the circumstances, however, it would have been much fairer had Myers competed as a professional, though it must be admitted with regret that there are English amateurs who ' star ' in similar fashion, the only difference being the 10 THE YEAK'S SPOET smaller return made to them. The club which offers induce- ments of the kind should certainly be held to have more greatly offended against amateur laws than the athlete who accepts them. A glance at the principal performances of the season is far more agreeable than the consideration of disagreements between governing bodies and infringements of amateur laws. We there- fore dismiss the latter with the hope that next season may know them not. In the particulars appended a brief notice of the three matches between W. Gr. Greorge and W. Cummings is included, their exceptional character being our excuse for intro- ducing them into a review of amateur athletics. Its occurrence at so very advanced a period of 1884 as De- cember 29 is sufficient excuse for introducing into this summary the remarkable performance accomplished by J. E. Dixon, of the Spartan Harriers, in the fifty-miles race promoted by the Birch- field Harriers and held at Aston Lower Grrounds, Birmingham. Dixon is only a diminutive athlete, standing 5 ft. 4^ in. high and weighing 7st. 61b., and at the time of this performance was a little over thirty-four years of age, but he has frequently proved him- self to be possessed of great stamina and resolution. On the day mentioned he took the lead at once, and held it for four miles ; after relinquishing the position for two miles he again went to the front and remained there throughout the seventh and eighth miles, subsequently to which he was headed for two miles. Assuming the command once more at eleven miles, he retained it to the end, and succeeded in upsetting the record for fifty miles of 6 hours 38 min. 41 sec, which had been held by F. W. Firminger since Dec. 26, 1879. The first four miles of the second moiety of the journey were covered at a faster rate than had ever before been done by an amateur in a similar race, and from the thirty-fourth mile (inclusive) to the finish a fresh set of figures was established for each mile, the full distance being done in 6 hours 20 min. 47^ sec. Messrs. H. Hodden and C. Wood were the judges, and Gr. Gauntlett was the official timekeeper. Owing to the unevenness of the times at different periods of the race, doubts were entertained as to the accuracy of the timing ; but, as will be seen later on, Dixon sub- sequently gave ample proof that he was capable of accomplishing all and more than he was credited with on Dec. 29, 1884. The season of 1885 did not open until early in February, when the sports of the various colleges at Oxford and Cambridge were resumed. Of course the ' cross-country ' clubs had been hard at work up to this period, and so they continued bringing off from time to time their several championships, some of which resolved themselves into gate-money affairs or something very like it. To a certain extent the shifting of these competitions from genuine to artificial country was due to the difficulty of securing a, satisfactory course over the former ; but in some cases the change ATHLETICS 11 was solely owing to a desire for profit. There is little doubt that the ordinary runs and open steeplechases promoted by cross- country clubs do a great deal of good in encouraging the youth of the present age to take his pleasures out of doors ; but attached to the more important of the cross-country competitions there is the unhealthy system of importation, by which one club is robbed of a good runner, to the advantage of another which could have well atforded to have done without him. Not only does this sort of thing engender a bad feeling amongst athletes, but it also tends to lessen the interest in the competition. Turning to what some are pleased to call the legitimate season, the ball was set rolling by Keble College, Oxford, the first week in February. Several competed who afterwards represented the University against Cambridge, but the form shown was not above mediocrity. H. H. D'Aeth, who, it may be mentioned, at one time was thought likely to obtain a position in the cricket eleven, was credited with winning the 100 yards level race in lOf sec, but this he would not have done without the assistance of a pretty strong breeze at his back. The strangers' handicap was carried off by H. H. Minton of St. John's, who was at scratch with A. S. Blair of Brasenose. The latter failed to show his usual form, evidently feeling the effects of a football engagement the previous afternoon. Magdalen passed off very quietly, the most note- worthy incident being the running of the Light Blues, H. C. L. Tindal and P. M. Gr. Maclagan, in the strangers' quarter, the first two places in which were secured by them respectively. Oriel sports, at which both Maclagan and A. McNeill competed unsuc- cessfully in the strangers' 300 yards handicap, was remarkable more for the closeness of the racing than for individual ability. The two latter meetings were held in the second week of the month, when Cambridge resumed business wdth the Gonville and Caius combined meeting on February 11. Here A. Gr. Shaw met with remarkable success, winning the 100 yards race, the 150 yards handicap from scratch, the mile, and the quarter. While E. Kelly put the weight 35 ft. and so won, S. Joyce easily secured the hurdles, and these two later on were chosen to take part in the .same competitions at Lillie Bridge on the occasion of the inter- University meeting. Christchurch, Oxford, extended over the days of February 14. and 16, but the racing for the most part was of poor description. The meeting is noteworthy, however, in- asmuch as it was here that T. C. Toler, the 0. U. A. C. secretary, who ran so well in the three-miles inter-University race of the previous year, made his last appearance on the path, his retire- ment being associated with a win in the mile race. Blair and T. A. Brassey figured in the strangers' half-mile handicap, but neither met with success. At Brasenose, Oxford, on February 18, Grrant- Asher and A. S. Blair were the best performers, the latter winning 12 THE YEAR'S SPORT the hundred in 10|- sec, the mile in 5 min. 12 sec, and the weight- putting ; while Asher, hopelessly penalised in the high jump and quarter, secured victory easily in the hurdles. At Cambridge, the sports of Queen's and Cavendish, held in the same week, may be passed over without comment ; but those of Selwyn introduced us to F. B. Koberts, who afterwards gained his blue. He won the high and wide jumps as well as the hurdles. St. John's College, Cambridge, sports of February 20 and 21 demand no notice, but in connection with Balliol College, Oxford, held on February 26, it may be mentioned that while T. A. Brassey placed the half-mile handicap and one-mile race to his credit, A. McNeill, Trinity, A. Gr. Gr. Asher, Brasenose, and J. K. Orford, King's College, Cambridge, were respectively first, second, and third in the strangers' 120 yards hurdle handicap, in which yet a fourth ' blue ' — Gr. F. Hornby, Corpus — figured. On February 21 the Eton College boys decided their annual mile race on the Eton Wick road. The entries were not so numerous as usual, but for the greater portion of the journey the race proved vastly interesting. It ultimately resulted in favour of F. E. Holland, whose victory was in a great measure due to excellent condition. New College, Oxford, held their meeting on the last day in February, and while H. G. Farrant won the wide jump by clearing the capital distance of 20 ft. 1 in., some good running was shown in the mile race by F. J. K. Cross, late Harrow School, who was second with an allowance of five yards, and H. Haines Farringdon, who started from scratch and came in fourth. The time of the winner, who beat Cross by eight yards, was 4 min. 294- sec. Exeter College, Oxford, meeting was chiefly noticeable in that J. E. Crane won three firsts, and Cross and Farringdon, mentioned above, ran first and second in the half-mile race, done in 2 min. 14- sec. At St. Catherine's, on March 4, W. K. Macray distin- guished himself by winning the high and broad jumps, the hurdles, and 220 yards handicap ; but at Wadham on the Thm'sday the most notable performance of the week was accomplished. A. S» Blair and M. H. Paine were at scratch in the 150 yards strangers' handicap. Both won their heats in respectable time, and in the final Blair secured victory in fine style, and was credited by the official watch-holder with having equalled W. P. Phillips's splendid record of ] 5 sec, made some three years previously. The same week the Cambridge University handicaps were decided, occupying Wednesday and Thursday. Though some of the performances were creditable, the form on the whole was disappointing ; but it must be said that several blues were unable to compete. S. 0^ Purves just reached the standard (5 ft. 6 in.) in the high jump,, and in the wide jump F. B. Eoberts cleared 20 ft. 10 in., but nothing else noteworthy occurred. ATHLETICS 13 Saturday, Feb. 21, was a great day for the southern cross- country clubs. It was the day of their championship, and for the first time it was decided on an enclosed ground, for admission to which a charge was made. The scene of action was the charm- ing Sandown Park, and very successfully was the whole thing carried out in the presence of a large number of persons, to whom the spectacle of 159 runners on the same course proved very pleasing. No fewer than fourteen clubs sent teams, their names being as follows : South London Harriers (holders), Highgate Harriers, Spartan Harriers, Finchley Harriers, Blackheath Harriers, Ibis Harriers, Brunswick Harriers, Portsmouth Harriers, Polytechnic Harriers, Eanelagh Harriers, Lea Harriers, North London Harriers, Isledon Harriers, and North Middlesex Harriers ; and their positions at the end were as here given. The places of the first six of each decided the championship, the points being calculated according to the positions in the race, the club scoring least winning. The South London Harriers, who proved victorious, had the second (W. H. Coad), fourth, ninth, eleventh, fourteenth, and twenty-second men in, the pride of place being occupied by E. C. Carter (Finchley Harriers'), who covered the distance, said to be ten miles, in 59 min. SOJ sec, nearly a minute and a half better than that of the second man. Supposing the measurement to have been accurate. Carter's time was exceedingly good. The Northern counties held their cross- country championship on the following Saturday on the Manches- ter racecourse, and, like their brethren of the South, met with much success. Eleven clubs competed, and in all the number of representatives amounted to 127. As in the two previous com- petitions for the title of championship of the North, the Liverpool Harriers scored the least number of points, and so won, their first six men occupying respectively second (P. Shay), fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth (T. Crellin, who was first in 1883), and eleventh places. Liverpool Gymnasium Harriers were second, Salford third, Crewe fourth, Cheshire Tally-ho H. and H. fifth. The course was about 100 yards short of ten miles, and Gr. H. Bannister of the Salford Harriers completed the distance first in 57 min. 33 sec. Comparing this with Carter's time, it must be taken into conside- ration that the Salford man had no water-jump to negotiate, as was the case in the Southern competition. Instituted in 1877, the National Cross-Country Championship had never been decided in the North of England until March 7 , 1885, when it was run over the Manchester racecourse at New Barns. Virtually the affair lost its national character through the abstention, with one exception, of the Southern clubs, who thus protested — and rightly, too — against the much-to-be-condemned system of importation that is practised by the Northern and Mid- land clubs upon the near approach of a championship. The one 14 THE YEAE'S SPORT Southern team — Finchley Harriers — which competed included that capital runner E. C. Carter, but he broke down, and the re- mainder of a by no means formidable lot were seen to no advan- tage. W. Snook, more intimately associated with the Moseley Harriers, ran for the Birchfield Harriers, and won right out, while Gr. H. Bannister, who in the Northern counties championship a fortnight earlier materially assisted the Salford Harriers, now ran for the Liverpool Harriers, and secured fifth place. This state of things speaks for itself. Six teams went to the post, with an aggregate of sixty-six runners, and the result was in favour of the Liverpool Harriers, whose first six men occupied the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, and tenth places — a large measure of success, it need scarcely be said. Birchfield Harriers, with the winner (Snook), who did the distance, nominally eleven miles, in 1 hour 4 min. 59 sec, were second; Salford Harriers third; Liverpool Gymnasium Harriers fourth ; and Cheshire Tally-ho H. and H. fifth. Saturday and Monday, March 7 and 9, witnessed the carrying out of the Oxford University sports, the form shown at which was rather more satisfactory than the results achieved at the various college meetings had led one to anticipate. Still it was by no means remarkable, though it must in fairness be stated that the con- dition of the path had a slightly prejudicial effect upon the runners. J. H. Ware put the weight the fine distance of 42 feet, and threw the hammer 101 feet, and so won both contests. A. Gr. G. Asher cleared 21 ft. 1 in. in the wide jump, but W. P. Montgomery failed at 5 ft. 7 in. in the high jump, and G. F. Hornby cleared 5 ft. 5 in. only. A. S. Blair and M. H. Paine, the two destined to run for Oxford in the quarter, were first and second in the race of that distance at this trial meeting ; and as Blair only broke the tape a yard in front of the Merton student, and the winner's time was 514- sec, this was by no means a subject for disappointment. The result of the mile was not so pleasing a theme, for though T. A. Brassey and E. E. Holland, both of whom were almost bound to represent their University at Lillie Bridge, ran a splendid race, the time of the winner (Brassey) was only two- fifths short of 4 min. 38 sec. Kather more encouraging was the performance in the hurdles of A. McNeill, who, while winning very easily indeed, yet did 17|- sec ; and the 100 yards being directly afterwards won with ridiculous ease by A. S. Blair, in 101^ sec, was another cause for congratulation, though experiences in the three miles could scarcely have been satisfactory, as J. H. Marshall, the winner, was the only runner who progressed at anything like a respectable pace towards the end, and his full time amounted to 15 min. 50 sec. The Cambridge University sports were held on March 1 1 and 13, and the results tended to raise the hopes of the Light Blues ATHLETICS 15 considerably, the form displayed being much better than had been anticipated. F. B. Eoberts, Selwyn, won the wide jump with 21 ft. 10 in., and F. C. Palmer, St. John's, was second with 21 ft. 8^ in. J. K. Orford, King's, did 17 sec. in the hurdle race ; and S. Joyce, Caius, who followed him home, it was expected would be able to do better than this. J. C. Waters, Jesus, placed the mile to his credit in 4 min. 35 sec. H. E. Booty, of Clare, was first home in the hundred in 104- sec. In the high jump the respectable height of 5 ft. 7^ in. was reached by S. 0. Purves, Queen's ; and E. F. W. Eliot, Trinity, by his win in the three miles, run in 15 min. 33|- sec, increased the number of those who put down the event of this distance as a certainty for Cambridge. On paper all these performances contrasted favourably with the trials of the Dark Blues, but it is notorious that either the Cambridge official timekeeper invariably errs on the fast side, or else that the public performances are for some mysterious reason never so good as those done at home, a circumstance not quite explained by the fact that the path on the University ground was in the best possible condition. In putting the weight (w^on by E. O'T. Kelly, Caius, with 37 ft. 6 in.), throwing the hammer (won by J. E. Orford, King's, with 98 ft. 3 in.), and in the quarter (won by H. C. L. Tindall, Christ's, in 524 sec.) the comparison was unfavourable, though the last-named won almost as he liked, so that it was not a very strong test. It may also be mentioned that Tindall won the half-mile at this meeting in 2 min. Of sec. Wednesday, March 18, was marked by the institution, under the auspices of the Army Athletic Club, of a challenge shield for competition, in gymnastics and boxing, amongst public schools. It was held in the gymnasium attached to Chelsea Barracks, and proved very attractive. Representatives from Dulwich College, Harrow School, Cheltenham College, Clifton College, Eossall School, Marlborough College, Haileybury College, Wellington College, University College School, and United Service College all took part in the gymnastics, but only Dulwich, Cheltenham, and Haileybury entered for the boxing. The exercises in the former were of varied character, and Cheltenham, represented by E. Ward and Wei On (a Japanese, who distinguished himself more than any other competitor), won by three points over Clifton (J. S. Owen and A. O. Benny), the score of the latter college amounting to 100. Marlborough came third with 93 marks, and Harrow (one of whose representatives, S. C. Burke, gained second place on the list for individual merit after a close contest with J. S. Owen) was fourth with 91 marks. The institution of a competi- tion of this character cannot but be hailed with much satisfaction, as, if carried out regularly, it must encourage the practice of gymnastics, and tend to raise the standard of excellence at those 16 THE YEAR'S SPORT of our public schools where the gymnasium is considered, as it should be, a desideratum. The anxiously-awaited competitions between Oxford and Cam- bridge came on for decision at Lillie Bridge on March 27, and though nothing out of the common was accomplished, the sports proved more interesting than had been expected. In the matter of friendly greetings, renewals of college acquaintanceships, gossips concerning days and deeds that are past, the meeting was characteristic of its predecessors ; but there did not appear to be quite so much enthusiasm as usual, nor was the attendance up to the average. Probably the threatening weather of the forenoon had much to answer for with respect to the number of spectators. A greater regard for punctuality at the commencement was shown than has been the case on the majority of occasions, and conse- •quently many missed seeing — and were not sorry for it — the hammer-throwing. This, on public form, should have been won for Oxford by J. H. Ware, but the Brasenose student's practice had been interrupted, and he was neither first nor second. J. E. Orford, King's, Cambridge, was the winner. Almost as confidently had Oxford prospects in the hundred yards been looked forward to, but their best man, A. S. Blair, another Brasenose student, got off badly, and suffered a narrow defeat from H. E. Booty of Clare College, Cambridge. Having suffered two defeats, one of which was altogether unexpected, the hopes of Oxford were not brightened by the result of the high jump, for which Gr. F. Hornby, Corpus, Oxford ; W. B. jMontgomery, Merton, Oxford ; and S. 0. Purves, Queen's, Cambridge, all tied at 5 ft. 6^ in., a circumstance almost unprecedented. The indifferent condition of W. D. M. la Touche, Pembroke, Cambridge, owing to his train- ing having been seriously interfered with on account of an injured ankle, left the mile race more open than it would otherwise have been, and in the result E. E. Holland, of Pembroke, secured for the Dark Blues their first win. Three successive victories follow- ing to Oxford, the aspect of the competition was completely altered. Ware won the weight-putting, and Blair the quarter mile. The latter produced a capital race, and the best perform- ance of the afternoon, the winner's time, notwithstanding a heavy breeze in the face of the runners, being 514 sec. Then A. McNeill, Trinity, easily won the hurdle race. In the wide jump the officials committed a serious blunder — one which prejudiced the chances of Cambridge greatly. F. B. Eoberts of Selwyn, Cam- bridge, stood first with a jump of 19 ft. 8^ in., and his success seemed assured. At his last op;;ortunity, however, A. Gr. Grrant- Asher, Brasenose, Oxford, was accredited with having cleared 19 ft. 10 in., and this settled the question, though the jump should distinctly have been disallowed, as the Oxonian took off several inches over the mark. Had this been done, the event ATHLETICS 17 would have gone to Cambridge, who, through E. F. W. Eliot, Trinity, scored a victory in the three- miles race. Oxford were declared the winners by 5^ events to 3J. A Cambridge success in the wide jump, to which they were really entitled, would have caused the issue to rest with the high jump, another effort to de- cide which would have been necessitated. Though it was not expected that many other than University men could be in form as early as March 29, some capital running was shown by several at the first meeting of the London Athletic Club held on that date. W. E. Best won the members' 150 yards handicap, with an allowance of 5 yards, in 12^ sees., and both M. H. Paine and F. S. Howard ran very finely in the 600 yards race. Paine won by three-quarters of a yard from Howard, and his time — 1 min. 154- sec. — was only three-fifths of a second slower than the best ever done in England by an amateur. April 6, being Easter Monday, was a remarkably busy day, but in spite of the numerous meetings, few performances of note were recorded. The best display was undoubtedly at Woodbridge, where quality was well represented and fair records made on an excellent grass track. Woodbridge, the home of that splendid runner and genial com- panion W. P. Phillips, whom death so suddenly took away from as the previous year, seldom fails to attract more than its share of good men, and on the most recent occasion the exception was not proved ; but, owing to their number, many of the other meetings were of very poor description. On the Saturday of the same week one of the most remarkable feats of this or any time was accomplished by J. E. Dixon, the hero of the Birchfield Harriers' fifty-miles race previously referred to. The doubts cast upon that record was the primary inducement for the South London Harriers to organise a race of the same distance. Few present at the club's ground at Balham expected that Dixon would on this occasion prove successful, as J. A. Squires, one of the seventeen competitors, at one time looked like winning comfortably. After covering twenty-six miles in the fastest amateur time. Squires went on cutting the record for each mile up to and including the thirty- sixth ; but from the thirty-second mile he had been in diffi- culties, and nothing but sheer gameness kept him going until half way through the thirty-eighth mile. He was then forced to stop, and Dixon, who had progressed at a uniform pace throughout, became the leader. The ' little wonder ' continued in surj^rising fashion, and at the forty-third mile he got in front of his own time made at Birmingham on December 29. The next two miles were also the quickest done in a race of this distance, and a fresh set of figures were established for the last four miles, the fifty miles being completed in 6 hours 18 min. 26J sec. Dixon thus proved beyond doubt that the times given at Birmingham could not have been on the whole far wrong. It was a wonderful performance, c 18 THE YEAR'S SPORT and those who were present will always remember the spurt with w^hich Dixon finished his long run. On the same day, W. Gr. George, after a long rest, competed at the West of Scotland meet- ing, and by winning the mile race he secured absolute possession of a handsome challenge cup. The incident is noticeable in that George had not to travel at a faster pace than 5 min. 7 sec. for the whole distance. At the Queen's College (Cork) meeting, held on the last Satur- day in April, two records were broken by W. J. M. Barry, who in slinging the 561b. weight without follow reached 26 ft. 0-^ in., and with a follow did 28 ft. 4 in., an increase of 1 ft. 7 in. over the pre- vious best. Surbiton, the London Athletic Club Second Spring, and Nott- ingham Forest were all meetings of first-class character, but no exceptional performances were done at either. W. E. Best, at the L.A.C., showed capital form in the first round of the 150 yards handicap ; but though he ran the distance, less four yards — his allowance — in 15 sec, he did not win his heat ; and the fact that at the Notts meeting W. Snook got through a large field of runners on a very unfavourable afternoon and won the half mile in 2 min. 4|- sec. is one worthy of mention. Associated with the second Satm-day in May were two very remarkable feats of pedestrianism, the heroes of which were J. A. Squires of the South London Harriers, and C. Rowell of Cambridge, the famous professional runner. The former entered into a match with 0. A. Chalon, a brother club man, to run thirty miles, and the result was an easy victory for Squires, as his opponent gave up before completing twenty-four miles. Although making sure of victory thus early, Squires, with great gameness, essayed to beat the record (his own) for the full distance. In this he proved suc- cessful, covering the last five miles in considerably better time than had ever been done previously by an amateur. Squires's efforts towards the conclusion were painful to witness, and several times there seemed every likelihood of his failing, but he staggered round the last lap and completed his task in 3 hours 17 min. 36^ sec, or 5 min. 11-i- sec less than he had taken to run the same distance a few Aveekg before. Squires is by no means a big man, reaching but 5 ft. 5^ in. in height, and on the occasion under notice weigh- ing 9 St. 2 lb., but is well built. A day or so after the event, at which time, by the bye, he was 31 years old, he declared that he felt no ill effects from the great strain he had undergone, and his looks certainly did not belie his statement. While giving every credit to Squires for a wonderful performance, we question the wisdom of engaging in such long-distance runs. They certainly serve to show what can be done, but beyond that the advantage is nil. Rowell's ' best on record ' was accomplished in one of those competitions which have by some been designated ' wobbles,' and ATHLETICS 19 by Others 'go-as-you-please,' and which have at different times found so much favour both in England and America. It took place at the Westminster Aquarium, and occupied six days of twelve hours each, the last of which was May 2. In the seventy-two hours at his disposal Kowell covered 430 miles, a greater distance than had before been reached in a similar contest. Indeed, from the fifty-first hour Eowell was record-breaking. The success of Kowell in these ' wobbles ' has been perhaps greater than that of any other pedestrian. Like Squires, he is of moderate stature, and we believe that results go to prove that the man of medium pro- portions is the best fitted to undergo the severe labours necessary for success in races of great distance. On Whit-Monday, as usual, the number of meetings was par- ticularly heavy, but no performances above the average were accomplished, and this was not surprising, as it was one of the worst days for weather experienced during the summer. L. E. Myers, the famous American athlete, arrived in England towards the end of May, and made his first appearance at the Croydon Football Club Sports, running in the half-mile race and quarter-mile handicap. The former he won, as expected, but in the shorter race he was only fourth in his heat, the time for which was 50| sec. ; thus, as he was beaten by five yards, proving that he was a long way from being in his best form. J. M. Cowie, the English quarter-mile champion, was in receipt of ten yards from Myers, and he succeeded in gaining a place in the final, in which he was beaten by two yards only in 494 sec. Cowie probably never performed better on a grass track, and on the day it would un- doubtedly have been a fine race between the pair on level terms. We now come to the Civil Service meeting, one of the very big events of the year. It was held on June 6, and would have been as successful as ever but for inclement weather. One cir- cumstance occurred which caused the fixture to be much talked about subsequently. L. E. Myers, the American, competed in the quarter-mile handicap, and for 300 yards of his preliminary heat ran so well that the initiated did not need to be told that he was in much better form than at Croydon on the previous Satur- day. For the sake of record, it is perhaps a pity that Myers was not asked to extend himself further than the distance named, but on the other hand, extra exertion might have unfitted him for his grand display in the final, in which he had to meet J. M. Cowie (8 yards start), F. S. Howard (14 yards start), and E. J. Relf (20 yards start). Both Cowie and Myers ran the first 300 yards like the veritable champions they are, but the former's pace then fell off, and the bursting of his shoe in the next few yards rendered his chance hopeless. In the meantime, Myers gradually drew nearer the leaders, and within fifty yards of the winning-post he was in front. Once there, his position seemed safe ; but turning his head c 2 20 THE YEAR'S SPOUT to look at his opponents, the movement proved rather dangerous, as it enabled both Keif and Howard to almost get up to the American's shoulder. The finish in consequence was grand in the extreme, Myers winning by a foot only from Keif in the splendid time of 48|- sec, or only a fifth of a second slower than his very best time for the distance. The track on this occasion was wet and heavy ; therefore the performance was quite equal to that accomplished by Myers at Birmingham in 1881. At any rate, it was more than enough to set at rest any doubts that may have existed as to Myers's ability to run a quarter on cinder in 48|- sec. On the Monday following, H. Hutchins, probably the fastest pro- fessional sprinter ever seen, covered 140 yards in 134 sec, the wind slightly favouring him. The previous record was 14 sec. The Widnes meeting, held on June 13 and 15, is noticeable for the running of L. E. Myers in the half-mile handicap. He had to concede starts ranging from sixty to thirty yards, and yet won easily by ten yards in 1 min. 57f sec, time hitherto unap- proached in the north of England. It may be mentioned that Myers won the level half and quarter-mile races as he liked. His chief opponent in the former was W. Snook, and in the shorter race J. M. Cowie ; both, it will be readily admitted, splendid runners. An endeavour by L. E. Myers to lower the record for 1,000 yards, at the London Athletic Club's first summer meeting, met with signal failure, though in justice to the American it must be said that he was very anwell. At the Kerry Athletic and Cricket Club meeting on the same day (Jane 20), W. Barry, of Queen's College, Cork, met with better success, as he managed to beat 0. Harte's hammer-throw of 114 ft. 2 in. by 2 ft., the throw being from a 7 ft. circle without folio w\ A wonderful bit of running by J. M. Cowie, at the Kanelagh Harriers' meeting of June 24, deserves mention here. He was at scratch in the 300 yards handicap, and easily gained his right to run in the final, which he failed to win ; but as he was only headed by two yards, and the time was 31 J sec, he must have beaten the record of 324- held by W. P. Phillips. Indeed one gentleman who was timing Cowie only credited the scratch man with 314 sec, which is not very far behind the 31^ sec. done by L. E. Myers. The amateur championships held at Southport on June 27 failed to produce much that approached excitement. Many of the results were foregone conclusions. J. M. Cowie won the 100; L. E. Myers the quarter and the half ; W. Snook the one-, four-, and ten-mile races, and the steeplechase ; and C. F. Daft the hurdle race ; all of which results were fully anticipated. Only one performance of an exceptional character occurred, and that was not done in actual competition. D. Mackinnon, who had secured lecDnd place in the hammer-throwing, subsequently, in an exhibi- tion throw, sent the hammer 118 ft. 3 in., a distance that has ATHLETICS 21 never been equalled. This, we may mention, is not generally ac- cepted as a record owing to the circmnstances under which it was done, some even averring it was not a fair throw. First prize in the competition was gained by W. J. M. Barry, and the other winners besides those above mentioned were : walking race, J. Jarvis ; putting the weight, I). Mackinnon ; high jump, P. J. Kelly, with the capital jump of 5 ft. 11 in.; pole jump, T. Ray; and wide jump, J. Purcell. On the Saturday following, the Scottish championships were held at Paisley, but they do not demand lengthy notice. The performances on the whole showed a marked advance on previous years, but, as at the English meeting, nothing of an extraordinary character was accomplished, and the management was very in- different. A feature of the Spartan Harriers' meeting on July 4 was the running of L. E. Myers in the half-mile handicap, which he won from scratch. The announcement of the time as 1 min. 48|- sec. created quite a sensation, but as the official timekeeper was one who was not likely to have blundered, the suggestion that the distance was not correct was speedily forthcoming. It was discovered that the worsted had been held at the wrong post, and that Myers had covered only 843 yards. This, however, in the time was a remarkably fine performance. Two splendid achievements have to be chronicled in connection with the Irish amateur championships, decided at Ball's Bridge, Dublin, on July 11. James O'Brien, of the Clonmel Football Club, put. the 161b. weight 43 ft. 9 in., thus exceeding the previous best, by Maxwell, of 43 ft. 5 in. ; and W. J. ]M. Barry, of Queen's College, Cork, after winning the hammer-throwing at 114 ft. lOi in., threw the hammer a distance of 116 ft. 10 in. The majority of the other performances were of good character, and the management of the meeting reflected the highest credit on the officials who had the matter in hand. On the Saturday before the August Bank Holiday we find L. E. Myers competing at the Rovers Football Club meeting, in the half- and quarter-mile handicaps, giving away long starts in each. The former he won easily in 2 min. 04 sec, on a grass course ; but in the quarter, after a fine race, he had not much to spare. Nor is this to be wondered at, considering that he had to cover the distance in 49|- sec, which is, without doubt, the best authenticated time ever accomplished on grass. A display quite worthy of a place here also was that of C. W. V. Clarke of the Southampton Athletic Club, at the Railway Clearing House meeting, held at Stamford Bridge on August 1. Clarke was scratch man in the two-miles walking handicap, and though he had to rest content with second honours, owing to the liberal start given to the winner, he walked the first mile in 7 min. 4-|- sec, 22 THE YEAK'S SPORT and the complete distance in 14 min. 25-1 sec, or only 364 sec. slower than the very best amateur time. Once more a capital bit of running was shown by L. E. Myers on August 8 at the Hadley meeting, where in the quarter he ran from scratch, and won easily in 494 sec. The number of times that the Manhattan Athletic Club runner has beaten 50 sec. for a quarter shows how superior he is to any other amateur at that distance. When some few years since J. Shearman succeeded in equalling E. J. Colbeck's record of 50f sec, the circumstance was considered little short of marvellous ; and yet this is a very easy task for Myers, who from 100 yards to 1,000 is perhaps the best man that has yet been seen. At Stourbridge, on August 1 7, F. T. Eitchie, the Bradford foot- ball player, added to an already excellent reputation. For the 120 yards challenge cup he was opposed by C. G-. Wood and W. R. Best, two really first-class sprinters ; yet he won by a yard and a quarter in i2|- sec. The course at Stourbridge is, in fine weather, a most admirable one, but it is grass. Myers — once more the name crops up in connection with some- thing excellent in the way of running — made his last appearance of the season in England at the Rochdale Cricket Club Sports, held on August 17, and he accomplished two performances that served as a fitting wind-up to a visit during which he had shown capital form. The weather was certainly favourable, and the grass track in good condition ; yet, these advantages notwithstanding, it cannot be gainsaid that to win a half-mile handicap easily in 1 min. 57 sec, and to run a dead-heat for the quarter (which he after- wards walked over for, as his opponent was too exhausted to run again), in 49j- sec. was admirable work for one afternoon. In pole-jumping, T. Ray of Ulverstone stands a long way ahead of anyone else, either amateur or professional. His best authenticated record is 1 1 ft. 4-J in, ; but it is quite possible that he beat this by half an inch at the annual Grasmere Sports. If so, neglect in having the jump properly measured robbed Ray of a slight improvement on a record which no other leaper has approached. At the Birchfield Harriers' meetings, a cha^Uenge cup race forms one of the leading items, and in the autumn of 1885 it produced so goodly an array of entries, that it had to be run in two heats — in the final F. T. Ritchie and H. A. Fife met ; the former a winner on one occasion, while the Blackheath Harrier had been successful twice. Ritchie proved to be in grand fettle, and, with a strong wind and downhill course to assist him, covered the distance, 100 yards, in the oflScial time of 94 sec. Both Ritchie and Fife have now won the cup twice, and it becomes the property of who- ever wins it three times. The last important race meeting of the season was that of the ATHLETICS 23 London Athletic Club, on October 24, and it is worthy of note on account of the introduction of a four-miles inter-club level race, each club entering being represented by three runners. The race was decided by points in the manner of the cross-country champion- ships. Much interest was shown over the event, which was won by the famous Liverpool Harriers, to which club the second and third men in belonged ; but the enthusiasm that prevailed was chiefly due to the success of A. B. George — a brother of the famous ex-amateur — who finished first in the very admirable time of 21 min. 9|- sec. The younger George has been coming to the front with such rapid strides that one feels pretty safe in predict-* ing a brilHant future for the brother of so remarkable a runner as W. G. George. Although not occurring in England, it is noteworthy here that L. E. Myers on Oct. 3 succeeded in improving upon the half-mile record (his own) of 1 min. 55f sec. Myers, at the Olympic Athletic Club meeting, held at the Manhattan A. C. Grounds, started from scratch in a half-mile handicap, and after covering a quarter of a mile in 55^ sec, not only won, but completed the distance in 1 min. 5 5 'I sec. Myers was giving away starts ranging from twenty-four to eighty yards. Considering the fame which W. G. George gained as an amateur, it would perhaps be thought a great omission to exclude from this summary a brief notice of the series of matches which took place between one of the most famous of athletes and W. Cummings, one of the fastest of professional long-distance runners. Negotiations were entered into between the two to run three races, respectively at a mile, four miles, and ten miles. The first of these took place at Lillie Bridge on Monday, Aug- 31, in weather unfavourable and on a track the condition of which left much to be desired. Cummings had on a previous occasion covered a mile in 4 min. 16]- sec, and George's best time was 4 min. 18|- sec. In training Cummings failed, so it was said, to approach his record — the best ever made in public on a fair course — but George, on the other hand, was reported to have accom- plished the very wonderful time of 4 min. 14^ sec That an unpre- cedented performance would be done was not expected, especially under the circumstances, but nearly everyone thought that, if George could hold Cummings until near the finish, the excite- ment would be tremendous. George more than held Cummings, but the finish proved very disappointing, as the latter pulled up some 350 yards from home and allowed the ex-amateur to win in 4 min. 20i sec. This time, remarkable as it undoubtedly was, considering all tilings, George would have improved upon had he been pressed. The first quarter was covered by the winner in 58^ sec, the half-mile in 2 min. 2 sec, and three-quarters in 3 min. 9 sec. — really wonderful times. The result of this race 24 THE YEARS SPORT was contrary to general expectation, the majority having selected Cummings for the mile and George for the ten miles, considering the four miles race to be the one which should settle the question of superiority. This was duly brought off at Edinburgh, on Saturday, Sept. 12, and ended very unsatisfactorily. The after- noon was exceedingly unpleasant. The rain, which had been falling nearly the whole morning, ceased as the race was begun, but a strong breeze then sprang up. Greorge, as in the mile race^ directly went to the front, and cut out the work at a pace which was moderate, even when the sad condition of the path and the adverse wind are both taken into account. The mile was done in 4 min. 53i sec. and two miles in 9 min. 52^ sec, George still showing the way. Before another mile had been done Cummings went to the front, and his time for the third mile was 14 min. 50 sec. George again took the lead, but at three and a quarter miles Cummings drew by and rapidly placed a substantial dis- tance between himself and his rival, who soon afterwards relin- quished the struggle. Cummings did three and a half miles in 17 min. 13^ sec. and went on for another quarter of a mile when,, owing to the crowd breaking in, he found it impossible to con- tinue. It is needless to say this result created great surprise, but it was as nothing compared with the issue of the remaining race — the ten miles. This of the three had been by many put down as a certainty for George, who had covered the distance in 15 min. 20 sec, and could, it was generally believed, do better. The ex-amateur came to the post in nothing like the excellent condition he was in on the occasion of the mile, and at no time in the race had he the slightest chance of success. There were plenty of rumours bearing upon the altered condition of George, and doubtless there was truth in some of them. Those who pinned their faith in George met with disappointment, but they were treated to a splendid bit of running on the part of Cum- mings, who put into the shade the best times previously made for ten miles. The Scotchman — for so Cummings is — took the lead at a mile and a half or a little further, and, without being pressfd at any time subsequently, ran lap after lap of the Lillie Bridge track without any extraordinary effort until he had completed the journey in 51 min. 6? sec. Thus he beat George's best time by 13|- sec, and Deerfoot's record, gained in his celebrated one hour's run, by 19f sec. This without being more than ordinarily distressed. At a time of year when the general body of athletes have nothing but cross-country runs to engage their attention, the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are busy with their college and other meetings. First to recommence work this year was Cambridge, whose Freshmen's sports took place on Monday and Tuesday, November 9 and 10. Of those who had recently ' come ATHLETICS 25 up,' several showed form of a promising character. E. M. Butler (Trinity College), who at Harrow School upon one occasion was declared to have done 104 sec. in the hundred yards, won the race of this distance at Cambridge in lOf sec, and C. E. Marshall (Trinity) won the quarter in 53f sec. Fair form was also shown by Gr. B. Shaw, of St. Peter's, in the hm^dle and wide jump, and it is certain that he is capable of doing much better ' over timber.* The Oxford PVeshmen's meeting had to be postponed from No- vember 16 and 17 until November 25 and 27, but it suffered little on this account. On the first day the path was rather heavy, but the weather was exceedingly fine. Three events only were decided outright, but in each capital form was displayed. A. E. Le Maitre, who at Merchant Taylors' School completely out- classed his fellow-students, is almost certain to make a name for himself at Oxford, where he is in residence at St. John's. In the quarter there was no one to extend him, and he won easily in the very fair time of 52 sec. The high jump winner was F. N. Burd, of Keble, and the height he reached, 5 ft. 6^ in., was by no means bad. Le Maitre, on the second day, acquitted himself with great credit. He won the hundred yards race in lOf sec, and the wide jump with 21 ft. 8^ in. Besides these there were other per- formances of a respectable character, and the meeting in point of excellence was considerably above the average. 26 THE YEAR'S SPOET BILLIARDS. The game of billiards in the past year — professional billiards, that is — has been in a curious condition. For some time the professors of this most scientific mechanical pastime have been tending towards the situation now established, with every pro- bability of causing it to remain a permanent one. As a sport billiards loses its character week by week. Genuine matches for money are so rare, that it has been said, by those who ought to know, that until North and Peall met, in December last, not one engagement of the dozens advertised during 1885 as involving fairly heavy sums carried any pecuniary loss to the loser in its issues. To substantiate this sweeping statement would, perhaps, require an undesirable knowledge of the players' private arrange- ments ; but, without doubt, if it goes rather too far, it does not greatly exaggerate — certainly not so far as the season of 1885 is concerned. Matches are advertised as being for \00l. or 200^., and as genuine a ring as may be is given to the affair by pre- liminary paragraphical advertisements, to which is perhaps ap- pended a copy of elaborate articles of agreement signed by the competitors, who, among other conventionalities, may have gone through the form of depositing the sums stated. If the trial so arranged is interesting, the public come to the rescue, and, by liberal contributions to the gate-money, or its billiard saloon equivalent, actually provide as much as is supposed to be at stake. The proceeds of the ' match ' are divided ; the winner, loser, and perhaps the proprietor of the room, pocket between them the working profits, and the stake money, when drawn by the victor, returns to the friendly financier who posted it. There is, how- ever, a redeeming side to the matter. Both usually try to win, and naturally so, because of the advertisement gained by a victory over a well-known man ; for in billiards, as in other matters, nothing succeeds like success. As a rule, the professors play better than they would if contending for their own or their friends' money. The public, to whom the announced stakes furnish some sort of guarantee for earnest competition, gain, rather than suflfer, through the white fraud ; and, for the present, the system does little, if any, harm. Still these games are not matches in the old sense. Without exception, the professors are now attending to BILLIARDS 27 tliis business of taking part in matches, and are simply enter- tainers, exhibitors of their skill. Exhibition matches, in short, are what they play. They have every opportunity of showing their skill, but are, at the same time, indifferent to defeat or victory from a money point of view. This, as already stated, tends to good play, as the men are not hampered by anxiety, and its inseparable companion, nervousness — the latter engendered by impending wagers. What was once a sport has now become a trade. The change, however, brings its advantages. One of them is that, instead of being dependent upon backers, and only being engaged intermittently, the leading, and even the second-rate, performers can command regular and lucrative employment. The chief drawback of the system lies in laxity of conditions, and lack of keenness in the competition. What is fair for one is fair for another ; hence both parties to an exhibition match are granted indulgences, or take them, without much fear of the rigid, often harassing, supervision perceptible in what are called, in the slang of the table, ' needle matches.' Handicaps do not come within the same category as the contests mentioned above. One sees in them the striker's every movement narrowly scrutinised by his opponent, and the contrast between this cat-watching-a- mouse kind of attention and the supreme indifference observable at some of the ' great ' matches tells its own tale. Setting aside speculation as to the end of the business, its effect is to give more favourable opportunities for manufacturing records than in past years. Never in the history of the game have facilities in this direction been so complaisantly connived at as at present. The most paying form of entertainment is a week's 'run.' The value of chances for doing something out of the common are in almost mathematical ratio to the dura- tion of play. Not so very long ago w^e were wont to regard a match of 1,000 up as sufficient "to test rival abilities. Nowadays third- and even fourth-rate players play their 10,000 up games, divided into a dozen or more stages. Under the old system, if a table possessed marked peculiarities, a professor was only just getting familiar with them when the 1,000 came to an end. With ' long journeys,' as the six afternoon and evening affairs are styled, the men know almost every thread in the cloth after a couple of days. This being so, how, it may be asked, can a basis be found upon which to compare records ancient and modern ? Additional difficulty in satisfactory assessment arises when it is remembered that occasionally a latter-day record is made upon a table used by the compiler for a month at a stretch. Finally, the task of com- parison is rendered more hopeless still after the billiard-table maker's share in the transaction is discounted. The several firms are naturally anxious to have their wares 28 THE YEAR'S SPORT associated with big breaks ; and, though they always deny the im- peachment most indignantly, there is every evidence against, and next to none for them, when charged with assisting to build records. A strong competition goes on among the trade, who have succeeded in preventing other than conjectural answers to one of the main questions affecting the tables. Who, then, shall say whether billiards as an art has improved, retrograded, or remained neither better nor worse than in the preceding year ? Most students of the game will concur in crediting it with the first of the three movements ascribed by Mr. Lowell to Joshua's sun ; and they will do so very confidently while instancing the consistently fine form exhibited by John Eoberts, jun. In all probability they are right. Eoberts, by dint of almost continuous practice, may be said to have developed skill superior to that of his contemporaries to a degree almost unparalleled in any sport or pastime. Possibly^ while no better last year than in recent years, he was almost bound by the law of average to compass better performances in proportion to the increased number of attempts. Let either theory be correct, or not, both are very likely true to a certain extent. Neither can be proved through the medium of figures, because of the shifting standard by which each break, or aggrega- tion of breaks, is computed. As a rule, throughout last year, the tables have been decidedly in favour of the player. Apart from the results of observation, the truth of this assertion is well-nigh proved by an adaptation of the cricketer's old rule for gauging the value of scores. When you find a side running up a heavy score (if the critic is present he can judge of things for himself) and all the batsmen doing well, it is safe to set down the bowling and fielding as poor. If one or two men only distinguish themselves, the probable state of the case is that it is their ' day,' and that the opposing bowling and fielding are, at least, up to the average. By parity of reasoning, if, at billiards, one of several professionals makes several great breaks on a certain table, while his opponents do not (allowing them all a fair amount of practice), then let the compiler of the break have every credit for his performance. Should all produce notable results, the critic will not be far wrong should he give the table the chief share of the glory. The question of the table governing the play affects the year's records in a very marked degree, and entirely does away with con- fidence in framing a reply to the question. Has execution in billiards fallen off, improved, or remained stationary ? If hard and fast statistics only be regarded, there need be no trouble in giving an affirmative answer. Eoberts junior has, on several occasions, beaten the best breaks previously made without employ- ing spot hazards ; while Peall and Mitchell, if neither quite succeeded in rivalling the former's 1,989 at Cambridge, ran up several long breaks in a game played at G-atti's, in Villiers Street, BILLIARDS 29 Strand, that very nearly approached the record. Unless the sur- rounding circumstances be very narrowly examined, they ought to be taken as affording conclusive proof of a marked growth in manipulative dexterity ; but they shrink terribly in intrinsic value when it comes out that, though the games in question were played at diiferent establishments and at coDsiderable intervals, the same table was provided on each occasion. As a matter of opinion, it may be recorded that John Eoberts, jun., was in 1885 a more marvellous exponent of the game than in any other year, and few will dispute the proposition that, from Jonathan Kentfield down- wards, Koberts junior stands unrivalled. Possibly, to go a long w^ay back, Kentfield had a power and a precision in striking that have not been surpassed by any subsequent exponents of the game. Few, even of our front-rank men, would have the confidence to play, as he so often did, with almost full strength at the object ball, no more than its own width from a pocket, just shaving the ball without removing it, and sending his own ball into the net. At this and other strokes Kentfield could have more than held his own with the professors of to-day. More time, money, competi- tion — more of everything — have, however, contributed to advanced development of the game as a whole, and to increase the number of men gaining a living by it. A branch of the science once or twice hinted at by John Eoberts, jun., during the year, may not yet work an actual revolu- tion in the English game. Very seldom, but often enough to show what he had in his mind, the champion, when offered a choice of methods of scoring, went in for strokes familiar enough to amateurs of the American game — not the method of play at one time rather popular over here, the so-called American game with four balls, but the Franco-American method, in which Schaefer and others shine. Eoberts, who has experience in America, would not s^and a good chance against the American champions, even with 25 per cent, of the points thrown in, on their pocketless boards. The Americans make in ordinary course of play many strokes by means of the masse — by putting on side and curl at the top of a ball — that vrould come in most profitably in our game. Although Eoberts junior may have no fear of finding a dangerous compatriot rival, his meeting a worthy foeman in an alien is not so remote a contingency as would at first sight appear. Any one of the best American exponents might give him much trouble after practising our game for a certain time, a fact that should be borne in mind when estimating the chances of English champions in an eventual international match. A few years ago, before it became the fashion to have tables to suit players, Vignaux, at Joseph Bennett's invitation, paid some little attention to our game, and, after only a few days' practice, made, by a series of cannons, a larger break than had 30 THE YEAE'S SPORT up to that time been compiled without resorting to the use of the spot stroke. His power of making his ball describe a curve brought him easily through many difficulties that would have been for- midable ones to our men ; and, in placing Eoberts far and away champion of English professors, it is only right to temper the high honour attaching to the distinction by reference to a point hardly thought of, and seldom if ever quoted. The present champion holds his title at a time when it commands more gain than at any other period since Eoberts the elder and William Cook fought for it in 1870. By dint of ceaseless pushing, and keeping handi- caps and exhibition matches before the public, a vast clientele for the class of entertainment has been created; or, if that be deemed rather beyond the strict truth, let it be said that atten- tion has been drawn to the facilities for witnessing high-class billiards at a reasonable charge. Certainly the supply is rather in excess of the demand, and the rival entrepreneurs might do better if, instead of persistently playing at the same time, they gave each other a chance in turn by keeping away, or, at any rate, by not running opposition entertainments. Still, it says much for the vitality of the exhibition billiards industry that it is the rule, rather than the exception, for these establishments to be competing for public patronage week in, week out. Eoberts, at the Palais Eoyal, Argyle Street, has some advantage over his rivals — the Westminster Aquarium Company, and Messrs. Gratti, in Villiers Street — by himself acting in the joint capacity of lessee of the rooms, manager of the entertainment, and chief exhibitor. He thus more readily obtains patronage and a wider margin of pro- fit. The Aquarium Company manage, without including Eoberts among their attractions, to fill their large room so as to work their weekly exhibitions at a profit. IMessrs. Gratti have an enter- tainment nearly every week; and that three entertainments can be kept going simultaneously shows how much money is to be made. Besides these ever-recurring entertainments, independent ex- hibitions at hotels have become more and more frequent ; and a well- known player, willing to accept reasonable terms, need seldom fail to fill in any vacant dates that he may have. Want of space will not allow of even a casual mention of the games played during the year 1885; while, if space were no object, the most industrious com- piler of records might well shrink from the task of wading through the mass of detail involved in formulating a bare return. Although a good many of the matches advertised last year as being for money were nothing of the kind, there are different grades of exhibition matches. In Eoberts's series, which go so far in the history of the year, the champion offers his opponent alternate terms — so much to play, and so much more to beat him. In others bona fide prizes have been given. There is, beyond doubt, a certain amount to be said in praise of the new style of BILLIARDS 31 matches over the old style ; but it is a pity that, in dealing with a year's work, the critic has to judge men's form through perform- ances in trials of a half-and-half character. Taking the wide difference shown between the scoring effected by some of the second rank when playing for money and when merely working at per hour, the order of merit might be very greatly altered if only engagements of the first kind were counted. Some players seem to need the spur of responsibility, while playing for their own or their friends' money reduces a more numerous class to the verge of helplessness should fortime appear to go against them. Of the strong-nerved school no better example can be quoted than John Eoberts, jun., who, though occasionally handicapped by indisposition — the remnants of fever contracted in India — never seems to falter. Mitchell, who, curiously enough, is also subject to recurring attacks of illness, can be relied on to do better in proportion to the gravity of his undertaking. Peall, on the other hand, is troubled with constitutional nervous- ness, and can never be sure of doing himself justice if he have special reasons to make him anxious to play up to his best form ; while North is still more uncertain. Were it not for their physical infirmities, either Peall or North might succeed Eoberts in the championship. Until these two players have overcome their infirmities the second place in billiards must remain an open one. At present North professes himself willing to fight all comers save the champion, and is already matched against both Cook and Peall. While these are disputing, and JNIitchell would for a consideration join in the argu- ment as to who is entitled to second honours, Eoberts leaves no sort of doubt as to his right to the first position. His success in 1885 was marvellous. He defeated William Cook (who in past years fought him so often, and not unfrequently came away victorious) in a match for the championship. Cook, who of late years has performed terribly unevenly, was on that occasion in his very best form, and as good as in his very best days. Eoberts, haggard with suffering from intermittent ague, and crippled by rheumatism, only looked fit to take to his bed. Yet under such heavy disadvantages he beat Cook, and on counting up the season's doings, this victory may rank as his most brilliant one. Besides Cook, he also met Joseph Bennett, another ex-champion, who fared very poorly on the cramped table. At other times Eoberts has given odds, frequently long odds, to men who considered them- selves almost, if not quite, on the same platform with him. Eestricting himself to the spot-stroke-barred game, the champion did not hesitate to concede what appeared to be absurdly long odds. Now he would allow such men as Mitchell, Peall, North, Taylor, or Joseph Bennett, a third of the full points fixed for a week's play. At other times he would let a prominent spot hazard player, like 32 THE YEAR'S SPOET North, score as he pleased, he himself being precluded from making use of the most profitable method of scoring. History repeated itself week by week, especially in the autumn-winter Treason, at his Argyle Street rooms. He appeared to time himself in order to induce public interest in the trials, but, with one or two exceptions, he won when he wished. Mitchell's friends have more than once sought to persuade him to try conclusions in the ' all in ' style. Peall, after some informal negotiations, has <3ome to terms for a match, solely at the diminutive but perse- vering professional's speciality. Invited to play Peall ' all in,' Roberts went straight to the point with the reply that, if the ability to make a series of spot hazards was to be the crux, the manoeuvring for position might well be omitted, and each be permitted an equal number of innings, commencing in position for the spot stroke. This sounded like a joke at the time ; but on December 18 money was staked to bind a match between the champion and Peall. The conditions are the best of 101 attempts at the spot stroke, about as unedifying a version of billiards as it is possible to imagine. Let the issue, therefore, be what it may, there is no doubt that the champion does not fear a rival in any branch of his profession. He subsequently easily defeated Cook, who held the pyramid championship, in a long and weary trial, which ended in a substantial victory for Roberts. Should he conquer Peall in tlie modified spot-stroke game, he will thoroughly have earned his title by all-round superiority. Since he confined his engagements almost entirely to his own establishment, Roberts has raised the standard for a spot-barred break by several stages, has followed 389 with 409, and, in November last, put together 432. As it happened, the record was made on a table used by Peall and Mitchell a little later for an ' all in ' game at Gatti's, and its unfairness was manifested by Mitchell scoring over 1,600 in a break, and Peall, among other contributions, crediting himself with 1,923. Without recapitu- lating his several victories over Cook, to whom he gave 2,000 in 10,000; Taylor, 3,000 in 10,000; North, 3,000 in 10,000; Peall, 3,500 in 12,000; Joseph Bennett, 4,000 in 12,000; 31itchell, 3,500 in 12,000, those contests may be mentioned, among others, as showing the vast superiority of Roberts junior over his contempo- raries. If possible, his conception and execution have been more perfect — they could not be more rapid — than in his younger days. His appreciation of divided strengths and command of position are simply marvellous ; while, instead of growing stale by being con- stantly in harness, each week has seen him equal to the under- taking in hand. Until he is more severely tried it will be impossible to ascertain his exact form. The only gauge is through an estimate of other players. Cook, on paper, is, on his best days, very little inferior to the Cook who used to hold his own with BILLIAEDS 33 Roberts ; Joseph Bennett is prejudiced by the result of an accident of a few years ago ; Taylor has deteriorated very little, if at all ; Mitchell, Peall, and North, who have more recently come into prominence, have each advanced materially since Cook and Eoberts were at the head of affairs, with Joseph Bennett and Taylor as their nearest followers. Unless Peall and other members of the new school are denied the merit they undoubtedly possess, and Cook classed considerably lower than he should be — taking him on his best form — there is no denying the wonderful ability that Eoberts has shown, or the improvement he has made. He is farther ahead of all rivals than ever; and though, thanks to doctored tables, opinions regarding average skill can only be given with diffidence, Eoberts junior now holds a long lead. Of all the professors now before the public. Cook's status is the most difficult to define. Personally he will grant superiority to Eoberts only, and then not readily as regards skill on a small pocket championship table. On a few occasions the ex-champion flattered his friends by splendid displays, and in his match against Eoberts, quoted earlier in this article, j^layed in the most perfect style. Looking at Cook when temporarily in form, it is almost past belief that he can be beaten : what he does is so delicately judged, and his mastery over the balls is so complete. Hard facts, however, negative theory ; and argument is pretty well at an end when Eoberts gives him 2,000 in 10,000, and wins easily. After holding second place, apparently through courtesy, the end of the year saw him called upon to defend his position ; John North, of Bristol, who made his mark soon after coming to London in 1882, is pitted against him at the spot- barred game, and the result of that engagement will be of serious moment to Cook. Peall, in a similar match, is thought to possess the better chance of the pair, while Mitchell would not want backers against either of the two. Should North succeed in defeat- ing Cook, the latter would lose caste, and be only one of four or five instead of occupying a place behind the leader, though still clear of the ruck. Of the three others mentioned, Mitchell would probably beat North and Peall at both the spot-barred and ' all in ' games. When it has come to hand-to-hand fighting with Peall, the Yorkshireman has generally won, partly through superior play, in a great measure through better command of nerves. Between Peall and North there is very little to choose. Both are brilliant when little depends on their exertions, or if holding a substantial advantage in a bona fide match for money ; but when opposed to each other victory chiefly depends on one or the other getting away with a lead. That advantage gives either the confidence he requires, and generally settles the fortunes of the day. While Peall and Mitchell established their reputations as great exponents of the spot-stroke game. North was introduced as D 34 THE YEAE'S SPORT an all-round man. Latterly lie has devoted more attention to the spot-stroke game, and, though it runs counter to an accepted theory to say so, has thereby improved his general form, since to perform the spot-stroke with certainty the greatest accuracy, that stands the player in good stead in an all-round game, is needed. Beyond the half-dozen quoted above, Taylor, always plucky, industrious, and a rigid stickler for his rights, comes next. Like other veterans whom a turn of luck might greatly benefit, this sound illustrator of billiards does not often get fortune to smile upon him, yet, nevertheless, disputed stubbornly with everyone not in the front rank. Little good would result from cataloguing the various enter- tainments. Richards, elegant as of yore ; Dowland, steady, but not brilliant ; Herbert Roberts, brother of the champion, and as well known in Australia for his hand strokes as the champion in England ; White, occasionally very good at the spot stroke ; Coles, of Birmingham, an improving man, working into the second rank ; Sala, a persevering Scotchman, better, probably,, than the so-called champion, W. M. Grreen ; Green himself; the brothers Fred and Alfred Bennett; Greorge Collins, and Lloyd appear again and again. Considering the money to be earned, it is surprising that more good performers are not developed. Another feature not easily explained is that exhibition billiards, though a profitable undertaking in London, does not pay in the great midland and northern towns. It answers the purpose of hotel and other saloon proprietors to engage a couple of pro- fessors, but set entertainments, such as the tournaments at the Westminster Aquarium, or Roberts's week-matches at the Palais Royal, do not bring profit in their train when transplanted to Sheffield or Manchester. They were tried at ordinary prices for admission, and then at popular charges, but without success. Provincial folk seem to 'do' these affairs among the sights of London, and do not esteem them highly elsewhere. To continue our commentary on the season's doings, there was, towards the close of last year (1885), a disposition shown by North and Peall to attempt long spot-hazard breaks by means of screw- back shots, and both of them succeeded in getting nearly 100. North desisted, rather than failed, when short of the number, owing to the terms of his engagement with Roberts. The cham- pion, keeping to all-round play, allowed North to score as he liked, saving that he might not make more than 100 consecu- tive spot strokes. The defeat by Roberts of North, after the latter had made 1,066 in a break unique in its way, was one of the champion's feats of the year. In these days, when so many rewards are off'ered for the sport of record-breaking. North was perhaps unlucky. Had he made 2,000, all in, there was 100?. waiting to be claimed on the promise of Mr. C. Howard, whose mission in Ti'LLIAEDS 35 life it seems to be to present handsome prizes. Had North suc- ceeded in making 500 without having recourse to the spot stroke, he miofht have received a substantial sum from a firm of billiard- table makers. In the near future there is promise of an equally busy time ; for the public do not seem to tire of tournaments, one of which, with about a dozen men competing, and involving sixty-six heats, will take place almost at the beginning of the new year. The new manager at the Aquarium is bent on following in the footsteps of his predecessor in making billiards a staple attraction, while Messrs. Gratti and Koberts intend filling all their available dates till summer. Eoberts appears to anticipate a long and a merry life for exhibition billiards, as he has leased his rooms for twenty- one years. It is devoutly to be wished that the newly-formed Billiard Association, or someone possessing the necessary influence, will endeavour to induce the billiard-table makers not to favour record making and breaking. Thanks to them Peall, early in December last, when playing North for 400Z. (the only bona fide match for money played between the beginning of the season, in October, and Christmas), and giving him 500 in 5,000 — a task he accomplished with a wide margin — made a break of 913, thereby breaking the record in a money match. The table in question was eased by the slate being cut away before the legitimate fall, the cushions were reduced in size near the pockets, and so shaped as to facilitate the run of a ball into the net. A record on such a table is worthless ; but no more can be said about this table than the one on which Eoberts and Peall put together their large scores, meretricious breaks both of them, whose figures will be remembered after the circumstances under which they were compiled shall long have faded from memory. Just a word or two, in conclusion, with regard to the newly- formed Billiard Association, whose name has just been mentioned. Beyond question there is room for such an institution, and the existing one, if it be properly managed, wHU in time to come do good service. Its earlier meetings plainly showed the difference that exists between amateur and professional billiards, inasmuch as no amateur took part in the discussions. In the case of no other sport would this happen. Fancy a cricket parliament with- out Mr. G-race, Mr. Hornby, Mr. Steele, and others taking an active share in it ; or imagine rules for race riders being drawn up without the amateur element being represented. In billiards, however, the case is so far different that, with the exception of a few competitions at the universities, there is no amateur play to speak of outside the four walls of private rooms. There are few, it is thought, who could give the names of half a dozen amateurs, beyond their own personal friends, who have made a name for 36 THE YEAR'S SPORT themselves at billiards. Any way, no amateurs took part in the dehberations of the Billiard Association, though several fio-ure on the prospectus as patrons. The society has busied itself with revising the rules of billiards, pool, and pyramids, which, for the guidance of those taking part in matches, may answer well enough though, in some respects, the work might have been better done.' As at present constituted, the Association is a somewhat mixed affair, being partly a body for the drawing up and amending of rules and settling disputes, and partly a society for the benefit of markers and professionals. — [W. B.] BOATING. UNIVEESITY EOWIXa.i By R. C. LEHMANN. From October 1884 to Jvly 1885. President 0. U. B. C.—l). H. McLean, New College. President C. TJ. B. C. — F. E. Churchill, Third Trinit}^ KowiNG, and more especially University rowing, has never been without its sacred bard. Bishops and Judges, grim Head-masters, and a host of minor dignitaries have united to extol an exercise pre-eminence in which has, in the eyes of some at least of their youthful admirers, conferred upon them a better claim to immor- tality than any amount of learned sermons, subtle judgments, or discreet castigations could secure. At the jubilee of the University Boat Eace, held some years ago, the Bishop of St. Andrews, although himself unable to be present, sent as his representative the jersey which he wore during the first University Boat Eace in 1829, and the curious relic which had thus braved the storm and stress of more than fifty years was reverentially displayed on the back of the President's chair. Commemorative odes were not wanting, one being an elegant composition in Latin by Dr. Kynaston, the Head master of Cheltenham, with a happy trans- lation into English by Mr. Justice Denman. ' Tom Brown at Oxford ' contains a grand description of a bumping-race, with its miseries and its glories ; and the great word-painter Charles Eeade makes his brawny hero in ' Hard Cash ' an oarsman of no mean repute at Oxford. Dramatists, too, have not disdained to bring the hero on the boards ; I fancy it was in one of Mr. Dion Boucicault's stirring dramas that the Oxford crew are discovered supping in the groves of the Evangelist on lobster salad and champagne on the evening before the race. As for the sporting correspondents of the daily papers, except in the case of a few 1 My best thanks are due to Mr. T. I. Pitman, now President of the C.U.B.C., and to Mr. D. H. McLean, President O.U.B.C., for the assistance they have rendered to me in the compilation of this Eecord. The former allowed me to inspect the C.U.B.C. book ; the latter sent me some valuable notes on Oxford rowing, of which I have freely availed myself. 38 THE YEAR'S SPORT cynics who hold aloof and scorn ' these pampered youths,' their enthusiasm knows no bounds. They have their likes and dislikes, and sometimes they are iickle. Stroke is one morning informed that his fame is assured, and that crowns of glory — metaphorically speaking — await him. Next morning he may learn that his performances are bitterly disappointing to his admirers, and a change is suggested to replace one whose reputation is already tottering. As for No. 5, he is, as a rule, the scapegoat of the crew. First he is exhorted, then expostulated with — more in sorrow than in anger ; next, he is violently abused as ' a blot on the crew ' — I have noticed that No. 5 is very frequently ' a blot ' — and, finally, he is utterly neglected until the race is over, when we learn that ' No. 5 rowed with all his accustomed dash, and even more than his usual power, and contributed in no small degree to the triumph of his crew.' For a coxswain, however, unless he be a Tottenham or a Davis, there is nothing but condemnation. He is always, on paper at least, neglecting eddies, getting into slack water, or forgetting that two sides of a triangle are greater than the third ; dangerously ' boring ' an indulgent opponent, or foolishly allowing himself to be bored by a cunning rival. Add to this the charge of sending up fountains of w^ater from his rudder, and a general accusation of complete ineptitude, and it must be confessed that the lot of a cox. is not of the happiest. In view of the interest which is taken in his performances, the callow under- graduate might be excused if he thought himself a nobler being than he is ; but I fancy that very few people have met in real life the haughty University oarsman who, according to some of his critics . . . fiaso siisj)c'}idit aditiico Ignotos. For my part, I should be inclined to think that rowing, 'pace the brutal-athlete theorists, exercises a humanising influence, and makes a man more sociable and more imbued w^ith fellow-feeling. Certainly there is amongst oarsmen a freemasonry which exists, I believe, in no other pursuit. The men who suj^port together the vicissitudes and restrictions of training, who toil through the laborious hours of practice, and together win the victory or endure defeat, are bound together afterwards by no common tie. Who that has once rowed in his college boat can hear ' the measured pulse of racing oars ' without emotion, and a regretful thought of the friends who rowed with him in the old days but are now scattered throughout the habitable world. Now, though I cannot aspire to be the Pindar of University oarsmen, I may yet be permitted in a humbler manner to chronicle their deeds during the year that is past. I undertake the task in no spirit of disrespect to those oarsmen who do not hail from Oxford and Cambridge, and whose exploits are not here related at BOATINa 39 length. I confine myself to the two universities chiefly because in their case I know what I am writing about, but partly also because they are, as it were, the mother-country of amateur oarsmen. They were the first to row matches together, and spread a taste for the labour of the oar. Since that time many clubs have arisen throughout the country, and not in- frequently the older institutions have been defeated by their vigorous young rivals. The balance of superiority now never remains for very long with one or the other. Now it is Oxford that sweeps the board at Henley, now Cambridge, now the London or the Thames Rowing Club. However, the year that is past has been for University rowing one of almost unqualified success. It is true that neither of the two University Eights was equal to the highest standard. Cambridge certainly were represented by a third-rate crew, and Oxford, although they were considerably superior to their rivals, by no means reached first-class form. I •do not lay much stress on the poor performance of the latter crew during the race itself; that was doubtless due in a great measure to the unfortunate accident which crippled their No. 3. Those, how- ever, who can remember some of the good University crews of recent years will hesitate, I think, to place the winners of 1885 in the same ■class with them. But it was at Henley Eegatta, the Olympian meeting of amateur oarsmen from all parts of the country, that the superiority of University rowing was most strikingly manifested. All the important open races — the Grand Challenge Cup, the Stewards', the Goblets, and the Diamonds — fell to University oars- men, who defeated all competitors from London to Toronto. A curious feature of the Regatta may be here noted. Whereas in the Easter match Oxford bore off the honours with some ease, at Henley the tables were turned. A Cambridge Eight (Jesus College) won the Grand, the entries for which comprised another good crew — the Leander — composed entirely of Cambridge men, no Oxford crew having so much as entered. A Cambridge Four (Trinity Hall) — for pace, style, and watermanship one of the very best fours of recent years — won the Stewards', for which another Cambridge crew (Third Trinity), but not a single Oxford crew, was entered. The Trinity Hall Four also carried off the Visitors' Cup from, two other Cambridge crews (First Trinity and Pembroke), ■and three Oxford crews (Magdalen, New College, and Corpus). Oxford secured only the Goblets with the brothers McLean, and the Diamonds with Unwin ; but it must be admitted that in both these events their representatives were of a very high class. The two eights (Corpus and Oriel) by which Oxford was represented in the Ladies' Plate made only a poor show against the excellent Eton crew. All these events will he described in greater detail when Henley Regatta comes to be discussed. For the present it is sufficient to note that the winners of all these events were College and not 40 THE YEAE'S SPOET University crews ; but it has not unfrequently happened, as for instance in 1879, that Henley events were carried off by College crews in a year in which the University Eights at Easter had not been of the highest class. In 1879, however, Cambridge, the winner of the Easter match, also secm^ed the honours at Henley. On the ' battle of the styles ' it may be well to say a few words, although the subject is a thorny one, the discussion of which has- been known to rouse placid oarsmen— as a rule a mute but not inglorious race — to fury. I approach it, therefore, with all due timidity. University oarsmen are sometimes accused of paying, too much attention to what their critics call 'mere details of form,' of following the shadow whilst neglecting the substance of oars- manship ; and those who make the accusation have been accustomed to point to the frequent successes of the metropolitan rowing clubs as a justification for it and a condemnation of the University system. They assume that coaches in the London or Thames Clubs pay but little attention to form, and concentrate all their attention on a man's work. I am sorry to sa}^ that I am not intimately acquainted with the system of coaching that prevails in the tide -way clubs ; but I am bound to add that I have seen crews of theirs at Henley which in point of good form left but little to- be desired even by the most exacting of University critics. There may have been a time when an exaggerated importance was attached by University authorities to triifles ; but that state of things, if indeed it ever existed, is past. No sane captain of a boat would, I am convinced, think of turning a strong and willing oar out of a crew merely because he was unable to keep his back perfectly straight or to hold on with his outside hand at the finish. I speak more particularly with regard to Cambridge,, of which I have personal knowledge. With regard to Oxford the case may be slightly different, and I may be permitted to cite the authority of Mr. J). H. ^IcLean, of New College, the President of the 0. U. B. C. In the careful notes on Oxford rowing with which Mr. IMcLean has kindly supplied me, he writes : ' Eowing generally at Oxford seems to have undergone some slight alteration. The generality of coaches during the past year have bestowed more attention on the actual work of the blade in the water than on rigidness of back and heaviness of finish ; but Oxford oarsmen are still generally noted for stiffness and ponderosity. That this will for some time continue to be the case is probable, as it takes a long interval of time before faults like these can be rooted out. From a rowing point of view it is most unfortunate that under- graduates are in residence for so short a time ; they have not time, as a rule, to learn to row properly, much less to coach. And yet the greater part of the coaching in the different colleges has to be carried on by men who have had only six months' experience of the river.' BOATING 41 Mr. McLean suggests, further, that at Oxford coaches seem too much inclined, whilst training crews for the short Oxford course, to teach them to imitate the style, and not always the good points of the style, of the University crew, which is carefully taught with a view to a four-mile course. ' This,' he continues, ' is naturally another reason why the general style at Oxford is pon- derous and heavy, and has at times, perhaps, led to an exaggerated demand for a straight back and a long swing back, and a certain shyness about using a long slide on which the back cannot be kept so rigid, nor seem to describe so long an arc. However this may be, one college at least (New College) during the summer races used long slides without provoking any very great discussion and with the good result of gaining four places. The idea, too, was encouraged by the authorities, and I have no doubt that next year long slides will be found in general use at Oxford.' Now, with regard to coaching, Mr. McLean's strictures, just as they are, are less applicable to Cambridge than to his own Univer- sity. At Cambridge, indifferent as the coaches may be in some respects, it is rare indeed to find anyone engaged in coaching a crew who has not had at least two years' experience of the river. I do not understand Mr. McLean, nor, I am sure, did he intend, to disparage the careful teaching of form which should distinguish a good coach. Without proper attention paid to that, the greatest strength may be wasted to no purpose, a truth of which the experience of every oarsman can furnish proofs. For example, in a German crew that appeared at Henley in 1880 there was pro- bably a larger number of muscular and strongly developed men than in any other crew at the Eegatta, but their power was wrongly applied and they failed to get any pace on their boat. Exaggera- tion is of course to be deprecated ; but the very fact, which Mr., McLean remarks on, that men stay at the Universities for so short a time, must make University coaches more attentive to form than the coaches in other rowing clubs, whose members remain with them for longer periods, need to be. At the Universities men remain their three or four years, and then, in the shape of an examiner. Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears And slits the thin-spvm life. It is obvious that the coaching of rowing men at the Univer- sities cannot well be conducted on the same principles as it might be in metropolitan clubs — for instance, where men are, as a rule, older ; where they continue much longer as active members of their clubs, and possess therefore advantages of age, experience, and consequently of skill and stamina, to which University men cannot pretend. Plainly, therefore. University coaches cannot afford to neglect those details of form which make the teaching of rowing more definite, precise, and easy, and attention to which may 42 THE YEAR'S SPOET possibly supply those deficiencies to which I have referred. More- over, rowing is probably the best exercise apart from pure gym- nastics — an indoor exercise — for the training and development of the body ; and it is clear that by trying to secure straight backs, square shoulders, and open chests, we are drilling and developing ourselves better than if we were allowed to slouch about the boat with bent back, round shoulders, and hollow chest, not to mention the merely aesthetic advantages of grace, ease, and symmetry, which make of a good crew a real work of art, as well as an example of great power harmoniously applied. Far be it from me to advocate that poker-like stiffness and that inefficient ponderous- ness to which Mr. McLean refers, and which, no doubt, many oarsmen affect ; but there is a golden mean between the poker and the sack of potatoes, and it is that which, in my belief at least, can only be attained by University men through a proper attention to points of form which they are sometimes urged to neglect. However, if any one imagines that oncmy University oarsmen attain to the ideal excellence of straight backs, steady swing, hard beginning, and smart recovery, or that the majority of crews con- duct themselves as if they had swallowed a ramrod, I can assure him that he is mistaken. If he will pay a visit to either the Isis or the Cam, I can promise him that he will see as plentiful a supply of round backs and generally distorted bodies (striving — no doubt, honestly, but, oh how unsuccessfully ! — to become straight and shapely) as he can possibly desire ; and, if he likes the spec- tacle, 1 pity his taste and despair of his conversion. As for coaches, they are a curious and a variable race. Some imagine that salvation dwells in an inflated chest ; others think it is to be found in a particular elevation of the wrists, or a grip with the outside hand. Others again find the care of the horses from which they issue their instructions to be almost suflficient to absorb their attention, and content themselves with an occasional ' Mind the time,' or ' Five, you're late,' ejaculated between the bumps to which their steeds subject them. Some are gloomy and depressing foretellers of evil ; others again prophesy smooth things with an enthusiastic disregard for truth ; and the result is a babel of discordant precepts shocking to any properly constituted mind. Two or three, as a rule, are good ; the rest moderate or indifferent bad ; for there may be dozens of good oars not one of w^hom can communicate his knowledge to others or exercise over a crew the magical influence which seems to weld them into uniformity and makes them regard their mentor as an infallible guide whose every word is law. Xothing, to be sure, looks easier than good rowing. The crowd that watches a boat race doubts frequently if the crews are really exerting themcelves, so easily do they seem to propel their boat ; but the oarsmen themselves would certainly have a different tale to tell. Good rowing in itself is diflicurt BOATING 43 enough ; to teach it to others is even more so ; for in separating the various motions of a single stroke, in analysing it, so to speak, into its component elements, we arrive at more than twenty distinct motions all compressed into two seconds or less.^ The end and object of all our teaching is, after all, eight-oared rowing; and -experience has proved that for this the requisites are smartness (in order that there maybe definite points at begiuning and finish for the crew to rally upon), solidity, and balance (to prevent the body from being hurried or ' bucketed ' out of all shape on the forward swing), length of swing (in proportion to which the distance traversed by the boat increases), elasticity, and the work- manlike manipulation of the oar, implying that the muscles are under control and the body in perfect trim. Add to these qualities strength, pluck, a careful regard for time, a desire to TOW not for himself but for the crew, and, not least, a knowledge of where to apply and how to distribute his power, and you will have a complete and perfect oarsman — a rare black swan indeed. On all these points I take it that there will be a general agreement amongst properly qualified oarsmen. The only ques- tion that is at present agitating the University rowing man's mind is whether he shall in future slide ten inches or fifteen, or any number of inches between the two. On the one hand, it is pointed out that Jesus College used long slides, and not only re- mained head of the river at Cambridge, but also won the Grand at Henley. On the other, it is a fact that Oxford at Easter rowed on slides considerably shorter than Cambridge, whom they beat. Moreover, Eton, who were certainly not inferior in pace to any eight at Henley, rowed on slides of only ten inches, as they did the year before, when they were probably the fastest crew at Henley. On the whole, I am inclined to doubt if there is very much in it one way or another. The principles of good rowing remain the same whether the slides be short or long ; and for- tunately, proofs are not wanting to show that men can row on long slides in as good form as they ever did on short. Long slides with swivel row-locks afford a sculler a tremendous advantage. If he is supple in his joints he can bring his seat up almost against his heels, and thus secure an immense reach forward. But in rowing the movement is not the same. Instead of separating and opening your arms, you extend them rather to one side — a position certainly more and more cramped the farther you go beyond a certain point- Still, as I said before, I doubt if there is much in it ; and in fact the question could only be practically decided by the same crew rowing over the same distance first on short and then on long slides. Such a test, however, is not likely to be secured. * Dr. Warre in his ' Rowing Notes ' divides the stroke into twenty-seven parts. 44 THE YEAE'S SPOET Before discussing in detail the various events of the past row- ing year, it may be well to give a short account of the manner in which these events are distributed, and the customs governing them. The rowing year at the Universities may be said to begin with the Academical year, in October, and end with the Henley Kegatta, in July, In October the freshmen arrive, and for the greater part of the term they swarm, in various attitudes of con- tortion and in all varieties of boats, upon the Isis and the Cam. In October, too, the best men in the chief clubs set to work in preparation for the Fours, which are generally fixed for the end of that month or the beginning of November. Then follow at Cam- bridge the Colquhoun sculls — the race for the University sculls at Oxford does not take place until the Summer Term — and im- mediately afterwards the presidents of the University boat clubs make up more or less definitely their Trial Eights, the race for which takes place at the very end of the term. Every college captain has the right of sending up to the President those men whom he considers worthy of a place in the Trial Eights, and the first part of the term is always spent in the process of weeding out the unlikely aspirants, and in the discovery of fresh talent amongst those who are not rowing in the Fours. At the conclu- sion of the Fours room has to be made in the Trial crews for the best of the oarsmen who have been taking part in that race, and during the remaining five weeks or so of the term interest is en- tirely concentrated on the performances of the chosen sixteen. Towards the middle or end of January the presidents begin work with their University crews, and soon afterwards the various college clubs begin practice for the ' Torpids ' at Oxford and the ' Lent Eaces ' for the second and third divisions at Cambridge. These races correspond more or less with one another. In both cases the crews are made up of men who have taken no part in the previous Summer Eights, and both at Oxford and at Cambridge they row in heavy ships (i.e. clinker-built boats with a keel and five streaks) and on fixed seats. At Oxford, however, the Torpids and the Eights are entirely distinct. Every college has the right to be represented both in the Torpids and the Eights. At Cam- bridge the second division rows both in the Lent and in the Summer Term, thus forming a connecting link between the third and the first division, between the Lent and the Summer Eaces. At Oxford there are two separate classes ; at Cambridge only one class with three divisions. It often happens, therefore, at Cam- bridge that a first boat of a college club finds itself in the third division, which only races in the Lent Term, and the college might, in the absence of any special provision, be entirely unrepresented in the Summer Eaces. Some years ago, in fact, this misfortune happened to no less than four colleges. To obviate this various expedients have been tried, and at present a first boat of a college,. BOATING 45 if it be in the third division, has in the summer the right to •challenge the last non-representative boat in the second division to a time race. If it wins this race it takes its place at the bottom of the second division in the Summer Eaces, in which the defeated crew takes no further part. By ' non-representative ' I mean any boat except a first boat, e.g. First Trinity fifth boat of Trinity Hall fourth boat. The Oxford plan is, however, the simpler, and quite as effective in its results, though it might be difficult at the present day to apply it to Cambridge. These races are rowed in February or March during the prac- tice of the University crews, and last at Cambridge four days — * nights ' is the accepted term — and at Oxford six. Then comes the great event of the year — the race from Putney to Mortlake, gene- rally rowed on the Saturday next but one before Easter Sunday. Soon after this practice begins for the summer eight-oared races. At Oxford these are still rowed in May, and before 1882 they were rowed in that month at Cambridge. Now, however, although they are still called the ' May Eaces,' they never begin before the first week in June — a change for which the new system of ex- aminations is responsible. Then follow at Oxford in quick suc- cession the pairs and sculls ; at Cambridge the pairs now take place in the early part of the summer term. Henley Eegatta •completes the story. Such, in brief, is a recital of the chief events of the rowing year at the Universities. Of course, besides these every college club has its own races, trial eights, pairs, sculls, &c. Indeed, upon the Isis most of the colleges have their own regattas, a frivolity from which the sterner sons of the Cam refrain, partly urged, no doubt, by the unattractive and unsavoury condition of their river, as to the nature of which a modern singer has expressed his wonder — Oh what, oh what is the river Cam, Oh what, oh what can it be ? It's deuced hard lines on the ocean If it ever flows into the sea. Enough, however, has been said to show that there is no period of the year during which the rowing man at the Universities lacks employment for his energies. Autumn, winter, and summer are all the same to him so far as the pursuit of his favourite exercise is concerned. Moreover, if a comparison must be made, his amusement is a cheap one ; he enjoys no drags ; the gorgeous luncheons of his cricketing brother are not spread for him ; nay more, if he rises to distinction a grateful club generally contri- butes largely to his keep at Putney or Henley. . He knows nothing of the broken shins, loosened teeth, and highly coloured bruises that afflict his football-playing friend ; though it must be admitted that he is not so patient as he might be under the minor misery of boils. These, however, thanks in some measure to the sliding 46 THE YEAR'S SPORT seat, but chiefly to a more reasonable system of training, are not so frequent amongst rowing men as they used to be. Eaw steaks are a thing of the past, and the oarsman of a former generation would probnbly be surprised if he could see the varied, not to say luxurious, fare on which his successors are trained. One word as to the constitution of the University boat clubs.- They are small federal republics — United States in miniature.: Every college club is the supreme arbiter of its own destinies, passes its own laws, selects its own officers, and entirely governs- itself, without let or hindrance from the University Boat Club. The University Boat Club comes into active existence only for strictly imperial purposes, i.e. for the Trial Eights and the Easter boat-race. Its governing body consists of the captains of all college boats on the river and a small committee. Its laws regu- late the various University races, e.g. fours, eights, &c., and its funds arise, at Cambridge from a capitation fee paid by every college boat club for its members ; and at Oxford from a capitation fee paid by each college, and v^arying according to the number of its resident undergraduates. Besides that, any undergraduate wishing to become a member of the 0. U. B. C. pays a separate subscription (21. 10s. 1 think), and no one may row in a race who is not a member. The result is that only those men who row for their college become full members of the 0. U. B. C, whereas at Cambridge every member of a college boat club is ipso facto a member of the C. U. B. C. From time to time the captains meet, elect the University Boat Club officers, and amend the rules ; but no attempt is ever made to interfere with the complete internal independence of the college clubs. Each of these has its own history and traditions, its own heroes, and its special characteris- tics. Some go even so far as to affect a special rowing style. All this may sometimes give rise to cliques at war with one another, and the concord of the University Boat Club may be disturbed. Cliques, I am inclined to believe, are perhaps more prevalent at Cambridge than at Oxford, but they rarely last long, and never survive a state of things in which the boats of the clubs that compose a clique come into proximity during the races. A bump can mar them. In fact it not only can, but always does, and the clique is dissolved into its elements and happily reabsorbed inta general harmony. CAMBEID^E EECOED. THE UNIVERSITY FOURS. These races were rowed on November 6, 7, and 8. There were six entries, viz.. Third Trinity, Jesus, Pembroke, Lady jNIargaret, First Trinity and King's ; but the racing was very poor, none of BOATING 47 the other crews being in the same class with the strong Third Trinity crew, who had won the University Fours in the previous year, and had simply walked away with the Visitors at Henley. 1' I R s T Da y. First Heat. 1st Station Jesus 1 | 2nd Station Pembroke 2 This race was very much interfered with by some barges. Jesus managed cleverly to slip through between barges and bank, but Pembroke came into collision and broke an oar, leaving Jesus to paddle home. Time llmin. 9 sees. Second Heat. 1st Station L.M.B.C 1 | 2nd Station First Trinity 2 Won easily by 70 yards. Time lOmin. 57 sees. Third Heat. 2nd Station Third Trinity 1 | 1st Station King's 2 A paddle for Third, who almost bumped King's several times. Time 11 min. 31 sees. Second Day. November 7. 2nd Station Tlnrd Trinity 1 | 1st Station L.M.B.C 2 A fair race to the Bridge. Here, however, L.M.B.C. fell to pieces and steered badly, Third eventually winning by 90 yards. Jesus rowed a bye. Thied Day, November 8. Final Heat. 2nd Station Third Trinity 1 | 1st Station Jesus 1 Up to Ditton Third had scarcely gained at all. From this point, however, they walked right up to Jesus and won by 80 yards in the good time of 10 min. 51 sees. Names of the winners. bow St. C. Donaldson (steerer) 11 st. 71b. 2 E. W. Haig list. 61b. 3 F. E. Churchill 13 st. 41b. F. L Pitman, stroke 11 st. 121b. THE COLQUHOUN SCULLS. November 18, 19, and 20. First Day. November 18. First Heat. 1st Station F. L Pitman, Third Trinity 1 3rd Station Handcock, Jesus 2 2nd Station Macpherson, First Trinity Pitman beat Handcock by 120 yards, Macpherson being beaten for second place by 50 yards. Time 7 min. 52 sees. 48 ' THE YEA.R'S SPORT Second Heat. Igt Station F. E. Churchill, Third Trinit}- 1 2nd Station B. Vaughan Johnson, First Trinity 2 3rd Station Denman, Peterhouse A capital race between the Trinity men. Churchill gained some 30 yards up to the Plough. From this point, however, the First Trinity man, sculling very pluckily, gradually made up his lost ground and was, finally, only beaten by half a length." Time 8 min. 1 sec. Third Heat. 3rd Station R. McKenna, Trinity Hall 1 1st Station Francis, L.M.B.C. ..". 2 2nd Station H. Armytage, Jesus Won by fifteen yards, Francis being 20 yards in front of Armytage. Time 8 min. 1 sec. Fourth Heat. 1st Station N. P. Symonds, L.M.B.C 1 3rd Station W. A. Bell, Trinity Hall 2 2nd Station R. T. Gardner, Emmanuel A good race won by 10 yards, Gardner being only just beaten for second place. Time 8 min. 23 sees. Second Day. First Heat. 1st Station F. I. Pitman, Third Trinity 1 2nd Station R. McKenna, Trinity Hall Pitman, sculling a fast stroke, took the lead at once and won by 90 jj-ards. Time 7 min. 51 sec. Second Heat. 1st Station F. E. Churchill, Third Trinity 1 2nd Station N. P. Symonds, L.M.B.C Symonds sculled plackily, but was eventually beaten by 70 yards. Time 8 min. 4 sees. Thied Day. Final Heat. 1st Station F. I. Pitman, Third Trinity 1 2nd Station F. E. Churchill, Third Trinity Churchill got off the quicker of the two, and, at the end of the Post Reach, had placed 15 yards to his credit. Here Pitman spurted and began to go away at a stroke of 39. At the Plough he had wiped out Churchill's lead and gained 10 yards in addition. From this point he continued to gain, and, eventually, won the Colquhoun Sculls by 40 yards, in 8 min. 16 sees., the fastest on record for the full course, which was only rowed in the final heat. In the preliminary heats there was a good leading wind, but in the final the wind was dead against the scullers in the Long Reach. With the exception of Churchill, who in his heat with Vaughan Johnson took matters too easily and was almost caught napping, none of the other scullers could make Pitman exert himself. Subsequent races at Henley and on the tideway proved him to be, after Unwin, quite one of the best scullers of the year, though I should feel inclined to bracket with him Swann, the winner of the previous year, a very rough but powerful sculler, who would r>OATING- 49 probably have done himself more justice in the Diamond Sculls at Henley had he not been entered for so many other races ; of this, however, more when I come to speak of Henley Regatta. TRIAL EIGHTS. Regular practice for this race began immediately after the Colquhoun Sculls, the crews being looked after by Messrs. Churchill and Pitman, the president and secretary. Some difficulty was experienced in finding two strokes. Bris- towe, of Trinity Hall, and Bicknell, of Jesus, were the first two tried, but the latter was soon removed to bow, and Haig, of Third Trinity, took his place. He, too, failed to give satisfaction, and, finally, Symonds, of Lady Margaret's, who had been stroking his College four, was selected for the post. The race was rowed on Saturday, December 6, over the usual long course at Ely. The following were the crews: — Ay>. 1, ]Yo. 2. St. lb. i St. lb. W. K. HaixTacre, Trin. Hall C. H. Bicknell, Jesus (bow) 10 13 (bow) 10 13 I 2 E. W. Haig, Third Trinity ... 11 8 3 G. E. Hale, King's 11 12 4 W. P. Gore-Graham, Caius... 11 9 5 J. C. Bigwood, Trin. Hall ... 12 4 6 J. C. Brown, L.M.B.C 12 3 7 W. H. Perrott, First Trinity 12 1 N. P. Symonds, L.M.B.C, stroke 10 7 L. Pt. Tanner, Clare, cox 6 6 2 W. Michell, Caius 10 11 3 H. Armytage, Jesus 10 10 4 T. W. Lambert, Pembroke... 11 10 5 K. H. Coke, Trin. Hall 12 1 6 A. Chaplin, First Trinity ... 11 10 7 A. P. Pott, Jesus 11 4 H. C. J. Bristowe, Trin. Hall, stroke 10 7 G. Wilson, First Trinity, cox. 7 6 The race was a run-away affair from the start. Both strokes went off at 36 but Bristowe's men, rowing longer and much better together, almost immediately showed in front. At the Canal half a length of daylight separated the boats, and, lialf way over, Bristowe had added another length to his lead, finally winning' easily by something over four lengths. Time 21 min. 25 sees. It can scarcely be said that the crews were favourable specimens of trial eights, or gave much promise of good material for the University Eight. In the winning crew Bris- towe rowed well, as he always does at stroke, in spite of his fault of screwing. He has a curious knack of getting crews together behind him. His men rowed longer, they were better together, and therefore, although the material of the crew was not very powerful and was certainly inferior to that of their opponents, they won with consummate ease. The best work in the crew was, perhaps, done' by Coke. For the losers little can be said. They scrambled, bucketed and splashed. Symonds, though he rowed pluckily could not get his men together. Perrott was not suited to the important place he occupied, though he had not developed the fatal faults that afterwards distinguished him in the University Eight ; and Brown, at No. 6, failed to keep good tiiiie. The pick of the boat and, in fact, of the two crews, was Hale, who worked and kept his form to the very end, a performance of which he may well be proud. Had he been able to row at No. 7 in the University Eight the chances of Cambridge would have been sensibly improved. 50 THE YEAR'S SPORT LENT RACES. February 25 to 28. Order on the first day : — First Trinity 3 Downing Peterhouse Cains 2 Corpus 1 Magdalene 1 L.M.B.C. 3 2 First Trinity 5 3 Pembroke 2 4 Jesus 3 5 Trinity Hall 4 6 Pembroke 3 Second Division. 7 Selwyn 8 Third Trinity 2 9 Queen's 10 King's 11 St. Catherine's TMnl Bivi&lon. 7 Trinity Hall 5 8 L.M.B.C. 4 9 Caius 3 10 First Trinity G 11 Jesus 4 Order at the close of the races :- 1 First Trinity 3 2 Peterhouse 3 Selwyn 4 Caius 2 5 Magdalene 6 Downing 1 Trinity Hall 4 2 L.M.B.C. 3 3 Pembroke 3 4 Sidney 5 Trinity Hall 5 6 First Trinity 5 Second Division. 7 Third Trinity 2 8 Corpus 1 9 First Trinity 4 10 Emmanuel 11 Queen's Third Division. 7 Jesus 3 8 First Trinity 6 9 Jesus 4 10 Caius 3 11 Christ's 2 12 First Trinity 4 13 Cavendish 14 Emmanuel 15 Sidney 16 L.M.B.C. 3 12 Christ's 2 13 Clare 2 14 Trinity Hall 6 15 Corpus 2 16 Non-CoU. 12 King's 13 Cavendish 14 Pembroke 2 15 St. Catherine's 16 Trinity Hall 4 12 L.M.B.C. 4 13 Trinity Hall 6 14 Clare 2 15 Corpus 2 16 Non.-Coll. There was good racing in both divisions all through the races. Eight bumps were made on the first night, nine on the second, nine on the third, and eleven on the fourth. First Trinity 3, although hard i^ressed by Peterhouse, managed to keep their T)lace at the head of the Second Division, and thus secured the Granta Cup. The most successful boats were Selwyn and Em- manuel, who each made a bump every night, whilst First Trinity 4 and the two Pembroke boats were credited with three each. Three boats, Downing, St. Catherine's, and Sidney, went down every night, and Jesus 3 lost three places. BOATING- Ol THE MAGDALENE (UNIVERSITY) PAIRS. Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9. First Day. First Heat. 2nd Station. R. H. Coke, bow— J. S. Swann, stroke; Trinity Hall 1 1st Station. C. J. Bristowe, bow — W. K. Hardacre, stroke ; Trinity Hall 2 3rd Station. J. G. Molson, bow — S. Barnard, stroke; Emmanuel Won easily by 100 yards ; a good race for second place. Time 8 min. 10 sees. Second Heat. 2nd Station. A. M. Hutchinson, bow — S. Fairbairn, stroke ; Jesus 1 Jst Station. C. de Coetlogan, bow — D. Stephens, stroke; Selwyn 2 Another easy victory. Time 8 min. 49 sees. Second Day. Final Heat. Coke and Swann made short work of the Jesus pair, eventually winning by something like 100 yards. The time (8 min. 3 sees.) was good, but the course was shortened. SUMMER RACES. From Wednesday, June 10, to Tuesday, June 16. Order on the first night : — First Bivision. 1 Jesus 1 2 Trinity Hall 1 3 Third Trinity 1 4 Pembroke 1 5 First Trinity 1 6 L.M.B.C. 1 7 Caius 1 8 Trinity Hall 2 9 First Trinity 2 10 Clare 1 Second Division. 11 Christ's 1 12 L.M.B.C. 2 13 Jesus 2 14 Trinity Hall 3 15 First Trinity 3 1 First Trinity 3 2 Peterhouse 3 Selwyn 4 Caius 2 5 Magdalene 6 Downing 7 Third Trinity 2 8 Corpus 1 9 First Trinity 4 10 Emmanuel 11 Queen's 12 King's 13 Cavendish 14 Pembroke 2 15 St. Catherine's 16 Trinity Hall 4 Order at the close of the races : — 1 Jesus 1 2 Trinity Hall 1 3 Third Trinity 1 4 Pembroke 1 5 First Trinity 1 First Trinity L.M.B.C. 2 Peterhouse Magdalene Caius 2 Emmanuel Fi7'st Division. 6 Caius 1 7 L.M.B.C. 1 8 First Trinity 2 9 Clare 10 Trinity Hall 2 Second Division. 7 Downing 8 Corpus 1 9 First Trinity 4 10 Cavendish 11 Third Trinity 2 11 Christ's 12 Trinity Hall 3 13 Jesus 2 14 Selwyn 15 First Trinity 3 12 Pembroke 2 13 King's 14 Queen's 15 St. Catherine's 16 Trinity Hall 4 62 THE YEAR'S SPORT The racing was good, but not very eventful. Jesus, for the eleventh year in succession, kept their place at the head of the river, and kept it, moreover, with great ease. Trinity Hall, the second boat, being nearly two lengths slower over the course. Next to Jesus in merit, and very close to them, I should place the Third Trinity crew. It is true that on the first two nights they were pressed by Pembroke, but the vagaries of their steerer were more than sufficient to account for this, and on the third night, when they imported another coxswain, they not only left Pembroke struggling hopelessly in the rear, but got well within three-quarters of a length of the Trinity Hall crew. Caius rowed in good style, and on the last two nights made themselves exceed- ingly disagreeable to First Trinity at the end of the course. Of the other boats, Selwyn and Emmanuel again, as in the previous Lent Races, made four bumps apiece. Cavendish went up three places, Lady Margaret lost four, and Queen's three. Speaking generally, I think the rowing in the First Division was well above the average. Jesus, Third Trinity, and Trinity Hall were con- siderably superior in pace and style to the rest ; Pembroke, rowing on long slides, and all working hard, managed to get up a certain amount of pace, but they did it at a sacrifice of style, except on the part of Sim and Burnside, which was painful to behold, and they contrived to row themselves thoroughly to pieces before the end of the races. If long-slide rowing is to be nothing more than an exhibition of bodies screwing and heads swinging out on each side of the boat, may we be preserved from long slides ! Fortu- nately the Head of the Eiver furnished an example which proved' that good rowing and long sliding are by no means incompatible. Bicknell, the Jesus stroke, is one of the very best strokes I have seen. He swings long and steadily, slides well, and is very smart and clean at both ends of the stroke. He was well backed up by Fairbairn, whose great strength again stood his college in good stead. Third Trinity were well stroked by Pitman — a tower of strength — who found worthy supporters in Donaldson and Churchill. A word of praise, too, is due to Pixley, a novice who showed up very well. For the Hall, Swann, Coke, Hardacre, and Walmsley — a recruit — did excellent work ; but in all these three boats the bow-men were hardly of the same class as their com- panions in the stern. Sim and the veteran Burnside- — who, by the way, rowed head of the river behind Groldie in 1872 — were the making of the Pembroke crew. Caius, with a little extra strength,, would probably have gone up more than one place. On the whole, the May races of 1885 may fairly be pronounced successful. It is not often that the standard of rowing amongst the top boats is so uniformly high. To this result, no doubt, the long period now allowed for practice contributes a great deal ; but,, on the other hand, the wear and tear of triposes, from which Cambridge men were formerly exempt in the summer term, must BOATING 5S tell against the strength and well-being of men in hard training and severe exercise. Far be it from me to speak lightly of these solemn functions, but one may be forgiven for thinking that a season formed, like the May Term, for enjoyment, ought not to have been rashly overcast by ' tripos-fever.' At any rate, we used to be perfectly happy in the ;mcient days when the tripos came in with the winter and vanished with spring. We may not have worked so hard in our last May Term, but then we made it up in the Long Vacation and the October Term which a close-fisted race of dons has filched from our successors. Jesus Crew, Trinity Hali Crew. St. lb. 1 St. lb. T. Barr-Smith (bow) 10 7 2 R. McKenna 10 10 8 C. J. Bristowe 10 4 4 F. C. Laugham 12 6 5J. Walmsley 12 6 6 S. Swann 13 3 7 R. Coke 12 W. K. Hardacre (St.) 10 6 B. W. Sanders (cox.) 8 6 H. S. J. A. Sanford (bow) ...10 5 2 L. P. Bevan 10 8 3 H. Armytage 10 10 4 E. P. Alexander 12 4 5 J. W. Dickson 10 6 A. M. Hutchinson 12 8 7 S. Fairbairn 13 6 C. H. Bicknell(st.) 10 9 C. E. T. Biscoe (cox.) 8 4 St. lb. O. P. Serocold (bow) 10 2 2 R. Armytage 11 8 G.R.Murray 10 10 4 J. A. Pixley 12 2 5 F.E.Churchill 13 2 Third Trinity Crew. St. lb 6 E. W. Haig 11 6 7 St. C. Donaldson 11 8 F. I. Pitman (St.) 11 10 B. C. Meeking (cox.) 8 10 OXFOKD RECORD. October 1884 to June 1885. THE FOURS. November 5, 6, aiid 7. There were six entries for these races, of which four were con- sidered pretty even. The surprise of the first round was furnished by the defeat of Corpus by New College. This had been expected to be a good race, but nobody had anticipated the defeat of Corpus, who had exactly the same crew who won this event last year, though by less than a second. In the second round Magdalen beat Christ Church after a good race, and in the final, quite unex- pectedly, defeated New College with ease, the latter rowing with bad judgment and at far too slow a rate of stroke. [M.] ^ FiEST Day. First Heat. 2nd Station.- Magdalen : N. C. W. Radcliffe, list 21b (steerer) ; G. S. Bazley, list 21b ; H. Girdlestone, 12st 81b ; W. S. Unwin, lOst 91b (st.) 1 1st Station. -Trinity : W. S. Hatch, lOst (steerer) ; G. W. Patterson, 12st ; L. S. Byrne, list 101b; H. Balfour, lOst 71b (st.) Won very easily by Magdalen, who at the boat-house had gained their starting distance, and from there to the finish paddled in behind Trinity. ^ All passages to which this initial is ufiixcd arc from Mr. ]\rcLean\s notes. 54 THE YEAE'S SPOET Second Heat. 2nd Station.— Christ Chnrcli : 0. Stock, list 41b ; C. K. Bowes, list (steerer) ; F. 0. Wetherecl, 12st 41b : E. H. Williams (st.) 1 1st Station.— Lincoln : E. H. Hamilton, 9st 71b; E. O'Connor, list 41b ; P. W. Tajlor, 12st 51b (steerer) ; E. K. Eobinson, list 61b (st.) A repetition of the first heat, Christ Church being obliged to jpaddle to avoid bumping the leaders. TJilrd Heat. 2nd Station. — New College : G. C. Bourne, lOst 91b (steerer) ; E. W, Ormond, lOst 111b ; D. H. McLean, 12st 121b ; 8. E. Fothergill, 12st 21b (st.) 1 1st Station. — Corpus : J. S. demons, list 101b (steerer) ; C. E. Carter, 13st ; G. F. Hornb}^ list 51b; J. C. Godley, lOst 41b (st.) A magnificent race fi'om beginning to end. It would be difficult to say which crew had an advantage over the other at any part of this most exciting struggle. So much doubt was there at the finish as to w^hich pistol had been fired first, that the matter was referred to a captains' meeting, which was held in the University Barge on Friday. Corpus having decided not to exercise their right of having the race rowed again, the assembled captains declared, by fourteen votes to six, that New College had won the race. Second Day. 1st Station Magdalen 1 [ 2nd Station Christ Church Another grand race. Christ Church gained slightly to the boat-house, but from this point Unwin spurted, and succeeded in bringing his crew home about a couple of seconds ahead. ThiedDay. Final Heat. 2nd Station Magdalen j 1st Station New College New College were outpaced from the start, and were beaten easily by some 40 yards. In this as in other events decided by time races at Oxford, it will be noticed that the balance of success was almost entirely in. favour of the second station. TEIAL EIGHTS. Deccviher 6. No. 2 Crew (1) st. lb. 1 N. C. Eadclifli'e, Magdalen 11 4 2 S. E. Fothergill, New 12 3 3 L. S. E. Byrne, Trinity 11 10 4 F. E. Cuniing, University 12 12 5 J. H. Ware, B.N. C 14 7 6 C. E. Carter, C.C.C 13 7 F. O. Wethered, Christ Church 12 8 H. Balfour, Trinity (st.) 10 7 W. E. Maynard, Exeter (cox.) 7 2 No. 1 Crew (2) st. lb; 1 C. K. Bowes,Christ Church 11 2 2 J. S. demons, C.C.C 11 9 3 G. Trower, Keble 11 12 4 H. Girdlestone, Magdalen 12 10 5 G. F. Horubv, C.C.C 14 4 6 P. W. Taylor, Lincoln 13 1 7 H. H. Walrond, Exeter 13 5 W. S. Unwin, Masdalen (St.)... 10 10 H. E. U. Bull, Magdalen (cox.) 7 6 These crews were remarkable for the heavy weight and great strength in each boat, as well as for the ver}- fair general style. Both crews were much under- boated, and no wonder, as they averaged over 12st 51b a man. The race took place over the Moulsford course, on Saturday', December 6th (the same day on which the Cambridge Trials were rowed), and was won after a capital race by Balfour's crew, who after being headed by about half a length during the first part of the course, drew up, and by dint of rowing long and steadily secured the victory by a length and a half. Time, 11 min. 40 sec. LOATING- 55 Neither stroke sliowed any great excellence, and there pro- mised to be great difficulty in tilling this place in the University crew. Balfour rowed the longer and slower stroke of the two, and perhaps showed most judgment. Unwin, who got very short and scratchy, had been handicapped by having a No. 7 who was unable to keep time during the greater j)art of practice. They both showed a great disposition to hurry forward, and thus did not give the heavy men behind them sufficient time to reach out. The other men do not call for any special mention. Their rowing was above the average of trial eights, and gave every promise for a good eight at Easter. [M.] THE TOKPIDS. These races took place on February 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, and 25, and produced some close and exciting contests, especially between the two first boats. Corpus and Brasenose. Corpus, however, remained head for the third year in succession. The Exeter boat was undoubtedly the fastest, and next to them I should place New College, who had bad luck in damaging their new boat on the first day of the races. Both these crews were faster than either of the two first boats. In the number of places gained Jesus was the most successful boat, having ascended from twenty-first to sixteenth. Next come Exeter 1 and Magdalen 2, with a gain of four places each, and then the Unattached and Oriel, with three places each. Lincoln went down five places, and Wor- cester and New College 2 three apiece. [M.] Order on the first night : — 1 Corpus 10 Queen's 19 University 2 Brasenose 11 Pembroke 20 New College 3 New College 1 12 Wadhani 21 Jesus 4 Magdalen 1 13 Lincoln 22 St. John's 5 Christ Church 1 14 Christ Church 2 23 Keble 2 6 Trinity 15 Hertford 24 Merton 7 Exeter 1 16 Worcester 25 Balliol 2 8 Keble 1 17 Unattached 26 Magdalen 2 9 Balliol 1 18 Oriel 27 Exeter 2 Order at the close of the races : — 1 Corpus 10 Keble 1 19 Worcester 2 Brasenose 11 Pembroke 20 University 3 Exeter 12 Wadham 21 St. John's 4 New College 1 13 Christ Church 2 22 Magdalen 2 5 Magdalen 1 14 Unattached 23 New College 2 6 Christ Church 1 15 Oriel 24 Keble 2 7 Trinity 16 Jesus 25 Merton 8 Balliol 1 17 Hertford 26 Balliol 2 9 Queen's 18 Lincoln 27 Exeter 2 56 THE YEAE'S SPOET THE EIGHTS. May 14, 15, 16, 18, 19,20. In the Eights Corpus again distinguished themselves by going head. They were a strong, rough crew, without much form. Magdalen, who finished second, lost their stroke, Unwin, owing to a damaged hand the day before the races ; but they were able to replace him with Grirdlestone, which was perhaps more to their ultimate advantage, as without him it is doubtful if they could have kept away from New College on the last night. New College, who introduced long slides into Oxford, finished third after making four bumps. They were about as fast as Corpus and rather faster than Magdalen. The next few boats, Exeter (who descended from head), Brasenose, Keble, and Christchurch, were about up to the average of college crews. Amongst the lower boats Oriel dis- tinguished themselves by making six bumps. They were a strong crew in a good boat, and found themselves in bad company. [M.] Order on the first night : — 1 Exeter 9 Hertford 16 Merton 2 Corpus 10 Pembroke 17 University 3 Magdalen 11 St. John's 18 Oriel 4 Brasenose 12 Unattached 19 Lincoln 5 Keble 13 Balliol 20 Jesus 6 Christ Church 14 Worcester 21 Wadham 7 New College 15 Queen's 22 St. Edmund's Hall 8 Trinity Order at the close of the races : — 1 Corpus 9 St. John's 16 Merton 2 Magdalen 10 Balliol 17 Lincoln 3 New College 11 Trinity 18 Wadham 4 Exeter 12 Oriel 19 Queen's 5 Brasenose 13 Hertford 20 University 6 Keble 14 Unattached 21 Jesus 7 Christ Church 15 Worcester 22 St. Edmund's Hall 8 Pembroke The boats rowed in two divisions, the first consisting of eleven, the second of twelve boats, with the eleventh boat as ' sandwich ' boat. Names and Weights of the Head of the Kiyer. St. lb. C. W. Dunne (bow) 11 2 K. F. Cholmeley 11 3 S.G.Williams 12 4 T. N. Arkell 12 5 G. F. Hornbv 14 St. lb. 6 C. E. Carter 12 12 7 J. S. Clemens 11 12 H. A. Powell (St.) 11 12 W. H. Ellice (cox.) 8 4 BOATING 57 THE UNIVERSITY SCULLS. June 1, 2, ;-J. First Day. Mrst Heat. 2nd Station, Vickers (Univ.) 1 | 1st Station, Anderson (Oriel) Won by two lengths. Second Heat. 2nd Station, S.R.Fothergill (New Coll.) 1 | 1st Station, Bjvne (Trin.) Fothergill gradually drew up, and almost overlapped his opponent f)ast the Barges, finally winning anyhow, T/nrd Heat. 2nd Station, Brassey (Balliol) 1 | 1st Station, Pratt (St. John's) AVon easil3^ Second Day. Mrst Heat. 2nd Station, W. S. Unwin (Magd.) ... 1 | 1st Station, Vickers (Univ.) Won with consummate ease. Second Heat. 2nd Station, S. R. Fothergill (N. Coll.) 1 | 1st Station, Brassey (Balliol) Fothergill again overlapped his man and won easily. Third Day. Final Heat. 2nd Station, Unwin 1 | 1st Station, Fothergill Ujj to the Gut little change had occurred in the relative positions of the men. From this point, however, Unwin drew up, and finally won the sculls, for the second time in succession, with great ease. THE UNIVERSITY PAIRS. June 8 and 9. First Day. First Heat. 2nd Station, D. H. and H. McLean (New College) 1 1st Station, F. O. Wethered and Bowes (Christ Church) The brothers McLean won by half their starting distance. Second Heat. 2nd Station, H. Girdlestone (Magd.) and J. S. demons (Corp.) 1 1st Station, Hewitt and Robertson (Wadham) Won by only a length and a half, the Wadham pair coming with a rush towards the finish. Second Day. Final Heat. 2nd Station, D. H. and H. McLean (New Coll.) 1 1st Station, H. Girdlestone (Magd.) and J. S. Clemens (Corp.) Won easily. 58 THE YEAE'S SPOET THE UNIVEESITY BOAT RACE. THE PKACTICE OF THE CREWS. It was intended to begin practice at Cambridge on January 8, but owing to Chaplin catching bronchitis and Haig developing the mumps, an eight could not be got together for some days after that date. The great difficulty was the selection of a No. 7. Hale would have suited excellently, but he was young, and his doctor thought it advisable to forbid him to row for a year. Had Coke possessed the style and skill he afterwards developed at Henley, he would have filled the place well, but he was at that time, as an oar, only in process of manufacture. Perrott of First Trinity was, in these circumstances, chosen for the place, and for some time seemed to improve. Mr. E. H. Prest of Jesus College coached for the first week, the duty being subsequently under- taken by Mr. J. A. Watson-Taylor of Magdalene, who coached the crew until they left Cambridge, when Mr. R. Gr. Gridley of Third Trinity took them in hand and looked after them up to the day of the race. Four old blues — Pitman, Churchill, Swann, and Haig — were available from the previous year, and when the crew began to be settled they took their places at stroke. No. 5, No. 4, and No. 2 respectively. For No. 7 Perrott had been chosen ; J. C. Brown of Lady Margaret, who had rowed for some time during practice last year, went to No. 6 ; Coke was placed at No. 3, and the bow thwart was assigned to Symonds. From January 28 the practice took place at Ely, where the Cambridge University Boat Club now possess a boathouse on a small scale. Haig, having recovered from the mumps, came into the crew on February 5, and on the 14th, when Perrott came back after a week's absence, due to a festered hand, the crew seemed to be complete. On the 18th, Ash Wednesday, they went into training ; but though No. 7 had improved, he could not be said to give complete satisfaction, and the crew consequently failed to get together. On March 9 the headquarters were transferred to Cookham, the Oxford men, as usual, finding a hospitable welcome at Mr. Hammersley's at Bourne End. The rowing in the Cambridge crew, however, in spite of the lively water, failed to show any improvement ; the men were unsteady on the swing and the time was bad. In these circumstances it was decided on INIarch 1 1 that Coke and Perrott should exchange places. The change was made too late, for though Coke was far superior to his predecessor, who had developed every imaginable fault, he was not able to get the crew together behind him. Brown, too, was rowing short and unsteadily, and Pitman began to feel the lack of proper support. On March 16 a move BOATING 59 was made to Putney. A slight improvement now began to appear, but any hopes that might have been based on this were dissipated when Brown had to stop rowing on the 21st, having broken one of his ' floating ' ribs during a row over the course. The necessary change was made by moving Haig from No. 2 to No. 6, and bring- ing in Hardacre of Trinity Hall in Haig's place at No. 2 ; but from that day it was scarcely possible to hope for victory, especially as the Oxford crew, who had been at first decried, had made won- derful progress during their stay at Bourne End. For the practice of the Oxford crew I quote once more froni Mr. McLean's notes : — ' Practice for the University Eight began with the anticipated difficulty, namely, that of finding a satisfactory stroke. Neither of the Trial Eight strokes was capable of setting a good stroke to a heavy crew (and the crew promised to be ab- normally heavy), nor could a satisfactory No. 7 be discovered. Hence the crew was for some time in a chaotic state ; the men were heavy and clumsy : not one rowed strictly in time with stroke. The boat they used was too small and was slightly twisted, and no substitute for it capable of properly carrying the crew could be found. The one point that raised hopes of better things was the possession of a good coach in Mr. Gr. C. Bourne. After a fortnight of chaos matters began to settle down somewhat. Girdlestone, who showed most promise, was installed at stroke in the hope that careful coaching and long practice would fit him for the place. How well this hope was fulfilled was afterwards seen at Putney and at Henley. In the same hope, too, the President was placed at No. 7, and the rest of the crew were settled in their places. INIr. Bourne then set to work to instruct, and very uphill work it was for a long time. The very strength of the men, to which they preferred ap^Darently to trust rather than to skill, rendered his task more difficult. It was not indeed until within three weeks of the race that the crew began definitely to improve, but after that it did improve daily and rapidly. How fast the crew really was in a race cannot be known owing to the unfortunate accident that befel No. 3. It did some very fast times, and at Oxford, before it had started on the high road to improvement, it accomplished the long course to Abingdon in faster time than it had ever been done in before. The success of the crew was entirely due to the admirable- coaching it received.' The race itself, of the preparation of which the foregoing is a short account, was rowed on Saturday, March 28, in beautiful weather. Mr. Lewis Lloyd of Magdalene College, Cambridge, was starter and umpire, his duties being performed from Mr. C. Ham- nu-rsley's launch the Wildfire, In order to obviate as far as possible the advantage that the Surrey station gained from the blocked condition of Hammersmith Bridge, flag-boats were moored well out in the river, both crews having agreed to go round them» 60 THE YEAK'S SPORT No expedient, however, could tliorouglily compensate the Middle- sex boat for the disadvantage of the station. In fact, competent observers had previously estimated, as the result of practical tests, that the boat passing through the Surrey arch of Hammersmith Bridge would secure an advantage of a length and a half. Be this as it may, Oxford won the toss and chose the Surrey station. At a few minutes before 12.30 the word was given by Mr. Lewis Lloyd. The start was not satisfactory, Cambridge palpably hanging, and not getting off until Oxford had already rowed half a stroke. Last year Cambridge caught Oxford napping, and in 1883 Oxford were started whilst Cambridge were in a state of chaos. These cutting-down tactics are intelligible in a short race, but they are scarcely worthy of the dignity of such a race as that between the two Universities. Cambridge, however, soon forced their boat level, rowing 42 to the 40 of Oxford, and at the same killing stroke soon obtained a lead. At Craven Cottage they were about three-quarters of a length ahead, but by this time Oxford had settled well down, and it was evident that they were not only holding Cambridge at a slower stroke, but were actually gaining on them. At Walden's Oxford, in spite of the most determined efforts on the part of Pitman, came up level and slowly went ahead, and at Hammersmith Bridge had obtained an advantage of a length. Aided by the station, they drew still farther away, and at the Doves were about two lengths and a half to the good. From this point Pitman began a series of brilliant spurts, which roused the supporters of Cambridge to enthusiasm. Had he been properly supported by his crew he might have changed the result of the race, more especially as the Oxford men began to splash and roll in the most unaccountable manner, the riggers on either side burying themselves in the water, and the whole crew rowing for a few strokes like a torpid full of freshmen. This, as we subsequently heard, was owing to No. 3, Taylor, dislocating his shoulder. Fortunately he was able by a lucky chance to readjust it, but the accident, besides throwing the whole crew out of gear for a few strokes, gave him great pain during the rest of the race, and considerably impaired his efficiency. The Cambridge crew, however, though they were stroked with a pluck and energy worthy of a better fate, could not take advantage of the disaster. Their time became irregular, their rowing short and scratchy, and though they gained a little at every spurt, they failed to make any permanent impression on the Oxford lead. At Barnes Oxford were something over three lengths ahead. After shooting the bridge Pitman made a final and desperate effort, and actually succeeded in screwing his ragged supporters up to something like uniformity ; aided by a moment of indecision and splashing in t. Wauchope, Wadham T. Erskine Clarke, Wadham T. Erskine Clarke, Wadham W. Heaven, Trinity H. M. Irving, Balliol W. F. Short, New W. F. Short, New E. Warre, Balliol E. Warre, Balliol E. W. Eisley, Exeter E. W. Eisley, Exeter H. F. Baxter, Brasenose T. E. Finch, Wadham W. B. Woodgate, Brasenose W. B. Woodgate, Brasenose J. E. Parker, University 1864 E. B Michell, Magdalen 1865 J. Eickaby, Brasenose 1866 W. L. Freeman, Merton 1867 W. C. Crofts, Brasenose 1868 W. C. Crofts, Brasenose 1869 A. C. Yarborough, Lincoln 1870 A. C. Yarborouo-h, Lincoln 1871 J. W. M'C. Bunbury, Brasenose 1872 C. C. Knollys, Magdalen 1873 J. B. Little, Christ Church 1874 A. Michell. Oriel 1875 L. C. Chnlmelev, Magdalen 1876 D. J. Cowes, St. John's 1877 T. C. Edwards-Moss, Brasenose 1878 J. Lowndes, Hertford 1879 J. Lowndes, Hertford 1880 H. S. Chesshire, Worcester 1881 H. S. Chesshire, Worcester 1882 G. Q. Eoberts, Hertford 1883 A. E. Staniland, Magdalen 1884 W. S. Unwin, Magdalen 1885 W. S. Unwin, Magdalen CAMBEIDGE UNIVEESITY BOAT-CLUB. Winners of the First Division Eight-Oars. 1827 Trinity 1828 St. John's 1829 St. John's icon /Lent, St. John's ^^^" L May, Trinity 1 ,001 /Lent, St. John's ^ ^^'^^IMay, First Trinity 1832 First Trinity .Qoo/Lent, First Trinity ^^^^\ May, Christ's -jooj/Lent, First Trinity •^^^\Ma3^ Third Trinity ^035 fLent, Third Trinity \ May, Second Trinity ,00/5 /Lent, First Trinity l^May, Corpus 1837 Lady Margaret 1838 Lady Margaret 1839 First Trinity 1840 Caius Head of the River. 1841 Caius 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 Peterhonse First Ti-iaity Caius First Trinity First Trinity First Trinity Third Trinity j^g^g fLent, Third Trinity 1850 May, Second Trinity First Trinity -.0;.-, /Lent, Lady Margaret ^^^^ /May, First Trinity 1852 First Trinity 1853 First Trinity ^o^./Lent, First Trinity ^^""^iMay, Lady Margaret 1855 Lady ^Ltrgaret 1856 Lady Margaret 1857 Lady Margaret ' From this date subdivided into First, Second, and Third Trinity. 2 After this date the club was divided, and two separate clubs were formed -Lady Margaret and Lady Somerset. G 2 84 THE YEAR'S SPORT .nraf Lent, Lady Margaret ^^•^^XMav, First Trinity 1871 First Trinity 1872 Lady Margaret ,Q.Q/Lent, Trinity Hall ^^^'^XMay, Third Trinity 1873 First Trinity 1874 First Trinity 1860 First Trinity » 1875 Jesus 1861 First Trinity 1876 Jesus 1862 Trinity Hall 1877 Jesus 1863 Third Trinity 1878 Jesus 1864 Trinity Hall 1879 Jesus 1865 Third Trinity 1880 Jesus 1866 First Trinity 1881 Jesus 1867 First Trinity 1882 Jesus 1868 First Trinity 1883 Jesus 1869 First Trinity 1884 Jesus 1870 First Trinity 1885 Jesus Winners of the University Four-Oars. The Challenge Cup was presented in 1850 by the Third Trinity Boat Club, to whom it had originally been given by Sir F. Heygate, Bart., Mr. Auber, and Mr. Clissold. 1849 First Trinity 1850 Lady Margaret 1851 Third Trinity 1852 First Trinity 1853 Lady Margaret 1854 Third Trinity 1855 Trinity Hall 1856 Lady Margaret 1857 Magdalene 1858 Third Trinity 1859 Third Trinity 1860 First Trinity 1861 First Trinity and Trinity Hall rowed a dead heat 1862 Third Trinity 1863 Lady Margaret 1864 Ladv Margaret 1865 Third Trinity 1866 First Trinity 1867 Emmanuel Winners of the 1868 Sidney 1869 Sidney 1870 First Trinity 1871 First Trinity 1872 First Trinity 1873 Jesus 1874 First Trinity dead heat 1875 Jesus 1876 Jesus 1877 Jesus 1878 Lady Margaret 1879 Lady Margaret 1880 Jesus 1881 Jesus 1882 Third Trinity 1883 Third Trinity 1884 Third Trinity 1885 Third Trinity and Jesus rowed a University Pair-Oars. 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 (Commonly called ' The T. W. Brooks and W. P. Cloves, First Trinity S. Vincent and E. P. Wolsten- holme. First Trinity T. S. Hoare and T. M. Gisborne, St. John's S. Vincent and W. Maule, First Trinity A. B. Dickson and W. L. G. Bag- shawe, Third Trinity A. Baldry, First Trinity, and W. L. G. Bagshawe, Third Trinity J. B. Cane and C. Hudson, St. John's E. Macnaghten, First Trinity, and F. W. Johnson, Third Trinity Magdalene Silver Oars.') 1852 W. S. Longmore and E. Hawley, Sidney 1853 R. Gordon and J. B. Barlee, Christ's 1854 R. C. Galton, First Trinity, and H. Blake, Corpus 1855 H. Blake, Corpus, and J. Wright, St. John's 1856 R. Gordon and P. H. Wormald, Christ's 1857 R. E. Thompson and N. Ro3^ds, First Trinity 1858 R. Beaumont and F. W. Holland, Third Trinity 1859 D. Ingles, First Trinity, and J. P. Ingham, Third Trinity » In this year it was decided that the ' pride of place ' should alone be deter- mined in the May Term Races ; as previously this was not the case, the occasional appearance of ' two heads of the river ' in one year is accounted for. BOATING 85 1860 R. P. Fitzgerald, Trinity Hall, and J. P. Ingham, Third Trinity 1861 A. D'A. Burney and A. M. Chan- nel!, First Trinity 1862 J. G. Chambers, Third Trinity, and R. Neave, Trinity Hall 1863 E, A. King-lake and J. R. Selvvyn, Third Trinity 1864 R. A. Kinglake and W. R. Grif- fiths, Third Trinity 1865 J. R. Selwyn and W. R. Griffiths, Third Trinity 1866 W. R. Griffiths; Third Trinity, and J. U. Bourke, First Trinity 1867 E. Hopkinson and IT. Herbert, Christ's 1868 C. Pitt-Taylor and J. Blake- Humfrey, Third Trinity 1869 L. P. Muirhead and E. Phelps, Sidney 1870 John B. Close and G. L. Rives, First Trinity 1871 James B. Close and John B. Close, First Trinity 1872 H. E. Rhodes and E. Hoskyns, Jesus Winners of the 1873 P. J. Hibbert and E. Sawyer Lady Margaret 1874 G. F. Armytage and CD. Shafto, Jesus 1875 W. B. Close and G. C. Dicker, First Trinity 1876 T. E. Hockin and C. Gurdon, Jesus 1877 J. G. Binder and C. 0. L. Riley, Caius 1878 A. H. Prior and H. Sandford, Lady Margaret 1879 J. A. Watson-Taylor, Magdalene, and T. E. Hockin, Jesus 1880 L. R. Jones and E. Prest, Jesus 1881 J. F. Kieser and S. P. Smith, First Trinity 1882 W. K. Hardacre and F. C. Mey- rick. Trinity Hall 1883 C. J. Bristowe and F. C. Meyrick, Trinity Hall 1884 P. S. Propert and S. Swann, Tri- nity Hall 1885 R. Coke and S. Swann, Trinity Hall University Sculls, (Colquhoun Challenge Sculls.) Presented in 1837 by P. Colquhoun, Esq., to the Lady Margaret Boat Club, and by that Club in 1842 to the competition of the whole University of Cam- bridge. The winner in late years receives, in addition to the Sculls, a 20-guinea Cup, and the title of the ' Champion of the Cam.' 1837 Berney, Lady Margaret 1838 Antrobus, Lady Margaret 1839 Vincent, Lady Margaret 1840 Shadwell, Lady Margaret 1841 Shadwell (no challenger) 1842 Denman, First Trinity 1843 Thompson, Peterhouse 1844 Miles, Third Trinity 1845 Cloves, First Trinity 1846 Maule, First Trinity 1847 Bagshawe, Third Trinity 1848 Bagot, Second Trinity 1849 Miller, Third Trinity 1850 Cowle and Hudson ' 1851 Macnaghten, First Trinity 1852 Courage, First Trinity 1853 Galton, First Trinity 1854 Wright, Lady Margaret 1855 Salter, Trinity Hall 1856 Beaumont, Third Trinity 1857 Busk, First Trinity 1858 Ingles, First Trinity 1859 Paley, Lady Margaret 1860 Channell, First Trinity 1861 J. C. Hawkshaw, Third Trinity 1862 C. B. Lawes, Third Trinity The above race was rowed from Westminster to Putney until 1842, but since that time has been rowed on the Cam. 1863 J. G. Chambers, Third Trinity 1864 G. D. Redpath, First Trinity 1865 H. Watney, Lady Margaret 1866 G. Shann, First Trinity 1867 G. H. Wright, First Trinity 1868 E. Phelps, Sidney, and F. E. Mar- shall, First Trinity ' 1869 No race ; postponed to 1870 1870 John B. Close, First Trinity 1870 J. H. D. Goldie, Lady Margaret 1871 C. W. Benson, Third Trinity 1872 James B. Close, First Trinity 1873 A. C. Dicker, Lady Margaret 1874 W. B. Close, First Trinity 1875 S. A. Saunders, Second Trinity 1876 J. C. Fenn, First Trinitv 1877 T, W. Barker, First Trinity 1878 H. Sandford, Lady Margaret 1879 A. H. Prior, Lady Margaret 1880 J. F. Kieser, First Trinity 1881 J. C. Fellowes, First Trinity 1882 F. W. Fox, First Trinity 1 883 S. Swann, Trinity Hall 1884 F. I. Pitman, Third Trinity 1885 A. M. Cowper-Smith, First Trinity Rowed a dead heat, and divided the prize. 8Q THE YEAE'S SPOET The table below gives the strength of the different College Boat Clubs at Cambridge in Full Subscribers (i.e. active rowing members) and Part Subscribers {i,e. honorary non-rowing mem- bers). No similar returns are available from Oxford, where the contribution of every College to the University B.C. is assessed, not on its number of rowing men, but on its number of resident Und ergraduate s. Club Cams Corpus Christ's St. Catherine's Clare Downing Emmanuel Jesus King's Lad}^ Margaret Magdalene Peterhouse Pembroke Queen's Sidney First Trinity ... Third Trinity... Trinity Hall ... Cavendish Selwyn Non-CoU Oct., 1881 Oct., 1882 Oct., 1883 Oct., 1884 F. S. P. S. F. S. P.s. P. s. F. y. F. S. P. S. 12.3 131 2 147 167 79 79 57 46 78 8 39 32 45 36 47 33 80 16 29 ... 30 29 38 106 83 117 111 35 24 20 20 52 5 53 3 64 6 64 5 155 ... 141 4 133 126 27 43 21 34 26 35 14 47 107 85 74 14 92 31 38 16 34 11 39 12 40 14 45 33 32 6 27 125 ... 136 140 136 41 ... 42 ... 40 45 27 26 33 35 173 4 188 12 160 20 164 17 25 63 26 73 37 53 31 53 143 ... 144 144 124 39 36 41 23 30 44 48 37 31 42 46 16 2 12 ... 20 1,408 199 1,401 2(»7 1,443 262 1,485 237 OCTOBEK TEEM, 1885. Since the foregoing account was written several important events have been rowed off at the two Universities. The Fours at Cambridge, which took place on November 5, 6, 7, produced the large number of nine entries, and the racing was close and exciting. Third Trinity won the Cup for the fourth year in succession. They had, with one exception, the same crew that had been victorious in the two previous years, the exception being the substitution for Haig of ]Muttlebury, the young Titan from Eton, who had already won his laurels at Henley. It was universally expected that they would win with ease. First Trinity, however, in the first heat of the second round ran them very close, and but for an accident to bow's oar would probably have won the race. As it was they were only beaten by two seconds. BOATING 87 Jesus made a poor show; they began their racing stroke three weeks before the race, and were stale when the day came. Trinity Hall rowed well in the final heat, and were defeated by Third Trinity by less than 20 yards. A race between the Hall and First Trinity would have been interesting. ' Names of tlie Crews Third Trinity. St. C, Donaldson, bow (steers) 2 S. D. Muttlebury 3 F. E. Churchill F. I. Pitman (stroke) First Trinity. B. Vaughan Johnson, bow (steers) 2 W. Capron 3 A. M. Cowper-Smith W. Chaplin (stroke) Trinity Hall. ' W. A. D. Bell (bow) I 3 J. Walmsley 2 S. Swann (steers) j C. J. Bristowe (stroke) Time of final heat 11 min. 15 sec. The Colciuhoun Sculls, rowed on November 17, 18, and 19, brought out ten scullers. Churchill had been made favourite on his performance la.st November against Pitman, but he had to succumb to Symonds, who in his turn was defeated in the final, after a plucky race, by A. M. Cowper-Smith, of First Trinity. The winner is a strong but rather unpolished sculler. His performance in the First Trinity Four and in the Trials subse- quently shows that he can row as well as scull. Time of final heat 8 min. 24 sec. At Oxford the Fours were very poorly contested, only Magdalen and New College entering. The race was brought off on November 11, and was won after a severe and exciting struggle by Magdalen. The two crews were composed of the same men who rowed at Henley. New College, however, substituted Fother- gill for D. H. McLean at stroke. Names of the Crews. Magdalen. W. S. Unwin, bow (steers) 2 G. S. Bazley 3 N. C. \V. Eadcliffe H. Girdlestone (stroke) New College. F. C. Blomfield (steers) 2 D. H. McLean 3 H. McLean S. R. Fothergill (stroke) CAMBEIDGE TEIAL EIGHTS. This race was rowed over the usual course at Ely on Saturday, Dec. 3. Owing, however, to the very full head of water in the 'Ouse, the President (Mr. F. I. Pitman) departed from the ordi- nary custom, and had the race rowed down stream from the IBridge to the Mill. The following are the names and weights of :the two crews. 88 THE YEAR'S SPORT No. 1. No. 2. lb. St 10 8 11 10 H. Sanford, Jesus (bow) 2 W. Chaplin, First Trinity ... 3 A. M. Cowper-Smith, First Trinity 11 10 4 W. Capron, First Trinity 12 6 5 F. W. Fairbairn, Jesus 13 9 6 E. W. Haig, Third Trinity ... 12 7 S. Fairbairn, Jesus 14 1 C. H. Bicknell, Jesus (stroke) 10 13 J. Baker, Queen's (cox.) 6 5 St. lb. First B. Vaughan- Johnson Trinity (bow) 10 2 L. Hannen, Trinity HaU 11 3 H. B. Nisbet, Pembroke 12 4 E. P. Alexander, Jesus 12 5 J. Walmsley, Trinity Hall ... 12 6 A. D. Flower, Clare 12 7 C. Barclay, Third Trinity .... 11 10 C. J. Bristowe, Trinity Hall (stroke) 10 8 E. W. Turner, First Trinity (cox.) After two false starts, caused by the excessive eagerness of the men in No. 1 crew, the President got them off beautifully. Bristowe, rowing about 41 to the '39 of his opponents, immediately drove his crew ahead ; but he could not obtain an advantage of more than half a length. After a quarter of a mile had been covered both strokes settled down to the more reasonable stroke of 36 to 37, and at this rate, although Bristowe still retained his advan- tage, he could not add to it. In the next quarter of a mile, Bicknell with a slight spurt came up and brought his crew level with the leaders. So they raced together for nearly a mile more, now one leading by a few feet, now the other. At the half-way point they were dead level, and as both crews were still full of go, it appeared to be anybody's race. Soon afterwards Bicknell's crew took a lead of a quarter of a length, and kept it for a time ; but some rather erratic steering deprived them of their gain, as Bristowe, answering to the shouts from the bank, once more drew level, and even obtained a small lead. His men, however, now began to fall to pieces. No one collapsed, but at a crisis when length of swing and good time were essential the crew as a whole became short and ragged. Bicknell, on the other hand, excellently backed up by Fairbairn, managed to keep his men long, and, in spite of the desperate efforts on the part of Bristowe, deprived him of his lead and assumed it himself. Another mile, however, had to be covered, and for three-quarters of this distance two yards was the utmost that the leaders could gain. In the last quarter of a mile, Bicknell, who had been rowing admirably all the time, quickened very slightly, and, forging slowly ahead, eventually passed the post a bare length in front of the other crew, the nose of the losing boat being just on the rudder of the winners. Time, 16min. 26 sec. Thus ended a magnificent race, which must have tried to the utmost the strength and stamina of all who took part in it. Such a race is not frequent between Cambridge Trial Eights, though at Oxford, on a much shorter course, close races are the rule. One great advantage the winners undoubtedly possessed. Their crew contained a stroke and seven who had rowed and raced together with constant success on very BOATING 89 many occasions. Moreover, the three First Trinity men had all raced together considerably. This advantage showed in a striking manner when the pinch came, and it accounted in a great measure for the length, steadiness, and uniformity exhibited. Bicknell rowed wonderfully well — much better than he did at Henley, where he was rather rowed out. He has now fully established his ability to row the severest race over a long course. In length and style he reminds me very much of Shafto, who stroked Cam- bridge in J 876 and the following year. The latter, however, was considerably heavier. Fairbairn again distinguished himself. His great strength and consummate coolness were never better shown. Of the rest, Haig, Capron, and Cowper-Smith (the winner of the Colquhoun Sculls) all rowed hard to the end. Haig is always stiff and short, but he never fails in a race. The younger Fair- bairn, at No. 5, showed good style, but he has not yet learnt to apply his strength and weight to much advantage. Of the losers, Bristowe rowed with any amount of pluck, but he seems to have taken to bucketing lately. Barclay (the Eton freshman) rowed hard the whole way, though his time was not always so accurate as when he rowed behind his brother at Henley. His good style, however, showed up very well, and there is no doubt that he is a very valuable recruit. Flower, at No. 6, acquitted himself well. He is strong and well put together, and rows hard and clean. He should be heard of again. Walmsley at one point seemed to lose his head, and his time became erratic, but he rowed very hard, and his strength may come in usefully next term. These were distinctly the pick of the boat. On the whole, these two crews are amongst the best that have contested this race in recent years — a very great contrast at all points to the inferior crews of last year. There was any amount of strength, the style was good, and in fact there was no really bad man in the two eights. Even if the President had no other old choices to fall back upon, I should by no means despair of seeing him turn out a good crew from the Trial Eight oarsmen. There is likely, however, to be almost a superfluity of good material. Besides those who rowed in the race. Pitman, Churchill, Coke, and Symonds will all be available for next term. Then there is Muttlebury of Third Trinity, an Etonian freshman of great power and well-deserved reputation. Swann, too, may perhaps be able to row once more. On Monday, Dec. 7, the following crew went out at Cambridge : Bristowe, Trinity Hall (bow) 2 Bicknell, Jesus 3 Walmsley, Trinity Hall 4 Muttlebury, Third Trinity 5 Churchill, Third Trinity On the following day some changes were made, and the order of rowing was as follows : 6 S. Fail bairn, Jesus 7 Coke, Trinity Hall Pitman, Third Trinity (stroke) Baker, Queen's (cox.) ^0 THE YEAE'S SPORT 6 Pitman, Third Trinity 7 S. Fairbairn, Jesus Bicknell, Jesus (stroke) Baker, Queen's (cox.) Bristowe, Trinity Hall (bow) 2 Flower, Clare 3 Walmsley, Trinity Hall 4 Muttlebury, Third Trinity 5 Churchill, Third Trinity The latter crew looked by far the more promising of the two. If Swann should eventually be able to row, he could come in at No. 4, Muttlebury taking Churchill's place at No. 5. For the three bow thwarts, Coke, Barclay, Symonds, Walmsley, Flower, and Bristowe would have to fight it out, the three former for choice. If Swann cannot row, Flower would make a good No. 4, with Coke or Walmsley at No. 3, Barclay at No. 2, and Symonds or Bristowe at bow. With such strength of material, the only difficulty should be, not how to make a good crew, but how to make the best. Any of the combinations given above would turn into a good crew, but Pitman's strength would probably be more valuable at No. 6, especially with so capable a stroke and No. 7 as Bicknell and Fairbairn. OXFORD TRIAL EIGHTS. The race took place on Saturday, November 12, at Nuneham, instead of over the usual course at Moulsford, which had to be abandoned, owing to the ice. The crews, with one or two excep- tions, were not composed of very powerful material, and it is fortunate that Mr. McLean has so many old choices for his Eight next term. If he had to make up a crew out of the Trials he would be hard put to it. Tiie race itself does not require much description. To compensate for the unfairness of the course, Robertson's crew, having the Oxfordshire station, were allowed a start of three-quarters of a length. This advantage they rapidly increased to more than a length by dint of a very fast and scrambling start. Once ahead they gave the other boat all their wash, and finally won what was for Oxford Tiials a very poor race by three lengths. Time 8 min. ^5 sec. Names of the Crews. St. lb. H. Brinton (New Coll.) bow ... 11 2 H. S. Salter (Exeter) 11 10 3 L. 8. E. Byrne (Trinity) 11 12 4 H. R. Parker (B.N.C.) 12 8 6 A. H. Bartlett ( Oriel) 12 7 6 T. N. Arkell (Corpus) 12 4 7 C. W. Dunne (Corpus) 12 7 W. St. L. Robertson (Wadham) St 11 9 H. E. BuU (Magdalen) (cox)... 7 10 It is probable that both Unwin and Girdlestone will be avail- able next term, in addition to the two ]\lclieans. Carter, and Wethered, all of whom rovved in the last University race. In that case there will be only two places to be filled out of the Trials. St. lb. N. C. Radcliff e (Magxlalen) bow 11 7 2 G. S. Bazley (Magdalen) 11 8 3 F. W. Galpin (Balhol) 12 8 4 F. L. Overend (Jesus) 12 13 5 E. J. Stock (Exeter) 13 7 6 S. R. Fothergill (New Coll.)... 12 6 7 W. A. King (Keble) 12 5 J. B. Baker (St. Catherine's) st. 10 6 W. G. Mavnard (Exeter) (cox) 8 11 CANOEING. •' Poor man's yachting,' as canoeing has been styled, has under- gone a very great change since the first introduction of canoes. The original canoe was constructed something on the lines of a wager scuUing-boat, but of course of less length and with more beam. It was a crank afiair to sit in, very wet, even in a light breeze on the river — canoeing was at the outset exclusively a smooth-water amusement — and its one merit was that it was light to paddle. In the different reaches in the river the wind generally draws up or down, and this soon suggested the setting of a sail, which led first to sundry capsizes, and then to the use of a somewhat more substantial kind of canoe. The Eoy Eoy experience of Mr. MacGrregor gave a great impetus to canoeing, and led adventurous spirits to plan single-handed cruises of a more ambitious sort than had been previously undertaken in a rowing- boat. Meantime, as the practice of setting sails in canoes became more and more general they came to be built more with the object of being safe and efficient under sail than easy to paddle, until at the present time the canoe is little else than a single-handed sailing-boat, for the propulsion of which the paddle is only used as a dernier ressort. No one, for instance, would think of paddling a Mersey sailing-canoe unless compelled by force of circumstances, as that craft is heavy, and the labour entailed in paddling is more than would be involved in rowing a good-sized boat. Canoes in general aim at being light enough to paddle and stiff enough to sail ; this is what the Eingleader vessel aimed at being ; but she was a failure, being too lumbering to paddle, and not stiff enough for sailing purposes. The Nautilus canoe was one of the very earliest to achieve anything like success in a two- fold capacity ; though in her case, as in the case of the Pearl, that came next, it was impossible to get the lightness of the original canoe. For all practical purposes, however, the canoe may now be regarded as a single-handed sailing-boat, but light enough to be propelled with a paddle in the event of the voyager being becalmed. Although canoeing is very popular, canoe clubs are few in number ; not nearly so numerous as they are in America, where the ' record system ' for racing is in vogue. A modification of this 92 THE YEAll'S SPOKT system has been recently introduced into England, but has not yet had time to become general. Possibly it may not turn out a success. It is claimed for the record system that it encourages the average man in the average canoe ; but whatever interest may be taken in a match must centre round those between whom the issue seems likely to lie. Nobody will bother about someone plodding along half a mile astern, nor is there likely to be keen competition between those so situated. The leading English club is the E.C.C., but during the past year there has been a plea raised for a canoe association, to foster racing among canoeists at large, and not merely among those who belong Xo this or that particular club. The need of such an institution is not very apparent, because anyone able to afford the expense of a racing-canoe might very well afford the moderate sum (generally about ll.) that constitutes the subscrip- tion to existing clubs. The chief aim of the canoeist seems to be to take single- handed cruises, after the fashion of Mr. Mc^lullen in his boat the Orion ; and racing holds a comparatively secondary position, the entries for canoe races being few in number. The first E.C.C. races of the season took place at Hampton on April 11. As there were prizes for paddling as well as for sailing- vessels, it was decided to start the paddles first, in the hope that the wind, then very light, might increase. Only three paddlers entered — Messrs. Fatcher, Scott, and Leach. The former came in alone, as Scott broke his back-board just after the start, and Leach could not go the course through want of condition. A breath of air from the north-east having meanwhile sprung up, the sailing race was started. The entries were : Pearl No. 7 Mr. E. B. Tredwen. Nautilus Mr. W. Baden-Powell. Pearl No. 6 Mr. A. H. Tredwen. Moskva, Diamond, and Wave were expected but did not start. Pearl No. 7 was the first to feel the air, and had a lead of a few lengths by the time the others were moving. During the first three rounds of the Thames Valley Short Course, Nautilus and Pearl No. 6 led each other in turn, and then Pearl No. 6 was out of it by fouling a buoy. Nautilus failed to catch the new Pearl, who thus scored a victory. Mr. Baden-Powell's Nautilus (or a fac shnile of it) was exhibited at the Inventions Exhibition, where a silver medal was awarded to him for ingenuity of rig. This appears to be a sort of half-bred sliding gunter, and thousfh the rig may do well enough at sea, it seemed but ill adapted for river work. The first match of the season at Hendon was sailed on Satur- day, May 2, when for lack of wind the affair was a failure. The CANOEING 93 match was looked forward to with no little interest, as four of the entered vessels were new canoes, while the remainiDg two — the Grladys (late Nautilus) and Pearl No. 6 — were the successful crafts of last season. The new Pearl and the new Nautilus practically made their first appearance, as the Hampton race was little more than a drifting match, and gave no clue as to the merits of the rival canoes. The two last-mentioned vessels weigh less than 200 lb., so as to sail in the second class, but the other four are full-sized first-class machines. The race began in a squall, in which Nautilus got well away, and increased her lead as she went. After a time the wind backed right round, and then at the completion of the second round died away. During the second round all gave up but the leader and new Pearl. At the end of the second round the flag officer of the day stopped the race and ordered it to be re-sailed. The four miles took three and a half hours to sail, so the race was certainly a test of what the canoes could do in weather next door to a calm. It was not a day to suit the new heavy canoes, who had to wait before they could show their good qualities. The match was re-sailed on May 9, when the following started : PearlNo. 6 Mr. A. H. Tredwen. Nautilus Mr. W. Baden-Powell. Pearl No. 7 Mr. E. B. Tredwen. Gladys Mr. T. F. Knowles. Kitten Mr. E. A. Leach. Diamond Mr. H. Church. The lake at Hendon was again the scene of the contest, and the course was three times round. In a fresh breeze Nautilus went away with the lead, new Pearl, old Pearl, Kitten, Diamond, and Grladys coming next. Nautilus sailed under very snug canvas, but Pearl No. 6 was overdone with sail. Going to windward Nautilus performed better than any of the others, while when running Pearl No. 7 gained a little. At the end of Eound 1 Nautilus had a lead of a minute and a half. What Pearl No. 6 might have done must remain a matter for speculation, as her skipper in shifting ballast managed to crush a pig of ballast through the side of his ship, and was unable to continue in the race. There was no material change to the end. In each of the turns to windward Nautilus went away from the new Pearl, but came back to her in running. In the end Nautilus beat new Pearl by 1 min. 5 sec, Grladys (last year's Nautilus) being ten minutes behind the second. The annual race for the Challenge Cup was brought off at Hendon on May 16 over a ten-mile course, five times round the lake. When the canoes started there was a hard breeze from the W.N.W., all sailing under snug canvas. New Pearl got a bad start, in consequence of crossing the line too soon, and being in 94: THE YEAE'S SPOET the act of returning when the gun fired. Nautilus was again cleverly handled at the start, and slipped all the rest. In the second round the wind fell lighter, and the new Pearl, contrary to expectation, gained on Nautilus both in beating and running. The latter, however, had a lead of one and a half minutes at the end of the third round. Commencing the fourth a very heavy squall came on, and then the new Pearl gained so on Nautilus that the latter was barely half a minute to the good at the begin- ning of the last round. At this juncture another squall came on, in consequence of which Nautilus reefed. New Pearl, on the neck- or-nothing plan, went along as she was; but she probably lost ground, as she had to be luffed up in the puffs. Presently the new Pearl got the weather berth of Nautilus, a circumstance that made the race very interesting. The rival skippers were apparently so excited that one forgot to drop his centre-board and the other dropped his spinnaker boom overboard just when he was going to set it. A capital race home left Nautilus the winner of the cup, the difference between her time and that of the new Pearl being within a second of what the former beat the latter by before. The rules of the E.C.C. provide that second-class canoes shall not exceed 200 lb. in weight, and a race for these vessels took place at Hendon on May 23. There were but two entries. Pearl No. 7 and Nautilus. Both canoes have been specially built to compete in first and second-class matches. In the first-class races noticed above they have done well when carrying their full com- plement of ballast in first-class matches ; but on this occasion their performance cannot be said to have been any great adver- tisement for them. The weather was rather heavy, and the owners of the two canoes had all their work to do to make their vessels stand up to the breeze. The steering gear of the Nautilus gave way in the course of the match, and the Pearl was left to finish alone. The annual regatta of the Eoyal Canoe Club took place at Teddington on June 27, and gave rise to an enjoyable afternoon. The race of the day was that for second-class canoes, in which the new Pearl, Nautilus, Gladys, and Diamond again opposed each other. For once in a way Nautilus got a bad start. Pearl and Diamond taking the lead until Gladys and Nautilus headed Dia- mond. During the last round they were all of a cluster, but Pearl won by a length. The paddling races were well contested,, and the steeplechase caused great amusement. COACHING. BY A MEMBER OF THE F.H.D.O. AND CO. ' The largest crowd ever seen in Hyde Park ' was on the lips of everyone on that lovely Saturday, May 30, when the Coaching Club made its first appearance for the season. But the question was added, Where do they all come from, and who are they? Rows of upturned faces, and only here and there one of the known ones in society. Among the coachmen, too, many of the best-known members of the Club were conspicuous by their absence — the old phrase is too good to wear out. Sir Henry Thompson, who rarely fails to put in an appearance, was detained by a honeymoon just at its full ; Lord Carington was perhaps filling his stables with horses more fit for the state of her Majesty's Governor in New South Wales than for the road ; Mr. Carter Wood's roans were not there, nor Mr. Murietta's team. Altogether the muster was only twenty- two coaches, against the twenty-seven of last year, and, notwith- standing the presence of an enormous ' gallery,' there was less to see than usual. There was no lack of quality in the lots put together, and although many of them were not the showy park team which some of the best-known members of the F.H.D.C. can turn out, they were more useful for the real business of Epsom and Ascot, meetings at which, no doubt, many had engagements. In this respect the junior Club maintains the object for which it was originally started, viz. ' to get together and periodically ex- hibit the drags of private gentlemen, horsed by animals available at any moment as useful roadsters in a four-horse coach.' This is a very different thing from a team of light high-stepping horses suitable for driving round the park at the rate of six miles an hour to show their action. Though each, when good of its kind, is a beautiful sight to see, the two things are so different as hardly to be fit subjects for comparison. The popularity of these meets, and the difficulty of saying 'no ' to a lovely lady pressing for an invitation, is, no doubt, the reason why some of the coaches seem so full as to give their occupants the appearance of bees clinging to a hive. For our- selves, we think a coach looks best dressed when only the box-seat 96 THE YEAR'S SPORT and the seat behind the driver are filled, nnless the grooms happen to be exceptionally presentable, when perhaps the back seat may have charms which we do not appreciate. In the earlier years of the Club's existence this was not so, but perhaps in a measure it is owing to the gallantry of the Coaching Club, which, taking the lead in the matter, was, in 1875, the first to invite ladies to luncheon ; a practice not adopted by the F.H.D.C. until 1878. Of the two places at which the coaches meet, the best adapted for the show is undoubtedly the Horse Gruards' Parade. The long array of horses drawn up in line like a regiment of cavalry, and the coup d^oeil of all the loads, from the front, and the oppor- tunity for the manipulation of a team afforded by the broad gravelled space, all combine to make the spectacle a finer one than when exhibited at the Magazine. Added to which there is no better vantage ground than the Duke of York's column, better even than the raised path on the right-hand side of the drive coming from Achilles' statue. The crowd which came to see the meet on the Monday follow- ing that of the Coaching Club was inferior in size, but made up in quality for what it lacked in quantity. The Princess of Wales was there in an open carriage with her children, and the Prince on Lord Fife's box-seat. The day was glorious, and though we have seen the Prater at Vienna during the Exhibition year, the Prado at Madrid in Carnival week, and Longchamps in the full glory of the Second Empire on the Grand Prix day, it is doubtful whether, for the beauty of the ladies or the excellence of horseflesh and carriages, either can equal what London can show on the occasion of a Driving Club meet. Both Clubs have still something to learn in respect to the distance which should be kept between the coaches. This is not so apparent to members on their coaches ; but if one of them will ' stand down ' at a meet, his eyes cannot fail to be offended by the leaders of one coach apparently seeking a feed of corn from the one in front, while the next coach may be eight or ten lengths behind it. The second meet of the F.H.D.C. afforded a real treat to all lovers of driving. The President of the Club, the Duke of Beau- fort, handled the reins of the leading coach. The gout unfor- tunately seldom admits of his Grace taking part in these ceremonies, and on this occasion even he had to surrender the reins soon after the start to one of his sons. The Duke has pleasant reminiscences of his earliest coaching days, when he used to join the York coach at Chippenham on his way from Badminton to school at Eton ; and to keep these memories green, his favourite colour for a coach is still the chocolate body of the old York coach, with yellow wheels picked out with black. COACHING 97 Taken altogether, the coaching meets of 1885 have been equal to any of their predecessors. A few, like Surtees' richest Com- moner in England, take to coaching, not for the love of the sport, but because it is the fashion ; and it is to these chiefly that our suggestions for improvement are addressed. There are many to whom the expense of a coach and team, to be used only at park meets, is too serious an item to afford in- dulgence in their favourite pastime. For these it is gratifying to know that the balance-sheet of way-bills and expenses of a public stage-coach does not necessarily come out with an entry on the ' loss ' side. The popularity of this form of coaching is yearly increasing, and since Lord Carington first drove the Windsor, and poor Billy Cooper the Dorking, the number of stage-coaches has increased yearly. The recent sales of horses working these coaches show that they attract good buyers. Mr. Freeman and Mr. Shoolbred hold their own, and the lovely drive to Gruildford loses none of its attractions by having been paralleled by a new railway along its entire route, while Box Hill and Dorking entertain daily a load of Londoners who thoroughly appreciate the breezes of the Surrey downs, and can almost fancy themselves on the Grrampian Hills. Some of those, too, who boast membership of the Driving Clubs might spend a day worse than sitting alongside of one of the pro- fessionals who drive these coaches on occasions when the owners are absent, for it is one thing to drive one's own made team in the Park, and quite another to drive four that you have never had in hand before, and perhaps have only seen each other two or three times. To be a coachman, a driver should be able to take up a set of harness taken to pieces, with all the buckles undone, and put it together again on his horses. How many of the members of the Clubs could do this ? Fortunately in the matter of attire we have improved upon the fashion of our forefathers, and it is no longer necessary for a smart young man anxious to be thought a ' whip ' to dress himself in a drab overcoat with buttons like cheese-plates and a low- crowned felt hat, or to knock out a front tooth to acquire the feat of exact expectoration as practised by the stage coachman. In those days men drove like gentlemen and looked like coachmen ; now their aim is to drive like coachmen and look like gentlemen. Floreat rheda quadrigalis I 98 THE YEAR'S SPORT FOUR-HORSE COACHES RUNNING FROM LONDON DURING THE SUMMER OF 1885. < Express,' to Eton, through Isleworth and Harlington, leaves London (Hatchett's), White Horse Cellar, 67 Piccadilly, at 11.15 a.m. daily (Sunday ex- cepted), arriving at 'The Christopher ' Hotel, Eton, at 1.45 P.M. Fares for Single Journey : Inside, 7s. 6d. ; Outside, 7s. Qd. ; Box Seat, 10-?. Return : Inside, 155. ; Outside, los. ; Box Seat, 20^. Start on Return Journey (Sunday excepted) at 3*45 P.M., arriving in London at 6.15 P.M. * Old Times,' to Oatlands Park and Virginia Water, through East Sheen, Rich- mond, Teddington, Hampton Court, Walton, Oatlands Park, and Chertsey, leaves London (Hatchett's), White Horse Cellar, 67 Piccadilly, at 10 45 a.m. daily (Sun- day excepted), arriving at ' The Wheatsheaf ' Hotel, Virginia Water, at 1.45 P.M. Fares for Slm/le Journey : Inside, 10s. ; Outside, 10s. ; Box Seat, 12s. 6d. Hetuj'n : Inside, 17s. 6d.; Outside, 17s. 6d. ; Box Seat, 22s. 6d. Start on Return Journey (Sunday excepted) at 3.30 p.m., arriving in London at 6.30 P.M. Windsor, through East Sheen, Richmond, Twickenham, Teddington, Hamp- ton Court, and Staines, leaves London (Hatchett's), White Horse Cellar, 67 Piccadilly, at 10.30 a.m. daily (Sunday excepted), arriving at ' The White Hart ' Hotel, Windsor, at 1.30 P.M. Fares for Single Journey : Inside, 10s. ; Outside, 10s. ; Box Seat, 12s. 6^. Return : Inside, 20s. ; Outside, 20s. ; Box Seat, 25s. Start on Return Journey (Sunday excepted) at 3.40 P.M., arriving in London at 6.40 P.M. •Perseverance,' to Dorking, through Clapham, Tooting, Merton, Ewell, Epsom, Ashstead, Leatherhead, Mickleham, and Box Hill, leaves London (Hatchett's), White Horse Cellar, 67 Piccadilly, at 11 a.m. daily (Sunday excepted), arriving at ' The White Horse ' Hotel, Dorking, at 1.45 P.M. Fares for SingU Journey : Inside, 9s. ; Outside, 9s. ; Box Seat, lis. ^d. Return : Inside, 15s. ; Outside, 15s. ; Box Seat, 20s. Start on Return Journey (Sunday excepted) at 3.15 p.m., arriving in London at 6 p.m. ' New Times,' to Guildford, through Putney, Kingston, Thames Ditton, Esher, Cobliam, Wisley Heath, and Riplej^, leaves London (Hatchett's), White Horse Cellar, 67 Piccadilly, at 11 a.m. daily (Sunday excepted), arriving at the 'White Hart' Hotel, Guildford, at 2 p.m. Fares for Single Journey : Inside, 6s. ; Outside, 10s.; Box Seat, 12s. 6d. Return: Inside, 12s.; Outside, 20s.; Box Seat, 25s. Start on Return Journey (Sunday excepted) at 4 p.m., arriving in London at 7 P.M. 'Wonder,' to St. Albans, through Hendon, Finchley, Barnet, South Mimms, and London Colney, leaves London (Hatchett's), White Horse Cellar, 67 Picca- dilly, at 10.45 A.M. daily (Sunday excepted), arriving at ' The George ' Hotel, St. Albans, at 1.30 P.M. Fares for Single Journey : Inside, 8s. ; Outside, 8s. ; Box Seat, 10s. Qd. Return: Inside, 15s. ; Outside, 15s. ; Box Seat, 20s. Start on Re- turn Journey (Sunday excepted) at 3.30 p.m., arriving in London at 6 p.m. Coaches to Bentley Priory, to Westerham in Kent, and to Hurlingham have also been on the road. COURSING. The waning of the flat racing season is the signal to lovers of the leash that their time is approaching, and that the hour is at hand when the executive of enclosed racecourses may set their pre- mises in order for the advent of the courser — and the betting man. It may be admitted readily enough that the sight of a brace of greyhounds straining every nerve, and working as greyhounds do work, is one that can hardly be excelled ; but it is equally true that, to many frequenters of coursing meetings, the most sporting part of the course is just that which is least appreciated. It may in short be questioned whether, if there were no such thing as betting, enclosed coursing would long survive. In its ancient form it would no doubt be practised. Squires and farmers would no doubt sally forth as in years gone by to test the merits of their own dogs, or to engage in friendly rivalry with a neigh- bour ; but coursing of that sort bears about the same relation to public coursing, as now carried on, as an impromptu turn up be- tween two butchers' ponies does to the race for the Derby. Public coursing is not yet much more than fifty years old, but as a sport it has taken a firm hold of the popular mind, while the training of greyhounds is carried out with as much care and skill as the conditioning of the thoroughbred horse. In another particular, too, coursing resembles racing, and that is in the craze to breed from the fastest running blood of the day. If the race is not always to the swift, it generally is, and a greyhound must nowadays be fast — a necessity that has thrown out of fashion the plodding strains of an earlier era. Despite the badness of the times, there is always plenty of money forthcoming for well-bred greyhounds, as shown by the results of the different sales, at the Barbican Eepository and else- where. 50^., or even lOOL, is now a common sum to give for a good- looking and fashionably-bred youngster, while, not long since, four saplings, by Misterton from Lady Lizzie, made over 300^. Last season as much as 400^. was refused for Stealing Away. Very different prices these from the sums that used to be paid for the best dogs. When, for instance, ' Eobin Hood,' the well-known coursing correspondent of the Fields was buying greyhounds for Mr. W. H. Punchard, he gave but lOOL for Pretender, after seeing H 2 100 THE YEAK'S SPOKT him win his second course in the Newmarket Champion Puppy Stakes. Pretender, it will be remembered, ran second to Master McGrrath for the Waterloo Cup in 1871. 'Robin Hood' also secured for 1501. Peasant Boy, who ran second to Bed of Stone for the Waterloo Cup of 1872, and second to Muriel for the same event in the following year. The Grround Game Act has, of necessity, left its mark upon coursing, and has, in its degree, no doubt contributed to the success of the meetings held in enclosed grounds. The chief of these are Kempton, Haydock, and Grosforth Parks, Plumpton, Four Oaks Park, and Wye ; and it is a sign of the growth of the sport that no less than 3,000 greyhounds competed last season at those meetings ; while the amount of the prizes alone very nearly touched the substantial sum of 23,000L Gratifying as this state of things may be to the promoters of these particular gatherings, the support accorded to them has injuriously affected the old- fashioned meetings, as they are called. For example, this year both the Newmarket and the Border Union meetings fell short of runners in the sixty-fours — an unheard-of circumstance ; yet a few years ago it was difficult to obtain a nomination for either fixture. Coursing, like racing, is somewhat overdone, and just as the 1 .0001. stakes found in the programmes of gate-money specula- tions injure many of those races in which credit and renown form part of the prize : so, in coursing, the rich stakes now offered — at Haydock Park, for instance, the puppy stakes is worth 5001. to the winner — rather discount the interest taken in older established events. In connection with coursing in enclosed premises considerable objection has been taken to the sport in that form on account of the cruelty supposed to be involved. As a matter of fact, what- ever objections may be urged against such coursing, the charge of cruelty to hares is not well founded. The owners of dogs would be the first to object to weak hares being provided, and if a comparison be made as to the number of hares killed at open and enclosed grounds, it will be found that more meet their death in the open. Nor is the reason far to seek. At open meetings the hare may be pursued as long as the dogs can follow her ; whereas in enclosed grounds there is always a city of refuge for the hare, in the shape of the outlet at the end ; and to show to what perfection hares can be brought, and the chances they have, it may be mentioned that at one meeting last season — we believe it was at Haydock Park — only nine hares were killed in the sixty-eight courses run on the first day. During the pro- gress of last season some one wrote to the papers giving a harrowing picture of weak hares and all the rest of it, but, after a second visit, found occasion to alter his views. Though slow to show itself, interest in the Waterloo Cup of COUESING 101 last season proved, in the end, as great as ever, and it would appear that, notwithstanding the big prizes now offered to him in many quarters, the public courser still covets the honours to be gained at the famous meeting which, in February last, was held for the fiftieth time. The 18th and two following days of the month were devoted to the ' blue riband of the leash,' and on each day the weather was sufficiently wintry to cause some anxiety. There was, however, no necessity for postponement, and the fixture was carried out both uninterruptedly and very success- fully. Owing to a considerable increase in the acreage of ploughed land, difficulty was experienced in arranging the heats so as to avoid the fallow as much as possible ; but though the management in this respect was admirable, the object was not always gained, and some of the running was of a severer kind than is usually seen at a Waterloo Meeting. The conclusion of the Cup was one of very rare character. Divisions at minor meetings are, of course, of frequent occur- rence, but not since 1859, when SeJby and Clive were left in at the end of the fifth round, had there been a division until last season. The two who should have run off the decider were Mr. E. Dent's bd w d Bit of Fashion, by Paris— Pretty Nell, and Mr. C. Hibbert's bd b Miss Glendyne, by Paris— Lady Glendyne, the latter being nominated by Mr. J. Hinks. Both greyhounds were in the same kennel, hence the division, which was on equal terms. Though this was the first time that Mr. Dent had held a nomination, he had been previously very fortunate in connection with the Cup, for he had the management of Princess Dagmar when she won, and Snowflight was in his kennel the year she ran up to Wild Mint. It may be also mentioned that Miss Glendyne was purchased from Mr. Dent only a short while before the Waterloo Meeting. Up to the time of dividing this great event, neither Bit of Fashion nor Miss Glendyne had ever suffered defeat. The former s successes, indeed, amounted to twenty-one courses, and besides this she had taken very high honours on the show bench. Paris, the sire of these grand greyhounds, won the Waterloo Cup in 1875, and ran up to Donald the following year. The Waterloo Purse, for dogs beaten in the first round of the Cup, was won by Mr. T. L. Reed, no (Mr. C. Murless's) r w d Masden, by Merchantman — Ella, and the Plate, for dogs beaten in the Purse, by Mr. F. Gibson, no (Mr. J. R. Marshall's) r w t d Cocklaw Dean, by Lindahl — Blawearie. The Irish coursing season was inaugurated by the holding of the Mourne Park Club Meeting, the management of which has now been entrusted by Lord Kilmorey to the hands of a club, founded since the last meeting was held. Judged by the meeting held at this picturesque spot on September 9 and following days, 102 THE YEAR'S SPORT still greater popularity than ever appears to be in store for this North-Irish fixture. The Mourne Hotel was invaded from base- ment to attic. Plenty of coursers came from Dublin ; those of the north of Ireland mustered in strong force ; some were there from the south, while England and Scotland sent representatives. The courses were decided in Mourne Park (Lord Kilmorey's), which proved in capital order ; and if the same could be honestly said of the hares, the meeting would have been a still greater success. Hares were plentiful enough, but many of them hardly gave a fair trial for the speed and stamina of a greyhound. In going through the Brownlow Stakes nothing went better than Organist, while Born a Flirt proved herself one of a batch of smartish bitch j)uppies that were seen in the Needham Purse. Morpheus showed great pace all through, and was not over- matched until he met Clamor ia the final tie for the Kilmorey Cup. The winner is a second-season greyhound, and won in the easiest fashion. In England the coursing season was inaugurated on September 23 and following days at Gosforth Park. The two Puppy Stakes — one for dogs and the other for bitches — were great successes, as, out of an original entry of 150 in each event, 104 dogs and 83 bitches accepted ; and a 64 All-aged Stake received its full com- plement. When the time came for the final ties, the three principal Stakes, viz.. The Grosforth Derby, Oaks, and Stakes, were divided. In the 4th ties in the Derby a poor hare enabled Eecord to show at slight exertion that he was much faster than Eangoon, and in the 5th tie his turn of speed stood him in good stead, as, soon leading Gateacre by three lengths, he kept well to the line of his hare. Jawblade's tie with Wine Bottles was a very protracted one, but in the end the superior pace of the former asserted itself, and then Eecord and Jawblade, two high-class puppies, divided the stakes. In the Oaks the dividers were Eequisite, Livia, and Orient ; Funny Fellow and Harvester divided the Gosforth Stakes,. and Eokeby Park and For Ever Thine the Wolsington Stakes. On the first day the hard state of the ground told its tale on more than one of the competitors, but the subsequent rain made the going excellent. The bitch puppies that took part in the Gosforth Oaks were a very good average lot, and comjmsed several that should pay their w^ay if properly placed ; though, on the other hand, there did not seem to be any puppy of exceptional merit. There are few pleasanter meetings than the South of England one held at Stockbridge, which on October 1 set the ball rolling in the South. It of course lacked the numbers of Gosforth Park,, and the prestige of some of the bigger meetings, but is thoroughly enjoyed by those who would take part in coursing amid pleasant surroundings. The competition for the Produce Stakes hardly realised early promises, as 20 out of 38 entries paid forfeit. It couKsiNa 103 was in this stake, by the way, that Clamor, the winner of the Kil- morey Cup at Mourne Park, ran his first course in 1884. With the exception of a match between Bopeep and Happy Purchase, all three stakes at this meeting were divided. Haply, Florist, and Hermes divided the Produce Stakes, Haply getting the lion's share and Hermes being excused running his bye. Hiogo, Little Fawn, and Horse Fair divided the Stockbridge Cup, while Herault and Dorrington divided the Longstock Stake for puppies. The Essex County Club Meeting at Burnham, which took place on October 13 and 14, was only a qualified success. After the support accorded to it last year it was thought that its paths were smoothed for the future, especially as a fair number of members have enrolled themselves as members of the club. For some reason or other many of them were prevented from being represented at Burnham, while the utter inaccessibility of the locus in quo — it is nearly fourteen miles from the railway station at Maldon — must, until the branch line is constructed, always act prejudicially to the meeting. On the last occasion none of the open stakes filled — a circumstance to be regretted, since there is no better coursing ground in England than these Essex marshes, affording, as they do, to every greyhound a chance of showing at his best; while another advantage is that the holders and occupiers of the land on which the coursing takes place do their utmost to further the in- terests of the club by the strict preservation of hares, which ran very strongly at this meeting. In the Burnham Cup, Brown Duchess and Disturbance had a very tiring set-to ; perhaps the best course of the whole was the final for the Burnham Oaks, for which Ee-echo beat Sealing-wax. The meeting held over the Lytham estate under the auspices of the Eidgway Club commenced on October 14. This was the opening of the Lancashire coursing season, but in two at least of the events results fell short of expectations, as in the North Lanca- shire Stakes (for dog puppies) only 40, out of 166, and the South Lancashire Stakes (for bitch puppies) only 28, out of 148, put in an appearance. Hares were so scarce on the opening day (Wednesday) that only five courses were run in nearly an hour and a half. After this, however, things were better, and there was no lack of game. On October 7 and 8 a few, but only a few, English and Scotch coursers went to Belfast, to take part in the Northern Club (Hole- stone) meeting. Mr. James Owen's land at Holestone is a sort of coursing Newmarket. Every one who goes there goes to make a serious business of coursing ; and nowhere in the three kingdoms are keener coursers to be found than in the region round about Belfast. The sport was on the enclosed system, but the hares ran uncommonly stoutly and well, many of them getting straight away and never giving the longtails a chance. The one drawback was that the 104 THE YEAR'S SPORT Stakes did not quite fill. There were but 26 entries for the Puppy- Stakes, and 24 for the Holestone Cup. It was a good omen for Capt. M'Calmont that his M'Mahon went first to the slips for the Ballyclare Stakes. He was soon upwards of twenty yards ahead of his opponent, Simple Peter, and, after wrenching three times, tripped his hare, which Simple Peter killed. The next two or three courses were nothing remarkable ; and, when it came to Deerfin's turn, scarcely any one was prepared, after his running with Platonic, to find in him the runner-up. When he contended with Master Davis he showed in better form than in the first round, but was not in it at the finish against M'Mahon. The latter ran all his courses in first-rate style. The Doagh Stakes was won by Minnewawa with nothing to spare. It was lucky for her that Pansy Blossom had to withdraw in consequence of an injury, as the latter would almost surely have beaten her. The two winners met, according to conditions, for the Baird Challenge Cup, in which M'Mahon defeated Minnewawa. In Scotland the pursuit of the hare is a form of sport that does not appear to be very zealously supported. There are but two packs of harriers north of the Tweed, while coursing seems to be losing ground. Such at least was the impression left on the mind after the Carmichael meeting, and it was confirmed by the almost total failure of the once-flourishing Perthshire fixture, which took place on October 13. Last year's gathering ended in something very like a fiasco, but that of 1885 was a still greater collapse. This is to be regretted, for Sir Alexander Mackenzie had preserved hares very strictly for the Perthshire Meeting, and the Secretary, now pretty well restored to health, had worked his hardest in the interest of coursers. The dinner was attended by less than a score of persons, who, confronted with w^hat threatened to be a dire failure, pledged themselves to do all in their powder to resuscitate the flickering embers of the Perthshire Club. Although coursing was not started till past eleven — there was a twelve-mile drive before business could begin — hares were so easily found that the short card was run once through in about forty minutes. The Delvin Stakes were divided, Balbirnie and Paganini III. being the successful pair. The former is a more than useful puppy, while the latter is probably destined to do well in better company than he met at Perth. It was more or less a fluke that Holkham Belie was credited with the G-owrie Stakes, as she was by no means in good condition. Her owner wished to divide, but the proprietor of Rob Roy HI. did not see the force of the pro- posal, so the final course was run oflf. Rob Roy III. soon stretched out three lengths in front, was soon up to the hare, and only just missed killing it. After that he ran wildly, and allowed Holkham Belle, who took advantage of every mistake on the part of her opponent, to win. COURSING 105 Only small entries were found at the Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine Meeting, which came off on October 15 — another instance of how coursing is losing its hold ori North Britons. Although the Border Union Meeting (October 27, 28, and 29) passed off with success, it had a somewhat narrow escape from a downfall. Organisation of the best is a sine qua non with coursing meetings, and when it became known that the gentlemen who have for some time filled the posts of Secretary to, and President of the Committee, had signified their intention of resigning, there was a widespread fear that failure, partial at least, would ensue. Sir F. Grraham, however, threw himself heart and soul into the breach, and eventually, with a reconstituted committee, the meeting may be said to have taken a new lease. It is pleasant to be able to record a complete success in 1885. Most of the best-known coursers nominated dogs, and the form shown was good. Fifty-three courses made up the first day's work. With Tuesday's remanet, sixty-four courses had to be decided on Wednesday, the 28th, on the morning of which a fresh start was made in very cold weather. Coursing on the second day took place over some of the best ground of the meeting, and, hares being fairly plentiful, the sixty-four courses were run off in seven hours, the day's work finishing soon after 4 p.m. In coursing on open {i.e. unenclosed) land, all localities do not give the same chances to game and dogs. For insta^nce, some of the fields visited during the meeting were comparatively small, a state of things that favoured the hares found in them, but told against the dogs that were sHpped after them. Thursday began with something like a sell. Long- town Station w^as the place appointed, but on arrival there the company were told to make the best of their way to Eose Trees, two miles off. Vehicles had been sent away, so the journey was performed on foot, to the accompaniment of a grumbling chorus. Nor was the extra toil repaid by the improved quality of sport, as hares were somewhat scarce. The Netherly Cup was the first event on the card, and the first course was won by Petrarch, whose course with Skittles was the feature of the Ridgway meeting. Miss Jamieson, an Irish bitch, nearly extinguished her chance against Gaffer by falling heavily in making the turn. Her opponent promptly scored a point ; but the bitch getting up again won her trial with ease. The running and victory of Miss Jamieson was by a long way the most notable circumstance in connection with the meeting. Cocklaw Dean, the runner up to Mineral Water for the Netherly Cup a twelvemonth ago, was favourite, and Miss Jamieson was so little thought of that 100 to 1 could be obtained about her. We do not often hear of nice old-fashioned odds like these being landed nowadays. When it was all over, those who had lost their money declined to believe in the truth of the form. Despite his relation- 106 THE YEAR'S SPORT ship to Mineral Water, Gaffer, her first opponent, is only a mode- rate dog certainly ; but when Miss Jamieson sent Cocklaw Dean, Petrarch, and Harpoon to the right about, she showed form nothing less than first class, as she went so fast as to really give none of the others a look in. When she came to tackle Sailing Away (late Marden) the pair by this time having a good deal out of them, they were accommodated with a very stout hare. A second time did Miss Jamieson nearly throw her chance away, as she ran wide after leading by two lengths ; but matters were equalised just afterwards by Sailing Away blundering after scoring a points This let in the bitch again, who eventually won her course. In consequence of this piece of hard work the stake was divided, Mr, Jewell's representative — the owner himself was not present — agreeing to accept something less than half of the whole amount. Miss Jamieson is a second season greyhound, and her victory is an improvement upon her running 3rd, in 1884, for the Needham Purse at Mourne Park, and her division of the Newton Stakes at the Haydock in the same year. Whether Miss Jamieson would show to the same advantage on a wider stretching area, like Altcar for instance, remains to be proved. People could hardly believe their eyes when they saw Sailing Away belie his name by being so slow in starting; but, on reflection, they accounted for this by the suggestion that he did not like the heavy stubble over which the course was run. Harpoon and Haymaker had such hard work on the middle day that their defeat was all but certain. In the Border Union Stakes the puppies engaged did not, ae; a rule, maintain their earlier form. The defeat of Decapolitan may perhaps be explained away by the fact that it was trying him very highly to bring him out so soon after Mourne Park, where, after running very cleverly, he divided the Brownlow Stakes. The same may be said of Swiss Girl, who in the previous week divided with her sister Aileen after some heavy work ; but the owners and trainers of puppies and two-year old horses sometimes forget that there is a limit to endurance. With notice of a somewhat dis- agreeable episode the remarks on this meeting must be brought to a conclusion. Mr. Hutchison's Clyde Pet, who had previously beaten Cursuta, made so wretched a show against Prestige as to cause her owner to come to the conclusion that she had been ' got at.' She fell over, and it was at once supposed that she had injured herself, but that supposition turned out to be wrong. It would probably prove to the benefit of both bodies, if the proposed amalgamation of the Sussex County Club with the South of England Club were to become an accomplished fact, as both bodies are somewhat weak in members. This remark is prompted by the fact that the Sussex County Club meeting, fixed for October 29, came to very little more than nothing ; a disastrous thing to happen to a club that has held its head up for about fifteen years. couEsiNa 107 The draw took place at Brighton, but only about six people were present ; and so small were the entries that one day easily sufficed to finish the card. This must have been a great disappointment to the occupier of the land over which the coursing took place ; for, so successfully had he preserved hares, that a heavy two-day programme might have been got through. To the doors of the Longstock meeting must be laid part of the failure attending the fixture of the Sussex men, as on October 28 and 29, the Longstock meeting — which by the way was not advertised, nor thought of, until the Sussex gathering had appeared in the list of fixtures — was held at Stockbridge. This clashing naturally affected both places, as the entries for the events at Stockbridge did not fill. Hares were fairly plentiful, considering that the meeting under notice had to depend upon the game left over after the South of England meeting. Here and there matters dragged a bit, but what hares there were ran stoutly. The Barnton Coursing Club, whose meeting took up the two last days of October, is one of the oldest institutions of the kind now in existence ; and until its antiquated rules were recently superseded by those of the National Club, it was notable for being governed by a code that was absolutely unique. Reconstituted, and with a new and energetic president, the club bids fair to carry on one of the best open meetings that can be found — certainly the best in Scotland. The night before the meeting took place, a band of poachers made a determined attempt to take advantage of the collection of hares that would probably be found, for in one fence no fewer than forty-three snares were discovered. November 3 and three followingf days saw the Newmarket Champion meeting in full swing. Unwilling as we may be to confess it, there is no getting away from the fact that the glories of this once famous meeting are on the wane. Not so very many years ago, a visit to Newmarket was one of the events of the coursing season, but to-day it holds quite a secondary place in the estimation of coursers, who keep their greyhounds in reserve for the enclosed meetings, at which larger sums of money can be won. On the 4th, the second Gosforth meeting came off. There were 150 entries for the Gosforth St. Leger, but only 61 went to the slips, the batch left in comprising, however, some well-bred youngsters, and a few that had distinguished themselves earlier in the season, such as Mr. Lea's Lovelace and Let Go, both by Clyto — Stylish Lady ; Mr. Dunn's Dauphin, Demoiselle, and Wearside, Mr. Russell's Red Ribbon and Rival Chief; the latter cost 145 guineas. Red Ribbon is a very clever but rather slow bitch, and was beaten for pace by Let Go. The weather was against the enjoyment of the first two days, but Friday's coursing was a success, and the hares ran better than on the two preceding days. Mr. C. W. Lea's brace of puppies, Lovelace and Let Go, divided 108 THE YEAR'S SPORT the chief event, the St. Leger, and showed that he has a very strong kennel of puppies. He has better luck with his greyhounds than with his racehorses. Mr. Lea's pair are evidently in the right strain, as their brother, Caterham Masher, proved himself a fast dog at Newmarket. Mr. Clift, it is said, expressed himself as of opinion that Lovelace and Let Go were the best youngsters he had ever bred since Clj'to. Among a lot of meetings in the early part of November, the Southport gathering showed that Lancashire remains true to its old love of coursing. The chief events filled, while the two sixteens only came a little short of the full complement. The weather was rather against Southport, but several other fix- tures have been in the same boat this season. The competing greyhounds were not, as a whole, of the highest class ; but, as a set-off, hares were plentiful and stout, the going was excellent, and the sport more exciting than might have been expected from a perusal of the card. It was rather late before the draw took place, and at the time-honoured process of calling over the card not a single bet was made. The feature of the meeting was perhaps the running of Griencotho in the North Meals Cup. It was only a short time previously that he had divided the Border Union Stakes, and now he, a puppy, wins three fairly severe courses. Bringing him out so soon was taxing him rather heavily, but after the way he performed at the Border Union meeting, when he ran like a real good dog, his owner no doubt found it hard to forego the chance of securing a valuable prize. The running of his course with Grlasgow showed Griencotho to be a very game dog, and after the tiring work he had had his owner unques- tionably did the right thing in drawing him, and not letting him start against Meals. The absurdly-named Mineral Water Bottles is possibly not quite so good as some people think him. Both at Gosforth Park and here he ran fast, but he is not a cut-and-come- again sort of dog ; and after running a couple of courses he ran with far less dash than characterised his earlier attempts. Some of the greyhounds seen at Southport must be classed among the ^ have beens.' Such, for instance, is Nolan, indisputably past his prime, and by no means the dog he was when he ran his memor- able trial with Green tick. Plymouth Gin, it was rather thought, belonged to a bygone age, but the sequel showed that she still retains much of her old form, while Born a Comet, after running two capital courses, had luck against him in the third. The Southport Stakes brought out a couple of good ones in Jack and Hurry On, who divided. The latter perhaps showed the most cleverness, but the former was inferior to nothing in the way he went through the deep ground. The Kinver Hill Meeting (November 10) brought enjoyment to many, and good fortune to Mr. Beirne, a new recruit to the COURSING 109 leash, who divided three stakes through the exertions of three puppies by Leader — Blanche May. Bon Soir divided the Kniver Hill Stakes with North Malvern ; Biddy M'Grath the High Grove Stakes with Childhood Home ; and Bright Agnes went shares with Charles III. for the Stourbridge Stakes. The several events at this meeting always fill well, and the exceptional stock of hares that are invariably on the estate prevents delay, and goes far to make the meeting the success it is. Both artist and tradition have contributed towards associating together the name of Amesbury and the sport of coursing ; but the thread was broken some seven years ago, and it was only this year (1885) taken up by the South of England Club again obtaining lease to course over the well-known downs. The meet- ing took place on November 11 and 12, and it is on the cards that there may be an open meeting at Amesbury in February. Hares were found in satisfactory quantity, but being wild as the pro- verbial ]March hare, they generally made a move before they were wanted. The tenants of Sir Edmund Antrobus seem very keen on coursing, and if the permission to use the downs be not withdrawn, there is every chance of the sport doing well in this its old home. Fair quality was well represented by Gladsome, the runner up for the Craven Challenge Cup, who might have been returned the winner had she not met with a hare as strong as a moorland fox ; by Suppliant, the winner of that stake ; by Hiogo, sister to Clamor ; Quemadmodo, Hunt the Slipper, &c. The Challenge Cup pro- duced a series of excellent courses, in some of which victory did not always rest with the swift, for a dog had to be ' fit as a fiddle ' to win after three or four journeys after Amesbury hares. It was only supjerior stamina and condition that enabled Dorring- ton to win the Amesbury Stakes against Florist, as he is not by any means a puppy possessed of great pace. There should by rights have been another course, but after Courser had run his last trial he took himself off and was lost. Considering the great clashing of meetings all the week, the Scarborough executive did pretty well with their gathering on November 10 and 11. Lord Londesborough, who is as great a friend to coursing as he is to rowing and coaching, granted the use of his land, and in spite of a wet opening day, the venture was a success. Upon Lord Alvanley's theory that a race between two slow horses is as exciting, if closely contested, as a match between two fast ones, the Scarborough coursing, at which the greyhounds were only moderate, provided a good deal of sport. The chief event was the Dennison Stakes, won by a clever, plodding dog. Butcher Eobinson. Harvest Time II., on the other hand, has pace, but seems to require a ten-acre field to turn in. At Scarborough coursers were in what may be termed a natural country, a pleasing relief from the endless enclosed meetings. no THE YEAR'S SPORT Notwithstanding the liberality of the Duke of Buccleuch, the Sanquahar Meeting ( Upper Nithsdale Club) does not attract the patronage it merits. On the opening day, November 12, the numerous hares that had been kept for the meeting lay well, and were so plentiful that the whole proceedings, forty-five courses, were over by two o'clock. The hares, however, varied a gi eat deal ; some were good, some were bad ; but one thing is certain, viz. that the number of the killed was unusually large. The stakes for all ages filled well, but the only puppy known to fame was Sham, who did nothing at the Border Union Meeting, after winning the Covington Stakes at the Carmichael fixture. On the second day the already small card was made still smaller by the fact that the Kellowater Stakes would be divided among the four left in over night. On the same days (November 1 1 and 12) the Moneyglass (Co. Antrim) Meeting came off. In contradistinc- tion to the state of things in Scotland, the All- Aged Stakes fell short of the proper number, but the Puppy Stakes filled. Among the youngsters were Pansy Blossom, who ran so well at Holestone a month before, where she met with an accident from which she has not yet recovered ; Minnewawa, the winner of the Bitch Puppy Stakes at the same meeting ; and Mrs. Groggles, who divided the Needham Purse at the Mourne Park gathering. Among the older dogs were Alsopx^, Master James, Master Frank, Guard On, and Pompey, representatives of fair, if not of the highest, class. The number of kills were much larger than they would have been had these stout Irish hares known where the place of escape was. As it was, many were killed because they were completely lost. A very much larger card might very well have been drawn up for November 12, the Thirsk Open Meeting. Large fields are found in the neighbourhood, on which the coursing takes place ; low fences enable a good view to be obtained ; and the bulk of the hares are driven from the small inclosures and 2:)lantations. Unlike some other meetings that have been noticed, very few hares were killed at Thirsk, a circumstance that few are found to regret. Complaints were made about the judging and slipping, but, with all deference to coursing men, this form of grumbling is not un- common. At some of the most important meetings the verdict of the judge is now and then impugned, and often by persons who are not in a position to see all the details. The following week brought Southminster (Essex) and the Altcar Club gathering, two meetings that clashed. For the second time this season the Great Eastern Eailway to Maldon was utilised on November 17, en route for Southminster, the locus in quo of one of the very best coursing grounds in England. Open land, and hares both numerous and stout, are surely ample compensation for the trouble and expense of the long drive that must be undertaken until the branch line to Burnham COURSING 111 shall be completed. A sharp frost over-night hardened the ground a good deal, but by the time coursing began the sun shone out with welcome warmth, and the land speedily became good going. By way of giving some idea of the supply of game, it may be men- tioned that, on the first farm drawn, no less than thirty-four trials were run. Some very useful puppies were seen in the South- minster Derby. Snowstorm II. ran a good dog, and in his first trial, though he got a bad start, soon made up lost ground, and by his great pace gave his opponent a point. Snowstorm II., however, did nearly all the scoring, and when the hare escaped had plenty in hand. His next victory was less easily gained, as Kick Up ran very cleverly, and Snowstorm II. only came at the finish just in time to win. In running off the second ties, Paddington Pet lost sight of the hare for a time, so Snowstorm II. obtained a long lead, and eventually the verdict. Whisky Hot — not a very happily named dog — likewise did some good performances, and finished up by dividing with Snowstorm II. The Peer, after winning a couple of courses cleverly, came to grief through striking the top of a bank with such violence that he turned completely over, and injured himself so badly that he died very soon afterwards. Happy (to By, who ran well all through, won the Southminster Oaks, but was beaten by Whisky Hot for the Essex Cup. Mr. Hale, however, the owner of Happy Gro By, could well afford to lose, as in addition to the Southminster Oaks he secured the D'Arcy Cup with Happy Monarch (late Kingston); the Dengie Hundred Stakes with Happy Star; and the Turn Cole Stakes with Happy Christmas, a dog with a fine turn of speed. Several circumstances combine to make the Altcar Meeting one of exceptional interest, and it is a pity that it clashed with Southminster, though, of course, the latter was the one to suffer. The Altcar running generally has an important bearing upon the Walterloo running ; several likely to do well on the latter ground being seen at iVltcar. Last season — that of 1884-5 — the Altcar Club were only able to bring off one of their meetings, as the frost of January 1884, that stopped all sport for which soft ground is indispensable, caused an abandonment. On Tuesday, Novem- ber 19, it seemed not unlikely that a repetition of the disappoint- ment would ensue, as there had been two nights' severe frost. As a matter of fact, coursing had to be postponed till the 20th. The dog puppy stakes (Sefton Stakes) was the first event; for this 39 out of 1 1 7 accepted. If the number was small the quality was good, as among the acceptors were Kidgway dividers in Minsca, Hiero, Sensational, and Scorcher ; while in addition were Bridgewater, Flash Red, Prado, Frome, and Claudian, all dividers, or fair per- formers at some previous meeting or other. On Friday business stopped short of the original limits, as at twenty minutes past four the stewards postponed the coursing, in consequence of the bad 112 THE YEAR'S SPORT light. Still, seventy-six courses was a wonderfully sharp piece of business, that would have been impossible had hares not been found in abundance ; though, at the same time, had they been a little less numerous, a few more courses might possibly have been added to the already gigantic total. As it was, two or three hares came by the slipper at the same moment, causing that functionary to stay his hand until a more favourable op]3ortunity presented itself. Sometimes a hare favoured one dog greatly, but, in the main, the trials were true tests of the merits of the respective dogs, and stood out in strong contrast to some of those in 1884, when, the drains being nearly dry, hares kept running into them, causing no end of flukes. The Haydock Park open meeting took place on December 1 and following days, when, after so excellent a programme had been issued, it was a pity that the entries for the Palatine Cup should have fallen short of the proper number. There was a large attendance of coursing men and the public, and good sport was witnessed, a circumstance that was all the more to be rejoiced at, inasmuch as Lord Sefton made his first appearance at an enclosed coursing meeting. Pansy Blossom, who divided the Haydock St. Leger with Whitley Stag, was sold for 130L So far as the number of dogs competing is concerned, the Kempton Park December meeting was a success ; but the public did not accord to it that amount of support the management might have expected. The December Stakes resulted in a great surprise. The owner of Delvin, the winner, had so little faith in the chance of his nomination that he did not back him for a shilling, though some lucky speculators invested a trifle on him at 50 to 1. The runner up, Clyto IV., was another rather despised one, who only cost 201. the week before at Plumpton, which meeting, to- gether with that of Four Oaks, had been previously stopped by- frost after one day's running had taken place. The pleasant Corrie meeting, in connection with which Sir R, Jardine's interest takes the form of providing the land, a hand- some prize, and a substantial lunch, only just missed being inter- fered with by the frost. Subscribers were obtained in satisfactory numbers for the several events, and, but for the rain, which fell heavily, there would not have been anything to detract from an unqualified success. In January the valuable Kempton Park Grreat Champion Prize, worth 1,000^. to the winner and 400^. to the second, will be decided, when some smart dogs will make their re-appearance. A good many, including Grreentick and Gray City, who met in last year's Waterloo Cup, are in reserve for it. CRICKET. ABOUT THE 'NATIONAL' CKICKET OF LAST SEASON. By F. gale. It did not want the wisdom of a Solon to compose the above title, though it was a matter of much thought. Without the slightest wish to depreciate the pleasures of sensational cricket weeks, which are mixed up with music and dancing, lawn tennis and theatricals, the real cricketer pure and simple looks to matches in which the hopes and fears of residents in English towns and villages far away from the scene of action are centred for the love of cricket only; so under the title ' National ' Cricket will be set forth for the most part county cricket proper, which may be truly styled the 'national' cricket of England. It will be impossible to insert the analyses of the bowling in the different matches ; the space is too limited for publication of all the scores even, as sometimes as many as four or five counties were contending in the same day. Occasionally an analysis is added. In every case the * return ' follows the first match regardless of dates, otherwise the order of the matches is arranged chronologi- cally in the different classes, so we shall start with May and end in September. Anyone wishing to study all the details of all matches must consult one of the admirable cricket annual calendars or almanacks, which can be bought anywhere for a shilling. The extras will be recorded at the end of each match, so that during the winter months captains may consider whether the game is worth the candle, if they choose, in the absence of a Sherwin, a Pilling, or a Lyttelton, to leave the rear unguarded. It is certain that extras, not only owing to the number of runs which they give, but also to the dispiriting effect which they have in the field, have lost many a match during the last year. And there is one matter of great moment well worthy of the consideration of those who are effacing the old traditions of the game, which is that they are abolishing the very foundations of it. From time immemorial, as fags at school or as little village boys anxious for coppers on the green, the first initiation into cricket was going longstop ; the little boys of the first-named class found that a fearless I 114 THE YEAR'S SPORT acquaintance witli the ball saved them from kicks, and the last- named class found that good long-stopping promised them half- pence ; so boys looked on the ball as a trusty friend. The custom of an unguarded rear came from the Australians, who had a superb wicket-keeper ; it became a Cockney vice, and has spread through- out England. Another thought occurs about national cricket during the past season, which is, the palpable decrease of good amateur bowling, and the great abuse of the license as regards style which was allowed with a view to handicap the lawn-like or rather billiard-table-like grounds of to-day, and to enable a large number of amateurs to learn to pitch a length without bowling wides, and to supplement the pro- fessional talent when overtaxed. The wides have disappeared almost entirely, but the length balls have not increased ; but, especially in county clubs, the throwing has also great eccentricity. In bowling the wildest styles have sprung up, so that we sometimes see a strong man, after going through the contortions of a Laocoon and the spasms of a man in a tit, produce a slow leg long hop, which is hit as a matter of course to the ' on,' where there is no field, for a four boundary hit, amidst much applause. It is such rubbish that it matters not whether it is or is not a ' throw.' The fact is that Grentlemen will not practise. In bygone days before schools were under professionals — who are of much more assistance in ' steadying down ' youngsters who have acquired freedom of arms and legs in their own self-taught way than in cramping their youthful energies — boys learnt bowling by trying to pitch a length at a single stump with a bail on the top, and practising at odd times for their own amusement, and so learnt the art. We say it advisedly, that in every school and in every club there should be a ' bowling school,' where boys and men in the latter could go for half an hour or more — without any batsman — and have the opportunity of bowling on a good pitch, well rolled, with creases marked ; they will soon find out if they can or cannot do it, for bowling is to a great extent a gift, and some never can accomplish it, and the sooner they know it the better. Cobbett and Hiilyer, and Daniel Day, Mr. G-eorge Yonge of the past, Alfred Shaw, Peate, Barlow, Briggs, Mr. A. Gr. Steel, and the best men of the present, have been and are known for the ease and apparent simplicity with which they did or now do deliver the ball. This is simply a natural gift plus hard practice. This can never be accomplished in clubs until every committee- man is a practical cricketer, so that all practice details can be carried out under a member whose word is law, and for that matter all details should be carried out under the eye of an efficient master. The Oxford and Cambridge match this year showed a lament- able dearth of 'coming' bowlers; in the schools which played CEICKET 115 at Lord's there was little real lasting bowling (the best promise was in the Eton and Harrow match) ; and in one school which had brilliant batting both the bowling and fielding were absolutely bad. Too much net practice ! too much net practice ! not enough of bowling and fielding ! is the cry of the old school, in love, but not in anger. Mr. Christopherson, Mr. Horner, and Mr. Toppin showed in ' Grentlemen v. Players ' that there is some quick and straight bowling still ; and great pace and accuracy must make its mark, but quick bowling which is erratic is utter rubbish. It is the length which tells, and dozens of amateurs who have never really tried might learn to pitch a length with accm-acy, and would be useful in minor matches, and even make change bowlers in a county match, for constant change is the road to victory. Be it remembered that a fresh bowler, whom the batsman has never seen before, puts a batsman on the fidget, and gives him something fresh to think about ; and therefore we say advisedly that the foolish practice of four trial balls simply means * giving the batsman the tip ' of what he may expect. The great secret of the success of Surrey twenty or five-and-twenty years ago was that every professional in the eleven was an all-round man, and could bowl, bat, and field, and that is the secret of the success of the Northern elevens generally. The adverse criticism which the old-fashioned school make on modern cricket is (1) the custom of crowding the off-side and leaving the on-side wholly bare and the rear also ; (2) the apathy of all clubs in not making any attempt at some arrangement towards lessening ' boundary ' runs, by running out all hits against permanent fences which are out of the way of the crowd ; (3) the waste of time. One match this year which was lost on the post was wholly attributable to the fault of leaving nearly three-fourths of the ground unguarded. Kuns were runs, and in two overs off the same left-hand bowler, there was a boundary bye for four, a snick for four, and the batsman seeing there was no one behind or on the on-side, turned one off his leg which went to the boundary for four more, and took one off his leg to square leg for four more. During these two overs there were seven men, i.e, more than half the eleven, occupying the same quarter of the ground ; the remain- ing three-quarters were guarded only by bowler — man to save one on the on-side near the bowler, wicket keeper and short slip — the fact was specially remarked on at the time, by a knot of those old school muffs, who know nothing, and who prophesied before the event happened that the misplacing of the field would lose the match. One man near the boundary behind wicket-keeper, and one man to the leg would have saved twelve out of those sixteen runs — and two from the off-side could well have been spared — and would probably have saved the match. The modern critics on the old school are much more unjust 116 THE YEAR'S SPORT than the old school are towards modern players; for the old school admit most willingly and pleasurably the wonderful excel- lence of a great deal of the play of to-day, though at the same time they accuse many of the modern cricketers of following foolish fashions, and of throwing aw^ay runs which they may and often do want, and moreover they set a miserable example to youngsters who come to see the matches. One more word about cricket, and this applies not to national only but to cricket generally, in some clubs. The golden rule used to be that ' once in the eleven, always in the eleven ' for the season, provided a player was regular and attentive and worked hard and efficiently in the field and was safe to save runs, even if he had a run of bad luck in batting — Mr. C. G-. Taylor, when he was the ' Grilbert Grrace ' of England years ago, got into an unlucky groove for several matches running. Batting is only one part of the game. The only exception as respects changing the eleven was when some very brilliant player was available, and then someone had to stand out. The great evil of to-day in many places is the horrible 'whispering gallery' — miscalled a committee room — and meddling impostors. There always are men who creep on to committees occasionally, and who form a clique, and they are always undermining some one who is in the eleven to try and get him out, for some friend of their own, above them in social position perhaps, and whom they are toadying ; and unfortunately they sometimes succeed. This kind of thing throws a whole eleven out of gear, and when one good ' mate ' (that is the old word dear to Miss Mitford, in her County Cricket Match) is shelved, the others say 'Whose turn next, I wonder ? ' and the fresh man, if he ever was any good, loses his confidence by an uneasy consciousness that he is not wanted by the eleven or the public ; consequently he turns out an utter failure, and is the cause of lost matches. A captain should be as firm as steel against any alteration of his eleven who are getting along well ; his is a public trust ; the cricket funds are public money, and he is bound to be above friendship, fear, and prejudice. Moreover, he should have his eyes and ears open for discovering new recruits, and should see them tried and try them himself, even at a little expenditure of his time and money. If there is such a tribunal as a Match Committee, it should con- sist of three utterly independent and known competent judges, who should sit with closed doors, away from all officials and eaves- droppers, and the only member of the eleven on the committee — if any — should be the captain, and all three should sign the list of players. So let us all remember that cricket is simply a grand national game for promoting good fellowship, harmony,, and as a trial for pluck, science, and temper, and nothing more. CRICKET 117 THE PEINCIPAL INTER-COUNTY MATCHES. SURKEY r. ESSEX. 3Iai/ 11 and 12, at the Oval. Surrey went in first— score 238— Mr. W. W. Read, 143 ; Abel, 49. Essex, first innings 67 — Jones, 48 —second innings 123 (following on). Mr. C. E. Green, 26 — won by Surrey, single innings and 48 runs. For Essex, Silcock b 6 wickets — for Surrey, Bowley b 6 wickets 1st innings. Lohmann in 2nd innings b 39 overs, S3 runs, 7 wickets. Extras : Surrey, 6 ; Essex, 10. June 15, 16, at Leytun, Return Match. Surrey went in first for 355 — Mr. W. W. Read, 214, without a mistake almost; Beaumont, 48; M. Read, 41; Abel, 21. Essex, 1st innings 67; 2nd innings 114 — Mr. F. H. Stevens, 44 runs by very fine batting, especially ' cutting ; ' Mr. C. E. Green 26— won by Surrey single innings and 174 runs. Wickets, Bowley, b 9 ; Mr. Horner, 4 ; Beaumont, 4 ; for Surrey, Mr. Bishop, 5 ; Silcock, 3 for Essex. Extras : Surrey, 13 ; Essex, 9. SURREY r. HANTS. 3Iat/ 14, 15, at the Ocal. Hants went in first for 32. Surrey, 461 — Mr. J. Shuter, 135 ; Abel, 34 ; Mr. Diver, 67 ; Lohmann, 28 ; Mr. Roller, 92 ; Wood, 38. Hants.. 1st innings 32 ; 2nd innings 149, of which Messrs. Bonham Carter, Armstrong, and Pember scored 40, 20, and 30. Surrey won by an innings and 280. Lohmann b 12 wickets for 34 runs. Extras : Surrey, 14 ; Hants, 26. July 6, 7, at Southamjjton, Ileiurn Match. Surrey went in first for 390. Mr. Bowden, 125 ; Abel, 72 ; Mr. W. W. Read, 50; Mr. Diver, 31; Lohmann, 22; Bowley, 46. Hants 104 and 34. Mr. Lacey made 35, the only important score for Hants above 13. Lohmann b 12 wickets. Surrey won in an innings and 252 runs. Extras : Surrey, 8 ; Hants, 6. SUSSEX V. NOTTS. May 14, 15, 16, at Trent Bridge. First Innings. Tester, c Shaw, b Shore Mr. G. W. Wyatt, b Attewell Mr. E. J. M'Cormick, c Shaw, b Attewell Mr.R. T. Ellis, run out Mr. W. Humphreys, b Wright Jesse Hide, c Sherwin, b Shaw Quaife, c Sherwin, b Shaw Phillips, c Bean, b Shaw Mr. C. A. Smith, b Attewell A. Hide, c Shaw, b Attewell Juniper, not out B5,lbl Sussex. Second Innings. 28 c Sherwin, b Attewell 3 14 b Attewell 2 1 b w, b Attewell 10 17 c Sherwin, b Barnes 21 45 c Shaw, b Barnes 3 52 c Selby, b Attewell 3 2 not out 20 7 c Shaw, b Attewell 5 b Attewell 10 6 c Shaw, b Barnes 22 c Attewell, b Barnes 4 6 B 1 Total. ,. 201 Notts. First Innings. Total Ounn, st Phillips, b Humphreys ... 44 Scotton, b A. Hide 1 Barnes, c J., b A. Hide Flowers, c Juniper, b Humphreys... 54 Selby, not out 28 Attewell, b A. Hide 1 Bean, 1 b w, b Humphreys 3 Total. 80 W. Wright, c Wyatt, b A. Hide 11 C. Shore, c J. Hide, b Tester 8 x\. Shaw, C. Ellis, b Juniper 1 Sherwin, b Tester 8 B 4,lb4 8 167 118 THE YEAR'S SPOET In the second innings Gunn scored, c Humphreys, b Juniper, 63 ; Scotton (not out), 39; Barnes (not out), 10; 1 b, 2.— Total, 115. Attewell, b 500 balls; 95 runs ; 10 wickets. Notts won by 9 wickets. Extras : Sussex, 10 ; Notts, 7. " SUSSEX V. NOTTS. July 20 and 21, at Brighton. Return match. Sussex. Second Innings. First Innings. Gr. N. Wyatt, c Sln-ewsbury, b W. Wright 4 Tester, b Flowers 10 P. Coles, st Sherwin, b W. Wright... 3 H umphrey s, b W . Wright 1 J. Hide, b W. Wright W. Newham, c Attewell, b W. Wright 2 G. Brann, b W. Wright 19 C. A. Smith, c Barnes, b W. Wright 33 J. Phillips, c Shrewsbury, b W. Wright 8 H. Phillips, not out 1 A. Hide, c and b Flowers 6 Extras .. 6 c C. W. Wright, b Flowers b W. Wright 6 b Flowers c Scotton, b W. Wright 10 c C, b W. Wright b Attewell 24 c and b Attewell 7 c Gunn, b Barnes c Sberwin, b Flowers 1 b w, b W. Wright 13 not out Extras 7 Total 93 Notts. Total 73 Attewell, c H. Phillips, b Smith ... 32 W. Wright, c H. Phillips, b Smith 6 Shaw, not out 17 Sherwin, b Tester 14 Extras 8 Total 262 Notts won in 1 innino-s and 96 runs. Shrewsbmy, b Smith 1 Scotton, b Humphreys 10 Barnes, c H. Phillips, b Humphreys 101 Flowers, b A. Hide 2 C. W. Wright, St H. Phillips, b Tester 33 Gunn, 1 b w, b Humphreys 16 Selby, run out 19 Flowers b 35 overs, 8 runs, 3 wickets Extras : Notts, 13 ; Sussex, 8. YORKSHIRE v. SUSSEX. May 18, 19, 90, at Bradford. Yorkshire, first innings, 377. Sussex, 105 ; drawn through wet. Ulyett, 53 ; Bates, 50; Mr. Woodhouse, 63; F. Lee, 60; Peel, 41 ; Emmett, 53 ; Peate, 31. Sussex, H.Phillips, 18; A. Hide, 12 ; Juniper, 14; Humphreys, 20 ; Mr.M'Cor- mick and Elhs 11 each. Extras : Yorkshire, 2 ; Sussex, 16. Avgust 24, 25, 26, at Brighton. Betnrn Match. YORKSHIRE. Second Innings. b Tester 91 c Humphre3'S, b J. Hide 37 c Wyatt, b A. Hide 80 c PhilliiDS, b Newham 25 First Innings. Ulyett, c Phillips, b Tester 82 HaU, c Phillips, b J. Hide 87 F. Lee, run out 11 Grimshaw, st Phillips, b Humphreys 32 Mr. W. H. Woodhouse, c A. Hide, b Tester 22 Bates, c Whitfeld, b Blackman 25 Peel, c and b Blackman 28 Preston, st Phillips, b Humphreys... 2 Emmett, c Humphreys, b Tester ... 6 Hunter, not out 12 Peate,runout 7 Byes 7,1b 4, wl 12 cand b Humphreys 4 not out ... b A. Hide 80 7 not. out Byes 8, 1 b 5, w 1 14 Total .326 Total 345 CEICKET 119 Sussex. Mr. H. Whitf eld, b Preston 7 Tester, b Bates 43 Mr. W. Newham, c Bates, b Peel ...101 Mr. F. M. Lucas, b Peate 63 Humphreys, b Emmett 8 J. Hide, c Hunter, b Peate 44 Mr. G. N. Wyatt, c Emmett, b Peel 22 Mr. A. Blackman, c. Ulj^ett, b Peate Mr. G. Brann, b Bates 40 H. Phillips, c Bates, b Peate A. Hide, not out 27 Byes 7, 1 b 4, w 2 13 Total 368 Ulyett and Hall in both innings went in first, and brought the score to over 100 before parted. Drawn match, owing to rain ; no play on 23rd. Extras : Sussex, 2Q ; Yorkshire, 13. We append analysis of this great match. O. M. Peate 50 ... 23 Preston 35 ... ]2 Bates 45 ... 17 Bo7i'ling Analysis. — Sussex. R. w. I o. ... 67 ... 4 ; Peel 38 ... 82 ... 1 Emmett 32 ... 83 ... 2 I Hall 2 Emmett bowled two widest. M. R. w. 12 . . 71 . 2 16 . . 45 . .. 1 . . 7 . .. Yorkshire. First Innings. O. M. R. J. Hide 41 ... 22 ... 57 A. Hide 31 ... 21 ... 29 Tester 57*1 ... 32 ... 64 Humphreys ... 35 ... 4 ... 92 Blackman 35 ... 20 ... 44 Newham 12 ... 5 ... 28 Second Inning?, W. ! O. Y. R. W. . 1 J.Hide 51 ... 26 ... 61 ... 1 . A.Hide 27 ... 12 ... 38 ... 2 . 3 Tester 34 ... 12 ... 67 ... 1 . 2 Humphreys 19 ... 1 ... 63 ... 1 . 2 Blackman 31 ... 15 ... 59 ... . Newham 13 ... 4 ... 25 ... 1 Lucas 1 ... ... 9 ... Brann 3 ... ... 9 ... SURREY V. LEICESTER. Maij 18, 19, at the Oral. Surrey first innings, 335. Mr. Bowden, 24 ; Abel, 86 ; Mr. W. W. Read, 94 ; Mr. Roller, 86 ; Wood, 57. Leicestershire 97, of which Mr. Hay scored 16 and Wheeler 23 ; and 185, of which Wheeler scored 107. Won by Surrey in one innings and 53 runs. Extras : Leicester, 5 ; Surrey, 8. At Leicester, Sejjtemher 1. Return JSIatcli. One day's play, owing to wet. Leicester went in first for 81. Five wickets of Surrey fell for 186. Warren, Turner, and Rougher scored respectively 16, 15, and 10 for Leicester. For Surrey, Abel, 32 ; Mr. Bush, 42 ; Mr. W. W. Read, 53 not out; M. Read, 42. Drawn. Extras : Leicester, 13 ; Surrey, 9. MIDDLESEX v. SURREY. May 21, 22, 23, at LoriVs. Weather very bad. Seven double figures only in the match, viz., Maurice Read, 69 ; Mr. Roller, 14 ; Beaumont, 20 ; Wood 10, for Surrey ; total, 166. For Middle- sex ; Mr. A. J. Webbe, 20 ; Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, 17 ; Mr. W. Scott, 15. Middle- sex, 1st innings, 25 ; 2nd innings, 77. Surrey went in first, Middlesex followed on. Surrey won single iniiings by 64 runs. Beaumont b 12 wickets for 48 runs. Extras : Surrey, 15 j Middlesex, 5. 120 THE YEAR'S SPORT June 9 and 10, at Oval. Return Match. SUEEEY. First Innings. Mr. E. J. Diver, b Burge Abel, b Burge 12 Mr. W. E. Roller, c Glreatorex, b Burton 10 Mr. W. W. Read, c Robertson, b West 45 Mr. J. Sliuter,c Hadow, b Burge ... 8 Read, 1 b w, b West 11 Mr. M. P. Bowden, c and b Burton 5 Lohmann, c Burton, b Burge 11 Beaumont, b Burge 5 Barratt, c West, b Robertson 1 Mr. C. E. Horner, not out B5,lb3,wl 9 Second Innings. b Robertson 2 c Webbe, b We&t 14 b Robertson 3 b Robertson 1 bWest b West 15 b West c Hadow, b West c Webbe, b Robertson 4 b Robertson 1 not out 12 B 5,lbl,nb3 9 Total ,120 Total 61 Middlesex. First Innings. Mr. A. J. Webbe, b Lohmann 33 West, c W. W. Read, b Beaumont... Mr. O. S. Wilson, b Beaumont 4 Mr. T. Greatorex, b Lohmann Mr. S. C. Newton, c Roller, b Beau- mont 16 Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, b Beaumont 3 Mr. E. M, Hadow, c M. Read, b Lohmann 12 Mr. G. R. Burge, c Diver, b Loh- mann 1 Mr. J. Robertson, not out 8 Mr. W. Williams, b Beaumont 2 Burton, b Lohmann B 6, lb3 9 Total. Second Innings. b Lohmann 12 b Horner 24 b Lohmann 5 Beaumont, b Lohmann 6 runout c Lohmann, b Beaumout 2 b Horner = 13 c M. Read, b Beaumont ..., 1 b w, b Horner c M. Read, b Beaumont 4 not out 2 B 11,1b 2 13 Total 81 Very bad weather again. Surrej^ went in first and won by 12 runs. West and Mr. Hadow made a stand for a while, but the match was played in the mud, which destroyed the interest. Beaumont and Lohmann, each b 8 wickets. Mr. Robertson, West, and Mr. Burge b o wickets each. Extras : Middlesex, 18 ; Surrey, 22. SUSSEX r. HANTS. 3Iay 25, 26, 27, at Brighton. Sussex. Mr. G. N. Wyatt, c Heath, b Dible 50 Tester, c Hall, b Armstrong 40 Mr. W. Newham, c Powell, b Currie 82 Mr. R. T. Ellis, c Currie, b Dible ... 30 Humphreys, b Dible 20 J. Hide, b Dible 9 Mr. G. Brann, 1 b w, b Dible Quaife, b Dible 6 H. Phillips, b Dible A. Hide, not out 8 Juniper, b Young 10 B 3, w2 5 Total. 260 CRICKET 121 First Innings. J. H. Armstrong-, h w, b Juniper ... Mr. C. R. Seymour, c Wyatt, b Hum- XDhrej^s Mr. A. B. Heath, c Quaife, b Juniper Mr. E. O. Powell, run out Mr. E. M. Hall, c Brann, b Hum- phreys Mr. E. W. Looker, c Phillips, b Humphreys Dible, b Juniper Young, c Phillips, b Humphreys ... Mr. E. Barratt, b Juniper Mr. C. E. Currie, not out Mr. Wood, absent Extras Hants. Second Innings. c J. Hide, b A Hide 1 c Quaife, b J. Hide 3 b J. Hide 1 c A. Hide, b Humphreys 34 b Humphreys 17 st Phillips, b Humphreys 2 c A. Hide, b Juniper 12 st Phillips, b Humphrey's 5 not out 13 st Phillips, b Humphreys 5 absent Extras 7 Total 87 Total 109 Dible, a Surrey ground bowler who belongs to Hants, b 50 overs for 60 runs and 7 w. Sussex won single innings by 61 runs. Mr. Powell, of Cambridge, who formerly played for Surrey, made two good scores, and is a viuch finer bat than his critics think, but his fate is not singular. Extras : Sussex, 11 ; Hants, 5. August 3, 4, 5, at Southamjdon. Hampshire, First Innings. Mr. A. Andrews, run out 1 Mr. A. L. Watson, b Hide 22 Mr. E. 0. Powell, b Humphreys 42 Mr. F. E. Lacey, b. J. Hide 8 Mr. G. H. Longman, b A. Hide 14 Mr. A. H. Evans, b A. Hide 12 Mr. H. Armstrong, c Phillips, b Hum- l^hreys 11 Leat, b Humphreys 18 Dible, c Coles, b Humphreys 22 Mr. C. E. Currie, not out Willoughby, b Humphreys Lb 3 Return Match. Second Innings. b A. Hide c PhiUips, b A. Hide b A. Hide c J. Hide, b A. Hide.. st Phillips, b A. Hide b Tester 45 73 36 3 33 c Humphreys, b Tester 2 not out 18 c Humphre}^ b A. Hide 27 c Tester, b A. Hide 3 b Humphrey's 5 Extras 13 Total. 153 Sussex. Total 258 First Innings. Mr. G. N. Wyatt, c Leat, b Evans... 31 Tester, c Evans, b Dible 9 Mr. A. Blackmail, c Armstrong, b Currie 73 Mr. P. Coles, c and b Evans 1 Humphreys, b Currie 9 J, Hide, b Evans 7 Mr. G. JBrann, b Currie 4 Comber, b Currie 7 H. Phillips, b Currie A. Hide, c Leat, b Evans 7 Mr. C. J. Hoare, not out 4 B 13, w 1 14 Second Innings, b Currie b Currie 15 b Currie b Willoughby 14 b Armstrong 55 st Leat, b Currie ;.. 3 c Dible, b Evans run out 8 not out 27 c and b Armstrung 6 b Dible 8 B 6, lb2 8 Total 166 Total 144 The boot was on the other leg this time : Hants had a better side and won by 101 runs. This shows how strong counties may become if they can get their best eleven, Mr. Powell again with full double figures. Mr. Currie took 9 wickets, A. Hide b 9 and Humphreys 6 wickets. Extras : Hants, 22 ; Sussex, 16. 122 THE YEAE'S SPOET NOTTS V. SUKKEY. Mag 25, 26, 27, at NoUinghavi. Surrey, First Innings. Abel, st Sherwin, b Wright 15 Mr. J. Shuter, c Bean, b Wright ... 2 Mr. E. J. Diver, c Gunn, b Wrighl; 5 Mr. W. W. Read, c Sherwin, b Wright 10 M. Read, c Shrewsbury, b Attewell 5 Mr. W. E. Roller, e Shrewsbury, b Barnes 2G Lohmann, b Shaw 25 Beaumont, b Barnes Wood, c Attewell, b Barnes 14 Barratt, not out 15 Mr. C. E. Horner, b Attewell 6 B -t Second Innings. b Flowers 5 b Barnes 48 c Shaw, b Barnes 3 b Gunn 56 and b Attewell runout 20 b Barnes 6 b Attewell 12 c Sherwin, b Gunn 1 st Sherwin, b Attewell not out 4 Extras 2 Total 127 Notts First Innings. Shrewsbury, b Barratt 24 Scotton, c Abel, b Lohmann Barnes, c and b Lohmann Gunn, b Barratt 57 Flowers, c Wood, b Horner 24 Selby, b Beaumont 3 Attewell, c M. Read, b Beaumont ... 3 Bean, c Abel, b Lohmann Wright, not out 2 Shaw, b Horner 4 Sherwin, c and b Beaumont B 3, lb 3 6 Total. 166 Second Innino-s. c Abel, b Lohmann 11 b Horner 27 b Beaumont 5 b Beaumont 2 b Beaumont 35 not out 0' Extras 9 Total. 123 Total 89' Surrey went in first — match ended in a draw — Notts having lost their fi.ve best wickets and wanting 82 runs, Gunn was the sheet anchor of Notts. The scoring good and ' level ' throughout. Lohmann and Beaumont bowled in grand form. Extras: Surrey, 15; Notts, 6. NOTTS V. SURREY. August 3, 4, 5, at the Oral. Notts. First Innings. Shrewsbury, b Jones 51 Scotton, b Abel 42 Barnes, c Abel, b Lohmann 49 Gunn, c Diver, b Beaumont 17 Flowers, b Jones 13 Mr. C. W. Wright, b Boaunion t 17 Selby, b Jones Bean, b Beaumont 14 W.Wright, b Jones 10 Attewell, c Diver, b Lohmann 22 Sherwin, not out 5 B 13, lb 9. nb 1 23 Second Innings. c and b Abel 16 b Jones 3 bAbel not out 59 c Abel, b Beaumont ' 10 c and b Abel b Jones 33 runout 27 bAbel 27 run out 1 c Jones, b W. W. Read 35 Bl,lb3... 4 Total 263 Total 215 CRICKET 123 Surrey. Abel, c Shrewsbury, b W. Wright... 8 Lohmann, b Attewell 30 Jones, b Attewell 14 Beaumont, not out 1 Mr. K. J. Key, absent B 5,lb8 13 Total 257 Mr. H. W. Bainbridge, c Sherwin, b W. Wright 11 Mr. J. Shuter, c Sherwin, b W. Wright 11 Mr. W. E. Roller, c Sherwin, b Barnes 15 Mr. W. W. Read, c Gunn, b Barnes 135 Read, c Shrewsbury, b Barnes 6 Mr. E. J. Diver, b Mowers 13 Another draw. Nearly 29,000 people paid at the gate in the three days. Splendid all-round cricket both sides. Sixteen double figures on Notts' side. Mr. Read made one of his brilliant innings at the right time, well backed by Lohmann and Jones, who stayed with him. Jones, who bowled for the first time this year, took 6 wickets, and Abel, who has been much kept back, 5. Mr. Bowden and Mr. Horner were left out of the eleven, to the great detriment of Surrey. Extras : Surrev, 27; Notts, 13. YORKSHIRE v. KENT. JlJa// 25, 26, at Sheffield. Yorkshire. First Innings. Ulyett, c G. C. Hearne, b Christo- pherson 1 Hall, c Collins, b Wooton 10 Bates, c A. Hearne, b Christopher- son H. Lee, c Pentecost, b Christopher- son 3 Mr. W. H. Woodhouse, run out 13 Grimshaw, c Patterson, b A. Hearne 21 Peel, 1 b w, b A. Hearne 9 J. T. Rawlin, c F. Hearne, b. A. Hearne 3 Emmett, b A. Hearne Peate, c Wooton, b A. Hearne 18 Hunter, not out Bl.lbl 5 Second Innings. c Christopherson, b A. Hearne not out 32 St Pentecost, b A. Hearne 4 b A. Hearne c Pentecost, b A. Hearne 3 c and b Christopherson 5 st Pentecost, b A. Hearne 12 c Pentecost, b A. Hearne 16 b A. Hearne b A. Hearne c and b Wootton 4 Lb 5 Total 86 Total 81 Mr. R. S. Jones, b Peel F. Hearne, c Hunter, b Peel G. G. Hearne, c Rawlin, b Peate Mr. W. H. Patterson, c Hunter, Peel O'Shaughnessy, b Bates Mr. S. Christopherson, b Peel ... Collins, b Peel Kent. First Innings. Wootton 37 2 29 10 bPeel 13 A. Hearne, 1 b w, b Peate 3 H. Hearne, not out 1 Pentecost, st Hunter, b Peel B5,lb3 8 Total 105 In the second innings Mr. R. S. Jones scored, b Emmett, 18 ; F. Hearne, run out, 0; G. G. Hearne (not out), 30; Mr. W. H. Patterson (not out), 14 ; b, 1.— Total, 63. Wonders wall never cease. No one would have dreamed of Yorkshire going out twice for under 90 runs. So it was, and Kent won by eight wickets. A. Hearne bowled 226 balls, for 48 runs and 13 wickets, and fitted Tom Emmett with a pair of spectacles which just suited his sight, Mr. Christopherson took 4 wickets. Peel bowled 7 wickets. Hall's 32 was the longest score for Yorkshire. P. Hearne and Mr. Patterson did most with the bat for Kent. Extras : Yorkshire, 8 ; Kent, 10. 124 THE YEAR'S SPORT YORKSHIRE v. KENT. August 3, 4, 5, at Canterhit/ry. Kent. Return Match. F. Hearne, c Hunter, b Bates 18 Mr. F. A. Mackinnon, c Peate, b Harrison 57 G. G. Hearne, b Peate 71 Mr. W. H. Patterson, c Grimshaw, b Harrison 67 Mr. R. S. Jones, c Hunter b Peate 2 Rev. R. T. Thornton, b Preston 8 Lord Harris, c Lee, b Harrison 30 Mr. S. Cliristopherson, b Harrison... A. Hearne, c Hunter, b Emmett ... 12 Wootton, b Preston 22 Pentecost, not out 4 B 13, lb 5, w 3 21 Total .312 First Innings. Hall, b Wootton 1 Ulyett, b A. Hearne 77 Bates, c Mackinnon, b Chi'istopher- son Grimshaw, c Mackinnon, b Wootton G F. Lee, c Harris, b Christopherson . 9 Preston, b Wootton Peel, c Pentecost, b Christopherson 2 Emmett, c Pentecost, b A. Hearne... 10 Hunter, b A. Hearne 18 Peate, not out 8 Harrison, b A Hearne 1 B 4,lbl,nb 1 6 Yorkshire. Second Innings. ,. 1 not out 12 ,. 77 b Christopherson c Thornton, b Christopherson 11 c AVootton, b Christopherson 9 not out 27 b Wootton 28 B 11,1b 1 12 Total .138 Total 99 Lord Harris did well to have a Match drawn unfortunately owing to wet. real good county match in the Canterbury Week, rice North r. South, I. Z. matches, &c., and likewise to make a bold stand with his Merry Men for 312. Yorkshire, after getting 1 38, had to follow on, and lost four wickets, with a deficit still of 75. Mr. Patterson's was the best display of scientific batting, and Ulyetfs was tlie biggest score ; not tliat his play is intended to be disparaged by tliis remark, but Mr. Patterson's was extra good. Mr. Christopherson bowled 6 wickets. Extras : Yorkshire, 21 ; Kent, 18. DERBYSHIRE v. SURREY. May 28, 29, at the Oral. Derbyshire went in first and scored 151. Shacklock, 30 ; Wood-Sims, 22 ; Mr. Docker, 37 ; Chatterton, 18 ; Dr. Dixon, 15. Surrey followed and scored 289, of which Mr. W. W. Read scored 123 by very fine cricket ; Maurice Read, 51_; Lohmann, 21 ; Wood, 18 ; total, 289. Derbysliire onl}^ scored 76 in second innings, of which Chatterton made 25 very well. Beaumont b 8, and Lohmann 6 wickets of Derbyshire, and Shacklock, a Surrey ground bowler who belongs to Derby, took 5 Surrey wickets. Surrey won single innings by 62 runs. Extras : Surrey, 10 ; Derbyshire, 23. August 6, 7, 8, at Derhy. Return Match. Surrey. Mr. E. Diver, c Disney, b Walker... 9 Mr. J. Shuter, c Sugg, b Chatterton 84 Mr. W. E. Roller, b Cropper 13 Mr. W. W. Read, c and b Wood-Sim si 09 Read, c Hall, b Walker 40 Abel, b Cropper 92 Mr. M. P. Bowden, b Walker 10 Lohmann, c and b Shacklock 1 Wood, c Hall, b Shacklock 5 Jones, c Sugg, b Walker 18 Beaumont, not out 6 B 17, lb 5 22 Total. 409 CRICKET 125 First Innings. Derbyshire. Second Innines, Shacklock, c Shuter, b Beaumont ... Wood- Sims, c Abel, b Roller Mr. W. S. Eadie, c Wood, b Roller 26 Mr. L. C. Docker, c W. W. Read, b Beaumont 4 F. H. Sugg, b Lohmann 35 W. Chatt'erton, b Jones 29 Mr. E. A. J. Maynard, c Shuter, b Beaumont 35 Cropper, not out ] 6 Hall, c Diver, b Lohmann 17 Mr. Gr. G. Walker, b Lohmann 5 Disney, c Abel, b Lohmann 5 B 10,lb4 14 c Shuter, b Roller 6 b Jones 24 c Abel, b Roller 18 b Jones b Jones 4 not out 60 runout runout 1.8 b Roller 12 b Roller 48 b Roller B3, lbs .,. 8 Total 166 Total. 193 The return match had more interest — though again Surrey won by single innings, this time by 50 runs. Mr. W. W. Read, by scoring treble figures, again came off. Derby showed twelve double figures and much good batting, especially that of Chatterton. Walker, for Derbyshire, took 4 wickets ; Mr. Roller 7 for Surrey. Extras : Surrey, 22 ; Derby, 22. LANCASHIRE v. KENT. Ma]/ 28, 29, 30, at Manchester. First Innings. Barlow, 1 b w, b A. Hearne 3 Mr. A. N. Hornby, b Christopherson 2 Mr. E. Roper, b Christopherson Mr. O. P. Lancashire, c Jones, b. Christopherson 3 Robinson, c H. Hearne, b Christo- pherson Briggs, c and b Wootton 58 Mr. J. E. Kershaw, b Christopherson 10 Watson, b Wootton Pilling, b Christopherson 2 Crossland, c Christopherson, b A. Hearne 22 Nash, not out B 8 Lancashire. Second Innings. c Christopherson, b H Hearne 35 b Wootton 61 b Christopherson 27 b A. Hearne c Pentecost, b Wootton 27 run out 115 b Wootton not out 18 c Pentecost, b A. Hearne 1 c Harris, b Wootton c Harris, b Wootton B l,lb2,nb 1 4 Total. First Innings. Kent. Mr. F. A. Mackinnon, c Kershaw, b Crossland 26 F. Hearne, b Crossland 22 Gr. G. Hearne, b Crossland 11 Mr. W. H. Patterson, c Pilling, b Barlow 31 Mr. R. S. Jones, st Pilling, b Barlow 21 Lord Harris, b Crossland Wootton, run out 2 Mr. S. Christopherson, b Barlow ... 13 A. Hearne, not out 1 H. Hearne, b Watson 1 Pentecost, b Barlow 5 B 3,1b 3,w2 8 108 Total 288 Second Innings. b Barlow o b Barlow 22 b Barlow 9 b Watson 13 runout 60 c Roper, b Crossland 33 c and b Watson 9 b Watson b Crossland n b Crossland 24 not out 13 Bll,lb8 19 Total 141 Total. 213 126 THE YEAR'S SPORT Lancashire went in first and won the match by 42 runs — the batting on both sides was very fine. Briggs was in two hours and twenty-five minutes for his grand score. Mr. Christopherson, certainly one of the finest quick bowlers in England, took 6 wickets for 41 runs in the first innings. No return, as Lord Harris refused to play against Crossland (very justly, as we think), who was dis- qualified subsequently for Lancashire by the M.C.C. Extras : Kent, 12 ; Lanca- shire, 27. MIDDLESEX r. YORKSHIRE. June 4, 5, at Lord's. First Innings. Middlesex. Second Innings. Mr. A. J. Webbe, c F. Lee, b Peel... 34 run out ... West, c Emmett, b Peel 42 Mr. S. W. Scott, b Peate 24 Mr. G. B. Studd, c Bates, b Peate... 21 Mr. A. W. Ridley, c Wormald, b Peate 1 Mr. T. S. Pearson, b Emmett 12 Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, c Ulyett, b Peate 18 Mr. C. E. Cottrell,c Bates, b Preston 46 Mr. J. Robertson, b Emmett Mr. W. Williams, c H. Lee, b Peate 7 Burton, not out 16 B 6.1b 4 10 b Peate 3 b Peel c Preston, b Peate 1 c Bates, b Peate 4 c Ulyett, b Emmett 30 b Emmett 25 cHall, b Emmett 22 not out 15 st Wormald, b Emmett 3 st Wormald, b Emmett B 10 Total 231 Total. First Innings. Yorkshire. Second Innings. 113 Ulyett, b Cottrell 71 Hall, c Williams, b Cottrell 32 Bates, c Studd, b Burton 13 Grimshaw, b Cottrell Peel, c Robertson, b Burton 14 F. Lee, c Paravicini, b Burton Preston, c Webbe, b Cottrell 1 H. Lee, b Ridley 12 Emmett, not out 25 A. Wormald, c Cottrell, b West 11 Peate, b Robertson 22 B ll,lb8,nb 2 21 c and b Burton 14 not out 39 b Cottrell 37 lbw,b Pearson 23 not out 5 runout c Williams, b Cottrell B 5, nb 2 7 Total 222 Total 125 A very fine match — though Middlesex came short home, beaten by 5 wickets. Eight double figures on each side first innings. Peate took 8 and Emmett 7 wickets for Yorkshire. Mr. Cottrell 6 for Middlesex in the match. Extras : Yorkshire, 20 ; Middlesex, 28. August 17, 18, 19, at Sheffield, Return JMateli. First Innings. Middlesex. Second Innings. Mr. A. E. Stoddart, b Harrison 3 Mr. E. H. Buckland, b Preston 36 Mr. T. C. O'Brien, b Bates 29 Hon. A. Lyttelton, c Peate, b Preston 14 Mr. A. J. Webbe, c Hunter, b ^.ates 8 Mr. E. M. Hadow, not out 44 West, c Hall, b Preston 5 Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, b Bates 1 Mr. E. M. Butler, b Preston Mr. J. Robertson, b Preston 11 Burton, c Peate, b Preston 5 B9,lb2,w2 13 c Lee, b Peate 21 b Preston c Hunter, b Preston 56 b Preston 2 b Peel 26 c Peel, b Peate 56 b Preston 23 c and b Peel h w, b Peate 7 b Harrison 11 not out 6 B 13,lb5 18 Total 169 Total .226 CEICKET 127 First Inning's. Yorkshire. Second Innings. Ulyett, st Lyttelton, b Burton Hall, st Lyttelton, b Burton 8 Grimshaw, b Burton Bates, b Kobertson 1 Lee, b West 72 Peel, c Stoddart, b Buckland 7 L Preston, b West 11 Emmett, b West 2 Hunter, b West 17 Peate, st Lyttelton, b West 4 Harrison, not out Bll,lb9 20 c Robertson, b Burton 6 c Robertson, b Burton 12 b West 37 c Pjuckland, b Burton 1 c Buckland, b Burton 5 c Paravicini, b Burton 17 cO'Brien, bWest 22 b Robertson 16 b Robertson 1 not out 8 c Hadow, b West 13 B 5,w2 7 Total 201 Total 145 The tables were turned in the return, and every one was pleased to see Mr. A. J. Webbe ' blooded ' by a victory of 49 runs, showing that Middlesex, in spite of the retirement of Mr, I. D. Walker, which all cricketers regret, is still a grand county. Mr. Lyttelton is a tower of strength to Middlesex ;" Preston, the York- shire colt, scored two double figures, and took 10 wickets. Burton and West, for Middlesex, took 8 wickets each ; Mr. E. M. Butler, the Harrow captain, who won the Eton match by cool judgment and captaincy ' on the post,' broke ground in a county match, and we wish him a long and prosperous career. Extras : York- shire, 31 ; Middlesex, 27. KENT V. SUSSEX. Jime 4 and 5, at Gravesend. First Innings. Sussex. Second Innings. Mr. G. N. Wyatt, c Tonge, b Christo- pherson Tester, bWootton 7 Mr. J. M'Cormick, c Pentecost, b Christopherson Humphreys, c Wootton, b A. Hearne 17 J. Hide, b H. Hearne 30 Quaife, c Thornton, b A. Hearne ... 1 Coomber, b A. Hearne 6 J. Phillips, run out 8 H. Phillips, not out 23 A. Hide, c H., b A. Hearne 7 Juniper, b Christopherson 3 B 1,1b 3 4 b A Hearne b G. Hearne c Hine-Haydock, b A. Hearne 1 not out 22 b G. Hearne 10 b Wootton 38 b Christopherson c G. Hearne, b Wootton 23 c Wootton, b A. Hearne 2 c Pentecost, b Christopherson 1 run out 31 B 22, lb 5 27 Total. 106 Total. First Innings. Kent Mr. T. R. Hine-Haycock, b Juniper 20 F. Hearne, c H. Phillips, b Tester... 13 G. G. Hearne, c H. Phillips, b Juniper 6 Mr. J. N. Tonge, c H. Phillips, b Juniper 1 Rev. R. T. Thornton, b A. Hide 22 Wootton, c H. Phillips, b Juniper... Mr. S. Christopherson, c A. Hide, b Juniper 10 Martin, b Tester A. Hearne, b A. Hide 9 H. Hearne, b Humphreys 6 Pentecost, not out 2 B7, Ibl 8 155 Second Innings. b M'Cormick 42 b J. Hide 23 st H. Phillips, b Humphreys 11 c Juniper, b Humphreys not out 59 b Juniper not out 15 Bl, lb2, nb2 5 d Total 97 Total. 165 128 THE YEAR'S SPORT These two old opponents, who have fought their battles for many and many a decade, met at the old Bat and Ball ground. Quaife, the Sussex colt, showed up well — as did Mr. Hine-Haycock for Kent. The parson, of course, was in good form. It was poor Juniper's last match against Kent ; he bowled 6 wickets. Mr. Christopherson b 5 and A. Hearne 7 wickets. It was a real good match, and those who look at J\Ir. Thornton's score may feel quite easy about ' Church disestablish- ment ' being a dead letter in Kent ; he is grand at a finish when wanted. Kent won by 5 wickets. Extras : Kent, 31 ; Sussex, 13. August 10, 11, 12 at Brigldon. Beturn Match. Kent. Mr. A. J. Thornton, b Blackman ... 27 F. Hearne, b J. Hide 25 G. G. Hearne, c Newham, b Hum- phreys 66 Mr. W. H. Patterson, c Wyatt, b Humphreys 143 Eev. R. T. Thornton, st Phillips, b Humphre^^s 59 Mr. F. Marchant, b HumiDhreys 7 First Innings. Sussex Mr. L. Wilson, b J. Hide IS A. Hearne, st Phillips, b Humphreys 4 Wootton, not out 16 H. Hearne, st Phillips, b Humphreys 4 Pentecost, c and b Humphreys 6 B 15, lb 6, w 1, n b 7 29 Total. Second Innings. Mr. G. N. Wyatt, b A Hearne 14 Tester, c G. Hearne, b A. Hearne ... 3 Mr. W. Newham, b Wootton 1 Mr. F. M. Lucas, b Wootton 35 Mr. A. Blackman, b Wootton 7 Humphreys, st Pentecost, b A. J. Thornton 35 J. Hide, b Wootton 54 Mr. P. Coles, c G. Hearne, b Wootton 3 H. Phillips, not out 13 Mr. C. J. Godfrey, b G. Hearne 7 A. Hide, c Wilson, b Wootton B 3,lbl 4 399 15 b Wootton c sub., b A. Thornton 8 b H. Hearne 49 c and b A. Thornton c and b A.Thornton 5 c H. Hearne, b A. Thornton 29 b Wootton 5 c H. Hearne, b Wootton 18 b Wootton 2 not out 6 b Wootton 1 Extras 24 Total 176 Total 157 Kent went in first and made a very large score. Mr. A. J. Thornton and F. and G. G. Hearne's joint contribution of 118 runs followed by the partnership of the Eev. Mr. Thornton and Mr. Patterson (two of the most dangerous men in England when ' set ') for 202 shook the ' confidence ' of Mr. Wyatt, who has played for three and is welcome in all counties, and whose motto should be ' omne solum forti patria est.' The loss of Juniper was much felt by Sussex. The poor fellow took 6 wickets in the first match and scored 31, run out. Kent walked over and won by an innings and ^^ runs, though Sussex showed some fine batting. Wootton^ who certainly is one of the verj' best head bowlers in England, bowled 11 wickets. Humphreys took 7 wickets. Extras : Kent, 28 ; Sussex, 29. DERBYSHIRE r. LANCASHIRE. June 4, 5, 6, at Manchester. First Innings. Derbyshiee. Second Innings. Shacklock, b Watson 2 Wood-Sims, b Barlow Mr. W. S. Eadie, c Littlewood, b Watson F. Sugg, c Watson, b Barlow Mr. L. C. Docker, b Watson Chatterton, c and b Barlow 15 Cropper, b Watson 5 Mr. G. G. Walker, c Leach, b Watson 1 Stubbings, b Barlow 8 Disney, c and b Watson 14 W. Mycrof t, not out bVcs 9 c Littlewood, b Barlow c Crossland, b Watson.. 9 30 runout 62 not out 81 1 b w, b Crossland 12 c Hornby b Crossland 9 b Crossland 80 c Biddulph, b Watson 5 c and b Barlow st Littlewood, b Crossland b Crossland 16 B 6,lb8 14 Total 54 Total 318 CRICKET 129 Lancashiee. First Innings. Barlow, b Chatterton 15 Mr. O. P. Lancashire, b Chatterton 24 Kobinson, c and b Chatterton 4.5 Mr. W. E. Leach, 1 b w, b Shacklock 44 Briggs, b Chatterton Mr. G. H. Biddolpji, c Eadie, b My- crof t Mr. A. N. Hornby, c Docker, b Shack- lock 16 Whittaker, not out 22 Watson, b Mycroft Crossland, c Sugg, b Mycroft 11 Littlewood, b Stubbings 5 B 12,1b 3 15 Second Innings. c Cropper, b Chatterton 29 b Chatterton 4 runout 6 lbw,b Mycroft 12 c Disney, b Shacklock 4 18 b Cropper 1 b Chatterton 11 c Disney, b Cropper c Stubbings, b Cropper 4 not out 6 st Disney, b Cropper 1 B 4, 1 b2 6 Total 215 Total 84 Cricket is a funny game. Derbyshire went first, and tumbled out for 54, with two couple and a half of ' ducks ' — score 318 in their second innings. Lancashire put on a handsome score in their first, and had to go out for under 90 in their second innings, and lost the match by 73 runs. Watson and Barlow bowled 8 wickets each. Chatterton bowled 7 wickets, and Cropper, who bowled at the finish, 4 wickets for 16 runs. Extras : Derbyshire, 21 ; Lancashire, 23. DERBYSHIRE v. LANCASHIRE. August 3, 4, at Dei'hy. Return Match. Derbyshiee. 4 16 20 First Innings. F. Shacklock, st Kemble, b Watson W. Wood- Sims, b Watson Mr. E. A. J. Maynard, c Yates, b Watson Mr. L, C. Docker, run out F. H. Sugg, b Watson W. Chatterton, b Watson 14 W. Cropper, b Watson 11 Mr. W. S. Eadie, not out 18 W. Hall, c Yates, b Watson Mr. G. G. Walker, b Barlow 12 J. Disney, b Barlow 5 Leg-byes 3 Second Innings. c Steel, b Briggs 3 c Steel, b Briggs 10 c Watson, b Briggs 1 c Kemble, b Briggs 3 c Kemble, b Briggs 4 c Steel, b Briggs 6 b Briggs 15 b Watson 31 b Briggs c and b Briggs 4 not out Byes 10 Total 108 Total 87 Lancashire. Mr. 0. P. Lancashire, st Disney, b Hall 40 R. G. Barlow, c Chatterton, b Crop- per 26 W. H. Bower, c Disney, b Hall 2 J. Briggs, b Cropper 24 W. Robinson, b Hall 2 S. Haggas, c and b Hall 18 Mr. E. E. Steel, b Hall 16 G. Yates, not out 12 Mr. A. T. Kemble, c Sugg, b Hall 4 A. Watson, b Cropper 3 Nutter, c Hall, b Chatterton 18 B 11, lb 4 15 Total 180 In the second innings of Lancashire Mr. 0. P. Lancashire scored (not out) 9 ; R. G. Barlow (not out), 7.— Total, 16. Derbyshire went first again, and made 108. Lancashire headed them by 72, and in Derbyshire's second innings Briggs shut them all up except one, whom Watson bowled. Watson bowled 7 wickets in the first innings. Briggs is indeed a little wonder, like Abel, his brother ' short one,' both of whom, according to blatant self -constituted judges, are ' too small, sir, for county form,' Hall bowled 6 wickets for Derbyshire. Extras : Derbyshire, 15 ; Lancashire, 13. K 130 THE YEAE'S SPORT YORKSHIRE v. DERBYSHIRE. Jmie 8, 9, 10, at Huddersfield. Derbyshire went in first and scored 103 ; Yorkshire followed with 162, and won in one innings and 6 runs. Derbyshire all out for 5.3 in second innings. F H. Sugg made 24, and Mr. Docker 41 for Derbyshire. The chief scorers for Yorkshire were: Bates, 55; Grimshaw, 27; Peate, 29; Mr. A. G. Day, 16: and Hunter and Preston 10 each. Peate took 10 and Emmett 8 wickets. Cropper, for Derbyshire, b 25 overs, 6 wickets, for 45 runs. Extras, Derby, 5 ; Yorkshire, 3. August 10, 11, 12, at Derhy. Return Matcli. YOEKSHIEE. First Innings. Second Innings. Ulyett, b Shacklock b Shacklock 48 Hall, not out 37 c Disney, b Chatterton 18 Grimshaw, c Disney, b Shacklock... 12 Bates, c Disney, b Shacklock 6 F. Lee, b Shacklock Peel, c Shacklock, b Cropper 10 Preston, c Wood-Sims, b Cropper ... 6 Emmett, b Shacklock 9 Hunter,b Shacklock 2 Peate, b Shacklock 6 Harrison, b Shacklock B5,lb3 8 c Shacklock, b Chatterton 57 b Chatterton b Shacklock 35 runout 2 b Shacklock 6 not out 9 c Disney, b Chatterton 1 c Marlow, b Shacklock 4 c Chatterton, b Shacklock 8 B 6,lb2 8 Total 96 Total Derbyshire. First Innings. Cropper, b Harrison Wood-Sims, b Harrison 4 Mr. W. S. Eadie,b Peate 23 Mr. L. C. Docker, b Peate 10 W. Chatterton, b Preston 62 F. H. Sugg, 1 b w, b Emmett 34 Mr. E. A. J. Maynard, b Preston .. 37 Shacklock, b Preston 26 Hall, st Hunter, b Peate 1 Marlow, not out 6 Disney, b Peate 5 B12,lb3 15 B ,196 Second Innings. 1 b w, bPeel 13 not out cHall,b Peate 24 not out 11 c Bates, b Peate st Hunter, b Peate 1 c Hunter, c Peate Total 223 Total 54 Tables reversed. Drawn match, most in favour of Derbyshire ; bowling on both sides admirable— Shacklock took 13 wickets, bowling 336 balls for 143 runs. Peate took 8 wickets. Chatterton's batting very firm. Extras : Yorkshire, 20 ;. Derbyshire, 16. GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. SURREY. June 11 and 12, at the Oval. Surrey. Second Innings. First Innings. Read, c Griffiths, b Woof 29 Abel, b Woof 1 Mr. E. J. Diver, c and b Woof 3 Mr. W. W. Read, b Woof 73 Mr. J. Shuter, b Gregg 10 Mr. W. E. Roller, 1 b w, b Woof ... 8 Lohmann, 1 b w, b Grace 4 Wood, not out 27 Beaumont, b Woof Barratt, b Woof 4 Mr, C. E. Horner, st Bush, b Grace 3 Byes 4 c Woof, b Grace 2' c Gilbert, b Woof 13 b Woof 11 c Brain, b Woof 10 c Brain, b Woof 7 b Grace 1 run out 6 c Gilbert, bGrace 21 b Grace 6 c Bush,b Woof 1 not out 4 B4, lbs 9 Ictal .166 Total 91 CRICKET 131 Gloucestershire. First Innings. Mr. W. G. Grace, c W. W. Eead, b Horner 55 Mr. W. R. Gilbert, b Beaumont 7 Mr. J. H. Brain, b Lohmann Mr. W. W. F. PuUen, b Beaumont . Painter, c Abel, b Horner 20 Mr. E. L. Griffiths, c W. W. Read, bAbel 23 Mr. A. S. Winterbotham, b Roller... 4 Mr. W. O. Vizard, b Abel Gregg, not out 2 Woof, c Lohmann, b Roller 5 Mr. J. A. Bush, c Wood, b Abel Byes 13 Second Innings. c Wood, b Lohmann b Beaumont 21 b Lohmann 8 c Beaumont, b Lohmann 12 c Shuter, b Roller 32 b Lohmann 2 not out c Wood, b Beaumont c Abel, b Beaumont 6 not out 10 B 9, 1 b 1 10 Total 129 Total 129 Gloucestershire won the toss, and put Surrey in first, and won the match on the post. Mr. W. W. Read and Dr. Gilbert Grace batted well ; the latter never played a more faultless innings. Mr. Roller and Abel, who were put on to bowl last, between them bowled 30 overs, for 12 runs only and five wickets. They were kept back much too long. It was a close finish, and if Surrey had had the back boundary guarded, and had changed their bowlers more, they probably would have won. Extras : Surrey, 23 ; Gloucestershire, 13. GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. SURREY. August 20, 21, 22, at Cheltenham. Return Match, Surrey. First Innings. Mr. J. Shuter, c Bush, b Woof 3 Abel, not out 88 Mr. H. W. Bainbridge, st Bush, b Gilbert 17 Mr. W. W. Read, b Grace 41 M. Read, c Griffiths, b Page 17 Mr. E. J. Diver, c Gregg, b Gilbert 16 Lohmann, c Bush, b Gilbert R. Wood, c Bush, Gilbert 6 Mr. F. W. Bush, c and b Woof 1 G. Jones, c Gregg, b Gilbert 1 J. Beaumont, c Bush, b Gilbert 4 W3,nb 1 4 Second Innings. 1 b w, b Grace c Gilbert, b Grace 10 c Woof , b Grace 32 c Page, b Woof 36 c Taylor, b Grace 13 c Painter, b Woof 10 c Gregg, b Woof 3 c Grace, b Woof ... 2 c and b Woof 3 c Gilbert, b Woof not out B 4, lb 3 7 Total .198 Total ,116 Gloucestershire. First Innings. Mr. H. V. Page, b Jones 4 Gregg, not out 18 Mr. J. A. Bush, run out 6 Woof, run out 1 B 8, w 3 11 Total .277 Dr. W. G. Grace, c W. W. Read, b Beaumont . 104 Mr. E. L. Griffiths, c Wood, b Bush 25 Mr. J. H. Brain, c Jones, b Lohmann 47 Mr. W. R. Gilbert, c and b Lohmann 9 Mr. E. J. Taylor, b Jones 8 Mr. F. Townsend, b Lohmann 13 Painter, b Beaumont 31 In the second innings Grace scored (not out) 19 ; Brain (not out), 15 ; Painter, c Wood, b Jones, ; 1 b 3, w 1.— Total, 38. Surrey won the toss, went in, and lost the match, Gloucestershire winning by nine wickets. Abel made 88, and Mr. W. W. Read 41, in good style, in the first innings. Dr. Gilbert Grace topped his hundred by four runs. Surrey went in again, and only scored 116. Mr. Roller was a great loss, as was Mr. Bowden, to Surrey, who did not play their full strength. Extras : Surrey, 15 ; Gloucestershire, 11. K 2 132 THE YEAE'S SPOET SUSSEX V. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. June 14, 15, 16, at Brighton. Gloucestershire. First Innings. Mr. W. G. Grace, c F. M. Lucas, b Tester 28 Mr. W. R. Gilbert, b A. Hide 51 Painter, c Wyatt, b Tester 12 Mr. W. W. F. Pullen, st PhilHps, b A. Hide 3 Mr.W. 0. Vizard, 1 b w, b Humphreys 5 Mr. E. L. Griffiths, c Phillips, b A. Hide 21 Mr. G. B. Nicholls, b Tester 2 Mr. A. S. Winterbotham, st Phillips, b Humphreys 1 Gregg, c M'Cormick, b A. Hide 62 Woof, b Tester 10 Mr. J. A. Bush, not out 22 B 3,1b 6, w 1 10 Second Innings. b Tester c Wyatt, b J. Hide c Tester, b A. Hide 26 not out c Ellis, b J. Hide 70 b J. Hide 4 b J. Hide 36 c Phillips, b Tester 13 c A. Hide, b J. Hide 2 b J. Hide 4 c J. Hide, b Tester 1 Extras 9 Total .227 Total .172 Sussex. Tester, c Nicholls, b Gregg 49 Mr. M. P. Lucas, c Bush, b Grace ... 3 Mr. F. M. Lucas, not out 215 Mr. R. T. Ellis, b Woof 65 Humphreys, c Gregg, b Grace 11 J. Hide, b Grace Mr. E. J. M'Cormick, b Gregg Mr. G. N. Wyatt, b Gregg Huggett, st Bush, b Grace 3 Phillips, c Bush, b Painter 38 A. Hide, c Bush, b Grace 4 B 6,lb7 13 Total 401 Gloucestershire won the toss and went in. The Doctor was contented with 28, Mr. Gilbert and Gregg being the chief contributors. Sussex made the grand score of 401. Mr. F. M. Lucas, who went in first wicket down, was not out for 215, obtained in six hours and three-quarters. What a treat for the field ! Mr. Lucas being left-handed. In the second innings the Doctor went for 0, as he did against Surrey, just before. Sussex won single innings by 2 runs. Extras : Gloucestershire, 13 ; Sussex, 19. SUSSEX V. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. August 17, 18, 19, at Cheltenham. Return Match. Gloucestershire. First Innings. Mr. E. L. Griffiths, b Tester 15 Gregg, c Tester, b J. Hide 14 Painter, b J. Hide Mr. W. R Gilbert, c A. b J. Hide ... 1 Mr. W. G. Grace, c Newham, b Tester 28 Mr. F. Townsend, st Phillips, b Tester 1 Mr. H. V. Page, c Brann,b Tester... 22 Mr. J. H. Brain, b Tester 39 Mr. E. J. Taylor, c M'Cormick, b A. Hide 25 Woof, not out 10 Mr. J. A. Bush, absent B2,lb2 4 Second Inninirs. not out 16 run out 24 c Phillips, b Tester 28 run out 95 c Newham, b J. Hide 4 c Phillips, b Newham 69 b Humphreys 54 c sub, b A. Hide 51 runout 6 c Brann, b A. Hide b A. Hide 16 B9,lb 4 13 Total 159 Total ,376 CKICKET 133 Sussex. First Innings. Mr. G. N. Wyatt, 1 b w, b Grace ... 15 J. Hide, 1 b w, b Grace 26 Mr. W. Newham, b Grace 4 Mr. E. J. M'Cormick, c Bush, b Gil- bert 51 W. Humphreys, c Bush, b Grace ... 51 W. A. Tester, c Woof, b Gilbert 2 Mr. G. Brann, b Page 99 J. H. Comber, b Townsend 7 A. Payne, not out 1 H. Phillips, c Woof, b Page 11 A. Hide, b Woof 16 B 10, lb 5,w2 17 Second Innings. bWoof 9 not out 141 run out 66 c Bush, b Page c Page, b Woof 10 run out 7 not out lbw,bWoof B 4,1b l,w 1 6 Total 300 Total .239 This was a real sensation match, won by Sussex within five minutes of time by 4 wickets. Ptuns of both sides pretty fairly divided on the first innings. On the second innings of Sussex Mr. W. Newham claimed the giant's share. Analysis is appended. Extras : Gloucestershire, 23 ; Sussex, 17. Aiiahjsis of the Bowling. — Sussex. First Innings. o. M. E. Woof., Grace 44 ... 23 ... 73 ... 1 41 ... 15 ... 76 ... 4 21-3 ... 10 ... 47 ... 2 Gregg 3 ... ... 11 ... Townsend ... 13 ... 1 ... 42 ... 1 Gilbert 21 ... 10 ... 34 ... 2 Woof Grace Page Gregg Bush Second Innings, o. M. 13 . 43 20 27 9 12 E. W. 77 ... 3 5 ... 47 ... 7 ... bQ ... 1 1 ... 24 ... 3 ... 29 ... First Innings. Gilbert bowled two wides. G lo ucestershire . M. E. W. Humphreys 9 ... 1 ... 33 ... A. Hide 8 ... 4 ... 7 ... 1 J.Hide 30 ... 9 ... 63 ... 3 Tester 31 ... 10 ... 52 ... 5 Second o. Humphreys ... 24 A. Hide 31-3 J. Hide 35 Tester 42 McCormick ... 6 Comber 6 Newham 14 Innings. M. ... 4 . ... 13 . ... 12 . ... 18 . ... 1 . 2 ... 5 . E. . 68 . 50 . 91 . 86 . 23 . 15 . 30 MIDDLESEX v. GLOUCESTEKSHIRE. Ju')ie 18, 19, at Lord^s. Middlesex. First Innings. Mr. G. B. Studd, c Brain, b Woof... Mr. A. J. Webbe, b Grace Mr. T. C. O'Brien, b Gregg 64 Mr. S. W. Scott, not out 135 Mr. S. C. Newton, b Woof 4 West, 1 b w, b Page 41 Mr. E. M. Hadow, c Bush, b Page... 13 Mr. C. E. Cottrell, c Grace, b Woof 29 Mr. J. Robertson, run oiit 6 Mr. W. Williams, b Gregg Burton, c Townsend, b Grace 14 B 1,1b 10, w 1 12 Second Innings. c Pullen, b Woof 21 bWoof 7 c Painter, b Woof 2 c Woof, b Grace 21 c Gregg, b Woof st Bush, b Woof 1 not out 22 c Bush, b Grace c Brain, b Woof 25 b Grace 5 b Grace 9 B4,lb2 6 Total .308 Total ,119 134 THE YEAK'S SPORT Gloucesteeshire. First Innings. Mr. A. S. Croome, b Robertson 5 Gregg, b Burton 18 Woot, c Cottrell, b Burton 10 Mr, J. A. Bush, not out 9 B 12,lb4 16 Total 250 Mr. W. G. Grace, c Hadow, b Burton 69 Painter, b Cottrell 15 Mr. F. Townsend, c Webbe, b Burton 25 Mr. W. W. Pullen, b Hadow 13 Mr. H. V. Page, c Williams, b Burton 13 Mr. W. R. Gilbert, c Williams, b Robertson 12 Mr. J. H. Brain, c Webbe, b Cottrell 45 In the second innings Mr. W. G. Grace scored, c Williams, b Hadow, 54 ; Mr. F. Townsend (not out), 45 ; Mr. W. W. Pullen (not out), 35 ; Mr. W. R. Gilbert, b Hadow, 38 ; b 7, 1 b 1.— Total, 180. Middlesex went in first and lost the match by eight wickets. Mr. Scott, in his fine innings, took the score from 14 to 308, being not out. Gloucestershire followed, with 9 double figures in their score, surely and steadily. It was an even match when Gloucestershire went last for 180 runs, but a tremendous stand was made, and Gloucestershire won with the loss of two wickets ; Woof got 9 wickets, the Doctor 6 ; and for Middlesex, Burton 5 wickets. Extras : Middlesex, 24 ; Gloucestershire, 18. MIDDLESEX v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Auf/ust 24, 25, 26, at Clifton. Return Match. Gloucestershire, Dr. W. G. Grace, not out 221 Mr. W. R. Gilbert, c Robertson, b West 12 Mr. J. H. Brain, st Williams, b West Mr. W. W. F. Pullen, c Williams, b West Painter, c Webb, b Burton 8 Mr. F. Townsend, 1 b w, b Robertson 18 Mr. H. V. Page, 1 b w, b Burton ... 37 Mr. E. L. Griffiths, b West 28 Gregg, b Burton 5 Mr. J. A. Bush, o Robertson, b Burton 3 Woof, c and b Buckland 10 B 2,1b 2, w2 6 Total 348 Middlesex. First Innings. Mr. C. I. Thornton, c Bush, b Grace 5 Mr. A. E. Stoddard, c Griffiths, b Woof 2 Mr. T. C. O'Brien, b Woof 37 Mr. E. H. Buckland, b Grace Mr. A. J. Webbe, 1 b w, b Grace ... 12 Mr. E. M. Hadow, c Page, b Woof... West, b Grace 13 Mr. P. J, Paravicini, not out 13 Mr. J . Robertson, b Grace 6 Burton, 1 b w, b Woof 3 Mr. W. WiUiams, c Bush, b Grace... 14 B2,lb3 5 Second Innings, b Grace 13 b Grace lb w,bWoof 7 1 b w, b Grace cBush, b Woof 67 c and b Grace 19 c Brain, b Gilbert 67 bWoof 7 not out 33 c Griffiths, b Grace c sub, b Page 11 B3,lb6 9 Total ,110 Total ,233 Gloucestershire went in first and beat Middlesex single innings by 5 runs. Dr, Grace performed one of his grand feats, as of yore ; just as fresh as ever. Mr, Webbe and West made good scores in the second innings of Middlesex. Dr, Grace took 11 wickets. Extras : Gloucestershire, 14 ; Middlesex, 6, CRICKET 135 LANCASHIRE v. YORKSHIRE. June 18, 19, 20, at Mandiester. Lancashire. First Innings. Mr. W. E. Leach, c Bates, b Peate 5 Barlow, b Harrison 12 Mr. P. Taylor, 1 b w, b Peel 39 Briggs, c Hunter, b Peate 16 Mr. O. P. Lancashire, st Hunter, b Harrison Mr. A. N. Hornby, b Peel 61 Mr. E. E. Steel, lb w,b Peel Robinson, b Peel 8 Watson, b Harrison 15 Crossland, st Hunter, b Harrison ... 4 Pilling, not out Bo, lb2, w 1 8 Second Innings. c Hunter, b Emmett 39 c Hall, b Peate 11 c Bates, b Emmett 11 b Emmett c Hunter, b Emmett 8 c Peel, b Peate 34 c Hunter, b Emmett 3 c Peel, b Emmett not out 15 b Harrison 2 c Sowden, b Emmett 8 B 1,1b 4, w2 7 Total 168 Total 138 Yorkshire. First Innings. Hall, b Watson 40 Bates, run out 4 Grimshaw, b Barlow 74 Peel, c and b Barlow Sowden, c Barlow, b Watson 8 F. Lee, c Hornby, b Barlow 10 Preston, run out 11 Emmett, c and" b Watson 7 Peate, c Hornby, b Barlow 2 Hunter, b Watson 2 Harrison, not out Second Innings. c Pilling, b Watson 31 c Watson, b Barlow 12 b Watson 5 not out 4 c Taylor, b Barlow 14 not out 5 c Taylor, b Barlow 4 c Lancashire, b Watson Total 158 Total 75 Three cheers for Lancashire — extras ! We will not inquire about the snicks to the boundary ; better to suppose that Mr. Hornby has played the grand and unfashionable old game ; a splendid match, as score shows. Mr. Hornby got double figures twice. A draw, owing to weather ; Yorkshire wanting 74. Emmett bowled 7 wickets, and Harrison 5 for Yorkshire ; Watson and Barlow bowled 7 wickets each for Lancashire. Extras : Lancashire, ; Yorkshire, 15. LANCASHIRE v. YORKSHIRE. July 23, 24, 25, at Huddersjield. Return Match. Lancashire. First Innings. Barlow, b Harrison 23 Mr. A. N. Hornby, b Bates 6 Mr. O. P. Lancashire, c Hunter, b Bates Mr. C M. Kemp, c Hunter, b Bates 37 Briggs, st Hunter, b Bates 9 Bower, b Harrison Robinson, c Hunter, b Bates 80 Watson, c Preston, b Bates 26 Yates, b Peel 10 Mr. E. Jackson, run out 7 Copeland, not out 21 B 9,1b 4 13 Second Innings. st Hunter, b Peate 10 c Lee, b Bates 14 run out 18 c Hall, b Peate 109 b Peel b Peate 23 c andb Peate 2 c Harrison, b Peate 17 c Preston, b Peate 1 not out 3 b Harrison B 11, lb2, w 4 17 Total .232 Total 214 136 THE YEAE'S SPOKT Yorkshire. First Innings. Qlyett, st Jackson, b Watson..., 40 Hall, c Kobinson, b Copeland 20 Grimsbaw, b Briggs 4 Bates, b Watson 98 F. Lee, lbw,b Briggs 14 Peel, c and b Briggs 6 Preston, c Kobinson, b Barlow 59 Second Innings. Emmett, not out 45 Peate, c Briggs, b Barlow , 1 Hunter, run out Harrison, 1 b w, b Briggs 1 B ll,lb2 IS Total ,301 In the second innings Ulyett scored, st Jackson, b Watson, 12 ; Grimshaw, c Barlow, b Watson, 5 ; Bates (not out), 82 ; Preston (not out), 39 ; b 9, 1 b 1.— Total, 148. Another grand match between these two strong counties. Mr. Kemp did not owe his side much after handing in his score. Those who know his brilliant style must regret not having ' seen it done.' Peate and Bates each took 6 wickets. Watson and Briggs each took 4 wickets in the match. Bates and Preston, the colt, made a dash for a win, and got it. Extras : Lancashire, 23 : Yorkshire. 30. LANCASHIRE v. SUSSEX. June 22, 23, 24, at Brujhton. Lancashire. Fhst Innings. Mr. W. E. Leach, c Newham, b A, Hide 56 Barlow, c Quaife, b J. Hide 3 Mr. O. P. Lancashire, b J. Hide Briggs, c Phillips, b J. Hide Mr. A. N. Hornby, c Brann, b Tester 14 Mr. C. Haigh, c Brann, b Nicholls . 73 Robinson, b Tester Mr. R. C. Leach, b Tester 39 Watson, run out 1 Crossland, c A. Hide, b Nicholls ... Pilling, not out 26 B 3 Second Innings. Total .215 b Nicholls 22 b A. Hide 13 b A. Hide 27 c Nicholls, b A. Hide 4 b J. Hide 5 c Phillips, b A. Hide 5 b J. Hide 9 b J.Hide 10 not out 48 b A. Hide c Tester, b A. Hide 4 B5,lbl & Total 153 First Innings. Mr. G. N. Wyatt, run out Tester, c Hornby, b Briggs Mr. W. Newham, c Hornby, b Briggs Mr. R. T. Ellis, Ibw, b Briggs J. Hide,b Barlow Quaife, b Barlow Mr. G. Brann, run out Mr. H. R. Edwards, b Briggs Phillips, not out A Hide, c and b Briggs Mr. B. E. Nicholls, b Briggs B 4, lb 4, w 1 Sussex. Second Innings. 10 not out 36 32 hw,b Watson 34 43 b Watson 19 2 b Barlow 8 17 c and b Watson 8 8 c Pilling, b Briggs 12 57 c Pilling, b Barlow b Barlow 13 c Lancashire, b Barlow 4 1 st Pilling, b Briggs 11 c Hornby, b Barlow 5 9 Lb5,wl 6 Total 192 Total 143 This was a good match. Lancashire went in first, and won by 33 runs. Not much difference in the first scores of each side, nor, indeed, in the second. A. Hide and J. Hide got 13 wickets between them. Barlow got 7, and Briggs 8 wickets. Extras : Lancashire, 15 ; Sussex, 9. CRICKET 137 LANCASHIRE r. SUSSEX. July 27, 28, at Manchester. Return Match. Lancashiee. First Innings. Mr. A. N. Hornby, b J. Hide 6 Barlow, c Phillips, b J. Hide 11 Mr. O. P. Lancashire, c Coles, b J. Hide 12 Mr. G. M. Kemp, b J. Hide 1 Briggs, c Humphreys, b J. Hide ... 1 Rev. V. F. Royle, b J. Hide 4 Mr. L. D. Hildyard, b J. Hide Robinson, c A. Hide, b Humphreys 5 Yates, c Wyatt, b Humphreys 27 Mr. A. T. Kemble, b J. Hide 17 Watson, nor out 18 B2,lbl 3 Second Innings. b A. Hide 27 bJ.Hide 1 run out 33 c and b Humphrej^s 5 b A. Hide \^ b Newham 29 Ibw, b Humphreys 19 lb w, b J. Hide 39 b Humphreys 26 c Tester, b Humphreys 8 not out 4 B 2,1b 1 3 Total .105 Total .208 Sussex. First Innings. Tester, b Watson Quaif e, b Watson 5 Mr. W. Newham, c and b Barlow ... 4 Mr. A. Blackman, h w, b Watson ... 6 Humphreys, not out 8 J. Hide, run out 5 Mr. G. N. Wyatt, b Barlow Mr. P. Coles, c Watson, b Barlow ... Mr. G. Brann, b Barlow H. Phillips, b Barlow 2 A. Hide, b Watson 15 Second Innings. c Hornby, b Barlow 11 b Barlow c Lancashire, b Watson 20 c Royle, b Barlow 12 cRoyle, b Barlow 20 b Briggs 26 b Briggs 7 not out 8 st Kemble, b Briggs 3 b Barlow 3 b Barlow B3,lbl 4 Total 45 Total .114 Well done, Lancashire 1 and well done, Sussex ! Only 10 extras in the whole match. Very little interest in the match after Sussex's first innings. Barlow got 11 wickets. J. Hide, for Sussex, got 10. Lancashire won by 154 runs. Extras : Lancashire, 4 ; Sussex, 6. DERBYSHIRE v. HANTS. June 25, 26, at Southampton. Derbyshire. F. Shacklock, c Lacey, b Willoughby Wood-Sims, c Fellowes, b Armstrong 46 Mr. E. A. J. Maynard, c Walkin- shaw, b Fellowes 38 Mr. L. C. Docker, b Fellowes 1 F. H. Sugg, c Lacey, b Armstrong... 187 Mr. W. S. Eadie, b Dible 28 Cropper, run out 42 W. Chatterton, c Smoker, b Arm- strong Hall, b Armstrong 43 Mr. G. G. Walker, not out 16 Disney, c Lacey, b Fellowes 10 B 14, lb 1, w 1 16 Total 421 138 THE YEAR'S SPORT Hampshire. First Innings. Mr. F. E. Lacey, not out Mr. L. G. Bonbam- Carter, c Chatter- ton, b Shacklock 10 Mr. H, Armstrong, c and b Shack- lock Mr. F. W. Pember, b Hall Mr. G. Underdo wn, run out .... Mr. A. B. Ridley, b Shacklock . Smoker, b Hall Dible, c and b Shacklock Mr. F. Walkinshaw, b HaU Willoughby, b Shacklock Major Fellowes, c Walker, b Cropper 14 B 4, lb 3 7 Second Innings, 61 b Cropper 4 b Cropper G b Cropper 4 c Maynard, b Chatterton 2 c Walker, b Chatterton 15 b Cropper 1 not out c Disne}^ b Chatterton 5 b Cropper b Cropper c Disney, b Cropper 4 B5,lb3 8 Total 185 Total 49 Derbyshire went in first, and won, single innings, by 237 runs. Cropper bowled well, as did Shacklock. Mr. Sugg earned his runs well. Extras : Derbyshire, 15 ; Hants, 16. DERBYSHIRE r. HANTS. August 13 and 14, at Derby. Return Mate Derbyshiee. First Innings. 26 Shacklock, c Dible, b Armstrong ... 7 Marlow, st Andrews, b Currie 17 Hall, c Willoughby, b Dible 21 Disney, not out 6 Extras 5 Cropper, c Powell, b Armstrong Wood- Sims, c Armstrong, b Wil- loughby 23 W. S. Eadie, b Armstrong 3 Chatterton, c Andrews, b Armstrong 44 Sugg, c Seymour, b Armstrong 17 E. A. Maynard, b Armstrong Coupe, b Armstrong In the second innings Cropper scored, b Evans, 18 ; W. S. Eadie, c Leat, b Young, 9 ; Chatterton, b Young, ; Sugg (not out), 2 , Coupe (not out), 32 ; b 6, 1 b 1.— Total 68. Total .169 First Innings. Hampshire. Mr. A. Andrews, b Hall 28 Mr. C. R. Seymour, c Marlow, b Hall 20 Mr. E. 0. Powell, c Marlow, b Cropper 12 Mr. A. H. Evans, b Cropper 8 Dible, c Wood-Sims, b Cropper 2 Mr.H.Armstrong,cChatterton,b Hall 1 Leat, c Eadie, b Shacklock . 13 Young, b Shacklock 7 Mr. C. E. Currie, c Hall, b Chatterton 9 Col. Fellowes, b Cropper 26 Willoughby, not out 3 R7,lb 1, w 1 9 Second Innings. runout 1 b Shacklock 8 runout 36 c Shacklock, b Cropper 4 c Wood- Sims, b Chatterton 19 c Marlow, b Chatterton , c Disney, b Chatterton 2 b Shacklock 16 c Marlow, b Chatterton 6 not out 4 c Eadie, b Chatterton 2 Total 138 Total 98 Another easy victory by 8 wickets for Derbyshire, who went in first. Mr. Armstrong took 7 wickets for 33 runs ; Chatterton took 6 wickets. Extras : Derby- shire, 9 ; Hants, 12. CRICKET 139 SURREY r. SUSSEX. Jime 29, 30, Jtth/ 1, at the Oral. Surrey. Abel, b Tester Mr. J. Shuter, b J. Hide Mr. E. J. Diver, b J. Hide Mr. W. W. Read, c Phillips, b New- ham Read, b A. Hide Mr. W. E. Roller, c and b Newham Mr. M. P. Bowden, b Tester 163 40 204 37 Sussex. Wood, c J. Phillips, b Tester 23 Lohmann, b Newham Beaumont, c Newham, b J. Hide Mr. C. E. Horner, not out B 14,lb3 Total 28 . 29 . 31 . 17 .631 First Innings. Mr. G. N. Wyatt, c Abel, b Loh- mann Tester, c Wood, b Horner Mr. W. Newham, st Wood, b Loh- mann Mr. R. T. Ellis, b Beaumont W. Humphreys, b Roller J. Hide, c W. W. Read, b Roller ... Quaif e, c Diver, b Roller Mr. G. Brann, b Roller J. Phillips, not out H. Phillips, c W. W. Read, b Abel A. Hide, b Beaumont B 5, lb 6 Second Innings. 28 b Beaumont 4 15 b Lohmann 11 22 b Lohmann 62 13 c Shuter, b Lohmann 4 25 c W. W. Read, b Beaumont 8 27 b Horner 7 8 bHorner c W. W. Read, b Beaumont 22 11 c Diver, b Roller 56 7 not out 55 1 c Horner, b Roller 11 B 10,lb3 13 Total 168 Total 242 Surrey went in first, and made a mammoth score. A score of ten double figures, ranging from 23, the lowest, to 204 the highest, is probably without a parallel. After Surrey's innings, there was nothing left but an exhibition of cricket, and a very good exhibition too, though dwarfed by comparison with Surrey's long hands, and SuiTcy won, single innings, by 221 runs. — Extras : Surrey, 24 ; Sussex, 17. SURREY V. SUSSEX. July 13, 14, 15, at Brighton. Return Match. Surrey. 9 27 Mr. Abel, b Smith Mr. J. Shuter, c Ellis, b J. Hide Mr. M. P. Bowden, b J. Hide 1 Mr. W. W. Read, c Newham, b Tester 101 Mr. W. E. Roller, b Tester 144 Mr. E. J. Diver, b Newham 51 Mr. K. J. Key, not out 82 Sussex First Innings. Tester, b Lohmann 14 b H. Phillips, c Lohmann, b Beaumont Mr. W. Newham, c and b Lohmann 115 Mr. R. T. Ellis, c Diver, b Lohmann 8 Humphreys, c Abel, b Lohmann ... 6 J. Hide, b Lohmann Mr. G. N. Wyatt, c Shuter, b Horner 33 Mr. G. Brann, c Bowley, b Horner... 6 J. Phillips, c Bowley, b Horner 2 Mr. C. A. Smith, not out 2 A. Hide, c Shuter, b Horner 6 B 13,1b 4 17 Lohmann, c and b Humphreys 21 Beaumont, b H. Phillips 12 Bowley, c Tester, b J, Hide 39 Hornerj B b J. Hide Total . . 14 .501 Second Innings. b Lohmann 16 not out 4 absent, hurt b Lohmann 5 b Lohmann 13 Bowden, b Horner 32 Bowden, b Beaumont 65 Key, b Lohmann 7 Bowden, b Horner Horner ... 16 Key, b Lohmann B 6,lb2, w 2 10 Total .209 Total .168 140 THE YEAE'S SPOET Surrey won by an innings and 124 runs. Another mammoth score ; Mr. W. W. Kead and Mr. Eoller again with three figures, and Mr. Key 80. Mr. W. Newham claimed three figures to his score ; Mr. Wyatt scored nearly 100 in his two innings. Lohmann took 10 wickets, and Mr. Horner 7. Sussex put all their side on to bowl except Mr. Ellis and J. Phillips. J. Hide bowled 4 — the greatest number for his side. Extras : Surrey, 27 ; Sussex, 14, NOTTINGHAM r. YOEKSHIEE. Jinie 29, 30, Jnlj/ 1, at She/field. Nottingham shire. First Innings. Shrewsbury, run out 2 Gunn, c Hunter, b Peel 33 Barnes, b Peate 2 Scotton, st Hunter, b Emmett 33 Flowers, b Harrison 8 Mr. H. B. Daft, c Hunter, b Emmett 6 Selby,b Peate 6 Attewell, c Peel, b Peate Wright, c Lee, b Emmett 1 Shaw, not out 16 Sherwin, c Bates, b Peate 2 B 7, lb4, w2 13 Second Innings. c Ulyett, b Emmett 31 c Hunter, b Bates 88 b Emmett 77 c Hunter, b Emmett 9 c Ulyett, b Emmett 31 c Hunter, b Emmett 0' 1 b w, b Emmett 6 not out 28 b Harrison 6- not out 13 B 5. 1 b 4, w 7 16 Total 122 Total .305 Yorkshire. Ulyett, c Sherwin, b Flowers 3 Hall, c Attewell, b Shaw 39 Bates, b Flowers 23 Grimshaw, c Shaw, b Wright 22 Peel, 1 b w, b Wright 2 Preston, c Sherwin, b Shaw 30 F. Lee, not out 66 Emmett, stSherwin, b Shaw 57 Peate, c Attewell, b Barnes 9 Hunter, b Barnes 0' Harrison, b Shaw 11 B5,lb2 7 Total .269 The match of the year as regards strength and skill, with the usual keen feeling of either side for victory. Pity it could not have been played out. Notting- ham went in first, and were rather short home for their strength. Yorkshire a grand score of 269. Nottingham 305 — 158 on, with two wickets to fall. It was a gallant struggle. Tom Emmett bowled 9 wickets, and, as he must have his joke, he sent down 6 wides. Shaw bowled 4 ; Flowers, Wright, and Barnes 2 wickets each.. — Extras : Nottinghamshire, 7 ; Yorkshire, 29. We append bowling analysis. O. Wright 56 . Flowers 50 . AtteweU 44 . Analysis of the Bowling M. R. W. ,. 31 ... 53 ... 2 ,. 24 ... 68 ... 2 ,. 25 ... 43 ... Yorkshire. o. Shaw 34-3 Barnes 18 Gunn 20 R. 55 18 25 w. 4 2 First Innings. O. M. Harrison 42 ... 21 Peate 42 ... 24 Peel 17 ... 12 Bates 5 ... 4 Emmett 24 ... 18 Xottingham shire. \i. 42 34 10 5 18 w. 1 4 1 3 Second Innings. o. Harrison 27 Peate 39 Peel :..... 30 Bates 39 Emmett 67 Preston 9 Hall 1 M. 8 17 19 21 38 4 1 R. ... 52 ,.. 56 ... 39 ... 48 ... 74 ... 20 ... a CEICKET 141 NOTTINGHAM v. YORKSHIRE. July 13, 14, 15, at Nottingham. Return Match. Yorkshire. Ulyett, c Sherwin, b Shaw 29 Hall, c Sherwin, b Attewell 16 Grimshaw, c Attewell, b Scotton ...114 Bates, c Daft, b Shaw 72 Peel, c Daft, b Shaw 2 F. Lee, c Barnes, b Attewell 101 Preston, c Sherwin, b Wright 9 Emmett, b Attewell 3 Peate, st Sherwin, b Shaw 39 Hunter, not out 27 Harrison, st Sherwin, b Attewell ... B 6, lb 4,nb 2 12 Total ,424 Notts. First Innings. Scotton, b Harrison 1 Shrewsbury, c Preston, b Bates 24 Barnes, c Bates, b Emmett 32 Gunn, c Grimshaw, b Bates Flowers, b Peel 76 Mr. H. B. Daft, c Bates, b Emmett Selby, c Hunter, b Emmett 2 Attewell, c Bates, b Emmett W.Wright, b Bates 25 •Shaw, b Peate 19 Sherwin, not out B l,lb3, w4 8 Second Innings. c Peate, b Harrison 49 b Bates 43 b Emmett 14 c Hunter, b Emmett 8 1 b w, b Peate 20 b Peel 17 b Emmett 25 b Peel 8 c Ulyett, b Peel 1 c Peate, b Emmett 11 not out B 2, 1 b 5, w6 13 Total 187 Total 209 Another grand exhibition of cricket, Yorkshire going first and scoring 424, and winning, single innings, by 28 runs. Alfred Shaw's description of the match at Lord's was honest and true : ' It was splendid cricket, and the winning side deserved it.' Tom Emmett bowled 8 wickets, and added one to his previous score and made 7 wides, instead of six as in his last match. Notts put on eight bowlers. Attewell and Shaw got 4 wickets each. Young Mr. Daft bowled 11 overs for eight runs. Extras: Nottinghamshire, 12 ; Yorkshire, 21. We append bowling analysis. Wright 38 Shaw 66 Attewell 78 Barnes 48 Analysis of the Bowling. — YorhsMre. o. Flowers 37 Gunn 14 Scotton 9 Daft 11 Wright and Barnes each bowled a no-ball. 25 . . 68 . . 1 25 . . 74 . . 4 37 . . 88 . . 4 20 . . 77 . . M. R. W. 16 ... 56 ... 5 ... 19 ... 3 ... 22 ... 1 5 ... 8 ... JVoUs. First Innings. " 0. M. R. w Peate ... 31 ... 15 . . 37 . . 1 Harrison 19 ... 6 . . 39 . . 1 Bates ... 34-3 ... 14 . . 50 . . 3 Emmett 31 ... 17 . . 38 . . 4 Peel 10 ... 4 . . 13 . . 1 Hall 2 ... 1 . . 2 . . Second Innings. Peate 26 Harrison 20 Bates 41 Emmett 48 Peel 26 Hall 2 Preston 6 Bates bowled two, Emmett seven, and Peate one wide. M. R. . 15 . . 29 .. . 10 . . 22 .. . 23 . . 42 .. . 30 . . 45 .. . 10 . . 42 .. . . . 7 .. . 1 . . 9 .. 142 THE YEAE'S SPORT LANCASHIRE v. ESSEX. July 2 and 3, at Manchester. Lancashire. First Linings. Mr. A. N. Hornby, c Owen, b Bishop 5 Barlow, c Silcock, b Bishop 8 Mr. 0. P. Lancashire, b Bishop Bower, C, Jones, b Pickett 27 Mr. C. H. Haigh, c McEwen, b Buxton 21 Mr. H. Eccles, run out 42 In the second innings Mr. Hornby scored (not out) 36 Mr. Lancashire (not out), 9 ; b 9.— Total, 71. Mr. E. Hornby, b Buxton 4 Watson, b Bishop 3 Yates, not out 57 Copeland, h w, b Silcock 21 Pilling, c Womersley, b Buxton 4 B 6,1b 5,nb 5 16 Total 208 Barlow, b Bishop, 17 Essex. First Innings. Mr. C. E. Green, 1 b w, b Watson ... 12 Mr. F. H. Stevens, b Barlow 9 Mr. H. G. Owen, b Barlow, Mr. C. D. Buxton, c Yates, b Barlow 28 Jones, b Watson 22 Silcock, c Pilling, b Wat son Mr. D. Womersley, c Copeland, b E. Hornby 10 Pickett, b Barlow Mr. J. J. Read, c Bower, b E. Hornby Mr. F. A. Bishop, b Watson 22 Mr. G. McEwen, not out 12 B 3 Total .118 Second Innings. c Watson, b Barlow 1 c Yates, b Barlow 1 b Watson 36 b Watson 33 b Watson bWatson b Watson 11 c A. N. Hornby, b Copeland 33 b E. Hornby 23 b Copeland 1 not out s B8,lb 7 15 Total 157 Lancashire went in first, and scored 208, which Essex exceeded in two innings, and put Lancashire in a second time for 71 runs, which Lancashire got with the loss of one wicket. Rome was not built in a day, but for a revived county to stand up for two days against a strong county like Lancashire, losing was no disgrace. A new Hornby in the eleven is a welcome name. Mr. Bishop bowled 5, and Mr." Buxton 3 wickets. Watson bowled 9, and Barlow 7 wickets. Extras : Lancashire, 18 ; Essex, 25. LANCASHIRE v. ESSEX. August 24, 25, 26. Betimi 3Iatch. Lancashire, Mr. A. N. Hornby, c and b Stevens 39 Barlow, c Green, b G. Fowler 73 Mr. O. P. Lancashire, c M'Ewen b Pickett 47 Briggs, c Green, b Pickett 85 Mr. G. Kemp, c Jones, b Bishop ... 5 Robinson, c G. Fowler, b Stevens 26 Yates, b Pickett 4 Mr, L. D. Hildyard, c Owen, b Pickett 14 Watson, C. H. Fowler, b Stevens ... 23 Burns, not out 10 Littlewood, run out 8 B 3, lb 5 8 Total 342 CRICKET 143 First Innings. Mr. H. G. Owen, st Littlewood, b Barlow Mr. F. H. Stevens, b Watson Almond, b Barlow Mr. W. Francis, c Kemp, b Briggs Mr. H. Fowler, b Watson Jones, c Hildyard, b Barlow Pickett, Hornby, b Barlow Mr. C. E. Green, not out Mr. F. A. Bishop, run out Mr. G. M'Ewen, 1 b w, b Barlow . . . Mr. G. Fowler, b Barlow B4,lb8 Essex. Second Innings. Watson, b Barlow 4 c Littlewood, b Watson c Watson, b Barlow 12 Littlewood, b Briggs 12 Watson, b Briggs 2 not out 24 c and b Briggs c Littlewood, b Barlow 13 b Briggs 4 c Hornby, b Briggs 3 b Briggs 8 B 12, lb 3 15 Total 116 Total 97 First innings again for Lancashire, and a single innings victory by 129 runs. Mr. Hornby, Barlow, Mr. Lancashire, and Briggs rather ' sat upon Essex ' at starting, and when Essex took the bat the bowling was very strong, and in the second innings the wicket crumbled somewhat and kicked. Mr. Buxton un- fortunately was absent. Barlow bowled 9 and Briggs 7 wickets. Extras : Lanca- shire, 27 ; Essex, 8. DERBYSHIRE v. ESSEX. July 6, 7, 8, at Derby. Essex. Second Innings. . . 10 c Shacklock, b Cochrane 50 .. 32 runout 18 .. 5 b Cochrane 24 First Innings. Mr. F. H. Stevens, b Cropper Mr. H. G. Owen, b Cropper Silcock, b Cochrane Mr. C. D. Buxton, c Disney, b Cochrane Mr. C. E. Green, c Disney, b Cochrane Jones, b Shacklock Mr. A. E. Read, run out Mr. D. Womersley, b Shacklock Pickett, c Cropper, b Shacklock ... Mr. G. McEwen, b Cropper Mr. F. A. Bishop, not out B 3,1-b 1 Total 125 1-b-w, b Cochrane 17 1-b-w, b Chatterton 39 b Cochrane 33 b Cropper 10 b Hall 3 c Cochrane, b Chatterton 40 not out 9 c Chatterton, b Cropper B 17, 1-b 3, w 2 22 Total 265 Derbyshire. First Innings. Wood-Sims, b Buxton 6 Shacklock, b Bishop 5 Mr. E. A. J. Maynard, c McEwen, b Silcock 4 Mr. L. C. Docker, run out 33 F. H. Sugg, b Silcock 10 W. Chatterton, b Pickett 6 W. Cropper, b Silcock 24 Mr. W. S. Eadie, b Pickett 3 Mr. A. H. J. Cochrane, b Silcock ... 14 Hall, c McEwen, b Silcock 13 Disney, not out 8 B4,l-b3 7 Second Innings. b Bishop 24 b Pickett 30 c Silcock. b Bishop 4 b Buxton 31 c McEwen, b Bishop 31 not out 38 c and b Bishop 5 b Bishop 5 b Bishop c Stevens, b Silcock 19 b Bishop 1 B 4, 1-b 2, w 1 !!!!!.!" 7 Total .133 Total 195 144 THE YEAR'S SPORT Essex went in first, and won a rare good match by 62 runs, thanks to a great extent to the good bowling of Mr. Bishop, who took 8, and the veteran Silcock, who took 6 wickets ; only 8 runs difference in the first innings. Mr. Stevens, Mr. Owen, and Jones scored two double figures each, and Mr. C. E. Green put on 39 in his second hands. Mr. Docker, Sugg, and Hall got double figures twice. Derby, perhaps, had the worst of the weather, but it was a good win. Mr. Cochrane bowled 7, and Cropper 5 wickets. Extras : Derbyshire, 26 ; Essex, 14. MIDDLESEX v. KENT. 13 and 14 at LorcVs. — Twelve a side Middlesex. First Innings. Mr. G. B. Studd, c Christopherson, b G. Hearne 104 Mr. E. M. Hadow, b Christopher 17 19 50 67 11 Mr. S. W. Scott, b A. Hearne Mr. T. C. O'Brien, c Kemp, b Chris- topherson Mr. A. J. Webbe, c Kemp, b Woot- ton Mr. G. F. Vernon, b G. Hearne ... In the second innings, Mr. G. B. Studd scored (not out) 20 ; Mr. E. M. Hadow (not out), 22 ; byes, 5.— Total, 47. West, c ChristoiDherson, b A. Hearne 28 Mr. C. E. Cottrell, c Wootton,b A. Hearne 7 Mr. J. Robertson, b Wootton 6 Mr. W. Williams, not out 14 Burton, c Kemp, b Wootton 7 B 8 Total.. 336 Kent First Innings. Mr. F. A. Mackinnon, c West, b Hadow 57 Mr. M. C. Kemp, b Burton 6 G. G. Hearne, c Wilhams, b Burton 4 Rev. R. T. Thornton, c Cottrell, b West 11 F. Hearne, 1-b-w, b Robertson 51 Mr. R. S. Jones, c Robertson, b Burton 2 Mr. T. R. Hine-Haycock, b Robert- son 5 Mr. F. Marchant, c Williams, b Burton 5 Mr. S. Christopherson, c Vernon, b Robertson 19 Wootton, not out 9 A. Hearne, c and b West 2 B 16, 1-b 3, n-b 1 20 Second Innings. c Burton, b Robertson c Williams, b Robertson 15 b Burton 10 c Williams, b Hadow 60 c Scott, b Burton 13 b Hadow 17 b Robertson 9 c West, b Hadow 31 c Scott, b Robertson 10 b Burton 7 not out B 14, n-b 2 16 Total. 191 Total. Kent missed Lord Harris and Mr. Patterson, two of their best men, and lost the match by 10 wickets; but their absence does not rob Middlesex of a grand score, which speaks for itself. Mr. I. D. Walker's successor is of the true Harrow stamp, as steady as old Time. Kent made two good scores, but lost the match as quoted above. For Kent, A. and F. Hearne, Wootton, and Mr. Christo- pherson divided the wickets by threes and twos. Burton, the steady, old-fashioned bowler, who depends on a good steady pitch, got 7 wickets. Extras : Middlesex, 36 ; Kent, 13. CRICKET 145 MIDDLESEX v, KENT. August 27, 28, 29, at Maidstone. Middlesex. First Innings. Mr. A. E. Stoddart, b Wootton 21 Mr. E. H. Buckland, b Wootton ... 51 Mr. T. C. O'Brien, c Jones, b Chris- topherson 13 Mr. E. M. Hadow, c Pentecost, b Christopherson 3 Mr. A. J. Webbe, b Christopherson 28 Mr. W. J. Ford, b Christopherson... 44 West, c Jones, b Wootton 18 Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, b Wootton Mr J. Robertson, c Christopherson, b Wootton Mr. W. Williams, c F. Hearne, b Christopherson 5 Eurton, not out 4 Second Innings. Pentecost, b Christopherson b Christopherson 5 c Streatfield, b Christopherson b Christopherson c F. Hearne, b Christopherson c Streatfield, b Christopherson 75 c Streatfield, b Wootton 10 c F. Hearne, b Christopherson c Rashleigh, b Wootton 23 b G. C Hearne not out W 21 1 Total. 187 Total 143 Kent. First Innings. F. Hearne, b Robertson 5 Mr. J. N. Tonge, run out 54 G. G. Hearne, b Robert son 8 Mr. W. H. Patterson, c Buckland, b Burton 84 Mr. W. Rashleigh, b West 8 Mr. R. S. Jones, st Williams, b Burton 7 Mr. A. M. Streatfield. c Buckland, b Burton 3 Mr. S. Christopherson, c Paravicini b Burton , Wootton, not out 5 A. Hearne, c O'Brien, b Burton ... Pentecost, run out 11 B 7,1-b 1 8 Second Innings. not out 28 c and b Buckland 29 c Burton, b Buckland 1 c sub., b Buckland 16 c sub., b Buckland 69 c Buckland, b Burton. c Williams, b Webbe 1 not out. Total. 193 Total 138 Middlesex went in first, and made a good score of 187. Kent followed, and passed them by half a dozen runs. Bother these politics ! No Lord Harris again ! If the ' Grand Old Man,' as he is called by his party, does come back to power. Kent will get back her ' Grand Young Man ; ' and cricket is of more importance than politics. Mr. Patterson was at hand this time, and Mr. Tonge and he got what Professor Ruskin would call two ' entirely blessed ' innings of 54 and 84. In the second innings, Mr. W. J. Ford, Mr. Robertson, and Mr. Burton made most of the runs ; the first-named added 75 to his first score of 44. Mr. Tonge again got good double figures, as did Mr. Rashleigh (a very old cricket name). Middlesex fought the battle inch by inch, and an admirable cricket match finished in favour of Kent. Wootton took 7, and Mr. Christopherson took 12 wickets for Kent. Burton took 5 and Mr. Buckland 4 wickets for Middlesex. Extras : Kent (bar 1 wide), ! Middlesex, 9 ; and in the second hands of Middlesex, 1 1 This was . something like cricket ! 146 THE YEAE'S SPORT SOMERSETSHIRE v. HANTS. Jul]/ 16, 17, at Taunton. First Innings. Hampshire. Mr. S. H. Pearce, c Winter, b Bastard 18 b Challen Mr. C. R. Seymour, c Lillington, b Bastard 25 Mr. Gr. H. Longman, run out 4 Mr. A. B. Heath, b Bastard 15 Pink, b Winter 15 Major Bethune, b Bastard 9 Mr. H. Calder, b Bastard Leat, b Bastard 2 Dible, notout 42 Major Fellowes, c Teny, b Bastard 8 Willoughby, b Bastard 11 B 19, lb6, nb 1 26 Second Innings. O runout 35 b Winter b Bastard 6 b Winter 39 c Lillington, b Bastard 6 c AVinter, b Bastard 3 c Terry, b Winter 5 b Winter runout 8 notout B 2,lb6, Y>r 1 9 Total .175 Total ,111 First Innings. Mr. E. Sainsbury, b Dible Mr. F. W. Terry, c Calder, b Pink... 27 Mr. J. B. Challen, b Calder 22 Mr. O. G. Radcliffe, c Fellowes, b Willoughby 51 Mr. H. Hewett, b Dible 8 Mr. A. E. Clapp, c Leat, b Calder ... 3 Mr. H. F. Read, c Bethune, b Wil- loughby 14 Rev. T. Crump, b Willoughby 8 Mr. E. W. Bastard, c Willoughby, b Calder 9 Mr. C. Winter, b Willoughby 1 Mr. G Lillington, not out 1 B4, lb4,wl 9 Somersetshire. q^^^^^ Innings. b Willoughby 13 c Fellowes, b Willoughby 14 b Willoughby 8 c Fellowes, b Willoughby 10 not out 50 b Fellowes , not out B 8, 1 b 1, w 1 32 10 Total 153 Total 137 Hants went in first and scored 22 more than Somerset's first innings, and then fell away, Mr. Seymour and Pink monopolising most of the runs for the small total of 111 ; and so Somerset went for 137, got them, and won their first match by five wickets. Mr. Bastard (Oxford) took 11 wickets for Somerset ; Willoughby 8 for Hants. Extras : Somerset, 35 ; Hants, 19. SOMERSETSHIRE v. HANTS. August 20, 21, at Soiithamjdon. Return Match. Somersetshire. b First Innings. Mr. E. Sainsbury, c Fellowes Willoughby 9 Mr. 0. G. Radcliffe, run out 34 Mr. E. P. Spurway, b Currie 10 Mr. W. N. Roe, c Calder, b Currie... 12 Mr'. H. F. Read, c Fellowes, b Currie 4 Mr. C. E. Winter, b Dible 22 Mr. E. W. Bastard, c and b Currie. . . Mr. E. H. Hall, not out 14 Mr. E. G. Murdock, b Dible 4 B 5,lb3 8 Second Inningrs. c and b Forster 10 c and bDible 29 b Forster 1 c Powell, b Dible 1 c Willoughby, b Dible 10 b Dible 62 c Powell, b Forster 3 candb Willoughby 23 not out 5 B 14,1b 3, w5 22 Total .117 Total ,166 CRICKET 147 Hampshire. First Innings. Mr. R. G. Hargreaves, c Murdock, b Bastard 8 Mr. Duncan, b Bastard 25 Mr. E. 0, Powell, c Sainsbury, b Bastard 36 Mr. H. W. Forster, c Spurway, b Roe 20 Mr. H. Calder, b Bastard 10 Dible, b Bastard 8 Mr. H. J. Mordaunt, b Roe Leat, c sub, b Bastard 4 Mr. C E. Currie, b Bastard 26 Col. Fellowes, b Bastard 22 Willoughby, not out B 1,1b 2 3 Second Innings. runout 1 not out 10 not out 54 b Roe 43 B 12,lb3 15 Total .162 Total .123 Only nine Somersetshire men turned up at Southampton. They might have taken a couple of ' poachers ' from ' '?-amous Somersetshire,' as there must be some * apprentice boys ' who follow the noble art of poaching, as related in the old song, and the shooting and sale of game had not commenced. Mr. E. O. Powell, for Hants, whose frequent double figures we call attention to, got two double figures, and Mr. C. E. Winter, for Somerset, topped all the scores with 62. Dible bowled 6 wickets for Hants, and Mr. Bastard 8 for Somerset. Hants won by 8 wickets. Extras : Somerset, 18 ; Hants, 30. GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. YORKSHIRE. Juhj 16, 17, 18, at Gloucester. Yorkshire. Ulyett, b Woof 73 Hall, c Bush, b Grace 34 Grimshaw, c Bush, b Grace 44 Bates, c Painter, b Grace 70 F. Lee, c Gregg, b Nicholls 68 Peel, c Gilbert, b Grace 3 Preston, b Townsend 20 Emmett, c Woof, b Grace 22 Peate, c Brain, b Woof 22 Hunter, not out 2 Harrison, c and b Grace 4 B 12, lb 4, w 1 17 Total .379 Gloucestershire. First Innings. Mr. W. G. Grace, b Harrison 54 Mr. W. R. Gilbert, b Bates 4 Painter, b Bates 4 Mr. W. W. F. Pullen,run out 15 Mr. J. H. Brain, b Harrison Mr. H. V. Page, c Harrison, b Bates 1 7 Mr. F. Townsend, not out 26 Mr. G. B Nicholls, run out 1 Gregg, c Harrison, b Emmett Mr. J, A. Bush, b Emmett 8 Woof, c Grimshaw, b Peel 12 B 9,1b 1, w 2 12 Second Innings. c Ulyett, b Bates 34 b Harrison 102 b Bates 18 cHall, b Bates l b Harrison 24 b Harrison c Bates, b Emmett 23 b Harrison 2 b Harrison c Hunter, b Emmett not out 1 B 5, lb 5, w 7 17 Total 153 Total 222 Yorkshire went in first, and won single innings by 4 runs. The four first old stagers of Yorkshire scored handsomely, and F. Lee got his score without a mistake. Dr. Grace got 6 wickets at a cost of 110, and Woof 2 wickets for 115 runs. Bates bowled 6 wickets for 92, and Harrison 7 wickets for 78 runs. Mr. Gilbert's treble figures for 102 was a good performance ; the Doctor scored 88 in his two hands. Extras : Yorkshire, 29 ; Gloucestershire, 17. L 2 148 THE YEAE'S SPORT GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. YORKSHIRE. July 26, 27, 28, at Bradford. YOEKSHIRE First Innings. Hall, St Pullen, b Page 40 Ulyett, c Page, b Woof 30 Grimshaw, c Gilbert, b Page 62 Bates, b Page 5 Preston, b Townsend 8 F. Lee, run out 2 Peel,bPage 39 Emmett, b Page 13 Peate, c Townsend, b Page 5 Hunter, not out 11 Harrison, b Grace 17 B3,lbl 4 Return Match. Total .236 Second Innings. run out 2 lbw,b Woof 6 c Brain.b Woof 26 c Page, b Woof 84 b Woof 35 c Grace, b Woof 4 Painter, b Gregg 52 b Grace 27 c Gilbert, b Grace 12 not out 60 c and b Gregg 10 Extras 7 Total 325 Gloucestershire. Second Innings. b Peate 1 c Peate, b Peel 29 c Hall, b Peel 33 not out 47 not out 44 First Innings. Mr. W. G. Grace, run out 132 Mr. W. R. Gilbert, c Peel, b Bates... 10 Painter,b Preston 77 Mr. F. Townsend, b Preston Mr. W. W. F. Pullen, b Emmett ... 2 Mr. J. H. Brain, c Hall, b Bates 11 Mr. H. V. Page, h w, b Bates 9 Mr. E. L. Griffiths, b Peel Gregg, c Lee, b Harrison 12 Woof, c and b Preston 13 Mr. J. A. Bush, not out 2 Bll,lb6, w2 10 Extras 16 Total 287 Total 170 A draw ; and more the pity. It is always so almost with the best matches when a draw does come ofE. The score tells its own story. The Champion got his treble figures against some of the best bowling in England. Remedy for these disappointing draws — five-ball overs, and commence at 11.30 every day. Mr. Page and Woof bowled 6 wickets each, the only number above 3 bowled by any- body. Extras: Yorkshire, 32 ; Gloucestershire, 11. LANCASHIRE v. SURREY. Jitly 16, 17, 18, at Liverpool. Surrey. First Innings. Abel, c Yates, b Barlow 4 Mr. J. Shuter, c Hornby, b Barlow 57 Mr. K. J. Key, c and b Barlow 14 Mr. W. W. Read, lb w, b Watson ... Mr. W. E. Roller, c and b Watson . 5 Mr. E. J. Diver, b Watson 8 Mr. M. P. Bowden, c Hornby, b Wat- son 10 Lohmann, b Barlow 4 Beaumont, st Pilling, b Steel 3 Mr. C. E. Horner, b Barlow 8 Barratt, not out B2,lb2 4 Second Innings. c andb Steel 24 b Watson 54 c Eccles, b Briggs 17 c and b Briggs 51 c Barlow, b Briggs 11 not out 26 not out 14 B 10,1b 6 ..., 16 Total ,117 Total .213 CRICKET 149 Lancashire. Mr. O. P. Lancashire, c Beaumont, b Barratt 16 Yates, c Read, b Lohmann 10 Mr. Jowett, c Read, b Beaumont ... Watson, Key, b Beaumont 19 Pilling, not out 61 B 4, lb3, wl 8 Total 364 Match drawn owing to the weather. Surrey went in first, and, barring the captain's 57 (and, by the bye, he made 54 in his second innings), did not do much. Lancashire did do a great deal, and Mr. A. G. Steel, who never seems out of form for want of practice, scored well, and Briggs turned out his runs as if he had a wholesale manufactoiy for them. Surrey made a fine second innings. Extras : Surrey, 8 ; Lancashire, 20. Mr. W. E. Leach, b Lohmann 1 Barlow, c Key, b Lohmann 10 Mr. A. G. Steel, c Abel, b Roller ... 38 Briggs, st Bowden, b Read 186 Mr. A. N. Hornby, c Lohmann, b Homer 1 Mr. H. Eccles, c Bowden, b Beau- mont 14 LANCASHIRE v. SURREY. August 17, 18, 19, at the Oval. Return Match. Surrey. First Innings. Mr. J. Shuter, c Briggs, b Barlow ... 35 Abel, c and b Barlow 61 Mr. H. W. Bainbridge, b Briggs ... 19 Mr. W. W. Read, b Barlow 13 Read, c Hornby, b Barlow 17 Mr. E. J. Diver, b Briggs 60 Lohmann, b Briggs Mr. F. W. Bush, c Barlow, b Briggs 22 Wood, not out 20 Jones, 1 b w, b Briggs 4 Beaumont, run out 4 B 16, lb 9 25 Second Innings. c Littlewood, b Watson 2 c Briggs, b Barlow 44 c Littlewood, b Barlow 12 bWatson 2 bWatson 11 not out 26 c Hildyard, b Watson 4 1 b w, b Briggs 4 c Barlow, b Briggs b Watson 1 not out B 6,1b 4 10 Total .280 Total .116 Lancashire. First Innings. Mr. A. K Hornby, b Jones 2 Barlow, b Jones 15 Mr. F. Taylor, c Wood, b Jones 8 Mr. 0. P. Lancashire, c Wood, b Jones 24 Briggs, b Jones 15 Mr. G. Kemp, run out Robinson, 1 b w, b Jones 23 Yates, b Abel 13 Mr. L. D. Hildyard, b Abel 25 Watson, st Wood, b Abel 24 Littlewood, not out 8 B 8,lb2 10 Total 167 Second Innings. c Shuter, b Lohmann 25 c Abel, b Beaumont 45 run out 2 b Lohmann 2 b Jones 52 c Shuter, b Bush 10 b Beaumont 30 b Lohmann 2 c Jones, b Lohmann 23 not out 22 run out 4 B9,lb2...... 11 Total 228 Surrey went in first, and scored 280. This was a splendid match. Lancashire being 113 behind in the first innings, had to follow on, and got 228 in their second, leaving Surrey 116 to get to win, in trying to get which they lost nine wickets, the last man, Beaumont, coming in for five runs to win, Watson and Briggs were bowling splendidly, and Mr. Diver went for death or glory, took a ball clean off the two leg stumps to the on boundary for four and tied, and next ball 150 THE YEAE'S SPORT ran a desperately short run for the win, and got it. Never was there a better fight, the honours being divided, as the defeat was next door to a victory. Abel and Jones and Lohmann for Surrey, Watson, Briggs, and Barlow for Lancashire, bowled admirably. It was a battle of heroes. Extras : Surrey, 21 ; Lanca- shire, 35. We append analysis. Borvling Analysis. —Surrey. First Innings. Second Innings. Watson ... Brisffs 0. M. 38 ... 18 . 71 ... 36 . E. .. 56 ..115 .. 75 .. 9 w. ... ... 5 ... 4 ... 0. M. Watson 35 ... 22 . Briggs 12-3 ... 6 .. Barlow 22 ... 7 . E. . 34 . . 24 . . 48 . W. .. 5 9, Barlow . . . Yates 44 ... 36 . 3 ... . 2 First Innings. Lancashire. Second Innings. 0. M. Beaumont 33 ... 12 . Jones 41 ... 15 . W. W. Read... 1 ... . Lohmann 7 ... 2 . Abel 10-2 ... 4 . E. .. 57 .. 72 .. 1 .. 17 .. 10 w. ... ... 6 ... ... ... 3 0. M. Beaumont 27 ... 12 .. Jones 37 ... 18 .. W. W. Read ... 3 ... .. Lohmann 35 ... 15 .. Abel 10 ... .. Bush 15 ... 7 .. E. . 39 . . 51 . . 20 . . 58 . . 28 . . 21 . w. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 4 .. .. 1 MIDDLESEX v. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. July 16, 17, 18, at Lords. Middlesex. First Innings. Mr. S. C. Newton, b W. Wright Mr. E. M. Hadow, c C. Wright, b Shaw Mr. S. W. Scott, not out 46 Mr. T. C. O'Brien, b W. Wright 9 Mr. A. J. Webbe, c Gunn, b Attewell 40 Mr. G. F. Vernon, c Gunn, b Flowers 5 West, run out 1 Mr. C E. Cottrell, b Flowers 10 Mr. J. Robertson, c Flowers, b Atte- well Mr. W. Williams, c Shaw,b Flowers Burton, c Scotton, b Flowers 6 B 10,1b 1 11 Second Innings, c She^^vin, b W. Wright 18 c Flowers, b W. Wright 1 b W. Wright 11 b W. Wright 7 c C. Wright, b Barnes 46 c Shaw, b W. Wright 6 c Sherwin, b W. Wright 11 b W. Wright 29 c Scotton, b Barnes 2 c Scotton, b W. Wright 4 not out 2 Lb 2 Total 128 Total 133 Notts. Attewell, c Robertson, b Burton ... 89 W. Wright, b Burton 4 Shaw, c Vernon, b Burton 52 Sherwin, c Vernon, b Burton B 6,1 b 4 10 Total .415 Shrewsbury, not out 224 Scotton, run out 16 Barnes, st Williams, b Burton 5 Gunn, c Webb, b Cottrell 8 Flowers, c Scott, b Burton 4 Mr. C. W. Wright, St. Williams, b Burton 1 Selby, c Williams, b Cottrell 2 All one-sided, Notts winning, single innings, by 154 runs. Mr. S. W. Scott, Mr. Webbe, and Mr. Cottrell did their part for Middlesex. Shrewsbury, Scotton, Attewell, and Shaw, did almost everything for Notts. Shrewsbury's performance was, of course, wonderful —at the wicket from 3.50 p.m. on Thursday till time, and from 11.30 till 5.15 the next day. Wright took 10 wickets for Notts, and Burton 7 for Middlesex, and Mr. Cottrell 2.— Extras : Middlesex, 10 ; Notts, 13. CRICKET 151 MIDDLESEX v. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Aiigust 20, 21, 22, at Nottingham. Return Match. Middlesex. First Innings. Mr. E. H. Buckland, b Barnes 30 Mr. A. E. Stoddart, c Wright, b Barnes 79 Mr. T. C. O'Brien, c Attewell, b Barnes 16 Mr. E. M.Hadow, c Shaw, b Attewell 16 Mr. A. J. Webbe, not out 24 West, c Shrewsbury, b Barnes 7 Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, b Shaw 24 Mr. E. M. Butler, b Shaw 13 Mr. J. Robertson, c Barnes, b Flowers 2 Mr. W. Williams, b Shaw 5 Burton, c VV. Wright, b Flowers ... 5 B 3,1b 1 4 Second Innings, c Sherwin, b Attewell 14 c Shaw, b Flowers 15 c Shrewsbury, b Shaw 50 c Shaw, b Attewell I c Bean, b Shaw 10 b Attewell c C. Wright, b W. Wright 13 not out 17 b Flowers 6 b W. Wright 3 c Attewell, b Flowers 9 B 6 Total ...225 Notts. First Innings. Total 144 Scotton, c Butler, b Robertson 17 Shrewsbury, c Webbe, b Burton ... 13 Barnes, c Paravicini, b Robertson ... 8 Gunn, c Buckland, b Robertson ... 59 Flowers, c Webbe, b Burton 34 Mr. C. W. Wright, b West 7 Bean, b Paravicini 18 Attewell, c and b Buckland 26 W. Wright, c andb Robertson 13 Shaw, c Williams, b Webbe 35 Sherwin, not out 17 B 6. Ib4 10 Total .257 In the second innings Scotton scored, c and b Buckland, ; Shrewsbury (not out), 17 ; Barnes (not out), 21 : b 1.— Total 39. Middlesex went in first. The match ended in a draw, much in favour of Notts, who wanted 74 runs with 9 wickets to fall. There was not much amiss on the first innings of either side, and much good cricket. Shaw and Sherwin 's stubborn defence putting on 45 for the last wicket was a great pull for Notts, and left Middlesex owing 32 runs when they started again. Notts put on 6, and Middlesex 7 bowlers. — Extras : Middlesex, 11 ; Notts, 10. HAMPSHIRE V. KENT. July 20, 21, 22, at Southanqjton. Kent. First Innings. O. G. Hearne, b Willoughby 10 F. Hearne, c Simpson, b Dible 16 Mr. R. S. Jones, b Armstrong 26 Rev. R. T. Thornton, c Fellowes, b Armstrong 14 Mr. A. J. Thornton, c Longman, b Willoughby 13 Mr. F. Marchant, c Fellowes, b Armstrong 19 Wootton, b Willoughby 7 A. Hearne, not out 4 Mr, H. M' Alpine, c Longman, b Willoughby 2 H. Hearne, c and b Dible 14 Pentecost, c Simpson, b Fellowes ... Byes 8 Second Innings. c Leat, b Dible 18 c Leat, b Willoughby 25 c Fellowes, b Armstrong 43 c Leat, b Willoughby 38 b Dible 59 not out 62 b Dible 2 b Dible c Dible, b Willoughby b Armstrong 17 c Longman, b Willoughby 1 B 22, lb 6, w4 32 Total .133 Total 297 152 THE YEAE'S SPORT First Innings. Mr. H. Armstrong, b H. Hearne ... 5 Mr. E. Hall, c A. J. Thornton, b A. Hearne 12 Mr. Simpson, st Pentecost, b A. Hearne 7 Mr. F. E. Lacey, c Pentecost, b H. Hearne 5 Mr. H. Calder, c Pentecost, b Wootton 44 Mr. G. H. Longman, c A., b H. Hearne Mr. A. B. Heath, b H. Hearne 12 Leat, R. T. Thornton, b A. J. Thornton 31 Dible, not out 41 Major Fellowes, b Wootton 13 Willoughby, b H. Hearne 19 Byes 4 Hampshiee. Second Innings, c Pentecost, b Wootton 41 Jones, b H. Hearne 4 b Wootton b Wootton 0' c Pentecost, b H. Hearne 1 b Wootton 1 c Marchant, b Wootton 4 b Wootton 2 c F. Hearne, b Wootton 20 not out 6 c M'Alpine, b Wootton 20 Extras 6 Total 193 Total 105 Kent went in first and won the match by 132 runs. The five last batsmen of Hants put on the runs, and Dible, who was a Surrey colt, put on 61 runs in his two innings and bowled 6 wickets. Mr. Armstrong, for Hants, took 5, Dible 6, and Willoughby 8 wickets. H. Hearne took 7, and Wootton 10. Hants collapsed in their second innings. Extras : Kent, 10 ; Hampshire, 40. HAMPSHIRE V. KENT. August 24, 25, at Totibridge. Return Match. Kent. Mr. J. N. Tonge, c Young, b Forster 53 F. Hearne, b Young 3 G. G, Hearne, c Parvin, b Currie ... 76 Mr. W. H. Patterson, lb w, b Currie 48 Mr. W. Rashleigh, b Evans 54 Mr. L. Wilson, b Evans 15 Mr. F. Marchant, b Evans Wootton, 1 b w, b Evans 4 H. Hearne, b Currie 3ff A. Hearne, b Currie 6 J. Pentecost, not out 3" Extras 38 Total 336' First Innings. Leate, b A. Hearne Mr. W. H. Forster, b A. Hearne ... Mr. E. 0. Powell, b Wootton Mr. A. H. Evans, c Pentecost, b A. Hearne Tate, c Patterson, b A. Hearne Mr. A. W. Parvin, b Wootton Dible, b Wootton Young, b A. Hearne Mr. C. E. Currie, not out Col. Fellowes, run out Willoughby, b Wootton B 8, lb 3 Hants. Second Innings. 16 c Wilson, b H. Hearne 20' c Pentecost, b H. Hearne 7 3 b A. Hearne 6 1 b w, b Wootton , 25. 2 c Pentecost, b G. Hearne 47 c Rashleigh, b Wootton 11 c Pentecost, b Wootton 11 2 b Wootton 17 3 c Patterson, b G. Hearne 32 not out 5- run out 4 11 B 16, lb 3 19 Total 37 Total 204r Kent went in first and scored 336, and won single innings by 95, Hants dis- tinguishing themselves b}^ giving Kent one more by extras than they made them- selves with the bat in their first innings ; so if they had never gone in, and had had a clean bill of health, qua extras, they would have been one run to the good. Wootton took 8 and A. Hearne 6 wickets, Mr. Corrie and Mr. Evans 4 each. Extras : Kent, 30 ; Hampshire, 38. CRICKET 153 YORKSHIRE v. SURREY. Juhj 20, 21, 22, at Sheffield. Yorkshire. First Innings. Ulyett, c W. W. Read, b Lohmann . 14 Hall, b Beaumont Grimshaw, b Beaumont Bates, b Beaumont 3 F. Lee, c Diver, b Bush 39 Peel, b Lohman 15 Preston, run out 36 Emmett, b Beaumont 15 Peate, not out 8 Hunter, b Beaumont 6 Harrison, c Abel, b Lohmann B 17, wl 18 Second Innings. b Abel 43 not out 79 b Beaumont 22 c Bowden, b Beaumont 19 c and b Bush c Beaumont, b Lohmann 28 c Key, b Abel 20' st Comber, b Abel 8 b Beaumont 6 c Bowden, b Beaumont 10 c Beaumont, b Horner 28 B20,lb2 2 Total ,154 Total 285 Surrey. First Innings. Abel, c Lee, b Peate 6 Mr. J. Shuter, c Grimshaw, b Bates 27 Mr. F. W. Bush, c Hunter, b Peate 12 Mr. W. W. Read, c Grimshaw, b Harrison 8 Mr. H. J. Key, c Grimshaw, b Bates 4 Mr. E. J. Diver, c Ulyett, b Bates... 4 Mr. M. P. Bowden, c HaU, b Bates . 19 Lohmann, b Peel 4 Beaumont, not out 9 Comber, c and b Peel 2 Mr. C. E. Horner, b Harrison 7 Bl, Ibl 2 Second Innings. c Peate, b Harrison 7 c Bates, b Harrison b Harrison 5- Hall, b Bates 69 b Bates 7 c Preston, b Bates 6 b Bates 3 b Bates 6 c Harrison, b Bates H not out 10 b Bates 5 B 12,1b 4, w 2 18 Total .104 Total ,147 Yorkshire went in first, and won by 188 runs. Surrey had a weak eleven. Wood, their wicket-keeper, Maurice Read, Mr. Roller and G. Jones absent. Lee and Preston both batted well. Bates b 11 wickets; Beaumont 9 wickets for Surrey. Extras : Yorkshire, 20 ; Sm-rey, 20. YORKSHIRE r. SURREY. Avffust 27, 28, 29, at the Oval. Return 3Iatch. Surrey. First Innings. Abel, c Woodhouse, b Ulyett 52 Mr. J. Shuter, b Peate 72 Mr. H. W. Bainbridge, c Hall, b Ulvett Mr. W. W. Read, b Ulyett 24 Read, c Hunter, b Ulyett 2 Mr. E. J. Diver, c Lee, b Emmett... 8 Mr. K. J. Key, c Ulj^ett, b Emmett 1 Lohman, c Peel, b Ulyett Mr. M. P. Bowden, not out 19 Jones, b Emmett Beaumont, c Hall, b Emmett B 7,1b 1, w 1 9 Second Innings. c Bates, b Emmett 33 bBates 12 lbw,b Emmett 7 bBates 28 c Lee, b Peate 17 b Ulyett 53. bUlyett 13 b Bates 19 c Emmett, b Ulyett 5 b Emmett 5 not out B 5,1b 2, w 3 10 Total 187 Total 202 154 THE YEAE'S SPOKT YOEKSHIRE. First Innings. Hall, b Beaumont 8 Lee, b Jones 48 Ulyett, c Abel, b Beamont 37 Bates, c Diver, b Lohmann 60 Grimshaw, c Beaumont, b Lohmann 48 Mr. W. H. "Woodhouse, b Lohmann 5 Peel, b Lohmann 11 Preston, b Abel 23 Emmett, lb w, b Abel 17 Hunter, run out 4 Peate, not out B4, lb3 7 Second Innings. b Lohmann 6 b Lohmann 48 c Bowden, b Lohmann b Lohmann 4 c W. Kead, b Abel 19 b Jones 7 bAbel 5 not out 19 not out 8 B3,lb2,wl 6 Total 268 Total 122 This was a model match, full of entertainment and good cricket, won by York- shire by 3 wickets. Surrey, much behind after Yorkshire's first innings, com- menced and continued to the end a rare uphill fight. The captain, Abel, Mr. W. W. Eead, and Mr. Diver did most of the scoring for Surrey. Lee got two good double figures : Grimshaw and Preston two double figures for Yorkshire. It looked like Surrey's match until the veteran, Tom Emmett, came in smiling, and his and Preston's coolness and pluck won the match. Lohmann took 8 and Abel 4 wickets for Surrey ; Emmett (with the ' facetious wides ') 7, and Ulyett 8 wickets for Yorkshire. We chaff Tom Emmett about his ' head ' wides, but we hope it will be a season off before he hangs up his bat. Extras : Surrey, 13 ; Yorkshh'e, 19. KENT V. SURREY. July 23 a I First Innings. Mr. F. A. Mackinnon, b Beaumont... F. Hearne, b Beaumont G. G. Hearne, c Abel, b Beaumont... Rev. R. T. Thornton, c Shuter, b Beaumont Mr. R. S. Jones, b Beaumont Mr. T. R. Hyne-Haycock, b Lohmann Mr. F. Marchant,cWood, b Lohmann Mr. S. Christopherson, c Wood, b Lohmann J. Wootton, b Abel A. Hearne, not out J. Pentecost, b Beaumont B4.1b4 id 24:, at Gravesend. Kent. Second Innings. 4 b Beaumont 7 6 b Beaumont 16 7 c Diver, b Beaumont 10 b Lohmann 9 47 runout 12 21 b Beaumont 18 16 c Read, b Lohmann 8 24 b Beaumont 18 27 not out 4 29 b Beaumont 24 b Lohmann 2 8 B 10, lb 3 13 Total 213 Surrey First Innings. Mr. K. J. Key, run out 4 Mr. J. Shuter, c and b Christopherson 4 Mr. E. J. Diver, b Christopherson... Mr. W. W. Read, c Christopherson, b Wootton 81 Abel, b Wootton 3 Mr. M. P. Bowden, b Wootton 7 Mr. F. W. Bush, b Wootton 1 Wood, b Wootton 57 Beaumont, c Wootton, b Christo- pherson 17 Lohmann, c Jones, b Wootton 1 Mr. C. E. Horner, not out Lb 2 Total 117 Second Innings. b Christopherson 48 b Wootton c Christopherson, b Wootton c G. G. Hearne, b A. Hearne 21 b Christopherson 19 b Christopherson b Christopherson c F. Hearne, b Wootton c Pentecost, b Wootton 10 not out 34 not out 12 B7, lb3 10 Total ,177 Total 154 CEICKET 155 Kent went in first, and Surrey won by 1 wicket. Neither side played full strength. The seven last men on the Kent side in the first innings made double figures. On the Surrey side, Mr. W. W. Eead, Wood, and Beaumont made almost all the score. Kent only made 117 in their second innings, and Surrey pulled through at the end. Mr. Horner, utterly unsur]3assed by any cricketer in England in coolness and pluck — as last man, came in when 34: runs were wanted, and stayed with Lohmann. Beaumont took 12, and Lohmann 9 wickets for Surrey. Mr. Christopherson took 7, and Wootton 10 wickets for Kent. Extras : Kent, 12 ; Surrey, 21. KENT V. SURREY. August 13, 14, 15, at the Oval. Return Match. Surrey. First Innings. Mr. M. P. Bowden, b Wootton 4 Mr. J. Shuter, b Wootton 24 Abel, b Wootton 10 Mr. W. W. Read, c Jones, b Wootton 22 Read, c Lord Harris, b Wootton 9 Mr. W. E. Roller, b F. Hearne 1 Mr. E. J. Diver, c and b Wootton... 32 Wood, b A. Hearne 13 Lohmann, b A. Hearne 16 Jones, not out 11 Eeaumont, b Wootton B4.1bl 5 Second Innings. b Lord Harris 1 b w, b G. Hearne 24 c Pentecost, b Wootton 27 b A. Hearne 20 c Jones, b Thornton 77 c Pentecost, b Christopherson 14 c Patterson, b Lord Harris 90 c Harris, b A. Hearne 59 not out 92 h w, b A. Hearne 2 h w, b A. Hearne 8 B 20,1b 8 28 Total ,147 Total 441 Kent. First Innings. Second Innings. F. Hearne, b Beaumont 4 Mr. W. H. Patterson, c Shuter, b Lohmann 15 O. G. Hearne, b Lohmann 9 Mr. R. S. Jones, b Lohmann 3 Rev. R. T. Thornton, b Roller 30 Lord Harris, b Beaumont 10 Wootton, b Roller 8 Mr. F. Marchant, b Jones 2 A. Hearne, b Jones Mr. S. Christopherson, b Jones 8 Pentecost, not out 3 B5,lb6 11 Total 103 not out 49 c M. Read, b Jones 21 c Lohmann, b Beaumont 15 not out 47 c Abel, b Lohmann 79 b Beaumont 37 B 21,1b 17, w 1, nb 1 40 Total .288 Surrey went in first, for 147, the Captain and Mr. Diver heading the score with 24 and 32. Kent only made 103, the parson scoring 30, Surrey following with a grand score of 441. In Kent's second innings. Lord Harris broke a small bone in the hand, and batted single-handed, and brought up his score to 37 when runs were wanted ; and the Kent men, who went in for 495 to win, made a desperate up-hill fight, and scored 288 for 4 wickets, and the match was drawn, mainly through the wonderful patience of the Rev. R. T. Thornton and Mr. R. S. Jones (not out). Wootton bowled 8, and A. Hearne 6 wickets for Kent ; Beaumont, Lohmann, and Jones bowled 4 wickets each, and Mr. Roller 2. Extras : Surrey, 51 ; Kent, 33. 156 THE YEAE'S SPOKT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. July 23, 24, 25, at Nottingham. Notts. Shrewsbury, c Gregg, b Woof 137 Scotton, c Grace, b Woof 46 Barnes, c Gregg, b Grace 3 Gunn, c Bush, b Gregg 13 Flowers, c Gilbert, b Woof 5 Mr. H. B. Daft, c Brain, b Grace ... 3 Selby,b Grace 28 W. Wright, run out Attewell, b Woof 12 Banner, b Woof 5 Sherwin, not out 13 B 12, lb 13, w 1 26 Total .291 First Innings. Gloucestershiee. Second Innings. Mr. W. R. GUbert, b Wright 18 Mr. J. H. Brain, b Flowers 11 Mr. W. Pullen, c Sherwin, b Flowers 6 Mr. W. G. Grace, 1 b w, b Flowers Mr. F. Townsend, c Selby, b Flowers 22 Painter, b Wright 5 Mr. H. V. Page, c Sherwin, b Atte- well 28 Mr. F. L. Griffiths, c Wright, b Barnes 6 Gregg, st Sherwin, b Attewell 27 Woof, b Attewell 6 Mr J. A. Bush, not out 6 B6, Ibl 7 c Selby, b Flowers 1 st Sherwin, b Flowers 10 c Wright, b Flowers c Wright, b Flowers 10 c Scotton, b Flowers S c Flowers, b Banner 6 b Flowers 20- not out 24 c Selby, b Banner 4 c Shrewsbury, b Flowers 4r c Wright, b Barnes 32 B 7, lb2 : ^ Total ,142 Total .123 When Dr. Gilbert began setting the example of getting three figures twenty years ago, he could only expect to live to see other cricketers follow suit some- times, and it fell upon a day — i.e. July 23— that the first wicket of Notts- (Scotton's) fell at the end of five hours ! His partner, Shrewsbury, stayed till stumps were drawn, and finished off the next day with a splendidly-made 137.. The batting of both was a marvel of patience and skill, and was a lesson to all beholders, and Notts won by an innings and 26 runs. The captain of Gloucester carried unusually short commons in both innings. Though the match turned out unequal, there was some very fine cricket, as Gloucester's bowling was steadily encountered. Flowers, for Notts, bowled 11 wickets. Extras: Notts, 16;. Gloucestershire, 26. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE Aiigust 7, S, at Clifton. Return Match. Notts, First Innings. Shrewsbury, c Grace, b Gregg 23 Scotton, c Grace, b Gregg 22 W. Barnes, c Woof, b Page 6 Gunn, st Bush, b Grace 25 Flowers, b Woof 10 Mr. H. B. Daft, 1 b w, b Grace 40 Selby, st Bush, b Page 8 Bean, c Gregg, b Grace 3; Attewell, c Grace, b Woof 9 Wright, not out Sherwin, b Grace 7 B3,lb 11 U Total .167 In the second innings Gunn scored (not out) 0, Bean (not out), 3. — Total, 3. CRICKET 157 Gloucestershire. First Innings, Dr. W. G. Grace, c Sherwin, b Atte- well 1 Mr. W. R. Gilbert, b Flowers 4 Mr. J. H. Brain, c Scotton, b Atte- well Mr. F. Townsend, c Scotton, b Atte- well Mr. W. W. F. Pullen, b Attewell ... 8 Mr. H. V. Page, c Scotton, b Wright 17 Painter, c Bean, b Wright 20 Mr. E. L. Griffith, c Sherwin, b Attewell 2 Oregg, c Sherwin, b Attewell 11 Woof, not out 12 Mr. J. A. Bush, c Flowers, b Barnes B 1 76 Second Innings. c Sherwin, b Flowers 5 c and b Barnes 21 1 b w, b Flowers 34 1 b w, b Barnes 7 b Barnes 1 c Attewell, b Barnes 3 b Flowers 5 b Wright 4 c Gunn, b Wright 4 c Sherwin, b Wright not out 3 B2,lbl,nbl 4 Total 91 Gloucester did not hold trumps in this match either, and were beaten almost in an innings. In Notts' first innings Shrewsbury and Scotton, as usual, took the edge ofE the bowling, and Gunn wiped Shrewsbury's eye by one * notch ' (what a nice old word !), and young Mr. Daft scored 40. Gloucester fell for two small scores. Dr. Grace took 6 and Woof 4 wickets ; and for Notts Flowers took 4, Attewell 6, Wright 5, and Barnes 5 wickets. Extras : Notts, 5 ; Gloucestershire, 14. GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. SOMERSETSHIRE. August 3, 4, 5, at M or eton-in-the- Marsh. Gloucestershire. Mr. W. G. Grace, 1 b w, b Winter ... 16 Mr. J. H. Brain, b Challen 44 Painter, b Parfitt 68 Mr. F. Townsend, c Marsh, b Reed 43 Mr. W. R. Gilbert, c E. H. Hall, b Winter 37 Mr. H. V. Page, run out 116 Mr. B. L. Griffiths, b Parfitt 7 Mr. G. Francis, b Parfitt 15 Mr. A. S. Winterbotham, c Winter, bE. H.Hall 35 Gregg, 1 b w, b Winter 4 Woof, not out 9 Extras 54 Total .448 Somersetshire. First Innings. Mr. E. Sainsbury, c Gregg, b Woof 40 Mr. H. G. Hall, c Grace, b Woof ... Mr. J. B. Challen, b Woof Mr. H. F. Reed, b Woof 3 Mr. J. J. Parfitt, b Page 20 Mr. F. T. Wclman, c Grace, b Page E. C. Marsh, b Page A. E. Clapp, not out 23 C. H. Halls, b. Page E. H. Hall, c Woof, b Page 1 E. C. Winter, b Woof 9 Mr, Mr, Mr, Mr Mr, Extras Total .100 Second Innings. c Grace, b Woof 3 1 b w, b Woof 2 bWoof 5 b Woof c Brain, b Grace c Griffiths, b Woof 14 1 b w, b Grace 15 c Brain, b Woof 8 c Brain, b Grace 8 c Grace, b Woof 3 not out 21 Extras Total 80 This match was simply a procession for Gloucestershire. It seems that the weaker counties, which want all their strength, fail most in having a compact eleven which plays through the season. Gloucestershire won by an innings and 268 runs. Extras : Gloucestershire, 4 ; Somersetshire, 54. 158 THE YEAK'S SPOET SOMERSETSHIRE v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Augmt 27, 28, at Taunton. Return Match. Somersetshire. First Innings. Mr. F. A. Leeston-Smith, c Brain, b Grace 37 Mr. E. Sainsbur}^ 1 b w, b Grar^e ... 6 Mr. C. G. Radcliffe, c Gresrg, b Grace 1 Mr. W. N. Roe, c Grace, b Woof ... 4 Mr. J. B. Challen, c Griffiths, b Woof 39 Mr. H. T. Hewett, b Woof Mr. J. E. Trask, c and b Woof 4 Mr. C. E. Winter, c Gilbert, b Grace Capt. F. T. Welman, c Woof, b Grace Mr. G. T. Mirehouse, b Woof Mr. E. W. Bastard, not out B4,lb3 Total .5 . . 2 . 7 .105 Second Innings. c Griffiths, b Woof 19 c Gilbert, b Woof 1 St Bush, b Woof .S c Brain, b Woof 76 c Bush, b Gilbert 40 b Townsend 66 bWoof 5 c Woof, b Gilbert 5 c Peake,b Gilbert cPage, b Woof 3 not out 10 B 13,1b 2, w 3 18 Total .246 Gloucestershire. First Innings. Mr. J. H. Brain, c Welman, b Bastard 19 Dr. W. G. Grace, 1 b w, b Winter ... 36 Mr. F. Townsend, c Sainsbury, b Winter 38 Painter, b Winter Mr. H. V. Page, c and b Roe 20 Mr. W. R. Gilbert, c Winter, b Mire- house 24 Mr. E. L. Griffiths, not out 40 Mr. E. Peake, c Welman, b Mire- house 33 Gregg, c Hewett, b Bastard 22 Mr. J. A. Bush, b Bastard 4 Woof, b Bastard 4 Bl,lbl 2 Total 242 In the second innings Grace scored, c Sainsbury, b Roe, 22 ; Brain (not out), m ; Painter (not out), 16 ; b 4, 1 b 2.— Total, 110. Somerset were better manned than in the first match — their wicket-keeper, one of the best amateurs behind the wicket in England, was with them— and made a good stand and a good match, scoring four more in their second innings than Gloucester in their first ; moreover they may ' score ' heavily for having only given 2 extras in Gloucester's first innings. Mr. Roe and Mr. Hewett showed grand cricket. Gloucester's runs were pretty equally divided. Dr. W. G. and Woof took 5 wickets each. Gloucester won by 9 wickets. Mr. Bastard took 4 wickets for Somerset. Extras ; Somerset, 8 ; Gloucestershire, 18. GLOUCESTERSHIRE %\ LANCASHIRE. July 30, 31, August 1, at Manchester. Lancashire. Barlow, lb w,b Woof 108 Mr. 0. P. Lancashire, c Gilbert, b Page 1^ Mr. A. G. Steel, 1 b w, b Grace 74 Mr. G. M. Kemp, c Pullen, b Grace 15 Briggs, b Page 13 Mr. A. N. Hornby, c Woof, b Page... 19 Rev. V. F. Royle, b Woof 12 Mr. L. D. Hildyard, c Pullen, b Woof 13 Mr. E. C. Hornby, c and b Woof ... 9 Watson, not out 11 Mayall, b Woof B27,lb 6 33 Total .324 CRICKET 159 First Innings. Gloucestershire Mr. W. Gr. Grace, c A. N. Hornby, b Watson 50 b Watson . . Mr. W. R. Gilbert, b Barlow 8 b Steel Painter, c and b Watson st Mayall, b Mr. F. Townsend, c Watson, b Barlow 18 Mr. W. W. F. Pullen, c A. N. Hornby, bWatson 9 Mr. J. H. Brain, c Briggs, b Watson 5 Mr. H. V. Page, b Watson 6 Mr. E. L. Griffiths, c Lancashire, b Briggs 2 Mr. G. Francis, st Mayall, b Steel... 16 Gregg, c Royle, b Steel Woof, not out 5 Byes 9 Second Innings. 39 Steel b Steel U c Steel, b Watson 6 c Barlow, b Steel 1 b Steel 7 c Brigg, b Steel c Mayall, b Watson 1 lb w, b Steel 14 not out 16 B4,lb2 6 Total ,128 Total .104 This was Lancashire's match by an innings and 92 runs. Barlow and Mr. A. G. Steel (who, when in form, is the English amateur next to the Gloucestershire captain) gave a splendid exhibition of cricket. Dr. W. G. did ditto, in a smaller degree, as regards luns, and was almost unsupported. Woof bowled 8 wickets for Gloucestershire ; Watson 8, and Mr. Steel 9, for Lancashire. Extras : Lanca- shire, 15 ; Gloucestershire, 33. bWoof 8 b Grace GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. LANCASHIRE. August 18, 14, 15, at Clifton. Return Match. First Innings. LANCASHIRE. Second Innings. Mr. A. N. Hornby, c Peake, b Woof 19 c Brain, b Woof R. G. Barlow, not out 62 Mr. F. Taylor, b Grace Mr. O. P. Lancashire, c Gilbert, b Page 19 J. Briggs, b Gregg Mr. G. Kemp, c Grace, b Page 1 G. Yates, b Page W. Robinson, c Woof, b Townsend 58 Mr. L. D. Hildyard, b Woof 5 A. Watson, b Woof 2 Littlewood, b Woof 3 B 5,lb9 14 b Grace 8 c Page, b Woof 8 run out 6 c and b Grace 3 c and b Townesend 12 not out 1 c Townsend, b Woof 12 c and b Grace 7 B12,lb 2 14 Total ,183 Total 85 First Innings Dr. W. G. Grace, b Barlow 49 Mr. W. R. Gilbert, h w, b Barlow ... 17 Mr. F. Townsend, c Hildyard, b Watson 6 Mr. J. H. Brain, b Watson 4 Painter, b Watson 2 Mr. H, V. Page, b Barlow 19 Mr. E. L. Griffiths, b Barlow 3 Mr. E. Peake, b Barlow Gregg, c Hornby, b Barlow 11 Mr. J. A. Bush, not out 1 W. A. Woof, b Barlow Byes 5 Gloucestershire, Second Innings. c Yates, b Watson 3 not out 40 st Littlewood, b Briggs 9 1 b w, b Briggs 10 bWatson 9 st Littlewood, b Briggs 2 b Briggs c and b Briggs 18 bWatson 7 h w, b Watson 1 bWatson Byes 11 Total 117 Total .110 160 THE YEAR'S SPORT Dr. W. G. won the toss and handicapped the wicket with the weather and put Lancashire in. The rain upset his good intentions, and Lancashire had the best of the wicket, as things turned out, and won the match by 41 runs. Barlow and Robinson's batting : the splendid bowling of Watson, who bowled 8 Briggs 5, and Barlow 7 wickets, made the victory certain. Dr. Grace's 49 and Mr. Gilbert's 40 were the only scores of note for the losing side. Woof took 8 and the Doctor 5 wickets. Extras : Lancashire, 16 ; Gloucestershire, 28. SOMERSET r. SURREY. August 10, 11, 12, at the Oval. Surrey. Mr. M. P. Bowden, 1 b w, b Winter 51 Mr. E. J. Diver, 1 b w, b Sainsbury 25 Abel, c Winter, b Sainsbury 81 Mr. W. W. Read, c Hewett, b Parfitt 98 Read, not out 186 Mr. W. E. Roller, ran out 23 Mr. J. Shuter, c Parfitt, b Challen... 47 Beaumont, c Challen, b Sainsbury 5 Wood, b Winter 50 Lohmann, c Radcliffe, b Sainsbury 30 Jones, b Challen 1 B 29, lb 8,nb 1 38 Total .635 Somersetshire. First Innings. Mr. E. Sainsbury, c Lohmann, b Beaumont 1 Mr. O. G. RadclifEe, c Abel, b Roller 6 Mr. J. B. Challen, b Jones 29 Mr. J. J. Parfitt, c Bowden, b Beau- mont 6 Mr. H. T. Hewitt, b Beaumont 2 Mr. C, J. Robinson, b Jones 12 Mr. C. E. Winter, b Beaumont 7 E. C. Marsh, b Jones E. W. Page, not out 1 E. G. Murdock, b Beaumont ... 2 A. E. Clapp, absent hurt B12,lb5 17 Mr. Mr, Mr. Mr Total 83 Second Innings. c Wood, b Beaumont 21 b Lohmann 101 b Beaumont 5 b Beaumont 2 b Lohmann 85 b Beaumont 8 not out 8 b Lohmann 3 b Beaumont c Jones, b Lohmann 14 absent hurt B3, w 1 4 Total .251 Surrey went first, and piled up a mountain of runs, as the score will show. Maurice Read three figures, not out, and won by an innings and 301 runs. Surrey had a strong eleven ; Somerset had many absentees. In Somerset's second innings Mr. Radcliffe and Mr. Hewitt scored handsomely. Mr. Sainsbury bowled 4 wickets, and Beaumont for Surrey 10. Mr. Parfitt, who bowled a season or two for Surrey — now Somersetshire by residence — was ver?/ welcome on his old ground. Extras : Surrey, 21 ; Somerset, 38. SOMERSET V. SURREY. Angiist 24, 25, at Taunton. Return Match. Surrey. Mr. F. W. Bush, c Trask, b Challen 8 Abel, b Winter 54 Mr. H. W. Bainbridge, 1 b w, b Winter 18 M. Read, c Challen, b Roe 35 Mr. W. W. Read, b Bastard 76 Mr. E. J. Diver, b RadclifEe 18 Mr. J. Shuter, b Bastard 1 Lohmann, c Winter, b Sainsbury ... 14 Wood, 1 b w, b Roe 10 Jones, not out 27 Bo wley, b Sainsbury 17 B 6, lb 8 14 Total 292 CHICK ET 161 Somersetshire. First Innings. Mr. F. A. Leeston-Smith, b Bowley 7 Mr. O. G. RadcUffe, c W. W. Read, b Lohmann 82 Mr. J. B. Challen, c Diver, b Bowley Mr. W. N. Roe, c Diver, b Bowley..". 19 Mr. E. Sainsbury, b Jones 14 Mr. H. T. Hewitt, b Abel 23 Mr. J. E. Trask, c and b Abel Mr. C. E. Winter, b Jones 7 Mr. F. T. Welman, not out 8 Rev. G. Peake, c Shuter, b Lohmann Mr. E. W. Bastard, c Bainbridge, b Lohmann B 3, lb 1 4 Second Innings. c Diver, b Lohmann 19 c Abel, b Lohmann 6 cW. W. Read, b Bush 15 c sub., b Lohmann 43 b Jones 1 b Jones 13 b Jones 5 b Jones c W. W. Read, b Lohmann 1 b Lohmann 6 not out 3 B 5,1b 6 11 Total 164 Total 123 Surrey went in first, and won by an innings and 5 runs — nine double figures in Surrey's first hands. Mr. Roe, for Somerset, again made a fine score. Mr. Bastard, for Somerset, took 4 wickets; and Lohmann took 8, and Jones 6 for Surrey. Extras : Somerset, 14 ; Surrey, 15. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v. DERBYSHIRE. Au(/vst 24, 25, 26, at Derhy. Notts. Scotton, b Marlow 11 Shrewsbury, c Marlow, b Walker ...118 Barnes, b Walker 7 Gunn, b Marlow 30 Flowers, c Docker, b Marlow 173 Mr. C. W. Wright, c Disney, b Walker 5 Selby, c Marlow, b Walker 12 Att e well, c Marlow, b Walker W. Wright, c Maynard, b Walker ... 24 Shaw, not out 38 Sherwin, b Walker B 25, lb 8 33 Total 451 Derbyshire. First Innings. F. H. Sugg, b Barnes 11 Wood- Sims, c and b Barnes 3 Mr. W. S. Eadie, b Barnes Mr. L. C. Docker, c Sherwin, b Atte- well 9 Chatterton, b Barnes 20 Cropper, c Selby, b Barnes 6 Mr. E. A. J. Maynard, c Flowers, b Barnes 3 Marlow, run out 1 Mr. G. G. Walker, c Scotton, b Barnes 19 Hall, not out 10 Disne}', c Shrewsbury, b Attewell... Lb 2 Second Innings. b Barnes 1 c Sherwin, b Barnes 1 b Barnes 1 St Sherwin, b Attewell b Flowers 43 c Sherwin, b Flowers 32 b Barnes 2 b Flowers c Sherwin, b Barnes 18 c Scotton, b Barnes 11 not out B7,lbl 8 Total 84 Total 117 Another procession and no match — vide score. Chatterton and Cropper were the only two who stood well up for Derbyshire. Barnes bowled 13 wickets ; Mr. Walker bowled 7 wickets for Derbyshire, The absence of Shacklock was a great loss to Derbyshire. Notts won by 250 runs. Extras : Notts, 10 ; Derbyshire, 33. M 162 THE YEARS SPORT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE r. DERBYSHIRE. August 31, Septeniber 1, 2, at Kottingliam. Return Match. Nottinghamshire. Scotton, c Disney, b Slater 64 Shrewsbury, c Disney, b Cropper ... 26 Barnes, b Walker 7 Gunn, c Disney, b Walker 48 Flowers, run out 19 Mr. H. B. Daft, b Cropper 5 Selby, c Wood- Sims, b Walker , Derbyshire First Innings. Wood-Sims, c Shaw, b Barnes 9 Mr. W. S. Eadie, b Wright 4 Sugg, b Barnes 24 Chatterton, c Gunn, b Flowers 16 Mr. L. C. Docker, c Sherwin, b Flowers 30 Cropper, c Sherwin, b Shaw 4 Mr. E. A. J. Maynard, ruu out Slater, c Barnes, b Shaw 11 Mr. G. G. Walker, b Shaw 14 Hall, c Sherwin, b Shaw 2 Disney, not out 1 Byes 10 Attewell, b Cropper 6 W. Wright, not out 7 Shaw, b Walker 10 Sherwin, b Walker B8,lb5 13 Total .205 Second Innings. b Shaw 12 c and b Barnes 83 b Shaw 1 c Shrewsbury, b Barnes 17 c Wright, b Shaw.... not out c Sherwin, b Barnes, not out st Sherwin, b Shaw . Total .125 Total 101 A draw much in favour of Notts ; practically a win. Shacklock still absent. Scotton, Shrewsbury, and Gunn, three of the deadliest obstructives of the Northern men, did most of the scoring. How do they do it ? Mr. Eadie, Sugg, Chatterton (who has played consistently good cricket aU through the season), and Cropper, did most for Derbyshire. Barnes bowled 5, and Shaw 8 wickets. Mr. Walker bowled 5, and Cropper 3, for Derbyshire. Extras : Notts, 10 ; Derbyshire, 13. COUNTIES V, M.C.C. AND GEOUND. SUSSEX V. M.C.C. May 7, at Lord^s. Sussex. First Innings. Mr. R. T. Ellis, c Gunn, b Burton ... 3 Tester, st Sherwin, b Burton 5 Humphreys, c Gunn, b Burton 33 J. Hide, c and b Gunn 6 Quaif e, c Russel, b Rylott 11 Mr. G. N. Wyatt, b Burton 13 Mr. W. G. Heasman, h w, b Rylott. . . 4 Mr. C. A. Smith, c Russel, b Rylott 1 H. Phillips, run out 5 A. Hide, not out Juniper, c Gunn, b Rylott 4 L-b 1 Second Innings. not out 31 c Rylott, b Parnham 6 st Sherwin, b Rylott c Sherwin, b Rylott 10 c sub., b Burton 8 c Russel, b Burton 1 run out c Gunn, b Rylott 4 c and b Rylott c Carter, b Rylott 4 c sub., b Rylott 1 Total 86 Total 65 CRICKET 163 M.C.C. AND Ground. Mr. J. S. Russel, c J., b A. Hide ... 7 Gunn, c Tester, b Juniper 44 Davenport, b A. Hide W. Hearne, c Tester, b A. Hide 7 Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, retired hurt 1 Mr. J. Robertson, c Phillips, b J. Hide 30 Rev. A. A. Carter, run out 8 Sherwin, b J. Hide 11 Burton, c Q uaif e, b J. Hide Rylott, not out 16 Parnham, b Smith 15 B 4, 1-b 1, w 1 6 Total. 14; In the second innings Gunn scored (not out), 2 ; Sherwin (not out), 8. — Total, 10. Sussex went in first, and lost by 10 wickets. This was a very poor match for such a county as Sussex. The weather was bad. Rylott got 10, and Burton 8 wickets. For Sussex the two Hides bowled .S wickets each. Extras : Sussex, 6 ; M.C.C, 1. KENT V. M.C.C. 18,19, at LorcVs. M.C.C. Second Innings. . 46 c Christopherson, b A. Hearne 84 . 10 b G. G. Hearne 14 . b Christopherson b Christopherson 7 2 b Wootton 15 First Innings. Mr. A. N. Hornby, b H. Hearne Scott on, b H. Hearne Mr. J. S. Russell, b H. Hearne Mr. H. Ross, c H. Hearne, b A. Hearne Davenport, c G. G. Hearne, b H, Hearne Mr. J. Robertson, c Tonge, b A, Hearne Mr. F. T. Welman, c F. Hearne, b A. Hearne Captain J. W. Smythe, run out Fothergill, b A. Hearne Woof, c Tonge, b H. Hearne Burton, not out B 1, l-b2, w 1 b Wootton 21 not out 7 b Wootton 1 c Kemp, b A. Hearne 3 absent (hurt) st Kemp, b A. Hearne 6 B 3 Total 140 Total 161 Second Innings. c and b Burton 16 c Davenport, b Robertson 10 not out 24 c sub., b Robertson 27 b Fothergill 18 not out Kent. First Innings. Mr. M. C. Kemp, c Smith, b Burton 6 F. Hearne, c Robertson, b Burton ... 41 G. G. Hearne, c Robertson, b Burton 20 Mr. J. S. Tonge, b Fothergill 2 Mr. R. S. Jones, c Welman, b Burton Rev. R. T. Thornton, run out 43 O'Shaughnessy, b Woof 29 Mr. S. Christopherson, c Welman, b Burton 24 A. Hearne, b Robertson 13 Wootton, b Robertson 10 H. Hearne, not out 1 B 5,1-b 7, n-b4 16 Total 205 Total 99 M.C.C. went in first, and Mr. Hornby, whose innings is always cheerful and lively, ' topped ' the score with 46, which score, aided by Mr. Robertson's 24 and Fothergill's 40, went a long way towards the total. Kent, without Lord Harris and Mr. Patterson, made 205, the Parson, as usual, being well to the fore. In the second attempt of M.C.C. Mr. Hornby again made a grand innings. Kent went last for 99, and got the runs handsomely with the loss of 4 wickets. A. Hearne bowled 7, and H. Hearne 5 wickets for Kent. Burton got 6, and Mr. Robertson 4 for M.C.C. Extras : M.C.C, 17 ; Kent, 7. M 2 B 164 THE YEARS SPORT KENT V. M.C.C. August 6, 7, 8, at Canterbury. Return Match. Kent. Mr. F. A. Mackinnon, b Ulyett 49 Mr. W. H. Patterson, c Clarke, b Webbe 58 G. G. Hearne, c and b Emmett 6 F. Hearne, c Webbe, b Burton 2.3 Mr. R. S. Jones, c Emmett, b Burton 3 Rev. R. T. Thornton, c Clarke, b Webbe 14 Mr. F. Marchant, c Clarke, b Ulj^ett 19' A. Hearne, c Emmett, b Burton ... 23 J. Wootton, c Kemp, b Emmett 28 H. Hearne, b Webbe 16 J. Pentecost, not out 2 B 6, 1-b 5, wo 16 Total .257 M.C.C. AND Geojnd. First Innings. Mr. C. I. Thornton, c Thornton, b A. Hearne 4 Mr. C. W. Wright, c Thornton, b Wootton 19 G. Ulyett, b Wootton 3 Mr. D. G. Spiro, b A Hearne 24 Mr. A. J. Webbe, b Wootton Mr. H. G. Owen, b Wootton 2 Mr. E. M. Haclow, c Thornton, b A. Hearne 9 Mr. C. C. Clarke, c Marchant, b A. Hearne 3 Mr. A. F. Kemp, not out 9 T. Emmett, b Wootton 14 G. Burton, b Wootton B 12 Second Innings. b Wootton 17 c F. Hearne, b Wootton 8 c Thornton, b A. Hearne 2 b Wootton 2 b Wootton 47 b A. Hearne 3 b A. Hearne 16 b A. Hearne 1 b Wootton b A. Hearne 2 not out 0' B 10, 1-b 2 12 Total 99 Total 110 Kent went in first, and won the match by an innings and 48 runs. Lord Harris again, unfortunately for cricket, an absentee. Why could he not have ' wired ' to India, ' Have just stepped out for three days ' 1 In his absence the old county did well ; 257 runs, with eight double figures in the score, was good. M.C.C. came short home twice. The fact of Mr. Spiro heading the score in the first innings with 24, and Mr. Webbe doing the same in the second with 47, showed that Har- row training had not worn off, and those two saved the credit of M.C.C. Burton bowled 5, and Emmett 5 wickets (and 5 'head' wides), and Mr. Webbe 3. Wootton bowled 11, and A. Hearne 9 wickets. Extras : Kent, 24 ; M.C.C, 16. LEICESTER r. M.C.C. May 21, 22, a^ Lord's. Leicestershire. Mr. W. H. Hay, c W. Hearn, b Fothergill 6 Wheeler, c Fothergill, b Hay 2 Warren, c Russel, b M'Neill 69 Willett, b Hay 2 Turner, c Russel, b Fothergill 44 Mr. C. C. Stone, c Ross, b M'Neill... Whittle, c Willes, b West 35 Bottomore, b West 24 Mr. J. Perkins, not out 12 Pougher, b West 0' Rylott, b Fothergill 4 B 2, 1-b 2, w2, n-b 2 8 Total .196 Mr. J. S. Russel, c Whittle, b Pougher 11 West, b Pougher 5 Davenport, not out 27 M.C.C. Mr. H. Ross, not out 8 B 6, w 1 7 Total 58 Mr. F. T. Welman, Mr. R. J. M'Neill, Mr. G. F. WiUes, Mr. A. G. Courage, Fothergill, W. Hearn, and Hay did not bat. This may be called the mud-larks' match. The weather was wretched, and there is very little to remark beyond the facts that four professionals on the Leicester CKICKET 165 side and one on the M.C.C. (Davenport, whose play has been consistently good all through the season) all got good double figures, with bats plastered with ' black butter' in the shape of mud. Many men can get runs on a billiard-table ground, but put them on mud or a bit of ' crumbly rough ' and they are nowhere. ' Any man can sweep a " straight crossing," ' remarked the crossing-sweeper, 'but set him to sweep round a post, and where is he ? ' Extras : M.C.C>, 8 ; Leicester, 7. NOTTS V. M.C.C. May 28, 29, a)id 30, at Lord's. First Innings. Notts. Second Innings. Mr. J. A. Dixon, c Newton, b Fothergill 13 Scotton, c Fothergill, b Grace 10 Barnes, c and b Grace Gunn, c Hearn, b Grace 14 Flowers, run out Mr. H B. Daft,b Grace 23 Selby, c Hearn, b Grace 15 W. Wright, c Welman, b Gra'^e 4 Shore, not out 6 Shaw, c Fothergill, b Grace 9 Sherwin, b Mvcroft B !" 2 bMycroft c Mycroft, b Grace 12 b Grace 2 c Studd, b Grace 3 c Welman, b Grace 1 not out 10 c Welman, b Grace. b Grace b Grace b Grace c Mycroft, b Grace. B Total. 96 M.C.C. Total 44 Mr. W. G. Grace, b Gunn 63 Mr. J. S. Russel, h w, b Flowers ... 19 W. Hearn, c Dixon, b Barnes 3 Mr. G. B. Studd, c Scotton, b Gunn 28 Mr. S. C. Newton, b Wright 2 Mr. H. Eoss, c Sherwin, b Shore ... 40 Fothergill, b Wright 5 Davenport, not out 17 Mr. F. T. Welman, b Flowers 2 Titchmarsh, c Gunn, b Flowers 9 W. Mycroft, b Flowers 4 B 5,1-b 2 7 Total 199 Poor old Notts ! their best man was young and ' daft ' that day ; but they can afford a jolly good 'lose ' sometimes. This match should be known as the ' Sun- rise ' and ' Meridian ' match, as, despite the collapse of Notts, Mr. H. B. Daft, son of the immortal R. Daft, who, in a cricket sense — and a cricket sense only, we are happy to say — represents 'sun-set,' made good double figures in his first hands against Dr. W. G., amongst others, who performed the wonderful feat of getting 16 wickets, jjIus 63 runs scored, in his only innings in his meridian. Flowers took 6 wickets. Richard Daft (his own self-elected and honoured title, without any prefix), who looked so well that he bids fair yet to see a grandson in the Notts ■eleven, honestly confessed that he felt very pleased and very proud to receive num- berless congratulations from men of all classes. Extras : Notts, 7 ; M.C.C, 5. YORKSHIRE r. M.C.C. June 1 and 2, at Lord's. First Innings. M.C.C. & G. Second Innings. Mr. J. S. Russell, h w, b Peate 33 Scotton, c Peel, b Peate 4 Barnes, c Hunter, b Bates 9 Gunn, c Hall, b Emmett 21 W. Hearn, c Peel, b Emmett 11 Flowers, st Hunter, b Peel 21 Attewell, c Hunter, b Ulyett Mr. S. C. Newton, c Ulyett, b Bates 26 Mr. J. Robertson, c Peel, b Peate... 15 Lord Dalkeith, b Bates 1 Sherwin, not out b Peate B6,l-bl 7 B15,l-bl,w7 23 c Ulyett, b Peate 37 not out 140 b Peate 203 b Peate 26 not out 20^ Total 148 Total , 449 166 THE YEAR'S SPORT YORKSHIEE. Ulyett, st Shemin, b Attewell 10 Hall, b Flowers 12 H. Lee, c Barnes, b Flowers 3 Bates, c and b Attewell 1 F. Lee, c Gunn, b Flowers 4 Preston, c Barnes, b Flowers 7 Grimshaw, b Attewell 17 Emmett, c Russel, b Attewell 7' Peel, c Newton, b Attewell Peate, not out ... 5 Hunter, 1-b-w, b Flowers B 3 Total 6^ First Innings, Bowling Analysis. — M. C. C. o. M. E. Peel 24 ... 12 ... 34 Preston 10 ... 5 ... 13 Bates 24 ... 14 ... 26 Peate 28 ... 15 ... 32 Ulyett 12 ... 6 ... 13 Emmett 17 ... 9 ... 23 Peel Preston Bates ... Peate ... Ulyett . . . Emmett Hall Second o 46 26 29 67 28 40 5 Innings. M. ... 16 .. ... 6 .. ... 11 .. ... 36 .. ... 8 .. ... 16 .. ... 1 .. R. 84 55 .. 63 .. 79 .. 55 .. 72 .. 18 .. .. 0- O 4 0' YorTisMre. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Attewell 42 ... 31 ... 16 ... 5 Barnes 7 ... 3 ... 9 ... Flowers 34-2 ... 15 ... 41 ... 5 It was not stated in the press that the big bell of York Minster was tolled. What an instance of the ' glorious uncertainty ! ' We deviate from our first inten- tions as regards the analysis, and print it verbatim. Extras : — M.C.C., 3 ; York- shire, 30. What a difference a makes in figures, especially in a cheque or byes \. YORKSHIRE v. M.C.C. Septemher 7, 8, and 9, at Scarhorough. — Return Match, twelve a Yorkshire. Ulyett, c Flowers, b Grace 67 Hall, c Thornton, b Barnes 27 F. Lee, 1-b-w, b Wootton 23 Grimshaw, c Wilson, b Flowers ... 29 Mr. H. Leadbeater, b Barnes 65 Bates, c Sherwin, b Barnes 12 Hon. M. B. Hawke, c and b Grace 38 Peel, h w, b Flowers 25 First Innings. M.C.C. Mr. W. G. Grace, c Ulyett, b Em- mett 4 Mr. C. L Thornton, c Peel, b Bates 63 Scotton,b Ulyett Mr. T. C. O'Brien, c Preston, b Peate 21 Gun, c Peate, b Bates Mr. C. Wilson, b Emmett 17 Barnes, b Bates Mr. C. W. Wright, c Ulyett, b Bates 4 Mr. A. H. Evans, 1-b-w, b Ulyett... 17 Flowers, not out 18 Wootton, c Bates, b Emmett 8 Sherwin, c Hunter, b Emmett 6 B 5, 1-b 1, w 1 7 Preston, not out 15 Emmett. c Grace, b Flowers. Hunter, c O'Brien, b Barnes. Peate, b Barnes B 7,1-b 2 Total , r 3 2 9 322 Second Inninofs. c Hawke, b Bates 25' b Bates 5 b Bates 7 c Peel,bPeate 20 b Peel not out 44 not out 42 run out , B 5, 1-b 2, n-b 1 Total 165 Total 15&- o. Bowling Analysis.— Torkshire. M. R. W. Wootton 38 ... 15 ... 67 ... 1 Evans 17 ... 6 ... 36 ... Barnes 47-1 ... 23 ... 65 ... 5 o. M. R. w. Flowers 57 ... 31 ... 70 ... 3 Grace 30 ... 9 ... 75 ... 2l CKICKET 167 M.C.C. First Innings. Second Innings. 0. M. R. w. O. M. E. w. Emmett 23-2 ... 8 . . 45 . .. 4 Emmett .. 18 ... 5 .. 34 . .. Ulyett ... 23 ... 8 . . 86 . .. 2 Ulyett.... 9 ... 3 .. . 22 . .. Peate ... 31 ... 17 . . 27 . .. 1 Peate .... 12 ... 8 .. . 13 . .. 1 Preston 6 ... 2 . . 20 . .. Preston .. 4 ... 1 .. 7 . . Bates ... 17 ... 8 . . 23 . .. 4 Bates .... 38 ... 16 .. . 55 . .. 3 Peel 10 ... 6 . . 7 . .. Peel 20 ... 13 .. . 17 . .. 1 Since the memorable match at Lord's recorded just above, after the conclusion of which it was reported that the Yorkshire men were seen on Epsom Downs, and had an opinion or two to express about horseflesh, the Yorkshire Captain swore a swear that his eleven should be ' oop alongside the M.C.C, in Yorkshire ; ' and his words came true, and the County, going in first, made a grand stand, nine double figures following consecutively in the score. The absence of Dr. Grace on the second day was a terrible loss to M.C.C, as when he comes ' short home ' on the first innings he generally gets a fresh idea in the second which troubles the scorers. The visitors at the Scarborough Festival were in luck to see one of Mr. C. I. Thornton's splendid innings. Forty years hence, when possibly 'fielding gloves,' or light hand-nets to stop the ball, will become fashionable as cricket advances. Young England of tliat day will say, ' Oh ! Thornton was a slogging muff ! — no good in tliese days, sir ! ' The fact is, that Mr, Thornton is about the only man since Mr. Charles Taylor (who hit terrifically hard along the ground, vice elevation out of it) who can run in to a baU to punish, and can see the danger in an instant, and play it down and get back. What Southerton said of Mr. Thornton is quite true : ' The better you bowl the more likely he is to punish, as he knows when he is going to hit, and it is nA)t blind swiping.' As before, the analj'sis is appended. Extras : Yorkshire, 15 ; M.C.C, 9. NO ET HAMPTON v. M.C.C June 11 and 12 at Lord's. First Innings. Mr. J. S. Eussel, b Alley 11 Mr. T. E. Marshall, c Hill, b Potter 1 5 Mr. W. H. Fowler, c Beal, b Alley... 4 Fothergill, c Hill, b Potter 19 Mr. G. F. Willes, b Potter 5 Major Booth, b West 4 Mr. A. Bovill, run out 12 Mr. J. L. Wanklvn, b West Mr. F. T. Welman, b Alley 17 Wootton, b Beal 10 Kylott, not out B 5, 1-b 4, w 1 10 M.C.C. Second Innings. st J. Kingston, b Beal 9 not out 85 1-b-w, b Beal 27 b Alley, b Beal 1 1-b-w, b West 34 Potter, b Beal bBeal 1 b Beal 1 bAlley 4 c J. Kingston, b Beal 7 b Potter 35 L-b 5 Total .107 Total 200 First Innings Mr. M. C Clarke, b Wootton 1 Beal, b Wootton 1 Potter, c and b Wootton 12 Mr. G. H. Kingston, b Wootton 41 Mr. J. P. Kingston, b Eylott 21 Mr. J. Hill, b>owler 1 Mr. G. J. Gulliver, b Eylott 9 C. BuU, b Wootton 3 Mr. H. W. Platts, c Willes, b Eylott 1 Alley, c Bovill, b Wootton 3 West, not out 3 B 4 Northamptonshire. Second Innings. b Wootton 34 l-b-w, b Wootton 9 c Eylott, b Wootton c Booth, b Wootton 2 c Wootton, b Eylott 5 b Wootton 21 c Wootton, b Eylott not out b Wootton c Eussel, b Eylott c Eussel, b Wootton B4, l-b3 7 Total .100 Total 86 168 THE YEAR'S SPORT Northamptonshire men, as a rule, are better across country than on the flat. M.C.C. went in first and won the match by 121. Mr, Marshall for M.C.C. scored exactly a hundred in his two hands. Mr. M. C. Clarke and Mr. Kingston did best for Northampton. Potter, ' the general utility ' for several clubs and counties, played for his native county this time, and still continues a useful cricketer, and universally respected. Wootton bowled 13 wickets. Extras : M.C.C, 11 ; North- ampton, 15, DERBYSHIRE?;. M.C.C. June 15 and IG at Lord's. First Innings. Derbyshire. Wood-Sims, run out Shacklock, c Sherwin, b Barnes 6 Cropper, b Flowers 20 Mr. W. S. Eadie, c Sherwin, b Webbe 15 W. Chatterton, c Walker, b Flowers 28 Mr. L. C. Docker, 1-b-w, b Webbe ... 32 J. Chatterton, b Flowers 16 Disney, c Sherwin, b Flowers 4 T. My croft, run out T. Selby, c Booth, b Barnes 1 W. Mycroft, not out -1 B 4,1-bl 5 Second Innings. c and b Flowers b Barnes 11 st Sherwin, b Barnes 19 b Webbe 8 c Sherwin, b Barnes 37 absent c Walker, b Barnes 14 runout 1 c Barnes, b Flowers 9 b Flowers 2 not out 11 Bl,l-bl 2 Total 114 13 Total 131 M.C.C. Mr. A. J. Webbe, 1-b-w, b W. Mycroft Mr. J. G. Walker, b W. Mycroft ... Barnes, b W. Mycroft 7 Mr. T. Greatorex, c W. Mycroft, b W. Cbatterton 7 Flowers, b W. Mycroft 29 Mr. T. R. Marshall, c Cropper, b W. Chatterton 80 Derbyshire went in first and scored 131. Cropper got two double figures, as did W Docker 30 for Derbyshire. Mr. E. M. Hadow, and Mr. Hornby and Sherwin, who came in the three last, were answerable for 108 runs. Ho poor Derbyshire found as regarded the tail of M.C.C. in Lancashire lingo, ' ret her a roof (^rough) back end to it.' Flowers took 7, Barnes 6, and Mr. Webbe 3 wickets for :\I.C C. Mycroft took 7 and W. Chatterton 3 wickets for Derbyshire. Extras : M.C.C, 7 ; Derbyshire, 12. LANCASHIRE v. M.C.C Julij 20 and 21, at Lord's. — Twelve a side. Mr. R. S. Jones, c T. Mycroft, b Shacklock 4 Mr. C Booth, b Shacklock 2 Mr. E. M. Hadow, c Eadie, b Cropper 34 Mr. A. N. Hornby, b Shacklock 49 Sherwin, not out 25 B 10, 1-b 2 12 Total 262 M.C.C. exactly doubled that score. Chatterton, and J. Chatterton and First Innings. Mr. W. G. Grace, l^b-w, b Briggs,.. 37 Mr. J. S. Russel, run out 4 Mr. E. H. Buckland, b Watson Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, c and b Briggs 28 Mr. S. C Newton, c Appleby, b Briggs 15 Mr. A. M. Inglis, c Pilling, b Briggs 11 Mr. M. T. Baines, b Watson 1 Mr. F. T. Welman, c E. C Hornby, b Watson Titchmarsh, b Briggs 8 Pickett, c Yates, b Briggs 2 W. Mycroft, not out 4 B 4, l-b7, n-b 1 . 12 M.C.C 1-b-w, Second Innings, b Watson c Apple b)', b Briggs 34 1-b-w, b Briggs 20 b Briggs 27 c Lancashire, b Briggs 86 c E. C Hornby, b Briggs 12 c Appleby, b Briggs 23 c E. Hornby, b Watson 10 c Bower, b Watson 2 b Appleby 3 not out 1 B 9, 1-b 9 18 Total. 122 Total. 236 CRICKET 169 Lancashire. First Innings. Mr. A. N. Hornby, c Newton, b Mycroft 1 Barlow, b Mycroft 1 Mr, 0. P. Lancashire, c Welman, b Mycroft 4 Briggs, b Mycroft 20 Mr. G. M. Kemp, b Mycroft Bower, b Mycroft Watson, c Buckland, b Mycroft ... 15 Yates, b Mycr.ft Mr. E. C. Hornby, c Welman, b Grace 64 Mr. A. Appleby, c Newton, b Pickett 12 Pilling, not out 2 L-b 4 Total 132 In the second innings. Barlow scored 1-b-w, b Grace, 117 ; Mr. 0. P. Lancashire (not out), 76 ; Briggs (not out), 0; Bower, c Welman, b Grace, 19 ; extras, 17. — Total, 229. M.C.C. went in first, and lost by 8 wickets, thanks to the grand play of Barlow and Mr. Lancashire in the second innings, who scored 117 and 76 respectively. The first innings of each side was pretty level : M.C.C. set Lancashire at 229 to win. It was a really grand cricket match. Extras : M.C.C, 21 ; Lancashire, .30. Analysis of the Bowling. — M.C.C. First Innings, O. M. R. W. Watson 28 ... 13 ... 31 ... 3 Barlow 16 ... 7 ... 37 ... Briggs 21 ... 14 ... 23 ... 6 Appleby 10 ... 4 ... 19 ... Watson 38 Barlow 16 Briggs 41 Appleby 29 E. Hornby 5 Yates 3 Second Innings. O. M. 18 3 15 11 2 First Innings, Lancasldre O. M. R. W. Grace 21-2 ... 8 ... 62 ... 1 Mycroft 28 ... 15 ... 45 ... 8 Pickett 8 ... 1 ... 26 ... 1 Buckland 1 ... ... 6 ... Second Innino^s. O. M. Grace 37 ... 14 Mycroft 46 ... 19 Pickett 6 ... 1 Buckland 11 ... 4 Titchmarsh 8 ... 3 Newton 3 ... Paravicini 9 ... 2 R. 56 31 76 42 6 7 R. 72 .. 49 .. 13 .. 15 .. 25 .. 16 .. 22 .. W. . 3 . . 6 . 1 . . w. . 2 . . . . . . NORFOLK V. M.C.C. July 23 and 24. Norfolk. Mr. L. K. Jarvis, c Hearn, b Price... 181 Mr. C. J. E. Jarvis, c Hearn, b Smith 130 Hansen, c Hay, b C. Wilson 136 Rev. C. L. Kennaway, c Wheeler, b Mycroft 39 Mr. C. H. Morton, c Wheeler, b Mycroft 16 Mr. H. Birkbeck, not out 89 Rev. A. P. Wickham, c Mycroft, b Fothergill Mr. J. Blunt, b Fothergill 2 Mr. F. E. Patteson, st Wheeler, b C.Wilson 31 Mr. A. M. Gee, c Smith, b Mycroft 14 Rudd, st Wheeler, b C. Wilson 19 B 26. l-b 12 38 Total 695 M.C.C. Mr. C. R. Seymour, b Morton 75 Mr. J. Turner, c Wickham, b C. J. E. Jarvis 86 W. Hearn, b C. J. E. Jarvis 12 Mr. C. Wilson, b Morton 11 Wheeler, c Wickham, b C. J. E. Jarvis 11 Mr. C. Smith, b Morton 13 Mr. S. J. Wilson, not out 48 F. Price, not out ... 24 B 7,1-blO 17 Total 297 Fothergill, Hay, and W. Mycroft did not bat. 170 THE YEAR'S SPORT Anahjsis of the Bowling. — Norfolk. o. Mycroft 91 , Fothergill 59 . jS. Wilson 3 . C.Wilson 60.3. Smith 39 , o. HanseU 28 , Eudd 26 , Morton 32 M. 41 20 20 8 M. 10 6 12 E. 154 117 7 129 56 R. 51 48 62 o. Hay 34 Price 14 Turner 6 Wheeler 8 M.C.C. w. 1 3 Kennaway C. Jarvis . . , Gee o. 3 46 9 ' Sure such a lot of merry men Ne'er threshed in 'ere a barn ' M. 1 11 1 E. W . 87 ... 49 ... 1 27 ... 31 ... a E. 3 97 19 is the refrain of an old harvest-home song, now long forgotten. This n-as a threshing match and no mistake. We append the analysis. Did we hear a voice from the ghost of Fuller Pilch whispering in Mr. C. J. Jarvis's ear as he went out, first wicket down, with 241 on the scoreboard, 'A great hands, Mr. Jarvis, a great hands, sir.' M.C.C. put on all the side to bowl barring Mr. Seymour and W. Hearn. Norfolk bowled Rudd and Hansell, and Messrs. Morton, Kennaway, Jarvis, and Gee. Extras : M.C.C, 38 ; Norfolk, 17. ESSEX V. M.C.C. August 3 and 4, at LorcV, Essex. First Innings. Mr. H. G. Owen,c. Mj'croft, b Rylott 6 Almond, b Robertson 30 Mr. F. H. Stevens, c Willes, b Burton 45 Mr. C. D. Buxton, b Rylott 28 Mr. W. Francis, c and b Rylott 58 Mr. H. Fowler, c Myroft, b Burge... 28 Mr. G. Fowler, b Rylott 6 Pickett, c Robertson, b Burge 2 Mr. C. E. Green, lbw,b Rylott 10 Mr. F. A. Bishop, c Robertson, b Burge 5 Mr. G. M'Ewen, not out B 7,l-b3 10 Second Innings. 1 b w, b Burge c Rylott, b Burge 18 c Burton, b Burge 4 c Mycoft, b Burge 15 St Mycroft, b Burge ,.. 21 b Rylott 1 b Burge c Willes, b Burge 8 not out 22^ run out 0' c Rylott, b Burge 3 B 2, 1-b 2, n-b 1 5 Total .228 Total 104 M.C.C. First Innings. Mr. R. H. Fowler, b G. Fowler 17 Mycroft, c Pickett, b Buxton 1 Mr. G. Money- Wigram, b Bishop ... 2 Mr. G. F.Willes, c M'Ewen, b Buxton 14 Mr. C. W. M. Dale, b Pickett 63 Mr. G. R. Burge, b Pickett 1 Mr. C. Sewell, c M'Ewen, b Pickett 45 Mr. J. Robertson, b Pickett Capt. Frederick, c and b G. Fowler 9 Burton, not out 7 Rylott, c M'Ewen, b G. Fowler 4 B4,l-b4 8 Second Innings. c H. Fowler, b Bishop 4 b Buxton 10' c M'Ewen, b Bishop 1 b G. Fowler 15 bPickett 31 c H. Fowler, bG. Fowler 24 b Buxton 0' c M'Ewen,bG. Fowler 1 not out O' c Almond, b Bishop 2 b Buxton 17 B 6,1-bl, wl 8 Total ,171 Total ,iia CEICKET 171 Essex went in first and won by 48 runs. Essex, with an admirable cax3tain, ready and willing to meet the strongest elevens, and not the least put out by defeat, is sure to succeed eventually, as there is no better oldserjeant-major than Silcock to help him to train the aspirants on. It is refreshing to see an amateur take eleven wickets, as Mr, Burge did for M.C.C., and to see so much amateur bowhng on the Essex side. We want plenty of good amateur bowling now. Extras : Essex, 16 ; M.C.C., 15. CHESHIRE V. M.C.C. Played at Lord's Avgiist 5 and 6, Cheshire. Mr. J. Ravenscroft, c Pickett, b "W. Mycroft Whatmough, b Hay 35 Wright, run out 5 Mr. T. Burrows, b W. Mycroft 10 Davenport, not out 119 Mr. A. Cosens, b W. Mycroft 6 Wotherspoon, b W. Mycroft Mill ward, b Pickett , 31 Mr. H. Thornber, c Hay, b W. Mycroft 4 Mr. A. M'Lachlan, b Wigram 27 Mr, J. Bretherton, b Wio-ram 3 B 10,lb4 ; 14 Total .254 M.C.C, First Innings. Mr, J. S. Russell, c Bretherton, b Mill ward Mr. A, S. Tabor, c Davenport, b Bretherton ■Mr. G. Money- Wigram, c M'Lachlan b Mill ward ." Mr. G. F. Willes, c Bretherton, b Cosens Hay, b Millward T. Mycroft, b Millward Capt. J. W. Smythe, b Wotherspoon Pickett, c Bretherton, b Millward... Capt, Ind, c Wotherspoon, b Mill- ward Mr. G. Adams, not out W. Mycroft, c Bretherton, b MiU- ward B5,l-b2,nbl Total 147 Second Innings. c Burrows, b Millward 21 c M'Lachlan, b Wotherspoon 2^ c Millward, b Wothersjpoon b Wotherspoon st Davonport, b Wotherstoon st Davenport, b Millward 1 c Davenport, b Millward 9 b Millward 14 c Millward, b Wotherspoon b Wotherspoon 1 not out B 8,1-b 6 14 Total 89 Cheshire went in first and won the match in one innings, with 18 runs to spare. We were very pleased to see that Davenport, who is always playing at Lord's, and who is a very firm bat, scored three figures for his county. Millward took eleven wickets of M.C.C. Extras : Cheshire, 22 : M.C.C, 14. SUFFOLK V. M.CC. Avgiist 7 and 8, at Lord's. M.CC. Mr. J, S, Russel, c White, b Gascoigne 2 Mr. A. S, Tabor, c Rushbrooke, b Gascoigne 19 Mr. G. F. Willes, 1 b w, b Gascoigne 13 Mr. C T. Weatherby, c Francis, b Gascoigne W. Hearn, c Francis, b Gascoigne... 86 Mr, J. Robertson, b Lake 51 Mr. F. W. Maude, b Gascoigne ] Pickett, c Rushbrooke, b Lake T. Mycroft, b Gascoigne 37 Capt. Ind, b Gascoigne 0' W. Mycroft, not out 4 B 7, 1-b 14, w 1 22 Total 285- 172 THE YEAR'S SPORT Suffolk. First Innings. Mr. W. W. White, c T. Mycroft, b W. Mycroft' 1 Mr. S. A. Notcutt, c and b Maude... Mr. J. Francis, c Maude, b. W. Mycroft 13 Mr. D. A. Tollemache, st T. Mycroft, b Maude 21 Mr. E. J. Beaumont, b Maude Mr. W. Rushbrooke, c Pickett, b Maude 5 Mr. R. C. Tollemache, c Ind, b Maude 16 Mr. F. G. Hayward, b Robertson ... Mr. E. W. Lake, not out 16 Mr. R. M. Calvert, c Russel, b Maude 11 Gascoigne, run out B 3,1-b 9 12 Second Innings. bW. Mycroft ... c Robertson, b W. Mycroft b w, b Maude 5 c Robertson, b W. Mycroft. c T. Mycroft, b Maude .... 11 b Maude 26 c W. Mycroft, b Maude 4 bW. Mycroft 1 c W. Mycroft, b Maude 1 b W.Mycroft not out Byes Total 95 Total 57 Alas, poor Suffolk ! We will talk more about it after another sample next year ; jperhajJS the ' labourers' vote ' may effect better things next year. No doubt the earthquake in the spring was the cause. Mr. Maude took 11 wickets for M.C.C., and Gascoigne 8 for Suffolk. Extras : M.C.C., 12 ; Suffolk, 22. RUTLAND V. M.C.C. Angust 10 and 11, at Lord's. M.C.C. First Innings. Mr. J. S. Russell, c Neilson, b Drake 16 Barnes, c Tuck, b Norman 83 Flowers, b R. Eaton 6 M. P. Hattersley- Smith, b Furley ... 38 Mr. W. F. Thompson, c Moss, b Furley 30 Mr. J Robertson, b R. Eaton 45 Mr. F. W. Maude, b Drake 32 Fothergill, c Eaton, b Furley 11 Sherwin, not out 6 Mr. W. Phillips, b Furley Mr. A James, b Drake B3,l-b8 11 & G. Second Innings. c Norman, b Finch 31 c Neilson, b R. Eaton 91 b Finch 90 b H. Eaton 132 b Norman 14 c Drake, b Norman 80 c Arnsby, b Finch 141 c Finch, b Arnsby 20 not out 23 B 5, 1-b 10, w 6. 21 Total 278 Total .643 Rutland. Moss, c and b Flowers Mr. S. Arnsby, b Robertson 1 Mr. A. P. Norman, b Flowers Mr. R. Eaton, not out B 2, 1-b 3 5 .209 Rev. A. J. Tuck, b Barnes 28 Mr. W. F. Neilson, c Sherwin, b Fothergill 38 Drake, b Robertson 67 Mr. J. Furley, 1 b w, b Robertson ... 56 Mr. E . Hanbury , b Fothergill Mr. H. Eaton, c Sherwin, b Flowers 13 Total Mr. H. R. Finch, b Flowers 1 M.C.C. went in first — drawn match. ' It is not the largeness but the liveliness of the bait which kills,' an old fisherman once explained to us, and it was good work for the little county to put on 209, and to stand a leather hunt against 921 runs of M.C.C. The last five batsmen on the Rutland side have a reserve of runs for next year, doubtless. Do we dare hope without impertinence that the first batsman on the Rutland side is a lineal descendant of the ' Clerk of Copmanhurst,' whom we should like to have ' sat under ' 1 M.C.C. were only 712 runs on, with 2 wickets to fall. Cricket is a game of chance. Who knows what might have happened? Extras : M.C.C, 5 ; Rutland, 32. CRICKET 173 CUMBEELAND v. M.C.C. August 12 and 13, at Lord's. First Innings. M.C.C. Mr. J. S. Russell, b Biltcliffe 38 Barnes, c Braithwaite, b Bell 123 Mr. P. Hattersle}^- Smith, 1 b w, b Dykes 10 Mr. S. P. Bucknill, b Hartley Flowers, b Hartley 16 Mr. J. Robertson, b Hartley Mr. G. H. Candler, b Forbes 17 Mr. H. R Finch, b Bell 15 Capt. J. W. Smythe, b Toppin 22 Fothergill, run out 12 Sherwin, not out 16 B2, 1-b, 10 12 Total Second Innings. not out 2 b Forbes not out c Bell, b. Toppin 9 c Steel, b. Toppin 3 1-b 1 281 Total First Innings. Cumberland. Second Innings, Mr. L. F. B. Dykes, c Sherwin, b Flowers 5 Mr, H. H. Dobbinson, c Barnes, b Fothergill 69 Mr. J. Steel, b Barnes 11 Mr. C. Toppin, c Smythe, b Barnes 3 Mr. T. Hartley, c Sherwin, b Flowers 41 Mr. H. S. Braithwaite, c Barnes, b Flowers 1 Mr. R. Simpson, c Sherwin, b Flowers 2 Mr. G. A. Rimington, b Flowers ... 3 Biltcliffe, b Fothergill 3 Mr. G. Bell,b Fothergill Forbes, not out 1 B 1, lb2 3 15 b Flowers 22 b Finch 28 c Barnes, b Flowers 12 b Flowers ; 49 c Robertson, b Flowers 10 c Robertson, b Barnes 11 c Flowers, b Barnes 5 not out 4 c Barnes, b Flowers c Candler, b Barnes 2 c Sherwin, b Flowers 10 B 9, lb, 1 10 Total 142 Total 153 M.C.C. went in first, and won the match by seven wickets. Barnes did all the mischief against Cumberland, whose eleven made two good scores against Flowers and Barnes. Mr. Dobbinson, Mr. Hartley, and Mr. Toppin made the best scores, and Cumberland should be well mentioned hereafter. There is not too much level ground in Cumberland, but there is good sporting blood in the county, noticeably in wrestling ; and it is whispered here and there that a main of cocks occasionally comes off in the bleak hills amongst the miners ; so they must keep their peckers up, and beat M.C.C. next main — match, we mean. Extras : Cumberland, 10 ; M.C.C, 13.. STAFFORDSHIRE v. M.C.C. Avgvst 17 a7td 18, at Lord's. First Innings. Staffordshire. Second Innings. Mr. A. H. Heath, c Barnes, b Hearne 7 b Barnes Mr. C. H. Allcock, b Hearne 2 Mr. D. H. Brownfield, run out 16 Brooks, c Flowers, b Hearne 1 Mr. A. E. Allcock, b Flowers 22 Mr. R. Glennie, b Hearne 25 Mr. J. H. Copestake, c Barnes, b Hearne 8 Lord Anson, b Hearne 15 Mr. W. H. Gardner, st Sherwin, b Flowers 13 Briscoe, b Flowers 2 Johnson, not out 5 B 8,l-b2 10 39 b Flowers 18 st Sherwin, b Flowers 10 b Flowers 2 c Sherwin, b Flowers 11 b Hearne 6 c and b Flowers 2 c Russell, b Flowers 8 not out c Thompson, b Flowers b Barnes 10 Total 126 Total. 114 174 THE YEAR'S SPORT M.C.C. Mr. J. S. Russell, b Johnson 57 Barnes, b Johnson 34 O. G. Hearne, b Briscoe 8 Captain Spens, c Glennie, b C. H. Allcock 37 Flowers, c Gardner, b Johnson 1 Mr. G. F. Willes, b Johnson Mr. R. H. Fowler, b Briscoe Mr. W. F. Thompson, c Brooks, b Briscoe Captain J. W. Smythe, b Johnson Sherwin, c A. E. Allcock, b C. H. Allcock Mr. G. Palmer, not out B5,l-b3 3 13 c Briscoe, not out . . . b Johnson 21 14 c Johnson, b Briscoe b Briscoe b Briscoe not out . . . st Brooks, b Johnson Bl 13 Total 166 Total 78 We have heard of a good many strikes in Staffordshire, which we don't like, but a strike with 'the willow ' is quite another thing. Staffordshire went in first, and, although neither of their scores was large, they had pretty strong bowling against them, Johnson and Briscoe did most of the bowling for Staffordshire. M.C.C. won by five wickets. Extras : Staffordshire, 9 ; M.C.C, 10. WILTSHIRE V. M.C.C. August 19 ajid 20, at Lord's. M.C.C. Mr. T. H. G. Welch, b Awdrv 34 Mr. F. W. Maude, 1-b-w, b Millard 5 Davenport, b Swayne 1 W. Hearn, b Wallington 89 Mr. G. H. Candler, c Wallington, b Millard 18 Titchmarsh, b Stancomb 12 Mr. G. F. Willes, not out 30 Mr. J. F. C. Norman, b Millard ... G. F. Hearn, b Awdry 1 Mr. G. Palmer, c and b Awdry 4 Rylott, cand b Millard 34 B 27, 1-b 9, w 1 37 Total 265 Wilts. First Innings. Mr. E. W. Wallington, b Rylott ... 1 Mr. L. 0. Meyrick, b Rylott 31 Mr. F. Lazenby, b Rylott 16 Mr. F. W. Stancomb, b Rylott 27 Mr. C. C. Bradford, b Titchmarsh... 3 Mr. R. Barns, b Rylott Mr. C. R. Thring, b Titchmarsh ... 8 Mr. B. Marshall, b Rylott 7 Mr. F. Awdry, b Titchmarsh 11 Millard, st Davenport, b Rylott ... 3 Mr. J. M. Swayne, not out 10 B 4, 1-b 4 8 Second Innings. c and b Maude 27 b Titchmarsh 1 run out 1 b Rylott 15 b Rylott 7 b Rylott c Davenport, b Rylott 9 b Rylott c Palmer, b Titchmarsh 12 not out c Titchmarsh, b Maud 7 L-b 1 Total 125 Total. 80 The M.C.C. went in first, and made a long score of 265, and the * Moon Rakers ' were over-weighted, and lost by an innings and 65 runs. Two of the Marlborough School Eleven gave them a leg up — Meyrick, who is a notorious sticker, and Lazenby — scoring respectively 31 and 16. Wilts gave M.C.C. 37 extras (27 of which were byes) ; M.C.C. 9 extras. Next time, Wilts must play with a white * moon '-coloured ball, and long-stop shall have a rake, and there will be no byes. CEICKET 175 HERTFORDSHIKE v. M C.C. August 21, 22, at Lord's. Herts. Mr. E. Crawley, c Davenport, b Rylott 3 Mr. H. Pigg, c Soames, b Rylott ...141 W. Hearn, c Rylott, b Mycroft 48 Mr. H. G. Tylecote, b Maude 6 Mr. C. Pigg, b Maude 74 Rev. H. Thursby, b Maude 7 Mr. A, Butcher, b Mycroft 4 Hutchins, c Soames, b Mycroft 10 Titchmarsh, st Davenport, b Maude 26 Mr. C. E. Keyser, b Maude 3 Mr. W. Lambert, not out 9 B 15, 1-b 5 20 First Innings. Davenport, b Titchmarsh 9 Mr. W. F. Thompson, c Lambert, b Tylecote 7 •Captain Spens, c and b Tylecote ... 2 Mr. G. F. Willes, c C. Pigg, b Tylecote 1 F. W. Maude c Hearn, b Tylecote 28 Mr. H. R. Fowler, c Titchmarsh, b Tylecote 11 Mr. C. S. King, c Butcher, b Titch- marsh 1 Captain J. W. Smythe, c and b Titchmarsh 1 Mr. A. Soames, not out 6 Rylott, c Lambert, b Tylecote W. Mycroft, c Titchmarsh, b Tyle- cote Extras 1 Total 351 M.C.C. Second Innings. c Lambert, b C. Pigg 79 b Titchmarsh 9 c Hutchins, b C. Pigg 86 not out 4 c Crawley, b C. Pigg 13 b Titchmarsh b Titchmarsh c Lambert, b C. Pigg 2 b Tylecote 13 b Titchmarsh 2 b Titchmarsh. Extras.... Total 67 Total .209 How pleased poor Mr. Grimston would have been to see the record of extras given by his favourite count3% and to see Herts win in one inning and 75 runs, thanks to the fine scoring of Messrs. H. and C. Pigg, who scored 215 between them. M.C.C. 's first attempt was very mild, their second somewhat better. Extras : Herts, 2 ; M.C.C, 20. COUNTIES V, UNIVEKSITIES. LANCASHIRE v. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. 3£ay 21, 22, 23, at Oxford (twelve a side). First Innings. LANCASHIRE. Second Innings Mr. A. N. Hornby, c Brain, b Coch- rane 26 Barlow, c Hildyard, b Bastard 13 Mr. 0. P. Lancashire, b Bastard 12 A Price, b Bastard Robinson, 1 b w, b Bastard 17 Briggs, c Cochrane, b Page 17 Mr. J. E. Kershaw, b Bastard Watson, c Page, b Cochrane 15 Mr. S. M. Crossfield. c Page, b Coch- rane 12 Pilling, b Whitby 3 - Crossland, b Cochrane Nash, not out B 7, 1-b 2 9 b Cochrane 4- b Bastard 42 b Bastard 6 b Buckland 8 c NichoUs, b Bastard 5 c Hildyard, b Page 12 c and b Page 4 c Kej^ b Cochrane 27 b Page c Cochrane, b Bastard 6 c D'Aeth, b Bastard. 27 not out 6 B 1, w 1 2 Total ,124 Total .149 176 THE YEAK'S SPOET Oxford University. First Innings, Mr. L. D. Hildj^ard, b Barlow 5 Mr. J. H. Brain, b Barlow 36 Mr. K. H. Pemberton, st Pilling, b Nash 2 Mr. H. V. Page, b Nash Mr. K. J. Key, c Price, b Nash 1 Mr. E. K. H. D'Aeth, b Barlow Mr. E. H. Buckland, b Barlow 2 Mr. A. H. J. Cochrane, c Kershaw, b Nash 15 Mr. A. E. Newton, run out 19 Mr. B. E. Nicholls, b Nash <3 Mr. H. O. Whitby, not out 11 Mr. E. W. Bastard, b Barlow .3 B 5, 1-b 6, w 1 12 Second Innings. b Barlow 4: c and b Barlow Ig c Pilling, b Barlow b Crossland 47 c Watson, b Nash 1 c Pilling, b Nash 1 c Kershaw, b Watson 31 b Watson , b Watson , not out , b Watson , 1-b w, b Watson L-b Total 115 Total 108 Lancashire went in first and won by 50 runs. It was a good fight, and no colossal scoring on either side. Mr. Bastard for Oxford took 10, Mr. Cochrane 6, and Mr. Page 4 wickets. Barlow took 8, Nash 7, and Watson 5 wickets. Croisland only bowled 6 overs for 1 wicket. Extras : Lancashire, 16 ; Oxford, 11. LANCASHIKE v. OXFOED UNIVEESITY. June 15, 16, 17, at Mancliester. Return Match. Oxford University. First Innings. J. H. Brain, b Watson 20 P. Coles, c Pining, b Watson 25 K. J. Key, c Briggs, b Watson 39 F. J. Barm by, st" Pilling, b Watson H. V. Page, b Briggs 52 T. C. O'Brien, c Barlow, b Watson 12 E. H. Buckland, b Briggs 6 A. E. Newton, c Eobinson, b Briggs A. H. J. Cochrane, not out 12 C. J. M. Godfrey, c Pining,b Briggs E. W. Bastard, c Whittaker, b Briggs 2 B 7, 1-b 1 8 Second Innings. run out 39 c Barlow, b Watson 1-b- w, b Watson 12 st Pilling, b Briggs 6 c Eobinson, b Briggs 11 Barlow, b Watson 23 b Briggs b Briggs c Crossland, b Briggs 25 st Pilling, b Briggs 12 not out B 1 Total 176 Total 129 Lancashire. Watson, Page, b Cochrane 37 Crossland, c Brain, b Godfrey 10 Pilling, not out Mr. Jowett, absent B 13, 1-b 7 20 Total 271 Barlow, c Barmby , b Cochrane 62 Mr. W. E. Leach, c Newton, b Page 15 Mr. F. Taylor, b Godfrey 26 Briggs, b Godfrey 10 Eobinson, b Cochrane 44 Mr. O. P. Lancashire, c Buckland, b Godfrey 42 Whittaker, b Godfrey 5 In the second innings Barlow scored (not out) 16, Mr. Leach (not out) 14, Mr. Jowett, b Cochrane, 3 ; b 2 — Total 35. Weather did much to spoil the return match. Oxford went in first this tune and lost the match by 9 wickets. They made a good level score, showing six double figures in the first hands, varying from 12 to 52. Lancashire headed them, by 95. Curiously enough, Mr. Bastard, who took 10 wickets at Oxford, got none in this match, and Barlow, who bowled 8 wickets at Oxford, got none also. Such is the glorious uncertainty of cricket. For Lancashire, Briggs, who is not far from the ver}j top of the tree, got 11 wickets. Oxford, 95 in arrear in their second innings, showed a balance of 35 to their credit, which Lancashire wiped off with the loss of 1 wicket. Extras : Oxford, 22 ; Lancashire, 9. CRICKET 177 YORKSHIRE v. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. 3Iai/ 27, 28, 29, at Camhridge. University. First Innings. M. C. W. Wright, b Bates 6 b Peate Mr. H. W. Bainbridge, c Wood- house, b Peate 63 Hon. M. B. Hawke, c Hall, b Peate 3 Mr. T. Greatorex, c Hall, b Bates ... Hon. C. M. Knatchbull-Hugessen, b Bates 31 Mr. F. Marchant, b Bates Mr. C. W. Rock, st Hunter, b Peate 22 Mr. D. G. Spiro, b Ulyett 2 Mr. C. Toppin, b Ulyett Mr. A. E. Leatham, not out 6 Mr. G. T. Mirehouse, b Peate B4,wl 5 Second Innings. c Hunter, b Peate 1 b Peate b Ulyett 12 b Ulyett 2 b Ulyett 2 c Hunter, b Emmett 19 b Peate 3 c Ulyett, b Emmett 2 b Peate not out B 1, w 1 2 Total ...138 Yorkshire. First Innings. Total 44 Peel, c Hawke, b Rock 1 Emmett, not out 7 Peate, b Toppin 13 Hunter, 1-b-w, b Toppin B 5, 1-b 2, w 1 8 Total 168 Emmett (not Hall, c Hawke, b Leatham 38 Ulyett, c Toppin, b Mirehouse 48 Mr. A. G. Day, c Hugessen, b Mire- house 1 Bates, 1-b-w, b Leatham 9 Mr. W. H. Woodhouse, b Rock F. Lee, b Toppin 20 Grimshaw, b Toppin 23 In the second innings Mr. A. G. Day scored 1-b-w, b Toppin, 1 out), 5 ; Peate (not out), 9. Total, 15. This was a very poor show for the University. Camhridge went in first, and lost the match by nine wickets. Mr. Bainbridge (63), Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen (31), and Mr. Rock (22) got almost all the first score for Cambridge in their first innings ; and in Cambridge's second innings, barring Mr. Rock (19) and Mr. Greatorex (12), there was an utter collapse, the whole side only making 44. Yorkshire scored 168 in their first hands, being 30 ahead of Cambridge, and made the re- quisite 15 which they had to go for with the loss of one wicket. Mr. Toppin took 5 wickets for Cambridge ; Peate 9 for Yorkshire. Score : Cambridge, 138 and 44 ; Yorkshire, 168 and 15. Extras : Cambridge, 8 ; Yorkshire, 7. YORKSHIRE v. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. June 15, 16, and 17, at Sheffield. — Return Match. Yorkshire. First Innings. Ulyett, c Smith, b Rock Hall, b Rock Bates, b Toppin 13 Mr. A. G. Day, b Smith 25 Grimshaw, c and b Rock 5 Peel, c Smith, b Buxton 43 F. Lee, b Buxton 13 Preston, b Smith 34 Emmett, not out 15 Peate, run out 4 Hunter, b Toppin 1 B 5, 1-b 1 6 Second Innings. retired hurt 84 b Buxton 26 c Wright, b Buxton 1 c and b Buxton 3 not out 129 c Kemp, b Rock 11 b Paravicini 33 c Wright, b Marchant 5 c Paravicini, b Bainbridge 7 not out 7 B 8, 1-b 7 15 Total 159 Total .321 178 THE YEAE'S SPORT Cambridge University. Mr. H. W. Bainbridge, b Ulyett 26 Mr. C. W. Wright, c Hunter, b Ulyett 24 Hon. M. B. Hawke, b Peel 4 Mr. G. M. Kemp, c and b Peel 13 Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, b Peel 17 Mr. C. W. Rock, run out Mr. J. A. Turner, st Hunter, b Bates 28 Mr. C. D. Buxton, 1-b-w, b Bates ... 18 Mr. F. Marchant, b Peel 36 Mr. C. Toppin, c Hunter, b Bates ... 14 Mr. C. A. Smith, not out 8 B 5, 1-b 4, w 1 10 Total 198 This was much more like a cricket match than the first, played at Cambridge. It was a great credit to the Universitj^ to get the Yorkshiremen down for 159 runs, and to head them by 39 runs. The Yorkshiremen are ' canny cattle to shoe behind,' and Ulyett and Grimshaw would not be denied. Thanks to weather (our old enemy ' J. P. '), the match was drawn. Yorkshire were 282 on, with 7 wickets down. Eight of the Cambridge eleven were put on to bowl in the two innings ; Mr. Buxton got 5, Mr. Toppin 2, Mr. Smith 2, and Mr. Rock 4 wickets. We look forward in hope to see Mr. Toppin a follower of Harvey Fellows, and a terror to the best bats in England. Bates bowled 3, Peel 4, and Ulyett 2 for Yorkshire. Extras : — Yorkshire, 10 ; Cambridge, 21. SURREY V. OXFORD. June 4, 5, 6, at Oxford University. Surrey. M. Read, c Key, b Whitby 15 Abel, b Bastard 14 Mr. E, J Diver, c Newton, b Whitby 148 Mr. W. W. Read, c Key, b Bastard 65 Mr. J. Shuter, b Cochrane 4 Mr. W. E. Roller, b Page 25 Lohmann, b Coclirane 86 Wood, c Key, b Bastard 32 Beaumont, not out 19 Barratt, c and b Cochrane Mr. C. E. Horner, b Bastard 3 B 10, 1-b 6, w 2 18 Total 424 Oxford University. First Innings. Mr. P. Coles, c and b BaiTatt 22 Mr. J. H. Brain, b BaiTatt 26 Mr. W. E. T. Bolitho, c Roller, b Barratt 11 Mr. K. J. Key, c Shuter, b Horner 34 Mr. H. V. Page, cM. Read, b Horner 36 Mr. L. D. Hildyard, b Lohmann ... Mr. E. H. Buckland, c Wood, b Roller 59 Mr, A. H. J. Cochrane, c Abel, b Lohmann 5 Mr. A. E. Newton, b Lohmann 57 Mr. H. O. Whitby, b Roller 2 Mr. E . W. Bastard, not out 6 B 18, 1-b 2, w 4 24 Second Innings. b RoUer 3 b Roller 9 c Beaumont, b Roller c Lohmann, b Roller 13 c and b Beaumont 28 not out 50 c Abel, b Beaumont 15 not out 2 1-b-w, b Abel 42 B 11, 1-b 3, w 2. 16 Total .282 Total .178 Surrey — Mr. Diver, Mr. W. W. Read and Lohmann, Mr. Roller and Wood — put on 356 by five double figures, ranging from 25 to 148. Mr. Key, Mr. Page, Mr. Buck- land, and Mr. Newton scored double figures twice. Mr. Bastard bowled 4 wickets for Oxford, and Mr. Roller, who is a rare good head bowler, bowled 6 wickets for Surrey. Extras : Surrey, 40 ; Oxford, 18. CRICKET 179 SURREY V. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. Jufie 22 and 23, at the Oval. Return Match. Oxford University. First Innings. Mr. J. H. Brain, c Abel, b Beaumont 4 Mr. P. Coles, c Abel, b Lohmann ... Mr. T. C. O'Brien, b Beaumont 5 Mr. K. J. Key, b Beaumont 61 Mr. H. V. Page, 1-b-w, b Beaumont 20 Mr. L. D. Hildyai-d, not out 62 Mr. A. H. J. Cochrane, run out Mr. E. H. Buckland, run out Mr. A. E. Newton, c Shuter, b Loh- mann 17 Mr. C. J. M. Godfrey, b Beaumont 2 Mr. E. W. Bastard, c Beaumont, b Lohmann 1 B4, 1-bl o Second Innings. c Abel, b Lohmann c W. W. Read, b Beaumont b Beaumont c Bowden, b Lohmann b Lohmann , .... 32 .... 8 .... .... 6 .... 1 c Shuter, b Lohmann 16 b Lohmann 10 b Beaumont 1 c Wood, b Lohmann 10 c Abel, b Beaumont 11 not out B 5, 1-bl 6 Total 177 Total 101 Surrey. Mr. J. Shuter, b Cochrane 55 Abel, b Bastard 19 Mr. E. J. Diver, c Key, b Page 30 Mr. W. W. Read, run out 19 Read, b Bastard 97 Mr. M. P. Bowden, h w, b Page 12 Lohmann, st Newton, b Bastard ... 4 Wood, b Bastard 25 Beaumont, b Cochrane 10 Mills, b Cochrane 10 Mr. C. E. Horner, not out B 11, l-b2, w 1 14 Total 295 Oxford went in first and lost the match by an innings and 17 runs. Mr. Key, "who may be called the ' Master Key,' as he can open the doors of either eleven, those of his University and County, made a fine score, as did Mr. Hildyard. Surrey showed nine double figures in their only innings. ' Mr. Brain made top score in Oxford's second innings. Mr. Bastard bowled 4 wickets for Oxford ; Beaumont took 9, and Lohmann 9 wickets for Surrey. Extras: Oxford, 14; Surrey, 11. SUSSEX V. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. June 8, 9, and 10, at Cambridge. Cambridge. First Innings. Mr. C. W. Wright, c Phillips, b J. Hide 12 Mr. H. W. Bainbridge, c M. P. Lucas, b Juniper 32 Hon. M. B. Hawke, b Juniper 6 Mr. J. A. Turner, b Juniper Mr. G. M. Kemp, c Humphreys, b Juniper 11 Mr. F. Marchant, b Tester 1 Mr. C. W. Rock, c Phillips, b Juniper Mr. D. G. Spiro, b Juniper Mr. T. Lindley, b Juniper Mr. C. Toppin, 1-b-w, b Smith 7 Mr. A. E. Leatham, not out 9 B 7, wl 8 Second Innings. c & b A. Hide 26 c Smith, b Juniper 18 b J. Hide 11 b Smith 8 b J. Hide b Smith 9 not out 10 c Phillips, b Smith b Smith 8 b Smith 6 c A. Hide, b J. Hide 18 B 4, 1-bl 5 Total 86 Total. 119 N 2 180 THE YEAE'S SPORT Sussex, Mr. M. P. Lucas, c Kock, b Leatham 8 Tester, c Hawke, b Leatham 10 Mr. F. M. Lucas, run out 7 Mr. E. T. Ellis, b Kock 1 Humphreys, b Eock 20 J. Hide, c Turner, B. Toppin 23 Quaif e, b Toppin Mr. C. A. Smith, not out 3 Phillips, b Eock A. Hide, b Eock Juniper, b Eock B 2, w 1 3 Total 75 In the second innings Mr. M. P. Lucas scored, c Marchant, b Eock, 4 ; Tester (run out), 3 ; Mr. F. M. Lucas (not out), 76 ; Mr. E. T. Elhs, c Lindley, b Leatham, 34 ; Humphreys (not out), 11. B 3, 1-b 1, w 1. — Total, 133. Had it been in winter, the wicket, thanks to an old friend, J. P. (as we will now call Jupiter Pluvius), the ground would have been a likely place for a couple or two of snipes. Hence the terrible shortcoming of the University and the County in the first hands,, and the first-named in the second attempt. Poor Juniper for Sussex (whose name will live long) b 8, Mr. Eock b 6 wickets for Cambridge. Mr. F. M. Lucas by his 76 (not out) won the match for Sussex by 7 wickets. Extras : Cambridge, 8 ; Sussex, 13. SUEEEY V. CAMBKIDGE UNIVEESITY. Jvne 18, 19, a7id 20, at the Oval. Surrey. First Innings. Mr. M. P. Bowden, 1-b-w, b Smith... 38 Abel, c Smith, b Eock 8 Mr. E. J. Diver, b Toppin 1 Mr. W. W. Eead, 1-b-w, b Smith ... 33 Eead, not out 88 Mr. J. Shuter, b Buxton 36 Lohmann, c Smith, b Eock Wood, b Eock Beaumont, b Eock 1 Bowley, c and b Eock 14 Mr. C. E. Horner, c Kemp,b Eock... 2 B 6, 1-b, 4, w 1, n-b 1 12 Second Innings. b Eock 26 run out 21 run out 28 b Toppin 27 b Wright, b Eock 59 c Toppin, b Buxton 1 c Turner, b Toppin 27 c Buxton, b Eock 5 not out 6 c Wright, b Toppin 1 c Buxton, h Eock B 8, 1-b 3 11 Total. 233 Cambridge First Innings. Mr. C. W. Wright, c W. W. Eead, b Bowley 13 Mr. H. W. Bainbridge, b Beaumont Mr. G. M. Kemp, c Wood, b Bowley 20 Mr. J. A. Turner, c and b Horner ... 41 Mr. P. J, de Paravicini, c and b Bowley 4 Mr. C. D. Buxton, b Beaumont 48 Hon. M. B. Hawke, c Wood, b Loh- mann 17 Mr. C. W. Eock, run out Mr. F. Marchant, not out 14 Mr. C. Toppin, b Lohmann 5 Mr. C. A. Smith, b Lohmann 8 B2,l-b3 5 Total. University. 212 Second Innings. c Wood, b Lohmann 42 c Abel, b Beaumont 5 b Lohmann 18 b Lohmann 6 b Horner 3 b Lohmann 20 c W. W. Eead, b Bowley 4 st Wood, b Lohmann 9 b Beaumont 5 not out 6 b Beaumont 9 B 8, 1-b 2, w 2 12 Total 175 Total 139 Surrey went in first, and won by 131 runs. The score tells its own tale pretty much, and shows Surrey to have been strong in batting. Beaumont for Surrey bowled 5, and Lohmann 8 wickets. For Cambridge Mr. Eock bowled 10 wickets, Mr. Toppin 4. Extras Surrey, 17 ; Cambridge, 23. CEICKET 181 We have now gone through the list of most of the inter- county matches so far as space would admit, and of counties against the Marylebone Club and Grround, and of counties against Uni- versities. It has been impossible to include all the M.C.C. out matches against counties. As regards what some are pleased to call ' the minor counties ' — i.e. counties which do not have a long string of matches against the well-known old counties, but are content to play a match at Lord's — we think the cricketing public who assemble in thousands to see counties with great names only much resemble those who rush off to see what they call the ' Varsity ' boat-race. They like to be in an enormous crowd and to talk very knowingly about things of which they know nothing. Very often at some of these M.C.C. and county matches, at which a handful of spectators assemble, there is very fine cricket, as many of the visitors have never played at Lord's before, and do well against good bowling which is new to them. In some of the matches betw^een two very strong elevens, when either side knows the other's play to a nicety, it becomes very slow, like a billiard-match with the spot stroke. You can see that the result of the match is truly no object compared with the ' average ' business. It is like two men sparring for an opening for ten minutes, and neither striking a blow. Just so you see the mechanical ' bump — bump — bump — bump ' of the ball, and the ' stop — stop — stop — stop ' of the batsman, usque ad nausemn. Why don't captains try lobs, pitched well up and deadly straight under such circumstances ? It changes a batsman's ' sight,' and shakes his nerve. There is much pleasure in an off day at Lord's, as every one who comes is a real cricketer, and you generally find an agreeable neighbour to discuss the match with. There is more than one of the so-called minor counties which will slip into a good position before long. We would submit to some of them that the wisest thing would be, if they acclimatise any professionals — as too many counties do, out of sheer laziness and want of energy or sense to train residents in their own counties by constant club matches, with good bowlers on either side — to acclimatise some first-rate old player who is thoroughly efficient and trustworthy to both train and captain an eleven, and not to interfere with him. A man of this kind should get up good local matches in the county, and the County Club should put a good professional or two on either side, and make the match an interesting and pleasant cricket ' drill.' Kent in 1836 acclimatised Fuller Pilch, who practically had no county, as Norfolk was strictly a home county. There is as much diffe- rence between a feather-bed captain who drives over to captain (?) the match, and who knows nothing or next to nothing of his county, and has never attempted to train colts or manage them in any way, and a real captain who has wracked his brains for re- cruits, and has eaten cricket, drank cricket, and slept cricket all 182 THE YEAR'S SPORT the season, as there is between a holiday M. F. H. who thinks that a three-hundred-guinea horse and an immaculate get-up have turned him into a huntsman, and the weather-beaten old hunts- man who has known when every hound was whelped, has got up in the middle of the night to see about a horse that has been badly staked, and in his restless dreams puzzles himself how they lost their fox at ' Smither's bottom ' last season, to which district he is going in the morning, with a determination not to lose another in the same place. The captain who means to win matches TYiust have his heart in the play of every one of his eleven, and they must have entire confidence in him. If his heart is in the eleven he should get a friend or two and go as volunteers to some village green, and play in a match as private soldiers, leaving the captaincy in the hands of the local men.. Then if his opinion is asked afterwards, he can give a hint or two^ perhaps, and very likely receive a lesson on some point. Grood- will and hearty co-operation must make good cricket in the end. We shall conclude our list of matches with ' M. C. C. against Universities,' ' Oxford and Cambridge,' ' Grentlemen and Players/ and ' School Matches.' UNIVERSITIES v. M.C.C. / OXFORD r. M.C.C. May 18, 19, 20, at Oxford. M.C.C. AND Ground, First Innings. Gunn, c Nicholls, b Page 71 Mr. J. G. Walker, 1-b-w, b Bastard . 10 Barnes, c Nicholls, b Bastard 14 Mr. E, J. C. Studd, c Whitby, b Page 110 Flowers, 1 b w, b Bastard 11 Attewell, c Hildyard, b Page Mr. E. Wallington, c Hildyard, b Page Mr. F. W. Pember, b Bastard Mr. E. M. Hadow, c Whitby, b Bas- tard 15 Mr. R. M. McNeil, run out 2 Sherwin, not out 9 L-b 2 Second Innings. b Buckland 27 b Bastard 3 b Bastard 18 c Brain, b Page 44 c Nicholls, b Bastard 1 not out 48. not out 35 B 1, w 1 ^ Total .244 Total 178 Oxford University, Mr. E. K. H. D'Aeth, c Sherwin, b Barnes Mr. J. H. Brain, c Sherwin, b Atte- well 27 Mr. R. H. Peraberton, 1-b-w, b Barnes 22 Mr. H. V. Page, b Barnes Mr. J. Key, c Pember, b Barnes ... Mr. E. H. Buckland, b Attewell 36 Mr. L. Hildyard, b Attewell &2 Mr. P. M. Walters, b Flowers 9- Mr. B. E. Nicholls, c Pember, b Attewell 0' Mr. H. W. Whitby, b Flowers 7 Mr. E. W. Bastard, not out 4 L-b 1 Total 168. CRICKET 183 Bowling Analysis. — 31. C. C. First Innings. Bastard . Whitby.... Buckland . Page Nicholls . 0. M. 58 ... 27 . 33 ... 12 . 16 ... 4 . 28 ... 14 . 5 ... . R. . 85 . . 64 . . 33 . . 42 . . 18 . .. 5 .. .. .. 4 .. Oxfoi Second Innings. O. M. R. W. Bastard 37 ... 12 ... 55 ... 3 Whitby 14 ... 3 ... 34 ... Buckland 17 ... 8 ... 29 ... 1 Page 17 ... 5 ... 46 ... 1 Nicholls 3 ... ... 12 ... o. M. R. w. Flowers 203... 11 ... 23 ... 2 Gunn 3 ... ... 12 ... o. M. R. w. Attewell 50 ... 21 ... 68 ... 4 Barnes 33 ... 11 ... 64 ... 4 We append the analysis to this and the other University matches following, as we look out for some fresh amateur bowling from one or both Universities. The M.C.C. sent down some pretty good bowling, and though the match was left drawn owing to weather, the finish would probably have ended in defeat, M.C.C. being 254 to the good, with 5 wickets to fall, before putting their opponents in for the runs. Messrs. Buckland and Hildyard made a good stand. Gunn and Mr. E. J. C. Studd in their two innings, got no less than 252 runs. Attewell and Mr. Hadow, the two ' not-outs,' had put on 82 between them. Mr. Bastard, who took 8, and Mr. H. V. Page, who took 5 wickets in both innings of M.C.C, took all the wickets which fell to the bowler, barring 1 to Mr. Buckland. The smallness of extras on both sides looks like real cricket, and is highly commendable. Extras : M.C.C, 1 ; Oxford, 4. OXFORD V. M.C.C. June 25, 26, at LorcVs. Return Match. First Innings. OXFORD. Mr. J. H. Brain, c Newton, b Woot- ton 5 Mr. E. H. Buckland, c and b Flowers 36 Mr. T. C O'Brien, b Attewell 3 Mr. K. J. Key, b Wootton 6 Mr. H. V. Page, b Flowers 17 Mr. P. Coles, b Flowers '-^ M r. A. E. Newton, c Kemp, b Attewell 9 Mr. A. H. J. Cochrane, not out 7 Mr. C. J. M. Godfrey, c Newton, b Flowers 4 Mr. H. O. Whitby, c Newton, b Flowers Mr. E. W. Bastard, b Flowers 5 B4,l-bl 5 Second Innings st Kemp, b Barnes 135 b Attewell 1 b Attewell 9 c Barnes, b Attewell 26 b Flowers 27 c Barnes, b Attewell b Attewell 16 b Flowers 3 b Barnes not out 10 b Attewell B 4 Total ,100 Total .231 First Innings. M.C.C. Mr. W. H. Fowler, c O'Brien, b Cochrane 8 Mr. T. R. Marshall, st Brain, b Whitby 51 Barnes, b Cochrane 30 Mr. M. C. Kemp, b Cochrane Flowers, c Godfrey, b Page 28 W. Hearn, c Page, b Cochrane 1 Mr. S. C. Newton, b Cochrane 1 Mr. A. H. Trevor, not out 35 Attewell, b Cochrane 17 Mr. J. S. Russel, run out 3 Wootton, c Page, b Cochrane B 17, wl, n-b 2 20 Second Innings. c Cochrane, b Page 20 not out 48 c Buckland, b Whitby 7 c and b Page 12 b Cochrane 2 c Buckland, b Whitby 10 b Page \ 21 b Cochrane 6 run out not out 6 B 1,1-b 7 8 Total 194 Total 140 184 THE YEAR'S SPOET Bowling A nalysis. — Oxford. First Innings. Second Innings. 0. M. R. w. 0. M. R. w. Attewell 44 ... 27 . . 38 . .. 2 Attewell 61-2 ... 25 . . 82 . .. 6 Wootton 19 ... 5 . . 31 . .. 2 Wootton 7 ... 2 . . 14 . .. Flowers . , . 24-3 ... 15 . . 26 . .. 6 Flowers . . . 54 ... 19 . . 94 . .. 2 Barnes . . 14 ... 4 . . 37 . .. 2 M.ac. First Innings. Second Innings. 0. M. E. w. 0. M. R. w. Bastard . . . 16 ... 4 . . 30 . .. Bastard . . 18 ... 4 . . 32 . .. Cochrane 44-2 ... 22 . . 66 . .. 7 Cochrane 24 ... 12 . . 26 . .. 2 Whitby ... 21 ... 11 . . 35 . .. 1 Whitby ... 13-3 ... 5 . . 38 . .. 2 Godfrey.... Bucklaiid 16 ... 7 . 4 ... 1 . . 15 . . 10 . .. .. Page 13 ... 5 . . 18 . .. 1 Page 20 ... 7 . . 36 . .. 3 Mr. Hildyard was absent on the side of Oxford, whose eleven went in first, and went out for 100, with only two double tigures in the score ; for the cause whereof vide Flowers, Ms analj'sis below. M.C.C. headed Oxford by 94, of which number Oxford made them a handsome present of 20 extras. Oxford set M.C.C. 140 to win, thanks to Mr. Brain's magnificent innings of 135, and Messrs. Key's and Page's double figures of 26 and 27. M.C.C. got the requisite number with the loss of 8 wickets. Mr. Marshall scored 99 in his two innings, not out in the last. Attewell and Flowers each bowled 8 wickets, and Mr. Cochrane 9, and Mr. Page 4 wickets. Extras : M.C.C, 9 ; Oxford, 28. CAMBRIDGE r. M.C.C. May 21, 22, 23, at Cambridge. Cambridge First Innings. C. W. Wright, b Pickett 36 C. Toppin, c Mycroft, b Titchmarsh 2 H. W. Bainbridge, c Henery, b Mycroft T. Greatorex, b Pickett 27 D. G. Spiro, c Sherw^n, b Titch- marsJi 1 H. Eaton, b Titr^hmarsh 17 G. M . Kemp, b Tit chmarsh 15 F. Marchant, c Sherwin, b Gunn ... 23 T. Lindley, c and b Gunn 2 G. T. Mirehouse, c and b Titchmarsh 10 A. E. Leatham, not out 1 B 1,1-b 8 9 Second Innings. b Mycroft 55 b Titchmarsh b Mycroft c Wild,b Gunn 37 b Mycroft 3 c Titchmarsh, b JNIycroft 2 c Mycroft, b Gunn 5 not out 17 b Mycroft c Henery, b Titchmarsh 8 c Wild, b Titchmarsh 9 B 2,l-b2 4 Total 143 M.C.C. AND Mr. C. Booth, b Toppin Gunn, b Lindley 35 Mr. P. J. Henery, c Marchant, b Mirehouse 5 Mr. M. T. Baines, c Toppin, b Mire- house 3 Mr. H. F. de Paravicini, c Eaton, b Leatham 8 Mr. E. M. Hadow, c Eaton, b Lea- tham 3 Total 140 Ground. Titchmarsh, c Greatorex, b Lindley 5 Wild, c and b Leatham 6 Sherwin, b Mirehouse 21 Pickett, c Bainbridge, Mycroft, not out B 1,1-b 4 b Leatham.. Total Bowling Analysis — M. C. C. o. M. R. w. Mirehouse 25 ... 11 ... 39 ... 3 Toppin 5 ... 1 ... 13 ... 1 o. Lindley 23 Leatham 13 91 M. R. W. 11 ... 24 ... 2 5 ... 10 ... 4 CKICKET 185 Cambridge University. First Innings. Second Innings. o. o. Mycroft 20 Titchmarsh ... 20-3 Pickett 26 Gunn 19 M. R. w. 9 . . 43 . .. 5 12 . . 43 . .. 3 10 . . 29 . .. 10 . . 21 . .. 2 M. R. W. Mycroft 16 ... 7 ... 24 ... 1 Titchmarsh 41 ... 12 ... 69 ... 5 Pickett 16 ... 6 ... 36 ... 2 Gunn 9 ... 4 ... 5 ... 2 Both Universities seem to ' enjoy very bad weather,' as Devonshire people would say. Another draw owing to wet. M.C.C. did not send so strong a team against Cambridge as against Oxford. Cambridge did not make a colossal score. There are six double figures in their first innings, varying from 10 to 36 ; and in the second innings the bulk of the score was made by three batsmen. If Gunn and Sherwin had not knocked up 56 between them, M.C.C. would have been no- where. But for weather M.C.C. would have had to go in for 190. Messrs. Mire- house, Toppin, Lindley, and Leatham were the only bowlers, and their wickets ran to 1, 2, 3, 4. The Hon. M. B. Hawke and Mr. Eock were absent. Extras : Cambridge, 5 ; M.C.C, 13. CAMBRIDGE v. M.C.C. June 22, 23, 24, at Lord's. Return Match. Cambridge. First Innings. Mr. C. W. Wright, c Spiro, b Chris- topherson 22 Mr. H. W. Baint)ridge c Christo- pherson, b Flowers 2 Hon. M. B. Hawke, c Flowers, b Christopherson 2 Mr. G. M. Kemp, b Flowers 16 Mr. C. D. Buxton, b Flowers 1 Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, b Flowers... 17 Mr. C. W. Rock, st Welman, b Flowers 1 Hon. C. M. Knatchbull-Hugessen, b Flowers 7 Mr. F. Marchant, not out 24 Mr. C. Toppin, c Christopherson, b Flowers 17 Mr. C. A. Smith, b Flowers 5 L-bl 1 Second Innings. c and b Steel 40 b Steel 22 c Welman, b Flowers 73 b Christopherson 13 c Newton, b Steel 14 c and b Steel 4 not out 22 b Christopherson c Welman, b Barnes 11 b Christopherson 11 b Christopherson 8 B 6, 1-b 3, w 1 10 Total ,115 Total 228 M.C.C. AND Ground, First Innings. Mr. G. B. Studd, c Marchant, b Rock 20 Mr. J. E. K. Studd, c Smith, b Rock Mr. A. G. Steel, b Toppin 45 Barnes, run out 75 Mr. S. C. Newton, c Smith, b Bux- ton 11 Mr. R. S. Jones, c Smith, b Rock ... 9 Flowers, b Buxton 2 Mr. C. Booth, b Rock 8 Mr. D. G. Spiro, b Smith 19 Mr. S. Christopherson, not out 30 Mr. F. T. Welman, b Smith 9 B 13, 1-b 6 19 B Second Innings. not out 59 run out 4 c Wright, b Buxton 24 not out 7 Total .247 Total 97 186 THE YEAE'S SPORT BowUng Analyds. — M.C.C. and Ground. First Innings. O. M, Rock 45 ... 24 Toppin 31 ... 8 Smith 331... 12 Buxton 16 ... 8 Paravicini 4 ... 1 R. .. 67 .. .. 63 .. .. 59 .. .. 25 .. 14 ... J Second Innings, o. M. Rock 19 ... 10 Toppin 8-1 ... 4 Smith 9 ... 2 Buxton 10 ... 3 First Innings. Cambridge University. Second Innings. Flowers 45 Barnes 15 Christopherson 29 Steel 1 M. 31 6 R. 22 27 64 1 w. . 8 . . 2 . Flowers 46 Barnes 34 Christopherson 27'1 Steel 38 J. E. K. Studd 3 G. B. Studd ... 2 M. 27 20 14 12 1 2 E. 20 18 26 30 R. 52 48 34 78 6 w 0- O 1 . 1 . 1 . 4 . 4 . . Cambridge met a very different eleven at Lord's from that which went to Cam- bridge, and were beaten very easily by 8 wickets. Messrs. Wright, Kemp, Para- vicini, Marchant, and Toppin did all the scoring in the first innings of Cambridge. M.C.C. followed with 247. Cambridge improved in their second hands, and made a total of 228, Mr. Hawke heading the score with 73, Mr. Wright scoring 40, and Messrs. Bainbridge and Rock 22 each. Mr. G. B. Studd and Mr. R. S. Jones wiped ofE most of the requisite runs. Mr. Rock got 4, the greatest number of wickets, for Cambridge side. Messrs. Steel and Christopherson, for M.C.C, took 4 wickets each in the second innings. Flowers bowled 9 mckets in the match for M.C.C. Extras : Cambridge, 22 ; M.C.C, 11. OXFORD V. CAMBRIDGE. June 29 a'}id 30, and July 1, at Lord's. (Fifty-first Inter- University Match.) First Innings. Oxford. Second Innings. Mr. J. H. Brain, c Rock, b Toppin... 1 Mr. E. H. Buckland, b Rock 16 Mr. K. J. Key, b Toppin 5 Mr. T. C O'Brien, c Smith, b Rock 44 Mr. H. V. Page, b Smith 22 Mr. L. D. Hildyard, b Toppin 13 Mr. W. E. T. Bolitho, b Toppin 24 Mr. A. E. Newton, 1-b-w, b Toppin 1 Mr. A. H. J. Cochrane, b Toppin ... 1 Mr. H. O. Whitby, b Toppin 1 Mr. E. W. Bastard, not out 4 B2,l-b2 4 1-b-w, b Rock a b Smith c Hawke, b Toppin 51 runout 28 not out 78 c Wright, b Buxton 18 b Smith 30' b Smith 11 b Smith c Hawke, b Rock b Smith 12 B 6, l-b5 11 Total First Innings. ...136 Cambridge. Total .23^ Second Innings. Mr. C W. Wright, b Whitby 78 Mr. H. W. Bainbridge, c Cochrane, b Brain 101 Hon. M. B. Hawke, b Cochrane 17 Mr. C W. Rock, b Cochrane 6 Mr. J. A. Turner, b Whitby 8 Mr. G. M. Kemp, c Bolitho, b Whitby 29 Mr. CD. Buxton, cNewton,b Whitby 2 Mr. F. Marchant, run out 8 Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, b Cochrane Mr. C Toppin, not out 11 Mr. C H. Smith,c O'Brien, b Bastard 23 B4, l-b5 9 c Buckland, b Bastard 15 1-b-w, b Bastard 7 not out 5 b Bastard 2Q not out 36 Total 287 Total CRICKET 187 First Innings. O. M. E. W. Rock 34 ... 15 ... 45 ... 2 Toppin 27-3 ... 6 ... 51 ... 7 Buxton 5 ... 1 ... 12 ... Smith 11 ... 3 ... 24 ... 1 Bowling Analysis. — Oxford. Rock 41 Toppin 26 Buxton 9 Smith 32 Turner 3 Second Innings. o. M. 12 6 1 11 E. 82 58 28 57 3 w. . 2 . 1 . 1 . 5 . First Innings. O. M. E. Cochrane 48 ... 27 ... 49 Whitby 45 ... 11 ... 96 Bastard 38-3 ... 20 ... 56 Page 20 ... 11 ... 33 Buckland 10 ... 4 ... 13 O'Brien 3 ... 1 ... 8 Brain 9 ... 3 ... 23 Camhridf/e. Second Innings. Cochrane 10 . Whitby 7 . Bastard 22 . Page 6-2. Buckland 10 . M. 5 1 14 3 6 E. 14 28 15 18 14 W. .. .. .. 3 .. .. It is a very harmless amusement, but on every recurring Oxford and Cambridge match and boat-race, every petty clerk, billiard-marker, office-boy, and other small fry ask one another in all pubhc places, ' What is your fancy for the 'Varsity match to-day ? ' ' Varsity ' is a dreadfully slang word, coined by the Cockneys ; and if every gentleman wall only get his fiancee or pretty cousin to say ' Varsity,' see how the pronouncing of it deforms her mouth — it is like ' No ' ; but if she says ' University,' watch how pret|;ily her lips move, and make her say it once more (let any lady who reads this page try it herself before the glass). If we speak the truth, there have been better, and much better, University teams seen at Lord's. Mr. Toppin was the ' demon ' of both sides as a bowler, as he has the two admirable qualities of great pace and straightness (and he showed it in the Gentle- men's eleven at the Oval). Mr. Toppin got 7 wickets for 51 runs in Oxford's first hands, but in Oxford's second attempt they set Mr. Toppin at defiance and met him gallantly. It speaks volumes for Cambridge that there were only 4 extras against this greased lightning. The Oxford bowling seemed to hang fire terribly, and the ' British off long hop ' had a day out ; in fact, at one time the bowling was — let us say just such as Cambridge would have wished, and the two first Cam- bridge batsmen had it all their own way, Messrs. Wright and Bainbridge making 179 between them. Mr. Cochrane, who took 9 wickets with Lord's v. M.C.C. at Oxford, and Mr. Bastard, who took 8 wickets v. M.C.C. at Oxford, were not in the same form as then. Mr. Bastard and IMr. Whitby took 4 wickets each, the greatest number taken by anyone for Oxford. Mr. Toppin took 8, Mr. Rock took 4, and Mr. Smith 5 for Cambridge. Well, there were good men on both sides, and one side won, and we suppose that Universities are not exempt from the fickleness peculiar to the goddess of cricket, ' Cricketina.' May the University matches never die out ! (though may the Cockney word ' Varsity ' expire before this ink is dry ! — it is only fit for the mashers). We look for one or two out of the University teams as recruits for our best amateur elevens, and they are very useful if the right men are chosen, which is not always the case, as sometimes we get an amateur who is suddenly promoted because he was in the ' Varsity ' (as his patrons wiU call it) eleven, and like many an actor who has failed, gets stage-sickness in facing the footlights, and is no use without the oierve — and the nerve must be innate fi'om childhood. We always look for old University favourites among the Middlesex eleven, which is generally mainly composed of old Oxford and Cambridge men, and if the qualification is very slight —as alleged — we do not complain, and do not wish to enquire. An old story is told about a late captain of Middlesex, years ago, rushing off from his Club and bailing a young University undergraduate (a good cricketer) who had been ' run in ' at Bow Street for exhibiting too much hilarity in a public thorough- fare after the Derby, and instantly booking him as * Middlesex ' by residence. The blue ribbon of the turf amongst amateurs has fallen pretty often to those who have gone through the regular curriculum of public school — Oxford or Cambridge 188 THE YEAE'S SPORT College Eleven, University Eleven, County Eleven, Gentlemen of England Eleven, All England Eleven. The Extras were : Oxford, 9, first innings, and in the second innings of Cam- bridge; Cambridge, 15. Lord's was crammed to suffocation, and we should not •cry if the admission were raised to half-a-crown, as at Harrow and Eton match. GENTLEMEN PLAYERS. July 2, 3, 4, at the Oval. First Innings. Gunn, b Toppin 93 Scotton, c Kemp, b Christopherson 8 Ulyett, c Grace, b Horner 17 Barnes, b Horner 15 Shrewsbury, c and b Page Ql Read, b Toppin 3 Bates, c Horner, b Toppin 7 Briggs, c and b Christopherson 85 Flowers, c Kemp, b Grace 36 Sherwin, run out 6 Peate, not out 4 B ll,l-b3 U Players. Second Innings. c Kemp, b Horner 4 c Kemp, b Grace 8 b Grace 36 c Kemp, b Grace 18 not out 34 c Brain, b Christopherson 45 B2,l-bl 3 Total 352 Total 148 Gentlemen. First Innings. Mr. W. G. Grace, b Barnes 22 Mr. J. H. Brain, b Peate Mr. W. Newham, c Flowers, b Peate 28 Mr. W. W. Read, c Bates, b Peate... 1 Mr. W. W. Pullen, c Ulyett, b Peate 27 Mr. K. J. Key, c Scotton, b Flowers 49 Mr. H. V. Page, c Sherwin, b Flowers 11 Mr. M. C. Kemp, b Flowers 2 Mr. C. Toppin, b Flowers 15 Mr. S. Christopherson, c Sherwin, b Flowers 11 Mr. C. E. Horner, not out B4,l-b2 6 Total ,172 Second Innings. b Flowers 76 c Sherwin, b Flowers 2 c Shrewsbury, b Peate 1 c Barnes, b Flowers 159 c Sherwin, b Barnes 22 c Sherwin, b Barnes 6 c Bates, b Peate 3 not out 60 b Flowers 11 runout 21 runout 2 B 7, 1-b 1, w 1 9 Total 372 Analysis of the Boivliwj. — Players First innings, o. M Christopherson 34 ... 13 Grace 323... 15 Toppin 47 ... 13 Horner 48 ... 20 Page 15 ... 1 First Innings. O. M. Peate 68 ... 42 Barnes 27 ... 12 Flowers 45 ... 28 R. 50 59 93 87 49 R. 65 50 51 Christopherson 22-3 Grace 28 Toppin 5 Horner 34 Paee 3 Second Innings. O. M. 12 13 10 Gcibtlemen. Second Innings. w. .. 4 .. 1 o. Peate 67-3 Barnes 37 Flowers 72 Bates 16 Briggs 20 M. 24 16 29 R. 29 48 18 33 17 R. ,128 , 55 ,117 . 24 , 39 w. . 2 9 CRICKET 189' * Gentlemen and Players ' comes very opportunely after the University matches, as three of the Oxford and one of the Cambridge eleven played for the Gentlemen — one of whom made 49 runs. The Gentlemen had not their best eleven : Messrs. A. G. 8teel and Roller, amongst many other amateurs of the very first rank, were vmable to play, and you can't name the best amateur team in England and leave out Mr. Steel and Mr. Roller at any rate. They are two of the very few all-round Gentlemen cricketers. However, there was a splendid exhibition of cricket, as the score will show. Gunn and Briggs came out in full bloom, just at the right time this last season. Those who have held the front rank for some seasons are beginning to feel the collar a little, and although still good cricketers, are not so certain as formerly, and Gunn and Briggs have proved that 'there are as good fish, &c., &c.,' and Mr. Key, who scored 51 ?'.Cambridge, kept up his na,me, and headed the Gentlemen's score with 49 ; Dr. W. G., Mr. Newham, Mr. Pullen, Mr. Page and Mr. Toppin, being the other scorers of doul; le figures. And now came a splendid uphill game. The two biggest scorers of this season, the Doctor and Mr. W. W. Read, made 2.55 between them — Mr. Read making two-thirds of that total. Peate, Barnes, Flowers, Bates, and Briggs sent down 861 balls between them, and the Gentlemen, in their second attempt, headed the Players' first score by 20 runs. Mr. W. W. Read's big innings was a grand trial against such bowling. The Players might lose, and could not win : they had 193 to get, to win, in two hours and a half. The sudden fall of Gunn and Scotton, the two stone walls of the North, made an immense excitement, and four wickets fell for 68 runs. Shrewsbury was well in, and was joined by Maurice Read, who is a hard free hitter to medium-paced bowling, and we, the old ' fossils,' saw that he was on his ' p's and q's ' with the quick bowling. And now for our growl with Dr. W. G. He changed the quick bowling, and put on Mr. Page and himself Mr. Page's venture was a dead failure — 3 overs 17 runs — and the Doctor's bowling was rudely and violently assaulted, and Read smashed away and got 45, and was caught the last ball bowled off Mr. Christopherson. We feel, in criticising the Doctor's judgment, like the parlour orator with two wooden legs, who boasted that he had written to the Duke of Wellington threatening to kick him in front of the whole army, and that the Duke refused to reply. Well, we are much obliged to the Doctor for still developing his wonderful art, and congratulate him on landing the Gentlemen without a defeat, which was due to himself and Mr. Read, and the match, in our humble opinion, against Messrs. Toppin, Horner, and Christopherson, was by no means ^mZ/^^J/?/ a draw entirely in favour of the Players, had those three bowlers, with an occasional over from Dr. W. G. and a long stop, been tried. These three gentlemen, to our mind, bring- back the memory of the terrific bowling of Alfred Mynn, Sir Frederick Bathurst, and Mr. Harvey Fellows, of the past, who paralyzed the players, and the three modern quick bowlers who played for the Gentlemen, are amongst the few amateurs who can ' rip up ' (to use a Court word) the players' wickets. Extras : Players, 15 ; Gentlemen, 17. GENTLEMEN r. PLAYERS. July 6 and 7, at Lord's. Gentlemen. First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. W. G. Grace, c Peate, b Flowers 6 b Barnes 10 Mr. J. H. Brain, c Sherwin, b Peate c Peate, b Barnes Mr. F. M. Lucas, c Barnes, b Peate 89 c Ul3^ett, b Attewell 81 Mr. A. G. Steel, c Sherwin, b Barnes 88 b Barnes 18 Mr. W. H. Patterson, b Barnes c Shrewsbury, b Barnes 9 Mr. W. E. Roller, b Barnes 1-b-w, b Barnes 11 Mr. C. W. Wright, c Sherwin, b Peate 9 c Ulyett, b Attewell 2 Mr. M. C. Kemp, not out 15 c Sherwin, b Barnes 7 Mr. H. V. Page, c Flowers, b Peate st Sherwin, b Attewell Mr. S. Christopherson, b Barnes 8 c and b Barnes 12 Mr. C. E. Horner, b Peate not out B5,l-b6 11 L-b2,n-bl 3 Total 171 Total 98 190 THE YEAE'S SPORT Playeks, First Innings. Hall, 1-b-w, b Grace 8 Gunn, c Page, b Steel 29 Ulyett, b Christopherson 28 Barnes, c Patterson, b Horner 28 Shrewsbury, c Wright, b Christo- pherson .' 33 Briggs, c Kemp, b Grace 21 Flowers, c Brain, b Roller 16 Bates, not out 13 Attewell, b Roller Sherwin, b Roller 3 Peate, b Grace 3 B 5,l-b6 11 Total 193 A^ialysis of the Bowling. First Innings. Second Innings. c Kemp, b Roller 8 Kemp, b Grace 13 c Christopherson, b Roller 4 c Wright, b Christopherson 12 not out 12 b Christopherson 12 not out 10 b Roller 6 B2, w 1 3 Total ■ Gentlemen. Second Innings. o. M. Peate 35-1 ... 16 Flowers 24 ... 12 Attewell 27 ... 12 Barnes 38 ... 18 First Innings. O. M. Christopherson 24 ... 4 Grace 17-2 ... 4 Horner 24 ... 12 Steel 9 ... 2 Roller 17 ... 9 E. w. 51 . .. 5 29 . .. 1 32 . .. 48 . .. 4 Peate 18 Attewell 18 Barnes 35"1 M. 12 18 Barnes bowled a no-ball. Player, E. w. 59 . 2 40 . .. 3 41 . .. 1 20 . .. 1 22 . .. 3 Christopherson... 8 Grace 14 Horner 9 Roller 16 Second Innings. o. M. 3 6 4 E. 21 16 58 E. 18 20 20 19 80 . w. . 2 . 1 . Attewell and Hall changed places with Scotton and Maurice Read, who played at the Oval ; otherwise the Players' eleven was the same. The Gentlemen were much strengthened by the aid of Mr. F. M. Lucas, Steel, Patterson, and Roller. We should certainly have left two of the eleven who played at Lord's out, and have substituted two who played at the Oval on the Gentlemen's side ; but we are ' nobody,' a ' fossil ' without eyes and senses, who have not the capacity to watch the new form and performances of puppets now on the stage. Mr. W. W. Read was away with Surrey at Southampton, and to om* mind did the right thing in going with his county eleven. When a metropolitan club like Surrey has been brought to great prosperity by the influx of public money, their duty clearly is to do all in their power to let other counties have the benefit of some of it in the country, and of course Mr. W. W. Read was a ' draw ' last season, and drew a lot of people, and country clubs want support. It was a bowlers' wicket, and barring Mr. F. M. Lucas, and Mr. A. G. Steel— whose cricket has not been extinguished by his barrister's wig— and Mr. Kemp, there were only three double figures in the Gentlemen's first innings. The Players only headed the Gentlemen by 22 runs, and they ultimately won by four wickets. It is not often that the Doctor comes home with a small ' mixed bag ' twice in his pocket ; it generally wants a cart to carry the game after two innings ; nor was this Mr. Patterson's day, and he seldom misses with both barrels. In the second innings'all was ' chaos,' Messrs. Lucas and Steel again heading the score with 31 and 13 ; the other batsmen collapsed, and the whole score only amounted to 98. Barnes took 11 wickets, and Mr. Roller, who is one of the most deceptive all round men in England, for his style is so simple and looks so easy, took 6 wickets of the Players f or'41 runs. The old saying is quite true, " Yes, he may be a fine cricketer (ii(i he ever get a good score at Lord's ? Lord's is the ground to test a batsman.' Extras : Gentlemen, 14 ; Players, 14. CEICKET 191 THE SCHOOLS. ETON V. WINCHESTER. Jime 22 and 23, at Winchester College. Eton. Mr. H. Philipson, c Watney, b Teale 141 Mr. H. St.-G. Foley, c Gresson, b Thesiger 17 Mr. P. Thomas, c Nicholls, b Wat- son 36 Lord G. Scott, c Watney, b Gres- son 22 Mr. H. W. Forster, c Teale, b Hem- merde 30 Mr. T. H, Barnard, c Gresson, b Nicholls 28 Mr. S. E. Forster, c Gresson, b Nicholls 5 Mr. R. C. Gosling, c Nepean, b Nicholls 1 Mr. T. W. Brand, not out 9 Mr. H. J. Mordaunt, b Hemmerde 6 Mr. E. G. Bromley-Martin, 1-b-w, b Nicholls B 6, 1-b 4, n-b 1 H Total. 306 In the second innings Philipson scored, c Thesiger, b Nicholls, 6 ; Foley, b Gib- son, 15 ; Thomas, c Thesiger, b Gibson, 32 ; Lord Scott, c Lyon, b Gibson, 12 ; H. W. Forster, c Gresson, b Gibson, ; Barnard (not out), 55 ; S. E. Forster (not out), 2Q. B 2, w 1.— Total, 149. Winchester. Mr. A. L. Watson, b Mordaunt 67 Mr. G. M. Jones, c Philipson, b Bromley-Martin 2 Mr. J. S. Watney, c and b Bromley- Martin 10 Mr. H. Gibson, b Brand 6 Mr. F. H. Gresson, c Philipson, b Mordaunt 85 Mr. C. H. Nicholls, b Bromley-Martin 35 Mr. C. E. M. Nepean, b Bromley- Martin 1 Mr. M. A. Teale, b Mordaunt 23 Hon. F. J. Thesiger, c and b Brom- ley-Martin 2 Mr. C. L. Hemmerde, c and b Brom- ley-Martin Mr. H. Lyon, not out 1 B 21 Total 253 This match is supposed to belong to Lord's, as, although Winchester has suf- fered thirty-one years' transportation through the ill-natm-ed obstinacy of a past generation of dons at William of Wykeham's College, it is still hoped that the old three matches between Winchester, Harrow, and Eton may yet be restored ; and everyone knows that the present warden of Winchester would like to see them back again, so the animus rerertendi exists. Winchester came to Lord's v. Eton and Harrow from 1825 till 1854, both inclusive. This was a threshing match, and no mistake. Bromley-Martin, who afterwards performed so well against Eton at Lord's, by all accounts was the best bowler on either side ; and we say below our breath that he was the best bowler on either side in the Eton v. Harrow match. Philipson set the fashion of three figures in an inter-school match of this year. It will be seen that Eton were 202 on, with 5 wickets to fall. This was- a case for five-ball overs, as should be the rule in all school two-day matches ; and all school matches ought to be played out. Half-an-hour for refreshments, ])lus the ten minutes between each innings, would be ample ; in June there is plenty of daylight till 8 o'clock, and in August till 7'30 on most evenings. Extras : Winchester, 14 ; Eton, 21. 192 THE YEAR'S SPORT ETON V. HARROW. Jidi/ 10 and 11, at Lor (Vs. Eton. First Innings. Mr. H. Philipson, run out 53 Mr. H. St.-G. Foley, b Ramsay 49 Mr. F. Thomas (capt.), st Daugiish, b Watson 29 Lord George Scott, b Young 5 Mr. H, W. Forster, b Young 5 Mr. T. H. Barnard, c Bovill, b Young 4 Mr. H. J. Mordaunt, c Watson, b Bo\ill 36 Mr. E. G. Bromley-Martin, not out... 26 Mr. S. E. Forster, o Yovmg, b Bovill 4 Mr. R. C. Gosling, b Young 23 Mr. T. W. Brand, b Bovill 18 B 10,l-b3 13 Second Innings. c Bovill, b Benton 27 b Young 20 c Daugiish, b Ramsay b Young 17 1-b-w, b Ramsay 11 b Young 14 c Ramsay, b Bovill 9 c Dent, b Watson 18 c Young, b Watson 16 not out 4 c and b Ramsay 4 B 10, 1-b 1 11 Total. 26i Total. 151 Harrow. First Innings. Mr, E. Crawley, b Bromley- Martin 100 Mr. W. H. Dent, b Bromley-Martin Mr. A. K. Watson, c Gosling, b Bromley-Martin 135 Mr. E. M. Butler (capt.), c Mor- daunt, b Bromley-Martin 2 not out Mr. W. A. R. Young, b Brand 11 not out Mr. M. J. Daugiish, c Foley, b Brand 6 Mr. C. H. Benton, b Gosling 25 Mr. H. F. Kemp, b Brand Mr. J. T. Sanderson, c Scott, b Bromlev-Martin 27 Mr. G. B. Bovill, not out 3 Mr. A. D. Ramsay, b Bromley- Martin 8 c Scott, B6,l-bl 7 B. Total 324 Second Innings. c Philipson, b Bromley- Martin 7 c Gosling, b Bromley- Martin 6 bH.W. Forster 5 48 15 c Gosling, b Bromley- Martin 6 b Brand run out 4 b Bromley- Martin 4 1 Total 96 Amdysis of the Bowling. First Innings. Second Innings. o. Bromley-Martin . . 63-1 Brand 36 LordG. Scott ... 11 Mordaunt 8 Thomas 9 H. W. Forster ... 19 Barnard. 6 S. E. Forster 6 Gosling 2 M. R. W. 28 . . 88 . .. 6 12 . . 88 . .. 3 2 . . 39 . ..0 3 . . 16 . ..0 2 . . 25 . .. 12 . . 20 . .. 1 . . 17 . ..0 . . 19 . .. 1 . 5 . .. 1 Bromley-Martin . . 36 Brand 4 H. W. Forster ... 32 M. R. W» 17 ... 49 ... 4 1 ... 8 ... 1 17 ... 38 ... 1 CEICKET 1 93 Eton. First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Kamsaj^ 42 ... 18 ... 70 ... 1 Bovill.... 43 ... 23 ... 59 ... 3 Young 58-2 ... 38 ... 56 ... 4 Benton 5 ... 1 ... 19 ... Watson 22 ... 10 ... 48 ... 1 Kamsay 39 ... 19 ... 55 ... 3 Bovill 12 ... 6 ... 24 ... 1 Young 50 ... 36 ... 46 ... 3 Benton 4 ... 2 ... 10 ... 1 Watson 3-3 ... 1 ... 5 ... 2 The queen of matches in the year 1885 ; full of incident and pluck. It was very creditable to Eton to put on 265 runs, with seven double figures, varying from 18 to 53, for it showed firm, level cricket and a ' well-balanced eleven.' But who would ever suppose that two Harrow batsmen in the same innings would put on 235 runs between them, and that the eleven would bring the score up to 324, heading Eton by 59 runs? Eton set to work and made 151, with seven double figures, ranging from 11 to 27, again showing a well-balanced eleven. Harrow went for wool and nearly got shorn, as, but for the wonderful courage, tact, and coolness of Butler, their captain, it would have been all * u-p.' It was like the old fight for ' the beacon.' Too much praise cannot be given to Butler for his careful play, and the plucky way in which, when victory was in the balance for either side, he threw away the chance of a draw, like a hero as he was, and went for death or glory ; and wdth the aid of Young, who joined him last and ably sup- ported him, knocked ofi" the runs on the ver}^ stroke of the clock. And here we must urge again five-ball overs in these matches (Mr. Ford, the Marlborough Master — no mean authority — who has often and still plays for M.C.C. and Middle- sex, quite agrees with five-ball overs for these matches), and entreat the dons on both sides to let them play out the match if light will allow. Harrow nearly lost their victory, and only just won on the stroke of the clock by 3 wickets. It would have been a miserable thing to have allowed such a match to be drawn. Too much praise cannot be awarded to victors and vanquished, and we are proud to see such plucky and good cricket. To our mind, Bromley-Martin was the best bowler ; and it is impossible to say which was the best eleven. Eton's batting was more equally divided ; the fielding of both, especially holding the long catches, was ad- mirable, and the * run out ' of Sanderson by Philipson we think was marvellous. Harrow put on five bowlers twice ^i.e. in both innings — and 3 was the smallest number of wickets got by any bowler except Benton, who got 1. This fact shows good level training. Young's analysis is very good. Bromley- Martin and Brand took all the Harrow wickets which fell bar two. Eton bowling was not so well managed in Harrow's first innings as in the second. We draw Harrow's attention to their extras ; compared with those of Eton, if they had lost the match, the extras would have been the cause. Extras : Eton, 8; Harrow, 24. CLIFTON COLLEGE v. M.C.C. J%ily 27 and 28, at Lord's. The College eleven arrived at 11 o'clock at Lord's, having started from Clifton that morning, and, as report says, not having had time for breakfast, and went into the field all day against a fairly strong team of M.C.C, and there abode until M.C.C. had scored 551, of which Mr. E. M. Hadow made 89, Mr. Bather 60, Daven- port 179, and Mr. W. N. Roe 102. The youngsters did all they knew, and never craned, but of course the bowling was knocked into the conventional ' cocked hat.' The next day the College scored 91 and 72. The double figures in both innings were : I). G. M. Campbell 14, G. Fowler 17 and 20, E. G. Mayo 18, G. F. Goods 20 and 15, F. H. Hardy 11, C. Cuyler 12. It ?m.9 a leather-hunt for Clifton'. W. Mycroft, Fothergill, Mr. Burge, and Mr. E. M. Hadow bowled, so those who got runs earned them. The M.C.C. was a little too ' hot.' Extras : M C C 11 • Clifton, 45. 194 THE YEAR'S SPORT RUGBY V. MARLBOROUGH. July 29 and 30, at LorcTi,. First Innings. Mr. F. E. Gaddum, run out 49 Mr. E. H. F. Bradby (capt.), c Miller, b Meyrick-Jones 26 Mr. P. W. Boughton- Leigh, b Bett 2 Mr. F. D. North, b Bett 3 Mr. A. D. Bateson, c Bett, b Meyrick- Jones 40 Mr. C. M. Blunt, c Ashfield, b Bett 11 Mr. G. F. Jackson, b Miller Mr. H. C. Bradby, run out 64 Mr. L. Wreford-Brown, b Bett 33 Mr. W. Bowden-Smith, b Bett Mr. R. A. Wilson, not out 32 B3,l-b6 9 Total 269 Rugby. Second Innings, b Bett 19 c Lazenby, b Hayhurst 170 b Meyrick 70 b Hayhurst 12 b Hayhurst 36 c and b Haj^hurst not out 1 not out 11 B9, 1-b 10 19 Total .338 Marlborough. Mr. L. 0. Meyrick, not out 92 Mr. S. A. P. Kitcat, c E. H. F. Bradby, b Wilson 2 Mr. F. Lazenby, b North 7 Mr. F. Meyrick-Jones, b Blunt 90 Mr. A. Martyn, b Blunt Mr. C. E. Ashfield, b North Mr. H. C. Bett, b North 4 Mr. F. E. Bull, b North 5 Mr. F. H. Browning, b Jackson 18 Mr. H. F. Hayhurst, b Wilson 37 Mr. G. A. Miller, c Bateson, b Blunt 11 B 20, 1-b 13 33 Total .299 Twenty-six fell for 906 runs. Twelve-ball overs would not finish a match like this in two days— all batting and verrj little bowling on either side, especially on that of Rugby. Mr. E. H. F. Bradby, who afterwards scored 100 against M.C.C., is a very fine bat, as is his brother ; but the former promises well to be very first- rate. Greater ease, confidence, and execution are rare in a cricketer of his age. Mr. Meyrick is one of the most obstinately dogged batsmen ever seen. He went in first and carried his bat, and his ' not-outs ' through the season have been in- numerable. He meets the ball with the full face of his bat with wonderful pre- cision, and always places it. In love we say to both elevens, You want a regular drilling at bowling and fielding before next year. Marlborough's fielding was the best, but few of them picked up a ball clean. Extras : Rugby, 33 ; Marlborough, 28. M.C.C. V. RUGBY SCHOOL. July 31 and August 1, at Lord's. M.C.C. J. S. Russel, Esq., b Wilson 14 W. H. Bather, Esq., c Bateson, b Wilson 76 W.N. Roe, Esq., b Wilson 15 P. Coles, Esq., c Jackson, b E. Bradby 53 F. G. L. Lucas, Esq., b Gaddum ... 35 G. R. Burge, Esq., c North, b E. Bradby 69 A. S. Winterbotham, Esq., c Wilson, bE. Bradby 64 H. H. Castens, Esq., b North 3 E. H. Nash, Esq., c Leigh, b Jackson 99 W. Maxwell, Esq., not out 9 Captain Frederick, b Jackson 10 B 29, 1-b 7 36 Total .483 CRICKET 1 95 Rugby. First Innings. Second Innings. ¥. E. GacMum, Esq., b Roe 7 st Nash, b Burge E. H. F. Bradby, Esq. (capt.), c Nash, b Roe G retired hurt 102 E. D. North, Esq., st Nash, b Roe .. 7 b Russel 14 F. P. Boughton-Leigh, Esq., b Burge 5 b Russel 61 A. D. Bateson, Esq., c Coles, b Roe 25 b Roe 3 H. C. Bradby, Esq., c Winterbotham, b Burge c Maxwell, b Bather 50 C. M. Blunt, Esq., b Roe 1 c Maxwell, b Winterbotham 26 2 69-2 E. J. C. Studd 5 249 110 - 49-4 W.G.Grace 41 1717 221' 3 45-7 W. W. Read 38 1643 163 - 48-9 W.H.Patterson 13 500 143 1 41-8 W. Newham 18 658 141 » 2 41-2 S.W.Scott 11 288 1351 3 36 A. G. Steel 7 245 74 - 35 G. B. Studd 12 346 104 2 34-6 J.G.Walker 8 275 Ill - 34-3 J.A.Turner 7 195 109 » 1 32-3 Rev. R T. Thornton 14 408 79 1 31-5 W. B. Roller 22 614 204 - 27-20 A.J.Webbe 26 662 82' 2 27-14 W. E. Leach 9 208 56 1 26 F. A. Mackinnon 8 200 57 - 25 E.J. Diver 84 797 143 2 24-29 Signifies not out. CKICKET 197 AMATEUR BATTING AYEB^G-ES—conU7ived, Most in Times Inns Ptims an inns not out Aver. C.I.Thornton 11 252 63 - 22-10 L. D. Hildyard 18 343 62' 3 22-13 W. R. Gilbert 28 610 102 1 22-16 K.J.Key 29 629 82' 1 2213 W. H. Bainbridge 30 668 101 22-8 Lord Harris 5 110 37 22 J. Shuter 30 656 84 - 21-26 F. Townsend 20 371 69 3 21-14 T. C. O'Brien 31 651 54 - 21 Hon. M. B. Hawke 19 357 73 2 ...... 21 A.N.Hornby 29 601 84 - 20-21 C.W.Wright 34 680 78 1 20-20 G. Brann 13 267 99 - 207 C.D.Buxton 11 202 48 1 20-2 J. H. Brain 36 692 135 1 1927 J. N. Tonge 6 115 54 _ 191 T. R. Hine-Haycock 6 115 42 _ 19-1 E. M. Hadow 23 362 56 4 19-1 W. S. Eadie 16 242 62 3 18-9 G.Kemp 23 427 109 - 1813 One of the noteworthy features in connection with amateur batting is the comparatively sudden rise to fame of Mr. F. M. Lucas. Mr. E. J. C. Studd played in only five matches, and did so well that it is to be regretted he did not appear more often. After twenty-one seasons of cricket Mr. W. Gr. Grace is almost as good as ever, for his high average is made in no fewer than forty- one matches, and, as will be seen in another table, the famous Grloucestershire cricketer has also bowled with striking success. Mr. W. W. Read's figures are only a shade less remarkable. AMATEUR BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Aver. A. G. Steel 1803 79 273 21 13 W. E. Roller 3802 201 478 36 13-10 A. H. J. Cochrane 3203 147 ...... 473 30 15-23 C.W.Rock 573 ... W.G.Grace 1305-3 616 S. Christopherson 697 G.G.Walker 219 .., C. D. Buxton 231 .., J. Robertson 501 W. R. Gilbert 141-3 .., E. W. Bastard 533-3 ... C. E. Horner 600 ... C. Toppin 401-2 ... H. V. Page 554-1 ... C. A. Smith 379-1 ... 260 ... .... 717 ... ... 43 ... ... 16-29 616 .. .... 1970 ... .... 109 ... ... 18-8 285 ... .... 1287 ... ... 68 ... ... 18-63 81 ... .... 396 ... ... 19 ... ... 20-16 76 ... .... 449 ... ... 21 ... ... 21-8 226 .. .... 824 ... .... 38 ... ... 21-26 '49 ... .... 274 ... ... 12 ... ... 22-10 217 ... .... 858 ... ... 37 ... ... 23-7 276 ... ... 835 ... ... 36 ... ... 23-7 169 ... .... 905 ... ... 37 ... ... 24-17 191 ... ... 1184 ... ... 45 ... ... 26-14 162 ... ... 642 ... ... 24 ... ... 26-18 Mr. A. G. Steel and Mr. W. E. Roller have both been peculiarly successful, and Mr. W. Gr. Grrace and Mr. S. Chris- topherson, who have done more bowling than any other amateurs, have also distinguished themselves. Of the new men, Messrs. A. H. J. Cochrane, Gr. Gr. Walker, and C. D. Buxton come out well. ^ Signifies not out. 198 THE YEAR'S SPORT „ PR OFESSIONAl . BATTING AVERAGES. Most in Times Inns Runs an inns not out Aver. Shrewsburj'^ 24 . 1130 .. '>24 ' .. 4 .. 56-10' Gunn 42 . 1425 .. .... 203 .... .. 3 .. 36-21 F.Lee 32 . 901 .. .... 101 .... .. 3 .. 13-2 Barlow 32 . 816 .. .... 117 .... .. 4 .. 29-4 Ulyett 47 . 1340 .. .... 91 .... .. 1 .. 29-6 M. Read 32 . 902 .. 97 .... .. 1 ,. 29-3 Briggs 33 . 857 .. .... 186 .... .. 2 .. 27 •20' Grimshaw 38 . 946 .. 1161 .. 441 .. .... 129' .... .... 98 .... .... 62 .... 2 '.'. 3 '.'.'... 3 ,. 2610 Bates 49 . .. 25-11 W. Chatterton 21 . .. 24-9 A. Shaw ' 15 . 244 .. .... 52 .... .. 5 .. 24-4 Flowers 41 . 850 .. .... 173 .... .. 6 .. 24-ia Barnes 43 . 937 .. 900 .. .... 1401 .... .... 87 .... .. 4 7 .. 24-1 Hall 45 . .. 23-26 F. Hearne 22 . 479 .. .... 62 .... .. 2 .. 23-19 Wood 21 . 364 .. .... 59 .... .. 4 .. 21-7 Abel 36 . 725 .. .... 92 .... .. 1 .. 20-26 Robinson 20 . 402 .. .... 80 .... .. ,. 20-3 Emmett 27 . 414 .. .... 57 .... .. 6 .. 19-15- Humplirevs 24 . 406 .. 51 .... .. 3 . 19-7 Preston 29 . 452 .. 650 .. .... 59 .... 64 .... .. 4 .. 2 . 18-2 Scotton 38 . . 18-2 J. Hide 29 . 514 .. 54 .. . 17-21 Lohmann 30 . 477 .. .... 92' 2 ,. 171 F. H. Sugg 16 . 256 .. .... 81' .... .. 1 ,. 17-1 Peel 38 . 558 .. .... 71 o .. 16-30 G. G Hearne 26 . 392 .. 484 .. 257 .. 71 .... 108 .... .... 80 .... .. 2 .. .. 2 .. 16-8 Tester 30 . ,. 16-4 Cropper 18 . .. 161 Painter 26 . 389 .. .... 77 .. 1 . 1514 The best batting record is that of Arthur Shrewsbury. In twenty-four innings he has obtained 1,130 runs, with the grand average of 56*10. Shrewsbury has doubled his average, Grunn has gone up from 25 to 36, and F. Lee from 20 to 31, the improvement in the play of these two men having formed one of the most interesting features of the season. Ulyett again occu- pies a prominent position, and Barlow, M. Eeacl, Briggs, Grim- shaw, and Bates all show an advance upon last season's record. Chatterton appears in the list for the first time, while Alfred Shaw has batted remarkably well for a veteran cricketer. PROFESSIONAL BOWLING AVERAGES. Briggs A. Heme Overs 749 561-2 Maidens 325 248 757 718 267 ...... 713 497 143 443 408 338 903 Signifies not out, Runs 921 . 810 . 1148 . 1395 . 450 . 1344 . 1526 . 426 . 1000 . 980 . 1175 . 1945 . AVickets 67 .... 56 .... 79 .... 94 .... .30 .... 88 .... 97 .... 27 .... 62 .... 60 .... 72 .... 115 .... Aver. .. 13-50 .. 14-26 Attewell Flowers A. Shaw , 1253-3 1313-3 479-3 .. 14-42 .. 14-79 .. 15 Watson Barnes Ulyett Burton W. Wright 1237 1027 300 877 781-3 .. 15-24 .. 15-71 .. 15-21 .. 16-8 .. 16-20 Wootton Peate 763-2 1712 1 .. 16- 23' .. 16-10& CRICKET 199 PROFESSIONAL BOWLING AVERAGE S—^w^^mwe^^. Overs Barlow 1076 Lohmann 1130-2 Shacklock 232-1 Beaumont 1444*3 Maidens . 589 . . 518 . . 85 . . 731 . Emmett 1100-2 573 .. 172 Harrison 419 Cropper 265-3 119 Crossland 206-1 60 Bates 1089-1 489 Woof 1048-2 G. G. Hearne 291-1 Chatterton 229-3 West 342 J. Hide 820 Abel 293-2 Preston 3123 Jones 463-2 A. Hide 631-3 Peel 873-1 Tester 573 W. Humphreys 375-3 473 141 100 137 367 119 113 246 302 429 228 54 Runs 1284 1844 455 1976 1460 708 422 387 1575 1618 410 361 622 1257 490 608 634 850 1180 981 1016 Wickets Aver. 74 17-26 106 17-42 26 112 81 39 22 20 78 77 17-13 17-72 18-2 18-6 19-4 19-7 20-15 21-1 19 21-11 16 22-9 27 23-1 64 23-15 21 23-7 26 23-10 27 23-13 35 2410 47 25-5 39 25-6 32 31-24 In the professional bowling table as in the amateur batting, the first positions are occupied by two men who have very recently become prominent in this particular department of the game. Attewell has done well, though not quite so well as in 1884, and the same may be remarked about Flowers. Barnes, Watson, and Walter Wright show improvement. Peate has taken more wickets than anyone else, the two who run him closest being the Surrey pair, Beaumont and Lohmann. EXTRAS RECORDED IN THE INTER-COUNTY MATCHES OF 1885. Name No. of Matches Extras Derby 10 172 Gloucester 14 242 Hants 10 Kent 11 1 Lancashire 13 Middlesex 10 Notts 12 Somerset 6 214 197 236 174 122 167 Name No. of Matches Surrey 24 Sussex 14 Yorkshire 16 Extras .... 428 .... 211 .... 313 Amongst the minor prophets. Essex 4 Total .2338 The number of matches was 152. The following is a list of so-called minor counties which played at Lord's against M.C.C., and in no case gave away more than ten byes amongst the extras. Byes Name of County Extras No. of Runs M.C.C. Ttl.47 2 .; 2 5 6 Hertford Cumberland Northampton Stafford 2 13 15 9 276 296 307 240 7 7 8 Norfolk Suffolk Rutland Essex 17 22 32 16 297 235 921 284 [7 Total 126 Total 2856 Pilling broke down through illness. 200 THE YEAR'S SPOET CYCLING. The invention of wheeled carriages, dependent for their propul- sive power upon the muscular force exerted by the riders, marked a new and distinct era in the history of British sports and pastimes, constituting as it did an entirely novel means by which pleasure and recreation could, with advantage, be combined with healthy exercise, whilst to the athlete proper it afforded a splendid oppor- tunity for giving an acceptable diversity to the contests in which they take delight. Since it emerged from the obscurity that en- shrouded its infancy the bicycle, as the virtual pioneer of the now numerous kinds of velocipedes, passed through great vicissitudes both of construction and use. Of the former, no sooner was it discovered that the novel and cumbrous vehicle was of practical value than mechanics took it up, and changes of the most radical character were constantly being made. Of the latter, conspicuous above all was the senseless and wanton opposition it encountered and had to live down — an opposition that was all the more bitter because it had but the flimsiest of pretexts for its denunciation of what has now proved itself to be a pastime of great value to the community. The velocipede largely bases its claim to the favourable consideration of the public generally upon the fact of its being a utilitarian machine ; and apart from its affording healthy exercise, it is often of great and material value to its possessor for locomotive purposes, making him quite independent of other means of conveyance. Few other pastimes can lay claim to such an attribute, and not one is capable of being turned to a practical value to anything like the same extent. Every man who possesses a bicycle or tricycle experiences its value, and feels a distinct gratification in putting it to good use whenever the opportunity offers. During the recent elections, for instance, Keen, on his bicycle, carried the result of a poll in Surrey before the news arrived by telegraph. The present state of perfection to which these machines have been brought has greatly conduced to the end, by so reducing the labour required in their propulsion that the incentive is all the greater to employ them in preference toother means of transit. The variety of machines, designed to suit every taste or require- ment, and the care bestowed upon the construction of their parts, CYCLING 201 appliances, and accessories, go far to popularise wheeling. The pastime, however, is indebted for its vitality and future prospects of extension amongst the public to the fact of its combining, to a degree that has never yet been equalled by any invention of a kindred character, amusement and utility. These are blended in such a manner that the use of the machine for one purpose may readily be made to minister to its employment in the other capacity. Thus the v^heelman frequently finds that he possesses a readier and more expeditious means of conveyance than any other avail- able, and one withal that has the extra advantage of affording at one and the same time a pleasant method of travelling and healthy exercise. That the pastime of wheeling has taken a firm hold upon Englishmen has long been an evident fact; as a sport it affords most interesting and exciting competitions ; w4iilst looked at from a trade and business point of view, its extension is equally satisfactory. The tricycle is daily brought into increased use by various kinds of traders as an economical and rapid method for the conveyance of the lighter kinds of merchandise, and the pro- duction of the machines themselves gives employment to eight or ten thousand men, and at least a million of money is embarked in the trade. The value of a pastime is distinctly beneficial that distracts men from the enervating pleasures of town life and induces them to seek healthy amusement, exercise, and fresh air amongst the manifold attractions of the country. BiCYCLma. Although so great an affinity exists between the bicycle and that more recent development of wheeling, the tricycle, there is in other respects a clear and distinct difference between the two ; a difference that is chiefly mechanical, and one that cannot be bridged over ; so that the two classes are ever destined to be kept distinct. The bicycle, having only two points of contact with the ground, is an unstable machine, the equilibrium of which can only be maintained by motion ; in fact the rider is always, so to speak, losing and recovering his balance, although the act becomes purely mechanical and is no tax upon the attention. The same occurs in walking : the maintenance of a balance depends upon the disposi- tion of each step. Theoretically this necessitates a calculation, but with practice the pursuance of a straight course calls for no mental effort, but is purely automatical. In riding a bicycle various causes are perpetually in operation that tend to destroy the balance, but the rider has the power, by turning one of the wheels, of readjusting his base by bringing it again immediately under the superincumbent weight. In turning a corner the rider permits his weight to fall in the direction in which he desires to proceed, the degree of inclination of the body and machine being 202 THE YEAR'S SPORT governed by the pace at which he happens to be travelling and the quickness of the turn. It is, in fact, only another example of ' outside edge.' His manipulation of the steering is such that he does not recover his balance till the new direction he seeks is obtained, when his base is once again brought immediately below him, and machine and rider reassume a perpendicular position. It is this fact that constitutes the main peculiarity of the bicycle, and causes it to differ essentially from any velocipede possessing a stable wheel base. The advantages of this, the lead- ing principle and distinctive feature of the bicycle, are very material. It will readily be seen that in whatever position the rider may place himself, whether riding straight or inclining his weight inwards to turn a corner, the whole of his weight is sus- tained by the machine in a direct line to the ground ; were it otherwise he would fall. There is thus no tensional strain upon any part, and even if the rider be traversing the slope of a hill in a direction transverse to the fall of the ground, his machine will, unlike any other vehicle, maintain its vertical position. Another advantage the bicycle possesses over what have been called the ' broad gauge ' machines is that it has only one track, and that only the exigencies of riding, obstructions on the road, and a want of skill on the part of the rider necessitate any deviation from a straight course. This attribute of the bicycle is manifestly of special value under many of the circumstances that prevail and are encountered in ordinary travelling, more especially on rutty and stony roads. Then the slight frame necessitated by the lines upon which the bicycle is built permits of a very light structure, which has an important influence upon ease of propulsion. The principal defect of the ordinary bicycle, and one that is inherent to it, is the inability to obtain, consistently with direct action, a vertical tread. Instead of being able to throw his entire weight into each stroke, as he would were the pedals immediately beneath him, the rider has to maintain a resistive pull upon the handles to prevent his being forced back out of the saddle. By addressing themselves to a remedy for this shortcoming, the designers of other machines, that are otherwise harder of propulsion, have gained much. The attempt to counteract this indirectness of tread on the ordinary bicycle, by advancing the saddle, obviously makes the seat less secure, and has been a fruitful source of accidents. Having said this much by way of indicating the salient features of the bicycle, a few words will suffice to trace its origin and note its rapid progress from obscurity to popularity. Taking the old ' hobby horse ' as its progenitor — a machine consisting of twO' wheels of about equal diameter braced together by a massive backbone of wood, upon which the rider sat and obtained his pro- pulsive force by alternately striking the ground with his feet — CYCLING 203 passing over the old four-wheeled velocipede, the first im- provement of value consisted in placing cranks and pedals to the front wheel, by revolving which the rider obtained a motive power. With a few minor alterations this machine was launched, and in 1869 and 1870 might have been seen occasionally on the roads, the riders by dint of much tribulation and severe exertion often managing to cover what were looked upon as considerable distances in those days. As soon as it was discovered that the new vehicle was likely to afford a valuable means of locomotion if improved, several practical men took it in hand, and, with this attention, many changes of a lasting and important character were made. Eubber for the tyres, by which the machine was rendered noiseless, was quickly ifollowed by the reconstruction of the wheels, the principle of compression, as exemplified in the stout wooden spokes, being abandoned for the suspension-wheel, in which wire, capable of bearing a tensile strain only, was em- ployed. The bearings of the wheels were then improved by the introduction of rollers between the frictional surfaces, these being shortly afterwards superseded by steel balls, which, for the little lubrication required and their consequent cleanliness, are now universally used in good machines. An advance of great import- ance consisted in the employment of hollow tubing for various parts in place of solid metal. This gave increased lightness, rigidity, and strength, and tubing is now used for every part that can with advantage be made hollow. During the period throughout which the bicycle was battling with the obstacles that hampered its development, it changed its appearance largely. This was chiefly due to the ever- increasing height of the front wheel and the diminution in size of the other. The limit has long since been reached, however ; that of the one is now governed by the length of leg of the rider, and of the other by the knowledge that any further reduction would result in excessive jolting and vibra- tion arising from the passage of very small wheels over uneven surfaces. The ordinary bicycle of to-day presents but little variation in general appearance from that of three or four years ago. To the casual observer it may appear identical ; but many improvements in construction have been made. Increased care and better materials are used, and all first-class machines disclose a workman- ship that is unsurpassed for excellence and finish. The object of the manufacturer is to obtain strength with lightness and rigidity, but it often happens that lightness is sought at the expense of both the other qualities. For road work and touring, the best machine is not the one that weighs the least. A light machine is all very well on a smooth even road, but its merit is of little avail when bad and stony roads are encountered. Too many riders place speed before comfort, although these requirements should be 204 THE YEAE'S SPOKT very much reversed in the interests of those who seek pleasure. The value of the ball bearings, with which all good modern bicycles are now fitted, is partly in their adjustability, by which the slight wear that takes place may be taken up. They consist of one or two rows of steel balls, which run in a groove or grooves upon the axle, and are held in place by coned surfaces, one of which can be screwed in and so impinge upon the balls. Treadles and back-wheels are similarly furnished, and as there is little friction, very little lubrication is necessary, and the rider is spared the extreme unpleasantness of having his clothes and hands soiled by the black oil emitted from the bearings of machines not so fitted. The mania so prevalent a few years ago, for using wheels of the largest possible diameter, is now practically extinct, for those who indulged in the senseless practice soon found that their machines were unmanageable and uncomfortable, not to say dangerous. A bicyclist can get better results from a wheel well within his reach than from any other, and a good test for size consists in his being able, without leaning over, to reach the treadle, when at its lowest point, with the waist of the foot. In riding, of course, he uses his toes, and the extra reach this affords him is what he requires in road riding, enabling him as it does, for instance, to sit well back in the saddle and thus to descend hills, that would be unridable were he unable to alter his position without losing his pedals. Various other matters conduce to the rider's comfort and safety. A good lever brake, the spoon of which presses, when applied, upon the front wheel, is indispensable, and, if the rider is able to sit well back in the saddle, it can be applied with great effect and safety. Saddles are very important subjects for consideration, as to be saddle-sore takes all enjoyment from riding. Instead of the old padded leather abominations of ten years ago, we now have some very excellent specimens, in which the leather is strained in the required shape over a metal frame with most satisfactory results. For road work pedals should always be constructed with the two transverse bars heavily clothed with india rubber. These protect the feet from much vibration and jolting. Eat-trap pedals, in which the bars are of metal furnished with rows of teeth, are unfit for the purpose, and only suited for racing. A good step, too, is a sine qua non on a roadster, and every rider should use one some two inches in diameter, in place of the inefficient bits of metal generally supplied. It is scarcely to be wondered that bicyclists make such a labour of mounting under the circumstances. As far as ordinary bicycles are concerned, most of the manu- facturers now have stock patterns that vary slightly from year to year. Innumerable makers are constantly springing up, and as frequently disappearing after finding out that it is not every man CYCLING 205 who has money enough and brains enough to meet with success in this somewhat precarious trade. The following iirms are all of good repute, and can be relied upon for turning out machines of good quality: Messrs. Hillman, Herbert, & Cooper of Coventry; The Bicycle and Tricycle Supply Association ; Messrs. Singer & Co., Coventry; The Coventry Machinists' Co., Coventry; and Messrs. Humber & Co., Nottingham. All these firms have offices also on Holborn Viaduct, and all can be relied upon for furnishing well- made machines. Perhaps the ' Matchless ' of the Bicycle and Tricycle Supply Association should be given the palm as the most perfect roadster bicycle, its claim to the distinction being made on account of the very successful means employed by its makers for reducing the vibration and discomfort produced by passing over rough and uneven surfaces. This consists in the introduction of rubber cushions round the bearings of the wheels and the handle bar, by which means a great deal of the vibration is intercepted. On this account, and in all other respects, the ' Matchless ' is a thorough roadster. The development of the ordinary bicycle having been brought practically to a conclusion, inventive genius has sought another channel, and to this we doubtless owe the introduction of the speeded-up dwarf or safety bicycle. This was the design of Messrs. Hillman, Herbert, & Cooper, and whether or no they were the first to produce the new machine, to them is undoubtedly due the credit of placing it before the riding public in a thoroughly practical and useful form. Originally produced in the early part of 1884, it has attained far greater prominence during 1885, when its ease of running, and other good qualities, attracted general attention, and that inevitable accompaniment of success, a host of imitations, the majority of which are useless. The ' Kangaroo/ for such is the quaint and distinctive name of the little machine, is, as far as the size of wheels go, a reversion to the bicycle of the distant past, but there the resemblance ends ; for instead of direct action, which, with such small wheels, would cramp the rider's legs, the pedals are situated quite near the ground, and the connection between pedals and axle effected by means of an endless chain on either side. By varying the sizes of the chain-wheels, the pedals are arranged so that they revolve much slower than the driving- wheel, which, in other words, means that the machine is speeded up. The axle is two or three inches in advance of the forks, and this, with the rider's proximity to the ground, makes the Kangaroo exceedingly safe. The hind wheel is larger than that used on the ordinary bicycle, and in all respects it is a suitable road machine. Although too much reliance cannot be j)laced upon racing, the fact may be stated that the ' Kangaroo ' has been ridden one hundred miles on the road in 6 hours 39 min. 5 sec, a rate of travelling that it would be impossible far to exceed with the 206 THE year's sport ordinary bicycle. During the past year every conceivable variety of tlie dwarf or safety bicycle has been made experimentally. Many of them have the driving-wheel behind, which seems to answer fairly well, if the question of the steering, which is inclined to be tricky, can be satisfactorily disposed of. The fact that bicycling has not apparently increased much of late has been pointed to as indicative of the decadence of the pastime ; but closer observers will see that it is not that bicycling ceases to be attractive, but rather that the necessity of learning to ride is shirked by many. Ten years ago every one who aspired to become a wheelman had perforce to go through the ordeal of acquiring a balance upon a high wheel ; but many of the beginners of to-day, rather than learn to ride a bicycle, a matter of no great difficulty, fall back upon the tricycle as an available substitute. The safety class of bicycle, were it good for nothing else, will serve a useful purpose in affording a capital stepping-stone by which beginners can acquire the art of balancing and managing a bicycle just as perfectly as though their training were carried out upon an ordinary machine. The ebullition of senseless hostility that assailed the bicycle in its earlier days may now be said to have died of sheer inanition. The county bye-laws, the enforcement of which was empowered by the Highway Act, are still in operation, but only one of their numerous harassing provisions is ever enforced, and that relates to the compulsory carrying of a lamp after dark, although to this day no one has ever attempted to explain why, amongst all other vehicles, the least dangerous of all should alone be com- pelled to be thus furnished. If it were necessary to prove the uselessness of this vexatious restriction, the fact that the metro- politan police have no exceptional bye-laws for wheelmen, who often traverse the streets at night without lights or mishaps, would only have to be referred to as an instance of the gross injustice of compelling one particular class of vehicle to carry lights, even on country roads, under all circumstances. Although the unfairness and partiality of such laws are apparent and admitted, it is one thing to get a law passed, and another altogether to secure its repeal. Throughout the past year, the road-rider and tourist has been pursuing the even tenor of his way unaffected by the troubles and vicissitudes that convulse the racing world. Few riders fail to use their machines during the summer for tours, or extended rides of one kind and another, and 1885 proved no exception to the rule. In fact, the suitability of the bicycle as a means of reaching all manner of beautiful, and otherwise inaccessible, places was never more fully recognised. An institution called the Cyclists' Touring Club, which boasts about twenty thousand so-called members, has existed for some time. The privileges enjoyed by those who CYCLING 207 subscribe the annual half-crown appear to be to get sixpences knocked off their hotel bills if they patronise affiliated houses, and to pay inordinate salaries to officials for very ordinary services. The National Cyclists' Union is the representative body of wheeling; it has done much, but not nearly as much as it might have done, in the interests of road- riders and tourists. Its officials appear determined to elevate racing to a pedestal of vast importance ; when, compared with the pastime of road-riding, it is quite insignificant, and of very limited interest. Nevertheless, its action in the matter has been characterised by a vacillation and weakness that can but have a most injurious effect upon amateur sport. It regards the holding of contests between amateurs and professionals as debatable ground. It has sought, but failed, to find a remedy lor the ' kept amateur.' This athletic phenemenon is a product of bicycling, and his mission is to act nominally as a clerk or sales- man to a firm of makers, whilst he devotes his time to training and winning races upon his employers' machines, with the object of enabling them to advertise his successes, and thus influence those foolish purchasers who will persist in believing that it is the machine and not the man that wins the race. In another phase of this question, the Union has not only failed to stem the tide of corruption it has raised : it has not even uttered its protest. On the contrary, it has ajDpointed a ' Eecords Committee,' the chief employment of which is to authenticate advertisement rides. These rides are promoted by the manufacturers to advertise their machines, and they generally succeed in having a ' record ' made by the amateurs (?) who compete. In its action with regard to the state of the highways, the Union did good service by proceeding against certain road surveyors for neglect ; but unfortunately this action was never followed up, and the beneficial effect that might have resulted has been lost. If the Union would only drop racing from its programme, or relegate it to a subordinate position therein, it would become a really useful body, and one worthy of general and generous support. Although, in its character of a sporting machine, the bicycle cannot compare in importance to its value as a means of recreation, yet from the earliest period of its existence it has been turned to good account for the purpose of ministering to the sporting pro- clivities of Englishmen. In this capacity it has proved itself a most valuable addition to the athletic competitions of the age ; and given a variety to a phase of sport that was sadly in need of some new attraction to maintain its popularity. Partly, perhaps, on account of its novelty, although this must have worn off by this time, the wheel event at athletic meetings is, if good riders are engaged, invariably the most interesting and exciting of the con- tests. Having far more supporters and the advantage of age, athletics proper attract, as a rule, far better attendances from the 208 THE YEAR'S SPORT public. There is necessarily some risk attendant upon bicycle- racing, and few men who pursue it for any length of time escape falls ; yet these are not nearly so numerous as they were formerly, when scarcely a meeting was held at which some rider or other did not manage to upset himself or somebody else. Now it is quite common to get through the whole programme without an accident, and even should one occur it is generally unattended with any serious consequences. Most of the falls used to be caused by in- experienced or careless riders, who should never have been allowed to compete. This class is now much less numerous, and might with advantage be still further reduced. Were this done, and the entries refused of those men who will, if the opportunity offers, ride foul, accidents would become very rare, although, of course, thev can never be eliminated from bicycle-racing any more than from steeple-chasing or football matches. The broadening of the amateur basis some years ago, by the expunging of the mechanic, artisan, and labourer clause, had its intended effect in popularising athletic sport ; but it has also had the effect, that was inevitable, of palpably lowering the whole tone of amateurism. In bicycling especially, the better class of com- petitor is unfortunately dwindling in numbers year by year, owing to the introduction of various elements of corruption and unfair- ness that have of late been steadily asserting themselves unchecked. Amateur sport was intended by its founders for those who, from their social position, can afford to participate solely for the love of the game. Throwing it open to men of every grade has led to the introduction of a class of contestants who, being without means, are liable to yield to temptations to turn it into a means, or, at all events, a partial means, of livelihood. In bicycling these temptations are especially numerous ; and accordingly those who have yielded to them abound. Thus the amateurism of bicycling is becoming more of a farce every day, and the distinction between amateur and professional less a difference of principle than of degree. This is mainly due to the material and commercial existence that bicycling has. The necessity for each rider to possess a valuable instrument, and the competition between manufacturers, intro- duces trade influences out of which money is to be made. The want of any trustworthy source of knowledge amongst purchasers, a large proportion of whom are new to the subject, makes them an easy prey, if they can only be led by plausible assertions as to the superiority of this or that make. This is most readily effected by racing, to which end feats of speed or endurance are invested with a fictitious importance, and the old worn-out fable trotted out with unfailing regularity that, because a distance is ridden in faster time than has ever before been recorded, therefore the machine used has established its superiority over all others. To any one versed in the ABC of athletics, it is obvious that, with CYCLING 209 machines so uniformly good, the whole of the credit belongs to the rider ; and the absurd idea could be dissipated at once were that the interest of makers and their parasitical friends. On the contrary, this is the best-known method of cajoling the public, and inducing them to purchase machines that, when used for riding, and not racing, are often enough found to be useless. Whilst the racing mania is on, little can be done to disseminate amongst the public a correct idea of what constitutes a good bicycle or tricycle ; conse- quently the extension of the pastime, that would be very rapid were beginners to get the machines that suited them, is sadly cir- cumscribed, to the prejudice primarily of the makers if they would but see it. Nearly every machine, no matter the purpose for which it is designed, is submitted to the test of speed, and speed alone. Safety, strength, rigidity, comfort, and other qualities go for nothing. If a ' record ' can be made on it, the public is asked to buy it for ordinary riding upon the strength (?) of the performance. The kept amateurs who are in the employ of the makers devote themselves principally to path-racing. Another class, scarcely differing from these, assist makers who get up races on the roads, by competing upon borrowed or hired machines of the particular make, for valuable prizes. All this is accounted amateurism as things go now. To the credit of some clubs — the Surrey, London, and Brixton Kamblers in particular — efforts have been made during 1885 to deal with this prostitution of amateur sport ; but no prac- tical solution has been arrived at. Whilst these clubs have been battling with this phase of corruption, efforts are made in the National Cyclists' Union itself to hold amateur professional races, and proposals are seriously discussed for abolishing the distinction between amateurs and professionals. This alone is sufficiently indicative of the critical position of affairs. To turn to the results of the racing of the past year, some very remarkable performances have been made, chiefly by amateurs. Many records have been made and beaten. Three men stand out conspicuously as having shown remarkable speed — P. Furnivall, R. H. English, and M. V. J. Webber. Until this year, Furnivall never disclosed such powers; and, although his name does not figure in the list of English record-holders, he has proved himself in no way inferior to the others. English made his mark at the close of 1884 by beating the two- to twenty-miles records, most of which were held by H. L. Cortis. Two falls threw him out of the earlier championship meetings, but he beat Webber and others in the twenty-five-miles amateur championship race. Webber, who, like Furnivall, is only about 18 years of age, is a racing product of 1885. Coming to London, from the Isle of Wight, he won a handicap with ease at the Crystal Palace ; was put back fifty yards and won again with ease. He soon found himself at scratch. He won the five-miles amateur championship, and made the mile P 210 THE YEAK'S SPOET record for the year of 2 min. 39f sec, having previously, at Cam- bridge, lowered the two-miles time to 5 min. 30 1- sec. The visit of these three men, with several others, to the United States in the autumn was distinguished by a remarkable series of performances, victories, and extraordinary times. Upon the magnificent track at Springfield, Massachusetts, ducks-and-drakes were made of the records, and in almost all the races, the Americans, albeit some of them were splendid riders, were thoroughly outpaced. The cham- pionship meetings held by the National Cyclists' Union in different parts of the country were well contested and thoroughly successful. Eacing upon the road over long courses has become rather prominent during the year. The London Bicycle Club 100-miles trial from Bath to Hounslow was well contested, the distance being covered in 7 hrs. 33 min. 43 sec. Numerous other contests, almost without exception promoted for advertising purposes by makers, have taken place ; in one of these a geared-up safety bicycle was ridden 100 miles in 6 hrs. 39 min. The distance of about 900 miles, between Land's End and John o' Grroat's, was ridden in 6 days 16 hrs. 7 min., and many other similar perform- ances accomplished. Throughout the past racing season the National Cyclists' Union and the Amateur Athletic Association have been at open war. The Association claims control over all races held at athletic meetings, whilst the Union insists upon wheel races at such meetings being held under Union rules. No prospect of peace is held out, and there is every chance of another season being commenced under these unsatisfactory conditions. This is to be deeply regretted, as the discontent amongst the constituents of both bodies has been very apparent, and in this event will undoubtedly increase, and the existence of two useful institutions jeopardised. The Union has made a large number of suspensions of riders who have com- peted at athletic meetings under the rules of the Association. From every point of view the continuance of the dispute is to be reprobated, as it can but be prejudicial to both branches of sport. The following are complete lists of bicycling records up to the present time, and of the amateur championships : F. E. Fry holds the record for 100 miles ; time, 5 hrs. 50 min. 5| sec. ; also for each mile from 55 to 100. The greatest distance ridden in the hour is 20 miles 560 yards, by E. H. English. Fifty miles on the road was done by S. Grolder in 3 hrs. 5 min., and 100 miles by E. Hale in 6 hrs. 39 min. 5 sec. J. H. Adams holds the record for 24 hrs. with 266^ miles. AMATEUK BICYCLE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR 1885. Miles. hr. m. sec. 1 S. Sellers June 13 Birmingham 2 47^ 5 M. V. J. Webber... June 27 Newcastle-on-Tyne 14 22| 25 R.H.English July 25 Leicester 1 20 13 50 R. H. 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J. Webb rode 100 miles from Twyford to Norman Cross in 7 h. 35 min. on September 27, 1884. C. H. K. Grosset rode 231 miles in 24 h. on the road. T. R. Marriott rode from Land's End to John o' Groat's, about 898 miles, in 6 d. 15 h. 22 min., September 1885. The following times were made on a ' Tandem ' tricycle : AMATEUR 'TANDEM' TRICYCLE RECORDS. Miles Rider LP Gatehouse ) Furnivall j' Date Trade Time m. s. June 15, 1885 Cambridge 41 1 21 2 4 2 471 June 16, 1885 5 48 8 39 5) 5» M 11 30 14 22f DOGS IN 1885. By FAGUS. The year 1885 may certainly be looked upon by dog-lovers and dog-fanciers with the keenest satisfaction. It has undoubtedly been, in every sense of the word, a good year, and the success which has attended the numerous dog-shows held in all parts of the United Kingdom has been most marked. Dog-shows have now become a permanent institution, and have taken so firm a hold upon the taste of the people that a history of the year's sport can hardly be called complete without some attempt being made to record the doings of the canine world. One great factor in the success which has attended the exhibitions held of late years is the hearty support they have received from all classes and every section of the community. Nothing but a well-nigh uni- versal support could possibly suffice to keep alive the numerous shows now held. Two or three shows every week throughout the year would, it might well be supposed, prove too great a strain on the kennels of exhibitors, and it certainly does seem a matter for wonder where all the dogs come from. A better idea of the number of persons who take an interest in breeding and exhibiting dogs will be formed by a study of the statistics given elsewhere ; suffice it to say here that noble lords, country squires, parsons, lawyers, doctors, publicans, shopkeepers, and, in short, all classes from highest to lowest, may be found competing side by side and on equal terms in the show-ring, and it is to this universal taste for dog-fancying that we must ascribe the wonderful success which seems to attend these exhibitions. Locality has but little to do with it. Natu- rally shows held in populous centres command a more extensive and influential support, but many a small country town now boasts of its annual dog-show, and questions of supremacy between two well-known giants (perhaps not always giants in size) of the show-ring have often been decided at some small show held in an obscure market town. That this widespread popularity should have a marked effect in improving the various breeds of dogs is, of course, only natural. Competition is now so keen that a very high standard of excellence has been reached. This fact, however, is not without its drawbacks ; there has arisen, especially in some breeds, a desire for excellence in what may be termed ' fancy ' 228 THE YEAR'S SPORT points, to the exclusion in some cases of practical working quali- ties. The question of colour, for instance. Many an otherwise good dog has been kept out of the prize list because his colour is unfashionable, or his markings unorthodox, though these points can have no possible effect on the working qualities of the animal. To take a more practical instance : the mastiff is, no doubt, the watch-dog and protector of man, and his excellence should depend on his fitness for performing these functions; but, alas, most of our admired prize-winners are anything but suited for such active ex- ercises, and the Old English mastiff who fought with and over- came a lion single-handed must have had hind-quarters of a vastly different sort from those we generally see on the show-bench, or else the lion in question must have been a truly degenerate and ignoble representative of his race. It is certainly to be hoped that these refinements of criticism will not be allowed to go too far; if such is the case the practical uses of dog-shows will soon cease, and their complete extinction must eventually follow. Another result of the increased popularity of dog-breeding and dog-showing, and a result which is wholly satisfactory, is that the professional dog-dealer has well-nigh ceased to exist. It is not so very long ago that the dealers had matters pretty well their own way. A man who wanted a dog went to a dealer as a matter of course. Now-a-days every breed has at least two or three well- known amateur supporters to whom a would-be purchaser can apply. Perhaps he may have to pay a rather higher figure than if he went to a dealer, but he has a much better chance of getting a good animal, and has the satisfaction of feeling that he is dealing with a man who has a reputation to keep up, a reputation far too valuable to be lightly thrown away for the sake of a few pounds. Then, again, there are constant sales by auction of drafts from all the best kennels of sporting dogs, so that a man who allows him- self to be taken in by a dog-dealer has only his own folly to thank. That the genus is wholly extinct can hardly be affirmed ; a careful perusal of the advertisement columns in the ' Field ' or ' Live Stock Journal ' will disclose the existence of more than one dog- coper, but the increased interest taken in canine matters by honourable and upright men has made the acquisition of a well- bred and good-looking dog of any breed a matter involving so small an expenditure of time and trouble that no one need be de- terred from dog-fancying by the fear of being swindled. Perhaps the most notable, and certainly the most satisfactory,, event of the year, from a dog-fancier's point of view, is the recon- ciliation which has at length taken place between the Birmingham Committee and the Kennel Club. It would be a useless and a thankless task to recapitulate the differences which arose between these bodies ; suffice it to say that an understanding has now been arrived at, upon a basis honourable and satisfactory to both. The DOGS IN 1885 229 Birmingham Committee have agreed to adopt the Kennel Club code of rules for their shows, and two delegates will represent their views on the Kennel Club Committee on all matters relating to canine legislation. This arrangement promises to work well, and the Birmingham show will again take its place among the important fixtures of the year. Another important item is the alteration of the Championship qualification. The title Champion was undoubtedly in danger of becoming discredited by reason of the ease with which it could be obtained. Three first prizes in open classes ajid one Champion prize were not very hard to win even by a dog of only moderate excellence. Looking at it from another point of view, the owner of a good dog might well feel somewhat aggrieved at having to abandon the comparatively fat prizes of the open for the leaner rewards of the Championship classes before his dog had fairly made his name. Four open and three challenge prizes are now required to be won before the title of Champion can be assumed, and, as a further safeguard against the undue success of mediocrity, one of these challenge prizes must be gained at a Kennel Club or Birmingham show. So that a Champion dog for the future will owe the acquisition of the title to real excellence, and excellence proved by keen competition against worthy rivals. Though the number of exhibitors has increased in so marked a degree, it is satisfactory to find no corresponding increase in the number of offences against the Kennel Club rule which relates to that unfair tampering with a dog known as 'faking.' It is most needful for the protection of honest exhibitors that offences of this kind should be rigorously punished, and it is also most desirable that the plea of accident should not be allowed as a defence for unorthodox mutilation. If this sound rule be once departed from, it is easy to foresee a whole host of wonderful mis- chances which will happen to dogs whose appearance is capable of improvement by artificial means ; the loss of a portion of an incon- veniently long tail must carry with it the penalty of absolute dis- qualification, whether its removal be due to the knife or the unexpected closing of the kennel door ! Whilst on the subject of mutilation it may be remarked that there is a rapidly growing feeling in favour of abolishing the old-fashioned and cruel practice of docking the tail and cutting the ears of certain breeds of dogs, special prizes being given in some classes for uncropped dogs, and there seems good reason to hope that before many years have passed we shall have ceased to crop our bull terriers and Great Danes, and to dock the tails of our fox terriers. There really seems no reason for cropping a dog's ears unless he is meant for fighting, and as public opinion has now grown too humane to tolerate such barbarities as dog-fights, let us in common sense abandon a practice which an improved civilisation no longer renders necessary* 230 THE YEAR'S SPORT It may be remarked that the custom of docking retrievers has quite gone out of fashion, whereas a few years ago an undocked retriever was seldom seen. While it must be admitted that ' faking ' is less in vogue than formerly, it cannot be said to be entirely extinct. A poodle with an inconvenient white patch is occasionally improved by a little black dye, and the otherwise soft coat of a wire-haired terrier or a dandie is made of the required harshness by the aid of a little alum. These artificial aids to beauty are, however, comparatively easy of detection, and the heavy punish- ment which speedily overtakes the perpetrator of these and similar frauds makes the risk too great to render them very common. The great increase in the number of shows has rendered it difficult to find judges who are both willing and competent to act. When the show is but small it is of course impossible to provide a separate judge for each breed, and just now there is a sad dearth of men who are capable of judging all classes. Among the most popular of our all-round judges are Mr. Shirley, who seems equally at home in all breeds, Eev. W. J. Mellor, Mr. Lort, and Mr. F. Gresham. The first of these does not, however, often officiate except at the leading shows ; ]Mr. Mellor and Mr. Lort have not apj)eared in the show ring as often of late as their admirers could wish, and their places have as yet been unfilled. Mr. F. Grresham has officiated as often as any one this year,, and as his awards have usually been well received, his services are likely to be in much request. As a rule, however, an all-round judge is not favoured by exhibitors, who always prefer, and not without reason, to have their dogs adjudicated upon by a man who has had a practical experience in the breed he is to judge, rather than by one whose knowledge has been acquired from what he has heard at shows, or picked up during visits to other j)eople's kennels. Judges who are perfectly competent to take several classes are more numerous. Messrs. Berrie, Doyle, Salter, Percival,. Arkwright, Harding Cox, Jackson, Eev. Gr. F. Lovell, and others, whilst men who have proved themselves competent to judge the particular breed of dogs they happen to keep are too numerous to mention. It is, however, somewhat curious to note that many who have bred and exhibited with marked success for many years, and who have devoted much time to the study of one breed, fail most egregiously and completely when they undertake the post of judge. There has been more than one case of this during^ the present year, but to quote particular instances would be invidious. A careful study of the prize-lists of the various shows will reveal one fact, and that perhaps hardly a pleasant fact for the supporters of dog-shows. There is undoubtedly a most enormous amount of 'in-and-out judging:' the positions occupied by DOGS IX 18S5 231 various well-known dogs is seldom the same at different shows or under different judges. The only explanation of this fact which can be satisfactorily urged is that dogs do vary in appearance in a very great degree, and this is especially the case with rough- coated dogs (such as collies, for instance), and that a dog exhibited ' out of coat,' and consequently beaten, may, under happier con- ditions, easily turn the tables on his conquerors at some other show. But even admitting this explanation to be correct in many cases, it must be conceded that the most startling variations are constantly taking place. There is, in fact, a great need of some recognised standard of excellence for the various breeds, and until this standard is thoroughly well established and generally recog- nised a more satisfactory state of things can hardly be looked for. The foundation of specialist clubs gives encouragement to the hope that greater uniformity in type may one day prevail ; and the large increase in the number of these clubs is one of the features of the doggy history of the last few years. There are now clubs for fanciers of Mastiffs, St. Bernards, Great Danes, Collies, Bulldogs, Fox-terriers, Irish terriers. Dandies, Dachhunds, Bas- setts, Spaniels, Pugs, Cockers, Airedale terriers, and Toy Spaniels ; while a Newfoundland Club, if not already an accomplished feet, is in process of formation. All these clubs are in a flourishing condition, and the prize- lists of most of the leading shows owe a great deal of their importance to the liberal prizes offered by these various bodies. In addition to which, not a few (Pug, Collie, Fox-terrier, Toy Spaniel, Great Dane, and St. Bernard Clubs) have held most successful shows of their own. The desire to possess a dog of undoubted excellence has led to the payment of large sums by ambitious fanciers. The mastiff champion, Turk, was sold for 400/., and many other well-known prize-winners have fetched very high prices. The St. Bernard, Plinlimmon, however, is reported to have changed hands for no less a sum than 800/., which is the highest price ever obtained for a show dog in England. In America, however, the St. Bernard, Eector (whose untimely end was reported in the j)^P^i's during the month of September"), was sold for 850/. It is, of course, difficult to realise that any dog can be worth so large a sum ; but the numerous shows now held at which large money prizes are offered, and the desire of fanciers to breed from a fashionable sire, may possibly justify the outlay, even when viewed in a strictly commercial aspect ; while the satisfaction of owning the best dog of his kind in England, and therefore probably in the world, is worth a good deal to an enthusiastic exhibitor. The Inland Kevenue appears to have become alive to the advan- tages to be derived from a careful study of the catalogues of our dog-shows, the result being that several exhibitors have been summoned for keeping a dog without a licence. The owner of a 232 THE YEAR'S SPORT prize-winner is said to have made the somewhat short-sighted defence that the dog in question had merely been lent to him for exhibition purposes. This defence, however, was not successful, and he was fined. The case did not, however, end there ; an ob- jection was lodged under the rule of the Kennel Club which states that the exhibitor must be the bond fide owner, and his prize was forfeited. It is to be hoped that this useful lesson will not be thrown away on dog-fanciers in general ; for anyone who can afford the luxury of keeping dogs for exhibition is certainly very well able to afford the cost of a licence. There is a fashion in dogs as in everything else, and just now the dog of the day is the Great Dane. The first show at which these dogs had a class of their ovv-n was the Alexandra Palace Show, held in July 1878, where eight entries were made. At the July Show held at the Crystal Palace this year (1885) no less than 42 were entered, an increase which conclusively proves the popularity of the breed. This popularity is no doubt due in a great measure to their admirable qualities as companions, while their clean, short coats make them extremely suitable for house pets, though their large size might cause many to hesitate to admit them to the drawing-room. Not only is there a fashion for different breeds, but there is also a fashion in the points of dogs. oMastiffs must have large and massive heads, and, no matter how good a dog may be in other points, unless he possesses the wide skull, short, deep muzzle, and generally massive head now in vogue, he has but little chance of success in the show-ring. In collies, the white markings now so much sought after were not so very long ago considered a blemish, and a tricoloured dog is considered now-a-days quite as desirable for show purposes as the all-black-and-tan which was once insisted upon. There is also a tendency (which it is hoped will not spread) to regard a collie strictly as a pet dog, and some judges seem to be overlooking such practical working points as plenty of bone ■and good legs and feet, on the ground that a collie is a household pet first and a sheep-dog afterwards. In dachhunds, too, the struggle between the terrier type and the hound type has now been finally decided, the latter being almost universally regarded as more correct. In pugs, the question has been. Should they be large or small ? and the verdict seems to be that a pug, essentially a lap-dog, must not be too heavy. Each year seems to bring some fresh recruits to the already lengthy classification of our dogs. The Irish terrier, now a well-established breed, was one of the first to be unearthed ; the Airedale terrier and the hard-haired Scotch (or ' die-hards,' as their admirers style them) were next brought into prominence ; the latest addition is the Welsh terrier, which bids fair to take a leading place in the affections of lovers of plucky terriers. Should these additions to our canine species continue at DOGS IN 1885 233 the same rate, it is quite evident that no show, however extensive, will be able to find room for all, and some sort of division will have to be resorted to if all classes are to be provided for. It is a matter for congratulation that the canine world have steadily refused to acknowledge such mongrels as the Irish wolf- hound and the Leonberg dog, the former admitedly a manufactured imitation of a once famous breed, and the latter a barefaced attempt to impose a ' thoroughbred mongrel ' on the uninitiated fancier. In addition to the numerous English shows, there are several highly successful exhibitions held every year on the Continent, at which many of the best known English kennels are represented. One of the great inducements to exhibit at these foreign shows is that there is a great demand for English dogs on the Continent, and many a well-known prize-winner has found his way into a French or German kennel from one of these shows. Our best customers are, however, the Americans, who are just now very keen fanciers, and the names of many well-known dogs may be fre- quently seen in prize-lists of American shows. For some time the demand was chiefly for shooting-dogs, but lately mastiffs, St. Ber- nards, and Grreat Danes have been very fashionable, and a great many have found their way across the Atlantic. The result of change of climate on the progeny will be watched with great in- terest, and it seems more than likely that in a few years English fanciers will be only too glad to reimport the descendants of some of these exiles. One of the great difficulties to be contended against is the extreme delicacy of some breeds, produced in many cases from excessive and injudicious in-breeding. To this in- breeding much of the mortality from distemper is undoubtedly due, and the reintroduction of well-bred and healthy dogs from America will be a great advantage. There have been 52 shows held this year under Kennel Club rules. Fourteen of these have been limited to one breed, the remaining 38 being for all kinds. At these various shows 20,756 dogs have been entered by 9,450 exhibitors. It may be mentioned that the real number of exhibitors is probably much larger, but in the case of Birkenhead, Liverpool, Barnstaple, Wellington, Stra- bane, Farnworth, Ipswich, and Louth shows no separate list of exhi- bitors of dogs was given, the names of the exhibitors of poultry and other stock being included in one index. The amount of prize- money for which these 20,756 dogs competed was no less a sum than 11,47 U. 10s. This sum is really less than the actual amount, for no notice has been taken in this estimate of the numerous and valuable produce stakes raised by the various specialist clubs for competition among their own members, nor have the numerous Challenge Cups, many of which are worth lOOL, been taken into account; so that the sum of 11,471^ 10s. represents the amount which has been offered for public competition. Of the shows 234 THE YEAE'S SPOKT limited to one breed there have been seven for Fox-terriers and one- each for toys, Grreat Danes, Pugs, Toy Spaniels, Bull-dogs, Collies,, and Terriers. The largest show held this year, both as regards numbers- and prizes, was the winter show of the Kennel Club, held at the Crystal Palace last January. At this show 1,623 dogs were entered by 789 exhibitors, and prizes to the amount of 1,244^. were awarded. This show, which was remarkable not only for the number but for the grand quality of the dogs exhibited, is said to have been the largest dog-show ever held. Next to this, in point of numbers, comes the Warwick show, which had an entry of 1,403 by 652 exhibitors, at which 670^. was given. This show, though only recently established, has already taken a prominent position in the canine world, and the explanation undoubtedly is to be found, first, in the admirable suitability of the locality to the purpose, and, secondly, in the courtesy and ability of those in authority. The summer show of the Kennel Club, also held at the Crystal Palace, comes next in order with an entry of 1,288 dogs, 632 exhibitors, and 1,1561. in prizes. Birmingham (1,053 entries, 498 exhibitors, and 973^. in prizes) is fourth on the list ;, and it is eminently satisfactory to find that the reconciliation between this Society and the Kennel Club has restored to this exhibition that popularity which its long standing and liberal prize- list entitle it to command. The Sheffield show, held under the auspices of the British Kennel x\ssociation, secured an entry of 780, and gave 6151. in prizes. In glancing down the list of shows the great difference w^hich exists in the proportion of entries to prize-money cannot fail ta excite remark. Waltham Abbey, with 387 entries, gave 2501. y whereas Hanley, with 774, gave but 308^. ; and Edinburgh, with 659 entries, gave 261^. It is to be hoped that the generosity of the Waltham committee will not be forgotten by exhibitors next time a show is held there. Darlington seems well up this year, with 601 entries and 336^. in prizes. Other good shows were Brighton (702 and 316Z.), Liverpool (890 and 292^.), Hull (627 and 3741.), and Birkenhead (492 and 167L) Bristol, how- ever, seems on the decline, having but 447 as against 618 in 1877. Wolverhampton, which was once reckoned a show of the first class, has now dwindled to 155 entries and 77^. only in prizes. Frome still keeps up the reputation it gained at its first exhibition, and can show 378 entries and 154^. in prizes. A new fixture which promises well is the Weymouth show, which secured 305 entries and gave the respectable amount of 2S8l. in prizes ;. and Eyde may be encouraged to repeat the experiment by having secured 361 dogs to compete for 144^. Several well-known fixtures are missing from the list, the most notable and the most regrettable absence being the Hertford show.. DOGS IX 1885 235- Always a pleasant and well-managed exhibition, its reappearance will be warmly welcomed. The Margate show, too, has become a thing of the past, and if its revival is contemplated it is to be hoped that a more satisfactory method of management will be adopted. The success or failure of a dog-show depends in a great measiu-e on the way in which exhibitors are treated, and liberality and courtesy are as sure a means of securing a good entry as paltry prizes and harrassing restrictions are of alienating the support and patronage of dog-owners. That a well- arranged schedule with liberal prizes will obtain a good entry is one fact which the careful perusal of the catalogues of the year will show, and few classes with good prizes are evidently much more likely to attract a large entry than a more ambitious classification with small ones. One show in par- ticular at which challenge classes with small prizes were provided secured a most meagre entry. Class after class is marked ' no entry,' whereas many a comparatively small show secured a good entry of really high-class dogs, simply because the committee was wise enough not to attempt too much. Owners of good animals do not care to run the risk of sending their pets long distances to win a paltry 30s. prize ; but they will enter a good dog for a 6L prize, and a show at which such premiums are offered gains both in the quality and the quantity of its entries. The art of arranging a dog-show is no doubt still in its infancy. Time and a riper experience will suggest many improvements. The permanent success of this kind of exhibition is assured if that ' over-refinement of criticism ' before mentioned is not allowed to go too far. Practical working qualities are, after all, what are really wanted, and when these are disregarded in favour of fancy points the days of dog- shows will be numbered, and the mon- strosities manufactured by ambitious fanciers will cease to have any further interest for true lovers of the dog. ■236 THE YEAE'S SPOET FISHING. The quiet, contemplative, yet withal exciting sport of angling con- tinues to attract more and more followers every day. The wealthier classes find good salmon rivers, whether in Scotland or Norway, harder and harder to come across, more and more expensive to rent. The middle class, and those who are content with smaller game than the king of fish, are more than ever keen to find some quarter in England where a trout-stream that is not flogged to death can be met with. They extend increased patronage to the Thames fishermen ; while, lower still in the social scale, the work- men, in greater strength than ever, line the banks of the river Lea, freely patronise the Sunday fishing trains to and from Pul- borough, and, in short, betake themselves, at every opportunity, to any stretch of water from which it is possible to extract a fish of some sort — we do not say from which fish may always, or even probably, be extracted. In spite of the zeal with which fishing is pursued, improve- ments — real improvements — in fishing-tackle seem to defy the ingenuity of the tackle-makers. Built cane rods are certainly oifered to the public as possessing advantages to which the bam- boo or hickory article of our youth can lay no claim ; but it is not the build of the rod that catches the fish ; and after all the long, tapering rod used by Izaak Walton and the enthusiasts before him is to this day the pattern of all rods, vary as they may in some unimportant detail. Improved joints are made to keep out the wet ; yet they do not differ materially from the old form. Cane- built rods are now made in twelve pieces, and a steel core is intro- duced into some with the object of giving greater strength ; these, as well as other improvements, were shown at the recent Inven- tions Exhibition. Hooks are very much as they were ; so are lines, and so, in short, is everything connected with angling; and were the great Izaak Walton to visit this earth he would find nothing that would be very new to him. An exception may per- haps be made in the case of Malloch's reel, which is something a little out of the common ; yet even in that the old principle is not lost sight of. It is encouraging to find the preservation of fish in rivers being carried out with such energy and care. The Thames Angling FISHING 237 Preservation Society held its forty-seventh anniversary on July 27' last. Smaller bodies, too, are formed for the preservation of the different districts of the Thames, while the Medway and other rivers have also their societies to effect the same laudable object. Within the year now closed sundry successful prosecutions have been instituted. Two men have been fined at Oxford for taking undersized fish ; others have been dealt with by the magistrates for using ' clench nets ' in the Clun ; others, again, have been com- mitted to prison, in default of paying fines, for disturbing salmon spawn in the river Dart ; the chairman of the Maidstone Angling Association was the means of getting three men fined for unlaw- fully fishing in the Medway during the close season ; while a perusal of the innumerable local newspapers would show the activity of the various angling societies and kindred bodies in carrying out the object for which they were primarily formed. The Fisheries Exhibition no doubt opened the eyes of many persons to the extent to which pisciculture is carried on. Last January (1884), at a meeting of the Council of the National Fish Culture Association, a determination was unanimously arrived at to take the Manor House Fishery, Delafold Park, near Iver, Bucks, for the purpose of forming a national fish-culture establishment. Besides the buildings, there are 7 acres of land and about one mile of fishing. It was announced that possession had been acquired, and that the work of constructing ponds for the culture of the various species of salmonida3 and coarse fishes might be at once proceeded with. In the course of the meeting it was announced that the Hon. Spencer Baird, Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries in the United States, had shipped to England for the Association 250,000 white-fish ova, and 55,000 eggs of lake and brook trout respectively. Besides the well-known fish-breeding establishments, there are many others on a less pretentious scale, as at Henley-on-Thames, for instance, where pisciculture has been carried on under the auspices of the local Fishery Preservation Association. Owing to the drought of the summer of 1884, the operations of that useful body received an unexpected check, and breeding could not, by reason of the drought, be continued last season. The brook that feeds the nurseries was absolutely dry, and no means of getting water presented itself. In this strait it was clear that the breeding must be dropped for one season, unless some entirely novel plan could be suggested. The hon. sec. of the Henley Society, Mr. Knight, attempted to solve the difficulty by proposing to hatch eyed ova in perforated zinc trays floated on the surface of the river. The necessary apparatus having been constructed, it was moored off Shiplake Mill, and at the end of January 1884, 15,000 Loch Leven ova from Howietoun were placed in the boxes. In about a week only few of the ova had 238 THE YEAR'S SPORT been hatched, but a good many were dead. Heavy rains, that would have proved a blessing in the summer, then fell, causing the water to become turbid ; a muddy deposit was formed, and more destruction was wrought. Every means was adopted to cope with the failures that succeeded each other, but not until the stock had dwindled down to about 1,000 were the Society's exertions attended with success. The attempt of Mr. Knight cannot be deemed an unqualified success, but the experiment did not have a fair trial, as the heavy rain upset all calculations. In Scotland are numerous fish-hatching establishments, details of which were given in a paper from the ])en of Mr. B. Duncan, hon. sec. of the Scotch Fisheries Improvement Association. At Lord Lauderdale's fishery at Howietoun over ten millions of trout ova are hatched annually. In the season 1884, 90,000 of yearling trout were sent from Howietown to all parts of the United kingdom, while consignments were also made to New Zealand. Lord Lauderdale specially interests himself in the rearing of the Loch Leven trout, but American brook trout and common trout are also bred. At the present time experiments in hybridisation are being made. The Solway Fish-breeding Establishment, near Dumfries, dating from 1881, superseded the Troutdale fishery, near Keswick, Cumberland, established in 1868. The proprietor is Mr. Armistead, who has accommodation for several millions of ova, and the hatching apparatus will hatch about one million, that number having been sent out last season. The Stormont Field ponds were made in 1853 by the then proprietors of the salmon fisheries on the Tay, five miles above Perth, and there it was that rearing salmon artificially was demonstrated to be both practical and remunerative. These ponds are now superseded by the Dupplin hatchery, instituted in 1882. The number of days in hatching has been 64 on an average ; the water temperature 45°. The Loch Leven hatchery dates from 1883, and is in connection with the Loch Leven fishings. It was instituted by the Loch Leven Angling Association, aided by Sir Grraham Montgomery, Bart. The Linlithgow Palace loch fishery (Mr. Anderson's) only came into existence in May 1874. The hatchery and ponds occupy about two acres ; 600,000 represents the hatching capacity of the concern, and 300,000 young and healthy trout, from 3 J to 5^ inches in length, were last season put into the loch. One curious experiment made here was the hatching young salmon from the ova taken from a dead fish that had suffered from salmon disease. The fish so hatched have thriven. The Marquis of Ailsa commenced his fishery at Culzean, in Ayrshire, ten years ago. In the first year the boxes held about 85,000 salmon ova, 2,000 char, 2,000 American brook trout, and a quantity of ordinary trout. In the succeeding year the apparatus was enlarged, and is now vcapable of turning out 250,000 salmon ova yearly. The ova is got FISHING 239 from the Doon, Stincliar, and Minnock — the fish being artificially spawned when netted — and then taken nearly thirty miles to the fishery. The Benmore establishment, in Argyllshire, was con- structed by Mr. J. Duncan in 1 874, on the model of the Stormont Field ponds, for the purpose of stocking the river Echaig Avith the larger class of salmon. Prior to the institution of the hatching- boxes, the grilse ran from 3|- lb. to 5 lb., and the salmon about 7 lb. When the effects of the hatchery were felt, the grilse rose to never less than 5 J lb., while the heaviest salmon caught in 1882 weighed lS-|-lb. The Lochbuy fishery, in the Isle of Mull, was established in 1878, and belongs to Maclaine of Lochbuy. Eggs are imported annually from Norway, G-ermany, America, and Austria, and the raison d'etre of the establishment is the rearing of salmon and sea- trout (spawned from the wild fish caught in the rivers on the estate) for the re-stocking of rivers and lakes on the Lochbuy property. The Aberdeen Hatchery dates from the latter end of 1863, and was instituted by the district boards of the Dee and Don. The average time of hatching is here 107 days, and the fry are turned into the rivers Dee and Don as soon as the umbilical sac is absorbed. The Moriston Hatchery was made in 1878 on the estate of INIr. J. Grrant, of Grlenmoriston, for the purpose of stocking the river Moriston with salmon. The river was not accessible to salmon until a pass was made a few years ago at the falls at Lochness. INIr. Grant, being anxious of making the Moris- ton an early river, only takes ova from other early rivers. The last of these establishments is the Duke of Sutherland's, Loch Broca, Sutherlandshire. Pisciculture is carried on in Tasmania among other places. The salmon ova taken out some time ago by Mr. Bonnington, though said to have been very badly packed, have done pretty well. Over 1,500 fish, some a foot long, are now alive in the ponds. One consignment of ova from England reached New Norfolk in March 1884. The ova were packed on a new plan, being placed on moss in trays, other trays containing ice dividing the trays in which the ova were placed. On the boxes being opened at their destination, 3,500 out of 10,000 ova were found to be dead, but the rest were healthy. Another shipment of about 250,000 ova was expected some time in June. English fish, when transplanted to Tasmanian waters, undergo such a marked change that some pisciculturists have asserted that the ova sent from England was not that of the real salmon at all. Concerning the last consignment there is no room for doubt, as it was taken from the parent fish by Mr. Brady, inspector of Irish fisheries, and its genuineness vouched for by him. 240 THE YEAR'S SPOET FOOTBALL. The most popular of our winter games is unquestionably foot- ball — ' the modern substitute for bygone pugilism, with the additional chance of having one's leg broken by a kick.' In its present form football is essentially a modern game. In its oldest form the player was hampered by few rules. The ball had to be kicked through the goal, and so long as that was done it mattered not whether the ball was carried or kicked across the ground, so long as the coii'p de grace was given by a kick. Twenty-five years ago there were comparatively few matches at football played. Schools ' picked up ' sides, and the game was played at the IJni- versities ; but beyond this there was hardly a match played, or at any rate recorded. The formation of the Football Association in 1863 naturally gave a great impetus to the game, and in 1871 the Rugby Union came into existence ; but even under the foster- ing care of these two institutions the game was not nearly as universal ten years ago as it is now. To-day, nearly every small country town has its club ; printed handbills announce the time and place at which the weekly match will be played ; provincial papers devote a substantial portion of their space to fixtures and reports ; the London sporting papers contain a long list of chal- lenges from one club to another ; footballs are exposed for sale in every small town; and the game now occupies in the winter almost as important a place as cricket in the summer. In in- clement weather spectators will stand on the ground watching one county team contending against another, England contest- ing supremacy with Scotland, or the North fighting the South, as readily as they will bask at Lord's or the Oval to see first-class matches at cricket. Than this there can be no greater testimony to the popularity of football. We are by no means on the side of those who would reduce all our outdoor games to the harmless level of parlour pastimes. It is well that boys and young men should be accustomed to endure a certain amount of pain with composure, and that they should not shun a game because a bruise, or even a fracture now and then, results. But football is, after all, only a game, only a recreation, and, when played with proper spirit, must always lead to a certain amount of knocking about. But the list of casualties, FOOTBALL 241 even thus early in the season, is unpleasantly large. Already several players have met their death from injuries sustained during play, and many more have been maimed more or less seriously. This is not the place to discuss the rules of the game, but we must express a hope that at no distant date some modification may be made in them, with the object of rendering this healthy and in- vigorating game a trifle less dangerous to life and limb than it is at present. Football is indulged in by all classes from the richest to the poorest ; and it is a poor compensation for having taken a delusive view of manliness to have to hobble on crutches for the rest of one's life. Furthermore, instances are not wanting of young men, the sons of poor parents, being so injured at football as to be unable to earn their own living, or to contribute to the support of others who now are, or at some future time may be, dependent on them. We enter this mild protest against excessive roughness, not, as stated above, from any wish to see the spirit taken out of the game, but simply because accidents are now so prevalent as to call for some sort of notice. Keturning to a record of the year's football, some of the cir- cumstances in connection with the England and Scotland match must not be passed over. The match, it is true, took place in March 1884, and is therefore of itself beyond the scope of the present work ; but as the dispute in connection with it was still raging in the year 1885, mention of that dispute may legitimately find a place in this chapter. The match was played on March 1, 1884, at Elackheath. In general estimation the Scotchmen were rather the better team, showing greater speed than their oppo- nents. The Scotch team secured a try ; the Englishmen did the same just afterwards, and obtained a goal. Thereupon one or more of the Scotch players entered a protest against the goal, the ground of the objection being that rule 26 had been infringed by one of the Scotch team prior to the goal being obtained by the Englishmen ; that the ball was therefore dead, so to speak, and subsequent play nullified. Now rule 26 of the Eugby Union Code provides that ' knocking on — i.e. hitting the ball with the hand — and throwing forward — i.e. throwing the ball in the direction of the opponents' goal-line — is not lawful,' and then states the penalty that the opposite side may, at their option, exact. The Scotchmen assert that one of their team did hit the ball with his hand, though not in the direction of the opponents' goal-line ; but they nevertheless maintain that this touching the ball with the hand constituted a violation of rule 26, and that the subsequent try and goal achieved by England were null and void. Much correspondence ensued, and the upshot of it all is that the points in dispute are the meaning of the words * knocking on,' and the right of the English Eugby Union to adjudicate on the matter in preference to the Scotch, Irish, or Welsh Associations. The English team R 242 THE YEAR'S SPORT declined to refer the matter, alleging that there was nothing to refer. The referee of the game that gave rise to the dispute de- clined to give a decision on the spot, and wished to refer the matter to the English Rugby Union who framed the rules. The rule, as worded, is certainly ambiguous, and a further difficulty is created by the fact that in other editions of the same rule the passage is differently punctuated. Both sides have drawn up their own version of the facts, but the dispute is as far ever from being settled, as the Scotch team decline to abide by the rather in- formal adverse decision of the referee, given in writing some time afterwards. It was not an unreasonable suggestion on the part of the Scotch team that the whole question should be referred to some neutral body, though, at the same time, making the protest at all seems very like trying to take advantage of their own wrong. ^lean- time, football suffers, as there was no England v. Scotland match in 1885 — the first break for thirteen years — nor is it likely that 1886 will see the contest re-established. People who are not blind and violent partisans of either side will probably be of opinion that the dispute is trivial, and that ten minutes' conference should have settled the matter amicably. The breaking off of the match is quite a new departure, for, up to the present time, the Rugby Union game has stood out in strong contrast to that of the sister body, by giving rise to so very few disputes. Under Association rules, however, the two countries contended at Kennington Oval on March 21, 1885, for the first time for four years. As a whole, the play was not up to first-class form, and neither team appeared to play up to their reputation. About 8,000 spectators were present — a smaller number than had been anticipated, considering the importance of the event. A few bits of smart play took place, but finally the game ended in a draw. Of the fourteen Association matches played between England and Scotland, the latter have won nine, the former two, and three have been left drawn. Under the same code, England and Ireland -met at Manchester on Saturday, February 28. At Whalley Range, the Rugby Union game is in great favour, but, when pro- perly played, a crowd invariably comes together to witness the Association game. The Irish goal-keeper specially distinguished himself, and had several warm minutes in defence of his country. 'The Irish team, however, had in the end to put up with a defeat I)y four goals to none. On February 7, 1885, a week before the xibove match, the same countries contended under Rugby Union rules ; the game, like the last, taking place at Whalley Range, Manchester, where a considerable amount of enthusiasm was manifested. Some of the English team, viz. Messrs. Tristram, Court, Kyndersley, Teggin, and Wade, were absent, their places being taken by Sample, Thompson, Harrison, Horley, and Bolton. Much of the passing was quickly and neatly executed, and the FOOTBALL 243 Irishmen played with great energy. From first to last the game was evenly contested, but the Irishmen had rather the best of it forward, showing more speed than the English team. The latter, however, just \von by two tries and three touchdowns to one try and one touchdown, the English victory being due entirely to their excellent passing and strong running. Of the eleven matches played England has won ten, Ireland none, and the eleventh (1882) was drawn. England and Wales played a match under both sets of rules in the course of last season. That under the Rugby Union code took place at Swansea on January 3, 1885, and resulted in favour of England by one goal and four tries to one goal and one try. There was on each side one alteration from the original selections. For Wales Jordan took the place of Pryce-Jenkins ; for England Henderson played vice Tatham, who had not recovered from injuries sustained in the North v. South match. The Welshmen were most enthusiastic over the doings of their champions, the forwards fully deserving all the encomiums bestowed upon them ; but the play of the English backs was unquestionably the feature of the game. The Association game did not come off until March 14, at the Leamington Ground, Blackburn. The sides w^ere scarcely representative, owing to the number of absentees, though, as it turned out, a most even game ensued, the match being drawn. Of the games now played, four have been won by England, two by Wales, and one drawn. February 21, 1885, brought the Scotch team to Belfast to play Ireland under Rugby Union rules. Fine weather had prevailed for a week, the morning was fine, and both teams were on the ground, when suddenly a blinding storm of sleet came on, the wind blew a whole gale, and after the ball had been blown back over the kicker's own goal-posts, the game was abandoned until a future occasion, after twenty-five minutes' play — a termination that probably robbed the Irishmen of a victory, as they were very strongly represented. There was a special interest attaching to this contest. Thanks to the dispute between England and Ireland, and the unlikelihood of deciding the question of supremacy, the Scotland v. Ireland contest has increased in importance, as tending to give some sort of a line, through the Irish team, of the relative merits of the English and Scotch ones. The second attempt to bring off the match was attended with great good luck in the matter of weather. ]March 7 was the day appointed for the renewal of hostilities, and Raeburn the scene of the encounter. March winds and March dust perhaps asserted themselves a little too strongly, but the day was in other respects a fine one. Very nearly 10,000 persons came to look on, and enthusiasm ran high. In the end the Scotchmen proved more than a match for the Irish, and when all was over Scotland had secured the 244 THE YEAR'S SPORT substantial victory of a goal and two tries to nothing. This made- the eighth international match (nine have been arranged, but in 1878 no match took place in consequence of frost), of which seven have been won by Scotland, and one (1881) by Ireland. A very extraordinary match was that played on April 11, 1885, at Ballinafeigh, between Ireland and Wales, under Association rules. At half-time the Irishmen had secured two goals to nothing, and were, of course, sanguine and jubilant, but a marvellous change came over matters later on. The Irish goal- keeper kept on making such terrible mistakes and brought down so much censure on his devoted head, not only from his companions, but from the spectators, that at last he left his post, and could not be induced to return for a very long time. Grreat was the chaff and great the glee of the Welshmen on finding themselves the winners by eight goals to two ! As the Irishmen became demoralised, their opponents improved, and in the sixth and seventh games played up in a style for which no one would have given them credit at the outset. The third international match between Wales and Scotland, under Eugby rules, was played at the West of Scotland Ground, Glasgow, on January 10, 1885, when accurate play was out of the question owing to the ground being like a quagmire, while several showers of sleet and rain did their share towards making players and visitors — there was a large attendance of the latter — uncomfortable. After a short spell of play the critics foretold the triumph of the Scotch team, a termination that seemed probable after the England v, Wales match. Football, however, has its uncertainties like cricket, and this was one of the surprises, for, after much brilliant play, the combatants had to shake hands over a drawn game. The Welshmen, who regarded their defeat almost in the light of a moral certainty, were much elated at the turn events had taken, and they are certainly to be congratulated on the result, for they played a plucky and skilful game, albeit their system of stopping rushes by lying on the ball is not one that commends itself to football players. The Association match between the same countries came off at Wrexham on March 23, 1885. When it became known that Scotland would not be as strongly represented as they had been at the Oval against England, the Welsh team regarded victory as a by no means im- probable termination to the match. In thus anticipating the course of events they were at fault ; for, in spite of a weakened team, the Scotchmen proved themselves superior to their opponents at all points of the game, and won by eight goals to one, a more decisive beating than the Welsh gave the Irish. The above exhausts the list of international matches played during the latter half of last season, but there were several more first-class contests — to borrow a cricket phrase. Four years ago FOOTBALL 245 the decision was arrived at of instituting a match between a picked team of London players, under Association rules, and an eleven selected from Oxford and Cambridge. A match so arranged would, it was imagined, prove an attraction ; but the supposition has hardly turned out correct. It does not appear to be an easy thing to do to collect a representative eleven of I^ondoners, and on this occasion it was not a very strong team that took the field, although aid had been requisitioned outside the metro- politan area. The Universities team, on the other hand, was a very strong one, and included nine of the inter-Universities players of the preceding spring. In these circumstances the match London and the South v. Oxford and Cambridge terminated in favour of the latter combination, as was predicted, by six goals to one. It may to the uninitiated, or in fact to everyone, seem strange that there should be tw^o distinct schools of football players — Rugby Unionists and Associationists. It is apparently almost as great an anomaly as though cricket were played ac- cording to two distinct sets of rules, the one admitting of round- arm bowling and the running of byes, and the other forbidding them. Yet the fact remains that there are two different games at football ; and the difference between them is so great that an amalgamation would scarcely seem to be feasible. The Rugby Union is the more conservative body of the two. They have seen the necessity, however, of modifying some of their rules, and the changes are a distinct advantage to the game. The necessity for umpires and a referee in all matches has, for the first time, been recognised ; in the hands of these officials power is vested to stop the game in the event of unfair play ; w^hile for charging too soon, often merely the result of impetuosity, they may at their option inflict a penalty on the wrong-doer. The Association game is, perhaps, the most popular form of football, one of the reasons no doubt being the encouragement the Association gives to challenge cup competitions. This the Rugby Union has never done, and they are undoubtedly right. The institution of them adds a something to the natural desire to win that everyone must feel who takes part in games. While these competitions are in progress the players are striving to win, not merely the game in which they are for the moment engaged, for there is the challenge cup looming in the distance as an additional stimulus to exertion. There are some people so peculiarly constituted that, though they would indulge in no unfair play for the sake of securing a victory to which nothing but honour and glory attach, they w^ould cast aside some of their scruples the moment success meant, or led to, something tangible. Secondly, it is more than possible for the real interest in these competitions to lie, not in each individual game, as it should do, but in the final tie for which the cup is the stake. 246 THE YEAR'S SPOET On the question of legalising professionalism it is difficult to express an opinion, because there is so much to be said on both sides. Those who are against it say that the game is already sufficiently prolific in accidents, and is quite rough enough. They argue that the game is largely played by men who have business of one kind or another to attend to, and that if once men are allowed to take part in it who are to make a living out of it, roughness will increase fourfold and unnecessary violence become the rule. Moreover, if men in decent social positions would sacrifice fair play to a yearning for victory, it is only reasonable to assume that those to whom the game is a business would be no less lax. On the other hand, it is argued that in cricket, in which game amateurs and professionals meet, the latter use no unworthy expedient to win, and that the game does not sufi'er by reason of professionals taking part in it. This is strictly true, and against this argument but little can be urged. Yet in the long run, perhap.-^, the Rugby Union will do well if they continue as at present, and exclude professional football players from their ranks. Rugby Union football has taken such deep root in Lancashire that the county executive arranged a match in which the Northern division were to play the vSouth. The affair created no lack of interest, and two thoroughly representative teams were selected. The contest took place at Barrow-in-Furness on the 7th of last November, about 4,000 persons assembling in Cavendish Park to witness the contest. In consequence of the rain that had fallen the ground was very greasy, a circumstance that was not without its effect upon the play. Somewhat contrary to general expectation, the North were quite overmatched, the South winning by one goal, four tries, and one minor point, to one minor point. The only feature of the match at Oxford on November ] 8 between the Universities and Surrey was the wretched exhibition made by the latter. They never scored a single point, while the Dark Blues claimed thirteen goals. On November 16 the Universities of Cambridge and Dublin tried conclusions at Cambridge, the con- test bringing together a large attendance. At the outset Dublin looked like winning, as they played very well, and obtained a try before the others scored. On changing ends, however, the Cantabs soon got the better of their opponents, and won by two goals to two tries. On the same day (Nov. 16), Middlesex and Oxford University met at the Oval under Association rules. The University came up with a character for proficiency at this game, and, moreover, with the exception of P. M. Walters, played their full strength, while their opponents were not so well off. An easy victory for Oxford was foretold, but though the University won at last, success was not gained without some difficulty, the final score standing at five goals to three. As in FOOTBALL 247 cricket so in football, the London public appear to take deep interest in the doings of the Universities, and a large attendance looked on while London and the combined Universities contested their fifth annual match. London always had the best of the tussle, and won by a goal and three tries to two tries. This is in every respect an advantageous match. The undergraduates get some experience of play other than their own ; the Universities get some idea of each other's strength — though this, perhaps, discounts the inter-University match, while it puts the London men on their mettle, and facilitates the task of choosing the team to represent the South against the North. In connection with football a curious dispute has taken place at Cambridge, concerning the right of the University teams to wear the light blue, an honour reserved for members of the eight, eleven (cricket), and the athletic representative, against Oxford. In accordance with custom, the football teams submitted to the president of the boat club their request to be allowed to wear the University colours. After a conference with the president of the cricket and athletic clubs, the request was refused, whereupon the footballers disregarded the refusal and proceeded to array them- selves in light blue. In consequence of this breach of University custom, a meeting — a mass meeting it turned out to be, for 1,100 were present — was held in the debating hall at the Cambridge Union to discuss the question, and to vote upon a motion brought forward. The motion submitted expressed regret at the action the football players had taken, and the hope that they would observe the unwritten law governing the matter. The Hon. W. T. Scott took the chair, and Mr. E. C. Lehmann, an old rowing man, opened the debate in the absence of the president of the C. U. B. C. After stating the facts, Mr. Lehmann argued against the course adopted, and submitted the motion. Against the motion it was contended that, considering the popularity of foot- ball, the University representatives of that game had as much right to it as the rowing, cricketing, or running men, especially as the blue was regarded as a University distinction, and not as the badge of any particular sport. On the motion being put the numbers were : — For the motion 466 Against 707 Majority 241 The result is that the C. U. A. F. C. and the C. U. E. U. F. C. will continue to wear the blue, in consequence of the vote, the giving of which will make March 5, 1885, a memorable day at Cambridge. October and November last again found football in full swing at all the well-known centres. The Association Challenge Cup 248, THE YEAR'S SPORT was, of course, responsible for an endless number of games, while the list of fixtures of clubs and counties was as long as ever. County matches do not prove very attractive to the general public, but for such a match as London v, the Western Counties a better attendance might fairly have been predicated. The state of the weather, however, upset all calculations ; the ground was so sodden as to make play difficult, while the light was so bad as to permit of only a little of the game being seen by the few spectators collected together on the Kichmond ground. London won by a goal, that being the only point scored. This was the second match between the two sides. In the preceding year London won by two goals and a try to nothing. In accordance with long-established custom, the football matches ' at the wall ' and ' in the field ' were decided on St. Andrew's Day at Eton College, when the weather was of the worst description. For the forty-first time the Collegers and the Oppi- dans met ; a goodly collection of ladies, masters, old boys, as- sembling on ' Sixpenny ' to view the game, though their pleasure was somewhat sadly taken, as rain fell nearly the whole time. On December 16 Oxford and Cambridge played their Eugby Union match at Blackheath. The Oxford team suffered from the absence of Messrs. Mangin and Blair, who were incapacitated by accidents. Taken as a whole, the play on either side was inferior to that seen on many previous occasions, and in many points of a disappointing kind. But as a set-off the play was very even, Cambridge only winning by two tries to nothing, and thus break- ing through the run of bad luck that has pursued them in inter- University contests. Of the thirteen matches played, Oxford have won six, Cambridge three, and the rest have been drawn. The Park Avenue Grounds, Bradford, were on December 19 the scene of the North v. South match, a contest that was wit- nessed by 10,000 spectators, and created a great deal more excite- ment in the north than it did in the south. The chief of the Yorkshire football clubs, and the Northern Committee of the Kugby Union, had between them made very excellent arrange- ments. All the best talent available for the North were utilised, but the team got together by the Northern Committee were over- matched by the representatives of the South, who would probably have beaten any combination team that could have been put into the field. Their forward play was very fine, and their passing beyond all praise. In the course of the game there was a dispute as to the legality of a try claimed by the South, the Northern players alleging that the ball was dead. The referee, however, decided in favour of the try and over-ruled the objection, a verdict that caused the Bradford people to hoot loudly, and then it tran- spired that the official in question had, on a previous occasion, incurred the displeasure of the spectators. This course of conduct FOOTBALL 249 is upon every ground deserving of the strongest possible reproof. Keferees, like others, are liable to make mistakes ; but, so long as their bona fides cannot be called in question, these displays are most unseemly. By the best combined play that has been seen for some time, the South won by two goals and three tries to one try. 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It has been played in America for very many vears ; and some rather anti- quated pictures that we have seen represent some Chocktaw Indians, in the lightest of attire, but furnished with what appear to be a pair of wings, holding in their hands a sort of exaggerated racquet, with which they are throwing a ball, very much after the fashion of modern lacrosse players. It is only within the last few years that lacrosse has become at all a general game in England. A team of American or American Indian players came over to this country many years ago, and after seeing them the game was here and there adopted by Englishmen, but soon died out, and little was heard of it till comparatively recently. The visit of the Canadian team in 1883 caused the game to achieve greater popu- larity than had previously fallen to its share ; and at the present time the matches of all the clubs make up a tolerably long list of fixtures. Lacrosse is, perhaps, more generally played in the north than in the south of England. The North of England Flag com- petition is productive of some very good play; while the Heat on Mersey, Sale and Ashton, North and West Manchester, Eock Ferry, and Liverpool clubs, among others, arrange a fair number of matches, and do much to make the game as popular as it is. Lacrosse did not take root in the south of England till some time after it was known in the north ; but sufficient interest is now felt in it to enable a North v. South match to be played, and the South of England Challenge Flag competition causes some excite- ment. The implements used in the game are both few and simple, and do not afford much scope for the ingenuity of inventor or enterprise of manufacturer. It is doing no injustice to other countries to say that the best ' crosses ' come from the hands of the Canadian Indians, who were for a long time the sole makers. They have easy access to the best wood that can be employed, viz. hickory of the second growth. New York is probably next best off, the makers there being able to secure younger wood than any that is shipped to England. To the American makers must be given the credit of having made some improvement in the crosses, there being before the public nothing better than the ' Expert ' LACEOSSE 275 ■crosse, for which Mr. Hattersley, of Oldham Street, Manchester, is the agent. Boxing Day 1884 saw the revival of the match North and South of the Thames, which lapsed in 1883, in consequence of the presence of the Canadians necessitating fresh arrangements. The northern representatives again showed their superiority by win- ning by five goals to none. The last few weeks of 1884 witnessed the formation of county clubs for Kent and Middlesex, so on Boxing Day 1884 the two counties played against each other on the new basis. The military authorities at Woolwich kindly granted the use of the Barrack Field, whereon the match took place. Unluckily for the new undertaking the day was bitterly cold ; yet in spite of wind and snow, about 500 people, including many ladies, braved discomfort to see the novel contest. Middlesex lacked the assist- ance of two or three of her most skilful players, and her weakened team therefore suffered defeat by four games to two. The beginning of 1885 saw the keen northerners hard at work. On Satm'day, January 10, on very deep and slippery ground, the Heaton Mersey men inflicted a crushing defeat of ten games to one upon West Manchester in the Flag tie. On the same day Owens College met Oldham in the first round of the North of England Flag competition. This was the Oldham men's first season, so they could hardly hope for success against their more experienced opponents. All they could do was to play an uphill game very pluckily, but, quite overmatched, they were defeated by ten games to none. Had the Oldham men been a little smarter the victory of the College would not have been a love one, as the latter were loose in their play on more than one occasion, and gave several chances to their opponents. January 17 was quite a busy day, as no less than four im- portant matches were in progress ; but all play was considerably interfered with by reason of the sodden state of the several grounds. In the return match between Heaton Mersey and North Manchester the former again showed themselves to be the most experienced players, winning by six games to none. Another one- sided contest was that between Owens College and West Man- chester, won by the former by eight games to one. For the College, Bowman and Melland secured the first game in half a minute. In playing lacrosse, success depends greatly upon each player sinking his individuality, and making his own brilliant efforts subservient to the general good ; an ' unselfish game ' is, in short, the one to play, and it is because the College men played so unselfishly that they obtained such a decisive victory. The attack men fed Melland with much success, and owing to their play he was able to secure five games out of eight for his side. The visit of the Nottingham Club to Blackheath, to play the London men, proved the growing interest taken in lacrosse. The 276 THE YEAE'S SPORT Nottingham Club had only been recently founded, and the chief feature of the game was the new positions taken in the field, positions they had imitated from the Eadcliffe-on-Trent Club, the leading club of the Midlands. This unusual arrangement of forces rather upset the calculations of the London men at starting, for ' first home,' instead of standing within about forty feet of his opponents' goal, posted himself wide out, while ' second home ' worked up to rear centre, the idea of the new departure being to work the ball from midfield by what the Canadians call ' Toby- ing.' But as the game went on the innovation hardly succeeded, and after an hom-'s play London were declared the winners by four games to one. While the three last matches were in progress, the Army and Navy were playing the Southdown Club at Brighton, both sides showing considerable improvement on the form they respec- tively displayed at Portsmouth at the close of 1884. There was on this occasion some very good play, and each side having won three games the match was drawn. On January 24, the Sale and Ashton Club defeated West Manchester by five games to none ; and on the same day London and Hampstead met at Kensal Grreen, where, in consequence of the frozen state of the ground, there was a good deal of tumbling about. London, though not playing their full strength, won by six games to none. Meantime the North of England Flag com- petition was in progress. The Heaton Mersey v. Didsbury tie came off at Didsbury, w^here the friends of both sides mustered in strong force, cheering and chaffing after the fashion of Eton and Harrow boys at Lord's. The match, however, was simply a walk over for Heaton Mersey, who, after carrying three goals in ten minutes, won by thirteen games to none. Critics could hardly make up their minds whether Owens College or Eadcliffe-on- Trent would win their tie in the second round, and a good deal of interest attached to the match, because the winner of it would have to meet South Manchester, the then holders of the flag. As in the case of London v. Notts, the peculiar disposition of forces adopted — indeed invented — by them rather bothered the other side who played on the older lines. The College men, however, stood their ground, and declined to follow their opponents all over the ground. The passing of the Trent men was good in the extreme, but was met by defence, on the part of the collegians, that was quite as excellent. When time was called, it was found that what promised to be a close match was in reality a very hollow one, Owens College winning by six games to none. At Preston Park, Brighton, the match between the Dulwich and Southdown clubs was a sufficient attraction to draw together a goodly number of spectators, and after some good play South- down won by three games to none. LACROSSE 277 Lacrosse does not seem to find favour at Oxford, but the sister University can put a very fair team into the field. On the last day in January the newly-formed Kent County Club paid a visit to Cambridge to play the University. Eain had fallen in torrents till within a short time of commencing play, so the ground was excessively soft and slippery, and the play in consequence below the usual standard of the respective teams. Cambridge lacked the assistance of three of their usual team, while Turle was missing from the Kentish ranks. Unlike the majority of matches, this was a very hardly fought one, Kent eventually winning by six games to five. On the same day, the first match for the South of England Challenge Flag took place at Walthamstow, between Clapton and Hampstead, the former winning by seven games to none. On the winning side the play of Wilson was an especial feature. The return match between London and Clapton, played at Blackheath, was a closely fought one, ending in a draw. Wilson "was a tower of strength to his side, but several of the players showed a marked improvement, and the checking was as good as it could be, a circumstance that tended to preclude much brilliant passing from taking place. The Hampstead Club, a comparatively new institution, had for some time shown signs of improving week by week, but not even their strongest admirers deemed them capable of defeating Dulwich by four games to two, as they did on February 7. The Dulwich team, though not quite the strongest the club could put into the field, was nevertheless a fair one, and their defeat by Hampstead one of the surprises of the season. One of the Hampstead players. Dash, has in him the making of a man good enough for the best company, and before long will probably make his mark. The match between London and Keys School, Cambridge, was the medium of bringing into prominence one or two players whose abilities had been somewhat cheaply held. The London team turned up four short of their number, so the School lent them four substitutes, and very efficient ones they proved, two of them being quite as good players as any of their missing men, while the other pair were not far behind. The game had not pro- gressed very far before the School realised the fact that in Evans, one of the substitutes, they had lent a very valuable man. His speed, and the certainty with which he threw, were of the utmost value to the London men, whose efforts he ably seconded. The School passing was very good, but the homes were rather weak in throw- ing at goal, a defect in their play that undoubtedly lost them the match. As it was, London won by two games to one. After getting handsomely beaten by Hampstead, as noticed above, Dulwich could hardly hope for success against Clapton, on Feb- ruary 14. Both teams were materially weakened by absentees, 278 THE YEAR'S SPOET and so, tliougii impaired, their relative strength was maintained.. Both sides being short of men, the match was played with only ten a side, Clapton winning by five games to none. On the same day, February 14, the third round for the North of England Challenge Flag was played. Liverpool and South Manchester competed, but the latter were overmatched at all points ; so Liverpool won by five goals to none. At the beginning of last season the Cambridge University lacrosse team had tumbled very much to pieces through so many men having gone down. However, the recruits practised most energetically, and a marked improvement soon took place, espe- cially in the combination play, the excellence of which atoned for any shortcoming on the score of individual skill. The match against the London team was a curious one, as Cambridge scored five goals at starting, and then London obtained the next four ; so Cambridge won by one goal. Soon after play began, rain fell and made Parker's Piece terribly slippery. London, it may be men- tioned, went down a man short. Had this not been the case the visitors would probably have won. The first week in March saw the Cambridge team at Beckenham contending against Dulwich, whom they defeated by seven goals to one. The sides were almost the same as when the two clubs played on a former occasion, when Cambridge scored five to three, success coming to them in the last quarter of an hour's play. On the same day Owens College played the Manchester Eovers, and this, though nominally the return match, was really the first, as the earlier fixture was abandoned on account of frost. The Eovers showed poor form, and were beaten by eight goals to none. The final tie of the North of England Challenge Flag competi- tion was played on March 14, between the Liverpool and Heaton Mersey Clubs. The latter were esteemed an inferior team to the South Manchester men (the previous holders), who were beaten by Liverpool a fortnight previously; yet enough interest was taken in the match, to bring together about 2,000 persons. Both sides played their full strength, and at the outset the sympathies of the spectators were thoroughly roused by the Heaton Mersey men scoring the first goal after a few minutes' play. In the end, however, popular anticipation was confirmed by Liverpool earning a well-merited victory by nine goals to three. March 14 was also the day appointed for the decision of another exciting match, the penultimate round of the South of England Challenge Flags, London and Clapton being the competitors. The game took place on Blackheath, and brought together probably the largest crowd that ever witnessed a lacrosse match. The Clapton men were unlucky in losing the services of Wilson, a very strong attack player, he being engaged in the northern competition for his club — the Heaton Mersey. This shows the inexpediency of per- LACROSSE 279^ mitting a man a double qudlification. London beat Clapton by four games to one, and on March 21 met Leys in the final tie. The Dulwich ground at Beckenham was used on this occasion, and was poorly patronised by visitors, the attendance contrasting strongly with that seen on the previous Saturday at Blackheath. On a former occasion, London, w^ith a strong team, had beaten Leys with a weak one, and the common idea w^as that the victory would be repeated. The whole play was inferior to that seen in the penultimate round, and the Leys players caused some surprise by beating London and becoming the holders of the flag for the first time. A very creditable performance, when it is remembered that the club was only two years old. On March 28, the last important match of the season, that of North V. South, took place on the Eectory Field, Blackheath. But for the fact that three metropolitan clubs were playing matches on the same day, the attendance would doubtless have been larger than it w^as. However, the charming weather brought together a very resj^ectable number of visitors. In the North team Jackson and Chadwick were supplanted by Daft and Sander- son, while for the South, Graskin took the place of Poland. Then the South w^ere a man short, so a substitute was pressed into the service and handicapped by having to use a straftge crosse. The game was hotly contested, but the North, the best team, won by nine games to five, this making their fourth successive victory. The season of 1885-6 promises to be not one whit less successful than its predecessor. The popularity of lacrosse is extending, and new clubs are being formed in districts in which the game has hitherto been little known. Ever since lacrosse has been revived, the London and Clapton clubs have held a prominent place among other organisations, and it was between these two bodies that one of the earliest of the more important matches was played this season. We believe that the match between these two clubs dates from about eight years ago, and in none of the contests, until the present, have the London men suffered defeat. On more than one occasion victory has seemed a moral for Clapton, but as often have the London players pulled themselves together and just wriggled out of the difficulty. On Saturday, November 7 last, however, a new departure was made, as Clapton, on the Walthamstow ground, beat their hitherto invincible oppo- nents by four games to none. On the same day Hampstead beat Dulwich by two goals to none. Cambridge came to town on November 14, and played London on Blackheath. As in the previous season, some of the old Cambridge men had gone down, but seven or eight of the old twelve remained. They had had a month's practice since the term commenced, and showed good form. Play had scarcely 280 THE YEAR-S SPORT begun before dark clouds banked up and rain heavily descended, but some excellent form was shown even in the midst of these untoward surroundings. From first to last the combination play of the Cantabs was deserving of all praise, and several times the ball was passed blind to call, a piece of play rarely seen in England. London played very pluckily, but had to succumb to the University by a single goal, Cambridge gaining four and London three. The Hampstead Club has secured a capital new ground at Gospel Oak, and in that not very picturesque locality they played the London men, by whom they were defeated by seven goals to none on November 21. A still more decisive victory was gained on Parker's Piece at Cambridge (on the same day) by the Cam- bridge team over the Dulwich representatives, as the Light Blues won by nine goals to none. On November 28 London played Dulwich at Blackheath, and beat them by eight goals to one, but the vanquished laboured under the disadvantage of being without several of their best men. A very high wind interfered with the play a good deal, but, had there been no wind, rain would in all probability have fallen, and the wind was perhaps the lesser of the two evils. Up to the time of going to press, only minor matches were played since those mentioned above, but on December 19 the annual competition for the medal given in 1880 by Lord Dufferin took place. Lord Dufiferin was then Grovernor-General of Canada, and the medal is the prize for a lacrosse race of 120 yards. A line is drawn across the course, 20 yards in front of the starting line, and on this is placed a ball for each competitor. As the players run they have to pick up on their crosses the balls so placed on the first line, and to do this without dwelling requires no little skill. The race took place on the Snaresbrook ground, and was won by Gardner, who beat, in the final heat, Byers, Hilder, and Newman. The previous winners have been : 1880, E. H. Barrett ; 1881, T. K. Sachs; 1882, A. Burn; 1883 and 1884, S. P. Davies, who would, under the conditions, have become the possessor of the silver medal had he succeeded in winning it for the third time. LAWN TENNIS. Who is the inventor of lawn tennis? Numerous have been the inquiries, but players are not agreed upon the answer. The opinion of the majority probably is that this fascinating game is the result of Major Wingfield's ingenuity, though of course the rules now are not the same as those that first occurred to him. Others deny the gallant gentleman the credit of having in so sub- stantial a degree contributed to the happiness of the human race. But whoever the inventor may be, lawn tennis has now reached a pitch of popularity that never belonged to croquet in its palmiest days. Betw^een the two games, however, there is a great difference. Croquet was a quiet, contemplative sort of game, requiring no activity, giving no exercise, and not productive of very much excitement — at any rate when played by the domestic circle or at garden parties. Lawn tennis, on the other hand, calls for the activity of a harlequin, is a decidedly strong form of ex- ercise ; and it is consequently as much in favour with those who are active by nature as with those who need exercise as a kind of medicine. In attempting to give a review of the season, numerous unimportant matches must be passed over with the remark that tournaments are taking place daily all over England during the summer months, but, save in a few exceptional cases, they have no more than local interest, the competitors being unknown to fame beyond their own immediate district. Before our own season had -commenced it was learned from the papers that lawn tennis had been acclimatised in New Zealand. In Auckland, Otago, Canter- bury, and Wellington, large clubs have been formed for several years. In Canterbury there is a purely English settlement, and from this centre the most skilful players appear to have come. During the month of October 1884 a tournament was organised, English fashion. The entries were numerous, and many of the contests close. The members of the Edinburgh University have come to the conclusion that lawn tennis is just as well adapted for winter as for summer, so they have established a winter club, and on March 14 last played a match against the Alloa Club, whom they beat by four games to two. One of the earliest games of the season was the Covered Court Championship, competition for which began on Monday, 282 THE YEAR'S SPORT April 20, in the new covered court of the Hyde Park Lawn Tennis Club. A new court has been built in Porchester Square, which it is believed is the first covered one that has been constructed especially for lawn tennis purposes. The court is 106 feet long, 50 feet wide, and 25 feet high. A large number of well-known players had been keeping their hands in during the winter months at the Maida Vale Court ; consequently a strong competition was expected ; but the entries only numbered nine, among whom were Messrs. H. W. Lawford, W. C. Taylor, H. W. Wilberforce, and D. Stewart. Messrs. Lawford and Stewart, being drawn together, opened the proceedings. Stewart began by winning a love game, after which Lawford won four, and Stewart the next four. The 10th game was closely contested, but it was won by Lawford, who thus brought the score to five games all. Lawford won the deciding game. In the second sett, after Stewart had again won the first game, he made no further fight with the Irish champion, who, with every- thing his own way, won by six games to two. The third sett pro- duced a closer contest, as Stewart only lost by one game ; but after this fell off much, and Lawford won the match by three setts to one. To the fact that Mr. M'Kay, holder of the Single Championship, and Mr. Eyre Chatterton, ex-champion, figured among the entries, may be ascribed the falling off in the number of entries for the Dublin University Championships on May 11 and following days. The programme was weak, thirteen names for the Singles and five pairs for the Doubles being all who came forward. The affair was allowed to drag along for nearly a week, whereas it might have been easily finished in one day. On INIay 13 the Oxford University Club held their first tournament, but exhibition matches were the chief attraction. The Misses Watson, who happened to be staying in Oxford, consented to play, as did Mr. E. Kenshaw. The Fitz William Club appointed the third week in May for their meeting, at which the Irish Championship contest took place. The entries were not as numerous as last year, when the club were excep- tionally lucky in numbers ; but in point of class they were perhaps superior to any previous meeting. Miss Maud Watson (the lady champion) and Mr. E. Eenshaw had journeyed from Oxford, and were among the players. There were 26 entries for the Open Singles, the best of them being Messrs. E. Renshaw, M'Kay, E. de S. Browne, W. Taylor, and Grrove. For the Ladies' Singles fourteen entered, the Misses Watson, Langrishe (3), and Miss Martin, who played so well at Cheltenham in 1884. Some of the contests were remarkably close. In the match between Messrs. MacMahon and Garvey 51 games were played, the former, who won, just gaining the odd one. Nor was the contest between Hon. Gr. Montgomerie and Mr. Kay less exciting, as 5Q games were played, 19 of which were at deuce. ]Mr. Kay, the winner, won 29 and Mr. Montgomerie 27, the whole taking two hours and a half to play. Messrs.. LAWN TENNIS 283 Eenshaw and Browne got to the end of the stake, the former proving the winner in the final. One of the best of the midland meetings is that under the auspices of the Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, and on June 29 last the entries included the names of IMessrs. W. Eenshaw, of ' smash ' fame (the champion), W. Dwight (the northern champion). Miss Meikle (one of the foremost of Scotch lady players), Miss B. Langrishe, &c. Eain interfered with the first day's play, but the remaining days were fine. The Grentle- men's Singles was somewhat unexpectedly carried off by ]Mr. Betham, the Irish veteran, who played in quite his old form, wiiile his opponent in the final, Mr. Chamberlain, was not quite at his best. The Midland Counties Championship Cup was a stubbornly contested event, but in the end Mr. Morgan just beat Mr. Chamberlain. The prettiest game by far in the Ladies' Singles was that between Miss Mardell and Miss Langrishe, which the former won, when she was defeated by Miss Steedman, who was in turn beaten in the final tie by Miss Bracewell. The great event of the lawn tennis season is of course the championship meeting, which has now attained a fame that is nothing short of marvellous to those who remember the early stages of the game. Including 1885, nine championships have been won and lost, Mr. Gore having the credit of being the first victor. Then came Mr. Hadow, one of a family several members of which have shown themselves handy with a racquet. He gave way to Mr. Hartly, who beat all comers for two years. In 1881 Mr. W. Eenshaw succeeded to the title of champion. In 1884 there were 28 candidates for championship honours; last year there were but 23. Eleven of them had made an unsuccessful attempt to beat Mr, Een- shaw, and among the list w^ere all the best players we have. The Wimbledon ground presented an unusually gay appearance, but on the opening day (July 4) the weather was terribly hot, and the sun shining brightly, there was a great advantage to be gained by the player who might have his back to it. Several of the games in the first round were won very easily, but as the ' survival of the fittest ' progressed to a further stage the play was closer and the excitement keener. At the commencement of the third round Mr. E. Eenshaw had rather a bloodless victory over Mr. Chip, though the loser did not allow him to take liberties. Messrs. Browne, Dwight, and Lawford were the other winners in Eound 3, so that the remaining rounds promised, with four such players of repute, to be well contested. The hope, therefore, of see- ing two interesting matches caused a very large attendance to assemble at Wimbledon. The weather was not so hot as it had been, but the wind was gusty, and caused the balls to fall at strange angles. Play began with Mr. E. Eenshaw and Mr. Browne. The former opened in brilliant fashion, winning the first two setts, and then his opponent made a start and played a most plucky 284 THE YEAR'S SPOET uphill game, until the score stood at two setts all. In the end, however, Mr. Eenshaw won. In the 8th game Mr. Browne had to run out beyond the side-line to get at a return of Mr. Eenshaw's, and the ball, when returned by Mr. Browne, struck the umpire's seat, after which it fell dead. Had it not been for this accident the ball w-ould to all appearance have dropped into jNIr. Eenshaw's court. The umpire, on being appealed to, decided that the ace should go to the credit of Mr. E. Eenshaw ; a decision with which many good judges disagreed. If the rules of the game be looked at, this would appear to have been just such a let as the framers of the rule contemplated. It was certainly hard lines on Mr. Browne. Mr. Dwight was not strong enough for Mr. Lawford, so on Thursday, July 9, excitement was at a climax to see Messrs. Lawford and Eenshaw x^lay the final tie. By way of making matters as fair as possible, it was agreed that the players should change ends after every game, for the sun shone so brilliantly as to seriously inter- fere with the player in the eastern court. ]Mr. Lawford having won the toss, Mr. Eenshaw took the service in the east court. After close play the score stood at five games to three in favour of ]Mr. Lawford. ^Lr, Eenshaw then came again, and by some brilliant play brought matters to five games all, his last two games being both love ones. Presently each player had won two setts. Mr. Eenshaw was faulted twice in the course of the fifth sett ; but the general opinion, as gathered from audible expressions thereof, seemed to be that the second was a perfectly good service. The next stroke fell to Mi\ Eenshaw, who w^ould thus have been game had the afore- said disputed service been allowed. Two strokes in Mr. Lawford's favour made the score ' four games all ' ; but the ninth fell to ]Mr. Lawford, who thereupon found his w^ay into the final match. Never before did such a crowd assemble on a lawn tennis ground as that which came together to witness the match for the championship between Mr. W. Eenshaw and JNIr. H. F. Lawford. The absence of wind gave the players every chance of showing their true form, and in all respects the day was an excellent one for the occasion. The play at the outset was exciting, the score standing at three games all, and then Mr. W. Eenshaw won the first sett by seven games to five, after half an hour's play, and the second sett in very easy fashion by six games to two. ]Mr. Lawford won the third sett by six games to four. The fourth sett fell to Mr. W. Eenshaw, who thus retains the lawn tennis championship. Though the winner served with his accustomed skill, and at times played brilliantly, he was hardly equal to his last year's form; while Mr. Lawford, on the other hand, improved upon his general game. On July 9 the Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club began their open tournament at the Club Courts, Dublin. Those of the Irish cracks who were not at AVimbledon put in an appearance, and the meeting was a successful one. In 1884, it occurred to the Chiswick Park LAWN TENNIS 285 Company to form a lawn tennis ground at Chiswick, and in that year the first meeting was held ; the second took place on July 20, 1885. There is no prettier ground to be found anywhere. On the last occasion the management were fortunate in obtaining excellent entries, as IMessrs. Stewart, Koss, Chipp, Taylor, and Misses B. Langrishe, James, and Bingley played. The courts- were in fine condition, and the whole affair was a success. Mr. Chipp beat Mr. Stewart for the Gentlemen's Singles, and Miss Grurney proved victorious over Miss Bingley for the Ladies' Stakes. Ten ladies competed for the Ladies' Championship, a contest that was instituted in 1884. Not without difficulty was it that Miss Meikle beat Miss Watson in the first round. In the second Miss Meikle and Miss Grurney had a hard and interesting tussle, the score showing 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 games all. Ultimately Miss G-urney proved the winner, but was beaten by Miss Bingley in the next round ; while Miss M. Watson conquered Miss Henson. In the final Ireland triumphed, as Miss M. Watson beat Miss Bingley, and won the Ladies' Championship. It need hardly be said that, with upwards of 120 meetings on the list of fixtures, the matches that have been cursorily noticed above are not one tithe of those that have been played. Now that almost every village has its lawn tennis club, when tournaments are arranged at Little Pedlington and Stoke-in-the-Mud, when ' champions ' now are more numerous than players were ten years ago, it would be mani- festly impossible in a work like the present to give anything more than the barest outline of the chief events. A mere enumeration of the games played in a single month would demand more space than can be given to the entire subject. Since the game first became popular great improvements have taken place in the manufacture of lawn tennis implements. Nets and poles have always been more or less of a difficulty. The former have caused large and unsightly holes to be made in lawns, or else their stability has not sufficed to keep the net strained. Mr. Ayres's ' championship poles ' have this last season come into use, and seem likely to fill all requirements, being both simple and strong. Messrs. Lunn, of Horncastle, come to the fore with another pattern which works well, so long as players are careful not to tumble over the guy iron in changing ends. Mr. Ayres has also tried, and successfully, to supply a want by bringing out some lawn tennis balls, correct as to weight and size, and at the small price of 7s. 6d, per dozen. Messrs. Jaynes have introduced racquets of a variety of patterns. The ' Central,' in which the gut is strung more closely in the centre than at the extremes, finds general favour. Messrs. Slazenger have put forward a gut manu- factured by themselves. It has eighteen strands, and has not been rubbed down to a smooth surface ; it is therefore capable of 286 THE YEAE'S SPOET standing great strain. Their ' Demon ' racquet is possessed of great driving power — too much so, perhaps, for any but very skilful players. From the same house go forth some red indiarubber balls, uncovered, and coloiu"ed throughout, so that the red cannot wear off. They can be made fast or slow, or to suit grass or asphalt courts, and have been very much approved of. Of lawn tennis shoes there are a variety ; the rib in the indiarubber runs longwise, crosswise, or diagonally, others have V-shaped projec- tions ; but the best pattern is purely a matter of taste. The extent to which lawn tennis implements are manufactured would hardly be credited by those who have not investigated the subject. POLO. THE HURLINGHAM CLUB. The game of polo continues to flourish, the season at Hurlingham having been highly satisfactory and successful. Some twenty clubs are now established in various parts of the United Kingdom, exclusive of military teams. Taking the Hurlingham Cup alone, as an example, statistics show that, during the season, there were on the average three meetings held every week, and the number of players who put in an appearance on each occasion varied from eight to twenty. During the middle of June, when the season was at its height, the Hurlingham Club furnished in one day three teams, one to play on the home ground, one at the Ranelagh Club, Barn Elms, and one at Aldershot. The programme in- cluded several interesting features, the Open Cup tournament falling to the Sussex County Club, the Military Cup to the 7th Hussars, and the County Cup to Grioucestershire. It was originally intended that the opening match should be played on Monday, May 4, but the day was so wet and cold that no players put in an appearance. On the following Thursday a members' game had been set for decision, but the continuance of unsettled weather again upset all arrangements. Several members were eager to begin the fray, but so much rain had fallen that it would have been a pity to have attempted play, for though the polo ground looked beautifully fresh and green, it would soon have been badly cut up. A start was, however, effected on Saturday, May 9 ; but the weather during the early part of the season was very unpropitious. CALENDAR OF PRINCIPAL MATCHES. Saturday, May 1). The opening event was a match between two teams represent- ing the Eeds and Blues, and the sides were — Reds : Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. A. E. Peat, Mr. Kenyon-Stow, and Mr. C. E. Charring- ton. Blues : Mr. J. Peat, Mr. T. S. Kennedy, Mr. Grerald Hardy, -and Mr. A. Boyd. The three brothers Peat played in their usual dashing style, the Reds ultimately winning by five goals to none. Duration of play: 1 hr. 10 min. 288 THE YEAE'S SPORT REDS r. BLUES. Mo7iday, May 11, The sides were — Reds: Mr. A. E. Peat, Mr. Kenyon-Stow^ Hon. A. Manners, and Mr. De Crespigny. Blues : Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. J. Peat, and Mr. Grerald Hardy. The Blues only played three men against their opponents' four, but the game was so well contested that it took Mr. J. Peat half-an-hour to make the first goal, a success which he only just missed repeating. The Blues won by three goals to one. Time : 1 hr. BLUES r. WHITES. Thursday, 3Iay 14. The rival teams were distinguished as the Blues and Whites,, the first-named party being represented by Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. A. E. Peat, Mr. G-. Hardy, Mr. C. E. Charrington, and Mr. A. Boyd (all civilians with the exception of Mr. A. Boyd), whilst Mr. T. S. Kennedy, Mr. J. Peat, the Hon. A. Manners, Capt. Armitage, and Mr. De Crespigny played for the Whites, the last three named players being in the service. Mr. T. S. Kennedy, Hon. A. Manners, and Mr. De Crespigny were seen to advantage in several spirited charges, and Mr. J. Peat made a remarkably fine run. Towards the latter part of the game the Whites made several desperate attacks, but, after playing for rather more than an hour and ten minutes, the Blues won an exciting contest by three goals to one. MILITARY V. CIVILIANS. Saturday, May 16. The sides were — Military : Mr. Christian Combe (Eoyal Horse Gruards), Hon. A. Manners (15th Hussars), Mr. A. Boyd (2nd Life Gruards), and Mr. Alfred E. Peat (Middlesex Yeomanry). Civilians: Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. Gerald Hardy, Mr. T. S. Kennedy, and Mr. A. C. Charrington. Mr. H. C. Bentley was umpire. Mr. Arthur Peat was the quickest in getting possession of the ball, and made a good run ; but the military team were on the alert, and, playing well together, not only warded off the attack, but bore down upon their opponents, Mr. Christian Combe obtaining a goal. Just before the end of the first twenty minutes a fluky goal was scored in favour of the Civilians. In the next bout the pace considerably improved, and some good form was shown by Mr. Christian Combe, Mr. A. E. Peat, the Hon. A. Manners, and Mr. T. S. Kennedy. Heavy rain put a stop to the contest ten minutes before the time fixed for its conclusion ; the match technically resulted in a draw, but the Civilians had the advantage of four goals to one. POLO 289 MEMBERS' GAME. Monday y May 18. One of the fastest and best matches of the season. The sides were — Blues : ]\Ir. Arthur Peat, Mr. Kenyon-Stow, Mr. Grerald Hardy, Mr. A. C. Charrington, and Mr. Alfred E. Peat. Whites : Mr. T. S. Kennedy, Mr. F. B. Mildmay, the Hon. A. Manners, Mr. De Crespigny, and Mr. J. Peat. The Hon. A. Manners made a fine run the length of the ground and secured a goal for the Whites. After a short rest, the Blues played up very strongly, and they got a goal in a ' scrimmage,' the ball going between the posts after striking the hoof of one of the ponies. Mr. F. B. Mildmay, when play was resumed, succeeded in scoring another goal for the Whites, which gave them the advantage of two to one. Mr. A. Peat, Mr. J. Peat, Mr. G-erald Hardy, and Mr. De Crespigny showed to great advantage in several fine charges. Mr. F. B. Mildmay made a third goal in favour of the Whites in his usual dashing style. JMr. Kenyon-Stow, notwithstanding that he had the misfortune to break his stick in a desperate charge, landed the ball between the goal posts, and after an hour's very exciting play, the result was three points to two in favour of the Whites. MEMBERS' GAME. Wednesday, May 20. The sides were — Reds : Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. J. Peat, and Mr. Gerald Hardy. Blues: Mr. Alfred E. Peat, Mr. Kenyon-Stow^ and Mr. F. B. Mildmay. At the end of an hour the score stood four goals to two favour of the Blues. HURLINGHAM v. COUNTY CLUBS. Satwday, May 23. The sides were — Hurlingham Club : Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. Kenyon-Stow, the Hon. Arthur Manners, Mr. H. C. Bentley, and Mr. C. E. Browne. County Clubs: Mr. James Peat (Sussex County), Mr. Alfred Peat (Sussex County), Mr. Gerald Hardy (Burton-under-Needwood), Mr. Arthur Boyd (Windsor), and Mr. De Crespigny. Mr. T. S. Kennedy was umpire. After ten minutes' exciting play the sides changed ponies. Mr. A. Boyd scored the first point for the County team, just before the conclusion of the first twenty minutes' play. Mr. A. E. Peat, by some admirable play, carried the ball nearly the whole way around the arena, and the Hurlingham goal was only just saved by Mr. Arthur Peat and Mr. Kenyon-Stow. In the third bout the Hurlingham Club had rather the best of it at first, and Mr. Arthur Peat scored a goal in good style, which made matters even ; but upon the ball being u 290 THE YEAR'S SPORT again thrown in, Mr. J. Peat, by some very spirited and skilful play, placed another point to the credit of the County Clubs. Mr. Arthur Boyd, after making a very creditable run, only missed scoring another goal by the ball striking the post and glancing off on the wrong side. After this piece of bad luck Mr. De Crespigny and Mr. J. Peat made two more goals, and when an hour and ten minutes' play had been completed, the score stood four to one in favour of the representatives of the County Clubs. RANELAGH r. HURLINGHAM. Monday, June 1. It was originally intended that this match should be between the Sussex County Club and a Hurlingham team, but this could not be managed, and, instead, a match was played between the representatives of the Kanelagh and Hurlingham clubs. Rane- lagh Ghib : Capt. J. Spicer, Mr. J. Peat, Mr. Kenyon-Stow, and Mr. F. B. Mildmay. Hurlingham Club : Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. T. S. Kennedy, Mr. A. E. Peat, and Mr. Grerald Hardy. Umpire, Mr. H. Bentley. The Hurlingham party began the attack with such energy that, had it not been for the well-timed back play of Capt. J. Spicer, the Kanelagh goal would twice have fallen. It was then the turn of the other side. Mr. F. B. Mildmay got possession of the ball, and, making a really magnificent run nearly the whole length of the ground, scored the first goal for the Eanelagh Club twelve minutes after the start. After changing ends, the home division played up very strongly, and in a fine charge Mr. Arthur Peat landed the ball between the posts, but, as in the umpire's opinion the ball had been out of play, the goal was not scored, and at the end of the first period of twenty minutes the Kanelagh team held the advantage of one goal to none. Mr. J. Peat then made a very fine run, but missed scoring a goal. Shortly after Mr. A. E. Peat scored for the Hurlingham Club five minutes after the first interval. The contest was carried on with great spirit, and it was not until just before the bell rang to mark the end of the second twenty minutes that Mr. F. B. Mildmay scored another point for the Kanelagh Club. Mr. Kenyon-Stow made the run up. In the third stage of the game ]\Ir. T. S. Kennedy made a good run, but in a scrimmage Mr. Arthur Peat, by a successful stroke, placed a goal for the home representatives, which made the score even. After a fresh start Mr. Grerald Hardy made an adroit hit in the desired direction, and this success gave the Hurlingham representatives the advantage of three goals to two, but so evenly were the sides matched that the point which turned the scale in favour of the home team was not made until five minutes before the end of the contest. Some very fast play was witnessed towards the finish, and in a desperate charge one of POLO 291 the Eanelagh goal posts was carried clean away, but no one was liurt. Just before the call of time, the Hurlingham team scored another success, Mr. A. E. Peat making the stroke, and the match resulted in favour of Hurlingham by four goals to two. A members' match between the Whites and Blues followed, and some capital play was witnessed. The sides were Whites : Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. H. C. Bentley, Capt. Armitage, and the Hon. A. Manners. Blues : Mr. T. S. Kennedy, Mr. Arthur Boyd, Mr. A. E. Peat, and Mr. De Crespigny. The match lasted half an ihour, and the Blues won by two goals to one. MEMBERS' GAMES. Thursday y Juiw. 4. The sides were — Whites: Mr. J. Watson, Mr. J. 0. Jameson, Mr. H. C. Bentley, and Capt. Orr-Ewing. Blues : Capt. J. Spicer, Mr. A. E. Peat, Mr. Grerald Hardy, and Mr. De Crespigny. A good, fast game all round. Whites won by two goals to none. Time : 30 min., without an interval. The second match was — Whites : Mr. Christian Combe, Mr. T. S. Kennedy, Capt. E. Part- ridge, and Mr. F. B. Mildmay. Blues : Mr. Grrant Lawson, Mr. J. A. Stock, Mr. J. Peat, and Capt. Armitage. The match was robbed of much of its interest in consequence of an accident which befel Mr. F. B. Mildmay, who got a nasty blow on the cheek, and had to retire from the contest. Whites won by one goal to none. MILITARY r. CIVILIANS. Saturday^ June 6. Military : Capt. J. Spicer, Mr. A. E. Peat, Hon. Arthur Manners, and Mr. J. 0. Jameson. Civilians : Mr. J. Peat, Mr. J. Watson, Mr. H. C. Bentley, and Mr. Kenyon-Stow. The ground was too soft, and the grass too wet, for the ball to travel well, and the play was not particularly fast ; but the Civilians had somewhat the best of it, and Mr. J. Peat scored the first goal in their favour in ten minutes' time after the start. The ball was hit off from near the Military goal, where they fell to again, but almost im- mediately Mr. Kenyon-Stow seized upon an opening and ran the ball home, the Civilians thus being two against one. This advan- tage they rapidly increased, and Mr. J. Peat added two more goals to their total. Mr. A. E. Peat then made one for the Military, but Mr. J. Peat soon after scored a fifth goal for the Civilians, and the score stood five to two. Towards the end of the struggle the Military summoned up all their resolution, and in the last few minutes scored three goals in quick succession, two being made by the Hon. Arthur Manners and one by Mr. J. 0. Jameson. The match ended in a tie, each party having scored five goals. u 2 292 THE YEAR'S SPORT OPEN CUP TOURNAMENT, 1885. Sussex County Club beat Hurlingham Club. Freebooters Club beat Hurlingham Club trial team. Sussex County Club beat Freebooters Club. SUSSEX COUNTY CLUB v. HURLINGHAM. Wednesday, June 10. Only three teams entered this year to do battle for the hand- some cup, and the Hurlingham team was not of the strongest. Sussex County Club : Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. James E. Peat, Mr.. Alfred Peat, and Mr. Eicardo. Hurlinghaon Club : Mr. Kenyon- Stow, the Hon. Arthur Manners, Mr. H. C. Bentley, and J. A. Orr-Ewing. Mr. Gerald Hardy and Mr. T. S. Kennedy officiated* as umpires. Three times the Sussex County team nearly succeeded in landing the 'willow ' in the desired direction, but, having hard luck, they did not score a goal during the first period of twenty minutes. When play was resumed, Mr. J. Peat made a fine run, and only just missed scoring, the ball hitting the post and glancing off on the wrong side. Mr. Alfred Peat shortly after made a more successful shot, and scored the first point for the Sussex County Club in exactly half an hour after the start. Ends were then- changed, and, in the latter part of the contest, the pace improved, but the play was not remarkable. The Sussex men did best, two goals being added to their score by Mr. Arthur Peat and another by Mr. Alfred, which made their total four to none. Five minutes before the final call of time, Mr. H. C. Bentley averted a hollow- defeat by placing a point to the credit of his side. TRIAL MATCH. Thnrsday, June 11. The sides were — Freebooters Club : Mr. John Watson, Capt. J.- Spicer, Mr. J. P. Jameson, and Mr. Thos. Hone. Hurlingham Club : Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. Eicardo, and Capt. Partridge. Hurl- ingham played a scratch team of three only, and could not hold its own against the powerful Irish club, which won by three goals to one. Time, 35 minutes. SUSSEX COUNTY r. FREEBOOTERS. Saturday, June 13. {Final Game.) At 4.30 p.m., in very favourable weather, the rival teams took up their positions at opposite ends of the ground, the Sussex- County Club — Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. James Peat, Mr. Alfred Peat, and Mr. F. B. Mildmay — defending the goal near the Chestnuts,, whilst the Freebooters Club — Mr. John Watson, Capt. J. Sx^icer,. POLO 293 Mr. J. 0. Jameson, and Mr. T. Hone — held possession of the goal near the Stables. Mr. Kenyon-Stow and Mr. Stewart-Duckett were umpu-es. The signal being given to charge, Mr. J. Peat and Mr. J. 0. Jameson started off, and the first-named was the quicker. The bail was quickly carried down to the Freebooters' goal and landed between the posts two minutes after the beginning of the match. Encouraged by their success, the South of England men attacked the Irish head-quarters with great vigour, and in one desperate charge Mr. Alfred Peat was nearly successful in adding another goal to the credit of his party, but his attempt was defeated by Mr. John Watson, who captained his team with excellent judgment. After some cautious play, the P'reebooters advanced to the attack with much determination. So close and desperate was the struggle that one of the goal-posts was carried away, and an adjournment had to be made whilst the new one was being set up. Mr. J. Watson was the first to get away with the ball when play was re- sumed, and by a series of brilliant strokes carried it dangerously near the Sussex County's head-quarters ; but Mr. Alfred Peat and Mr. T. B. Mildmay were on the alert, and the latter, taking advantage of an opening, made a long run, and only just missed scoring a goal for his party. The play was in every respect ad- mirable on both sides, and enthusiastic applause was evoked when at length Mr. Arthur Peat, by a fine long drive, sent the ball flying between the Freebooters' goal. This gave the Sussex County the advantage of two to one ; but the Irish team were in no way dis- couraged, and at last succeeded in getting on even terms with their adversaries, as Mr. J. 0. Jameson, following up a run made by Mr. J. Watson, scored a second goal. The finish was then despe- rately fought out. After the Freebooters had only just failed, Mr. Arthur Peat got possession of the ball, and by a lucky stroke, placed a third point to the credit of his team. The Sussex County thus won a splendid match by three goals to two. OXFORD UNIVERSITY v. OLD OXFORD UNIVERSITY. Monday, June 15. An interesting match took place between the Oxford University Polo Club and Old Oxford University players. Oxford University Polo Club : Mr. E. Lawson, Viscount Valletort, Mr. J. M. Fuller, and Mr. T. F. Dugdale. Old Oxford University : Mr. J. G-rant Lawson, Mr. Gerald Hardy, Mr. J. H. Stock, and Mr. C. E. Char- rington. The Old Oxonians for a time succeeded in defeating all attacks, but in a scrimmage the young players drove the ball between the posts. Attack and defence were for a long time carried on without result, but at last Mr. J. M. Fuller made a goal for the Oxford Club. The Old Oxonians had rather the best of it towards vthe finish, Mr. Grrant Lawson and JNIr. Charrington distinguishing 294 THE YEAE'S SPOKT themselves, as did Mr. J. H. Stock. Finally, the Old Oxonians won a very evenly-contested match by three to two. OXFORD r. CAMBRIDGE. Saturday^ June 20. The Oxford University — Mr. E. Lawson, Lord E. Bentinck,, Viscount Valletort, and Mr. J. jM. Fuller — played from the goal near the Chestnuts, whilst the Cambridge University, represented by Mr. W. F. Inge, Mr. W. D. Cunliffe Smith, Mr. W. G. Euther- ford, and Mr. E. D. Harrild, defended the goal near the Stables. A spirited charge was made for the ball, which was first hit by Mr. Harrild, who, well supported, soon made a goal for the Light Blues. Four bouts of fifteen minutes each were played, instead of the usual three of twenty minutes. In the second stage of the contest play improved on both sides. Lord W. Bentinck, by scoring a goal in favour of Oxford, made matters even, and there- seemed every prospect of a close finish. The ball being again started, some pretty play was witnessed in the centre of the arena, and for a time the Light Blues had the best of it. Mr. W. Gr. Eutherford made two spirited and successful runs, which gave the Cambridge the advantage of three goals to one ; but Oxford would not be denied. Lord W. Bentinck scored four goals, Mr. E.. Lawson, Viscount Valletort, and Mr. L. M. Fuller were also well employed, and the last-named made the last goal, which gave the Oxford team the victory by seven to three. The form was, how- ever, excellent on both sides. MEMBERS' GAMES. Monday, June 22. B.eds : Mr. H. Dugdale, Mr. F. Vaughan, Mr. H. de Trafford, and Mr. C. E. Charrington. Blues : Mr. Alfred Peat, Mr. Orant Lawson, Lord Harrington, and ]Mr. E. Lawson. The sides were so evenly matched that when time was called no points had been scored. The second teams to try conclusions were — Reds : Mr. Grrant Lawson, Mr. F. Vaughan, Mr. E. Lawson, and Mr. Orr- Ewing. Blues : Mr. F. B. INIildmay, INIr. herald Hardy, Mr. Alfred Peat, and Mr. J. H. Stock. The Eeds played very well together, and Mr. F. Vaughan on several occasions showed fine form, but the Blues won by two goals to none. MILITARY TOURNAMENT. ITiiesday, June 23. This year there were originally eight teams entered, but, owing to unavoidable circumstances, two had to scratch, and the six left in were the 7th Hussars, 10th Hussars, 3rd Hussars, 15th Hussars,. POLO 295 5tli Lancers, and 16th Lancers. The draw took place at the Polo Pavilion on Saturday, June 20, with the result that the 3rd Hussars had to play the 16th Lancers, the 10th Hussars v. 15th Hussars, and 7th Hussars v. 5th Lancers. A start was made shortly before four o'clock, the opposing teams being the Srd Hussars : Mr. St. Clair Oswald, Mr. E. G-. W. Long, Mr. E. C. Curzon, and Mr. H. Patton Bethune. Umpire, Mr. Arthur Peat. IQth Lancers: Mr. W. Wyndham Quin, Mr. J. Orr-Ewing, Mr. J. Oswald, and Mr. H. C. Dugdale. Umpire, Mr. Alfred Peat. Soon after the charge Mr. St. Clair Oswald scored a goal for the Srd Hussars, and just before time was called for the first interval, Mr. Wyndham Quin equalised matters for his side. Play improved as the match went on, but it was apparent that the Hussars were the stronger, and, when forty minutes' play had been completed, Mr. E. Gr. W. Long made another goal in their favour. Mr. Patton Bethune, on the resumption of play, made a good run, and nearly scored a goal ; but the Lancers got possession of the ball, and, working it up the ground in pretty style, Mr. Wyndham Quin succeeded in landing it between the posts, which made the score even. In the remaining ten minutes the Hussars displayed re- markable determination, and Mr. E. G. W. Long and Mr, E. C. Curzon scored another goal each. The Lancers played with vigour and skill, but lacked the practice together which served their opponents. Although defeated by four goals to two, the losers deserved commendation for some very good play. The next sides were the lOth Hussars : Capt. Greenwood, the Hon. Arthur Lawley, Mr. H. T. Allsopp, and Mr. A. Hughes Onslow. Umpire, Mr. Alfred Peat. I5th Hussars: The Hon. Arthur Manners, Mr. C. E. Browne, Mr. T. 0. W. C. De Crespigny, Mr. P. W. Berwicke. Umpire, Mr. T. S. Kennedy. The 10th Hussars, supporting each other cleverly, soon ran the ball down to their opponents' head- quarters, and Mr. H. T. Allsopp scored the first goal in their favour. Nothing else was done to alter the score in the first twenty minutes, but when they started afresh the Hon. A. Lawley added another goal for his party. The 15th Hussars tried hard to make up their lost ground, and the Hon. A. Manners made several brilliant runs, but in vain, for the lOth Hussars played so close together that they seldom gave a chance for the ball to be worked through their ranks, and, attacking in turn, scored goal after goal in such quick succession that the issue was never in doubt. The 10th Hussars won by six goals to none. Thursday, June 25. The 5th Lancers having withdrawn from the Tournament, the opposing teams were ?>rd Hussars : Mr. St. Clair Oswald, Mr. E. G. W. Long, Mr. E. C. Curzon, and Mr H. Patton Bethune. Um- pire, Mr. Alfred Peat. 7th Hussars : Major Hunt, Capt. Eoper, 296 THE YEAR'S SPOET Mr. T. Hone, and Mr. Douglas Haig. Umpire, Mr. Stewart-Duckett. Mr. Douglas Haig made the opening stroke, and the willow was soon carried down to the 3rd Hussars' head-quarters. Major Hunt seized a chance, and scored the first goal in very quick time. Mr. T. Hone made a fine ran nearly the whole length of the ground. Mr. Haig, following up the ball, landed it between the posts ; but the goal was not allowed to be scored, as the umpires decided that the 7th Hussars were off side. Upon a fresh start, Mr. T. Hone made another fine run, and placed a second goal to the credit of the 7th Hussars. As the game progressed, the 3rd Hussars made vigorous efforts, and Mr. E. C. Curzon, after a good run, scored a goal in their favour. The 7th Hussars would have scored in turn but for the adroitness of Mr. E. Gr. W. Long, who saved the goal for the 3rd ; but soon afterwards the 7th got the best of him, and Major Hunt placed two more points to the credit of the 7th Hussars, who won by six goals to two, notwithstanding the enemy's determined efforts. FINAL HEAT OF MILITARY TOURNAMENT. Saturday, June 27. The sides were — 10^/^ Hussars: Capt. C. Greenwood, Hon. Arthur Lawley, Mr. Herbert Allsopp, and Mr. A. Hughes -Onslow. Umpire, Mr. J. Watson. 7th Hussars : Major Hunt, Capt. Roper, Mr. Thos. Hone, and Mr. Douglas Haig. Umpire, Mr. Stewart- Duckett. So even was the struggle, as had been anticipated from the form shown by both sides, that the issue was only decided a few minutes before the bell rang announcing the termination of the contest. Mr. A. Hughes-Onslow and Mr. Thos. Hone charged in grand style, the last named getting up. For some time the play was principally in the centre of the arena, but it was rather cautious than dashing. Just before time for the first interval the 10th Hussars made their effort, ]Mr. H. Allsopp and the Hon. A. Lawley leading the way ; but the 7 th Hussars were on the alert, and after twenty minutes' play no advantage bad been gained by either party. In the second bout the 10th Hussars began well, for Mr. A. Hughes-Onslow made a well-timed stroke, which placed the first goal to the credit of the 10th Hassars. Upon a fresh start being made the 7th Hussars had all their work to do to de- fend their goal. However, they backed up so well that the 10th Hussars failed to break through, and the bout ended without any alteration in the score. On the resumption of play both sides set to with the utmost determination. Mr. T. Hone got a rather severe blow from the mallet of a polo stick, which in an exciting scrimmage broke, and, flying up, hit him with great force in the side, but he was soon in the saddle again, and moreover, after one ineffectual try, succeeded in scoring a goal for the 7th Hussars. POLO 297 This was a clever and plucky bit of play. The 7th Hussars made a grand effort just before the twenty minutes was over, and seizing an opportunity, Mr. Douglas Haig, with a long straight drive, sent the ball ilying between the posts. Only two minutes remained before the final call of time, and victory rested with the 7th Hussars, who have now been successful for three consecutive years, by two goals to one. Summary, 3rd Hussars beat 16th Lancers I 7th Hussars (won cup) beat 10th 10th Hussars beat 15th Hussars | Hussars 7th Hussars beat 3rd Hussars j Winners of Military Cups at the Hurlingham Club. 1879. — 5th Lancers, 1880.— 5th Lancers. 1881.— 16th Lancers, 1882.— 16th Lancers, 1883. — 7th Hussars, 1881,— 7th Hussars. 1885, — 7th Hussars. After the contest for the ^Military Cup, a match was played "between the representatives of the Kanelagh and HurliDgham Clubs, and some very fast and exciting play was witnessed. The .sides were — Ranelagh Club : The Hon. Arthur Manners, Mr. Arthur Peat, ]Mr. Alfred Peat, and Mr. F. Vaughan. Hurling kam Club : Capt. J. Spicer, Mr. F. B. Mildmay, Mr. J. 0. Jameson, and Mr. Orant Lawson. A rather late start was made, but almost directly the ball was thrown in Mr. Arthur Peat made a goal for the visitors. The play was very fast and exciting, the ball being carried around the arena at a great pace. After forty minutes' hard play the match resulted in favour of Eanelagh by three goals to two. MEMBERS' MATCH, Honda]/, June 29, | Reds : Mr. Alfred Peat, Mr. Kenyon-Stow, Capt. J. Spicer, jNIr. •C. E. N. Charrington, and Sir Greorge Beaumont. Blues : Mr. T. S. Kennedy, Mr. Arthur Peat, JNIr. F. B. Mildmay, Mr. E. Lawson, and Capt. Armitage. The sides were very evenly matched, and the result was a tie — two games all. SEVENTH HUSSARS v. OLD OXFORD UNIVERSITY. MondciT/, July 6, The sides were 1th Hussars (second team) : Capt. H. Gr. Kidley, JMr. B. E. Mumm, Mr. G-. F. Wingfield, and Mr. Gr. Carew. Old Oxford University : Mr. Grant Lawson, Lord Harrington, Mr. E. Lawson, and Mr. J. Stock. JNIr. H. de Trafiford officiated as umpire. After some manoeuvring the 7th Hussars made a good attack, which resulted in their scoring the first goal, the successful stroke being made by Mr. Gr. F. Wingneld. So determinedly did the representatives of Old Oxford play that before time was called for 298 THE YEAE'S SPORT tlie second interval Mr. Grant Lawson and Mr. J. Stock had scoredl a point each, which made matters even. The play during the last period of twenty minutes was undoubtedly the most exciting* Both goals were vigorously attacked and were several times cleverly saved, but at last, by a well-timed stroke, Lord Harrington placed a third goal to the credit of the Old Oxford team. This put the 7th Hussars upon their mettle, and Mr. Gr. Carew, by making a fine long shot, which resulted in a goal, brought the score up level a few minutes before the final call of time. Immediately after Lord Harrington, in an attempt to save the Old Oxford goal^ knocked the ball between the posts, and as the point was scored in favour of the 7th Hussars, they won by four goals to three. COUNTY CLUB CUP. Wednesday, July 8. The Committee of the Hurlingham Club offered a cup, value 26L, to be played for under the following conditions: 1. County clubs entering a team must have played upon their own club' grounds at least six times during the last two seasons, and any member forming part of the team must have played at least twice during the last two seasons on the club ground. 2. ^o member of a team who has played for the open cup, and won the same,, during the last three years, is eligible to contend, but this does not debar the club from sending their second team. 3. Oxford and: Cambridge University Clubs can play. 4. Four teams must play,- or the cup will not be given. This arrangement met with general approval, and, no doubt, had the conditions been more generally known, there w^ould have been a larger entry. However, five clubs sent representatives, and the first teams to try conclusions were the Gloucestershire County and Woolwich Club, the latter being, with one exception, Koyal Artillerymen. The sides were — Glou^ ceatershire County Club : Lord Harrington, JNlr. Kenyon-Stow, Mr. F. G. Matthews, and Mr. C. F. Baxter. Umpire, Mr. T. S. Kennedy.. Woolwich Club : Capt. Eussell, Col. Studdy, Mr. F. Vaughan, and Capt. Block. Umpire, Major Cowan. After a false start the Wool- wich team got possession of the ball, and made a good attack, but just before the call of time for the first interval Lord Harrington, by a well-judged stroke, placed a point to the credit of the Glou- cestershire County Club. Eesuming hostilities, the Woolwich Club took advantage of an opening, and the Gloucestershire back play being weak, Col. Studdy ran the ball through, and made a goal in good style. The score now stood level, but Mr. Kenyon- Stow, following up a run made by Lord Harrington, made another point in favour of the Gloucestershire team. The Woolwich team, played up well, and before the end of the second bout Mr. Kenyon- POLO 299 Stow scored for his side. Twice afterwards this gentleman scored a goal, and G-loucestershire finally won by five to one. ' The next contest was between the Barton-under-Needwood Club and West Essex Club, and the sides were as follows : — Barton- under-Needwood : Mr. C. A. Ludlam, Mr. Grerald Hardy, Mr. H. Cartland, and Mr. A. C. Jones. Umpire, Mr. T. S. Kennedy. West Essex Club : Mr. E. Ball, Mr. S. Chrisendale Marsh, Major Tait, and Mr. Arthur Waters. Umpire, Mr. Stewart. The Barton Club showed good form, and in the first twenty minutes scored two goals, Mr. A. C. Ludlam and Mr. Grerald Hardy being the successful players. In the second bout Mr. Gerald Hardy made another point for the Barton County Club. Mr. Waters soon equalised matters for West Essex ; but the Barton Club, who were undoubtedly the stronger team, won by five goals to one. Thursday, July 9. The meeting between the Barton-under-Needwood Club and the Yorkshire County Club, in the second ties, was well contested. The sides were — Barton-under-Needwood : Mr. C. A. Ludlam, Mr. Gerald Hardy, Mr. H. Cartland, and Mr. A. D. Jones. Umpire, Lord Harrington. Yorkshire County Club : Mr. Grant Lawson, Mr. T. S. Kennedy, Mr. E. Lawson, and Mr. E. G. Walmesley Long. Umpire, Mr. J. Peat. No score resulted from the first twenty minutes' play ; but in the second Mr. C. A. Ludlam made a goal in good form, which gave the Barton Club the advantage. Mr. E. G. W. Long, by a very fine run, nearly made a goal, and Mr. T. S. Kennedy succeeded in quite doing it for the Yorkshire team, which made matters even. The match looked like ending in a tie, but almost at the last moment Mr. Grant Lawson made a goal, and the Yorkshire team won by two to one. Saturday, July 11. Final Heat. The sides were — Gloucestershire County Chib : Mr. E. Kenyon- Stow, Lord Harrington, Mr. F. G. Matthews, and Mr. T. S. Baxter. Umpire, Mr. F. B. Mildmay. Yorkshire County Club : Mr. Grant Lawson, Mr. T. S. Kennedy, Mr. Eichard Lawson, Mr. E. Walmesley Long. Umpire, Mr. J. Peat. Capt. Walter Smythe gave the sig- nal to charge, and Mr, E. Lawson and Mr. F. G. Matthews rode hard for the ball. The last-named made the opening stroke, and managed to land the ' willow ' between the posts in one minute's time from the commencement of the contest. Ends were then changed, and for some time the play was fast and even, until Mr. F. G. Matthews by a lucky stroke added another point in favour of the Gloucestershire Club. In the third bout the Yorkshire division charged in so determined a manner that, after one in- effectual try, Mr. T. S. Kennedy made a goal, and at the end of 300 THE YEAR'S SPOET the first twenty minutes' play the score stood two to one in favour of the Grloucestershire Club. Mr. Kenyon-Stow was in fine form, as was Lord Harrington, and when time was called for the second interval the G-loucestershire party still held the advantage. The Yorkshire team worked hard when they set to again, and Mr. Grrant Lawson succeeded in making another point for Yorkshire, thus equalising matters. Another pretty stroke by the same gentleman was so near scoring a goal that the ball hit the post, but, unfor- tunately for his party, rebounded on the wrong side of the line. A tie was the result of the next bout, so that conclusions had once more to be tried, and Mr. Kenyon-Stow then made a point, Gloucestershire winning by three to two. Summary. Gloucestershire County Club beat Woolwich Club. Barton-under- Need wood Club beat West Essex Club. Yorkshire Count}' Club beat Barton-under-Needwood Club. Gloucestershire County Club won cup, beating in the final Yorkshire County Club. REDS r. BLUES. Monday, July 13. The sides were — Reds : Mr. J. Peat, Mr. Grrant Lawson, Mr. A. E. Peat, and Mr. K. Lawson. Blues : The Hon. Arthur Man- ners, Mr. De Crespigny, Mr. C. E. Browne, and Mr. Berwick. Play good on both sides, and the match resulted in a tie, each party having scored five goals. MExMBERS' GAME. Wednesday, July lo. It was decided that on this occasion the teams should consist of three a side, instead of the usual four. The rival parties were — Mr. A. E. Peat, Mr. F. Vaughan, and Mr. F. C. Meyrick v. Mr. F. B. Mildmay, Mr. C. E. Browne, and Mr. De Crespigny. Several attacks and counter attacks were made and defeated before Mr. C. E. Browne scored the first goal. In the next bout Mr. A. E. Peat was successful, but had hard luck in another attempt to score. After some fast and even play Mr. De Crespigny made another goal for Mr. Mildmay's team, which won by two goals to one. RANELAGH r. HURLINGHAM. Saturday, July 18. A contest was arranged between representatives of the Hurling- ham and Eanelagh Clubs, and one of the best five-a-side matches ever played was witnessed. The sides were — Hurlingluun Club : Mr. Arthur Peat, JNIr. F. B. Mildmay, Mr. T. S. Kennedy, Capt. Russell, and Capt. Block. Ranelagh Club : ]Mr. James Peat, Mr. Alfred Peat, Mr. F. Vaughan, Capt. Armitage, and My, F. C. POLO 301 Meyrick. Umpire, Sir Gr. Beaumont. In the charge for the ball Capt. Armitage was the first to reach it. The Hurlingham repre- sentatives shortly after made a spirited attack, and iNIr. Arthur Peat scored the first point in their favour. Mr. F. B. Mildmay, Mr. Alfred Peat, and Mr. F. Vaughan made some good runs, but the Kanelagh representatives rallied their forces, and Mr. F. Vaughan made a goal on their behalf. When the ball was again started,. Mr. Arthur Peat, with a splendid long shot, sent the ball flying between the posts, and added another point in favour of the Hurlingham Club. Shortly after this success Mr. Arthur Peat again scored in fine form, which gave the home team the advantage of three to one. Just before time was called for the second interval, Mr. F. B. Mildmay, who played in dashing style, scored another goal for Hurlingham, which gave them a commanding lead.. Mr. F. B. Mildmay made a very fine run, which resulted in a goal. The Eanelagh team, although their prospects of success were rather remote, never for a moment relaxed their efforts, and worked' hard to make up their lost ground. In this endeavour they were partially successful, as Mr. F. Vaughan scored a second point on their behalf, but the match eventually terminated in favour of the- Hurlingham representatives by five goals to two. MEMBEKS' GAME. Wednesday, July 23, At first the teams were composed as follows — Reds : Mr. Alfred Peat, Mr. F. Vaughan, and Mr. Kenyon-Stow. Blues : Mr. James Peat, Mr. T. S. Kennedy, Sir Gr. Beaumont, and Mr. F. C. Meyrick. At the end of the first twenty minutes' play an alteration was made in the sides, Mr. Arthur JPeat joining the Blues, whilst Mr. J. Peat went over to the Eeds, which made it four on each side. Neither team could gain any advantage for some time ; but at last, in an attempt to ward off an attack made by ]Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. A. E. Peat accidentally knocked the ball between his own side's goal posts, and in the end the score stood two to one in favour of the Eeds. KANELAGH r. HUKLINGHAM. Saturday, July 25. Return Maicli. The sides were — HurlinghciTn Club: Mr. J. Peat, Mr. F. Vaughan, Mr. Kenyon-Stow, and Mr. Bewicke. Ranelagh Club : Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. Alfred Peat, and Sir Gr. Beaumont. It will be observed that Eanelagh only played three men, but one of them being Mr. Arthur Peat in his best form, the game was fairly even, and it will be seen that his side won in spite of numerical disad- vantage. Mr. Bewicke made a good run, but Mr. J. Peat scored the first goal. Ends were changed, and shortly after a fresh start had been made Mr. Arthur Peat made a point for the Eanelagh 302 THE YEAR'S SPORT Club, and the score stood even till ]Mr. Arthur Peat again landed the ball between the posts before the first twenty minutes' play- had been completed. Mr. Kenyon-Stow, Mr. F. Vaughan, and Mr. Alfred Peat did admirably in the last bout, but the goals were made by Mr. Arthur Peat and ]Mr. J. Peat. Eanelagh won by four goals to three. Monday^ July 27. Windiny-iq) Match. The sides were distinguished as the Eeds and Whites — Mr. Arthur Peat, Mr. Alfred Peat, and Sir Gr. Beaumont playing together, and representing the Reds ; whilst Mr. J. Peat, Mr. Kenyon-Stow, Mr. F, Vaughan, and Mr. F. B. Mildmay did battle as the Whites. The charge from opposite ends of the ground was dispensed with, and the rival parties ranged themselves up in the centre of the arena. The Reds, although playing only three a side, had at first rather the best of it, and Mr. Alfred Peat scored the first goal on their behalf five minutes after the commencement of hostilities, Mr. J. Peat had very hard luck, for, after making a brilliant series of strokes, he broke his stick in making a final shot for goal. The contest was so even that only one point was scored at the end of half-an-hour's play, when a short interval for rest was indulged in. Resuming the match, Mr. Arthur Peat made another point, and the score stood two to one ; but during the last ten minutes' play the representatives of the Whites, who previously had rather the worst of the luck, got a turn in their favour, and goals were quickly scored by Mr. Kenyon-Stow, Mr. J. Peat, and Mr. F. Vaughan, the result being that after an hour and ten minutes' play they (the Whites) won by three to two. R.N.D. HUSSARS v. NORTH DEVON POLO CLUB. After the inspection of the Royal North Devon Hussars on May 13, a polo match was played near Barnstaple between a team of the Hussars and a team of the North Polo Club. The follow- ing were the sides — Royal N, Devon Hussars : Capt. D. Mathe- son, Capt. Viscount Ebrington, M.P., Capt. R. Preston-Whyte, Capt. S. Treffry, and Capt. Wilson Hoare. Umpire, Col. Sir A. Chichester, Bart. Koi^th Devon Polo Club : Rev. W. E. Durham, Rev. W. W. Arthur, Lieut. R. B. S. Wrey, R.N., Lieut. J. Startin, R.N., Dudley C. Bush, Esq. Umpire, Dr. J. Law. The first twenty minutes passed without a goal being made. In the second twenty minutes some faster play was shown, Capts. Whyte and Hoare making two or three very pretty runs, in which they were well backed up by Lord Ebrington and Capt. Matheson. Capt. Hoare nearly made the first score, but the honour was reserved for Capt. Matheson. On changing ends the Hussars worked well together POLO 303 and scored another goal. In the last twenty minutes' play the club made the most determined efforts to avert a hollow defeat, and just before the call of time succeeded in obtaining a goal, the Hussars thus winning the match by two goals to one. The Kev. W. W. Arthur and the Eev. W. E. Durham played for the •club in excellent style. THIRD HUSSARS v. ALDBOROUGH MANOR. York was the scene of two most exciting polo matches. The teams were very evenly matched, and the play throughout ex- cellent. On May 15 the Hussars won by four goals to two. Mr. A. Lawson and Mr. J. Lawson made goals for their side ; Mr. Patton Bethune, Mr. Curzon, and Mr. Long (twice) scored for the Hussars. The return match was decided on May 1 8. The Hussars played much better together, and won by four to none. The game was principally remarkable for the brilliant w^ay in which Mr. Long played back, and for the number of accidents. A collision between Mr. Curzon and Mr. Patton Bethune upset both men and ponies ; a little later Mr. Curzon had another fall, and Mr. Long's pony was thrown twice. Sides — ^rd Hussars : Mr. H. Patton Bethune, Mr. E. P. Curzon, Mr. R. Long, and Mr. F. Forester. Aldborough Manor : Mr. A. Lawson, j\Ir. J. Lawson, Mr. J. Wilmot Smith, and Capt. Lascelles. NEW LIVERPOOL POLO CLUB. On Friday, May 22, the New Liverpool Polo Club played their f^Tst match against the Lancashire Hussars at South^^ort. The teams were composed as follows — Liverpool : Capt. W. Walker, Mr. A. Tyrer, Mr. Gr. H. Pilkington, and Mr. A. Heywood Jones. Lancashire Hussars : Lieut. T. C. Edwards Moss, Lieut. W. L. Pilkington, Lieut. H. F. De Trafford, and Lieut. Gr. H. Stock. In the charge Lieut. Stock was quickest and made good play towards the Liverpool end, which, however, was something better than merely defended, for Capt. Walker and Mr. Pilkington got away with the ball and nearly turned the tables on their adversaries ; but at length a splendid run by Lieut. Stock ended in a goal for the Hussars. After an interval, the Hussars, by some good all-round play, in which Lieut. De Trafford was prominent, obtained their second goal. The Hussars also obtained the third goal be- fore the call of time, thus winning the match by three goals to none, but nevertheless Liverpool acquitted itself well. 304 THE YEAR'S SPORT POLO AT ALDERSHOT. A very interesting match was played at Alder shot, on Saturday,, June 20, between the 7th Hussars and the celebrated Freebooters team. The sides w^ere — Freebooters : Mr. J. Watson, Capt. J. Spicer, Mr. J. 0. Jameson, and Capt. Eidley. 7th Hussars : Major Hunt, Capt. Roper, Mr. T. Hone, and Mr. E. Haigh. A successful start was made by Mr. J. Watson, who won a goal for his side within five minutes of the beginning of the game. Mr. E. Haigh made a capital run up the ground, and, Mr. T. Hone well backing him up, equalised matters by making a goal for the Hussars, but to this response of a very practical sort was made by Capt. J. Spicer, who scored for the Freebooters. These latter continued in the ascendent, for Capt. Ridley scored another goal for them by a clever backhanded stroke, and still another point was added to their total by Mr. J. 0. Jameson. The score at the end of the second twenty minutes' play was four to one in favour of the Freebooters, and this advantage was increased to five soon after by Mr. J. Watson. Towards the end of the struggle the Hussars played up in very determined manner, and Mr. T. Hone succeeded in getting the ball between the posts ; but when time was up the victory rested with the Freebooters by five goals to- two. POLO AT GIBRALTAR. Royal Fusiliees v. 8rd Batt. Rifle Brigade. On June 22 a. well-contested match took place at Campo between these two regiments. The match was a return of one played the previous week, which resulted in a draw, each side getting two goals, the sides being — Royal Fusiliers: Major Tottenham, Capt. Briggs, Mr. T. Kemmis, Mr. Nicholson. Rifle Brigade : Capt. Wegg-Prosser, Mr. H. Luttrell, Hon. E. Hanbury, Mr. Alexander. In the return match Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Luttrell were unable to play, their places being taken by Col. Fowler-Butler and Capt. Hornby. Shortly after 5.30 the ball was started by crossing sticks, and the Royal Fusiliers led off, Mr. Kem- mis scoring a goal. Nothing else was done during the first twenty minutes. On resuming, the Royal Brigade gained two goals in quick succession. During this time Col. Butler's forward play was very conspicuous ; as also was Hon. E. Hanbury for a splendid run the length of the ground, just missing the goal by a few inches. Soon after the beginning of the last twenty minutes Capt. Hornby, getting well away with the ball, brought it in front of the opposite goal, where Mr. Alexander, who backed up well, scored the goal. Though the Royal Fusiliers played up pluckily, their adversaries seemed to have the best of the play, and several times were POLO 305 within an ace of getting a goal, one hard hit being well stopped by Mr. Kemmis on the line. Shortly before time Col. Butler, who was ever on the look-out, scored another goal for his side, the Eifle Brigade thus winning by three goals to two. ALL-IRELAND POLO CLUB. The season commenced early in May, and ended September 30, the regular days for play being Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The club ground, in Phoenix Park, Dublin, has been levelled and drained, and is one of the best in the United King- dom. The president is Earl Spencer, K.Gr., late Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ; patron, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught ; Committee : Mr. Horace Rochford, D.L., Mr. Gr. B. Hone, Capt. Cosby, Mr. J. 0. Jameson, Major J. R. Malone, Mr. W. B. Jameson, Col. P. Boyle (Grrenadier Gruards), Col. Parker (18th Hussars), W. Wynd- ham Quin (16th Lancers), T. Gr. Armstrong (5th Fusiliers), F. H. Lehmann (11th Hussars). Mr. W. T. Steward is the hon. sec. and treasurer. SOB THE YEAE'S SPORT RACING. THE TURF. To the problems which are always left for solution at the end of every racing season, one of special interest remained in 1884. Two colts had mightily distinguished themselves. These were St. Simon, a son of Gralopin and St. Angela, and St. Gatien, a son of Eotherhill or The Eover (by the latter horse, doubtless) and St. Editha. Neither had ever been beaten as a two-year-old or as a three-year-old ; more than this, neither (except upon one occasion to be hereafter noted) had been hard pressed. St. Simon was the property of the Duke of Portland, who bought him at the sale of the late Prince Batthyany's stud for 1,600 guineas, and after his first season he was reckoned far superior to St. Gatien, who had been privately bought from Major Brace by jNii\ John Hammond for 1,500 guineas. As two-year-olds both had done all that they had been called upon to do, but St. Simon had been asked to accom- plish infinitely harder tasks than the animal which subsequently iDecame his great rival. St. Gratien had won the three little races in which he had been engaged, but so poor was the impression he made on his first appearance, when he defeated two very indifferent animals at Kempton Park, that a good judge of horses is reported to have said that he would not give 50^. for the three. St. Simon's work had been of a very different sort. He first ran in the Halnaker Stakes at Groodwood, and won in a canter. An easy task was given him next day ; but a month later at Derby he was set to carry 8st 121b in a Nursery, and he won with the utmost ease from eighteen lightly weighted opponents. His next performance was better still. With 9st on his back at Doncaster he cantered in eight lengths before just a score of rivals, including several that had and have since shown good form. He was to make one more appearance, and that was in a match against the Duke of Westminster's Duke of Eichmond (Hampton — Preference), an animal which, then known as Bushey, had distinguished him- self at Goodwood by winning the Eichmond Stakes from a field which included a colt and filly who respectively ran a dead heat, and ran third, in next year's Derby. The match was run at even weights over the Bretby Stakes course, and St. Simon won by three-quarters of a length. How he won is a subject that KACING 307 created difference of opinion. Archer, who rode St. Simon, thought that 141b would not bring the two together ; Tom -Cannon, who rode the other, felt that for a time he fairly held St. Simon, and believed that 71b would have made a great difference, and that 101b would have turned the scale. St. Gratien re-appeared in the Derby, a race which at the time seemed as if it would have been absohitely at the mercy of St. Simon, had not his nominator's death disqualified him. St. Gatien did not beat everything and was not beaten. Near home Harvester and he were running in advance of their field and it looked as if victory rested with the former ; but in the last few strides Harvester stumbled, and St. Gatien running with great game- ness got up again and made a dead heat of it. From what took place afterwards, it appears strange that Harvester should ever have run so well. St. Gatien, however, was stiff and sore from galloping on hard ground, and on the Derby day was not at his best. He was out again at Ascot for the Gold Vase, run over a two-mile course, and, with odds of 3 to 1 against him, won very easily from Corrie Eoy, on whom 6 to 4 was laid, with Tristan and Kinsky behind. His next success was an extraordinary one. For the Cesarewitch St. Gatien was handicapped at 8st lOib, a weight under which it was supposed that no three- year-old could possibly win this important race, which is always run at a great pace over the two miles and a quarter course. Eobert the Devil had won with 8st 61b it is true, and Corrie Eoy with 8st 71b, but she was -a four-year-old. St. Gatien not only won, however, but won with superlative ease, and then racing men began to wonder whether hie or St. Simon were the better. His next opponent was Duke of Eichmond, in the Free Handicap Sweepstakes, and with 31b the worst of the weights he easily disposed of this good horse, as Duke of Eichmond was at this time esteemed, and indeed doubtless was. Then he cantered away from Archiduc for the Jockey Club Cup and his notable year's work was over. St. Simon had also won five races. First of all he ran a trial match with Tristan at weight for age, over a mile and a half, the three-year-old to carry 8st and the six-year-old to carry 9st 91b. Without an effort St. Simon disposed of the speedy son of Hermit and Thrift. Wood, who rode the Duke of Portland's colt, as he had ridden St. Gatien in all his three -y earmold races, expressed .himself as amazed at the pace St. Simon went when asked to go away from Tristan and win. One result of the trial match was that St. Simon frightened all his rivals out of the field and walked over for the Epsom Gold Cup. From Tristan, Faugh-a-Ballagh, and Friday he won the Gold Cup at Ascot in a canter by twenty lengths. By the same distance and in the same fashion he won the Goodwood Cup from Ossian, a St. Leger winner, and Friday, who had beaten Tristan for the Gold Cup the year before ; and X 2 308 THE YEAR'S SPORT between these two races he had secured the Grold Cup at Newcastle^ Chislehurst only entering the lists against him. A meeting to settle the vexed question of supremacy between these two was eagerly anticipated. No two-year-old stood out very far from the rest. In the early races of the year animals often make reputations which do not survive the season. The first colt that may be said really to have distinguished himself was Lord Hastings' Melton (Master Kildare — Violet Melrose), who came out in the New Stakes at Ascot. For this race Melton's stable companion Langwell, a son of Springfield and Furioso, belonging to the Duke of Portland, was favourite at G to 4, while 5 to 1 was the starting price of Melton. The latter won without much difficulty from Lord Alington's Match Girl. Melton was then beaten a head by Luminary (Beauclerc — Stella) for the July Stakes, but won the only other races for which he started, the Middle Pari;?: Plate and the Criterion. For the former of these two, Xaintrailles (Flageolet — Delaine) was second, and a dead-heat for third place was run by the colt by Stirling — Casuistry, afterwards named Paradox and Eoyal Hampton. Cora (Uncas — Gratinska), Dame Agnes (Hermit — Belle Agnes) were also in the front rank of two-year-olds, followed at short distances by others. Enough has perhaps been said to remind readers how matters stood at the beginning of the season. Lincoln, of course, opened proceedings for the year. Mac- Mahon, 5 years, 7st 21b (MacGregor — Lady of Urrard) and Toastmaster (Brown Bread — Mayoress), aged, 8st lib, for a time shared favouritism. At almost the last moment a scare was created in the ' market,' for the reason that ' Mr. Manton,' who had given Mr. Peck charge of his horses (if the masculine pronoun may be applied, for it is an open secret that ' Mr. Manton ' is the Duchess of Montrose), countermanded by telegram an order which, as she learnt, Mr. Peck had sent by post, giving instructions for the scratching of Macheath (Macaroni — Heather Bell). The re- sult, however, was as follows : — LiNCOLNSHiEE HANDICAP of 1,000 sovs, added to a'Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, 10 ft ; second received 50 sovs ; 1 mile ; 85 subs, 26 of whom pay 5 guineas each. Mr. H. T. Barclay's br h Bendigo, by Ben Battle— Hasty Girl, 5 yrs, 8st 51b Snowden 1 Mr. H. B. Tidy's Bird of Freedom, 3 yrs, 6st lib Wall 2 Mr. Abington's Macmahon, 5 yrs, 7st 21b (car. 7st 81b) Wood 3 Mr. Gerard's Sweetbread, 6 yrs, 9st 21b Webb Sir F. Johnstone's St. Blaise. 5 yrs, Sst 101b Archer Mr. W. Gilbert's Despair, 6 yrs. 8st 91b C. Loates Mr. Manton's Macheath, 5 yrs, 8st 61b (car. Sst 91b) ^ Watts Mr. Lefevre's Hermitage, i yrs, Sst 21b Johnson Mr. R. C. Naylor's Toastmaster, asfed, Sst 111b G. Barrett Mr. R. Craig's Blue Grass, 5 j-rs, 7st 121b Morgan Mr. J. Hammond's Mespilus, 5 yrs, 7st Hb S. Loates RACING 309 Mr. R. G. Sherrard's The Kamaritan, 4 yrs, 6st 111b (car. 6st 121b) Luke Mr. J. Davis's Drakensberg, 5 yrs, 6st lib h\ Barrett Mr. H. Hall's Tita, aged, 6st 91b Chandley Lord Hartington's Corunna, 5 yrs, 6st 91b (car, 6st 121b) Lashmar Mr, E, C. Starkey's Woodlark, 4 j^rs, 6st 91b Goodway Mr. John Charlton's Bretwalda, 4 yrs, 6st 81b G. Woodburn Mr. R. Peck's Brocken, 5 yrs, 6st 81b (car. 6st 91b) White Duke of Beaufort's Eastern Emperor, 4 yrs, 6st 71b Martin Mr. T. Cannon's Reine Blanche, 5 yrs, 6st Robinson Mr, Chaplin's Magdalene, 4 yrs, 5st 101b (car. 5st 111b) Tomlisson Betting. — 11 to 4 against Bendigo, 6 to 1 against MacMahon, 9 to 1 against Macheath, 10 to 1 against Blue Grass, 12 to 1 against Despair, 13 to 1 against Toastmaster, 14 to 1 each against Bird of Freedom, St. Blaise, and Brocken, 25 to 1 against Sweetbread, 28 to 1 against Corunna, 33 to 1 against Hermitage, 40 to 1 each against Eastern Emperor and Rcine Blanche, .50 to 1 each against Bretwalda, Mespilus, and The Samaritan, QQ> to 1 against Woodlark, 100 to 1 against Drakens- berg, and 200 to 1 against Tita. The flag fell to what looked like a straggling start. Her- mitage at once took a decided lead, MacMahon, Bendigo, St. Blaise, Blue Grass, and Macheath showing prominently on the right, with Mespilus, Bird of Freedom, and Corunna on the far side. So they ran to the six-furlong post, where Brocken and Eeine Blanche were seen among the front division, Eastern Em- peror falling behind. Up the hill Hermitage still showed the way., MacMahon and Bendigo being now close up, with Bird of Freedom rapidly improving his position on the other side, the next lot consisting of Blue Grass, Toastmaster, Despair, and Mac- heath. Soon after the level ground was reached, Bird of Freedom dashed to the front. Hermitage going on second, just in front of MacMahon, who was waited on by Bendigo. Thus they came past the stand, where the last-named began to improve his position, quickly passing MacMahon and Hermitage, and then, with a rush, catching Bird of Freedom opposite the weighing-room, he quickly shot in front and won by three-quarters of a length ; MacMahon just beat Hermitage for third place, finishing four lengths behind Bird of Freedom ; then came Corunna fifth. Despair sixth. Sweet- bread seventh, Keine Blanche eighth, Mespilus ninth, Macheath tenth, while the last lot was made up of Drakensberg, Bretwalda, Tita, and St. Blaise. Time 1 min. 36| sec. Bendigo had first distinguished himself in the Cesarewitch of 1883, when he ran very fast for a long way, and a fortnight later, notwithstanding that he had been much amiss in the interval, he won the Cambridgeshire, for which he ran second, beaten only a head by Florence, in 1884. It was reported at the time that one of the mounted men who clear the course got in the way of Mac- Mahon and helped to bring about his defeat, but Wood, who rode MacMahon, denies that his chance was destroyed by the inter- ference. St. Blaise, who had just won the Derby by the narrowest of successes from Highland Chief in 1883, ran badly, as he had 310 THE YEAK'S SPORT done ever since his lucky Epsom win. How good the first six horses were subsequent running was to prove. The Brocklesby Stakes, the principal two-year-old race of the- meeting, is rarely won by an animal whose fame survives for many months. This year, however, a colt of exceptional merit won with great ease in a field of sixteen. This was Mr. E. Peck's The Bard, a son of Petrarch and Magdalene, a well-knit little chestnut colt, so flecked with white hairs that he is almost a roan- Lord Clifden Laura pq H ["Syrian [My Mary Newminster i^The Slave Orlando , Torment Mentmore Princess Idle Boy Alexina Touchstone Beeswing- Melbourne Volley Touchstone Vulture Alarm mare by Melbourne Emerald Autocrat Practice Harkaway lole Hetman Platoff Young Medora f Camel ' Banter I Dr. Syntax ' mare by j Hmpry. Clinker ' mare by f Voltaire 1 Martha Lynn j Camel 1 Banter ' Langar iKite f Venison 1 Southdown f Glencoe lAleo J Hmpry. Clinker 1 Cervantes mare j Defence 1 Emilina ( Bay Middleton I Empress f Euclid 1 Parade ( Economist i Nabocklish m^ f Sir Hercules 1 Cardinal Cape j Brutandorf 1 Comus mare ( Prince IFib The Bard followed up his success by the easiest of wins in the' Molyneux Stakes at Liverpool a couple of days afterwards. Groing on to Northampton he took the Althorp Park Stakes, worth 7271.,. and next day the Ascot Plate worth nearly 5001, The Westminster Stakes and the Hyde Park Plate at Epsom, the two worth nearly 1,000Z., he then won with characteristic ease, and going on to Sandown the day after the last Epsom victory, he secured the- Sandown Park two-year-old stakes, worth 5971. This made seven victories ' off the reel.' Archer, who had ridden The Bard on each occasion, declared that he had never felt it necessary to ask the colt to gallop. Altogether the colt won sixteen races without being beaten, an unprecedented performance. The events will be found summarised later on in the book. The glorious uncertainty of the Turf, that favourite theme RACING 311 with sporting writers, receives weekly illustrations. The rich Leicestershire Spring Handicap, worth 1,900Z., fell to Lord Brad- ford's Whitelock, against whom 33 to 1 were offered, and in the Newmarket Craven Meeting the Crawford Plate of 100 sovs. was taken by Ordovix, quoted at 50 to 1 in a field of 19. In 'fancy bets ' Ordovix was picked out by those who wagered on their ability to name a loser. At the Craven Meeting the unnamed colt by Hampton — Eed Eag won a small race, the Column Produce Stakes, so easily as to occasion inquiries as to his Derby chances, though he beat only Pearl Diver, Cairo, and Dauphin. The most important race of the meeting, by reason of its bearing on future events, was the Craven Stakes, carried off so easily last year (1884) by Scot Free. A very warm favourite was found in Esterling, a son of Sterling and Apology, the latter having belonged to the Eev. Mr. King, who raced under the name of Mr. ' Launde,' and with this famous mare carried off the One Thousand, Oaks, and St. Leger in 1874. Esterling had never run in public, and as a two- year-old was tried to be a moderate animal, but he had improved so much under his trainer, Matthew Dawson, and had won his trial so easily, that odds of 6 to 4 were laid on him. Craven Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft. ; with 300 added, for three-year olds ; second received 10 per cent., and third 5 per cent, on the stake; An M. (1 mile) ; 59 subs. Mr. K. Vyner's ch c Esterling, by Sterling — Apology, 8st olb (car. 8st 16b) Archer 1 Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Present Times, 9st lib Webb 2 Sir G. Chetwynd's Goldsmith (late the Coiner), 8st 51b Wood o Duke of Beaufort's Pepper and Salt, 8st 51b G. Barrett Mr. A. Benholm's Vacillation, 8st 121b Giles Lord Bradford's Caradoc, 8st 51b Tomlinson Lord Howe's Langar, 8st 51b (car. 8st 61b) Goater Mr. Hammond's Eurasian, 8st 101b S. Loates Mr. J. G. MosenthaPs Blucber, 8st .51b Morgan Prince SoltykofE's Dandie Dinmont, 8st 51b Weldon Betting. — 6 to 4 on Esterling, 5 to 1 against Present Times, 11 to 2 against Goldsmith, and 10 to 1 offered against any other. Present Times was the first to show in front, attended by Eura- sian and Esterling on the top ground, Dandie Dinmont and Blucher in the centre, and Vacillation in the rear. Ascending the hill, the favourite, unable apparently to go the pace, dropped back, and Dandie Dinmont came to the head of affairs, with Eurasian and Present Times now clear of Blucher and Goldsmith. At the Eed Post Esterling came round his horses. Archer having been obliged to take up his whip, a circumstance which immediately persuaded onlookers that the favourite was beaten. The lesson was, however, effectual, and Esterling again showed in the front rank, being now challenged by Present Times, with Goldsmith and Caradoc close up, and Vacillation beaten in the rear. A hundred yards from home the race was practically over, and Esterling, drawing away from Present Times, won easily by six lengths ; Dandie Dinmont 312 THE YEAES SPORT was fourth, Pepper and Salt fifth, Langar sixth, Caradoc seventh, and, pulling up last, Eurasian and Blucher. It will be seen that Esterlinghad an advantage in the weights, and though he was backed for the Derby at !20 to 1 he made little impression on those who were on the look-out for first-class Derby horses. The Great Metropolitan Stakes at the Epsom Spring Meeting, great only in name, may be passed over without description. Althorp (Tibthorp — Bide-a-Wee) a three-year-old carrying the maximum weight, 5st. 71b., was successful from six horses, second being Hermitage, four years, 8st. 21b. The City and Suburban was of more importance, for the race was contested by some very good horses. Duke of Eichmond, an animal which has been already mentioned as the two-year-old antagonist of St. Simon, and which made something of a fight with St. Simon's great rival, St. Gatien (though the latter, conceding 3lbs, won easily by three-quarters of a length), in the Free Handicap Sweep- stakes of the Houghton Meeting, had been fixed on by the public as soon as the weights appeared, notwithstanding that he was handicapped as a four-year-old at 8st 121b. Highland Chief (Hampton — Corrie), who came so very near to winning the Derby which was credited to St. Blaise, Thebais (Hermit — Devotion), winner of the One Thousand, Oaks, and other races. Quicklime (Wenlock — Duvernay), second for the Two Thousand and Derby in 1882 and winner of this very race, the City and Suburban, last year (1884), were among the competitors, as was a then exceptionally good animal in Prism (Uncas — Kainbow). City and Suburban Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 500 added ; second received 50 sovs; about 1| miles; 66 subs, 18 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Mr. H. E. Tidy's b c Bird of Freedom, by Thuringian Prince — Vitula, 3 yrs, 6st 41b F. Barrett 1 Mr. Abington's MacMahon, 5 yrs, 7st 21b S. Loates 2 Mr. E. C. Starkey's Woodlark, 4 yrs, 6st 121b (inc. 51b extra) Gr. Woodburn 3 Mr. Manton's Thebais, aged, 9st 71b Cannon Lord Zetland's Prism, 5 yrs, 9st 41b Watts Duke of Westminster's Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs, 8st 121b Archer Lord Bradford's Quicklime, 6 yrs, 7st 121b Tomlinson Lord Ellesmere's Highland Chief, 5 yrs, 7st 121b Gr. Barrett Capt. Machell's Queen Adelaide, 4 yrs, 7st 101b J. Woodburn Mr. F. Morton's Dalmeny, 5 yrs, 7st 71b Martin Mr. P. Renfrew's Modred, 5 yrs, 7st 41b Wall Mr. A. Benholm's Perdita II., 4 yrs, 6st 121b Luke Mr. Houldsworth's Spring Morn, 4 yrs, 6st 121b White M. Lef^vre's Wild Thyme, 4 yrs, 6st 71b Tomlisson Mr. Chaplin's Burgundy, 3 yrs, 5st 101b T. Loates Betting.— 100 to 30 each against Bird of Freedom and MacMahon, 9 to 1 against Duke of Richmond, 10 to 1 each against Highland Chief and Quicklime, 11 to 1 against Thebais, 12 to 1 each against Queen Adelaide and Prism, 25 to 1 against Woodlark, 26 to 1 against Dalmeny, 33 to 1 against Perdita II., 40 to 1 against Spring Morn, 60 to 1 against Wild Thyme, and 100 to 1 each against Modred and Burgundy. EACING 313 After ci break away, the flag fell to a very straggling start, the chief sufferers being Quicklime and Thebais. The field was soon spread out, Duke of Eichmond showing the way, with Queen Adelaide next, Bird of Freedom coming third, attended by Dalmeny, the next lot being Burgundy, Woodlark, MacMahon, Modred, and Highland Chief, while Quicklime, Thebais, and Spring Morn brought up the rear. After leading for a couple of furlongs, Duke of Eichmond gave way to Bird of Freedom, Burgundy taking second place, with Modred next, close to whom came MacMahon and Duke of Eichmond ; and so they began to descend the hill, the ^rst to enter the straight being Bird of Freedom, who was well <3lear of Woodlark and MacMahon, the next pair being Duke of Eichmond and Highland Chief. Half way up the straight Wood- lark fell back beside Duke of Eichmond, and MacMahon, going in pursuit of the leader, caught him at the stand, and was just in front at the bell. A desperate finish then ensued, and Bird of Freedom, answering to his rider's efforts in the last twenty yards, defeated MacMahon, who seemed to shirk it a little at the last moment, by a head. Woodlark was a bad third, just in front of the pulling-up Duke of Eichmond, after whom came Highland Chief fifth, with Prism sixth, Perdita II. seventh, Thebais eighth. Spring ]Morn ninth, Dalmeny tenth, Quicklime eleventh, and Burgundy last. It will be seen how nearly the ' market ' in this case fore- shadowed the event, and how closely the running in the Lincoln- shire Handicap was confirmed. Seeing how much more than weight for age Duke of Eichmond was giving the winner and the second, it did not appear that his capacity had been much over- rated. Bird of Freedom's success was in a great measure owing to the very skilful riding of F. Barrett. His patience and deter- mination at a critical moment were worthy of an older head — of the older head of one of the very few finished horsemen who follow the profession. As the race for the Two Thousand Guineas, set for the 6th of May, drew near, the talk was of nothing but Paradox. This son of Sterling and Casuistry had been bought by the Duke of West- minster at the recommendation of John Porter, who fancied that his Grace could not fail to achieve his desire of winning the Middle Park Plate. In this the Casuistry colt (8st lOlb) had failed. Starting first favourite at 9 to 4, he could only make a dead heat for third place, two lengths from the winner, Melton, who carried 9st 31b, Xaintrailles being second with 8st 101b, and the other dead heater, Eoyal Hampton, having 9st 31b in the saddle. Porter's faith in the colt was not shaken, however, but the Duke of Westminster did not share it, and sold Paradox, as he was afterwards called, to Mr. Brodrick-Cloete for 5,000 guineas. The trainer's opinion was justified, for a fortnight after 314 THE YEAE'S SPOET the colt won the Dewhurst Plate very easily by three lengths from Cora (8st 131b) and Xaintrailles (8st 131b), the betting having been 5 to 4 against Xaintrailles, 2 to 1 Casuistry colt, 100 to 15 Cora. The latter, it will be seen, had 71b the worst of the weights, reckoning 31b. for sex allowance. As soon as betting on the Two Thousand began, Paradox was made favourite, it being supposed that he had nothing to fear except Xaintrailles, whose starting was doubtful, as he had rich engagements in France. Ten days before the race, slight odds were laid on the colt, and on the Thursd ly before, at Saridown, it was very evident that something to inspire fresh confidence had taken place. No less than 3 to 1 was betted on Paradox, and the rumour gradually spread that he had been tried with Cambusmore,. Whipper-in, and Farewell, giving the first and last 2 libs, and running at even weight with the 6-year-old son of Hermit and Scarlet-runner. This trial he had won with the utmost ease, and Whipper-in showed on the Saturday of the meeting that he was in fair form. On his arrival at Newmarket, Paradox encountered much criti- cism, and Child of the Mist, a son of Blair Athol and Ma Belle (the dam of Beau Brummell and his own brother Fritz), who was regarded as his most dangerous opponent, came into some favour at 5 to 1. But it had been ascertained — at least, it was now sup- posed — that Child of the Mist had scant pretensions as a stayer, and the race was almost universally looked on as one of the best of all possible ' good things ' for Paradox. The 3 to 1 was laid as it there were no room for doubt. Child of the jMist being second in demand at 100 to 12, then Langwell at 100 to 7, and 25 to 1 Lord Charles and Sheraton, 28 to 1 Chopette colt, 100 to 1 GroldenEay. The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, a subscription of 100 sovs each, h ft for three-year-olds; colts, 9st; fillies, 8st 91b: second received 200 sovs,, out of the stakes, and the third saved stake. E.M. (1 mile 17 yards). 87 subs. Mr. Brodrick-Cloete's Paradox, by Sterling out of Casuistry, 9st (crimson, black and white sleeves, black cap) F. Archer 1 Mr. Gerard's C by Kisber out of Chopette, 9st (pink and white stripes) T. Cannon 2 Mr. Mackenzie's Child of the Mist, by Blair Athol out of Ma Belle, 9st (Rob Eoy tartan, red sleeves and cap) C. Wood 3 Mr. P. Jennings's Lord Charles, 9st (white, green belt, red cap) J. Goater Duke of Portland's Langwell, 9sr (white, black sleeves and cap) J. Watts 0^ Lord Bradford's Sheraton, 9st (white, scarlet sleeves, black cap) J. Osborne Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's Golden Bay, 9st (green and gold, yellow cap) S. Loates 0^ The horses were at the post some ten minutes before the hour appointed for the start, and took up their positions as follows : — On the extreme right of the line lay Lord Charles, on whose left were Sheraton and Langwell, the centre being occupied by Child of the Mist and Chopette colt, while on the left were Paradox and Golden Kay on the inside berth. The favourite was a trifle fidgety at first, but soon quieted down, and after one slight break away the flag fell to a good start. Lord Charles on the right cut out RACING 315 the work, having Sheraton on his left well up. With Lord Brad- ford's colt in the centre came Child of the Mist and Langwell, and on the Stand side came Paradox and Golden Kay, while right in the track of the favourite lay the Chopette colt. Before half the distance had been covered Golden Eay had lost his place, but with this exception there was little or no change in the positions of the others until the bushes were reached. Here Sheraton and Lang- well were beaten, and Paradox drawing to the front was followed over the hill by the Chopette colt, who now took second place, Lord Charles and Child of the Mist occupying third and fourth positions. As soon as they commenced to descend the hill both the last-named were beaten, and when fairly in the dip the Chopette colt drew up to Paradox's quarters, the pair running a desperate race home. Half way up the hill the Chopette colt had nearly drawn level with the favourite, but Archer, riding with his utmost determination, secured the verdict by a short head amidst tremendous excitement. Child of the Mist was third, four lengths behind the Chopette Colt, Lord Charles fourth, Sheraton fifth, Langwell sixth, and Golden Eay last. Time, Imin. 51 2-5sec.. Value of the stakes, 4,300^. PEDIGEEE OF Birdcatcher THE WINNER. I Sir Hercules Oxford 'B-i Honey Dear Flatcatcher Whisper fThe Minor ^ o j LLady Caroline (silence 'Rataplan Manganese Orlando Lady Blanche ( Guiccioli ( Plenipotentiary ( My Dear / Touchstone ( Decoy Melbourne ( Secret /The P.aron I Pocahontas ( Birdcatcher i Moonbeam [Touchstone I Vulture ( Stockwell Clen.-entina f Whalebone t Peri J Bob Booty ' Flight J Emilius I Harriet f Bay Middleton t Miss Letty f Camel ' Banter j Filho da Puta I Finesse ( Humphrey Clinker I Cervantes m ( Hornsea I Solace J Birdcatcher I Echidna I Glencoe ] Marpessa j Sir Hercules I Guiccioli , Tomboy i Lunatic , Camel j Banter , Langar 1 Kite , The Baron i Pocahontas , Venison i Cobweb The ' good thing,' it will be seen, was as nearly as possible being upset ; indeed, till the judge hoisted the numbers no one except he could be sure which had won, and in the ring a hundred pounds 316 THE YEAE'S SPORT was betted that the Chopette colt was the victor. Paradox had swerved in the last few strides towards his opponent, and but for this it is not impossible that the short head might have been tm-ned into a dead heat. The winner was the more distressed at the finish, and his comparatively poor display at once had its effect on the Derby betting, for whereas before the Two Thousand 2 to 1 had been taken freely, 4 to 1 was soon on offer, while Melton ad- vanced from 5 to 1 to 7 to 2. There was no Paradox in the One Thousand Guineas, and it was not till the day before the race that a decided favourite was selected. Choice fell on Lord Zetland's St. Helena, a daughter of Hermit and Castellamare, who had won four out of six races as a two-year-old, and on the morning of the race the odds diminished till at the start no more than o to 4 was offered. The OxE Thousand Guineas Stakes, a subscription of 100 sovs each, h ft ; for three year old fillies ; 8st 121b each ; the owner of the second receives 200 sovs out of the stakes, and the third saved his stake ; R. M. (last mile 17 yards of A. F.) ; 64 subs. Duke of Westminster's Farewell, by Doncaster out of Lily Agnes G. Barrett 1 Mr. T. Jennings's Jane, by Phenix out of Jeannie 7. Goater 2 Duke of Portland's Satchel, by Galopin out of Quiver E. Rossiter 3 Lord Cadogan's €rosspatch A. Giles Lord Calthorpe's Rosemaiy F. Webb Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's Golden Light S. Loates Lord Rosebery's Breakfast ..T. Cannon Prince Soltykoft's Charmian T. Weldon Lord Zetland's St. Helena. . J. Watts Duke of Beaufort's Maria Renata C. Loates Lord BUesmere's Lady Clarendon F. Barrett Mr. G. Kruckenberg's lerne C. Wood Mr. Manton's Faiiyland J. Snowden Mr. A de Montgomery's Flores A. E. Lemaire Lord Hastings's Armida F. Archer Lord Rosebery's Cipollina J. Osborne Betting.— 'b to 4 agst St Helena, 100 to 12 agst Armida, 9 to 1 agst Satchel, 11 to 1 agst Breakfast, 20 to 1 agst Golden Light, 20 to 1 agst Farewell, 20 to 1 agst Cipollina, 30 to 1 agst Rosemary, 33 to 1 agst Jane. Place Bctthig. — 2 to 1 on St. Helena, 7 to 4 agst Satchel, 7 to 4 agst Armida, 5 to 2 agst Breakfast, 100 to 30 agst Farewell, 5 to 1 agst Golden Light, 5 to 1 agst Jane, 6 to 1 agst Flores, 6 to 1 agst Charmian, 6 to 1 agst Rosemarj', 100 to 15 agst Cipollina, 8 to 1 agst Crosspatch, 10 to 1 agst Maria Renata, 12 to 1 agst Lady Clarendon, 20 to 1 agst lerne, 20 to 1 agst Fairyland. So expeditiously was the process of weighing out performed by Mr. Manning, that Golden Light, who was the first to leave the paddock, was on her way to the post simultaneously with the hoisting of the number board. When the flag went up they had taken up their positions as follows : — On the right were Charmian, Fairyland, Maria Renata, and Cipollina ; in the centre Jane, Lady Clarendon, Rosemary, Farewell ; and on the Stand side Satchel, St. Helena, lerne, Flores, Crosspatch, and Armida. At the first attempt the flag fell to a grand start, the sixteen runners moving off almost in line, which when they had settled into their stride Lady Clarendon was the first to break. Lord Ellesmere's filly, who held a position in the centre of the course, was closely attended RACING 317 "by Grolden Light, Satchel, lerne, and Breakfast, while Jane and Farewell held a prominent position in the centre, on the extreme right coming Cipollina and Fairyland, with St. Helena and Armida bringing up the rear. Before running a quarter of a mile St. Helena improved her position, and with this exception they ran almost without change until they approached the bushes. Here Farewell, who had been pulling hard for her head, came to the front and showed the way down the hill to Satchel, St. Helena, Breakfast, lerne, and Flores on the Stand side, with Jane and Cipollina on her right ; and to these the issue was now reduced. Before the Abingdon dip was reached Breakfast, lerne, Flores, and Cipollina were in difficulties ; and although St. Helena momentarily flattered her admirers as they commenced the ascent, where she took second place, she died away immediately afterwards, and leaving Jane and Satchel in pursuit of Farewell. Neither, how- ever, could get near the Duke of Westminster's filly, who, striding along to the end, won in a canter by three lengths from Jane, who defeated Satchel by four lengths for second place. St. Helena, a head behind the Duke of Portland's filly, finished fourth ; then two lengths off came Flores, fifth ; with lerne, Lady Clarendon, Charmian, and Cipollina next; and the last pair were Maria Eenata and Kosemary. Time, Imin. 47 4-5sec. Value of the stakes, 3,600 sovs. PEDIGREE OF THE WINNER. ( Birdcatcher The Baron Pocahontas Teddinsfton Echidna Glencoe Sister to Singapore < 1.3 11 Sweetmeat Jocose The Cure Miss Asnes Marpessa (Orlando Miss Twickenham Ratan Daughter of {Gladiator Lollypop i Pantaloon Banter jPhyg Morsel (Birdcatcher A Agnes \ Sir Hercules ' Guiccioli J Economist ^ Miss Pratt i Sultan ^ Trampoline ( Muley ' Clare I Touchstone ' Vulture j Rockingham ' Electress J Buzzard ^ Picton mare ( Melbourne I Lisbeth J Partisan 1 Pauline j Starch or Voltaire t Belinda j Castrel 1 Idalia f Master Harry ^ Boadicea f Brutandorf I Primette < Mulatto 1 Linda j Sir Hercules ' Guiccioli f Clarion t Annette 318 THE YEAR'S SPOET The result was a complete surprise. Farewell, as before men- tioned, was in the Paradox trial, and in this the winner of the Two Thousand had given his stable companion 211b and a beating, which could not be calculated at less than a stone more. She was therefore 2st 71b behind Paradox, and her trainer had no belief in her capacity to win. As a two-year-old Farewell had run very badly, having failed thrice even to get a place, and won a single race, the Mottisfont Stakes at Stockbridge, from four very poor animals. The scene moves to Chester, a meeting which a few years back was one of the most important fixtures of the year. As many as forty-three horses have started for the Chester Cup ; thirty-five ran when Leamington, the sire of the Derby winner Iroquois, won the race for the first time. But the popularity of the meeting has waned. The course is a very bad one, and so many rich prizes elsewhere have lately been originated that Chester has lost its place. Only seven indifferent handicap horses went to the post, the favourite being Lonsdale, a colt by Petrarch — Wild Aggie, belonging to Lord Lascelles. Lonsdale was known to be a very game little horse, and a good stayer, for as a two-year-old he had won a plate over the long Cesarewitch course, 2 miles and a quarter — the same distance as that over which the Chester Cup is run. At exercise the morning before the race he bolted and fell over the rails, luckily hurting neither his jockey, F. Barrett, nor himself. The accident had only a momentary effect on his market status, and he started at 11 to 4, the favourite being a colt named Barrister, who was backed at 9 to 4 when the flag fell. Mr. Eobert Peck had the management of the colt, and the public have a great faith in horses that run under his auspices when they are backed. The winner, however, turned up in Merry Prince, a colt trained in the stable that had prepared St. Gratien and Florence amongst others for their victories last year. Chester Cup of 700 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft ; second received 100 sovs, third 50 sovs ; Old Cuj) course (nearly 2^ miles) ; 66 subs, 38 declared. Mr, H. B. Craig's b h Merry Prince, by Albert Victor — Bonnie May, 5yrs, 7st 31b ." S. Loates 1 Lord Lascelles's Lonsdale, 3yrs, 6st 71b F. Barrett 2 Mr. E. Vyner's Stone CUnk, 3yrs, 6st W. Glover 3 Mr. C. J. Merry's Havock, aged, 8st 41b J. Snowden Mr. P. Renfrew's Barrister, 4yrs, 7st 71b (car. 7st 91b) C. Wood Mr. R. Jardines Glengyle, 3yrs, 6st Wall Duke of Beaufort's Pellegrini, 3yrs, 6st T. Loates Betting. — 9 to 4 agst Barrister, 11 to 4 agst Lonsdale, 4 to 1 agst Merry Prince, 8 to 1 agst Stone Clink, 9 to 1 agst Havock, and 25 to 1 each agst Glengyle and Pellegrini. Place Betting. — 5 to 4 each on Barrister and Lonsdale, evens each Havock, Merry Prince, and Stone Clink, and 3 to 1 Glengyle. Havock, quickest on his legs, bounced off in front of Merry Prince, Lonsdale, Barrister, Stone Clink, Glengyle, and Pellegrini, EACING 319 and so tliey streamed past the stand the first time. As they romided the Workhouse turn the leader increased his advantage, and led them in Indian file down the Dee side to the Grosvenor turn, where Lonsdale ran into second place, and the lot took closer order. Round the Grosvenor turn Lord Lascelles's colt still maintained his pride of place, and entered the straight with a clear lead of Stone Clink and Merry Prince, with Glengyle next, the favourite hopelessly beaten. Half way up the straight Loates called on Merry Prince, who shot past the leaders, and, w^ell placed next the rails, came away and won very easily by a length ; Stone Clink was a bad third ; and Pellegrini, passing the pulling-up G-lengyle, was fourth ; Barrister sixth, and Havock last. Time by Benson's chronograph, 4min. 8 sec. Over two miles, in May, a three-year-old should receive nearly two stone of weight from a five-year-old, and it will be seen, therefore, that the honours of the race — such as they were — rested with Lonsdale. The racing generally was very uninterest- ing. Better things awaited the sportsman at Kemjiton, which followed Chester. On the first day of the meeting, Friday the 15th, there was a race in which Esterling, winner of the Craven Stakes, was to make his second appearance. Since his Newmarket success he had been backed for the Derby, and the race for the Kempton Park Grand Prize for three-year-olds could not fail to affect his position favourably or the reverse. This result, it will be seen, was a failure so far as the favouiite was concerned. Kempton Park Geand Prize of 1,000 sovs (750 for winner, 100 for second, 50 for third, and 100 sovs for the breeder of the winner) ; for three-3'ear-olds ; Kempton mile ; 117 subs, Mr. Abington's ch c Necromancer, by Tonchet — Enchantress, 9st 101b Webb 1 Mr. E. Vyner's Esterling, 9st 101b Archer 2 Mr. J. H. Houlds worth's Golden Light, 8st 41b S. Loates 8 Mr. A. C. Barclay's Risiugham, 9st 61b Rossiter Mr. Fletcher's The Admiral, 9st .51b C. Loates Mr. T. Arthur's Peerless, 8st 41b Morgan Mr. O. Scavenius's Sock, 8st 71b Giles Col. 0. Willans's Strategus, Sst 71b J. Woodburn Mr. T. Cannon's Dunbridge, Sst Salter Mr. W. Goater's Dartmouth, Sst 71b Goater Mr. Manton's Stourwick, Sst 31b Barrett Mr. L. de Bothschild's St. Swithin, 8st 31b F. Barrett Betting. — 6 to 4 agst Esterling, 100 to 30 agst Stourwick, 100 to 8 agst Necromancer, 100 to 6 agst Golden Light, and 10 to 1 agst Risingham. On the fall of the flag St. Swithin was quickest aw^ay, and made the running, with Esterling, Dunbridge, and Peerless in x3lose attendance. In this way they ran for nearly half a furlong, when Esterling was steadied, Dunbridge being then in front, with Peerless, Stourwick, and The Admiral as his nearest neighbours ; then came Esterling and Kisingham, Sock bringing up the rear. A quarter of a mile from the start, Stourwick, on the inside, over- hauled the leading pair, and went on with the running. Peerless, ,320 THE YEAK'S SPORT St. Swithin, Dunbridge, Eisingham, Esterling, and Grolden Light following on in the above order. Esterling and Eisingham then flattered their backers for a moment, as the former showed in front, with Eisingham at his heels, and Necromancer just behind. The latter soon went to the front, and, having easily disposed of the other pair, won, with something to spare, by a length ; a bad third. Stourwick was fourth, Eisingham fifth ; the others finished pulling up. As a two-year-old. Necromancer and Esterling had been in the same stable, Matthew Dawson's. Esterling had never run in public, but he was known to be very inferior to Necromancer, who at one time was thought to be almost at the top of the two-year- old class. The race seemed to dispose of Esterling's pretensions to be considered anywhere near the first rank. At this meeting another two-year-old was to make a startling dehut This was in the race for the Kempton Park Great Breeders' Produce Stakes. It had been whispered about before the race that a colt named Exning (Mask — Eudstone), belonging to Blanton, the trainer, had been tried to be very smart. On the course, however, the general rumour pointed to Mr. Peck's Sara- band (Muncaster — Highland Fling, the dam of Superba) as of exceptional merit, and the truth of the rumour was abundantly demonstrated in the race. Saraband jumped off in front, increased the lead at every stride, and won with ridiculous ease in a canter — a canter which was so strong, however, that Archer could not stop him till he had gone a considerable distance. ' If Archer had gone on he might have galloped all round the course, and then he would have been in the paddock before the last horses ! ' was the jocular observation of Tom Cannon, who rode a colt of his own in the race. Exning was second. With Saraband out of the way he would have won with ease. Eeports as to Saraband being 'as good as The Bard,' ' better than The Bard,' and so on, were rife ; but the two were not trained in the same stable, and had never been put together. Saraband had, however, demonstrated his excellence by beating Modred at even weights. The Kempton Paek Geeat Breeders' Produce Stakes of 1,000 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 13 sovs each : colts 9st, fillies and geldings 8st 111b, with penalties and allowances ; nominator of winner received 200 sovs, nominator and owner of second each 100 sovs, nominator and owner of third each 50 sovs ; 5 furlongs ; 189 subs, 133 of whom declared. Mr. Childwick's ch c Saraband, by Muncaster— Highland FHng, Sst 61b F. Archer 1 Mr. C. Blanton's br c Exning, by Mask— Kudstone, Sst 61b E. Rossiter 2 Mr". J. H. Houldsworth's ch f by Springfield— Lady Morgan, Sst 8ro...S. Loates 3 Mr. W. G. Stevens's b f by See Saw — Peine deCceur, Sst 81b (car. Sst 101b) Watts Mr. W. Blenkiron's b c Walter, Sst 111b Goater Mr. J. W. Gosden's br f by Rotherhill— Sacrilege, Sst 31b Morrell Duke of Beaufort's br f Travancore, Sst 31b G. Barrett Mr. C. Austin's ch c Protectionis:, Sst 61b F. Barrett Baron Hirsch's b or br f Allegra, Sst Sib C. Wood Mr. T. Cannon's br c Fullerton, Sst 91b Owner Betting at the start.— & to 4 on Saraband, 5 to 2 agst Exning, 100 to 8 agst Protectionist. KACINa 321 Saraband was quickest away in a bad start, and immediately held a clear lead of the Peine de Coeur filly, who in the first hun- dred yards dropped behind Exning and Travancore, with Fullerton and Protectionist heading the others, who were whipped in by Allegra and the Sacrilege filly. Increasing his command as he went on, Saraband had established a gap of six lengths at the bend from Exning, who was quite as far in front of the second lot, who were all in trouble. Saraband passed the post the winner by a dozen lengths. The Lady Morgan filly was third, Allegra fourth. Protectionist fifth, the Sacrilege filly and the Peine de Coeur filly next, and Walter last. Value of the stakes, 1,247^. Scot Free, winner of the Two Thousand of 1884, came out and beat a small field in the Westminster Cup. The Newmarket Second Spring, which began on Tuesday, May 19, included little that was exciting. The Bard won yet another race from Mr. Lefevre's Calais, and one more of Mr. Peck's two-year-olds. Philosophy (Hermit — Alma's dam by Young Melbourne) won a sweepstakes. The event of the meeting was the Payne Stakes, in which it had been supposed that Melton would not take part. If Lord Hastings had ever entertained the idea of not running, he changed his mind. When the numbers appeared on the telegraph board Melton was there, together with Sir G-eorge Chetwynd's Kingwood, Lord Cadogan's Lonely, and Mr. Lefevre's Present Times. Odds of 5 to 2 were laid on Melton, who was very eagerly scanned in the birdcage, for it had been current gossip that a bowed sinew in one of his forelegs had pre- vented Matthew Dawson from winding the colt thoroughly up to the mark. The handsome little bay looked remarkably well, though he did not seem to have grown much since his Middle Park victory. As for the bowed sinew, it was scarcely perceptible, and he moved with perfect freedom. The race was never for a moment in doubt. Present Times, who had been made second favourite, half a point better than Lonely, declined to gallop ; while Lord Cadogan's mare taxed even the skilful and patient handling of Tom Cannon, so hard did she pull. In the end King- wood, least favoured of the quartet, against whom 100 to 6 was offered, finished second, but the honour was an exceedingly barren one, for Melton had no occasion to gallop. ^ Payne Stakes of 895Z., for 3-year-olds ; A. F. (1 mi. 2 fur. 73 yds.) Lord Hastings's Melton, 9st lib F. Archer I Sir G. Chetwynd's Kingwood, 8st 131b C. Wood 2 Lord Cadogan's Lonely, 8st 101b T. Cannon 8 Mr. T. Jennings's Present Times, Sst 131b ., F. Webb 4 Betting.—^ to 2 on Melton, 6 to 1 agst Present Times, 7 to 1 Lonely, 20 to 1 Kingwood. Won in a canter by a length, three lengths second and third. Time, 2 min. 28 2-5 sec. Y 322 THE YEAR'S SPORT Pedigree of the Winnee. M 00 5-1 O TO 2 i M as o Stockwell (1849) lEdith (1857) Plum Pudding (1857) ^Judy Go (1854) Lord of the Isles (1842) Miss Ann (1843) /Thormanby (1857) Woodbine (1860) rThe Baron (1842) (Pocahontas (1837) fNewminster (1848) Iceidamia (1852) [Sweetmeat (1842) (Foinnualla (1843) {Crozieror,' Dey of Algiers (1836) Cacique [Touchstone (1831) I Fair Helen (1843) [Little Known (1867) [Bay Missy (1842) [Windhound (1847) I Alice Hawthorn ( (1838) ^Stockwell (1849) I Honeysuckle (1851) i Birdcatclier ' Echidna i Glencoe ^ Marpessa f Touchstone ^ Beeswing f Pyrrhus I. ^Masma f Gladiator ^ Lollypop I Birdcatcher t Brandy Bet f Priam ^ Bustard mare j Palinurus i Y. Blacklock m ( Camel I Banter f Pantaloon 1 Rebecca f Muley I Lucerta f Bay Middleton t Camilla I Pantaloon 1 Phryne ] Muley Moloch I Rebecca j The Baron 1 Pocahontas j Touchstone 1 Beeswiu? ' He ran in as if he wanted to finish at the Cambridgeshire winning-post,' a distinguished member of the Jockey CJub ob- served after the race. He had previously stood at 5 to 1 for the Derby, and now advanced to 3 to 1, though this was without shaking the position of Paradox, to whom his friends were staunch. It was said that, easily as Melton had won, he ' had not beaten anything ;' and the position of Kingwood, far as he was behind, and farther as he would have been had Archer chosen, was held to discount the victory ; and so the Derby problem became more complex. Another event of this Wednesday was what looked like the final blow at the reputation of the Arab as a racehorse. The case against him was next day summed up as follows in a short leading article in the Evening Standard : — ' Mr. Wilfrid Blunt and other champions of the Arab horse will be hardly put to it to find anything to say in his praise after yes- terday's events at Newmarket. Mr. Blunt, it will be remembered, originated a race at the Newmarket July Meeting last year for the sons of the desert, of which he entertains so high an opinion. A field of eight went to the post, and Admiral Tryon's three-year-old Asil 1 The pedigree of Dey of Algiers is here accepted. RACING 323 won, leaving his rivals scattered behind him over a wide expanse of Newmarket heath. The Arabs came out again at Sandown, and here Asil, with very much the worst of the weights, was only just beaten by an animal called Adramaut. Next day, however, Asil won a second race, so that he must be accepted as the best of his breed in England. Believers in the Arab protested that though perhaps not able to compete with English horses over a short dis- tance of ground, the superior stamina of the Arab w^ould be demon- strated in a longer race. The Duke of Portland yesterday gave Admiral Tryon an opportunity of testing this. His Grrace has in training a very bad horse called Iambic. As a two-year-old Iambic ran seven times, and never won a race ; last year he had no better fortune, though it should be added that, having recognised his inability to win, his owner employed him to make running for St. Simon. If Iambic has a course over which he could win it is probable that six furlongs would be his distance. Yesterday, however, he met Asil in a match over three miles, and he gave the Arab the enormous advantage of 4st 71b in the weights. Yet, bad as Iambic is, with list 71b on his back he won in a canter by twenty lengths from Asil, who carried 7st, both being four- year-olds. Surely this disposes of the Arab as a racehorse.' At York, the Grreat Northern Handicap was won by Chisle- hurst, the American-bred Blue Grrass (Pat Molloy — Amy Farley) starting favourite at 5 to 2, and adding one more to the many disappointments he had inflicted on his friends. Windsor, which followed, was noteworthy only for another victory of The Bard. Here it was thought that a filly named Coquille (Mask — Cockle Shell), belonging to Blanton, might, with 131b the best of the weights, overcome the roan pony. As little as 6 to 4 was at one time taken, but when it came to racing, in half a dozen strides The Bard, who had been lying at Coquille's quarters, caught and passed him. At the Manchester Meeting, which began on the 26th, a couple more races were added to the score of this wonderful two-year-old. He had by this time won eleven events, represent- ing 6,410^. in stakes alone. The Manchester Cup was contested by a field under the average in quality of the last few years. There was no Isonomy nor Florence. Mr. Jardine's Borneo, a warm favourite at 5 to 2 in a field of fifteen, won. In this race, Eole, an American horse which came to this country with the reputation of being quite a wonder over a distance of ground, ran very badly, finishing in the last three. Philosophy, already mentioned as having won a race in the Newmarket Second Spring, took the rich Whitsuntide Plate for two-year-olds, worth 3,000L The Derby was by this time occupying general attention. On the day of the decision of the Manchester Cup, the Calendar published the official handicappers' estimate of the three-year-olds for the Free Handicap Sweepstakes to be run across the flat at the Y 2 324 THE YEAR'S SPORT Newmarket Houghton Meeting. Their idea of the form was as follows : — St. lb. 8 12 Melton 8 8 Paradox 8 7 Xaintrailles 8 6 C by Kisber— Clio- pette 8 5 Luminary 8 4 Royal Hampton 8 4 Bird o' Freedom 8 4 Necromancer 8 4 Ptolemy 8 4 Dame Agnes 8 2 King Monmouth 8 1 Cora 8 Red Ruin 8 Diss 7 13 Kingwood 7 11 Esterling 7 10 Child of the Mist 7 10 Gracchus 7 10 Farewell 7 10 Plaisanterie (Fr.) 7 10 Mallow 7 10 Present Times 7 10 Lord Charles 7 10 Lonely 7 9 Petersham 7 9 Reluisant (French) 7 9 Hopscotch 7 8 Domino 7 7 Extra (French) 7 7 Metal 7 7 C by Macaroni — Lynette 7 7 Risingham 7 6 Redskin 7 6 Laverock St. lb. St. lb. 7 5 Cross Keys 6 12 Cairo 7 5 Valentin (French) 6 12 Penny 7 5 Sheraton 6 12 Armida 7 4 Condor (French) 6 10 Crosspatch 7 4 Bosco (French) 6 10 Fairyland 7 4 Golden Ray 6 10 General 7 4 Ducat 6 10 Bellona 7 4 Mearns 6 10 Cipollina 7 4 Madcap 6 10 Palamede (French) 7 4 Oriental Girl 6 10 Piccolino 7 4 Eurasian 6 10 Albert 7 3 Althorp 6 10 The Dauphin 7 3 Barberine (French) 6 10 Lady Katharine 7 2 Arabella (French) 6 10 The Friar 7 2 Lonsdale 6 10 Grecian Bride 7 2 St. Helena 6 10 Greenwich 7 2 Satchel 6 10 Harmattan 7 2 Jane 6 10 Marmora 7 Gallant 6 10 Burgundy 7 lerne 6 10 Sir Kenneth 7 Barnacles 6 10 Aladdin 7 Goldsmith 6 10 Caradoc 7 Sexton 6 10 Aveline 7 Merry Duchess 6 10 Adriatic 7 Match Girl 6 9 Tacitus 7 Pearl Diver 6 9 Glimmer 7 Tournure 6 8 Bulgarie (French) 7 Lady Beatrice 6 8 Broxbourne 7 Brighton 6 8 Charmian 6 12 Jack 6 8 Escarboucle (Fr.) 6 12 Ballerina 6 8 Stone Clink 6 12 Ben Venue 6 8 Golden Light 6 12 Lady Clarendon 6 8 Pepper and Salt 6 12 Flores 6 8 Beaumesnil (Fr.) 6 12 Stourwick 6 8 Aida (French) 6 12 Breakfast 6 8 Ravine This pointed strongly to the success of Lord Hastings's colt, who at this time was first favourite at 65 to 40, with Paradox temporarily displaced at 100 to 14 (he speedily returned to 7 to 2 and Melton to 2 to 1), Xaintrailles at 13 to 2, and the Chopette colt, Grafton, at 15 to 2. M. Lupin, the owner of Xaintrailles, was felt to be behaving very courageously. His colt was entered in the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly on Sunday, May 31, and this valuable prize, worth nearly 5,000^., was absolutely at his mercy ; but he had never won the English Derby ; it was his great ambi- tion to do so, and he kept Xaintrailles in England, abandoning the certainty of success in France. The field for the great race of the year was destined to be small in number. Just a dozen were coloured on the card, and all were to run. Melton was not quite so strong a favourite as he had been ; 2 to 1, or within a shade of those odds against him, was on offer, notwithstanding that his most experienced trainer had no fear of the bowed sinew giving way even in the heat of the struggle, in EACINa 325 the descent of the hill from Tattenham Corner, or in the desperate finish, supposing any of the other horses were as good as their trainers believed them to be, for those connected with Melton, Paradox, Crafton, Xaintrailles, and Eoyal Hampton w^ere in great hopes of success, and Kingwood had an extensive following. The unaccountable feature of the betting was the dead set made against Paradox. This was inexplicable. Porter, his trainer, declared the colt to be at his very best, and was confident of victory. Webb, his jockey, expressed equal confidence. Yet Paradox steadily re- treated in the market, and to the end 6 to 1 was on offer against him. In the preliminary canter Melton came last, by himself, and delighted his supporters by the easy, light, swinging stride with which he passed down the course. The result of the race was in a great measure to vindicate the official handicappers esti- mate of the three-year-old form. Henewal of the Derby Stakes of 50 sovs each, li ft, for three-year-olds, colts 9st, fillies 8st 91b ; second received 300 sovs, and third 150 sovs. About one mile and a half, starting at the New High Level Starting-post. 189 subs. Lord Hastings's Melton, by Master Kildare — Violet Melrose F. Archer 1 Mr. Brodrick-Cloete's Paradox, by Sterling — Casuistry F. Webb 2 Mr. Childwick's Koyal Hampton, by Hampton — Princess A.Giles 3 M. A. Lupin's Xaintrailles G. Barrett General Pearson's Red Ruin J. Snowden Lord Bradford's Sheraton K. Tomlinson Mr. W. H. Manser's Choubra H.Morgan Mr. R. C. Vyner's Esterling J. Osborne Mr. Gerard's Crafton J. Watts Lord Alington's Luminary W. Piatt Lord Rosebery's c by Macaroni — Lynette T. Cannon Sir G. Chetwjmd's Kingwood C. Wood Betting. — 75 to 40 agst Melton, 4 to 1 agst Xaintrailles, 6 to 1 agst Paradox, 100 to 15 agst Crafton, 10 to 1 agst Royal Hampton, 100 to 6 agst Kingwood, 1,000 to 35 agst Red Ruin, 1,000 to 30 agst Luminary, QQ to 1 agst Sheraton, and 100 to 1 each agst Esterling, Lynette colt, and Choubra. Place Betting.— & to 4 on Melton, 11 to 8 on Xaintrailles, even on Crafton, 11 to 8 agst Paradox, 2 to 1 agst Royal Hampton, 3 to 1 agst Kingwood, 5 to 1 agst Red Ruin, 10 to 1 agst Luminary, 100 to 8 agst Esterling, and 20 to 1 ap-st Lynette colt. The white flag was hoisted as the animals walked to the post, and it seemed at first highly probable that a start would be quickly effected, as generally the competitors were a well-behaved lot, but some half-dozen trifling breaks away occurred ere the starter could find a fitting opportunity to lower the flag. At length the twelve competitors were despatched on their fateful journey to an excel- lent start. Crafton for a few strides showed in front, but on settling down Royal Hampton on the top ground forged ahead, and went on slightly in advance of Sheraton and Crafton. Then came Xaintrailles, Red Ruin, and Kinerwood, clear of Paradox and Lumi- nary, while Esterling, at their heels, held a distinct advantage over X«ynette colt. Melton, and Choubra, the last-mentioned trio bring- -326 THE YEAE'S SPOET ing up the rear in company. This order was maintained until the- Mile Post was reached, at which point Eoyal Hampton was still showing the way to Sheraton, with Paradox, Eed Ruin, and Grafton next, just in advance of Xaintrailles and Luminary, these being followed by the Heath House pair, Esterling and Melton, the Lynette colt and Choubra still bringing up the rear. As they ran along the sky line Royal Hampton improved his position so much that by the time the top of the hill was reached he held more than a length's lead of Sheraton, Red Ruin now^ goi^^g on third, followed at very short intervals by Luminary, Grafton, Xaintrailles, and Paradox, whilst two lengths away came Esterling, Melton, and Kingwood, together in line. Half-way down the hill Royal Hamp- ton began to come back to his horses, and before the dangerous corner was reached both Sheraton, Red Ruin, and Xaintrailles had caught and passed him. Sheraton, almost immediately afterwards disappearing from the front rank, gave way to Luminary, who just now began to show a bold front. Melton, meantime, drawing slightly nearer to the leaders. As the last curve was reached Xaintrailles assumed the command, and came into the straight closely attended by Red Ruin, Paradox, and Luminary, with Royal Hampton wide on the outside, clear of Melton. Shortly after crossing the road, the Frenchman, who had been going splendidly up to this point, began to exhibit symptoms of distress, and all the vigorous riding of the elder Barrett was powerless to enable him to keep his place alongside Paradox when the Kingsclere colt challenged. Further and further did Paradox draw away, and his victory seemed well assured until Melton, coming with a rattle, drew into second place and began slowly to overhaul the leader. Inch by inch Melton crept up, but despite Archer's most strenuous endeavour the Bell was reached and passed ere Lord Hastings's colt could get on terms with his opponent. In the short run home from this point a truly magnificent race resulted. As the horses flashed past the Stand, the Eau de Nil and crimson belt of Lord Hastings on the off side seemed to be forging in advance of the crimson, black and white sleeves. For a moment Melton's head was in front, but Webb meanw^hile was hard at work on Paradox, and the son of Sterling and Gasuistry seemed to do more than hold his own. Shouts for both horses were hastily raised. The names of ' Melton !' ^Para- dox ! ' came from thousands of throats as they dashed along. Two strides from home Archer raised his whip, and twice it fell; Melton responded with the utmost gameness, and the winning-post was passed. There was a pause, for no one could tell which had won the gallant race. At length above Judge Clark's box the numbers were hoisted— 9, 10, 11, Melton, Paradox, Royal Hampton. To associate the name of the latter with that of the two champions is unfitting. What happened in the rear of the two was of no im- portance from the point of view of sport. To make complete the E AGING- 327 record, however, Royal Hampton, who was ridden out for a place, was a bad third. Then at rather lengthy intervals came Xaintrailles fourth, Crafton fifth, Sheraton sixth, Red Ruin seventh. Luminary eighth, Kingwood ninth, Linette colt next, and Choubra last. Time, 2 min. 44 1-5 sec. The value of the stakes was 4,525^. The Oaks was of less than usual interest, for the reason that the fillies, such at least of the fillies as were able to run, were notoriously far inferior to the colts. Cora(Uncas — Gratinska) had distinguished herself as a two-year-old, but an unfortunate acci- dent interfered with her preparation, and obliged her owner to strike her out of the race. Dame Agnes (Hermit — Belle Agnes) had not progressed well. At one time she had been backed for the Derby, and at her best, in the absence of Cora, would almost certainly have won the Oaks. Lonely (Hermit — Ancnyma) was made favourite as soon as betting opened, which was not till the evening of the Derby day. Of the others, St. Helena'n trainer expressed confidence that Lord Zetland's mare would retiieve the reputation which her poor display in the One Thousand had injured. The Duke of Portland's Hurry (Pell Mell — Miss Mary) had supporters, as was natural, for over six furlongs at Groodwood she had beaten Lonely, though with 31b the best of the weight. At Lewes subsequently Lonely had turned the tables, but this was over five furlongs, and the inference was that Hurry was the better stayer of the two. Lord Rosebery's Cipollina was known to stay well, but was thought to lack speed for such a race as the Oaks, even in a moderate year. The Oaks Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three-year-old fillies, 8st 101b each ; the owner of the second filly received 800 sovs, and the third 150 sovs out of the stakes. About a mile and a half, starting at the New High Level Starting Post. 145 subs. Lord Cadogan's Lonely, by Hermit — Anonyma F. Archer 1 Lord Zetland's St. Helena, by Hermit— Cast ellamare J. Watts 2 Lord Rosebery's Cipollina, by Macaroni — Duckling T.Cannon 3 Mr. W. A. Long's Dame Agnes F. Webb Mr. P. Donou's Diapree Carlyle Mr. Houldsworth's Golden Light J. Osborne Mr, Manton's Grecian Bride J, Snowden Mr. T. Jennings's Jane J. Goater Duke of Portland's Satchel J. Day Duke of Portland's Hurry C. AVood BetHnff.—85 to 40 agst Lonely, 4 to 1 agst Hurry, 9 to 2 agst St. Helena, 100 to 8 each agst Jane, Cipollina, and Dame Agnes, 100 to 7 agst Diapree, 100 to 6 agst Grecian Bride, 25 to 1 agst Golden Light, and 50 to 1 agst Satchel. Place Betting. 6 to 4 on Lonely, even on Hurr}^ and St. Helena, 9 to 4 each agst Diapree and Jane, 5 to 2 agst Cipollina, 3 to 1 agst Dame Agnes, 100 to 30 agst Grecian Bride, 6 to 1 agst Golden Light, and 10 to 1 agst Satchel. The first to show in advance when the flag fell was Grrecian Bride, who held a clear lead of Lonely, Cipollina, Golden Light, and Satchel for about 200 yards, when the last-named, whose mission was to make running for Hurry, rushed to the front 328 THE YEAE'S SPOET and took a clear lead, being followed by her stable companion, who was in turn clear of Cipollina and Jane, with St. Helena and Golden Light next, Grecian Bride heading the others, of whom Diapree was last. So they ran to the mile post, where no change had taken place, except that Satchel had increased her lead, and she was still followed by Hurry, with Dame Agnes, St. Helena, and Cipollina well up with the latter, whilst Lonely and Jane came on next, and Diapree was still last. Satchel continued to make the running at a good pace, and at the top of the hill was still showing in advance of Hurry, St. Helena now being third, with Cipollina and Dame Agnes the next, T^onely heading the others, of whom Jane dropped back last as soon as the descent commenced. Before making the turn into the straight. Satchel was joined by Hurry, and the latter came into the line attended by St. Helena and Cipollina. Lonely then drew to the front, and won easily by a length and a half ; bad third. Pedigree of the Winner. O lis 00 o Touchstone (1831) Beeswing (1833) Tadmor (1846) Miss Sellon (1851) The Baron (1812) Poachontas (1837) Don John (1835) Miss Sarah (1842) /Camel (1822) [Banter (1826) Dr. Syntax (1811) Daughter of (1817) /Ion (1885) [Palmyra (1838) r Cowl (1842) [Belle Dame (1839) CBirdcatcher (1833) [Echidna (1838) (Glencoe (1831) iMarpessa (1830) (Waverley (1817) -] Dauohter of [ (1820 or 1821) [Gladiator (1833) i Easter (1835) f Wlialebone 1 Selim mare f Master Henry I Boadicea ( Paynator ^ Beningbroughm ( Ardrossan < Lady Ehza f Cain, by Paulowtz t Margaret ' Sultan ( Hester j Bay Middleton ^ Crucifix f Belshazzar ^ Ellen, by Starch i Sir Hercules ' Guiccioli f Economist ^ Miss Pratt I Sultan ' Trampoline / Muley * Clare .' Whalebone ' Margaretta j Comus ' Marciana / Pa-tisan ' Pauline f Brutandorf UVagtail The two-year-old races at Epsom were of less than their usual importance. G-ay Hermit (Hermit — Doll Tearsheet), winner of the Woodcote, had been very easily beaten in the Whitsuntide Plate at JNTanchester by Philosophy. He won here by half a length from Protectionist, and afterwards, it may here be remarked, showed EAClNa 329 himself a good colt. On the last day of the meeting, Philosophy, with odds of 20 to 1 on her, cantered away from Villeneuve and Counterfeit in the Acorn Stakes. For the most part, except in the great contests, the racing at the Epsom Smumer Meeting was wretchedly poor, the newly-established Grand Prize (founded in 1881) and the Koyal Stakes alone redeeming the Thursday from reproach. In the former, Bird of Freedom, winner of the City and Suburban, had an easy task. It will be seen on reference to a former page that in the official handicap this colt was put down with 8st 41b. According to this estimate Lord Charles was second best, for in the handicap he was allotted 7st 101b. Pepper and Salt, a grey colt (The Rake— Oxford Mixture), belonging to ihe Duke of Beaufort, was second, however. To him the adjuster of the weights in the Free Handicap had given only 6st 81b, an underestimate of the colt's pretensions. The Epsom Grand Prize of 1,000 sovs, for the winner, and 200 sovs for the breeder of the winner, added to a sweepstakes of 25 sovs each ; for three-year- old colts 8st 101b, fillies 8st 51b ; winners extra ; maidens allowed 71b ; second receives 100 sovs. The City and Suburban Course (about one mile and a quarter). Mr. H. E. Tidy's Bird of Freedom, bv Thuringian Prince — Vitula, 8st 101b \ .^ F. Archer 1 Duke of Beaufort's Pepper and 8alt, by The Piake — Oxford Mixture, Sst 31b, car Sst 41b J. Snowden 2 Lord Hastings's Barnacles, by Speculum — Lady Gower, Sst 31b C. Wood 3 Mr. Home Purves's Cornstalk, Sst 101b J. Osborne Lord Bradford's Sheraton, Sst 31b K. Tomlinson Mr. T. Jenning's Lord Charles, Sst 101b J. Goater Betting. — 4 to 1 on Bird of Freedom, 10 to 1 agst Barnacles, 100 to 7 agst Sheraton, 100 to 6 agst Lord Charles, and 50 to 1 agst Pepper and Salt and Cornstalk coupled. The half-dozen competitors were despatched at the first at- tempt. Barnacles making play, followed by Cornstalk and Bird of Freedom. Then came Pej)per and Salt, who was clear of Sheraton, with Lord Charles bringing up the rear. In this order they ran for about a quarter of a mile, when Barnacles drew clear of Cornstalk and Bird o' Freedom, with Lord Charles next, Sheraton now drop- ping back last, and thus they came down the hill, when Barnacles was still showing the way to Cornstalk, the pair being just in front of Bird of Freedom, Lord Charles being next, with Sheraton still last. Barnacles still showed the way as they came into the straight, followed by Bird of Freedom and Lord Charles, with Sheraton now beaten off, until crossing the road, where Bird of Freedom joined Barnacles, and shortly after assumed the command, while Pepper and Salt took third place to the commencement of the enclosure. Here Bird of Freedom drew out, and won easily by a length ; a length and a half divided second and third. Lord Charles was fourth. Cornstalk next, and Sheraton last. In the Royal Stakes, Thebais, no longer at her best, failed to give 2st to Lord Bradford's Whitelock (Wenlock — White 330 THE YEAE'S SPORT Heather). Sandown followed in the week after Epsom. The only event that need be chronicled was the first appearance of Mr. Peck's Hawkstone (Hermit — Anonyma, and therefore an own brother to Lonely). Early in the year he had been looked on as likely to prove the best of Mr. Peck's exceedingly powerful string of two-year-olds, and for this race he was freely backed by the public. He disappointed general expectation. The Eighth Renewal of the Beitish Dominion Two-yeah-old Stakes of 15 sovs each, 8 sovs ft, with 600 added (500 sovs for the owner, and 100 sovs for the breeder of the wdnuer), for two-year-olds ; penalties and allowances ;. colts 8st 121b, fillies 8st 81b; second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes. The Sandown T.Y.C. Lord Calthorpe's Ste. Alvere, by Hermit — Adelaide by Y. Melbourne, 8st 41b G". Barrett 1 Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's Sunrise, by Springfield— Sunray, 8st 41b S. Loates 2 General Owen Williams's Pretty Face, 8st lib A. Giles 3 Mr. R. Peck's Hawkstone, 8st 81b F. Archer Mr. J. Snarry's Buckthorpe, 8st 51b J. Osborne Mr. W. G. Stevens's f by See Saw — Peine de Coeur, 8st 41b C. Loates Captain T. L. Wardle's Princess Maud, 8st lib J. Woodburn Mr. C. Brewer's Deuce of Clubs, 8st 51b ". E. Rossiter 0' Betting. — 5 to 4 on (at first 7 to 4 on) Hawkstone, 5 to 1 agst Sunrise, 9 to 1 each agst Ste. Alvere and Deuce of Clubs, 100 to 6 agst Pretty Face, 33 to 1 each agst Buckthorpe and Peine de Coeur filly. Hawkstone, on the inside, made play, with a slight lead of Deuce of Clubs, with Sunrise, in the centre, next, and Ste. Alvere and Pretty Face on the left close up, Buckthorpe being last. After going about a quarter of a mile. Sunrise drew out, attended by Deuce of Clubs, Hawkstone being close up next, just in front of Ste. Alvere and Pretty Face to the distance. Here Hawkstone held out signals of distress, and, Ste. Alvere joining Sunrise, a fine race home ensued, which ended in favour of Lord Calthorpe's filly by a head ; bad third ; Princess Maud was fourth ; Hawkstone fifth ; and Buckthorpe last. Sunrise did not look quite fit. The winner, it will be seen, is an own sister to Queen Adelaide. That she ought to have won the race without difficulty subsequent events proved. The famous Ascot Meeting opened on June 16 in beautiful summer weather. An excellent arrival list had been compiled, but unfortunately St. Simon could not leave Newmarket. His leg was said to have filled, and so the hope that had been enter- tained of a meeting between him and St. Gratien had to be abandoned. St. Gratien was at Ascot, not at his best, but ready to do battle with all comers, amongst whom, unluckily, Archiduc was not included. Easily as St. Gatien had beaten the French colt (Consul — Abbess) last autumn, Archiduc had won his races in France in a canter, and his form was felt to be good enough to give some interest to a meet- ing between him and St. G-atien. Melton had no engagement at Ascot, and it was known that Paradox would not run. There were plenty of good horses nevertheless. EACIXa 3B1 The proceedings opened with the Trial Stakes, in which, with the customary Ascot luck, the favourite, Strathblane, was beaten, by Toastmaster. A moderate lot turned out for the Thirty-first Triennial, in which Tom Cannon coaxed home the roguish Eoyal Fern (Springfield — Wood-Anemone). The Ascot Stakes was won in capital style by the Baron Hirsch's Althorp, a very game little horse that seems to like galloping better the farther he goes. Ascot Stakes (Handicap) of 25 sovs each, with 500 added for the winner, 100 for the second, the third received 50 sovs out of the stakes. Once round, start- ing at the distance post (about 2 miles). Baron Hirsch's b c Althorp, by Tibthorpe — Bide-a-Wee, 3 yrs, 6st 121b F. Barrett 1 Mr. J. Hammond's Eurasian, 3 yrs, 6st Sib J. Woodburn 2 Lord Rosebery's Polemic, 5 yrs, 7st 41b Tomlinson 3 Mr. Mainley's Pizarro, 4 yrs, 8st 121b, Archer Baron de Ptothschild's Louis d'Or, aged, 8st CI. Barrett Mr. Lefevre's Tombola, 4 yrs, 7st 21b Tomlisson Miss Isabella Graham's Wire, 4 yrs, 6st 111b Wall Mr. C. Carrington's Marmora, 3 yrs, 6st 71b Rickerby Mr. R. Jardine's Glengyle, 3 yrs, ost 91b Glover Betting. — 7 to 2 agst Polemic, 4 to 1 agst Althorp, 9 to 2 agst Pizarro, 8 to 1 each agst Eurasian and Glengyle, 9 to 1 agst Louis d'Or, and 10 to 1 agst Mar- mora. For the first few strides they ran in a line, but, on settling down. Tombola made the running, with Wire and P]urasian next, to whom succeeded Louis d'Or, Pizarro, and G-lengyle. At the bend by the hotel, Tombola held a long lead of Althorp, who, in turn, was about half a dozen lengths in front of Wire and Eurasian. On entering Swinley Bottom there was no material change in the above position, Tombola still having the lead from Althorp, Eurasian, and Wire, Polemic running fifth. At the brick kilns Tombola was making the running clear of Althorp, drawing up, Marmora had run into third place, and Pizarro was last, while, at the same time, Louis d'Or had begun to come through his horses. At the final bend, Althorp had drawn close to Tombola, and soon headed her, the latter having as her nearest companions Wire and Polemic. When fairly in the line for home. Polemic headed the others and was next to Althorp, but only for a short time, as Eurasian headed him again at the distance post, but could never get near Althorp, who cantered in a winner by five lengths ; a bad third ; Wire was fourth, Tombola fifth, Pizarro sixth, and Louis d'Or last. Time, 3 min. 37f sec. The next race was to be another example of Ascot luck. This was the Prince of Wales's Stakes, a three-year-old contest, which has been frequently won by animals which had distinguished themselves in the Derby. In 1884 Sir Keuben, who won, had not been seen at Epsom, but of horses that had been placed in the Derby, Kustic, Vauban, King Alfred, Queen's Messenger, Kaiser, Glen Arthur, Iroquois, Quicklime, and Galliard had all won the Prince of Wales's Stakes. Among the entries was Eoyal Hampton,, 332 THE YEAK'S SPOKT who had been third in the Derby — a bad third, it is true ; still the opposition was feeble. However, a surprise — one of the many which were before backers — was in store. Peince of Wales's Stakes of 50 sovs each, with ] ,000 added, for three-year- olds ; second received 800 sovs, and third 200 out of the stakes ; about 1 mile and 5 furlongs; 2Q subs. Duke of Beaufort's gr c Pepper and Salt, by The Ptake— Oxford Mixture, 8st 31b G. Barrett 1 Prince Soltykoff's Dandie Dinmont, 8st 31b Lashmar 2 Mr. Childwick's Koyal Hampton, 9st 111b Wood 8 Lord Bradford's Sheraton, 8st 81b Eossiter Mr. Pt. Jardine's Reedsdale, 8st 31b (car 8st 51b.) Osborne Mr. W. J Legh's John Barleycorn (late Our WilHam) 8st 81b Giles Mr. Manton's Willie Darling, 8st 81b F. Barrett Duke of Westminster's Metal, 8st 181b Archer Betting. — 6 to 4 on Royal Hampton, 4 to 1 agst Metal, 100 to 9 agst Dandie Dinmont, and 20 to 1 each agst Pepper and Salt and Sheraton. The Badminton blue and white hoops were landed in a canter by four lengths ; three lengths between second and third ; Willie Darling was fourth, and John Barleycorn fifth. This unexpected success confirmed what has been said in a former page as to Pepper and Salt's capacity having been underrated by the official handicapper. Eoyal Hampton did not look very well in the pad- dock before the race. The market, however, showed nothing wrong with him, and it was thought that the finish up the Ascot hill to the winning-post would just suit him. A Maiden Plate was won with extraordinary ease by a bay filly, Storm Light (Chev- ron — Light), carrying Lord Haldon's unfamiliar jacket. For the Gold Vase Thebais, 8st 131b, only just won after a struggle with Lord Cadogan's Mate, 9st 4lbs, a race which showed how greatly Mr. Manton's grand mare must have lost her form. The day ended with the success of Saraband, in the Twenty-eighth Ascot Biennial. Ste. Alvere, winner of the two-year-old race at Sandown on the previous Saturday, was second. Taventy-Eighth Ascot Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 300 added, for two-j ear- olds ; colts 9st, fillies 8st 101b; second received 10 per cent, of the stakes. T.Y.C. 67 subs. Mr. Childwick's ch c Saraband (late Caledonian II.), by Mmicaster— Highland Fling, 9st F.Archer 1 Lord Calthorpe's ch f Ste. Alvere, by Hermit— Adelaide, 8st 101b F. Webb 2 Mr. W. J. Legh's b or br f Nelly Farren, by Sir Bevys— Lulu 8st 101b Giles 3 Mr. D. Baird's Atheling, 9st T. Cannon Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Venette, 8st 101b J. E. Tomlisson Mr. J. Lowther's Easington 9st J. Watts Mr. Manton's Lonely Home, 8st 101b F. Barrett Mr. E. B. Brett's Fedalma, 8st 101b G. Barrett Betting. — 4 to 1 on Saraband, 10 to 1 agst Ste. Alvere, 100 to 8 agst Atheling, and 25 to 1 agst any other. Won very easily by a neck. Wednesday opened with a Biennial, for which Luminary was made favourite. Last year Luminary (Beauclerc — Stella) had E AGING 333 been among the best horses : he had beaten Melton at even weights for the July Stakes, and this year had run well for a long way in the Derby. His chief opponents were Pepper and Salt and The Child of the Mist, to whom reference has been made in the consideration of the race for the Two Thousand. Odds of 7 to 4 were laid against Luminary, 5 to 2 against the other two men- tioned, but Mr. Mackenzie's The Child of the Mist won very easily by three lengths. The Coronation Stakes came next on the card, the seven starters including the first three in the Oaks. The puzzle was made a hard one by the fact that the weights were now different. Lonely was penalised to the extent of 9st 31b, St. Helena had 8st 101b to carry, and Cipollina escaped with 8st 31b. Would this reverse the Oaks running? was the question. The market said No. Lonely was favourite at even money. Joseph Cannon, Lord Eosebery's astute young trainer, believed that the advantage his oddly-coloured little filly had in the weights would enable her to beat those who had beaten her at Epsom ; and St. Helena's party were convinced that the 71b she received from Lonely would alter the Epsom result. Coronation Stakes of 100 sovs each, with BOO added, for three-year-old fillies ; second received 200 sovs, and third saved stakes ; Old Mile ; 36 subs. Lord Zetland's b f St. Helena, by Hermit — Castellamare, 8st 101b Watts 1 Lord Eosebery's Cipollina (late Caneton), 8st 31b Wood 2 Baron de Rothschild's Aveline, 8st 31b F. Barrett 3 Duke of Beaufort's Constance, 8st 31b , G. Barrett Lord Cadog-an's Lonely, 9st 31b Archer Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's Golden Light, 8st 31b (car. 8st 51b) Osborne Duke of AVestminster's Wheatsheaf, 8st 101b Webb Betting. — 6 to 5 agst Lonely, 9 to '2 agst Cipollina, -1 to 1 agst St. Helena, 6 to 1 agst Aveline, and 10 to 1 agst Wheatsheaf. Cipollina made the running, attended by Golden Light and Aveline, with Wheatsheaf last. On rounding the bend the lot took closer order, but Cipollina, next the rails, held a slight lead of the others, of whom Lonely, on the outside, came up rapidly. At the distance the latter could not live the pace and dropped back, while St. Helena, drawing up, caught Cipollina in the last twenty yards and won a good race by a neck ; half length between second and third ; Grolden Light was fourth. Lonely fifth, and Constance last. It was an exciting race, but the great striding St. Helena had the speed of her smaller opponent. For the Fern Hill Stakes Necromancer (Touchet — Enchantress) beat King Monmouth ; and then came the Hunt Cup. For this handicap Cormeille had been a very hot favourite, as on his running last year with Lucerne at this meeting, and with Harvester at G-oodwood, it was thought that the four-year-old Cormeille had been treated with preposterous leniency when handicapped at only 6st 51b. Even in the face of Cormeille, however, several other horses were confidently supported ; Sweetbread, who had won the 334 THE YEAE'S SPOKT race as a three-year-old in 1882, and was to be ridden by Archer, having a great following. The hot favourite was beaten, as hot favourites so often are at Ascot. Royal Hunt Cup, value 500 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, second received 150 sovs out of the stakes ; New Mile ; 5-i subs. Duke of Beaufort's gr c Eastern Emperor, by Strathconan — Annora, 5 yrs, 6st 21b Tomlisson 1 Lord Hartington's Corunna, 5 yrs, 6st olb Wall 2 Mr. R. C. Naylor's Fulmen, 5 yrs, 7st 91b G. Barrett 3 Mr. Abington's MacMahon, 5 yrs, 9st 71b (inc 101b extra) Webb Mr. Manton's Macheath, 5 yrs, 9st Giles Mr. Gerard's Sweetbread, 6 yrs, 8st 121b Archer Mr. Adrian's The Prince, 5 yr.-:, 8st 121b Watts Mr. Murphy's Boulevard, 5 yrs, 8st lib Wood Lord Bradford's Whitelock, 4 j^rs, 7st 81b Tomlinson Lord Eosebery's Kinsky, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (car. 7st 61b) S. Loates Duke of Westminster's Newton, 4 yrs, 7st Williams Capt. Coventry's Portnellan, 3 yrs, 7st Eobinson Mr. G. Lambert's Master of Arts, 5 yrs, 6st 131b Eickaby Mr. Hughes's Brave, 5 yrs, 6st 101b (car. 6st 121b) White Lord Hastings's Pearl Diver, 3 yrs, 6st 81b F. Barrett Mr. H. T. Barclay's Criterion, 4 yrs, 6st 71b Martin Mr. Leigh's Cormeille, 4 yrs, 6st 51b (car. 6st 61b) J. Woodburn Mr. Manton's Grecian Bride, 3 yrs, 6st 51b G. Woodburn Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's Spring Morn, 4 yrs, 6st Dunn Mr. Craven's Caltha, 4 yrs, 6st Coker Betting. - 100 to 30agst Cormeille, 11 to 2 agst Sweetbread, 9 to 1 agst Eastern Emperor, 100 to 8 each agst Brave and Fulmen, 100 to 7 a^st Criterion, 25 to 1 each agst Whitelock, Corunna, and MacMahon, 33 to 1 each agst Kinsky, The Prince, and Macheath, 40 to 1 each agst Pearl Diver and Caltha, and 50 to 1 each agst Boulevard and Spring Morn. There was considerable delay at the post, in the course of which four or five breaks away occurred. When the twenty runners w^ere at length started. Sweetbread and Cormeille made the running from Corunna, Prince, Spring Morn, and Kinsky. The next batch included Boulevard, Whitelock, and MacMahon, these being on the extreme right, while Eastern Emperor was quite in the rear. Three hundred yards from the start the favourite took up the running, with Sweetbread and Corunna next, followed by Fulmen and Pearl Diver. Cormeille was first over the road with Sweetbread close up, Corunna and Pearl Diver close behind, and Eastern Emperor on the stand gradually creeping up. At the distance Sweetbread retired, and Cormeille did the same a few strides later, when Corunna was left with the lead, with Fulmen and Eastern Emperor close at hand. Little more than one hundred and twenty yards from home, Eastern Emperor, on the left, came out and won a good race by three-quarters of a length, the same distance dividing second and third ; Pearl Diver was fourth, Cormeille fifth, Caltha sixth, Portnellan seventh, Boulevard eighth, Kinsky ninth. Sweetbread tenth. Brave eleventh, Macheath, Prince, and MacMahon among the last, pulling up before they passed the post. EACING 335 Writing to a friend after the race, the Duke remarked : — ' Considering all the misfortunes my horse met with, it was ex- tremely lucky to win.' These misfortunes were hidden from ob- servers on the Stand, but it appeared that the colt got off very badly, and was almost knocked down at the start. His jockey handled him cleverly, timing his effort with much judgment. Al thorp defeated Queen Adelaide for the Queen's Plate without difficulty, and then came one of the characteristic Ascot surprises. Philo- sophy's performances have been already mentioned. Her appear- ance in a Triennial which had secured 90 entrances frightened away everything except Gay Hermit, whose chances were then so lightly esteemed that odds of nominally 6 to 1, which in some cases expanded to 8 and 10 to 1, were laid on the daughter of Hermit and Doll Tearsheet. Archer failed to get her home, however — she had not pleased critics in the paddock before the ra(^e — and the outsider won by three-quarters of a length. The Child of the Mist had already won a race during the afternoon, as just recorded. He came out again, nevertheless, to run this time over the Swinley course, — that is, a mile and a half, — his previous success having been over a mile. Non-stayer as he had been regarded, he was here made favourite, and he won from Mr. Manton's Willie Darling, to whom he was giving seven pounds. A very easy task was set to Borneo in the Visitors' Plate, and he accomplished it without difficulty. The Cup day opened with the unmasking of a colt that was speedily to be written down as an impostor. This was St. Honorat (Hermit — Devotion, consequently an own brother to Thebais). He had belonged to 'Mr. Manton,' and, as it was said to his owner's great vexation, was bought by Lord Calthorpe, or by Captain Machell, acting for his Lordship, for 4,000 guineas. At this time the colt had never had a gallop in his life, nor did he have one till a long time after his purchase. His first appearance in public was in this race, the St. James's Palace Stakes ; but he failed utterly. Lord Bradford's Sheraton (Springfield — Adversity) won, beating St. Honorat, ^v^ho did not even run into a place in a field of half-a-dozen, and never seemed to go the pace with his horses. In the Gold Cup St. Gatien reappeared, after having retired with all his blushing honours thick upon him at the Houghton Meeting, where he had easily defeated Archiduc for the Jockey Club Cup. It was known that St. Gatien was not at his best, but nevertheless no doubt was entertained that he would defeat his competitors, for Eole, who came from the United States last year with the reputation of being almost impossible to beat at two miles and a half, and absolutely invincible at three miles, had run very badly in his only public essay, and did not come from Dane- bury with a good character. The muzzle he wore in the paddock while being walked about before the race told a tale to those who 336 THE YEAR'S SPORT had not heard stories of his proceedings in his Hampshire home. The Dutchman's mission was merely to make running for St. Gatien, and Scot Free, the Two Thousand winner of 1884, had never run on so long a course ; in addition to which, he was known to have developed into a very ungenerous horse. His efforts to dislodge John Osborne in the preliminary canter showed how well he deserved his bad character. Gold Cup, value 1,000 sovs, with 200 for the second and 100 for the third, added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each ; about 2^ miles. Mr. Hammond's b c St. Gatien, by Rotherhill or The Rover — St. Editha, 9st "Wood 1 Mr. Gebhard's Eole, aged, 9st 41b Cannon 2 Mr. Hammond's The Dutchman, 5 yrs, 9st 41b Webb 3 Mr. Foy's Scot Free, 4 yrs, 9st Osborne Betting. — 3 to 1 on St. Gatien, 100 to 15 agst Scot Free, 9 to 1 agst Eole, and 100 to 3 agst The Dutchman. The Dutchman took the lead in the parade, followed by St. Gratien, Scot Free, and Eole. The horses then cantered to the post, and were started at the first attempt. At a wretched pace The Dutchman made play, attended by Eole, Scot Free, and St. Gatien ; and in this order they passed the Stand. At the Swinley post, after making the hotel turn, Eole took the lead, and St. Gatien — who had not moved with much freedom in his canter, but went in better style as he warmed to his work — ran up to The Dutchman ; and in this order they came into sight out of Swinley bottom. At the Swinley turn Eole had obtained a long lead, and was making the running at an improved pace. Scot Free, who stopped to kick and buck, or to try and kick, was falling further and further behind. There was no change in the positions as the horses came into the straight. Once in a line for home Scot Free gained quickly on the leaders, and at the Spagnoletti board was not more than three lengths behind The Dutchman. There St. Gatien drew up, and, coming away at the half distance, won in a common canter by three lengths ; a bad third. Time, 4min. 58|- sec. The New Stakes, the most important two-year-old race of the Ascot Meeting, came next. The Bard and Saraband were entered from the stables over which Peck presides, but it was determined to depend on the latter, who looked to have a very easy task. Porter, the Kingsclere trainer, had a high opinion of the chance of the Duke of Westminster's Kendal, who had won a race at Chester. Saraband had 71b the worst of the weights, and it was supposed that this would enable Kendal to win ; but the expectation was deceived. New Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 500 added, for 2 year olds ; second received 10 per cent. ; T. Y. C. Mr. Childwick's eh c Saraband (late Caledonian II.), by Muncaster — Highland Fling, 9 st .31b Wood 1 Duke of Westminster's Kendal, 8st 101b Archer 2 Mr. Douglas Baird's St. Michael, 8st 101b Booty 3 RACING- 337 Mr. Abington's Skyscraper, 8st 101b Cannon Mr. R. H. Combe's Volta, 8st 101b Snowden Mr. Lefevre's Calais, 8st 101b Webb Lord Rosebery's Kaunitz, 8st 101b (car. 8st 111b) Watts Setting.— 1\ to 10 on Saraband, 9 to 4 against Kendal, 100 to 9 each against Calais and Kaunitz, 100 to 6 against Skyscraper, and 20 to 1 each against Volta and St. Michael. St. Michael, in the centre, Kendal, and Skyscraper, the latter wide on the left, made the running till approaching the distance, where Saraband drew up, and inside the distance the last-named and Kendal drew out from the others. Saraband eventually win- ning in a canter by a length ; three lengths between second and third ; Kaunitz was fourth, and Volta fifth. Skyscraper, who made his first public appearance in the race, is a son of Skylark and Palmflower, and had been bought for 1,400 guineas at the sale of Lord Falmouth's yearlings last sum- mer. He ran badly, as, with scarcely a single exception, all these enormously high-priced yearlings and two-year-olds of Lord Fal- mouth's breeding so far had done, gravely disappointing the rosy anticipations which had been formed. Another Ascot surprise was now in store. The Eous Memo- rial Stakes had 107 subscribers, and of those on the spot three were notably good horses — Duke of Eichmond (Hampton — Pre- ference), Prism (Uncas — Kainbow), and Lucerne (Fetterlock — Metz), who had won this race last year. Of these Duke of Rich- mond was, apparently with good reason, esteemed the best. Rous Memorial Stakes of 40 sovs each, with 1,000 added; second received 100 sovs ; new mile ; 107 subs. Lord Bradford's b c Isobar, by Isonomy — Remorse, 3 yrs,7st 41b Tomlinson 1 Duke of Westminster's Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs, 8st 101b Archer 2 Lord Zetland's Prism, 5 yrs, 9st 51b Watts 3 Mr. G. H. Houldsworth's Royal Fern, 4 yrs, 8st 101b Osborne Mr. L. de Rothschild's Lucerne, 5 yrs, 9st 81b Cannon Mr. J. Foy's Jacob, 3 yrs, 7st 41b Challoner Betting. — 13 to 8 on Duke of Richmond, 4 to 1 agst Prism, 8 to 1 agst Lucerne, 20 to 1 agst Isobar, and 25 to 1 agst Royal Fern. Isobar, on the extreme right, was first away, and soon held a strong lead of Jacob and Prism. On the right side of the course Isobar galloped on, while some twenty lengths or more behind him, on the left side, the three horses between which the race was supposed to lie came on by themselves. If the jockeys saw Isobar at all they doubtless thought that he would come back to them, but when two-thirds of the distance had been covered, his lead was not diminished and he was still going at ease. The de- sirability of catching the leader was then impressed on Archer and the others, and their effort was made; but Duke of Eichmond could not reduce the gap, and Archer, seeing that pursuit was hopeless, eased his horse, which had already showed a disposition z 338 THE YEAR'S SPORT to swerve. Isobar won by nearly twenty lengths ; Prism was a bad third. This race set people wondering. A son of Isonomy (Sterling — Isola Bella), the great horse that had himself done so much, naight do anything. He was scarcely the soundest of colts, — his hocks had evidently given trouble ; but he had won in extraordi- nary fashion from three approved good horses, and his claims to respectful consideration were undeniable. For the St. Leger, however, odds of 100 to 1 against him were offered, which looked as if the race had been, or was at the time thought to be, an acci- dent. His moderate stable companion, Sheraton, had been re- garded as his superior. The last race of the day brought out The Bard for his twelfth essay. This time he ran against a couple of three-year-olds, but they were very poor performers, and the little horse had no trouble at the finish. The Bard, on the right, jumped off in front of Campbell and Noemie, and, increasing his advantage as he came on, won in a common canter by six lengths ; Grecian Bride was a bad third. First Year of the Twenty-third New Biennial Stakes of 15 sovs each, with 300 added ; second received 50 sovs ; T. Y. C. ; 25 subs. Mr. R. Peck's ch c The Bard, by Petrarch — Magdalene, 2 yrs, 7st 61b (car. 7st 91b) Wood 1 Mr. Craven's Campbell, 3 yrs, 9st Morrell 2 Mr. Manton's Grecian Bride, 3 yrs, 9st 101b Archer 3 Mr. Lefevre's Noemie, 2 yrs, 6st 131b Tomlisson Betting. — 9 to 2 on The Bard, 7 to 1 agst Grecian Bride, and 20 to 1 agst Campbell. The last day of the meeting opened with a blow to the rej)uta- tion of Red Ruin (Hampton — Red Rag), which had been thought by many to have a chance for the Derby. Odds of 6 to 4 were laid on him, but with 8st 101b on his back he could only make a dead heat for second place with Pepper and Salt, 9st lib, both being beaten by Prince Soltykoff's Dandie Dinmont (Silvio — Meg Merrilies), 8st 31b. One more Ascot surprise was then to come. After Storm Light's easy success on the Tuesday, the Windsor Castle Stakes was thought to be such a certainty for her that odds of 4 to 1 were freely laid. Windsor Castle Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 300 added, for two-year-olds ; second received a sum equal to 10 per cent, on the whole stake ; T. Y.C. Mr. Cannon's br c Fullerton, by Touchet— Caroline, 8st 101b Owner 1 Mr. Jardine's c by Adventurer — Miss Pool, 8st 101b Osborne 2 Mr. Douglas's OflEenheit, 8st 101b Watts 3 Mr. Abington's c by Chevron— Madame Walton, 8st 101b S. Loates Lord Haldon's Storm Light, 8st 71b Archer Baron de Hirsch's Lorgnette, 8st 71b Giles Duke of St. Albans' Hors de Combat, 8st 71b Wood Lord Ellesmere's Demagogue Barrett Betting. — 7 to 2 on Storm Light, 100 to 7 each agst Lorgnette and Hors de Combat, 20 to 1 agst Fullerton, and 25 to 1 agst the Miss Pool colt. EACINa 339 Storm Light, on the right, made play from Lorgnette, the Madame Walton colt, Offenheit, and FuUerton. The latter, wide ■on the left, had drawn up on crossing the road, and soon after Offenheit joined the front rank, and the favourite was beaten at the 'distance, from which point Fullerton went away and won by three lengths. Miss Pool colt, who challenged Offenheit half a distance from home, finishing second, three parts of a length in front of Offenheit ; Storm Light was fourth, and Demagogue last. The result of the race was equally astonishing and agreeable to Fullerton's owner, Tom Cannon, who bred, trained, and rode him. In the face of a strong opposition, Mr. Hammond would pro- bably have hesitated to bring out St. Gratien for the Alexandra Plate. He had, however, practically nothing to beat, and his owner observed that if took him home the horse would have to gallop in the Limekilns, for which performance no money was to be ob- tained, whereas a moderate training gallop here would bring in over 1,000L ; and the Grold Cup winner was saddled accordingly. Alexandra Plate of 1,000 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft ; 3 miles. 12 subs. Mr. J. Hammond's b c St. Gatien, by Rotherhill or The Rover — St. Editha, 4 yrs, 9st 51b Wood 1 Mr. Lefevre's Hermitage, 4 yrs, 9st Webb 2 Mr. F. Gebhard's Eole, aged, 9st 71b Cannon 3 Duke of Hamilton's Cosmos, 5 yrs, 9st 61b Watts Betting. — 3 to 1 on St. Gatien, 11 to 2 agst Hermitage, 6 to 1 agst Cosmos, and 20 to 1 agst Eole. At a slow pace Eole made the running from Cosmos, Hermitage lying third, and St. Gratien last. Passing the Stand, Eole only led by half a length, Hermitage, still third, pulling Webb out of the saddle. After making the Hotel turn. Cosmos took a slight lead of Eole, but on entering Swinley Bottom the two leaders were side by side. When they emerged from the bottom, Eole had a clear lead of Cosmos, the other pair maintaining their original positions. At Swinley turn. Hermitage, still pulling hard, and St. Gatien drew nearer to the others, and in this order they came into the straight, when Hermitage took up the running and looked dangerous to the distance. A hundred and fifty yards from home St. Gatien drew out and won in a canter by six lengths. The Wokingham Stakes brought out a field of fourteen, and Sir Francis was made the favourite at the preposterously short odds of 2 to 1. He ran nowhere — was, indeed, about the first beaten — and the race fell to Lord Hartington's Corunna (Coeruleus — Cintra), 5 years, 6st 51b, the second in the Hunt Cup. Mr. Manton's Energy ran remarkably well under the great burden of 1 Ost 31b, but Archer, when he saw that he could not win, did not persevere for the place which he might have obtained. z 2 340 THE YEAE'S SPORT The Hardwicke Stakes brought out a field of seven, Bendigo- being at once installed favourite, and the race was never in doubt* The Haedwicke Stakes of 2,000 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, p.p. ; weight for age, with penalties and allowances ; the second to receive 10 per cent, and the third 5 per cent, on the whole stakes. Swinley Course. 122 subs. Mr. W. T. Barclay's Bendigo, by Ben Battle — Hasty Girl, 5 yrs, 9st 121b J. Snowden 1 Mr. Manton's Willie Darling, 3 yrs, 7st 7lb F. Barrett 2 Mr. Gerard's Grafton, 3 yrs, 7st 121b G. Barrett 3 Lord Bradford's Sheraton, 3 yrs, 8st 51b J. Osborne Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Wild Thyme, 4 yrs, 9st 7lb ..F.Webb Mr. Leopold de Rothschild's Lucerne, 5 yrs, 9st 121b T. Cannon Captain Machell's Queen Adelaide, 4 yrs, 9st 71b F. Archer Betting. — 6 to 4 on Bendigo, 4 to 1 agst Crafton, 10 to 1 agst Lucerne, 100 ta 7 each agst Sheraton and Queen Adelaide, and 20 to 1 each agst Wild Thyme and Willie Darling. Crafton made play, followed by Sheraton and Lucerne, with Willie Darling and Bendigo next, and Queen Adelaide last, for a quarter of a mile, when Sheraton took a clear lead, and was fol- lowed into the Swinley Bottom by Crafton, Bendigo and Willie Darling going on next for a short distance, when Bendigo changed places with Crafton, with Queen Adelaide in the rear. So they ran to the brick kilns, where Wild Thyme drew into fourth place. Making the bend into the straight, Crafton rushed forward and took up the running, followed by Bendigo, who reached him inside the distance, and won in a canter by four lengths ; head between second and third. Sheraton was fourth. Queen Ade- laide fifth. Lucerne next, and Wild Thyme last. Time, 2 min. 43 2-5 sec. The results of Ascot generally were to confirm the excellence of Saraband among the two-year-olds. The Bard's capacity was so little tried that his reputation was not affected by his success.. Isobar was brought on the scene as a colt with St. Leger preten- sions, and was backed from 100 to 1 to 100 to 8 on the Monday after Ascot. Red Ruin and Royal Hampton lost caste ; the Child of the Mist proved himself much better than he had been thought ; and Pepper and Salt also demonstrated an ability to race — to run into a better place than the second, which had seemed his favourite. Duke of Richmond sustained his reputation as an unlucky horse ; he had now run eight times, and six times he had been second. Bendigo in the first place, with Energy and MacMahon after him, had shown excellent form. St. G-atien had done handsomely all that he had been asked to do, and still appeared to stand out alone, though it was all too plain that he was not nearly himself. Windsor followed on the 25th and 26th of June, and here were decided a couple of two-year-old races which brought out good animals. KACING 341 The Royal Stakes, a Plate of 1,000 sovs, for two-year-olds; colts 8st 121b, fillies 8st 91b ; winner extra ; second received 1 00, and third 50 sovs out of plate. Five furlongs. -Mr. T. Jennings's Exmoor,by Vestminster — Lorna Doone, 8st lib J. Goater a Mr. A. Taylor's Gay Hermit, by Hermit — Doll Tearsheet, 8st 51b Morgan a Mr. C. Blanton's Exning, Ust 51b F. Archer Betting. — Evens on Gay Hermit, 2 to 1 agst Exning, and 5 to 1 agst Exmoor. Exning made play, followed by Exmoor — who got badly off — and Gray Hermit to the distance, where the leader was beaten, and Gay Hermit joined Exmoor. The former made a slight stumble in the last few strides, and Exmoor looked for the moment like winning, but Gray Hermit, recovering and running on, made a dead heat. Exning — who, though entered in the name of Mr. Blanton, had been purchased by Captain Machell — was beaten by three lengths. The Midsummer Plate, run for on the second day, was interest- ing because it brought together Philosophy and Gray Hermit. On the occasion of their last meeting the latter had beaten the filly, but it was supposed by good judges that the result would be re- versed, and so it proved. The Midsummer Plate of 1,000 sovs, for two-year-olds ; colts Sst 121b, fillies 8st 91b ; winners extra ; second to receive 100 sovs and the third 50 sovs out of the plate. Five furlongs. Mr. R. Peck's Philosophy, by Hermit — Alone's dam, by Y. Melbourne, 9st 21b F. Archer 1 Mr. Manton's Gay Hermit, 9st 51b J. Watts 2 •General Owen Williams's Lisbon, 9st 51b 0. Loates 3 Mr. T. Blenkiron's Ruth, Sst 91b J. Goater Mr. G. Cleveland's Athelstan, Sst 121b C. Wood Mr. Lefevre's Consigne, Sst 91b J. E. Tomlisson •Colonel J. Lloyd's Vain Hope, Sst 91b A. F, Lemaire Setting.— Q to 4 on Philosophy, 100 to 30 agst Gay Hermit, and 10 to 1 agst .any other. Won easily by a length ; same between the second and third. "The result was never in doubt. The ' game ' was resumed at Stockbridge on the Tuesday (June 30), the day appointed for the Bibury Club Meeting, with which Stockbridge always begins. The Club is at the height of its prosperity, the Duke of Westminster and several other leading patrons of the turf having joined it this year. At Stockbridge the chief interest centres in the two-year-old racing, and this year this was of at least average importance. In the first race, the Duke of Portland's Modwena (Gralopin — Mowerina) was opposed by Prince Soltykoffs Silver, a colt by Sterling — Lucetta, whose smartness had been noised abroad. The ring showed little faith in rumour, for 9 to 2 was laid on Modwena, and she won in a canter. For the Grrosvenor Stakes, Greneral Owen Williams's Pretty Face, which had run third to Ste. Alvere and Sunrise for the British Dominion 342 THE YEAE'S SPOET Stakes at Sandown, was made favourite, and the result proved the wisdom of * the talent.' Grosvenoe, Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5ft, with 200 added, for two-year-olds; 5 furlongs ; 17 subs. Gen. 0. Williams's bf Pretty Face, by Eotherhill— Effie Deans, 8st 101b Archer 1 Mr. Manton's Helen of Troy, 8st 101b G. Barrett 2 Mr. E. H. Wood's Dog Pose, 9st Goater 3 Lord Rosebery's Tresca, 8st Wood 0' Mr. T. E. Walker's Jeanie, 8st (car 8st lib) Giles 0- Betting. — 2 to 1 agst Pretty Face, 9 to 4 agst Helen of Troy, 4 to 1 agst- Jeanie, 100 to 15 agst Dog Rose, and 10 to 1 agst Tresca. Dog Eose and Jeanie made the running till nearinjj^ home,, when Pretty Face drew up and won by a length and a half, a head dividing second and third ; Jeanie was fourth. In the next race again the market foreshadowed the result. Champagne Stakes of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, with 200 added, for two-year-olds ; about five furlongs ; 24 subs. Mr. R. H. Combe's br c Volta, by Blair Athol— Electric Light, 8st 121b Archer 1 Mr. J. A. Craven's Coquille, 8st 91b Cannon 2 Mr. T. E. Walker's Blue Stocking, 8st 91b Giles 3 Col. Byrne's c by Rosicrucian — Bravura, 8st 121b S. Loates Duke of Portland's NubbleyBux, 8st 121b Wood Duke of Beaufort's Winter Cherry, 8st 91b G. Barrett Betting. — 2 to 1 agst Volta, 5 to 2 agst Coquille, 4 to 1 agst Nubbley Bux, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Blue Stocking cut out the running, followed by Coquille in the centre and the Bravura colt on the left, with Volta last. So they ran to the distance, where Volta took third place, and the race lay between the three placed. Volta then headed the others and won by a neck ; Blue Stocking was a bad third, and Winter Cherry fourth. The mere results of the other races tell their own tale. Gray Hermit won so easily that it was impossible to say how much he had in hand. Twenty-seventh Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for two- year-olds ; T.Y.C. ; 24 subs. Mr. Manton's b c Gay Hermit, by Hermit — Doll Tearsheet, 9st Archer 1 Mr. Brodrick-Cloete's Silversmith, 9st G. Barrett 2 Mr. Abington's c by Skylark- Zeneyda, 8st 111b Cannon 3 Capt. Wardle's Princess Maud, 8st 61b Giles O Betting. — 7 to 2 on Gay Hermit, 8 to 1 agst the Zeneyda colt, 10 to 1 agst Silversmith, and 20 to 1 agst Princess Maud. Princess Maud made the running from Silversmith and the- Zeneyda colt to the distance, where Gay Hermit, who had hitherto- been lying behind, came up, and, on being let out at the Stand,, won easily by half a length ; two lengths between second and thirds EACING 343 BiBURY Club Home-bred Produce Stakes of 200 sovs each, 25ft ; for two- year-olds ; Bush in ; 4 subs. Sir J. D. Astley's b c Blondel, by Scamp — Melody, 9st Cannon 1 Mr. T. E. Walker's Dochart, 9st Giles 2 Mr. J. Lowther's Easington, 9st Archer 3 Betting. — Even on Blondel, 15 to 8 agst Easington, and 5 to 1 agst Dochart. Easington made the running to the distance, where he was overtaken by the others, who ran a good race home, the favourite eventually winning by a neck ; a length between second and third. Bibury Club Home-bred Foal Stakes of 100 sovs each, 25 ft ; for two-year- olds ; Bush in ; lo subs. Prince Soltykoff's ch c Mephisto, by Kobert the Devil — Meg Merrilies, 9st T, Cannon w.o. So ended the first day. The first day of the Stockbridge proper began with a two-year- old race which brought out a Sandown winner and showed that Silver was of little account. First Year of the Zetland Stakes of 100 sovs each, 25 ft, for two-year-olds ; 5 furlongs ; 9 subs. Gen. Owen Williams's b c Lisbon, by Coeruleus — Cintra, 8st 121b Archer 1 Prince Soltykoif 's Silver, 8st 121b Cannon 2 Duke of Beaufort's Ariel, 8st 91b G. Barrett 3 Betting. — 3 to 1 on Lisbon, and 6 to 1 agst any other. Lisbon made the running clear of Ariel and Silver, but after going for a furlong the two last-named changed places. In the dip Silver ran uj) to Lisbon, but the latter, drawing away, won by a length and a half ; a bad third. The next winner was found with equal ease. Mottisfont Stakes of 30 sovs each, h ft, with 200 added, for two-year-olds ; T.Y.C. ; 27 subs, 12 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Duke of Beaufort's b or br f Travancore, by Pell Mell — Malabar, 9st G. Barrett 1 Mr. Brodrick-Cloete's Eucalyptus, 8st 91b (car 8st 111b) Archer 2 Mr. D. Henty's Graceful, 8st 91b Cannon 3 Mr. Abington's b c by Claremont — Queen Bee, 8st 121b Smith Betting. — 12 to 10 on Travancore, 7 to 4 agst Graceful, 100 to 60 agst Euca- lyptus, and 20 to 1 agst the Queen Bee colt. The Queen Bee colt was quickest away, but after a few strides was passed by Graceful, next to whom came the Queen Bee colt and Travancore. In this order they ran to the dip, where Grrace- ful dropped back, the Queen Bee colt almost at the same moment giving way to Eucalyptus. At the distance Travancore came away. Close to home Eucalyptus came with a rush, and ap- peared to be level with the favourite a couple of strides from the post, but Travancore was successful by a head. The Stockbridge Cup, for which last year Energy could not 344 THE YEAE'S SPOET make G-eheimniss gallop, brought out no opponent to the son of Sterling and Merry Duchess, so that Energy walked over — a dis- appointing result, for though the ' Cup ' race is only over a six- furlong course, it is generally well contested by good animals. The Beaufort Handicap was won by Gray Hermit's elder brother Her- mitage, and then in the Stockbridge Foal Stakes came a surprise. Modwena w^as regarded as a ' certainty,' but defeat was in store for her. Stockbridge Foal Stakes of 20 sovs each, with 100 added, for two-year-olds ; second saved his stake ; 5 furlongs ; 68 subs, 37 of whom pay 3 sovs each, Mr. Benholm's br c Esher, by Claremont — Una, 9st Martin 1 Duke of Portland's Modwena, 9st lib Wood 2 Sir F.Johnstone's Pampas Grass, 8st Ulb Archer 3 Mr. T.Cannon's Vivacious, 8st 111b Owner Mr. Somers's Cissy, 8st 111b G. Barrett Lord Fitzwilliam's Spindrift, 8st 81b Goater Betting. — 9 to 4 on Modwena, 5 to 1 agst Cissy, 100 to 8 agst Pampas Grass, and 20 to 1 agst Esher. Spindrift made the running till entering the rails, where Esher took the lead, with Modwena and Cissy next, Spindrift dropping rapidly behind. Two hundred yards from home Modwena chal- lenged Esher and an exciting race took place, Esher just winning by a head ; Pampas Grrass a bad third. For the next race backers were out in their selection. Stockbridge Post Sweepstakes of 200 sovs each, for two-year-olds ; second saved stake ; T.Y.C. ; 6 subs. Mr. Manton's ch f Helen of Troy, by Hermit— La Belle Helene, 8st 111b G. Barrett 1 Duke of Westminster's Benefit, 9st Archer 2 Mr. R. H. Combe's The Beau, 9st Cannon 3 Betting, — 5 to 4 agst Benefit, 11 to 8 agst The Beau, and 6 to 1 agst Helen of Troy. The latter made all the running, and won in a canter by a length and a half. It was seen that Benefit (an own brother to the Duke of Eichmond) was not fit. Nevertheless he had left Kingsclere with a reputation, and his easy defeat by Helen of Troy, who had proved herself to be only moderate, was against his pretensions. The third day was the most interesting of the three, and of all the races, notwithstanding that Saraband was out, the first contest had special claims to consideration. Writing at this time a sympathetic spectator said : — ' There were, as there always are, many interesting features in the Stockbridge Meeting, just past ; but to the racing man who has a touch of sentiment about him there was perhaps nothing more interesting than the struggle between the sons of those old rivals Bend Or and Robert the Devil. How those two great horses met and alternately defeated each KACINa 345 -other, so that no one could say which was the better of the pair, has been told and will not be forgotten while Englishmen continue to care for racing. They have passed away, the Derby winner of 1880, the gallant Bend Or, and the St. Leger winner of the same year, the no less gallant Robert the Devil. Now their sons live to fight out again the battles of their sires, and it is an extraordinary thing that the two colts which draw their being from the heroes ■of 1880, Kendal (Bend Or — Windermere) and Mephisto (Robert the Devil — Meg Merrilies), should be, in racing parlance, as close together as their fathers were. The question between the two sires was never settled, and between their sons it is at present equally undecided. The two colts were ridden at Stockbridge by Archer and Cannon, and so had every advantage that consummate handling could give them. Archer, on Kendal, won by a head ; but there was the excuse for Mephisto that he had been coughing, and had nob done well since he left home for Stockbridge. Vic- tory rests at present with Kendal, the property of the Duke of Westminster, as was his sire Bend Or.' Stockbridge Post Sweepstakes of 200 sovs each, h ft, for two-year-olds ; second saved stakes ; T.Y.C. ; 8 subs. Duke of Westminsters cli c Kendal, by Bend Or— Windermere, 9st Archer 1 Prince Soltykoff 's Mephisto, by Robert the Devil— Meg Merrilies, 9st Cannon 2 Mr. Px. H. Combe's Volta, 9 st G. Barrett 3 Betting.— Q to 5 agst Kendal, 6 to 4 agst Mephisto, and 11 to 2 agst Volta. Kendal, on the right, showed the way with a clear lead of Volta, who lay on the outside, with Mephisto lying off. After entering the line for home the three began to take closer order, and in the first dip Mephisto joined Volta, who was beaten at the distance. From this point the issue was left to the two favourites, of whom Mephisto appeared to have the best of it ; but, for reasons above stated. Cannon would not distress his colt, and the more experienced animal, running very gamely, won by a head. Volta was beaten so far that the form was proved to be good. The Duke of Beaufort's Pepper and Salt, winner of the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot, easily disposed of Mr. Manton's Willie Darling in the Twenty-sixth Biennial, and for the Hurstbourne, the redoubt- able Saraband, long since foreshadowed by connections of her stable as the inevitable winner of next year's Derby, came out against a much-talked-of colt belonging to Mr. Man ton. Huestbouene Stakes of 50 sovs, h ft, with 300 added, for two-year-olds ; second saved stakes ; 5 furlongs. Mr. Peck's ch c Saraband, by Muncaster— Highland Fling, 9st Archer 1 Mr. Manton's St. Mirin, by Hermit— Lady Paramount, 9st Cannon 2 Mr. T. Jennings's Exmoor, 9st Goater 3 Betting.— n to 4 on Saraband, 4 tol agst St. Mirin, and 9 to 1 agst Exmoor. Exmoor, who held a line of his own inside on the left, showed the way to Saraband on the right and St. JNIirin in the centre to 346 THE YEAE'S SPORT the commencement of the inclosures. Here Exmoor was beaten ;. Saraband, taking up the running, easily stalled off the challenge of St. Mirin, and won by a length ; Exmoor a very bad third. Notwithstanding his defeat, St. Mirin's performance much impressed the admirable horseman who rode him. ' When I began to ride him with my hands, and asked him to finish, the little thing half stopped and pricked up his ears, wondering what it meant. " What am I to do ? No one has ever done that to me before ! " he seemed to say,' his kindly rider remarked after- wards. He had been well tried, but had won his trial so easily that the mysteries of a finish were not revealed to him ; and horses have to learn how to gallop. The other two-year-old race, the Troy Stakes, was contested only by Travancore and Benefit. Troy Stakes of 50 sovs each, half ft, for two-year-olds ; Bush in. Duke of Beaufort's Travancore, by Pell Mell— Malabar, 8st 61b G. Barrett 1 Duke of Westminster's Benefit, 8st 91b T. Cannon 2' Betting. — 6 to 4 on Travancore. The result was very simple. Travancore was fit to race ;. Benefit was not. The Duke of Beaufort therefore instructed his jockey to jump off as soon as the flag fell and make the best of his way home. ' You are riding a mare that is trained against an animal that is not trained,' his Grrace said. ' Come away when the flag falls, and your opponent will be beaten before half the distance is covered.' So it was, and Cannon could only smile at the Duke's humorous remark, ' Went a little too fast for you^ didn't she, Tom ? ' when the jockeys returned to weigh. The only other races of note were the Queen's Plate, in which Thebais showed her deterioration by succumbing to Hermitage, who led throughout and won easily, though 7 to 4 was laid on the mare ; and a match between Mr. Cholmley's still unnamed Sweetbriar horse, 6 yrs, 1 3 st (Archer) and Mr. Brodrick-Cloete's Smatterer, 3 yrs, list 71b (owner up). The latter proved him- self to be no novice in the saddle, but the horse won. While racing was in progress at Stockbridge in the south, the Grosforth Park Meeting, at which the Northumberland Cup is run, was taking place. The sport was, with one notable exception, of a very poor description. Evil befell the competitors. Eurasian was for a time favourite, but he was scratched. Then Xema was backed down to 7 to 2, but she, too, was withdrawn. Diss was speedily promoted to the head of affairs, and supported at very short odds, but he also went wrong ; Greenbank retreated the day before the race from 5 to 2 to 7 to 1. Lawminster was likewise scratched^ Seven very indifferent animals finally went to the post, including the Hygeia horse, an unsuccessful hurdle jumper, and Equity, a steeple-chaser of moderate form. KACING 347 The Northumberland Plate of 1,000 sovs, by subscription of 25 sovs each, 10' ft, and 8 only if declared ; winners extra ; second to receive 50 sovs out of the plate. Two miles. Mr. K. Craig's Blue Grass, by Pat Molloy— Amy Farley, 3 yrs, 7st 111b (car. 7st 131b) A. Giles 1 Mr. I'Anson's Hambledon, 3 yrs, 6st 31b G. Woodburn 2 Mr. R. Jardine's Greenbank, 5 yrs, 8st 51b J. Osborne 3 Mr. C. Perkins's Bonaparte, 6 yrs, 7st 21b F. Barrett Mr. J. W. Hope's Lady Adelaide, 5 yrs, 7st lib K. Tomlinson Mr. C. J. Cunningham's h by Brown Bread — Hygeia, 6 yrs, 7st Chandley Mr. R. Howett's Equity, 5 3rs, 6st 41b W. Glover Betting. — 2 to 1 agst Blue Grass, 5 to 1 each agst Lady Adelaide and Hygeia horse, 6 to 1 agst Hambledon, 7 to 1 agst Greenbank, and 20 to 1 agst Equity. Hambledon, on the rails, was the first to show in front, having a slight advantage of Hygeia horse, with Grreenbank at the heels of his erst-while stable companion, Bonaparte going on fourth,, just in front of Lady Adelaide, while Equity figured in the rear. As they made the bottom turn, Hygeia horse increased the lead, being fully three lengths in front of Hambledon, with Blue Grass the whipper-in of the party. When fairly in the line for home, Hygeia horse dropped away, and left Hambledon in front of Blue Grass and Adelaide, while Greenbank drew up on the right, but he never seriously threatened danger, and with Lady Adelaide in trouble before the distance was reached, Blue Grass drew up to Hambledon, whom he gradually wore down in an exciting run home, and won by three-quarters of a length ; Greenbank was a bad third, two or three lengths in front of Hygeia horse, who was fourth, with Bonaparte fifth, ten lengths in advance of Lady Adelaide, while Equity trotted in last. Time, 3 min. 34| sec. The exception above referred to was the debut of Minting (Lord Lyon — Mint Sauce), a colt that seemed likely to grow into one of the horses of the generation if not of the century. He is a magnificent-looking animal, and had left Matthew Dawson's stable with the reputation of being as good as he looked. His action, combined with his make and shape, secured him enthusiastic admiration, and he did with consummate ease what he was asked to do. Lord Lyon had been a great disappointment at the stud,, but to be the sire of such a horse as Minting was to be famous. The Seaton Delaval Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 500 added (300 sovs to the winner, 100 to the nominator of the winner, and 50 sovs each to nominator and owner of second) ; for two-year-olds ; colts 9st, fillies and geldings 8st 111b, with penalties and allowances. Six furlongs. Mr. R. Viner's b c Minting, by Lord Lyon — Mint Sauce, 8st 91b J. Watts 1 Mr. Bowes's brc Jacobite, by Rosicrucian— Twine the Plaiden, 8st 91b.Bruckshaw 2 Mr. W. Walker's br colt by Mere worth— Strathcarron, 8st 91b J. Osborne 3. Mr. R. Jardine's c by Springfield— Lady Lucas, 8t,t 91b Bowman 0- Mr. R. Osborne's Toto, 8st 91b Goodway Mr. C. Perkins's Hawkeye, 8st 91b Fagan Mr. J. Snarry's Buckthorpe, 8st 91b Lashmar a Mr. W. Stevenson's Silver Crest, 8st 61b J. Snowden Betting — 5 to 4 agst Minting, 9 to 4 against Jacobite, 100 to 12 agst Lady Lucas colt, 100 to 8 agst Buckthorpe, 15 to 1 agst Hawkeye, and 20 to 1 each agst Toto and Strathcarron colt. 348 THE YEAE'S SPOET Several failures occurred before the lot were dispatched to a good start, and Buckthorpe and Hawk eye made joint running, with the Strathcarron colt next, just in front of Minting, Jacobite, and the Lady Lucas colt. So they ran for three parts of the journey, when Buckthorpe and Hawkeye were beaten, and the favourite, pulling his way to the front, came on and won in a common canter by six lengths. J Sir Hercules * i Guiccioli f Economist * 1 Miss Pratt j Sultan ' i Trampoline J Muley * 1 Clare I Camel ■ 1 Banter j Tomboy ■ ' Ptochana ( Sandbeck * 1 Johanna I Plenipotentiary * I Pawn Junior ( Comus 1 Clinkerina ( Cervantes ' t Golumpus mare ( Castrel * \ Idalia f Glencoe * I Frolicsome i Touchstone * ^ Vulture j Whisker ' ^ Garcia J Venison * 1 Queen Anne f Birdcatcher ^Prairie Bird Popular as the Newmarket July Meeting is with racing men, the actual sport is usually poor in quality, and apart from the couple of two-year-old races, the July and the Chesterfield, there was comparatively little of importance to be seen ' behind the ditch ' on July 7 and the three following days. The sales of yearlings attracted as much attention as the racing, and it may be doubted whether so remarkable a sale will ever be seen again as that of the Blankney youngsters which took place in Joseph Cannon's paddock at Primrose Cottage on the Thursday. To take things in order, however, the July Stakes must, first of all, be the subject of com- ment. Kendal and Mephisto were here to fight out their Stock- bridge battle again, the highly-tried Cataract (Hampton — Corrie) and Seaton (Master Kildare — Violet Melrose, and consequently own brother to Melton) were to be out, as was St. Mirin, in whom Pedigeee of the Winner. Birdcatcher The Baron . . Echidna . 'Stockwell . o ( Glencoe . Pocahontas . J ^ 1 Marpessa rp . o Paragone . . J Touchstone 1-^ ( Hoyden . _ Paradigm . Redshank 6 5 Ellen Home . • Delhi . H • ^ Humphrey ^ Melbourne . . - Clinker Daughter of Y. Melbourne •j V Clarissa . . . ^ Pantaloon (U f3 , Daughter of (Orlando . g Marsyas . . - .Malibran iS -Syce Rose of Kent . " ' Kingston England's . Beauty EACING 34^ much faith was placed, and Ste. Alvere, winner of the British Dominion Stakes at Sandown. July Stakes of 50 sovs each, for two-year-olds ; second received 100 sovs, and' third saved stake ; new T.Y.C. ; 63 svibs. Duke of Westminster's ch c Kendal, by Bend Or — Windermere, 9st ...G. Barrett 1 Prince Soltykoff's Mephisto, 9st Wood 2 Lord Calthorpe's Ste. Alvere, 8st 111b Webb 3 Lord Ellesmere's Cataract, 8st 111b Giles Mr. Manton's St. Mirin, 9st Watts Lord Hastings's Seaton, 9st Archer Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Calais, 9st Wainwright Lord Kosebery's Kaunitz, 9st Cannon Mr. L. de Kothschild's Aerides, 9st F. Barrett Betting. — 4 to 1 agst St. Mirin, 9 to 2 each agst Mephistoand Cataract, 11 to 2 agst Ste. Alvere, 9 to 1 agst Kendal, 10 to 1 agst Seaton, and 20 to 1 agst Calais. Stockwell (1849) Marigold (1860) Pedigree of the Winner TThe Baron (1842) . (Pocahontas (1837). rTeddington(1848) (s. to Singape (1852) o ^ Thormanby (1857) , L(| ^ [ Ellen Home (1844) h3 < ^g p o J3 00 Sweetmeat (1842) . > Jocose (1843) . . S ,Birdcatcher (1833) l^'l"^ (Agnes (1844) . . (Melbourne or Wndhnd (1847) . AliceHawthrn(1838) (Bed Shank (1833) . (Dellii(1838) . f Gladiator (1833) . (Lollipop (1838) . /■Pantaloon (1824) . I Banter (1836) r Sir Hercules (1826) lGuiccioH(1823) . r Clarion (1836) (Annette (1835) . I Birdcatcher I Echidna f Glencoe I Marpessa f Orlando t Miss Twickenham ( Eatan 1 Melbourne m ( Pantaloon t Phryne ( Muley Moloch t Rebecca i Sandbeck 1 Johanna f Plenipotentiary t Pawn Junior f Partisan 1 Pauline f Starch or Voltaire i Belinda f Castrel ( Idalia f Master Henry 1 Boadicea < Whalebone IPeri ( Bob Booty 1 Flight f Sultan t Clara f Priam 1 Potentate's dam After some delay at the post, caused by the breaking away of Seaton and Cataract, Kendal jumped off with the lead, the next four being Aerides, Mephisto, Kaunitz, and Cataract. In three hundred yards Ste. Alvere, who had been behind, drew up into third place, and Cataract went on in front of Kendal. Half way down the hill Mephisto, who had been lying wide on the left, went to the front ; St. Mirin was almost the first beaten, and fell back with Calais. Mephisto and Kendal were now in advance of the others, only Kaunitz, Ste. Alvere, and Aerides were near the leaders. 350 THE YEAE'S SPOET Nearing home, Kendal went to the front and won a good race by three-quarters of a length, the same distance separating second and third ; Kaunitz was fourth, Aerides fifth, and St. Mirin last. St. Mirin's running was unaccountable, and Mephisto greatly ■disappointed his friends, while Kendal's game finish was the theme •of much admiration. He swerved from distress in the last few yards, and did no doubt to some extent hamper the second, but not •enough to alter the result. Ste. Alvere also had bad luck in the race. At the sale of a draft from ' Mr. Manton's ' stud on the Tues- 'day, that wonderfully speedy horse Energy had been bought by Captain Machell for 4,000 guineas, and he was not long in earn- ing back some of his purchase money, though the betting was against the possibility of winning much. July Cup, value 300 sovs ; second saved stake ; last 6 furlongs of B.M. ; 15 subs. ■Capt. Machell's oh h Energj', by Sterling— Cherry Duchess, o yrs, 9st 71b.. Archer 1 Lord Ellesmere's Highland Chief, 5 yrs, 9st 71b G. Barrett 2 Mr. Adrian'sThe Prince, 5 yrs, 9st lib Watts 3 Mr. Gr. Arden's Glen Albyn, aged, 9st 41b C. Loates Betting. — 75 to 20 on Energy, 8 to 1 agst Glen Albyn, 10 to 1 agst The Prince, ;and 33 to 1 agst Highland Chief. Highland Chief and Glen Albyn made joint running to the •distance, where Energy went to the front and won somewhat easily l)y three-quarters of a length, after having been challenged by the Prince one hundred yards from home ; a neck separated second and third. The sales had been going on morning and afternoon. On the Wednesday Lord Wolverton sold his yearlings, and the competition was well sustained owing to the fact that from Iwerne Minster The Bard had come last year. A half sister to this valuable colt, a -chestnut filly (See-Saw — Magdalene) was taken by Mr. Peck for 1,600 guineas; Porter gave 1,100 guineas for a chestnut colt (Doncaster — Calisto), and Mr. D. Baird 730 guineas for a bay colt (Gralopin — Graciosa). But the hundreds paid for these were to be eclipsed by the thousands paid for the Blankney-bred youngsters. The Blankney Yearlings, with Engagements. £ B c, by Hermit — Nyl Gau, by Musjid; foaled April 29 R. Sherwood 470 •Ch c, by Hermit -Mistake, by Rataplan ; foaled March 15 Mr. Jousiffe 380 B c, by Galopin— Lightning, by Thunderbolt; foaled Feb. 18 Mr. Gerard 2100 B c, by Hermit — Bonnie Doon,by Rapid Rhone ; foaled April 7... Mr. Renfrew 610 ■Ch f, by Hermit— Villafranca, by Restitution; foaled Feb. 22 Mr. R. Peck 3000 B f, by Hermit— Adelaide ; foaled Feb. 13 Mr. R. Peck 3900 Ch f, by Hermit— Patchwork, by Y. Melbourne ; foaled Feb. 12. Mr. J. Porter 400 ■Ch f , by Hermit— Stray Shot, by Toxophilite ; foaled March 7. Mr. S. Darling 3050 B c, by Hermit — Assegai, by Toxophilite; foaled March 4 ...Mr. Cartwright 1350 Ch c, by Hermit — sister to Adelaide, by Y. Melbourne ; foaled March 14 Mr. Cartwright 1000 Br c, by Rosicrucian — Florence, by Vespasian ; foaled Jan.26.Duke of Portland 1000 Ch f, by Hermit— Hazeldean, by Cathedral ; foaled March 17 Mr. R. Peck 2300 Total 19,560 Average 1630 RACING- 351 Own sisters to Qaeen Adelaide and Ste. Alvere, to Shotover, and an own brother to Fulmen naturally fetched large prices ; and the fate of these animals will be attentively watched. Peck was understood to be buying for Mr. Abington, and Darling for Mr. C. W. Lea. A brother to Philosophy (Hermit — Alone's dam) did not evoke a bid, though his reserve was only 300 guineas. The colt, which has very bad upright forelegs, and by no means filled the eye as a racehorse, was afterwards sold at the reserve price to Lord Alington. The first and second races on Thursday, unimportant in them- selves, brought out two horses that had been much talked ■of. The first was The Prince (Balfe — Lady Sophie), for which, after his performance in the Two Thousand of 1883, where he ran third — beaten a neck by Groldfield, who was a short hand behind Gralliard — Mr. 'Adrian' had paid 10,000 guineas. He has often and sorely disappointed his friends. Here he was running in a sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each with 100 added, and could only get second to Laceman. After the race Lord Hastings claimed him for 1,140L The other animal was St. Honorat (^Hermit — Devotion : own sister to Thebais), for which Lord Calthorpe had paid 4,000 guineas at a previous sale of Mr. Manton's horses. St. Honorat failed at Ascot. Here he was meeting very moderate handicap horses, but he ran wretchedly, and is beyond doubt a very bad horse. The Chesterfield was a different matter. Here it was to be decided whether the defeat of Hawkstone (Hermit — Anonyma : own sister to Lonely) at Sandown Park in the British Dominion Stakes was right or wrong, for, as it will be seen on reference to the race, he had then been a warm favourite. Modwena was backed, in spite of her defeat at Stockbridge by the moderate Esher; for it was generally believed that Wood, who rode Mod- wena on that occasion, had held his opponent too lightly ; and so the race proved. Chesterfield Stakes of 30 sovs each, for two -year- olds ; second received 100 sovs ; third saved stake ; last 5 furlongs of B. M. ; 62 subs. Duke of Portland's b f Modwena, by Galopin — Mowerina, 9st Wood 1 Mr. R. H. Combe's Volta, 8st 101b Cannon 2 Lord Haldon's Storm Light, 8st 71b Giles 3 Mr. A. C. Barclay's Falaise, 8st 71b Rossiter Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's b c by Springfield — Morgiana, 8st 101b Goater Mr. Manton's Helen of Troy, 9st Watts Mr. R. Peck's Hawkstone, 8st 101b Archer Mr. Egerton's Damigella, 9st G. Barrett Mr. R. Booth's b c by Doncaster — Mida, 8st 101b Wainwright Betting. — 13 to 8 agst Hawkstone, 7 to 2 agst Modwena, 8 to 1 agst Helen of Troy, 8 to 1 agst Storm Light, 8 to 1 agst Falaise, and 10 to 1 agst Volta. Volta jumped off with the lead, with Modwena, Falaise, and Storm Light close up. Soon after starting Hawkstone broke a 352 THE YEAR'S SPORT blood-vessel, and dropped out of the race immediately. Two fur- longs from home Modwena ran up to Volta and headed him at the Stand, winning easily by a length ; a head between second and third ; Falaise was fourth ; Helen of Troy fifth. The Summer Cup, one of the few races run over a long dis- tance of ground, brought out, as is unfortunately usual, only a small field. Summer Cup, value 300 sovs ; 3 miles 4 furlongs 139 yards ; 11 subs. Prince Soltykoff's b c Dandie Dinmont, by Silvio —Meg Merrilies, 3 yrs, 7st 51b H. Arnull 1 Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Tombola, 4 yrs, 8st 41b C. Wood 2" Baron de Rothschild's Louis d'Or, aged, lOst T. Cannon 3^ Betting. — 11 to 8 on Dandie Dinmont, 5 to 2 agst Tombola, and 6 to 1 agst Louis d'Or. Louis d'Or made play till the beginning of the plantation,, where Dandie Dinmont came away and won by half-a-dozen lengths. In the Bunbury Stakes, Prism (Uncas — Eainbow) beat his solitary opponent. Domino. On July 7, Carlisle Kaces were also held, the Cumberland Plate being the only event that claims admittance to the record of principal events. It will be seen that the very moderate Blue- Grass was good enough for the task set him. Cumberland Plate of 500 sovs, in specie, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs ; second received 50 sovs, and third 20 sovs ; If mile. Mr. R. Craig's ch c Blue Grass, by Pat Molloy— Amy Farley, 5 yrs, 8st 91b (inc. 141b extra) J. Osborne 1 Mr. W. Stevenson's Londonderry, 3 yrs, 6st W. Glover 2 Mr. H. Hall's Fairminster, 5 yrs, 6st 51b Chandley 3" Mr. H. Hall's Tita, aged, 7st 71b Stanton Mr. C. J. Cunningham's br h by Brown Bread— Hygeia, 6 yrs, 6st 121b D. Goodway 0' Mr. A. Benholm's Perdita II., 4 yrs, 6st 101b (car. 6st Ulb) Luke O Mr. J. Hope's Lady Adelaide, 5 yrs, 6st 101b Tomlinson Mr. Abington's Beau Nash, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (car. 6st 101b) A. White 0" Mr. Wynn's Lady Castlereagh, 3 yrs, 6st 21b Finlay Betting. — 9 to 4 agst Londonderry, 7 to 2 agst Fairminster, 100 to 15 agst Beau Nash, 7 to 1 agst Perdita II., 10 to 1 each agst Blue Grass and Lady Castle- reagh, 12 to 1 agst Lady Adelaide, and 14 to 1 agst Hygeiahorse. The flag fell to a capital start, Beau Nash at once makings play, his next attendants being Blue Grrass, Londonderry, Fair-- minster, Perdita II., and Lady Adelaide, with Tita bringing up the rear. Passing the Stand the first time, the Hygeia horse was making joint running with Beau Nash, with Londonderry, Fair- minster, and Lady Adelaide next, the extreme rear now being brought up by Blue Grass. Beau Nash rapidly dropped away, and was six lengths behind everything as they went on to the half EACING 353 mile. At this point Perdita II. took up the running from Hygeia horse and Londonderry, and entered the straight for home with a clear lead, but before reaching the distance she was beaten, as were Hygeia horse, Lady Castlereagh, and Lady Adelaide. Fair- minster, in the centre, then showed prominently, but at the inclosure was passed by Londonderry, who the next instant was challenged by Blue Grrass, and he, staying home, won a fine race on the post by a short head ; three-quarters of a length away, Fairminster was third; Perdita II. a moderate fourth, Lady Castlereagh fifth, Tita sixth. Lady Adelaide seventh, Hygeia horse eighth, and Beau Nash last. Time, 3 min. 74^ sec. The next week's racing was notable rather for quantity than for quality, but at least a couple of events which claimed im- portance were included in it. The first of these was at Liverpool on Tuesday the 14th, when Isobar ran for the St. Greorge Stakes. The event, it was understood, could tell spectators little under any circumstances with regard to his St. Leger prospects, and so to his claim to be considered one of ' the horses of the year ' ; but it would show whether or not he was a rank impostor. Many refused to believe in the Isonomy colt, and The General, with Archer on his back, was almost an equal favourite with Isobar, to whom, however, victory fell, the colt not being called upon to make an effort. Ninth Year of the St. George Stakes of 20 sovs each, 15 ft, with 400 sovs added ; second to receive 30 sovs from the stakes, and the third to save stake ; for three-year-olds ; colts 9st ; fillies 8st 91b ; winners extra. From the stables, about 1 mile and a half. 49 subs, 18 of whom declared forfeit. Lord Bradford's Isobar, by Isonomy — Eeverse, 9st J. Osborne 1 Mr. M. Dawson's The General, 8st 91b (car. 8st 101b) Archer 2 Mr. J. Dover's Warspite, 8st 91b Pugh 3 Mr. J. Charlton's Ben Venue, Sst 91b A.Giles Betting. — 5 to 4 agst Isobar, 11 to 8 agst The General, and 100 to 8 agst Warspite. Ben Venue jumped off in front of Warspite, with Isobar last for a furlong, when Warspite drew out, attended by The Greneral, the pair being soon joined by Isobar and Ben Venue. A quarter of a mile from home The G-eneral took up the running, followed by Isobar, but the latter went ahead at the half distance and won in a canter by a length ; a bad third. Next day an opportunity was afforded of testing The Greneral's capacity, for he was entered for the Liverpool Cup, and very favourably weighted. How good a fight he made will be seen. The Liverpool Cup of 1,000 sovs, by subscription of 25 guineas each, 15 ft, and 3 only if declared ; the second received 2." sovs from the plate ; winners extra. About 1^ mile ; 39 subs, 23 of whom pay 3 guineas each. Duke of Westminster's Sandiway, by Doncaster — Clemence, 4 yrs, 7st 101b G. Barrett 1 Lord Cawdor's The General, 3 yrs, 5st 131b Tomlisson 2 A A 354 THE YEARNS SPORT Lord Bradford's Quicklime, 6 jts, 7st 31b K. Tomlinson S Mr. W. Stevenson's Londonderry, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (including 101b extra) W. Glover Mr. Cumberland's See-See, 4 yrs, 5st 81b (car. 5st 111b) Rickaby JBeUing.—o to 2 agst Sandiway, 11 to 4 agst Quicklime, 4 to 1 each agst The General and See- See, and 100 to 12 agst Londonderry. The five were despatched at the first attempt to a good start, and Quicklime made the running at a good pace, closely at- tended by The G-eneral, clear of See- See, who was three or four lengths in front of Londonderry, with Sandiway lying off. They ran in this order until nearing the canal turn, when The General joined Quicklime, and the other three took closer company, Sandiway still whipping in. About five furlongs from home The Greneral was sent to the front, and he soon got clear of Quicklime, whilst Londonderry took third place, and Sandiway fourth, See-See now being well beaten. Bounding the turn for home The General was still showing the way from Quicklime and See-See, whilst Sandiway improved her position, and, with Quick- lime and Londonderry beaten half-way up, the favom'ite took second place. From the distance a desperate race ensued, and Sandiway, just getting up on the post, won by a short head; three lengths between second and third ; See-See was a bad fourth, and Londonderry pulled up last. Sandiway had run second to The Lambkin for last year's St. Leger, after having had bad luck in the course of the race, and had elsewhere shown form, though beaten for the Cambridgeshire, for which she started almost as good a favourite as anything. She was, however, lightly weighted here. The result of the perform- ance seemed to show that Isobar was at weight for age perhaps a slightly better animal than Sandiway, whose Leger second had been gained in a very bad year. The all-conquering Bard took the Mersey Stakes, walking over, for all competitors were fright- ened away. Next day, at Manchester, the July Plate also fell to him ; but as his performances are summarised together in a fol- lowing page, the record is not given here. Another of the two- year-old races worth 1,000L which have of late become numerous, also fell to Peck by the aid of his filly Philosophy. The Summer Two- Year-Old Plate of 1,000 sovs, by subscriptions of I3 guineas; colts, 9st; JfiUies and geldings, 8st 111b; winners extra; maidens allowed 31b ; second to receive 100 sovs out of the plate ; 5 furlongs ; 61 sun. Mr. R. Peck's Philosophy, by Hermit — Alone's dam, by Y. Melbourne, 9st 61b F. Archer 1 Mr. G. Cleveland's Athelstan, 8st 111b T. Bruckshaw 2 Mr. R. Vyner's Queen Joanna, 8st 111b J. Osborne 3 Mr. Douglas Baird's Doubloon, Sst 111b (car. 8st 121b) F. Webb Mr. L. Forster's WoUaton, 8st 111b F. Finlay Betting. — 3 to 1 on Philosophy, 6 to 1 agst Doubloon, 10 to 1 agst Queen Joanna, and 100 to 8 agst any other. EACING 355 Athelstan made the running, attended on the right by Queen Joanna, and on the left by Doubloon, with Philoso^ihy next to the distance, where Queen Joanna and Doubloon were beaten, and Philosophy, heading Athelstan opposite the Stand, won by half a length ; three lengths between the second and third. Wollaton was last throughout. The July Handicap, also worth 1,000L, brought out a poor field, of which Mr. Biddulph's Orchid (Hampton — Lady Lavender) was most fancied, but the colt was left at the post, and his owner vainly objected to the start. Hambletonian (Speculum — Shylock) won the stakes, worth more than himself. The Irwell Plate was taken by Alaric (Childeric— Lilian), beating Falstaff, a determined rogue. It was at Kempton, however, that the most exciting sport of the week took place, for on the Thursday, July 16, Mr. Houlds- worth's beautiful filly Sunrise came out to meet the hitherto invincible Saraband. Odds of 7 to 4 were at first laid on the colt, but backers were eager to do business, esteeming the race a ' good thing ' for Saraband, and the layers of odds grew proportionally. Sunrise's friends were not by any means sanguine of success. A rumour was abroad that she had won a good trial, but this was not quite accurate. She was tried with Spring Morn at Newmarket on the Friday before, but was neither beaten nor victorious — they ran a dead heat at level weights. As to the result, the talent was wrong. The Kempton Park Grand Two- Year- Old Stakes of 2,000 sovs, by sub- scription of 25 sovs each, 15 ft ; cohs 9st, fillies and geldings 8st 111b ; winners extra ; 31b breeding allowance ; 5 furlongs ; 92 subs. Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's Sunrise, by Springfield — Sunray, 8st 111b ... T. Cannon 1 Mr. Childwick's Saraband, 9st 101b Archer 2 Mr. P. Renfrew's Thunderstorm. 9st C. Wood 3 Mr. R. Peck's Discoverer, 9st A. White Betting. — 11 to 4 on Saraband, 3 to 1 agst Sunrise, and 50 to 1 agst any other. Directly the flag fell, Discoverer, in the centre, jumped off in front of Saraband on the right, and Thunderstorm on the left, Sunrise lying at their heels. This order was maintained until two furlongs from home, where Discoverer was in trouble, and Saraband drew to the front, attended by Sunrise. The colt was in front till close to home, when, by a marvellously well-timed effort, Cannon just got up and won by a short head. Archer was under the impression that he had won, and, after they had passed the post, asked his friend and rival whether it was not so ; but Cannon's opinion that Sunrise had just got home was speedily con- firmed by the judge. A a 2 356 THE YEAR'S SPORT <3 CO (V «c hn fi M /~\ Q, S "* c/; 3=^ -i C CO > ^ 02 % 4-^ CO M Orlando ( 3 8il) Pedigree of the Winner. [The Baron (1842). ( Pocahontas (1837) The Libel (1842) . .Splitvote (1841) . (Orlando (1841) . tMalibran(1830) . (Pyrrhiasl. (1843) . Palmyra (1838) . Touchstone (1831) Vulture (1833). . Glaucus(1830). . Stockwell (1849) Bribery (1851) . Marsyas (1851) i^Maidof Palmyra(1855) i Forest Flower (1842) IThormanby (1857) . Sunbeam (1855) . . (March First (1835) (Melbourne, or Wind hound (1847) . Alice Hawthorn (1838) I Chanticleer (1843) . I Sunflower (1847) . . i Birdcatcher ' Echidna / Glencoe ' Marpessa f Pantaloon ' Pasquinade f St. Luke t Electress \ Touchstone ^ Vulture J Whisker ^ Garcia i E pirns * Fortress j Sultan ^ Hester j Camel ^ Banter j Langar t Kite ( Partisan ^ Nanine j St. Nicholas i Miss Iris f Pantaloon 1 Phryne ( Muley Moloch 1 Rebecca ( Birdcatcher 1 Whim f Bay Middleton 1 lo, by Taurus The Prince of Wales's Cup fell to the Duke of Westminster, the followers of Queen Adelaide meeting with another disappoint- ment. Tlie Prince of Wales" Cup (mid-weight handicap), of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, with 500 added ; second received 30 sovs out of the cup ; winners extra ; entrance 5 guineas each. One mile. 10 subs. Duke of Westminster's Newton, by Fitzjames — Cupola, 4 yrs, 8st 41b G. Barrett 1 Captain Wardle's Merry Duchess, 3 yrs, 7st 101b F. Barrett 2 Mr. L. de Rothschild's Talisman, 4 yrs, 8st (car. 8st 21b) Rossiter 3 Captain Machell's Queen Adelaide, 4 yrs, 8st 121b Archer Mr. G. Lambert's Master of Arts, 5 yrs, 8st lllj Morrell Mr. P. Renfrew's Barrister, 4 yrs, 7st 131b Wood Chevalier Ginistrelli's Rafeaello, 4 yrs, 7st 101b White Betting. — 7 to 4 agst Queen Adelaide, 9 to 4 agst Newton, 5 to 1 agst Barrister, 10 to 1 agst Merry Duchess, and 100 to 9 agst Master of Arts. Kaffaello was the first to show in front, followed by Merry Duchess and Talisman, with Newton and Barrister next, and Master of Arts last. After going a quarter of a mile Merry Duchess took up the running, closely attended by Talisman and Newton, but rounding the bend for home the latter assumed the lead, and, retaining it to the end, won easily by three lengths ; bad RACING 357 third. Eaffaello finished fourth, Barrister fifth, and Queen Adelaide, who refused to make any struggle, and was consequently eased at the bend for home, came next. Master of Arts was last throughout. For the principal two-year-old race — another of the 1,000^. prizes — next day. Eucalyptus was naturally made favourite, for at Stockbridge he had run the Duke of Beaufort's speedy mare Travancore to a head. Thunderstorm was also fancied, for though his performance in the race of the day before had looked moderate, he was quite understood to be far inferior to his stable-companion Saraband, and was started with no hope of winning. The International Two-Year-Old Plate of 1,000 sovs (750 to the winner, 100 to the second, 50 to the third, and 50 each to the nominator and trainer of the winner), for two-year-olds; colts 9st, fillies and geldings 8st 111b; with penalties and allowances ; entrance 10 guineas. 5 furlongs. Mr. P. Renfrew's Thunderstorm, by Thunderbolt — Little Sister, 8stl01b C. Wood 1 Mr. Brodrick-Cloete's Eucalyptus, 8st 71b G. Barrett 2 Lord Hartington's f by Ethelred— Cerise, 9st 21b J. Goater 3 Mr. Leigh's Exning, 9st 41b Watts Mr. K. Dougall's Lyddington, 9st Cannon Mr. Childwick's Discoverer, 8st 101b White Colonel Byrne's St. Botolph, 8st 61b Morgan Betting. — 6 to 5 agst Eucalyptus, 3 to 1 agst Thunderstorm, 6 to 1 agst Cerise filly, 100 to 8 agst Exning and Lyddington, and 50 to 1 agst Discoverer. After a long delay at the post Thunderstorm, on the right, and Eucalyptus, in the centre, jumped off, and made joint running for half the distance, followed by Cerise filly, with St. Botolph last. It was, however, thus early seen that Wood had the race in hand, and clearing his field at the distance, he came away and won in a canter by three lengths ; two lengths divided second and third. Discovery was fourth, Exning fifth, and St. Botolph last throughout. The only other noteworthy race was : The Kempton Park July Handicap of 1,000 sovs, by subscription of 15 gs each, 10 gs ft, or 5 only if declared ; second to receive 100 sovs and the third 50 sovs out of the stakes ; winners extra. Six furlongs. Thirty-eight subs, 20 of whom declared. Mr. Cumberland's Albert Melville, by George Frederick — Phoebe Athol, 4 yrs, 7st 51b " S. Loates ] Mr. W. M. Redfern's Camlet, 4yrs, 7st A. H. Booty 2 Chevalier Ginistrelli's Onesto, 3 yrs, 6st 31b J. Wall 3 Mr. R. C. Naylor's Fast and Loose, 4 yrs, 7st 91b G. Barrett Colonel Heyward's Ordovix, 4 yrs, 7st 21b E. Martin Mr. C. Archer's Broxbourne, 3 yrs, 7st lib F. Barrett Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's Golden Light, 3 yrs, 6st 71b Dunn Captain Wardle's Merry Duchess, 3 yrs, 6st 61b Robinson Mr. Craven's Dartmouth, 3 yrs, 6st 61b J. E. Tomlisson 3 Bettinrj. — 3 to 1 agst Albert Melville, 7 to 2 agst Broxbourne, 6 to 1 agst Onesto, 100 to 15 agst Golden Light, 100 to 12 agst Fast and Loose, 10 to 1 each agst Ordovix and Dartmouth, 100 to 8 agst Merry Duchess, 358 THE YEAR'S SPORT ' The quickest away was Ordovix, followed on the right by Broxbourne, with Camlet, Fast and Loose, and Onesto on the left, Albert Melville next, and Golden Light last. They ran in this order for a quarter of a mile, when Ordovix was beaten, and Camlet drew to the front, but gave way at the distance to Albert Melville, who won easily by two lengths ; bad third ; Fast and Loose was fourth, Ordovix hfth, and Broxbourne next, with Golden Light last. Time, 1 mm. 18 sec. The next Racing Calendar contained a very unwelcome piece of news. St. Simon was turned out of training and sent to the stud, thus finally disappointing any hopes that lingered with regard to a settlement of the question of supremacy between him and St. Gatien. Notwithstanding the approach of Goodwood, that famous meeting attracted little attention the week before it was fixed to take place. In former years the Goodwood Stakes and Stewards' Cup provoked heavy betting long before the time set for their deci- sion : but though there is doubtless far more betting now than there ever was before, a diminishing proportion of it is done before the race. One explanation of this is, that whereas formerly there was comparatively little to distract attention from any important race which was approaching, there are nowadays many valuable prizes to be won, and therefore to provoke speculation, almost every week. The coming event which cast its shadow before at this time was the Leicester Handicap of 2,000 sovs, to be run on Thursday, July 23, and meantime the Leicester meeting opened on the Tuesday, July 21, when the Knighton Plate brought out some smart two-year-olds. The Knighton Plate of 1,000 sovs, for two-year-olds; colts 9st, fillies and geldings 8st 111b; with penalties and allowances; entrance 4 guineas. 5 furlongs. Lord CaUhorpe's Ste. Alvere, by Hermit — Adelaide, 9st 51b Archer 1 Duke of Beaufort's Ariel, 8st 9ib C. Loates 2 Duke of Portland's Arcadian, 9st 81b C. Wood 3 Mr. Brodrick-Cloete's Silversmith, 8st 91b G. Barrett General 0. Williams's Lisbon, 9st 81b Watts Betting. — 6 to 4 on Ste Alvere, 9 to 2 agst Lisbon, 8 to 1 agst Arcadian, 10 to 1 (at first 5 to 1) agst Silversmith, and 100 to 4 agst Ariel. After a delay Ste. Alvere jumped off in advance and made the running from Ariel, with Lisbon and Silversmith next and Arcadian last, to the distance. Here Silversmith and Lisbon were beaten, and Ariel headed Ste. Alvere ; but the latter came to the front again in the last few strides, and won in a canter by a neck : four lengths between second and third. Silversmith was fourth. Old Laceman (Honiton — dam by Knight of St. Patrick — Noisette) won the Bradgate Park Plate, over 5 furlongs, with KACINa 359 8st 111b on his back, from Offspring and Grand Composer. There was really but one good race next day, the Portland Plate, which ^as looked on as a 'good thing' for Fulmen, the coJt for which Mr. Naylor had given 5,000 guineas at the sale of Prince Batthyany's horses. A disappointment was in store, however. The Portland Plate (Handicap) of 500 sovs, by subscription of 15 sovs each, I 5 ft only if declared ; winners extra, fcsix furlongs. Forty subs, 17 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Mr. Lefevre's Wild Thyme, by Lowlander — Fragrance, 4 yrs, 7st 101b J. E. Tomlisson 1 Mr. R. C. Naylor's Fulmen, 5 yrs, 8st 101b F. Archer 2 Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's Spring Morn, 4 yrs, 7st (51b ex) A. H. Booty 8 Colonel Heyward's Ordovix, 4 yrs, 7st 51b E. Martin 3Ir. T. Stone's Bonnie Lassie, 3 yrs, 6st 101b F. Barrett Betting. — 6 to 4 agst Fulmen, 9 to 4 agst Bonnie Lassie, 4 to 1 agst Spring Morn, 100 to 7 each agst Wild Thyme and Ordovix. The last-named cut out the work, with Bonnie Lassie in close attendance, the pair going on clear of Fulmen, with Wild Thyme last, until a quarter of a mile from home. Here Ordovix was beaten, and Bonnie Lassie came on, attended by Fulmen and Wild Thyme ; but at the distance the latter came through, and, getting the best of Fulmen a short distance from home, won by a neck ; four lengths divided the second and third ; Ordovix was last. As a two-year-old Wild Thyme had shown speed, but she had fallen off, to return to her early form in the perplexing way which racehorses sometimes do. The event of the meeting was, as already remarked, set for next day. Since the appearance of the weights Duke of Richmond had been fixed upon as likely to retrieve his early character, and had been backed down to 3 to 1, though somewhat longer odds had been lately forthcoming, as it became evident that a field of excellent milers would start for this valuable prize. The colt's splendid appearance in the paddock, and the fact that Archer was to ride, shortened the odds again on the morning of the race. Once more, however, disaster was in store for his backers. The Leicesteeshire Cup (Handicap) of 2,000 sovs, by subscription of 25 sovs each, 1 5 ft, and 5 only if declared ; winners extra ; second to receive 100 sovs and the third 25 sovs out of the Plate. The straight mile. Forty-seven subs, 19 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Lord Hartington's Corunna, by Coeruleus— Cintra, 5 yrs, 6st 101b J. Wall 1 Mr. Abington's MacMahon, 5 yrs, 9st 51b F.Webb 2 Mr. W. Gilbert's Despair, 6 yrs, 8st 21b C. Loates 3 Captain Machell's Energy, 5 yrs, 9st 71b G. Barrett Lord Zetland's Prism, 5 yrs, 8st 101b J. Watts Duke of Westminster's Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs, 8st 81b F. Archer Mr. Abington's Necromancer, 3 yrs, 7st 121b C. Wood Duke of Beaufort's Eastern Emperor, 4 yrs, 7st 21b S. Loates Mr. Lefevre's Ducat, 3 yrs, 7st lib J. E. Tomlisson Mr. H. Houldsworth's Royal Fern, 4 yrs, 7st A. H. Booty 360 THE YEAR'S SPORT Mr. T. Cannon's Reine Blanche, 4 yrs, 6st 91b (91b ex.) F. Barrett Lord Bradford's Limelight, 4 yrs, 6st 71b (car. 6st 91b) K. Tomlinson Lord Hastings's Barnacles, 3 yrs, 6st 71b E. Martin Betting. — 5 to 2 agst Duke of Richmond, 10 to 1 each agst Ducat, Energy, Corunna, Despair, and Reine Blanche, 11 to 1 Prism, 100 to 8 each agst Royal Fern, Eastern Emperor, and Necromancer, 20 to 1 each agst Barnacles and MacMahon, 35 to 1 agst Limelight. Directly the flag was hoisted there was a break away, and Linielight, who had been fractious on her way to the post, bolted,, and, running the course, tried to rush into the paddock, where- upon Tomlinson threw himself off and avoided what might have been a serious accident. The mare was not caught until she had run half a mile further, and she did not return to the post. When the flag fell Corunna, an animal with the knack of jumping off at once, was the quickest on his legs, and, dashing away in the centre of the course, he soon took a clear lead, and made strong running, followed by Eeine Blanche, with Duke of Richmond on the right next, just in front of Ducat, MacMahon, and Barnacles ; whilst Eoyal Fern, Eastern Emperor, Necromancer, and Prism formed the left-hand division ; Despair, who refused to gallop in the early part of the race, was last — Loates, it appears, had touched the horse with his spurs, and thereupon Despair had deliberately stopped and set to work to kick. There was no material change in the above-named positions until reaching the five-furlong post, where Corunna still maintained a long lead, and was followed by Eeine Blanche, Duke of Richmond, and Ducat ; Energy, Prism, and Necromancer being next to the foot of the hill, about a quarter of a mile from home, when Ducat was beaten, and MacMahon, passing Duke of Eichmond, took third place. Energy going on fourth, Duke of Eichmond next, whilst Despair now began to improve his position. Eeine Blanche was the first to give way, and Duke of Eichmond took second place. Energy and MacMahon being next to the distance. Here Energy and the favourite were beaten, MacMahon taking second place ; and though he reso- lutely challenged Corunna, the latter held his own to the end, and won, after making the whole of the running, by a neck ; four lengths between the second and third ; Barnacles was fourth ; Ducat fifth ; Duke of Eichmond sixth ; Eastern Emperor seventh ; Energy eighth ; Eeine Blanche ninth ; and Eoyal Fern next ; the last of all being Prism. Time, I min. 40 sec. The points of the race were the gallant fight MacMahon made under his heavy weight, and the extraordinary way in which Despair made up his ground when once he again condescended to> gallop. The event of the first day at Sandown, Friday, July 24, was the re-appearance of the unbeaten Bard ; and he maintained his supremacy. The Bard had never been so nearly caught before as he was by Cissy in this race, and had never before in all probability EACINa 361 felt tlie whip. A few days after this race the following story was told in the Illustrated Sj^orting and Dramatic News: — ^No trifling part of a jockey's education is a knowledge of how to hold his tongue. One young man has recently had a warning, but it came too late — had he possessed this most desirable accomplishment some gentlemen would have benefited by several thousand pounds. Thus it happened. Archer was the other day riding a colt that appears to be invincible. He cantered to the post, and was joined there by a lad, a successful jockey in his way, who promptly struck up conversation by observing "I'm going to beat you to-day ! " " Are you ? " Archer carelessly replied. " Yes, I am ! " the other replied. " You think I'm not. All right. You'll see ! " The lad in truth was " as near as a toucher " doing what he said he should do, and we who were in that desirable thing which they call " the know " thought for a few comfortable seconds that our money was in our pockets. But Archer won. " He'd have done me to a certainty if he hadn't talked about his mare ! " Archer said afterwards. " I should have laughed at the idea of his being dangerous if he hadn't said what he did, and should have taken no notice of his getting ahead — felt sure he would come back, or I could catch him when I started ; but after what he said I thought I had better keep an eye on him. He astonished me, I can tell you, and he would have won the race if he hadn't given me warning." Those who backed the second at from 12 to 1 to 20 to 1 are naturally delighted with the jockey. They propose, indeed, to present him with a testimonial. A muzzle is the most favoured suggestion.' Putting names to the anecdote, the invincible colt was The Bard, and the talkative lad was Gr. Barrett, the rider of Cissy. The other noteworthy race was : The SuRBiTON Handicap of 800 sovs ; winners extra. Five furlongs. Lord Ellesmere's Zagazig, by Cremorne — Zee, 3 yrs, Gst 71b (car. 6st 81b) E. Martin 1 Mr. F. Robinson's Laceman, aged, 9st 121b (in. 51b ex.) F. Archer 2 Mr. W. M. Redfern's Camlet,4 yrs, 7st F. Barrett 3 Sir Gr. Chetwynd's Kingwood, 3 yrs, 8st 71b C. Wood Mr. P. Renf revv 's Modred, 5 yrs, 7st91b G. Barrett General Owen Williams's Monotony, 4 yrs, 7st 71b A. White Mr. Eastern's Sulphur, aged, 7st 51b H. Luke Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's'Spring Morn, 4 yrs, 7st21b (in. 51b ex.) A. H. Booty Mr. Brydges Willyams's Thiiringian King, 3 yrs, 6st ]31b J. Wall Mr. Craven's Maidmarian, 4 yrs, 6st 81b Rickaby Mr. Heasman's Parsley, 3 yrs, 6st 61b J. E. Tomlisson Mr. W. Gilbert's Dulcimer, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (car. 6st 71b) J. Woodburn Betting. — 9 to 2 each agst Laceman and Modred, 6 to 1 each agst Kingwood, Parsley, and Zagazig, 100 to 8 agst Camlet, 100 to 7 agst Monotony. Laceman, on the left, got away with a lead of Zagazig on the right, and Dulcimer and Camlet next, with Kingwood, Parsley and Monotony at the heels of the last-named ; but after going a 362 THE YEAR'S SPORT quarter of a mile Laceman was steadied, and Camlet went on in front of Zagazig and Dulcimer, with Laceman and Monotony next. Before reaching the distance Laceman again resumed the command, closely followed by Zagazig, and the latter getting up in the last few strides, notwithstanding the game efforts of Laceman under his heavy weight on a course where weight tells severely, won a fine race by a head ; two lengths between the second and third. A race of some importance run next day was The National Bree dees' Produce Stakes of 1,000 sovs, added to a Sweep- stakes of 13 gs each ; for two-year-olds ; colts 9st ; fillies 8st 111b ; with cer- tain breeding allowances : winners extra. Five furlongs, straight, Mr. K. Osborne's Lord Lumley, by Uncas— Lady Lumley, 8st 91b T.Cannon f General Owen Williams's Pretty Face, by Rotherhill — Effie Deans, 8st 4|b C. Woodf Mr. John Watson's OfEenheit, 8st 71b F. Barrett 3 Lord Lascelless Little Weniock, Sst 91b W. Lashmar Lord Rosslyn's Allegra, Sst 81b G. Barrett Mr. E. Wee ver's Nelly Farren, Sst lib A. Giles Mr. J. Eykes's Fog Horn, Sst lib 8. Loates Mr. A. Taylor's Ariel, Sstlllb F. Archer Mr. H. Waring's Encore, Sst 111b A. White Betting. — 2 to 1 agst Pretty Face, 9 to 2 each agst Ariel and Nelly Farren, 8 to 1 agst Oiienheit, 30 to 1 agst Lord Lumley, 20 to 1 agst Fog Horn. Pretty Face, on the right, jumped off" with a slight lead of Allegra and Ariel, with Offenheit and Encore in the centre, and Nelly Farren, who got badly away, on the left. When they settled down Offenheit drew to the front, followed by Ariel, Pretty Face, and Encore, with Nelly Farren and Lord Lumley next. Opposite the Stand the last-named drew into third place, and, Offenheit giving way, soon afterwards challenged Pretty Face, and a good race home between the pair resulted in a dead heat ; three lengths separated the dead-heaters from Offenheit. The stakes were sub- sequently divided. It is difficult to guess what would have won the dead heat had it been run off. Cannon declared that he had no excuse, for his colt got well away and he was able to ride the race without inter- ference according to his best judgment. At the meeting the majority of Lord Kosebery's horses in training were sold, Kaunitz (Kisber — Illuminata) fetching 2,000 guineas. Goodwood opened on Tuesday the 28th with the Craven Stakes, for which the Duke of Westminster's Cambusmore, 4 yrs. ast 131b, was first made favourite, to be passed in the betting, however, as in the result, by Mr. Abington's Brave (Uncas — Ballyroe), 5 yrs, 7st 131b, which won. The Halnaker Stakes brought out a very moderate lot of two-year-olds, so poor an animal as the winner having rarely been returned successful for this race. EACINa 363 The Halnaker Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 200 added, for two-year-olds; colts 8st 121b, fillies 8st 91b ; penalties and maiden allowances. Five furlongs. 19 subs. Mr. J. Hanbury's Ishtar, by Lord Ronald— Ithona, 8st 91b (car. 8st 101b) , J- Watts 1 Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Villeneave, 8st 91b J. E. Tomlisson 2 Mr. Douglas Baird's Doubloon, 8stl21b F.Webb 3 Mr. C. Cleveland's Athelstan, 8st 121b T. Bruckshaw Mr. E. Hobson's Hesitation, 8st 121b H. Hiixtable Duke of Portland's Auchencruive, 8st 121b C. Wood Mr. A. Sassoon's Theodore, 8st 121b T. Cannon Prince Soltykoff's Silver, 8st 121b E. Rossiter Mr. Craven's Lucky Shot, 8st 91b J. Morrell Mr. Joseph Davis's Duchess of Richmond, 8st 91b G- Barrett Lord Hastings's Irish Pearl, 8st 121b F. Archer BetHng. — 4 to 1 agst Athelstan, 6 to 1 each agst Silver and Theodore, 7 to 1 agst Villeneuve, 8 to 1 agst Doubloon, 10 to 1 each agst Hesitation, Duchess of Richmond, and Ishtar, and 20 to 1 agst Lucky Shot. Irish Pearl, on the left, made play with a slight lead of Ishtar and Doubloon in the centre, with Duchess of Kichinond and Theo- dore on the right and Lucky Shot on the left until reaching the rails, when Ishtar drew to the front, and, stalling off the challenge of Villeneuve inside the distance, won by a neck. The Kichmond Stakes, usually the best two-year-old race of the meeting, was of course a different affair. What Sunrise had done at Kempton with Saraband has already been chronicled. On the strength of that running she was naturally made favourite, while the Barchettina colt, own brother to Marden and The Abbot, who had obtained some little celebrity in former years, was also favoured. Like so many of the animals which come from Kingsclere with Porter's approval, the colt was easily beaten, and, indeed, it was understood that he had been beaten in his trial, but had done well enough to satisfy the sanguine trainer. The Richmond Stakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, with 500 added, for two-year- olds ; colts 8st 101b, fillies 8st 71b ; winners extra ; second to receive 200 sovs, and the third 100 out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 86 subs. Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's Sunrise, by Springfield — Sunray, 8st 131b T. Cannon 1 Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Calais, 8st 101b J. E. Tomlisson 2 Mr. Manton's Oberon, 8st 101b A. Giles 3 Duke of Westminster's c by Hermit — Barchettina, 8st 101b (car. 8st 111b) F. Webb Mr. Douglas Baird's St. Michael, 8st 101b G. Barrett Lord Hastings's Seaton, 8st 101b ....,, F. Archer Duke of Hamilton's Miss Jummy, 8st 71b (car. 8st 101b) J. Watts Betting. — Even on Sunrise, 9 to 4 agst the Barchettina colt, 10 to 1 agst Seaton, 100 to 8 agst Oberon, and 20 to I agst any other. Oberon, on the left, made play, followed by Calais, with the Barchettina colt and Sunrise on the right, nest, and Seaton head- ing the others as they ran to the rails, when the Barchettina colt took a slight lead of Sunrise, but the latter drew to the front inside the distance ; not without effort, for Cannon drew his whip. 364 THE YEAR'S SPORT though he never used it. Still, that this horseman should even draw it when riding a two-year-old shows that he is pressed. In the end, however, Sunrise won a good race by a length ; a head separated second and third. The Barchettina colt was fourth, being defeated by a similar distance, Seaton fifth, Miss Jummy sixth, and St. Michael last. The ' Groodwood Plate ' is a race which will have a novel sound to sportsmen. The fact is that the Goodwood Stakes, to the regret of those who like to see these good old-fashioned long-distance races well contested, had fallen through, there not having been the ten acce^^tances which the conditions demand ; and the Good- wood ' Plate,' a reflex of the ' Stakes,' was therefore invented. Only four moderate horses went to the post. The Goodwood Plate (handicap) of 150 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each for starters, to go to the second ; winners extra. Two miles and a half. Baron de Rothschild's Lavaret, by Boiard — Laversine, 4 yrs, 8st 51b T. Cannon 1 Mr. R. Craig's Blue Grass, 5 ja-s, 8st 121b J. Watts 2 Duke of Beaufort's Pellegrini, 3 yrs, 6st J. Wall 3 Mr. Cumberland's See See, 4 yrs, 6st 21b Rickaby Betting. — 13 to 8 agst Blue Grass, 9 to 4 against Lavaret, 4 to 1 agst Pellegrini, and 6 to 1 agst See See. Pellegrini settled down in front of See See, with Blue Grass whipping in, but on passing the mile-post See See drew up to Pellegrini's quarters. When fairly in the line for home Pelle- grini passed See See, but at the commencement of the rails he in turn was headed by Lavaret, who stalled off the challenge of Blue Grass and won by two lengths ; a head between second and third- Time, 5 min. 16 sees. The Ham Stakes was more after the accustomed style of Goodwood. Kendal would have been an even warmer favourite but that Mat. Dawson expressed a fondness for the chance of Modwena ; but the winner of the July Stakes proved his supe- riority to the winner of the Chesterfield. The Ham Stakes of 100 sovs each,h ft, for two-year-olds ; colts 9st, fillies 8st 101b; breeding allowances ; second to receive 200 sovs out of the stakes. T.Y.C. Duke of Westminster's Kendal, by Bend Or — Wmdermere, 8st 111b F. Archer 1 Duke of Portland's Modwena, 8st 71b C. Wood 2 Mr. Bowes's Jacobite, 8st 111b T. Bruckshaw 3 Betting. — 6 to 4 on Kendal, 13 to 8 agst Modwena, and 20 to 1 agst Jacobite. Kendal made all the running, and won by half a length ; the surprise of the race being the excellent fight made by Jacobite, for Mr. Bowes's colt finished close up, not more than half a length from Modwena. The Gratwicke brought out only two runners. When the flag fell, Archer on Metal (Sterling — Fair Vestal) slipped Bruckshaw, on Mr. Bowes's Winkelman, and the latter was never within thirtv EACING 365 lengths of the Duke of Westminster's animal. Bruckshaw's hope was that Metal would repeat a trick he had before played and refuse to gallop by himself. Wednesday began with a great upset for backers. The Drawing-room Stakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, with 200 added, for three- year-olds ; colts 8st 101b, fillies 8st 61b ; winners extra ; second saves stake. Craven Course (one mile and a quarter). 24 subs. Duke of Portland's Hurry, by Pell Mell— Miss Mary, 8st 61b C. Wood 1 Lord Zetland's St. Helena, Sst 111b J. Watts 2 Betting. — 1 to 1 on St. Helena. The non-favourite made play until reaching the dip, where St. Helena went to the front, and looked like romping home, but opposite the Stand Lord Zetland's mare turned sulky and reduced her pace to a canter, in spite of persuasion and punishment, leaving Hurry to win by three lengths. St. Helena is a weak, long-backed mare, but she finished second for the Oaks over a course far less suitable than Groodwood for an animal of her con- formation, and it was rank obstinacy which lost her the race. For the Lennox Stakes, Energy, lOst, with odds of 10 to 1 on him, beat Grien Albyn, 9st 101b ; and in the Lavant, the rubber between Philosophy and Gay Hermit was played. Each had beaten the other ; this time the mare was successful for the second time. The Lavant Stakes of 50 sovs each, 30 ft, with 200 added, for two-year-olds; colts Sst 101b, fillies Sst 61b ; certain winners extra ; second received 100 sovs out of the stakes. Five furlongs. 10 subs. Mr. E. Peck's Philosophy, by Hermit — Alone's dam, by Thormanby, Sst 121b F. Archer 1 Mr. Manton's Gay Hermit, 9st 21b J. Watts 2 Mr. Bowes's Cardinal Wolsey, Sst 101b T. Bruckshaw 3 Betting. — 5 to 2 on Philosophy, and 11 to 1 agst Gay Hermit. Philosophy jumped oif with a clear lead of G-ay Hermit, with Cardinal Wolsey, some distance off, last. In this order they ran to the dip, where for a few strides Gay Hermit looked dangerous, but at the Stand the favourite came away^ and won easily by a length ; bad third. The chief betting event of the meeting, the Stewards' Cup, had now to be run. Several animals which were supposed to have been ' kept ' for the race soon made a way into the betting. Boulevard and Goldstone for a time sharing favouritism. Despair's owner proposed to see once more whether his horse would be pleased to gallop, and Duke of Richmond's gameness was again to be tested. Last year he had only just been beaten for the race by Sweetbread, and now the Duke had to carry, as a four-year-old, only 21b more than on the previous occasion. Pearl Diver, from Mat. Dawson's stable, was steadily backed ; but that astute trainer 366 THE YEAR'S SPORT did not conceal his opinion that if Langwell were at the top of his form he would beat Pearl Diver and win. (As a two-year-old Lang- well had at one time been esteemed superior to Melton.) These and other calculations were destined to fail. The race was won by an outsider which on the previous Saturday had been beaten in a trial by a couple of platers. The Stewards' Cup, value 300 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs- each, h ft ; winners extra; second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes. T.Y.C. oO subs. Mr. F. Morton's Dalmeny, by Rosebery— Polyglot, 5 yrs, 6st 131b E. Martin 1 Mr. W. Gilbert's Despair, 6 yrs, 8st 91b C. Loates 2 Mr. F. Robinson's Laceman, aged, 9st 21b F. Archer 3 Duke of Westminster's Duke o"f Richmond, 4 yrs, 8st 121b F. Webb Mr. L. de Rothschild's Brag, aged, 8st 31b F. Barrett Mr. Murphy's Boulevard, 5 yrs, 7st 121b C. Wood Lord Hartington's Corunna, 5 yrs, 7st 101b (in. 101b ex.) W. Lashmar Mr. Abino-ton's Langwell, 3 yrs, 7st 51b G. Barrett Mr. Cumberland's Albert Melville, 1 j'rs, 7st lib (lib ex.) A. White Mr. Lefevre's Present Times, 3 yrs, 7st 21b J. E. Tomlisson Duke of Portland's Satchel, 3 yrs, 6st 121b J. Woodburn Lord Hastings's Pearl Diver 3 yrs, 6st 81b G. Woodburn Mr. Cumberland's Childhood, 4 yrs, 6st 41b Rickaby Mr. Manton's Stourwick, 3 yrs, 6st 31b Dangerfield Mr. E. Hobson's Goldstone, 3 yrs, 6st 31b J. Wall Lord Cadogan's Crosspatch, 3 yrs, fist (car. 6st lib) C. Arnull Duke of Beaufort's Maria Renata, 3 yrs, 5st 101b T. Loates Mr. Craven's Dartmouth, 3 yrs, 5st 71b (car. 5st 91b) Coker Betting. —11 to 4 agst Boulevard, 11 to 2 agst Goldstone, 100 to 9 each agst Laceman, Despair, Duke of Richmond, and Langwell, 100 to 7 each agst Brag and Pearl Diver, 22 to 1 agst Corunna, 33 to 1 each agst Dalmeny, Albert Melville, Crosspatch, and Childhood, 50 to 1 each agst Present Times, Satchel, and Dart- mouth and 100 to 1 agst Stourwick. After a couple of breaks away, Laceman, on the right, jumped off in front of Langwell, Despair, and Dalmeny, these being clear of Boulevard in the centre, with whom were Pearl Diver and Duke of Richmond, whilst on the left came Brag, Groldstone, and Albert Melville, with Crosspatch in the rear. The above positions were maintained with but little variation till reaching the rails, where Boulevard began to improve his position, Laceman at this point being closely followed by Despair, Corunna, Dalmeny, and Lang- well. Before the distance was reached Dalmeny joined Laceman, and making his way to the front directly afterwards, followed by Despair, won by a length and a half; a head separated the second and third ; Duke of Richmond was fourth ; Langwell fifth ; Satchel sixth ; Boulevard seventh ; Present Times eighth ; Corunna ninth ; Pearl Diver next ; and Crosspatch last. Archer rode a wonderfully fine race on the third. Knowing Despair's shifty disposition, he again and again raced Laceman up alongside in order to dishearten the son of See Saw and Peine de Coeur ; but for once Despair ran with some courage, Dalmeny, as uncertain a horse as Despair was,, however, doing his very best. RAcmo 367 Melton, Xaintrailles, and Lonely, of prominent three-year-olds, were not seen at Groodwood, but Paradox appeared in the Sussex Stakes. The Sussex Stakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, with 500 added, for three-year-olds ; colts 8st 101b, fillies 8st 71b ; winners extra ; second received 200 sovs, and the third 100 sovs out of the stakes. New Mile, 63 subs, Mr. Brodrick-Cloete's Paradox, by Sterling — Casuistry, 9st 81b F, Archer 1 Mr, Childwick's Royal Hampton, 8st 131b C, Wood 2 Mr, C, J. Lefevre's Ducat, 8st 101b F. Webb 3 Mr. Lowther's Willie Darling, 8st 51b J, Snowden Mr, L. de Rothschild's Florin, 8st 51b (car. 8st 71b) T. Cannon Mr, J. H, Houldsworth's Golden Light, 8st 21b A. H, Booty Betting. — 7 to 4 on Paradox, 6 to 1 agst Ducat, 8 to 1 each agst Royal Hamp- ton and Willie Darling. Grolden Light made running from Eoyal Hampton and Willie Darling, with Ducat and Paradox next and Florin last. Eeaching the six-furlong post, G-olden Light still held the command, with Willie Darling next, Paradox, Eoyal Hampton, and Ducat being in straight line. So they came until half-way down the hill, where Paradox came through, and Ducat drew into third place. From the distance a grand race home ensued between the three placed, Paradox, on the rails, winning cleverly by three-quarters of a length ; same distance separating second and third. It will be seen that the winner carried a penalty ; still the performance did not strike the spectator as remarkable. The remaining three races on the day were of little account. Mr. Lefevre's Consigne (Flageolet — Contempt) won the Findon, and with odds of 4 to 1 on her, Cambusmore was beaten by an animal called Prinstead. The annual complaints of hard ground had been made ; doubt- less not without reason, for the summer was very dty. At Grood- wood itself the ' going ' was in excellent order, but on the majority of training-grounds it was hard, and small fields for some of the old-fashioned races was the result. For the Pacing Stakes, Satchel (Gralopin — Quiver), with odds of 6 to 1 on him, cantered away from Albert, her solitary opponent. But the next race was an event. As already remarked, it was generally agreed by those who had made acquaintance with the colt that Minting, a half brother to The Lambkin, last year's Leger winner, was one of the grandest-looking two-year-olds ever seen out. At Groodwood of course many saw him for the first time, and admiration was universal. Oddly enough, on this day rumours detrimental to the soundness of Saraband's wind began to be whispered abroad, and enthusiasts who had backed the son of Muncaster and Highland Fling for next year's Derby, seeing Minting, and hearing what was said of Saraband, had cause for disquietude. Minting's performance was worthy of his appearance. He won as easily as in the Seaton Delaval Stakes at Newcastle. 368 THE YEAKS SPORT The Prince op Wales' Stakes (Post Sweepstakes) of 200 sovs each subscription, for two-year-olds; colts 9st, fillies 8st 111b ; second saved stake. T.Y.C. Six furlongs. 16 subs. Mr. E. Viner's Minting, by Lord Lyon— Mint Sauce, 9st J. Watts 1 Mr. Bowes's Jacobite, 8st 111b T. Bruckshaw 2 Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's f by Springfield— Lady Morgan, 8st 111b C. Wood 8 Duke of Westminster's c by Hermit— Barchettina, 9st T. Cannon Lord Calthorpe's Escapade, 8st 111b F. Webb Mr. Manton's Oberon, 8st 111b A. Giles Lord Hastings's Seaton, 8st 91b F. Archer Betting. — 3 to 1 on Minting, 8 to 1 agst Barchettina colt, 100 to 6 agst Oberon, and 20 to 1 agst any other. At the first attempt the lot were despatched on pretty equal terms, the favourite making running in the centre, with Seaton and Barchettina colt on the inside next, and Jacobite well up. In this order they came until reaching the dip, where Jacobite drew into second place, followed by Lady Morgan filly. At the distance Jacobite endeavoured to overhaul Minting, but could never extend the favourite, who won in the commonest of canters by five lengths; bad third. The Groodwood Cup was the next race. Small fields have been the rule of late years ; this year the field was not only poor in quantity but in quality. Althorp is a good game little handicap horse, but he is a very feeble representative of a Goodwood Cup winner. The Goodwood Cup, value 300 sovs, added to a subscription of 20 sovs each, h ft ; weight for age, with penalties and allowances. Two miles and a half. 14 subs. Baron de Hirsch's Althorp, by Tibthorpe — Bide-a-Wee, 3 yrs, 7st 71b... G. Barrett 1 Duke of Westminster's Metal, by Sterling — Fair Vestal, 3 jts, 7st 71b (car. 7st 91b) C. Wood 2 Duke of Hamilton's Cosmos, by Hollywood — Niagara, 5 yrs, 8st 21b A. Giles 3 Baron de Hirsch's Saucy Boy, 5 yrs, 9st 21b A. Johnson Mr. F. Gebhard's Eole, aged, 8st 91b T. Cannon BeUi?iff.— 100 to 60 on Althorp, 7 to 2 agst Eole, 100 to 9 agst Metal, 100 to 7 agst Cosmos, and 50 to 1 agst Saucy Boy. Saucy Boy, at a slow muddling pace, cut out the work from Althorp, Metal, and Cosmos, with Eole last. Rounding the bend out of the straight the lot were in Indian file. Saucy Boy still showing the way, Eole having drawn into second place, Althorp taking third position, with Metal last. Reaching the Clump Saucy Boy went out of sight with the command, and coming down the hill into the straight he still held supremacy, with Cosmos and Eole, side by side, next, and Althorp and Metal last. Reaching the dip Saucy Boy was beaten, Althorp came through, and Metal took second place, the pair coming right away at the distance. Wood called on Metal, but failed to get on equal terms with the favourite, Althorp winning cleverly by three-quarters of a length ; bad third. Value of the stakes, 470^. KACING 369 Eole, it will be seen, once more cut up very badly. In America lie was considered invincible, but he must have lost his form. Saraband was out in the next race, if race the affair could be called. The Rous Memorial Stakes of 20 sovs each, h ft, with 500 added, for two-year- olds ; colts 8st 101b, fillies 8st 71b ; winners extra ; second received 100 sovs. T.Y.C. Six furlongs. 91 subs. Mr. Childwick's Saraband, by Muncaster — Highland Fling, 9st 31b F. Archer 1 Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Pirouette, 8st lib J. E. Tomhsson Betting. — 100 to 3 on Saraband. The non-favourite cut out the work until a few strides from the winning-post, where the favourite, who had been gently canter- ing while the other did his utmost, went on and won with ridiculous ease by a neck. The two last races of the Cup day were remarkable for the admirable horsemanship of Tom Cannon in the first event on his own mare, an animal for which he had given 1,400L after her victory in the Halnaker Stakes at this meeting in 1882. She had done very badly during her three and four-year-old career, but after being sent to Touchet, to whom she was in foal, she won the Doveridge Cup at Derby, and here again was successful. The Goodwood Coeinthian Plate (handicap) of 200 sovs, added to a Sweep- stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft ; winners extra ; second received 25 sovs. One mile on the Craven Course. 28 subs. Mr. T. Cannon's Peine Blanche, by Rotherhill — Whiteface, 5 yrs, 8st 101b T. Cannon 1 Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Wild Thyme, by Lowlander — Fragrance, 4 yrs, 8st 121b. F.Webb f Mr. W. Gilbert's The Sailor Prince, by Albert Victor — Hermita, 5 yrs, 8st lib (in. 71b ex.) C. Loates f Lord Cadogan's Mate, 6 yrs, 9st lib F, Archer Mr. A. C. Barclay's Risingham; 3 yrs, 8st 61b E. Rossiter Baron de Hirsch's Laverock, 3 yrs, 7st 111b G. Barrett Mr. VV. J. Legh's Radius, 3 yrs, 7st 81b A. White Duke of Portland's Hurry, 3 yrs, 7st 111b (in. 41b ex.) C. Wood Mr. G. Lambert's Kenmore, 4 yrs, 7st 31b J. E. Tomlisson Mr. L. de Rothschild's Aladdin, 3 yrs, 7st F. Barrett Duke of Beaufort's Constance, 5 yrs, 7st E. Martin Lord Zetland's Dalesman, 4 yrs, 7st J. Woodburn Betting. — 11 to 4 agst Mate, 5 to 1 agst Radius, 100 to 12 agst Kenmore, 9 to 1 agst The Sailor Prince, 10 to 1 each agst Risingham, Hurry, and Aladdin, 100 to 8 agst Wild Thyme, 100 to 7 agst Reine Blanche, 100 to 6 each agst Laverock and Constance, and 20 to 1 agst Dalesman. After one or two breaks away, Hurry jumped off with a clear lead of Wild Thyme, with Risingham and Reine Blanche wide on the left. When fairly in the straight, Risingham still held the command of Mate and Radius. Coming out of the dip, Mate showed the way, with The Sailor Prince and Reine Blanche on the rails in close attendance. At the distance Mate was beaten, and a grand race home ensued, which ended in favour of Reine Blanche, after a desperate finish, by a head. Cannon making his effort in B B 370 THE YEAR'S SPORT the nick of time, and riding with the utmost tenderness till he judged that it was necessary to make his run ; dead heat for second place. Once more Duke of Kichmond came out and deceived his long- suffering friends. The Singleton Plate of 300 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, h ft ; weight for age ; certain penalties and allowances. The New Mile. 1-i subs. Mr. Abington's Necromancer, b}^ Touchet — Enchantress, 3 }ts, 8st 71b.. T.Cannon 1 Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Ducat, by Kisber — Duchess of Parma, 3 yrs, 8st..J.E.Tomlisson 2 Duke of Westminster's Duke of Richmond, by Hampton — Preference, 4 yrs, 9st 31b \ F. Archer 3 Mr. J. Lowther's King Monmouth, 3 yrs, 8st 51b J. Snowden Betting. — 13 to 8 agst Duke of Richmond, 2 to 1 agst Necromancer, 9 to 2 agst King Monmouth, and 11 to 2 agst Ducat. Necromancer for a few strides made play, attended by Duke of Eichmond, but when they had well gone on their. journey Duke of Eichmond took the lead, followed by Necromancer. Coming into the straight Duke of Eichmond still held the lead, Ducat having taken second place, and Necromancer dropped back last. Little change took place until reaching the Stand, where the favourite was beaten, and Necromancer, who appeared beaten in the dip, answered the call of his jockey, and gradually overhauling Ducat and Duke of Eichmond, won in the last few strides by a neck ; a length between second and third. Friday began with The Nassau Stakes of 50 sovs each subscription, 20 ft, with 200 added, for tlu-ee-year-old fillies ; 8st 101b each ; winners extra ; the second received 100 sovs of the stakes. Old Mile. 3-1 subs. Lord Hastings's Armida, by Childeric — Mavis, 8st 101b Archer 1 Prince Soltykoff's Charmian, 8st 101b Watts 2 Mr. G. Kruckenberg's lerne, 8st 101b Wood 3 Duke of Beaufort's Maria Renata, 8st 101b Bruckshaw Baron Offenheit's Queen's Colour, 8st 101b Webb Mr. D. Henty's Debenture, 8st 101b Cannon Mr. C. Archer's Grecian Bride, 8st 101b G. Barrett Mr. Brodrick-Cloete's ^Vheatsheaf, Sst 101b Snowden Betting. — 9 to 4 agst Charmian, 5 to 1 agst Debenture, 11 to 2 agst lerne, 7 to 1 each agst Armida and Grecian Bride, 100 to 8 agst Wheatsheaf, and 20 to 1 agsl Maria Renata. lerne was first away, and went on attended by Charmian, Maria Eenata, and Debenture, with Grrecian Bride last, for about two hundred yards, where the last-named bolted out of the course and took no further part in the race. After going about a quarter of a mile Charmian drew to the front, followed by Debenture and lerne, Armida going on fourth, and Queen's Colour now last. Eeaching the rails, lerne in the centre came away, followed by Debenture, but the favourite held them both safe at the distance, where she came again, but could not stall off the challenge by Armida about fifty yards from home, who won by a neck. EACING- 371 Armida was one of the expensive purchases at Lord Falmouth's sale, where Lord Hastings gave 3,200 guineas for her. In a Nursery which came next. Pretty Face (Kotherhill — Effie Dean) beat Chatter, one of the few racehorses which Lord Kosebery has not sold. The last important two-year-old race of the meeting, the Molecomb Stakes, followed. The Manton stable here imagined that they had the key of the situation. A colt called The Sun, an own brother to Luminary, winner of the race last year (Beauclerc — Stella), had been tried so much superior to Oberon, whose running behind Sunrise in the Kichmond Stakes has been noted, that his chances of following his brother's footsteps seemed very great. Believers in public form were in favour of Ste. Alvere, but a surprise was in store. The Molecomb Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, with 300 added, for two-year-olds ; colts 8st 101b, fillies 8st 71b ; winners extra ; the second received 100 sovs out of the stakes. T.^.C. 39 subs. Mr.Bowes's The Devil to Pay, by Eobert the Devil — Polonaise, 8stl01b.Bruckshaw 1 Lord Calthorpe's Ste. Alvere, 9st Archer 2 Mr. Lefevre's Calais, 8st 101b , Webb 3 Mr. Abington's Skyscraper, 8st 101b Cannon Mr. Manton's The Sun, 8st 101b Watts Betting. — 6 to 5 agst Ste. Alvere, 11 to 1 agst The Sun, 100 to 15 agst Sky- scraper, 7 to 1 agst Calais, and 20 to 1 agst The Devil to Pay (offered). Calais showed the way to Ste. Alvere, The Sun, and Skyscraper, with The Devil to Pay lying last. As the lot reached the rails The Sun was beaten, and Skyscraper took third position, but speedily dropped back, and with The Devil to Pay taking second place at the distance, Ste. Alvere was unable to shake him off, the outsider winning easily by a length ; half the like distance separated the second and third. The record of the two handicaps needs little comment. Co- runna's quickness in beginning served him in good stead, for he jumped off and was never caught. Hermitage has improved greatly with age. The Chichester Stakes (handicap) of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 200 added; winners extra : the second received 25 sovs out of the stakes ; entrance 3 sovs. T Y.C. 23 subs. Lord Hartington's Corunna, by Coeruleus — Cintra, 5 yrs, 7st 51b Lashmar 1 Mr. Douglas Baird's Offspring, 4 yrs, 6st 71b J. E. Tomlisson 2 Duke of Beaufort's Forio, 3 yrs, 5st 71b T. Loates 3 Capt. Machell's Energy, 5 yrs, 9st 121b Archer Mr. Hungerford's Eosy Morn, 3 yrs, 7st 51b Eickaby Mr. Cumberland's Albert Melville, 4 yrs, 7st F. Barrett Lord Cadogan's Crosspatch, 3 yrs, 5st 101b (car. 6st) Wall Mr. J. Terriss's Bright Eye, 3 yrs, 5st 71b (car. ost 91b) Eobinson Betting. — Evens on Energy, 5 to 1 agst Corunna, 6 to 1 agst Offspring, 100 to 8 agst Albert Melville, 20 to 1 agst Forio, 25 to 1 agst Crosspatch, and 33 to 1 agst Bright Eye. As soon as they came into sight Corunna was seen to be in command, and went on attended by Crosspatch and Albert B B 2 372 THE YEAR'S SPORT Melville, with Offspring, who got off badly, next, and Energy at the heels of Corunna. At the distance Offspring took second place, but could never get on terms with the leader, who made all the running, and won in a canter by a length ; half that distance divided second and third ; Crosspatch was fourth, Albert Melville fifth, and Eosy Morn last. The Chesterfield Cup (handicap), value 300 sovs (given from the race fund)^ added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft; winners extra; the second re- ceived 50 sovs out of the stakes ; entrance 3 sovs. Craven Course. 31 subs. Mr. Lefevre's Hermitage, by Hermit— Doll Tearsheet, i yrs, 8st 121b Webb 1 Duke of Westminster's Sandiway, 4 yrs, 8st 21b G. Barrett 2 Mr. Craven's Caltha, 4 yrs, 6st 21b (car. 6st 31b) J. E. Tomlisson 3 Mr. Abington's Plutarch, 4 yrs, 7st 111b F. Sharpe Lord Cadogan's Mate, 6 yrs, 7st 111b C. Wood Duke of Beaufort's Eastern Emperor, 4 yrs, 7st 81b F. Barrett Lord Hastings's Barnacles, 3 yrs, 6st 121b J. Woodburn Mr. Cumberland's Childhood, 4 yrs, 6st 81b Rickaby Mr. W. J. Legh's Radius, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (car. 6st 61b) Martin Sir R. Jardine's Beaumont, 3 yrs, 5st 71b T. Loates Betting.— 2 to 1 agst Hermitage, 9 to 2 agst Sandiway, 6 to 1 agst Eastern Emperor, 7 to 1 agst Beaumont, 8 to 1 agst Caltha, 10 to 1 each agst Barnacles and Plutarch, and^lOO to 7 agst Mate. Eastern Emperor made play, attended by Hermitage, Child- hood, and Mate, with Plutarch next and Beaumont last, and so they 'ran for about 200 yards, when Barnacles drew to the front, followed by Caltha, Eastern Emperor, Hermitage, Childhood, San- diway, Radius, and Mate, with Beaumont last. Entering the straight Barnacles was still in command, with Childhood, Hermit- age, Eastern Emperor, and Sandiway in close pursuit. At the rails Sandiway drew clear, but could not stave off the favourite, who came out inside the distance, and won easily by half a length ; a bad third ; Plutarch was fourth. Eastern Emperor fifth. Child- hood sixth, and Mate last. The Bentinck Memorial Stakes, won by the moderate Blue Grass from the hurdle-jumper Phantom, and Tombola, brought the meeting to a close. The event of the week was the reappear- ance of Minting, an animal which captivated every one's fancy. Brighton followed, but except a few handicaps there was nothing of interest in the sport at that popular watering-place, and the interest in these handicaps was temporary. Lord Hast- ings's Pearl Diver (Master Kildare — Three Pearls) won the Marine Stakes from a poor field, and the Duke of Westminster's Newton (Fitz- James — Cupola) carried 7st lOlb to the front before a quartette of poor animals in the Brighton Stakes. The Brighton Cup was won by Brag, an old horse that has a liking for this peculiar course — down one hill and up another — on which many animals cannot act. The year before last, at the Autumn Meeting (to which the Cup, the race for which had not filled, was post- poned, a handicap over a mile having been substituted for the long- RACING 373 distance Cup race), Brag had here beaten that excellent mare Geheimniss. The Brighton Cup (handicap) of 500 sovs, in specie ; winners extra ; second received 60 sovs. One mile. 25 subs. Mr. L. de Rothschild's Brag, by Struan — Bounce, aged, 8st 91b (car. 8st 101b) J. Watts 1 Mr. H. T. Barclay's Criterion, 4 yrs, 7st 121b G. Barrett 2 Mr. R. C. Naylor's Toastmaster, aged, 8st 101b F. Archer 3 Sir G. Chetwynd's Quilt, 4 j-rs, 7st 51b (car. 7st 91b) C. Wood Duke of Beaufort's Constance, 3 yrs, 5st 131b T. Loates Betting. — 11 to 10 agst Toastmaster, 7 to 2 agst Brag, 4 to 1 agst Criterion, 100 to 8 agst Constance, and 100 to 7 agst Quilt. For a few strides Toastmaster made play, when Brag went to the front, attended at his heels by Toastmaster and Criterion, with Constance last. Half way down the hill Brag shot by his oppo- nents, and increased his lead to three lengths, with Criterion second and Toastmaster third, and in this order they descended the hill. Brag at the half distance had all his opponents settled, and won in the easiest manner possible by a length ; bad third ; Quilt, pulling up, was last. Duration of race, 1 min. 39 sec. Value of the stakes, 550?. Pearl Diver was again successful,, and Brag, under a heavy weight, was far from disgracing himself in the Stewards' Cup. The Stewaeds' Cup (handicap) of 500 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; winners extra ; second received 50 sovs. Six furlongs. 27 subs. Lord Hastings's c Pearl Diver, by Master Kildare — Three Pearls, 3 yrs, 9st 31b (inc. 141b ex.) G. Barrett 1 Mr. F. Robinson's Laceman, aged, lOst 71b F. Archer 2 Mr. L. de Rothschild's Brag, aged, lOst 31b (inc. 141b ex.) J. Watts 3 Lord Cawdor's Grey Parrot, 3 yrs, 6st 91b F. Barrett Mr. A. Benholm's Vacillation, 3 yrs, 6st 81b R. Martin Mr. Manton's Stourwick, 3 yrs, 6st 81b J. E. Tomlisson Bettincf. — 13 to 8 agst Laceman, 4 to 1 agst Pearl Diver, 9 to 2 agst Brag, 8 to 1 agst Stom'wick, and 10 to 1 each agst Grey Parrot and Vacillation. Laceman was quickest away, but immediately gave way to Pearl Diver, who came on clear from Laceman and Brag. Entering the straight Brag took second place, with Laceman next. Eeach- ing the distance Laceman took second place, and challenged Pearl Diver, but failed to get on equal terms, and suffered defeat by four lengths ; bad third ; Stourwick was fourth, and Vacillation last. The two-year-old racing at Brighton needs little comment. Cissy, the animal that had given so great a fright to layers of odds on The Bard at Sandown, came out in the Eottingdean Plate, and 3 to 1 was freely laid on her. Prince lo (Prince Charlie — Mystery) gave her lllb and beat her easily. The filly afterwards won the Cliftonville Plate from Craig North, but her merit is by no means exceptional. 374 THE YEAE'S SPOET At Lewes the Astley Stakes usually brings out some good two- year-olds, and tliis year Saraband made his appearance. The race was esteemed a certainty for him, and 100 to 10 on was freely laid. Backers won, but not till they had undergone a fright, for near home Lorgnette was going faster than supporters of Saraband liked, and a few strides from the post it looked for a moment as if she might just get up. Archer took up his whip, though he did not use it, and indeed after the race he reported that he won easily, though they had only raced for a couple of hundred yards or so. Saraband, nevertheless, was beginning to wane in popular estimation, and takers of 8 to 1 for the Derby of 1886 were re- garded as fatuous, though a point less had been taken. The Astley Stakes of 25 sovs each, with 400 added ; the second to receive 100 sovs, and the third 50 out of the stakes ; for two-year-olds ; colts 9st, fillies and geldings 8st 101b ; with certain penalties and breeding allowances. T.Y C. (five furlongs and a few yards). 52 subs. Mr. Childwick's Saraband, by Muncaster — Highland Fling, 9st 71b F. Archer 1 Baron de Hirsch's Lorgnette, 8st 101b C. Wood 2 Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Venette, 8st 41b J. E. Tomlisson 3 Betting. — 8 to 1 on Saraband, 100 to 8 agst Ijorgnette, and 20 to 1 agst Venette. The last-mentioned was followed by the favourite for half the distance, when Saraband drew to the front, followed by Lorgnette, and won a good race by half a length ; bad third. Time, 1 min. 4;^ sec. At Kempton (August 11) the best two-year-old seen out was Volta, which had run well at Newmarket in the July Meeting. The Kempton Paek International Beeeders' Two-yeae-old Stakes of 15 sovs for each starter, 5 ft, to the Eace Fund, with 800 added, for two-year-olds ; colts 9st, fillies and geldings 8st 111b ; winners extra; allowances. Five fur- longs, straight. 134 subs. Mr. E. H. Combe's Volta, by Blair Athol— Electric Light, 9st 41b F. Archer 1 Lord Hartington's c by Hermit — Belphoebe, 8st 91b J. Goater 2 Mr. T. Leader's Lowdown (late Lowland Lassie), 8st 71b G. Barrett 3 Mr. Mainley's Osprey, 8st 21b C. Wood Betting. — 5 to 4 agst Volta, 11 to 8 agst Lowdown, 8 to 1 agst the Belphoebe colt, 10 to 1 agst Osprey. Lowdown was the quickest away, and made the running on the right, with Volta in the centre next ; but on settling down the Belphoebe colt took second place. At the distance Volta began to draw up to Lowdown, and, assuming the command shortly after- wards, won by a neck : three lengths separated the second and third. That 134 subscriptions should have resulted in the appearance of four moderate animals at the post, and that for so valuable a prize, was a disappointment. Much about the same result followed in the important — or what should have been the important — three- year-old race. RACING 375 The Great International Breeders' Foal Stakes of 20 sovs each, 5 ft, to the Race Fund, with 1,000 sovs added (750 sovs for the winner, 100 sovs for the second, 50 sovs for the third, and 100 sovs for the breeder of the winner), for three-year-olds; colts 9st, fillies and geldings Sstlllb; winners extra ; those got by stallions or out of mares which never produced a winner allowed 41b ; maidens allowed 71b ; allowances accumulative. The Kempton Mile. 100 subs. Mr. Abington's Necromancer, by Touchet — Enchantress, 9st 61b F. Webb 1 Sir G. Chetwynd's Goldsmith, 8st 71b ,, C.Wood 2 Mr. J. A. Wilson's Hugh Arthur, 9st J. Watts 3 Betting. — 2 to 1 on Necromancer, 2 to 1 agst Goldsmith, and 50 to 1 agst Hugh Arthur, Hugh Arthur made the running, followed by Goldsmith, with Necromancer lying last, to the bend, where Groldsmith came to the front. Below the distance Necromancer began to draw upon the leader gradually, and, catching him in the last few strides, won an exciting race by a head ; Hugh Arthur was a bad third. The latter's chance was, of course, hopeless, but there was 50 sovs for the third, and he started for the purpose of winning that sum. The race was really between the first and second, and it will be seen that, with 131b the worst of the weights. Necromancer just got home. At Kedcar there was a race somewhat similar to the above, and the mare that had failed so dismally in the One Thousand and at Groodwood, though she had run second for the Oaks, redeemed her character. The Sixth Great National Breeders' Foal Stakes of 20 sovs each, 3 ft, to the fund, with 600 sovs added (400 sovs for the owner of the winner, 100 sovs for the nominator of the winner, and 50 sovs each for the owner and nominator of the second) ; for three-year-old colts 8st 121b, fillies 8st 91b ; winners extra ; maidens allowed 71b. One mile, straight, on the New Course. 139 subs. Lord Zetland's St. Helena, by Hermit — Castellamare, 9st 51b T. Bruckshaw 1 Mr. Legh's John Barleycorn, 8st 51b (car. 8st 61b) A. Giles 2 Lord Hastings's Armida, 8st 121b F. Archer 3 Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's Golden Light, 8st 21b A. H. Booty Sir R. Jardine's Beaumont, 8st 51b C. Bowman Mr. J. Lowther's King Monmouth, 9st 81b J Snowden Mr. Osmond's Economist, 8st 51b , J. Goater Betting. — 2 to 1 agst Armida, 7 to 2 each agst King Monmouth and St. Helena, 100 to 12 agst Beaumont, and 10 to 1 each agst John Barleycorn and Golden Light. Golden Light, on the left, showed the way to John Barleycorn, and St. Helena, with Economist, well up in the centre, next, and Armida wide on the right. Two furlongs from home Economist was beaten, and John Barleycorn also showing s3^mptoms of distress, St. Helena came on, followed by John Barleycorn and Golden Light, with Armida heading the others. Inside the distance St. Helena drew clear away, and, never leaving the issue in doubt, won easily by a length and a half ; Armida was a bad third. 376 THE YEAE'S SPOET Another Windsor Meeting came on the 13th and 14th, and there were a couple of two-year-old races which deserve passing notice : the Clewer Plate, won by Pretty Face ; and the Round Tower Plate, which Ste. Alvere, 9st 41b, won from Coquille, 8st 61b. Ste. Alvere then jom-neyed up north, and handsomely paid her expenses. Stockton was the meeting, and the Hardwicke Stakes the name of the race she won ; but that she was exceedingly lucky to win it, or rather that her owner was lucky to have secured the services of Archer, all who saw the race must admit. The Coracle below mentioned is the own brother to The Abbot and Harden (Hermit — Barchettina) which came out at Goodwood with a great private reputation, which he did not justify. Jacobite had been unfortunate in twice coming across so exceptionally good a colt as Minting, and his running on these occasions quite justified his favouritism. The Hardwicke Stakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft (to the fund), with 700 added, for two-year-olds ; colts 8st 101b, fillies and geldings 8st 61b ; winners extra. T.Y.C. (from the Red Post, six furlongs). 151 subs. Lord Calthorpe's Ste. Alvere, by Hermit — Adelaide, 9st 21b F. Archer 1 Mr. Bowes's Jacobite, 9st 31b T. Bruckshaw 2 Duke of Westminster's Coracle, 8st lib G. Barrett 3 Mr. R. Vyner's Kudos, 9st 31b J. Watts Mr. E. R. Smith's Balnagowan, 9st lib A. Wainwright Sir R. Jardine's c by Tynedale— Lotus, Bst lib C. Bowman Mr. C. Perkins's Hawkeye, 8st lib J. Fagan Mr. H. Hungerford's Little Lady, 8st F. Sharpe Sir R. Jardine's f by Rosi crucian— Hue and Cry, 8st F. Barrett Betting. — 7 to 4 each agst Jacobite and Ste. Alvere, 11 to 2 agst Coracle, 100 to 6 agst Kudos, and 33 to 1 agst any other. After several breaks away the flag was lowered to a tolerably equitable start, Ste. Alvere for a few strides showing the way, when Jacobite headed her, with Coracle lying third, and Balna- gowan, on the outside, next. Then came the Lotus colt and Kudos, with Little Lady last. In this way they ran for a couple of furlongs, when Balnagowan came with a rush, and momentarily headed Jacobite, Sfce. Alvere being third. Rounding the bend Balnagowan dropped out, and Jacobite assumed the command, attended by Coracle in the centre, with Ste. Alvere in their track, while well up on the right was the Hue and Cry colt. The last- named was beaten below the distance, at which point Jacobite held a slight advantage of Coracle. Archer then made an attempt to get through between them, and some bumping ensued. Inside the distance Coracle was in trouble, and a splendid race home now ensued. Lord Calthorpe's filly lasting the longer, and winning, after a grand finish, by a head ; a length and a half separated second and third. Value of stakes, 730Z. On the same day St. Helena accomplished the very easy task that was set her. N EACIN& 377 The Great Northern Leger of 10 sovs each, 3 ft (to the fund), with 500 added, for three-year-olds ; colts 8st 101b, fillies and geldings 8st 61b ; winners extra. One mile and a half. 95 subs. Lord Zetland's St. Helena, by Hermit — Castellamare, 9st 41b J. Watts 1 Mr. Leigh's John Barleycorn, 8st 31b A. Giles 2 Sir K. Jardine's Glengyle, 9st lib C. Bowman 3 Betting. — 5 to 2 on St, Helena, 1 to 1 agst John Barleycorn, and 8 to 1 agst Glengyle. John Barleycorn made running from Grlengyle, with St. Helena whipping in, and in this order they approached the Mile Post, when Glengyle drew past John Barleycorn, and took up the running, Lord Zetland's filly still bringing up the rear. Coming into the straight Grlengyle was done with, and St. Helena closed with John Barleycorn, and, taking the command half-way up the straight, won in a canter by half a length. The winner was quoted at 20 to 1 in the St. Leger market after the race, but already odds of ti to 4 were freely laid on Melton. That anything could beat the Derby winner seemed out of the range of possibility. Of all the Leger candidates he was doing the best work. Xaintrailles, after going badly in the betting, was scratched ; Sheraton, declared to be the superior at home of Isobar, was also scratched ; and Melton seemed to stand out alone of the St. Leger horses, nothing being now heard of the bowed sinew which rumour declared would stand in the way of her Derby preparation. The long-renowned York Meeting began August 25th, but the racing here was of much less than the usual interest. For one thing, the ground was very hard, the course being, moreover, badly kept. Fields were small, and some of the chief prizes fell to extremely moderate animals. The Yorkshire Oaks, which, small as is its value, has in its list of winners the names of so many excellent mares, brought out a field of only three, including the One Thousand Gruineas winner Farewell, which, it will be seen, disappointed her supporters. The Yorkshire Oaks of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for three-year-old fillies ; 8st 101b each ; with penalties and allowances ; second received 50 sovs out of the stakes, and third saved stake. One mile and a quarter. 30 subs. Lord Zetland's b f St. Helena, by Hermit — Castellamare, 9st 31b Brucksbaw 1 Duke of "Westminster's ch f Farewell, by Doncaster — Lily Agnes, 9st 31b F. Archer 2 Mr. F. W. Lambton's b f Chiquita, by Blair Athol— Nitocris, 8st 31b ...C. Wood 3 Betting.— 2 to 1 on Farewell, 2 to 1 agst St. Helena, 100 to 1 agst Chiquita. Farewell made steady running from Chiquita and St. Helena for half a mile, when the gap widened out to half a dozen lengths. Close order was again taken at the Middlethorpe turn, and with St. Helena soon afterwards going on second she deprived Farewell of the command inside the distance, and won easily by a length ; a bad third. In the principal two-year-old event of the day the Duke of Westminster's representative was made favourite. 378 THE YEAE'S SPOKT The Geeat Breeders' Convivial Produce Stakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft (to- the fund), with 400 added, for two-year-olds; colts 8st 121b, fillies 8st 91b; with certain allowances ; second received 50 sovs out of the stakes, and third 25 sovs ; the breeder of the winner received 50 sovs oat of the stakes, and the breeder of the second 25 sovs. T.Y.C. 86 subs. Duke of Westminster's ch c Kendal, by Bend Or — Windermere, 9st 21b F. Archer 1 Mr. F. W. Lambton's b f Mischief, by Hampton — Wee Lassie, 8st 41b (car.8st61b) Snowden 2 Mr. R. Vyner's br c Lord Lumley, by Uncas — Lady Lumlev,9st Pla't 3 Mr. J. Osborne's b f Timpanetto, 7st 131b Groodway Betting. — 10 to 1 on Kendal, 100 to 8 agst Lord Lumley, 20 to 1 agst Mischief, 100 to 1 Timpanetto. Kendal, on the rails, and Timpanetto ran side by side from Lord Lumley to the bend, when Timpanetto dropped away. Before reaching the distance Lord Lumley was beaten, and although Mischief came from the rear opposite the Stand, the favourite shook her off, and won by two lengths ; half as far again between second and third. Value of the stakes, 330L Next day the Great Ebor Handicap brought out a very moderate field of handicap horses, as the result will show. Had Clochette been able to stay, so poor an animal as The Mate could never have got home, but he could manage the distance which she could not. The Great Ebor Handicap Plate of 1,000 sovs, by subscription of 20 sovs each, . 10 ft, 5 if declared ; winners extra. One mile and a half. 34 subs. 18 of whom paid 5 sovs each. Lord Cadogan's ch h Mate, by Blandford — Gretna, 6 yrs, Sst 111b (car. 8st 121b) Archer 1 Mr. C. Perkins's b h Bonaparte, by Rosicrucian- Bonnie Bell, 6yrs, 7st 51b . . . Fagan 2 Lord Lascelles's b f Clochette, by Camballo— Carillon, 4 yrs, 7st 91b ...G. Barrett 3 Mr. J. M'Kenna's Wavelet, 5 j^rs, Sst 51b Giles Mr. E. C. Starkey's Cavalier, 3 yrs, Sst Martin Mr. Lowther's Swillington, 3 yrs, 7st 81b J. Woodburn Mr. W. Stevenson's Londonderry, 3 yrs, 7st lib Good way Mr. S. H. Ashton's Master Sam, 3 j^s, 7st lib F. Barrett Betting. — 11 to 4 agst Bonaparte, 9 to 2 agst Clochette, 5 to 1 agst Swilling, ton, 7 to 1 agst Master Sam, 100 to 12 agst Mate, 100 to 7 agst Londonderry 100 to 6 each agst Wavelet and Cavalier. Won easily by two lengths. The two-year-old race was of much more interest. Of the four runners Eattlewings (Galopin — Mavis) is an own sister to Galliard, winner of the Two Thousand. She cost 2,100 guineas at Lord Falmouth's sale in 1884, and here ran for the first time. The Devil to Pay, it will be remembered, unexpectedly distinguished himself at Groodwood. The Prince of Wales's Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 500 added, for two-year-olds; colts Sst 121b, fillies Sst 91b, with penalties and allowances; second received 100 sovs out of the stakes, and third 25 sovs ; nominator of the winner 100 sovs, nommator of the second 50 sovs ; entrance 3 sovs. T.Y.C. 112 subs, 47 of whom paid entrance only. Mr. Manton's b c Gay Hermit, by Hermit— Doll Tearsheet, 9st Sib F. Archer 1 Lord Zetland's gr c Grey Friars, by Hermit— Perseverance, Sst 71b (car. 8st 101b) Watts 2 Duke of Portland's b f Eattlewings, by Galopin— Mavis, Sst 41b C. Wood 3 Mr. Bowes's The Devil to Pay, 9st 81b Bruckshaw O EACING 379 Betting.— & to 4 on Gay Hermit, 7 to 2 agst The Devil to Pay, 4 to 1 agst Kattlewings, 100 to 6 agst Grey Friars. Eattlewings, on the inside, cut out the work from Gfrey Friars^ and they thus ran clear of Gay Hermit to the bend, when he drew up on the whip hand. He then waited at their girths to the distance, when he seemed to be tiring under the weight, but he answered readily to Archer's call opposite the Stand, and won a good race from Grrey Friars by a neck ; a head between second and third. The Devil to Pay, who laid in the heels of Eattlewings, was last all the way. Value of the stakes, 977^. For the Ebor St. Leger Farewell, on which 5 to 2 was laid, was beaten by Merry Duchess, a most moderate animal, and Farewell's outside chance for the St. Leger, in the event of any- thing happening to Melton, was finally dissipated. The only other race of any importance was the Great Yorkshire Stakes. There was no assurance that Goldsmith could stay, and a strong suspicion that he could not ; King Monmouth, good as a two-year- old, had run so badly this year that his chance was very lightly esteemed ; and everything seemed in favour of Lord Eosebery's Cipollina, a mare which was suj^posed to be a thorough stayer, and here, favoured by the weights, could hardly be beaten. Great Yorkshire Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 500 added, for three- year-olds ; colts 8st 101b, tillies 8st 51b, with penalties and allowances ; second received 100 sovs out of the stakes, and third 50 sovs, breeder of winner 100 sovs, and breeder of the second 50 sovs ; entrance 3 sovs. One mile and three- quarters. 30 subs. Mr. J. Lowther's ch c King Monmouth, by King Lud — Miss Somerset, 8st 101b (car. Sst 111b) Watts 1 Lord Koseber} "s ch or ro f Cipollina (late Caneton) by Macaroni — Duckling, 7st 121b G. Barrett 2 Lord Hastings's ch f Armida, by Childeric — Mavis, Sst 31b F. Barrett 3 Mr. Stevenson's Londonderry, Sst 101b Piatt Sir G. Chetwynd's Goldsmith (late The Coiner) Sst 31b C. Wood Betting. — 6 to 4 agst Goldsmith, 7 to 4 agst Cipollina, 7 to 1 agst King Mon- mouth, 10 to 1 each agst Armida and Londonderry. Half a mile from home Groldsmith deprived Armida of the command, but his bolt was soon shot, and Cipollina, coming to the front from the outside, took the rails berth and came round the bend in advance of Armida. At this point King Monmouth was handy to the pair, and going up to Cipollina inside the distance, instantly settled her pretensions, and won easily by a length ; a bad third. Armida was in the latter position a head before Londonderry, with Groldsmith tailed off. It will be seen how far from its standard was the sport on this historical course. Derby was the next noteworthy meeting (Thursday, September 3), and the Champion Breeders' Foal Stakes the first note- worthy race on the first day. The useful Modwena won so easily that Gray Hermit would have been beaten at even weights. 380 THE YEAE'S SPOKT The Champion Breedees' Foal Stakes of 600 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each for starters only, for two-year-olds ; colts 8st 101b, fillies and geldings 8st 71b ; with penalties and allowances ; second received 50 sovs out of the stakes ; nominator of winner received 200 sovs, and nominator of second 25 sovs from the Eace Fund ; entrance 4 guineas. Five furlongs. Duke of Portland's Modwena, by Galopin — Mowerina, 8st 111b C. Wood 1 Mr. A. C. Barclay's Falaise, 7st 111b H. Arnull 2 Lord Bradford's Martinet, 8st Fagan 3 Mr. W. Howard's Strathby, Sst „ J. Woodburn Lord Bradford's Darius, Sst F. Eossiter Lord Willoughby de Broke's c by Isonomy — Celerite, Sst Martin Mr. L. de Eothschild's Chopin, Sst F. Barrett Mr. Gr. Diver's c by Muncaster — Mrs. Jones, Sst White Lord Hartington's cby Hermit — Belphoebe, Sst Lashmar Mr. J. Houldsworth's f by Springfield — Ivj, Sst Booty Mr. E. Childwick's Twinkle, Sst Sharpe Sir E. Jardine's c by Adventurer — Miss Pool, Sst 31b Bowman Mr. Manton's Gay Hermit, 9st 31b , F. Archer Mr. E. Grosvenor's Dongola, 7st 111b G. Barrett Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Pirouette, 7st 111b. , J. E. Tomlisson Betting. — 11 to 10 agst Modwena, 4 to 1 agst Gay Hermit, 10 to 1 agst Falaise, and 100 to 8 each agst Martinet and Miss Pool colt. The lot were despatched to a grand start at the first attempt, and Martinet made play in the centre of the course, closely at- tended by Falaise, the Belphoebe colt, and Celerite filly, with Gray Hermit and Modwena on the left, and Dongola and the Ivy filly on the right. Thus they ran to the distance, where Gay Hermit held out signals of distress, and Martinet gave way to Falaise and Modwena, the former of whom took the lead fifty yards from home and won very easily by half a length ; three-quarters of a length between second and third ; Gray Hermit was fourth. One of the thousand-pound handicaps which are now so common was run on this day, the Peveril of the Peak Plate (handicap) of 1,000 sovs, by subscription of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 6 guineas if declared ; winners extra : second received 50 sovs out of plate. The Straight Mile. Lord Lascelles's Clochette, by Camballo— Craillon, 4 yrs, 6st 101b. . .J. E. Tomlisson 1 Lord Hartington's Corunna, 5 yrs, 7st 91b Lashmar 2 Duke of Beaufort's Eastern Emperor, 4 yrs, 7st 41b Martin 3 Mr. Abing-ton's MacMahon, 5 yrs, 9st 101b F. Archer Mr. W. Gilbert's Despair, 6 yrs, Sst 101b C. Loates Duke of Westminster's Duke of Eichmond, 4 yrs, Sst 71b G. Barrett Mr. E. C. Naylor's Toastmaster, aged, Sst 31b F. Barrett Mr. Murphy's Boulevard, 5 yrs, Sst 121b Wood Lord Bradford's Whitelock, 4 j^s, 7st 91b Fagan Mr. W. I'Anson's Prince Eudolph, 4 yrs, 7st 31b J. Woodburn •Chevalier's Ginistrelli's Onesto, 3 yrs, 6st (car, 6st 21b) Wall Mr. Winn's Lady Castlereagh, 3 yxs,, 5st 101b Glover Betting. — 4 to 1 agst MacMahon, 5 to 1 agst Boulevard, 11 to 2 agst Corunna, 11 to 1 each agst Duke of Eichmond and Eastern Emperor, 100 to 7 each agst Despair, Whitelock, Onesto, and Clochette, 100 to 6 agst Toastmaster, 20 to 1 agst Prince Eudolph, and 33 to 1 agst Lady Castlereagh. The first to show in advance was Whitelock, and she cut out the work from Corunna and Eastern Emporor. So they ran until EACINa 38 1 a quarter of a mile from home, when Whitelock gave way to Corunna, who came on, attended by Eastern Emperor and Duke of Eichmond, with Clochette, Toastmaster, and Onesto well up to the distance, where Duke of Eichmond was beaten. Clochette then tried for an opening, and, getting it opposite the enclosure, she caught Corunna a few strides from home and won by a neck ; three lengths between second and third ; Toastmaster was fourth, Duke of Eichmond fifth. The shorter distance served the winner, which had so lately failed at York. MacMahon tired under his weight ; he was at- tempting to give the winner three stone, and once more Duke of Eichmond ' flattered to deceive.' The great two-year-old race of the meeting was the Harrington Stakes, in which Philosophy seemed to have it all her own way. Before the race Peck had leased her to Lord Cadogan for her racing career, and every one supposed that she would begin well by landing the light-blue jacket here ; but, not for the first time. Philosophy disappointed his admirers. The Harrington Stakes of 1,000 sovs, for two-year-olds; colts 8st 101b, fillies and geldings 8st 71b ; winners extra ; second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes. About five furlongs, straight. 106 subs, 18 of whom declares ft. Lord Ellesmere's Cataract, by Hampton — Corrie, 8st Gr. Barrett 1 Lord Cadogan's Philosophy, 9st 31b F. Archer 2 Mr. J. A. Craven's Coquille, 8st C. Loates 3 Mr. P. Renfrew's Thunderstorm, 9st 21b C. Wood Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's f by Springfield— Ivy, 8st A. H. Booty Mr. W. Winn's Givendale, 8st 31b T. Weldon Prince Soltykoff's Wise Child, 8st 31b ArnuU Baron de Rothschild's Repentant, 8st 31b F. Barrett Sir R. Jardine's c by Tynedale —Lotus, 8st 31b C. Bowman Mr. Brodrick-Cloete's Orator, 8st 31b Clay o Betting. — 11 to 8 on Philosophy, 2 to 1 agst Cataract, and 100 to 3 agst any other. Cataract and Philosophy, on the left, jumped off in front of Thunderstorm, on the right, and Wise Child and Eepentant in the centre, the Ivy filly bringing up the rear for a quarter of a mile, when Cataract took a clear lead of Philosophy, Coquille, and Thunderstorm. At the distance the favourite made her effort, but could not reach Cataract, who won easily by a length. In the afternoon Necromancer (9st 51b) cantered home for the Chatsworth Plate from Hopscotch (9st 21b), Beaumont (8st 51b), and Orchid (9st 21b), Another thousand-pound handicap, the Hartington Plate, was run on the last day of the meeting (September 5). Some useful handicap horses were entered, several recent winners among them; and, to the general surprise, for the colt, it was supposed, had greatly degenerated. Luminary was made a very warm favourite. He could make no sort of fight. .382 THE YEAR'S SPORT The Hartington Plate (Handicap) of 1,000 sovs, by subscription of 25 sovs each, loft, and five guineas only if declared ; winners extra ; second to receive 50 sovs o\it of the plate. About five furlongs one hundred and forty yards, straight. Lord Hastings's Pearl Diver, by Master Kildare — Three Pearls, 3 yrs, 8st 41b , W. Lashmar I Duke of Portland's Satchel, 3 yrs, 7st 71b F. Barrett 2 Mr. W. Gilbert's Dulcimer, 3 yrs, 6st 71b Rickaby 3 Mr. R. Crest's Leeds, 6 yrs, 9st 31b C. Wood Mr. F. Morton's Dalmeny, 5 yrs, 8st 81b F. Jeffrey Mr. J. Davis's Lord Charles, 3 yrs, 8st 61b J. Snowden Lord Hartington's Corunna, 5 yrs, 8st lib J. Goater Colonel Forester's The Wrekin, 1 yrs, 7st 101b J. Fagan Su- F. Johnstone's Luminary, 3 yrs, 7st 81b G. Barrett Mr. Hungerford's Rosy Morn, 3 yrs, 7st 41b D. Good way Mr. W. A. Long's Condor, 1 yrs, 7st lib (car. 7st 61b) H. Luke Colonel Heyward's Ordovix, 4 yrs, 7st 21b A. White Mr. C. Archer's Broxbourne, 3 yrs, 7st 21b J. Woodburn Mr. A. Benholm's Hopscotch, 3 yrs, 7st lib E. Martin Mr. T. Cannon's Fritz, 4 yrs, 7st T. Smith Mr. H. W. Kingsbury's Fedora, 3 yrs, 6st 81b G. Woodburn Lord Bradford's Kedlock, 4 yrs, 6st 71b J. Wall Mr. W. R. Marshall's Ebro, 3 yi's, 6st (car. 6st 31b) J. E. Tomlisson Mr. Bates's Monsieur de Paris, 3 yrs, 6st Glover Betting. — 9 to 2 agst Luminary, 6 to 1 agst Corunna, 8 to 1 agst Broxbourne, 100 to 8 each agst Leeds and Pearl Diver, 15 to 1 agst Hopscotch, 100 to 6 each agst Lord Charles and Fedora, 20 to 1 each agst Ebro and Satchel, 25 to 1 agst Fritz. A good start, Leeds and Pearl Diver, on the left, being the first away, with Condor and Lord Charles in close attendance, but before 200 yards had been covered. Pearl Diver drew out with a clear lead, and came across to the centre, followed by Hopscotch and Brox- bourne, with Satchel, Fedora, Kedlock, Leeds, and Dulcimer in a cluster lying handy. At the distance Broxbourne was beaten, and Satchel took second place, but she could never reduce the lead of her stable companion, who won in a canter by three lengths ; two lengths divided the second and third ; a neck separated the third and fourth, Fedora being in the last-named position ; with Ked- lock fifth ; Ebro sixth ; Hopscotch seventh ; Corunna eighth ; and Dalmeny next ; the last of all being Monsieur de Paris. The week preceding the St. Leger was marked by no event of importance. For the Great Northern race oNIelton's obvious su- periority to all his rivals was apparent, if only he finished an uninterrupted preparation ; and since the Derby he had been doing better work than any of the others. Some rash backers of horses had laid an even 500L that Lord Hastings's colt did not start for the Leger with odds betted on him, but such odds were laid long before the race. At one time he crept up in the quota- tions till 11 to 4 on was the price, and it is surprising that when he reached Doncaster safely and galloped a mile and a half in faultless form in the running before the race his favouritism should not have increased. The ways of betting men are incompre- hensible, and on the Leger day he was not quite such a strong favourite as he had been a few hours previously. Lonely, the RACINa 383 winner of the Oaks, had the reputation of being able to stay, and was freely supported for a place ; but there was no sort of reason for fearing that Melton would not stay, and as he had so very easily cantered away from Lonely in the Payne Stakes at New- market in the Spring, it was reasonable to suppose that he would repeat his victory. His superiority to all the horses in the race was manifest. Isobar excepted ; but though no direct ' line ' be- tween Melton and Isobar existed, indirect calculations made the son of Isonomy much inferior to the Derby winner. The meeting began September 15, the Champagne Stakes being the event of the first day. The importance of the race was much diminished by the absence of Saraband, said to be suffering from an ailment in connection with his teeth. A race between the two would have been one of the chief events of the season, and many who had journeyed to Doncaster in the hope of seeing it were disappointed. As it was. Minting had things all his own way. The Champagne Stakes of 30 sovs each, 20 ft, with 500 added, for two-year- olds ; colts 8st 121b, fillies 8st 51b ; second received 100 sovs out of the stakes, third saved stake. Red House in (5 furlongs 152 yards). 29 subs. Mr. K. C. Vyner's Minting, by Lord Lyon— Mint Sauce, 8st 121b F. Archer 1 Mr. Manton's b c Gay Hermit, by Hermit— Doll Tearsheet, 8st 121b J. Watts 2 Lord Bradford's b c Martinet, by Zealot — Quick March, 8st 121b T. Cannon 3 Lord Ellesmere's b f Cataract, by Hampton — Corrie, 8st 91b G. Barrett 4 Mr. T. Jennings's b c Exmoor, by Vestminster — Lorna Doone, 8st 121b... J. Goater Mr. R. Peck's b f Philosophy, by Hermit— Alone 's dam, 8st 91b C. Wood Betting.— bo to 20 on Minting, 5 to 1 agst Philosophy, 20 to 1 agst any other. Philosophy, on the inside, cut out the work from Minting and Cataract, with Gray Hermit following them for half the journey, when Philosophy was beaten. Her retirement left Minting in clear command from Cataract and Gray Hermit, and while the last- named pair were changing places at the distance, Archer took matters easily upon the favourite, who won in a canter by a length and a half; a bad third. Cataract was fourth, and Philosophy last. Value of the stakes, 980?. The old-fashioned Grreat Yorkshire Handicap:) was also run on this day. King Monmouth had shown himself in winning vein so lately that his success was generally anticipated, and the an- ticipation proved correct. The Great Yorkshire Handicap of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, with 500 added ; second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes, and the third to save stake ; winners extra. St, Leger Course. 11 subs. Mr. Lowther's King Monmouth, by King Lud — Miss Somerset, 3 yrs, 7st 121b (car. 7st 131b) J. Snowden 1 Mr. W. I'Anson's Ben Alder, 5 yrs, 8st J. Fagan 2 Duke of Westminster's Sandiway, 1 yrs, 8st 121b F. Archer 3 Mr. T. Holmes' Lawminster, aged, 8st 71b A. Giles Lord Ellesmere's Somerton, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (car. 7st 81b) G. Barrett Mr. T. Chaloner's Crom-a-boo, 4 yrs, 7st F. Barrett 384 THE YEAR'S SPORT Mr. S. H. Ashton's Master Sam, 3 yrs, 6st 71b J. E. Tomlisson Mr. C. Archer's Grecian Bride, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (car. 6st 61b) J. Wall Mr. Cumberland's See See, 4 yrs, 6st 31b Rickaby Betting. — 3 to 1 agst King Monmouth, 4 to 1 agst Ben Alder, 5 to 1 agst San- diwaj^ 100 to 15 agst Master Sam, 8 to 1 agst Somerton, 10 to 1 agst Crom-a-boo, and 20 to 1 agst See See. After one break away the flag fell to a good start, and Sandi- way, on the outside, got away in front of Ben Alder, Lawminster, and See See, with Master Sam and G-recian Bride next in order, and Crom-a-boo and King Monmouth bringing up the rear. As they streamed over the hill, Ben Alder was holding a clear lead of Lawminster, Sandiway and King Monmouth still the last pair. At the distance King Monmouth came out and won easily by three- quarters of a length : two lengths separated the second and third. Master Sam was fourth, Somerton fifth, and then, a long way off, came Grrecian Bride, whilst Crom-a-boo, who broke down, was dismounted and walked in. Time, 3 min. 1 7^ sec. The unexpected defeat of Necromancer by Grrand Composer (Mozart — Mead) was the only incident of note that preceded the race for the St. Leger, for which ten runners went to the post. Dame Agnes was so far from herself that it is difficult to say why she was started, and Wastdale felt the false position he was in so acutely that he resolutely declined to take part in the race. Dunbridge was started to make running for Lonely ; otherwise it is a wholesome rule on Cannon's part never to start a horse of his own in a race in which he is riding something else. Swillington's business was also to make running, so that the actual competitors with any prospect of winning were fewer than would have appeared to the uninitiated who saw the animals at the post. The result was in accordance with very general expectation, though many who endeavoured to place the first three put Lonely before Isobar. The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs each, for three-year-olds ; colts 9st, fillies 8st 111b ; second received 200 sovs, and the third 100 sovs. Old St. Leger Course, about one mile six furlongs and 132 yards. 205 subs. Lord Hastings's Melton, by Master Kildare — Violet Melrose, 9st F. Archer 1 Lord Bradford's Isobar, by Isonomy — Remorse, 9st C. Wood 2 Lord Cadogan's Lonel^y, by Hermit — Auonyma, 8st 111b T. Cannon 3 Mr. A. Briscoe's Wastdale, by Glendale — Isabel, 9st A. Giles Mr. T. Cannon's Dunbridge, bv Earl of Dartrey — Planchette, 9st J. Goater Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Ducat, by Kisber — Duchess of Parma, 9st F. Webb Mr. W. A. Long's Dame Agnes, by Hermit— Belle Agnes, 8st 111b ...J. Woodburn Mr. Lowther's Swillington (late Willie Darling), by Hermit — Stockwater. 9st J. Snowden Duke of Westminster's Farewell, by Doncaster — Lily Agnes, 8st 111b. . .G. Barrett Lord Zetland's St. Helena, by Hermit— Castellamare, 8st 111b J. Watts Betting. — 95 to 40 on Melton, 10 to 1 agst Lonely, 11 to 1 agst Isobar, 100 to 7 agst St. Helena, 100 to 3 agst Farewell, 50 to 1 agst Ducat, 1,000 to 15 agst Dame Agnes, 200 to 1 each agst Swillington, Wastdale, and Dunbridge. On reaching the post a slight break away occurred ere the flag fell to a capital start, Swillington on the inside being the first EACING- 385 away, but in a few strides he was quickly passed by Melton, while Wastdale bolted out of the course. On settling down Swillington made play, attended by Dunbridge, St. Helena, and Farewell ; then came Lonely, Isobar, and Ducat, with Melton and Dame Agnes, the last pair. In this way they ran for a little over a furlong, when Swillington suddenly dropped back, having broken a blood- vessel. Dunbridge next went to the front, and held a clear lead of Farewell, with Lonely next, St. Helena at the head of the others. As they went up the hill Dunbridge went on with a three lengths lead of Farewell and Lonely, these being some six lengths ahead of Ducat and St. Helena, with ]\Ielton and Dame Agnes still acting as whippers-in. Approaching the Eifle Butts Farewell headed Dunbridge, the pair going on clear of Lonely, with Isobar and Melton now bringing up the rear to the Eifle Butts. Here Fare- well was leading from Dunbridge and Lonely, the two having a clear command of Ducat and St. Helena, with Dame Agnes next, Melton and Isobar still being last. Approaching the Red House Dunbridge dropped rapidly away from the front division, and Lonely and St. Helena closed up with Farewell, while Melton and Isobar began to draw up from the rearward position they had occupied to this period. On fairly making the bend Farewell began to falter, and before getting into the straight she dropped right away, leaving Lonely just clear of St. Helena, while Melton simultaneously took an advantage of the inside berth, and was at the quarters of Lord Zetland's mare in an instant. When fairly in the line for home Archer sent Melton to the front, and in an instant, it may be said, the issue was placed beyond doubt. Lonely and St. Helena were evidently trying their hardest, and it was once a question as to who would first crack for honours of a place, as at the last Isobar dashed up to the pair so full of go that it was evident he would at least occupy the second berth. The place backers of St. Helena were soon out of their misery, for Lord Zetland's mare compounded most unmistakably just as Isobar headed them, and went on in hopeless pursuit of the favourite, who by this time was well clear. No further description is neces- sary, for although Wood made a determined effort with Lord Bradford's colt, it was of no avail, and Melton, sailing away, won with the greatest ^Dossible ease by half a dozen lengths from Isobar, who was nearly as far in advance of Lonely ; St. Helena, easing up when further perseverance was useless, wa s a very bad fourth, while at intervals came Dame Agnes fifth, Ducat sixth. Farewell seventh, and Dunbridge last beaten off. Time, 3 min. 15f sec. Value of the stakes, 4,800^. The race calls for very little remark. The result was as certain as anything in connection with horse-racing can be. Another celebrity out on the Leger day was The Bard, and at one time during the race it seemed as if his undefeated career had c c 386 THE YEAE'S SPOET come to an end. His sixteenth appearance, and sixteenth success, was in the Tattersall Sale Stakes, which, added to the amount of his former wins, shows a total of 9,1 88L 9s. The Portland Plate was the principal event of the Thursday, and in this Duke of Kichmond was given one more chance of retrieving the reputation which his cowardice had so seriously injured ; but again he disappointed his friends, running in the most roguish fashion and declining to make an effort. The PoRTLA]SiD Plate of 500 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft ; winners extra ; second received 50 sovs, and the third 25 out of the stakes. Red House in. Mr. F. Morton's Dalmeny, by Rosebery— Polyglot, 5 yrs, 8st 41b Martin 1 Mr. C. Archer's Broxbourne, 3 yrs, 6st 111b J. Woodburn f Mr. J. Hammond's Insignia, 3 yrs, 5st 121b (car. 6st) G. Woodburn t Duke of Westminster's^Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs, 9st 31b Archer Sir G. Chetwynd's Kingwood, 3 yrs, 8st Wood Duke of Portland's Satchel, 3 yrs, 7st 91b Lashmar Mr. T. Stone's Bonnie Lassie, 3 yrs, 7st 61b K. Tomlinson Lord Bradford's Kedlock, 4 yrs, 6st 41b Wall Duke of Portland's Hurry, 3 yrs, 6st lib (car. 6st 31b) J. E. Tomlisson Mr. D. Henty's Debenture, 3 yrs, ost 121b Robinson Mr. G. M. Nolan's Punctilio, 3 yrs, 5st 111b Kelly Duke of Beaufort's Maria Renata, 3 yrs, 5st 71b T. Loates Mr. J. O'Xeill's Mallow, 3 yrs, 7st 51b F. Barrett Sir R. Jardine's Linda, 4 }ts, 6st 41b W. Glover Betting.— 5 to 2 agst Duke of Richmond, 5 to 1 agst Kingwood, 7 to 1 each agst Hurry and Bonnie Lassie, 100 to 12 agst Dalmeny, 10 to 1 agst Broxbourne, 100 to 8 agst Satchel, 100 to 7 each agst Insignia and iVIaria Renata, 100 to 6 agst Debenture, and 20 to 1 each agst Linda and Kedlock. Duke of Kichmond, who held a position on the inside, made play with a clear lead of Broxbourne, Mallow, and Kingwood, with Bonnie Lassie, Satchel, Insignia, and Dalmeny next, and Linda in the rear. They ran in this order to the bend, but directly after entering the straight Duke of Eichmond dropped back, and Broxbourne came on, attended by Kingwood and Satchel, with Dalmeny, Insignia, and Debenture lying well up until inside the distance, where Dalmeny crept up on the rails, and, getting the best of an exciting race, won by a neck ; a dead heat for second place. Maria Renata was fourth. Debenture fifth, Kedlock sixth, Duke of Richmond seventh, Hurry eighth. Friday brought out St. Helena in the Doncaster Stakes, but she once more ran jadily. The DoNCASTEE Stakes of 10 sovs each, \\ath 500 added, for three-year-olds ; colts 8st 101b, fillies 8st 61b, with penalties and allowances ; second received 100 sovs out of the stakes, and third 50 sovs, and the breeder of the winner 100 sovs. Last mile and a half. 23 subs. Prince Soltykoff's b f Charmian, by Bertram or Galopin— Lucetta, 8st 61b (car. 8st 81b) T. Cannon 1 Lord Zetland's b f St. Helena, by Hermit— Castellamare, 8st61b J. Snowden 2 Lord Bradford's b c Invention, by Wenlock— Discovery, 8st 101b 111b) (car. Sst F. Archer 3 Mr. Lambton's Piccolino, 8st 101b Bruckshaw Betting.— r. ; about 3 miles. Lord Eossmore's Cortolvin, by Gunboat— Spitfire, aged, 12st 71b Childs 1 Duval, aged, lOst 21b " Porter 2 School Girl, aged, lOst 81b Sensier ;i Panshauger, aged, lOst 21b Didman Bettinr/.—Q to 4 agst Cortolvin, 13 to 8 agst School Girl, and 9 to 2 agst Duval. Won by twelve lengths ; Panshanger cantered in last. Bare record of hurdle-races at Leicester and Manchester will suffice. Maech Handicap Hurdle Plate of 490/. ; 2 miles. Bolero, by Bonnie Scotland —Waltz, 5 yrs, lOst 131b J. Adams 1 Philosopher, 4 yrs, lOst 31b G. Lowe 2 Lottie, 5 yrs, list 121b W. Lawrence 3 Chicard, 5 yrs, list 101b Barker Hesperian, 6 yrs, lOst 121b T. Skelton Duke of Albany, 5 yrs, lOst 121b Hunt Blue Danube, aged, lOst lUb Count Kinsky Queen of Beauty, 4 vrs, lOst 81b Mr. T. Beasley Fraga, 5 yrs, lOst 71b Mr. E. P. Wilson Fitzfulke, 4 yrs, lOst 61b Mr. J. Beasley 0- Betting.— '&0 to 20 each agst Bolero and Fraga, o to 1 agst Philosopher, 9 to 1 agst Duke of Albany, 10 to 1 agst Queen of Beauty, 100 to 8 each agst Chicard^ Lottie, and Hesperian. Won by a neck ; length between second and third. The Danube fell. Easter Handicap Hurdle PiACE of 480/. ; 2 miles. Trap, by Macgregor— Ambuscade, 5 yrs, lOst 41b Hale 1 Chislehurst, 5 yrs, list 131b A. Nightingall 2 Chicard, 5 yrs, 12st "..Barker 3 Gerona, 6 yrs, 12st 71b Mr. Craddock (> Ivanhoe, 5 yrs, 12st Capt. Lee- Barber 0- Bolero, o yrs, list 121b Sensier {> Sophist, 6 yrs, 1 1st lOlb Kirby 0- Philosopher, 4 3-rs, list 81b Mr. Lambton 0- Betting. — 6 to 4 agst Chislehurst, 9 to 2 agst Bolero, 7 to 1 each agst Chicard and Philosopher, 8 to 1 each agst Gerona and Trap, 100 to 8 each agst Sophist and Ivanhoe. Won by three lengths — same. That very sporting event the Grand National Hunt Steeple- chase, which it is the ambition of so many owners to win, and which is usually contested with much eagerness, was run this year at Lincoln, on Monday, March 23, but the result was un- satisfactory, in consequence of the objection which followed. STEEPLECHASIXG AND HUEDLE-RACING 45^ Grand National Hunt ^Iaiden Hunters' Steeplechase of 277^. ; -i miles. Ladv Tempest, 5 yrs, 12st Hb Mr. W. Beasley 1 Helmet, 4 yrs, lOst 101b Mr. C. W. Waller 2 Shutcorn, 4 yrs, lOst lOlb Mr. W. BuUivant Gamecock, 4 yrs, lOst 101b Mr. Lambton Wild Meadow, 6 yrs, 12st 101b Mr. C. J. Cmmingham Golden Fleece, G^yrs, 12st 101b Mr. Bewicke Ftienzi, 5 yrs, 12st lib Mr. F. Cotton, disqualitied Betting. — 5 to 2 agst Gamecock, 11 to 4 agst Lady Tempest, 100 to 30 agst AVild Meadow, 7 to 1 agst Helmet, 8 to 1 agst Rienzi, and 10 to 1 agst Golden Fleece. Eienzi came in first, beating Lady Tempest, Helmet being a bad third, and Golden Fleece fourth. G-amecock, Wild Meadow, and Shotcorn went on the wrong side of a post. Mr. W. Beasley objected to Eienzi on the ground of going the wrong side of a flag, and Mr. Bewicke objected to the first, second, and tliird on the same ground. The objection to Rienzi was sustained, and the race awarded to Lady Tempest, but Mr. Bewicke's objection was overruled. The Grand International Steeplechase at Sandown brought only five horses to the post. It was thought that Kilworth would have won had no accident happened to him, as he was running strongly a little more than half a mile from home, but this is a matter of opinion. Grand International Steeplechase (handicap) of 288Z. ; 4 miles. Jolly Sir John, by Glenelg— Regan, aged, list 91b Capt. Lee-Barber 1 Gamecock, 6 yrs, lOst 12ib W. E. Stephens 2' Zeus, 6 yrs, 12st Mr. D. Thirlwell 3 Red Hussar, aged, list Mr. Bewicke Kilworth, aged, 12st 21b Capt. E. R. Owen Bc'tt'mfi. — 7 to 4 agst Jolly Sir John, 2 to 1 agst Kilworth, 4 to 1 agst Game- cock, 100 to 15 agst Red Hussar, and 100 to 8 agst Zeus. Won by a neck ; a bad third. Kilworth fell. There is, in point of fact, steeplechasing during every month of the year in some district or other, but nothing noteworthy in the sport took place from the above date till the Shrewsbury Meeting, Nov. 6, when Eed Hussar (Lord Eonald — dam by Zouave), which had at least finished nearer first than last in the Grand National, and so must be treated with some respect, came out in a poor field. West Midland Autumn Open Handicap Steeplechase oi 205/. ; r. miles. Mr. Bewicke's Red Hussar, aged, lOst 41b Owner 1 Scorn, aged, list 91b ^ Sensier 2 Standard, aged, lOst 41b A. Skelton 0- Betting.— I'd to 8 agst Scorn, 7 to 4 agst Red Hussar, 5 to 2 agst Standard. Won by fifteen lengths ; Standard did not go the course. The Liverpool Autumn Meeting began on Nov. 10, and here was a prize worth winning, as stakes for cross-country races go, though it only brought out a very moderate field. Bolero (Bonnie 460 THE YEAR'S SPORT Scotland — Waltz) is an American-bred horse ; and it is an unmis- takable fact that, with scarcely a single exception, American-bred horses that have been put to jumping win races. Liverpool November Hurdle Handicap of TJIZ. 12.s-, ; about 2 miles. Duke of Hamilton's Bolero, 5 yrs, list 101b Mr. D. Thirl well I Wavelet, oyrs, list 31b Kavanagli 2 Master Mariner, 4 yrs, 12st 21b Mr. W. Beaslev '.] Comrie, yrs, llst'9lb Hale Butte des Morts, 5 yrs, list 31b J. Behaii Sad, 4 yrs, list ...\ Walsh Queen of Beauty, 4 yrs, list Mr. H. Beaslev Betting. — 3 to 1 agst Bolero, 7 to 2 agst Comrie, 5 to 1 agst Queen of Beauty, 6 to 1 agst Sad, 8 to 1 agst Wavelet. Won by four lengths ; same between second and third. The next day a field of very good steeplechase horses went to the post. Roquefort, the Grrand National winner, was understood to be not quite fit, and so unable to do the fullest justice to himself; but the race was interesting from the general character of the competitors. The j)rize, it will be seen, went to Ireland, but the winner was subsequently sold to Captain Machell, and the not unnatural inference was that Mr. Linde's dangerous stable con- tained something better than the animal he was willing to lose ; though, at the same time, this suspicion is not a safe guide to the future, as Seaman was sold to an English owner, and nevertheless won the Grand National from the hope of Ireland. Grand Seftox Steeplechase (handicap) of 308/. lOs.; about 3 miles. Mr. H. E. Linde's St. George, (5 yrs, list Hlb Mr. H. Beasley 1 Red Hussar, aged, lOst 121b Mr. Bewicke 2 Captain, aged,^12st 81b Mr, D. Thirlwell 3 Roquefort, (5 yrs, 12st 61b Mr. E. P. Wilson Genista, aged, list 71b Canavan Zulu II., 6 3'rs, list 71b Kavanagh Zeus, 6 yrs, list Sensier Candahar, G yrs, lOst 121b Hunt The Dethroned, aged, lOst 71b Skelton Gamecock, 6 yrs, lOst 51b W. E. Stephens Sinbad, 4 \vs, lOst Mr. Sherley Bftfbig. — 4 to 1 agst Captain, 5 to 1 each agst Red Hussar and Candahar, G to 1 each agst The Dethroned and Roquefort, 7 to 1 agst St. George, 10 to 1 agst Gamecock. Won by two lengths ; four lengths between second and third. Zulu II. fourth, Gamecock fifth, Koquefort sixth. To an Irish horse, which, however, had passed into the possession of Captain Machell, the steeplechase fell next day. The four-year- old Ringlet (Highborn — Ladywell) had shown herself very useful, having won half-a-dozen 'chases in Ireland before crossing the Channel. The style in which she won so much impressed spec- tators that they began at once to discuss her prospects of making a great name for herself. STEEPLECHASmCr AND HUEDLE-EACING 461 Fifth Ainteee Hunt Steeplechase of 172^. I'Ss. ; about 2^- miles. Capt. Machell's Einglet, 4 yrs, lOst 51b Mr. Brabazon 1 Tom Jones, aged, list 71b Capt. Lee-Barber 2 The Badger, aged, list 71b Mr. Craddock 3 Heirloom, 5 yrs, list 21b Mr. E. P. Wilbon St. Oswald, 5 yrs, list 51b Mr. Parry Conquest, 4 yrs, lOst 51b Mr. Orr-Ewing- Northampton, 4 yrs, lOst 51b W. Nightingail Chancellor, 5 yrs, list 21b " Slv Water Eat, 5 yrs, list 21b Mr. D. Thirlweil Betting. — 3 to 1 agst Northampton, 6 to 1 each agst Heirloom, Conquest, and Tom Jones, 100 to 15 each agst Water Eat, The Badger, and Einglet. Won by four lengths ; ten lengths between second and third. Chancellor fourth, Conquest fifth. St. Oswald and Heirloom fell. At Derby there was no 'jump race ' of any importance except the following, which brought out some average performers over hurdles. Belpee Handicap Hurdle Eace Plate of 194Z. los. ; about 2 miles. Mr. H. Hungerford's Preferment, by Cardinal York — Patronage, 5 yrs, list lib ' Hunt 1 Fenelon, 6 yrs, lOst 51b , Mr. D. Thirhvell 2 Eobertson, 5 yrs, lOst 131b A. Jones Fair Eecluse, 4 yrs, lOst 21b A. Skelton H, by Brown Bread— Hygeia, 6 yrs, lOst W. E. Stephens Paleface, aged, lOst Kirby, disq. Betting. — 9 to 4 agst Preferment, 3 to 1 agst Fenelon, 9 to 2 agst Fair Ee- clnse, 5 to 1 agst Paleface, 100 to 7 agst Eobertson. Won by a length and a half; Paleface bad third, but his jockey did not weigh in; Hygeia horse fourth. Flatrracing — excepting, of course, hunters' races on the flat — ended with November, and the season under Grand National Hunt rules began at Croydon, Dec. 1. It did not begin very brilliantly, for of twenty -five subscribers to the Grand National Hurdle Eace only six had accepted, and of these only four went to the post. Fenelon, a French-bred horse, had run so roguishly that he could not be trusted to do his best, but for once he was in the humour. The Grand National Hurdle Eace (handicap) ; 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 300 added; second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes; winners extra; about 2\ miles, over nine flights of hiirdles. Duke of Hamilton's Fenelon, by Flageolet— Fanlasie, 6 yrs, list 21b Mr. D. Thirlweil 1 Mr. H. Hungerford's Philosopher, 4 yrs, 12st Hunt 2 Mr. H. E. Linde's War Cry, 5 yrs, list 81b Mr. H. Beasley M Mr. H. Manser's Canvas Back, 6 yrs, lOst IBlb G. Lowe Betting. — 15 to 8 agst Philosopher, 2 to 1 agst Fenelon, 4 to 1 agst War Cry, and 5 to 1 agst Canvas Back. Fenelon settled down with a clear lead of War Cry and Philo- sopher to the first hurdles, where the latter took second place, and Fenelon, increasing his lead, was twenty lengths in front at the half-mile, where War Cry and Canvas Back were beaten. A mile 462 THE year's 8 port from home Philosopher reduced Fenelon's lead, but the latter drew clear again after jumping the last hurdles, and won in a canter by twenty lengths ; bad third. Canvas Back did not go the course. Time, 4 min. 511- sec. In the Stewards' Steeplechase an unfortunate mistake was made by some of the riders, and the consequence was that Mr. Bewicke, who rode his horse Eed Hussar to victory after a tussle with Scorn (the latter trained at home by his owner, Captain Childe), was deprived of his reward. The Stewards* Steeplechase of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 200 added ; winners extra; 2 miles. 18 subs, 7 of whom declared ft. Captain Childe's Scorn, by Kyrle Daly— Disdain, aged, list 121b ...W. Sensier 1 Mr. F. R. Hmit's General Struthus, 6 ja'S, list 101b Lutas 2 Mr. H. Hung-erford's Lioness, aged, list 101b Hunt 3 Prince Radzi will's Adare, aged, list 91b Mr. W. Moore Mr. J. Gardener Muir's Marquis of Tivora, 4 yrs, lOst 71b (in. 71b ex.) Capt. Lee-Barber Mr. Bewicke's Red Hussar, aged, list 71b ..Owner, disq. BettiiKj.—l to 4 agst Red Hussar, 4 to 1 each agst Scorn and Marquis of Tavora, 6 to 1 agst Adare, 7 to 1 agst General Struthus, and 20 to 1 agst Lioness. The last-named made play, attended by Greneral Struthus and Ked Hussar, with Adare next, and in this order they cleared the water jump in front of the Stand ; but after turning out of the straight several of the competitors went the wrong course. Lioness continued to lead until half a mile from home, when Eed Hussar drew away and won by six lengths ; bad third. An objection against the winner, on the ground of going the wrong course, w^as sustained, and the race awarded to Scorn, who came in second. Ked Hussar's mistake was a very trifling one, but of course Mr. Bewicke, having unwittingly erred, was forced to suffer the penalty of error. For the last race of the day a celebrity appeared in old Cyrus, who had run such a hard finish for the Grrand National won by Seaman. Cyrus, however, had been unsound ever since that struggle, and it had been impossible to wind him up to his true form. Mr. Arthur Yates, who superintended his training, thought it not impossible that he might break down, but the race apparently did him no special harm, though he never looked dangerous. The old horse was subsequently sold for 26 guineas. The NovEMBEE Hunters' Steeplechase of 200 sovs, by subscription of 8 sovs each, or 3 sovs only if declared ; second to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes ; weight for age, wath penalties and allowances ; 3 miles. 21 subs, 7 of whom declared ft. Mr. J. Gardener Muifs Prince Rudolph II., 4 yrs, lOst 101b... Captain Lee-Barber 1 Captain Foster's Chancellor, 5 yrs, 12st 81b Sly 2 Mr. G. Abercromby's False Prophet, 5 yrs, list 121b Captain L. H. Jones 3 Mr. Stanmore's Cj-rus, aged, 12st 101b W. Sensier Mr. R. (\-aig's Lammermoor, 5 yi's, list 121b Mr. C. W. Waller Mr. J. NightingaH's ^Northampton, 4 yrs, list 71b W. Nightingall SrEEPLECHASING AND HURDLE-RACING 463 licttmr/. — 7 to 4 agst Prince Rudolph II., 2 to 1 n^st Northampton, 7 to 1 agst False Prophet, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by twenty lengths ; bad third. The opening hurdle-race of the next day (December 2) was unimportant, but is worth comment as furnishing an example of the uncertainty of results which seem most certain. The Middle-Class Huedle Race of 5 sovs each, with 100 added; weight for age ; selling and certain maiden allowances. Two miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Mr. D, Baird's Man of War, by Ben Battle— Wisdom, 5 yrs, 12st (ilb, 200Z. G. Lowe 1 Revoke, 4 yrs, list 81b, lOOZ Mr. W. H. Moore 2 Minster, aged, list 71b, 100/ Ridd BettiiKj. — Evens on Man of War, 7 to 4 agst Revoke, and 5 to 1 ngst Minster. Eevoke made the running from Man of War until six furlongs from home, where INIinster fell. At the last flight of hurdles Eevoke was not less than twenty lengths ahead, and had only, as it seemed, to canter leisurely home ; for Man of War, a very evil- tempered horse, had been running ungenerously all the way. Odds of 100 to 1 were offered on Revoke, and in one instance taken, though the taker seemed to be deliberately throwing away liis sovereign. But at the last Man of War consented to gallop, and came up the hill at such a tremendous pace that he caught liis leader and just won on the post by a head. For the Grreat ■Metropolitan Steeplechase only five runners went to the post. Jolly Sir John and Cortolvin had met twice before, and twice the American-bred horse had beaten Cortolvin. Here he, was to repeat his success ; but he had all the luck of the day. The Great Meteopolitan Steeplechase (handicap) of 15 sovs each, with 250 added ; second received 50 sovs, and the third saved stake ; winners extra ; abont four miles. Mr. F. Gebhardt'b Jolly Sir John, by Glenelg— Regan, aged, list 81b, Captain Lee-Barber 1 Mr. Abington's Cortolvin, aged, list 91b Childs 2 Mr. E. Jay's Gamecock, fi yrs, lOst 51b W. E. Stephens 8 Mr. J. Gubbins's Carmelite, 5 jts, lOst 121b Mr. H. Beasley Mr. L. de Rothschild's Sinbad, 4 yrs, lOst Mr. D. Thirlweil Jieftinfj. — 5 to 2 agst Jolly Sir John, 3 to 1 each agst Carmelite and Gamecock, and 6 to 1 agst Cortolvin. Gamecock, at a slow pace, made the running from Jolly Sir John and Cortolvin, with Carmelite last, and in this order they ran to the Stand water, over which Gamecock landed in advance of Cortolvin and Sinbad, with Carmelite still in the rear. The_ pace was here very slow, and this was against Jolly Sir John, who has special ability as a stayer. Joseph Cannon (in his day a cross- country rider without a superior), interested in the success of the horse which his brother at Danebury trains, ran across the course and shouted to Captain Lee-Barber to go on, after which the pace 464 THE YEAR'S SPORT improved. Two fences from home Cortolvin and Jolly Sir John drew away, Cortolvin, who tried to bolt out of the course after jumping the last obstacle, being beaten by four lengths, which distance divided second and third ; Sinbad was last. Time, 9 min. 3 sec. The win, however, was, as before remarked, a very lucky one. Childs, the rider of Cortolvin, had knocked his knee badly on the previous day in a hurdle-race, and Cortolvin, in swerving, brought the wounded joint in violent contact with a post. Had ]Mr. Abington's horse run straight it would have been a very near thing, even if he had not beaten Jolly Sir John. The vemte was changed to Sandown Park, where on the first day (December 3) was run The Peince of Wales's Steeplecha.se (liaiidicap) of 150 sovs, by subscription of 5 sovs each for non-starters ; winners extra; about three miles. Captain A. de Vere Smith's King Archibong-, by Old Calabar — Dame Janet, 6yrs, list 41b r. T. Skelton 1 Mr. Bewicke's Eed Hussar, aged, list 121b Owner 2 Prince Radziwill's Adare, aged, ll^t 121b Mr. W. H. Moore ,^ Lord "Wolverton's Olanteigh, aged, list 31b Sensier Mr. H. E. Linde's War Cry, 5 yrs, list 21b Mr. H. Beasley 0' Mr. W. Kennedy's Esk, 4 yrs, lOst 91b Page Betting. — o to 2 agst Adare, 100 to 30 each agst Red Hussar and King Archi- bong, 5 to 1 agst War Cry, 6 to 1 agst Olanteigh, 100 to 6 against Esk. At a slow pace War Cry cut out the work, followed by Adare and King Archibong, with Olanteigh next, and Eed Hussar last,, and thus they ran round the top turn for the first time. At the Old Ditch War Cry and King Archibong refused, but were quickly induced to get over the obstacle, and King Archibong, racing along, had taken fourth place to Olanteigh, Adare, and Red Hussar before the next fence was reached, whilst War Cry and Esk brought up the rear side by side. Going along the railway the second time King Archibong ran into second place, some two lengths in the rear of Olanteigh, with Adare and Red Hussar lying well up, with Esk, well beaten, last. So they ran to the fence at the bottom turn for home, where King Archibong joined Olanteigh, the pair rising at the obstacle together. Red Hussar,, w^ho had been rapidly drawing up, lying third. Olanteigh was now in difficulties, and gave way to Red Hussar, who, going on, reached King Archibong, the pair coming side by side to the last fence, where King Archibong gained a trifling advantage. A desperate race home then ensued between the pair, and though Red Hussar at one time appeared likely to gain the verdict. King Archibong, after a bumping finish, scrambled home a neck in front, Adare was a bad third. War Cry fourth, and Esk last. An objec- tion to the winner on the ground of boring was overruled ; but here again Mr. Bewicke's bad luck clung to him. Though not yet sufficiently skilled to ride an artistic finish, he certainly would have won had the other not interfered with him ; but the Stewards STEEPLECHASING AND HUEDLE-RACING 465 -were of opinion that the interference was not intentional, and so King Archibong was not disqualified, as many supposed he would be. Half-a-dozen useful animals came out for the principal hurdle- race of the meeting. Five of them were winners of hurdle-races, and three distinguished winners; the novice of the party was Monolith, who, however, had shown some form on the flat, and had taken kindly to jumping. Adams rode for the first time after a terribly severe fall in France, he having broken his ribs, fractured his breast-bone, and otherwise injured himself. He was now, nevertheless, none the worse. The Grand Annual Hurdle Race (handicap) of 300 sovs to the winner, and 20 sovs in addition to the second horse ; winners extra ; two miles. Sir G. Chetwynd's Spectrum, by Speculum — Red Leaf, 4 j'rs, lOst 121b ...Grimes 1 Mr. S. J. Daltons Gerona, 6 yrs, list 81b Mr. E. P. Wilson 2 Mr. Gubbins's Queen of Beauty, 4 yrs, lOst 51b Mr. H. Beasley 8 Sir W. Throckmorton's Phantom, 6 yrs, 12st 71b J. Adams Mr. S. Smith's RedclyfEe, 5 yrs, list 31b T. Hale Mr. J. G. R. Homfray's Monolith, 3 j^rs, lOst A. Hall Betting. — 100 to 30 agst Gerona, 4 to 1 agst Phantom, 5 to 1 each agst Queen of Beauty, Redclyffe, and Monolith, 11 to 2 agst Spectrum. Queen of Beauty made the running, attended by Monolith, who jumped very big, as beginners often do. Spectrum and Red- clyffe next, and Phantom last. After clearing the second hurdles Monolith closed with Queen of Beauty, and the pair raced side by side clear of Redclyffe, with Spectrum and Gerona next ; but rounding the top turn the last-named drew into third place, and Spectrum dropped back last. Five furlongs from home Gerona took a slight lead of Monolith and Queen of Beauty, Phantom going on fourth, and Redclyffe fifth. The latter was beaten shortly afterwards, and before entering the straight Spectrum be- gan to improve his position. When fairly in the straight, Mono- lith and Queen of Beauty were done with. Gerona was now challenged by Spectrum and Phantom, and Spectrum, taking the lead between the last two hurdles, went on and won by two lengths, having been well handled by his jockey, who rode in public for the first time. Monolith was last. Time, 4 min. 18} sec. The principal steeplechase, as the betting will show, was re- garded as a very open race, and by comparing the result with that of the 'chase over the same distance of ground at Croydon, it will be seen that there is a considerable alteration of form. There Cortolvin, in spite of having met with a mishap, had given Game- cock 1st 41b and beaten him easily. At Sandown, Cortolvin had to give Gamecock 1 st 1 lb, and as there were no mishaps Cortolvin should have beaten Gamecock more easily than at Croydon ; but this was not the case. The Great Sandown Steeplechase (handicap) of 300 sovs to the winner, and 20 sovs to the second ; winners extra ; about four miles. Mr. E. Jay's Gamecock, by Revolver — Lightning, 6 yrs, list 41b, W. E. Stephens 1 H H 466 THE YEAE'S SPORT Captain A. de Vere Smith's King Archibong, 6 yrs, list 111b (in. 71b ex.) T. Skelton 2 Mr. E. Eraser's Alexandra, 5 yrs, 12st Mr. H. Beasley 3 Mr, Abington's Cortolvin, aged, 12st 51b Mr. C. W. Waller Lord Wolverton's Albert Cecil, aged, list 91b Dollery Mr. F. R. Hunt's The Warren Belle, 4 yrs, lOst 131b C. Lucas Betting. — 7 to 2 agst The Warren Belle, 4 to 1 each agst Cortolvin, King Archibong, and Albert Cecil, 11 to 2 agst Gamecock, 6 to 1 agst Alexandra. Gramecock took the lead at starting and made play, attended by King Archibong, with The Warren Belle and Cortolvin coming next. Passing the Stand the first time round, Albert Cecil took close order with Gramecock, and the pair went on clear of The Warren Belle, with Cortolvin next, and Alexandra last. No further change occurred until a mile from home, when The Warren Belle was beaten, and was passed by Alexandra, whilst Cortolvin became last, and Albert Cecil at once took a slight lead. The last-named was beaten in the next quarter of a mile, and King Archibong took second place, Alexandra now going on third. The latter was beaten two fences from home, and though King Archibong joined Game- cock at the last fence, he failed to reach Mr. H. Jay's representa- tive, who won by five lengths ; bad third ; Cortolvin was fourth, and Albert Cecil last. Time, 9 min. 10 sec. King Archibong, however, swerved right across the course after the last jump, and thus, in all probability, lost the race. GENTLEMEN RIDERS. The list of successful amateur cross-country riders is headed by Mr. C. W. Waller, who has ridden more than twice as often as anybody else — except, to be accurate, Mr. George Lambton. He has won thirty- six races out of 132 attempts, a very good average. Mr. C. J. Cunningham follows with the excellent average of twenty-five successes in fifty rides, and there is a dead-heat for third place between Mr. D. Thirlwell and Mr. W. H. Johnstone with nineteen wins each in fifty-three and forty-nine mounts respectively. Mr. Abington is an excellent fourth with eighteen wins in forty-five rides. This is decidedly good, especially as under Jockey Club rules there are twenty-two successes to be added — forty wins in all. Mr. Arthur Coventry has, to a certain extent, given up riding. This most accomplished of amateurs just missed a place in the Grand National, or, rather, just missed finishing in the first three, for the judge placed him fourth on Redpath. He only rode thirty times, and won eleven hurdle and hunters' races, with a couple on the flat. Mr. E. P. Wilson, now that Mr. Coventry has apparently given up riding jump races, is quite the best all-round man out, and he has got home 17 times STEEPLECHASING AND HUEDLE-RACING. 467 in 64 attempts. Mr. E. A. Craddock is to the fore with 18 wins, 44 rides. Mr. Spence shows 13 wins, 33 rides, and other promi- nent performers who have had one winning mount to two losers or rather better — a very useful average — are Mr. A. Brocklehurst, 26 rides, 11 wins; Mr. Brockton, 33 rides, 11 wins; Mr. H. T. Barclay, 20 rides, 7 wins (and two under Jockey Club rules) ; Count Kinsky, 24 rides, 8 wins; Mr. C. E. Hartopp, 19 rides, 7 wins; and Captain Middleton, 29 rides, 11 wins. Mr. Arthur Yates has only ridden thrice, and has won twice. Mr. H. Beasley has done very badly with two wins in twenty rides. A rider who is training on to be useful is Mr. P. W. Bewicke, who has got home seven times in twenty-seven goes, but he has had very bad luck on two or three occasions, and though at present unskilled in the art of finishing, shapes very well. Two skilful riders who doubtless would have done better if they had had more luck are Captain Lee-Barber, 30 mounts, 7 wins, and Captain W. B. Morris, 27 mounts, 6 wins. Mounts Won Lost w.o. Abington, Mr 45 ... 18 . .. 27 .. Ash, Mr. W., jun. ... 7 ... 4 . .. 3 ..0 Alexander, Capt. ... 2 ... 2 . .. .. Alexander, Mr. C. H. 8 ... 2 . .. 6 .. Adams, Mr. R 10 ... 2 . .. 8 .. Austin, Mr 1 ... 1 . .. .. Andrews.Mr. G 1 ... 1 . .. .. Ashton Mr. C 1 ... 1 . .. .. Allen, Mr. J. C 2 ... 1 . .. 1 .. Armitage, Capt 5 ... 1 . .. 4 .. Brocklehurst, Mr. Arthur 26 ... 11 . .. 5 .. Brockton, Mr 33 ... 11 . .. 22 .. Barton, Mr. F 32 ... 9 . . 23 .. Barclay, Mr. H. T.... 20 ... 7 . .. 13 .. Bewicke, Mr. P. W. 27 ... 7 . . 20 .. Barber, Capt. Lee- . . . 30 . . . 7 . . 23 . .. Browne, Mr. C. E.... 8 ... 6 . 2 . .. Beaslev, Mr. W 11 ... 4 . . 7 . .. Brocklehurst, Mr. Alfred 6 ... 3 . . 3 . .. Brewster, Mr. G. 0. 3 ... 3 . . . .. Braithwaite, Mr. ...14 ... 3 . . 11 . .. 1 Broadwood,Mr. R. G. 1 5 . . . 3 . . 12. .. Beard, Mr. C 18... 3. . 15 . .. Buckrell, Mr 2 ... 2 . . . ..0 Brabazon, Mr 2 ... 2 .. . . .. 1 Beasley, Mr. J 8 ... 2 .. . 6 . .. Brown, Mr. W 8 ... 2 .. . 6 . .. Beasley, Mr. H 20 ... 2 . . 18 . ..0 Brooke, Mr. H 5 ... 2 .. . 3 . .. Brown, Mr 5 ... 2 .. . 3 . .. Brooks, Mr. H 11 ... 2 .. . 9 . .. Bull, Mr. W 1 ... 1 .. . . .. Brereton, Mr. G. . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . 0. .. Blake, Col 1 ... 1 .. . . .. Baxter, Mr 1 ... 1 .. . . . Barnes, Mr. A. T. H. 1 ... 1 .. . . . Mounts Won Lost w.o. Bowman, Mr, G. ... 2 ,, . 1 . . 1 . .. Bennett, Mr 2 .. . 1 . . 1 . .. Baldock, Capt 2 ,. . 1 . . 1 . .. Broatch, Mr. G 2 .. . 1 . . 1 . .. Beaver, Mr 3 .. . 1 . . 2 Barry, Capt 3 .. . 1 . . 2 . ,, Bowj'er, Mr 3 .. . 1 . . 2 . ,. Baldwin, Mr. W. C. 3 ,. . 1 . . 2 . .. Bevill, Mr. W 5 „ . 1 . . 4 , , Brewster, Mr. J 6 . , . 1 . . 5 . ,, Baillie, Mr 6 ., . 1 . . 5 . .. Cunninafham, Mr. C J ... . 50 . 25 . 18 .. , 25 . . 26 . 1 Craddock, Mr. E. A. 44 .. . Coventry, Mr. A. ...30 ,. 11 .. . 19 . .. Cotton, Mr. F. E. ...28 .. 10.. . 18 . .. Craig, Mr. J 15 .. 9 .. . 6 . . Crespignv, Sir C. de 21 .. 5 .. . 16 . . Court, Mr. F. G. ...18 .. 4 .. . 14 . . Cobbett, Mr. J. P.... 3 .. 3 .. . . . Carter, Capt. A. H.,.. 6 .. 3 .. . 3 . . Crowdy, Mr. P 2 .. 2 .. . 0. . Curre, Mr. J 4 .. 2 . 2 . . Chapman, Mr 6 ... 2 .. . 4 . . Crespigny, Mr. T. de 14 .. 2.. . 12 . . Cadewell,Mr 1 ... . 0. . Clark, Mr. E 1 ... . . . Cotton, Capt 1 ... . . .0 Colvin, Mr 1 ... . .. . Clack, Mr 1 ... . Chillingworth, Mr. . . . 1 ... , . Crook, Mr. E. T 1 ... . . Collier, Mr. H. C. ... 1 ... , , 1 Canning, Mr. W. G. 2 ... . Comerford, Mr. A.... 2 ... .0 Coulson, Mr 2 ... . Crosby, Mr. H 2 ... Court, Mr. W. E. ... 2 ... 1 .. . H H 2 468 THE YEAR'S SPORT Movints Caton,Mr. H 3 .. Cauldwell, Mr 3 .. Canning-. Mr. W. G. 4 . . Cart, Mr. J 4 .. Cross, Mr. J 5 .. Charlesworth, Mr. I. 5 .. Uewhurst, Mr 4.. Dougall, Mr 11 .. Dryburgh, Mr. T. B. 2 .. Downer, Mr. E 3 .. Davies, Mr. G 1 .. Dash wood, Mr. J.... 2 .. Duncan, Mr 3.. Dykes, Mr. L. F. B. 4 .. Dormer, Mr 5 .. Darby, Capt 8 .. Dames, Mr 12 .. Elliot, Mr. W. M. ...20 .. Eden, Sir W 2 .. Ellis, Mr 4 .. Felton, Mr 23 .. Friend, Mr. A. E. ...27 .. Fisher, Capt 13 .. Flower, Mr. L 11 .. Friend, Mr. C. R. ... 1 .. Feilden, Mr. C. W.... 1 .. Forest, Major 1 .. Fountaine, Mr. A. C. 1 .. Fenwick, Mr. W. ... 1 .. Fox, Mr. W. D 2 .. Fox, Mr. H. D 3 .. Fanlconer, Mr. S. ... 3 .. Fortune, Mr. J 4 .. Forrester, Mr. T. ... 6 .. Fitzwilliam, Mr. R. W 7 .. Goodwin, Mr. 1 34 .. Green, Capt 1 .. Goddard, Mr 2 .. Gardner, Mr. W. ... 5 .. Gower, Mr. L 9 .. Gwynne, Mr 10 .. Hone, Mr 19 .. Hartopp, Mr. C.E....19 .. Hayhurst, Capt 29 .. Harries, Mr. R. H.... 8 .. Heron, Mr 22 .. Hume, Mr. J 5 .. Hitchings, Mr. J. ...11 .. Higgins, Mr. J 3 .. Hickman, Major ... 6 .. Harrison, Mr. W. ...10 .. Hassall, Mr. E 11 .. Hunt, Mr. H.,jun.... 1 .. Hutchinson, Mr. J. 1 .. Harsant, Mr 1 .. Hickling, Mr. G. ... 1 .. Harvey, Mr. W 2 .. Hill, Mr. B. H 2 .. Haig, Mr. D 3 .. Johnstone, Mr.W.H. 49 .. on Lost ^ !V.O. 2 . .. 2 . .. 3 . . .. .. 3 . .. .. 4 . .. .. 4 . .. .. 1 . .. 1 .. 7 . .. .. . .. .. 1 . ..0 .. 0. .. .. 1 . .. .. 2 . .. .. 3 . .. .. 4 . .. .. 7 . .. .. 11 . .. 2. .. 18 . ..0 .. 1 . .. .. 3 . .. 5 . .. 18 . .. 5 . .. 22 . .. 3 .. 10. .. 2. .. 9 . .. .. 0. .. .. . .. .. 0. ..0 .. 0. .. .. 0. .. .. 1 . .. .. 2 . .. .. 2. .. .. 3 . .. .. 5 . .. .. 6 . .. LO. .. 24 . .. .. 0. .. .. 1 . .. .. 4 .. .. 8 ..0 .. 9 .. .. 11 . .. .. 12. .. ..24 .. .. 4 . .. .. 18 . .. 2 .. 3 . .. 3 . .. 8 . .. 2 .. 1 . ..0 2 .. 4 . ..0 2 .. 8 . .. 2 .. 9. ..0 .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 1 . .. .. 1 . .. .. 2 . .. 19 .. 30 .. 2 Mounts Won Lost w.o; Jefferson, Mr. R. ...13... 6... 7 ... Jones, Mr. H. E. ... 1 ... 1 ... ... Jesmond, Mr 5... 1... 4...0 Kinsky, Count 24 ... 8 ... 16 ... Kaunitz, Count 17 ... 2 ... 15 ... King, Mr 1 ... 1 ... ... Keegan, Mr. T 1 ... 1... ... Keeling, Mr 1 ... 1 ... ... Kirkby, Mr. J. I. ... 1 ... 1 ... ... Kilmister, Mr. S. R. 2 ... 1 ... 1 ... Lambton, Mr. G. ...69 ... 14 ... 55 ... Lawrence, Mr. H. ...14 ... 8 ... 6 ... Long, Mr. R. G 4... 3... 1 ... Lewis, Mr. E. J. ...15... 3 ... 12 ... Ludlow, Mr. T 30 ... 3 ... 27 ... Lindsay, Mr. M. ... 4 ... 2 ... 2 ... Lawrence, Mr. F. E. 5 ... 2 ... 3 ... Lewis, Mr. E. R. ...1... 1... ... Lawson, Mr. W. ... 1 ... 1 ... ... Lewin, Mr 1 ... 1 ... ... Long, Mr. C 2 ... 1 ... 1 ... Ludlow, Mr. S 2 ... 1 ... 1 ... Lindsay, Mr. D 3 ... 1 ... 2 ... Lascelles, Mr 5... 1... 4...0 Middleton, Capt. ...29 ... 11 ... 18 ... Morris, Capt. W. B. 27 ... 6 ... 21 ... Murland, Mr. W. ...34 ... 5 ... 29 ... Moore, Mr. J 5... 4... 1 ... Mulcaster, Mr. G. ...11 ... 4 ... 7 ... M'Kie, Mr. J 15 ... 4 ... 11 ... Merrvfield, Mr. A.... 7 ... 3 ... 4 ... Marris, Mr. T 12 ... 2 ... 10 ... M'Murdo, Mr. F. H. 1 ... 1 ... ... Morris, Mr. R. H. ... 3 ... 1 ... 2 ... Morris, Mr. E 4 ... 1 ... 3 ... Morris, Mr. W 5 ... 1 ... 4 ... Mytton, Mr. J. E. ... 6 ... 1 ... 5 ... Moore, Mr. W. H. ...17 ... 1 ... 16 ... Nicholson, Mr. L....43 ... 9 ... 34 ... Nesling, Mr. E 1 ... 1 ... ... Nutting, Mr 2... 1... 1 ... Owen, Capt. E. R....32 ... 8 ... 24 ... Owen, Mr. H 18 ... 6 ... 12 ... Owen, Mr. E. M. ...29... 4 ... 25 ... Orr-Ewing, Mr. J.... 3 ... 1 ... 2 ... Peacock, Mr. D 34 ... 10 ... 24 ... Pullen, Mr. W 7 ... 3 ... 4 ... Payne, Mr. C 21 ... 2 ... 19 ... Purefoy, Mr. B 22 ... 2 ... 20 ... Pearce, Mr. M 1 ... 1 ... ... Phillips, Mr. F. Lort 4 ... 1 ... 3 ... Pratt, Mr. G. C 5 ... 1 ... 4 ... Riste, Mr. J 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... Rodwell, Mr 9... 3... 6 ... Rolwyn, Mr 17 ... 2 ... 15 ... Riddey, Mr. T. W.... 1 ... 1 ... ... Raimes, Mr. W 1 ... 1 ... ... Reilly, Mr. F 2 ... 1 ... 1 ... Ray, Mr. F. H. C. ... 4 ... 1 ... 3 ... Ripley, Mr 10... 1... 9 ... Spence, Mr. T 33 ... 13 ... 20 ... STEEPLECHASING AND HUEDLE-KACING 469 Mounts Won Saunders, Mr. W. L. 19 ... 7, Sandeman, Capt. ...27 ... 5 . Smith, Mr. G.,jun.... 4 ... 3 . Sherringham, Mr.... 1 ... 1 , Stockdale, Mr. R. ... 1 ... 1 , Simpson, Capt 3 ... 1 . Sowerby, Mr. T 5 ... 1 , Smith, Mr. Wilmot 4 ... 1 Stevenson, Mr. C. A. 6 ... 1 St. Lawrence, Mr. K. 8 ... 1 Shaw, Mr. T 8 ... 1 Thirlwell, Mr. D. ...53 ... 19 Tippler 17 ... 6 Thirlwell, Mr. A. ... 7 ... 2 Thompson, Mr. C... 12 ... 2 Thomas, Mr 3 ... 1 Usher, Mr. J 12... 4 Villar, Mr. W. A. ...25 ... 5 Lost w.o. 12 . .. 22 . .. . 1 . .. . . .. . .. . 2 .. . 4 .. . 3 .. . 5 .. . 7 .. . 7 .. . 34 .. . 11 .. . 5 .. . 10 .. 2 .. . 8 .. . 18 ..0 Mounts WaUer.Mr. C.W....132 .. Wilson, Mr. E. P.... 64 .. Whitton,Mr. C 37 .. Walker, Mr. R 12 .. Williams, Mr. W. ... 8 .. Wilson, Mr. C. H. ... 6 .. Wynn, Mr 2 .. Williams, Mr. D. ... 9 .. Wood, Mr. J 16 .. Welby, Mr 3 .. Westbrook, Mr. J.... 1 .. Widger, Mr. M 1 ., Wightwick, Mr 3 . , Wo^odland, Mr. S. J. 3 ., Wright, Mr. R 6 ., Woodland,Mr. S.jun. 8 .. Yates, Mr. A 3 ., Won Lost w.o . 36 .. 96 .. 1 17 .. 47 . .. 10 .. 27 . ..0 5 .. 7 . ..0 4 .. 4 . .. 3 .. 3 .. 2 .. .. . 2 .. 7 .. . 2 .. 14 . .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. ... .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. 5 .. .. 7 . ..0 2 .. 1 .. 470 THE YEAR'S SPOET SWIMMING. It is quite superfluous to say anything in favour of swimming. Though a much-neglected art, it is universally admitted to be one of the most useful. Therefore is it to be greatly regretted that those who endeavour to encourage the pursuit of so admirable a pastime cannot see their way to establishing a closer bond of rela- tionship than at present exists amongst them. There is little doubt that competition fosters a love for swimming which might other- wise be wanting, and it is also certain that the spirit of emulation causes many a youth to turn his attention to that branch of athletics which is perhaps the most healthful of all. In 1885 there certainly was no lack of competitions, but nearly all of them were open only to sections of the swimming world. Those who engaged in races &c. held under the rules of the Swimming Association were shut out of those in which the Swimming Union laws were adopted. More than this, on no account whatever was an Associationist allowed to swim against a member of the Union or vice versa, and in more than one instance last season was the ridiculous situation reached of a swimmer being disqualified by both societies. This, it will be readily admitted, is not the sort of thing to further the cause which doubtless both bodies have at heart; and the sooner some means are discovered by which a proper understanding can be arrived at the better it will be for swimmers and swimming generally. The Association is an old- established institution, and while it has done good service, it is still looked upon by the majority of swimmers as the governing body. It would therefore have been far better had those who seceded from it remained and done their best to try and improve it. Few can deny that the Association were greatly to blame in acknowledging T. Cairns as an amateur. That was the first step towards bringing about the present unhappy division of swimmers, and robbing many of the best contests of much interest. It was, we believe, the only cause of absence of one of the best of swim- mers from the important amateur contests of the past season, and possibly more than one exceptional performance was thereby lost. First in order of the chief occurrences of the year was the one- mile professional championship between James Finney and John James Collier, two of the finest swimmers of this or any age. The SWIMMING 471 spot selected for this event was Hollingworth Lake, Manchester, and the day on which it was decided Saturday, May 16. In all respects but one the lake is most admirably adapted for races of this description. Its extent enables a remarkably good course to be obtained, and, from the formation of its banks, a capital view is afforded to an almost unlimited number of spectators. The one drawback is the exceedingly low temperature of the water unless the weather be very- warm. On the day of this race the elements were altogether unpropitious. The water was not only very rough, but intensely cold, and a very unsatisfactory result was in conse- quence brought about. For three-quarters of the distance the race was one of the best ever seen, but then Finney began to draw away from Collier, and a victory for the former seemed certain. Finney completed 1,540 yards in 30 min. 2 J sec. — remarkably good time for open water- — and there still appeared nothing to prevent him winning, but he had only gone a few yards further when he became so exhausted by the cold that he was forced to stop, and he had to be assisted out of the water. ColHer was also much affected, but succeeded in completing the journey, and he thus won a race which, under more favourable conditions, would probably have produced one of the best exhibitions of swimming ever seen. Finney's condition was much worse than that of his rival, but both men suffered greatly from the effects of the cold for some time after the affair was concluded. On July 4 the fifth annual competition for the half-mile amateur championship was decided at the Welsh Harp, Hendon, under most favourable circumstances. The weather was exceed- ingly fine, and the water as smooth as the most fastidious could have desired. It was just the day for a fine performance, and a very admirable one was made by the winner, H. C. Schlotel, of the Surbiton S.C. The race has always proved a popular one with swimmers, and the competitors, numbering eleven, included D. Ainsworth, who won the first three com- petitions, and Gr. Bell, winner in 1884 of the half-mile, mile, and long-distance amateur championships. The latter's chance was greatly fancied, but he swam very disappointingly, and did not get a better place than sixth. After the opening hundred yards, Schlotel, whose first appearance it was in a championship race, took a considerable lead, and, steadily increasing an advantage gained thus early, ultimately secured victory on very easy terms. The winner, who swam with easy, finished stroke, was timed to have done the entire course — a straight-away one — in 1.3 min. 4-| sec. This was so astonishingly good as to cause doubts as to the cor- rectness of the measurement of the course, and the time of the second man, D. Ainsworth, being returned as 13 min. 58 sec. proved distinctly that some one had blundered. On re-measuring the course it was found to be forty yards short. The best amateur 472 THE YEAR'S SPORT record for half a mile, viz. 14 min. 23|- sec, was made by D. Ainsworth in 1883. That Schlotel could have beaten this on July 4 last is beyond doubt, and for this reason alone it is greatly to be regretted that more care had not been taken to insure an accurate distance. To the Swimming Association of Grreat Britain, under whose management the race was swum, the blame attaches. It is surprising that at no fewer than three meetings last season where championship honours were to be gained, mistakes were made which should and could have been avoided. Instituted in 1869, the most recent competition for the mile championship took place at the Welsh Harp, Hendon, on July 18, 1885. Schlotel, Ainsworth, and Bell were, as in the half-mile race, amongst the competitors, but the two first-named failed to show prominently. Unlike July 4, the afternoon proved very unpleasant, a remarkably high wind causing the water to be extremely rough. Schlotel, owing to his display in the half- mile, was warmly fancied, but after swimming well for a quarter of a mile he found his chance of success hopeless. Ainsworth, too, who won the race in 1873, failed to go half the distance. In the end S. Sargeant, of the Portsmouth S.C., proved victorious ; and it is noteworthy that this is the only occasion on which the race has fallen to a sea swimmer. Gr. Bell, the winner in 1884, appeared last season to have lost pace ; and though he swam very determinedly to the end, and came in second, he was sixty yards behind the winner. It may be mentioned that J. Morris was the winner of the first competition. H. Parker won in 1870 and two following years, and then in 1873 the championship went to D. Ainsworth. For six years afterwards that most remarkable swimmer Horace Davenport held the title, and in 1877 succeeded in doing the best time for a mile in open still water yet recorded, viz. 29 min. 25 sec. Then, in 1880, J. P. Taylor was successful, and he also won the next two contests. In 1883 E. C. Danels won, and in 1884 Gr. Bell. One of the most elaborate and complete swimming festivals held anywhere is that annually organised by the Portsmouth Club for Whit Monday. The races take place in the sea, close to the famous Southsea Pier; and so admirable are the arrangements generally, that a very large number of persons are able to view the proceedings with comfort, and free of cost. In 1884, in order to render their programme additionally attractive, the Club organ- ised a salt-water chamj)ionship, distance a quarter of a mile, and this, won by T. Cairns, proved a great success. It was, however, considered not altogether satisfactory that a championship should be in the hands of a club merely, and the following year (1885) the event was managed by the Swimming Association. Again the result was most satisfactory from all points. H. C. Schlotel, half-mile champion; S. Sargeant, one-mile champion; and T. SWIMMING 473 Cairns, a champion at several distances, were amongst those en- gaged, and the first-named wrested the title from Cairns, who was not placed. Between the winner and Sargeant came F. Hurst of Eastbourne, evidently a swimmer far above the average. It may be mentioned that on the following day Schlotel won the captaincy race of the celebrated Ilex S.C. On the last day of the same week the long distance amateur championship was decided over the usual course, from Putney Bridge to Charing Cross Kailway Bridge, and for the greater por- tion of the distance the race was of vast interest. Gr. Bell (the holder) and S. Sargeant (mile champion), who finished first and second respectively, were indeed almost level passing under West- minster Bridge, but the former during the remainder of the journey showed the greater amount of vigour, and ultimately Bell beat the Portsmouth swimmer by twenty-three seconds. T. Hedges, Kingsdown S.C, was third, and Gr. White, Portsmouth S.C, whose age exceeds forty years, was fourth. W. E. Itter, winner in 1880 and 1883, and second in 1884, failed signally, evidently through lack of condition. For the 500 yards amateur championship, decided at the Lambeth Baths on August 24, there was a better entry than usual, and as H. C Schlotel and T. Cairns (holder) were both included, something good in the way of time was looked for. In this only disappointment was met with, for Cairns had the race in hand from the start, and won easily in 7 min. 5 If sec. Schlotel, who was evidently oflf colour, had some difficulty even to secure second position. J. P. Taylor was the first to secure the title of 500 yards amateur champion, and E. C Danels held it from 1879 to 1883. Quite a different description of race was that which took place on September 14 and settled the question of 100 yards amateur champion for 1885-6. The Lambeth Baths was again the scene, but though the entries were both numerous and of good quality, only a small number of persons witnessed one of the most exciting contests that could be conceived. After two heats, J. L. Mayger (holder), A. Taylor, T. Cairns, and J. F. Finegan were left in to contest the final, at the conclusion of which there was scarcely a yard between the first and last men. Mayger was the winner for the second time in succession, Taylor was second, Finegan third, and Cairns last ; but the race was alike creditable to all, and its extraordinary character doubtless caused many to regret their absence. The winner, who hails from Burton-on-Trent, swam his first heat in 1 min. 11:| sec, just a quarter of a second slower than the best record for the distance. Monday, September 28, saw the 220 yards and plunging championships decided at the Lambeth Baths. Only five entered for the former, and an easy victory was achieved by T. Cairns, who^ 474 THE YEAK'S SPORT having won three years in succession, became entitled to absolute possession of the challenge cup presented by the Torpedo S.C. With a fine plunge of 64ft. llin., H. Davenport secured the right to retain possession of the title of amateur plunging champion for at least another year. In doing this plunge Davenport occu- pied 1 min. 44^ sec. The amateur championships noticed above were all carried out by the Swimming Association of Great Britain. Others there were organised by the Swimming Union ; but in these comparative failure was the result. For the mile, which was decided on August 28 at the Welsh Harp, Hendon, only two started, and the race was virtually a swim-over for J. London of the Imperial S.C. The 100 yards and plunging championships proved far more satisfactory ; and in the way of management the meeting, held at the Battersea Baths on October 15, left nothing to be desired. B. Kichardson, of the Otter S.C, won the 100 yards (or, to be strictly correct, 100 yards 2ft. 9in.) race in the very excellent time of 1 min. 13f sec, and H. C. Rayner, Cadogan S.C, became the Union's champion plunger with a plunge of 62ft. Ifin., in estimating which it must be considered that the take-off was only seven inches above the water. One of the most important professional swimming races of modern times was decided at the Lambeth Baths on Friday, August 23. The event was promoted with a view to get together the best swimmers of the day, and in this success was achieved, for Collier, J. Finney, W. Beckwith, and E. T. Jones agreed to compete. Unfortunately, the last-named met with an accident, which stopped his training for some time and completely spoilt his chance. The race, which was in distance a mile, resulted in favour of Collier, whose performance was the best ever done in a bath of such proportions as that in the Westminster Bridge Road. Taking the lead at 200 yards. Collier never relinquished it, and completed the full distance in 27 min. 3 J sec. Finney, in 1883, when swim- ming against Beckwith at the Westminster Aquarium in a five- mile match, swam his first mile in 26 min. 21 sec. ; but it must be taken into account that the Aquarium tank measured only twenty yards, or just half the length of that of Lambeth, which also is very shallow. TENNIS. There is probably no game played with a ball that can boast of such antiquity as tennis, though it went through many modifi- cations before it was reduced to its present form. That form, however, it has borne for over two centuries, during which time the game has reached its highest point of popularity, has decayed till it seemed likely to become extinct, and has once more made its way up. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, in England as well as France, tennis was the game of kings, and therefore, it is needless "to say, the favourite pastime of the nobility. In London alone there were fourteen courts ; there were others at Oxford and Cambridge ; while, when Henry VIII. acquired Hampton Court from the fallen Wolsey, he lost no time in adding a tennis-court to the range of buildings reared by the Cardinal. It has been calculated that in those days there were a couple of hundred courts in England, and so important was the game that one of the officers of the Crown was ' the Master of the Tennis Court.' This popularity did not last through the eighteenth century, and by the time the last of the Georges died the game was in a fair way of dying out. A revival then came, and in 1838 the first stone of the tennis-court at Lord's Cricket Ground was laid by Mr. Benjamin Aislabie, the then secretary of the Marylebone Club. In the new court J. Edmond Barre, a Frenchman, who well upheld the title of tennis champion for many a year, exhibited his skill; and here the game has continued to flourish. At the time this court was opened there was but one other in existence in London ; now there are two others, both at Prince's ground. At Oxford there is one, and but one remains at Cam- bridge. Manchester, Brighton, Leamington, and Crayley near Winchester have each a public court. In 1877, that at Hampton Court was repaired, and is now one of the best in England. Besides these ten courts, which are either public or used by clubs, there are also about as many more private ones where the game is kept up. This is a poor number compared with the two hundred of former days, but it must be remembered that tennis has numerous rivals now which were unknown in its golden days. There is another reason why the game is confined nowadays to 476 THE YEAE'S SPOET comparatively a few, namely the expense it entails. A tennis- court costs much to build, and consequently a high charge must be made for its use. The racquets and balls are expensive also, and a marker, who has to be paid for his services, is indispensable ; so only the comj)aratively wealthy can afford to take up the game. The professionals who follow it make their living more by taking charge of courts and marking games than by playing, and it is not a little remarkable that they have been confined to the members of a few families. The Lamberts and Tompkinses have been known to a couple of generations, and no doubt the family talent for the game will be bequeathed to another. Though, as we have said, players of tennis are not very numerous, the game has become of late decidedly attractive, and during the season at Lord's the space available for the public is generally filled, even during the most exciting cricket-matches. This no doubt is due to the rage for lawn tennis, which bears a certain resemblance to the game it is called after. During the past season, too, the presence of Pettitt, who came over a couple of years before from America and showed some ability at the game, w^hich has now developed into remarkable excellence, added to the interest felt in the pastime. At any rate, the tennis of the year was watched by large numbers, and the great match between George Lambert and Pettitt for the title of champion caused more excitement in the tennis world than any for a good many years past. This match was of course the event of the year as far as tennis- playing is concerned; but in looking over the recorded play, we come across some preceding it that are worthy of notice. There are annually a series of matches played at Brighton at Easter time, and this year Mr. J. M. Heathcote set the ball rolling by playing a handicap match against John Tompkins and his son Alfred, which resulted in favour of the latter pair by two sets to one. Mr. Heathcote then engaged the champion, George Lambert, the amateur receiving half fifteen. The match was the best of five sets, and resulted in an easy victory for Lambert, who scored three sets off the reel. Lambert next attempted to give fifteen for a bisque to John Tompkins, but the task proved too much for him, and he was beaten by three sets to love. A handicap was decided at Manchester at the same time, the final tie being played between Mr. W. C. Marshall and Mr. Fairlie, and resulting in favour of the former, who won the 201. prize, Mr. Fairlie taking that of 10/. In the second week in April Mr. Loder got together a party of tennis-players at Whittlebury Lodge, among whom were Mr. J. M. Heathcote and Pettitt. The presence of the latter naturally excited interest, as it was not long before the time fixed for his meeting George Lambert to play for the championship. Pettitt first played a couple of sets with Mr. Heathcote, who received half fifteen, each winning one ; after which the American TENNIS 477 gave the Cambridge professional Harradine fifteen for a bisque, and defeated him by three sets to one. On April 25 an interesting match was played at Lord Fife's court at East Sheen, which was 023ened the year before. The year before, Pettitt was defeated at Prince's by C. Saunders, the latter being in receipt of half fifteen, and now they were matched to play the best of five sets, Saunders receiving half fifteen for a bisque. A close fight was to be expected therefore, and so it proved ; but the result was the defeat of Saunders by three sets to one, causing Pettitt's prospects in the championship match to look brighter. The great match, or rather series of matches, between George ]jambert and the American, began on May 11, the conditions being as follows : — Four sets were to be played on that day, 3Ionday ; four more each on the Wednesday and Friday in the same week ; and then, if the scores were equal, the deciding set on the Monday following. The committee in whose hands the arrangements rested selected the Hampton Court and Manchester courts to be played in, and the choice falling to Lambert, he selected the former. Each man was allowed twelve hours' prac- tice in the court previously, and they thus met on perfectly level terms. Lambert had for years proved himself the best player in England, but cannot be said to have improved lately. Indeed he is somewhat past his prime, having been born in 1842. On the other hand, Pettitt might have been said to be suffering from youth and inexperience. He was born at Beckenham in 1860, but going as a boy to America, his practice in tennis till his visit to England in 1883 had been rather limited. Before his meeting with G, Lambert he had played about a dozen matches in England, and had only twice been defeated; though except from Mr. Heath- cote, the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, and Saunders, he had received odds. Those who studied his play must have been struck with the steady improvement he showed ; and though it was hardly expected that he would be able to withstand the strength and experience of Lambert, much was expected from his quickness of sight and remarkable activity. It is needless to say that every available seat in the court was occupied by a most enthusiastic crowd. Messrs. J. M. Heathcote and K. T>. Walker having been appointed umpires, and the Hon. A. Lyttelton chosen as referee, the match began on May 1 1 . The first set was won in twenty minutes by Lambert, by six games to two ; but the next, which lasted five minutes longer, fell to Pettitt by six to one. Lambert won the next by six to one, and then came a grand struggle for the last of the day. Lambert won the first two games, then Pettitt scored four in succession ; after which each won a game in turn, so that ' five to three Pettitt wins ' was called. Lambert then won the next two games, and as advantage games were not played, intense interest lay in the final game. In this deuce 478 THE YEAR'S SPORT was called twice, but at last Lambert proved successful, and thus scored three out of the four sets played on the opening day. On the second day the play proved more equal, though at first it seemed as if Pettitt was overmatched. Lambert won the first set by six games to four, after they had been four games all ; and the next was also won by the English champion after a very close struggle. This left Lambert the winner of five sets to one, so that he had only to score two out of the remaining six sets to win, while one more set would make him sure of a tie. His previous exertions, however, now began to tell, while Pettitt, whose youth stood him in good stead, improved, and the two remaining sets in the day's play were won by the American ; the first by six games to four, and the second by six games to three. They thus stood at five sets to three on the third day, so Lambert had no need to feel doubtful. Pettitt, however, seemed more vigorous than ever, while the hard work told on his opponent, and the American won four games straight off, the first by six to two, the second and third by six to three, and the fourth by six to five, a most exciting finish. Pettitt thus won the championship after a most exciting contest, which will never be forgotten by those who had the good fortune to witness it. The other matches of the season were rather dwarfed by this great encounter ; but there was still plenty of fine play. Before starting for America, Pettitt played at Lord's against Mr. J. M. Heathcote, giving the amateur fifteen for a bisque. Again Pettitt was successful, as after losing the first set he won the match by securing three in succession, youth again telling its tale. A second match between Pettitt and Lambert was played at Manchester, but was only remarkable for the pluck shown by Lambert, who, with the muscles of his shoulder injured, struggled through a set, in which he scored a couple of games to his opponent's six. At Lord's there was the usual series of matches in June. Saunders and William Lambert were the first pair to meet, and the former, who is a young and promising player, won by two sets to one ; and he followed up his success by beating the Hon. A. Lyttelton by three sets to love, the amateur conceding a bisque. In the same week, the Silver Racquet was played for at Lord's, thirteen entering. Mr. R. D. Walker proved the best among them, after defeating both Mr. W. C. Marshall and Mr. G. W. Balfour. He had then to meet Mr. J. M. Heathcote, the holder of the trophy ; the latter winning, as might be expected, though his opponent scored one set to his three. The match for the amateur championship then followed, and Mr. Heathcote once more met the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, and had to put up with defeat, the holder of the championship winning three sets in TENNIS 479 succession. Mr. Heathcote, however, was not beaten without a struggle, and improved as the match went on, scoring three games in the first set, four in the second, and five in the third. Thus for the second year in succession Mr. Lyttelton has carried off the gold prize and championship. He won it also in 1882, the only other player who has held it since its institution in 1867 being Mr. J. M. Heathcote. The next exhibition match at Lord's was between Mr. E. D. Walker and John Tompkins, and produced an unusually long contest, which at last ended in favour of the amateur by three sets to two. On July 2, the com't at Lord's was taken up with the single-handed match between Oxford and Cambridge, and resulted in favour of Mr. H. Emmons of Oxford, who won three sets to one against Mr. H. Eaton. On the Tuesday following an interesting match took place between Charles Lambert, of the Hatfield Court, and Harradine, of Cambridge, which after a hard fight ended in favour of the latter, by three sets to one. The winner played a good game, and showed much improvement since his last appear- ance at Lord's. The double-handed match between Oxford and Cambridge did not take place till July 4, one of the days of the Eton and Harrow match, being postponed on account of an acci- dent which occurred to Lord R. Cecil, who, with Mr. Emmons, represented Oxford, Mr. Eaton's partner being Mr. H. E. Crawley. Lord R. Cecil was still somewhat crippled, and this time Cam- bridge scored a victory by three sets to one. After this came the last and perhaps the best match of the season at Lord's, the players being the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton and Saunders. They had met before, with the result that the amateur failed to give the start of a bisque, so now they played on even terms. His recent play for the championship had improved Mr. Lyttelton's condition, and never has he shown better form. Saunders began by winning the opening set by six games to three ; but then the amateur set to work and carried off the next by six games to one. The third fell to the same player by six games to three, and the fourth set was hotly contested. They got to five games all, and then the next four games were won alternately, making them seven all. Mr. Lyttelton then won two games in succession and secured the set, thus winning a grand match by three to one. This brings to a close a memorable tennis season, which will always stand out in the history of the game. The match between Lambert and Pettitt was of course its great feature, and though Englishmen will regret to see the championship taken from England, lovers of the game must feel pleased to think that the title is held by a young and improving player, who will be likely to keep it for some time, and will give encouragement to other youngsters to follow in his steps. In Saunders we have a promising 480 player, who may one day revenge Lambert's defeat ; while, though at last beaten for the championship, Mr. J. M. Heathcote has succumbed to a really first-class man in Mr. Alfred Lyttelton. Pettitt may again visit us in 1886, and if he does, in these two alone he will find powerful opponents ; while, now that the game is more understood by the public, their meeting will be sure to cause great interest. TROTTING. By E. L. ANDERSON. The present year has been an eventful one in the annals of trot- ting. The ' records ' for the season show a decided improvement in speed, both in America and upon the Continent. There are now about two thousand horses in the United States that have trotted a mile •■ in 2^ 30'' or better,' and nearly a hundred of these were animals that for the first time gained records that are under two-and-a-half minutes. In July the famous mare Maud S. trotted a mile in 2' 8f , beating Jay Eye See's best time by 1:^ second. At the July meeting in Cleveland, 0., CHngstone trotted a mile in 2' 14'' ; PhyUis in 2' 151" ; Clemmie G-. in 2' 17}" ; Joe Davis in 2' 17|"; Harry Wilkes in 2' 18"; Adelaide in 2' 18". In the match with Maxy Cabb the stallion Phallas (record 2' 13|") trotted a mile so easily in 2' 14" that it is thought he can under favourable conditions make the mile in 2' 12". At the Pitts- burg meeting Harry Wilkes trotted three mile-heats in 2' 16^", 2' 15^", and 2' 16" ; and this horse subsequently defeated Phallas in a match. On August 12 Clingstone and Gruy, as a double team, trotted a mile in 2' 17". The bay gelding McLeod trotted four miles at Narragansett Parkin 9' 46", the miles being timed in2'32", 2' 24", 2' 24", and 2' 2Q'\ The two-year-old Bermuda has made a record of 2' 29^", and Grreenlander, a colt of the same age, trotted a mile upon a half-mile track, in which the short turns are un- favourable for the highest speed, in 2' 30". At the Hartford meet- ing Toledo Girl and Marlowe made a dead heat in 2' 15". The ' Stallion Cup ' was won by Pilot Knox, in three straight heats from four competitors, in 2' 19|", 2' 20^", 2' 20". Towards the close of the season, Patron, a three-year-old, gained a record of 2' 19-^". Although the American trotting-horse is often spoken of as a distinct breed, and it is a ftict that horses bred for trotting almost invariably show great speed in the pace, there are several ' families ' that have attained celebrity, the principal being the Hambletonians (of English descent), the Bashaws (descended from a barb), the Morgans (of uncertain origin), and the Bluebulls (of a coarse stock with a pacing cross). It is generally believed that I I 482 THE YEAE'S SPORT the speed and courage of the American trotting-horse comes from the English thoroughbred, its docility and trotting action from some coarser breed ; but there are horses that have attained great speed in which there is probably no cross of the English blood horse, and some ' pacing ' horses have been taught to trot very rapidly. Without doubt, the success of the Americans in produc- ing horses that trot faster and with better action than those of any other country is due in the first instance to skilful training and driving, and in each succeeding generation of horses the trotting instinct is more fully developed. JMany of the American trotting-horses, especially the Hambletonians, are very plain un- gainly creatures with large coarse heads ; but some of them are as elegant in form as a painter's ideal, and Mambrino King is celebrated, both at home and abroad, for his perfect symmetry. It is absurd to question the exactness of the * records ' awarded to the trotters of America. There are always scores of interested spectators who take the time of every performance as well as the * judges,' and it is rarely that a decision is called into question, even by those who have lost money by it — a crucial test. The argument that these records are untrustworthy because American thoroughbreds are represented to gallop faster than do horses of a higher class in England has no weight with those who know that on the level and smooth ' tracks ' of the United States a horse may well go more rapidly than on unprepared turf-courses ; and it is certain that the trotters of America derive much benefit in point of speed from the manner in which the curves of the ' tracks ' are raised upon the outside. Although we have mentioned three cases of precocity, the American trotting-horse, as a rule, matures very slowly, and seldom reaches its full powers before it is ten or twelve years of age. With its great speed it has great endurance, and, while the races are usually mile-heats, a horse must trot three miles, and may have to trot many more, to win a race. As ex- ample of long-distance trotting in past times, we may mention the five miles by Captain Megowan in 13^48'', the ten miles by John Stewart in 28' 2\'\ and the twenty miles by Captain Megowan in 58' 25''. The best trotting-races that take place in Europe are those held in Vienna, and they are usually contested by Eussian and American horses of high class. On August 15 the Ameri- can horse Amber here trotted 2,400 metres in 3' 36-|-" ; the second horse, the Eussian Benefici, was ten seconds behind. On the same day Amber trotted 3,600 metres in 5' 25J" ; Sima, a Eussian, was second in 5' 32^". On the next day Amber trotted three mile-heats in 2' 23|", 2' 23i", and 2' 24^". This is the fastest trotting for the several distances that has ever been made upon the Continent, and in the heat-race the Eussian horse Grhildetz TEOTTINa 483 was but half a second behind the winner when the mile was trotted in 2' 23i''. At the Vienna autumn meeting, Amber won the heat-race by taking the second and the third miles in 2' Tl" and 2' 26^', the Eussian horse Ghildetz winning the first heat in 2' 28^'^ The International, on the same day — distance 2,400 metres — was won by the Russian Zeitoff in 3' ^^\'\ Amber being second in 3'46'^ The team-race, 3,600 metres (there are 1,609 metres in a mile), was won by Talisman and Beduin-Mioza, Russians, in 5' 58^'^ The race for ' Cisleithanische ' three-year-olds was won by Stutza in 3' 13'', distance one mile. The Inlander Handicap (for Austrian horses) was won by Lola (five years old) in 4' 41|-'', the distance 2,400 metres. The ' Fiaker Fahren,' a race for licensed Vienna cabs — distance 3,600 metres — was won in 7 minutes. The French have some fairly good trotting-horses, and races are held in many places, the meetings at Vincennes bringing together the best animals, which usually prove to be of Russian breedmg. But, according to a writer in the ' Spirit of the Times,' the courses in France are roughly made, the horses are badly trained and unskilfully driven, and the extra weights are so placed as to impede the movements of the animal. The best time made at the Vincennes June meeting was by Hardy, in a race of two and a half miles, at the rate of 2' 40'' a mile. At the Amiens meeting Stella trotted 3,000 metres in 6' 42" ; and Kama won the Fvix de Picardi, 3,200 metres, in 5' 48". Both of these races were under the saddle. At the summer meeting in Pont I'Eveque the Russian mare won the 3,500-metres race in 6' 46" ; and the Grrand Prize was taken by Emidoff, also a Russian, in 7' 14", the distance 4,000 metres. The Russian trotter is well and favourably known throughout Europe, but it is neither so speedy nor so elegant in action as the American horse. The best record against the name of a Russian trotter is that of a mile in 2' 24f ", made by Meteor, in Vienna, May 8, 1884; but Ghildetz, as we have shown above, trotted a mile in the heat-race won by Amber, in 2' 24". The foUowin^^ are some of the records made by Russian horses at the two meetings of this year in Moscow: — Ozarnik, 5 years old, trotted 3,198 metres in 5' 22"; Remen, 6. years old, the same distance in 5' 2 3 J" ; Ptitschka, 4 years old, the same distance in 5' 25" ; Zivjezdocka, 5 years, the same distance in 5' 16" ; Witjas, aged, the same distance in 5' 01" ; Krawtschik, 5 years, the same distance in 5' 15"; and Azarnaja, 4 years, the same distance in 5' 24^". Witjas again covered 3,1 98 metres in 4' 59J", and Zwjesdocka trotted 4^ versts (equal to 4,797 metres) in 7' 48 J". Krolik and Nenyomonnij, as a double team, covered 3,198 metres in 5' 49 1". In Italy, trotting-races are held in Padua, Treviso, Udine, I I 2 484 THE YEAR'S SPORT and Lucca, almost all of the competitors being Eussian horses, for which the Italians have a strong predilection. Amber, the American trotter which distinguished itself in Austria, won the ' Great International ' in Padua on July 5, Grhildetz, the Eussian, being second. The Italians are now much interested in the breed- ing of trotters ; they have already procured some of the best Eussian horses, and they have recently purchased some animals of the most approved American strains, among them Zoe B., with a record of 2' 17 j^' (but unfortunately a mare of delicate constitution, and difficult to bring into condition), and a young Kentucky stallion of great promise. YACHTING. On the whole, the yachting season of 1885 may be pronounced a successful one. A long spell of fine weather was welcome to racers and cruisers alike ; while, taking the regattas round, there was quite as much wind as we can look for during the summer months. The depression that has more or less influenced other forms of pleasure-taking has not been without its effect on yacht- ing, and possibly a smaller percentage of yachts may have been in commission than we usually see ; though, when we take the names of all that have been scattered about in home and foreign waters during the present year, we shall not find much room for misgiving as to the future of yachting. Among the more ancient vessels that were afloat during the past season was the lerne, one of Fife's happiest efforts. She was built in 1861, and is now the property of Mr. Otho Shaw, having formerly been in the pos- session of his father. The builders have hardly been so busy as they would have liked. Large sailing-yachts seem to have gone out of fashion, and we no longer hear of the launching of such clippers as the Guinevere, Morna, Livonia, Elmina,Boadicea, Oimara, Condor, Cuckoo, Vol-au-vent, Arrow, &c. Those who sail are contented with smaller craft, and those to whom money is no object build steam- vessels, and so render themselves independent of wind, tide, and, in the case of an inexperienced owner, the whim of his skipper. A fair number of steam-yachts have been launched during 1885. Baron A. de Eothschild has built the Eros, whose tonnage is 750; the Mohican, Mr. Clarke's, is 600 tons; while Mr. N. B. Stewart's Amy is 850 ; and Mr. Anderson's Katrena is set down at 400 tons. In addition to these, many smaller ones have been constructed. White, for instance, has built one of 44 tons for Major Bridson, a yacht owner of some years' standing ; and Mr. Tankerville Chamberlayne has had one put together in his own yard. Curiously enough, however, Cowes, that may be called the head-quarters of yachting, has not given much employ- ment to the ship-builders ; though, as a set-ofl", sailmakers have been busy, and this is perhaps one of the most lucrative callings in connection with yachting. Directly a racer's mainsail is a little out of shape, it is cast; while for cruisers, three seasons is about the average service for a set of canvas. In both cases the makers 486 THE YEAE'S SPORT take the old ones back at a price which is a very trifling one com- pared with the prime cost, and they are disposed of to vessels in which appearance does not count for so much as in a well-kept- up yacht. Among what may be termed miscellaneous items of the season is a suggestion as to whether it would not be practicable and ex- pedient to ballast yachts with quicksilver. This proposal, how- ever, is not a new one, as the idea was submitted many years ago to Mr. James Ashbury. It has never yet been carried into effect. With regard to steam-vessels, Admiral Selwyn has drawn renewed attention to the advantage to be gained by the use of liquid fuel, and points out that if it were adopted vessels could make very much longer runs than they do at present, would not need the same amount of space for carrying fuel ; while, in the event of the vessel getting aground, the liquid could be pumped over- board or into lighters much more quickly than coal could be got rid of ; and, lastly, that the taking on board of liquid fuel would be a very much more cleanly process than ' coaling.' These are one and all substantial advantages, and in course of time the question will no doubt meet with the consideration it merits. Furnaces would have to be adapted for consuming the new fuel, but otherwise but little alteration in the engine-room would be needed. In a pamphlet signed ' Z,' it was suggested that a national yacht squadron be formed, and that the matter should be taken in hand by the Eoyal Thames Yacht Club, in concert with the Yacht-Kacing Association. Another idea is that an amateur ' yacht-racing association would be a good thing, but the nature of the two latter schemes is not apparent. Not very much can be said of the yachting season from a cruising point of view. We have akeady pointed out that for the purpose of moving about there is a growing preference for steam on account of the greater certainty of making a passage. As in former years, the most favourite ports have been visited by the usual number of yachts, and sea-hshing appears to beprosecuted with increasing vigour. When we turn to racing, there is a good deal that claims attention; but to properly understand the present position of affairs, it is necessary to briefly recapitulate the history of the last few years. The Yacht-Eacing Association was founded in 1876. Prior to that time each club had its own rules, and there was no governing body that corresponded to the M.C.C. or Jockey Club. The Thames measurement was then in vogue, and was said to encourage the building of ' sailing-machines ' — i.e. long, narrow, deep vessels — because beam was penalised, but not depth. In other words, three or four feet added to a yacht's length made less difference to her tonnage than a single foot added to her beam. On behalf of the system it was retorted that when the yacht YACHTING 487 builder exceeded certain proportions the vessel would be slow and useless for racing purposes, though she might measure well. Then came the Yacht-Kacing Association, which in time brought in a fresh rule for measurement, and in other respects became the leading governing body in yacht-racing matters. In 1884 two circumstances combined to lead the Association to try to give yacht-racing a lift. In the first place, the fleet of regular racers was diminishing ; and secondly, the owners of cruisers kept crying out that their cruising-spars, and consequent smaller spread of canvas, precluded their starting against racing- yachts with any chance of success, while at the same time there were no races confined to cruisers. As to the scarcity of racers, schooner-racing died out seven years ago ; while in the season of 1884 there was not a single vessel of that rig that did anything. The class for 40-ton cutters used in days gone by to show much excellent racing, but the Annasona, Terpsichore, and Tara were the •only yachts of the size seen out in 1884, while in the season whose history we are trying to sketch the last-named was the solitary representative of this once flourishing body. Seven or eight yawls were out in 1884, but in 1885 only the Arethusa, Wendur, and Neptune could be said to have raced regularly, or to have won any sums worth mention. In the opinion of some good judges it is class-racing that has ruined yacht-racing, and those who hold to that idea have the chance of showing whether matters are going to improve now that class-racing is effectually knocked on the head. Last year, then, it occurred to the Yacht-Racing Association to try to improve the sport, by giving ex-racers and cruisers a chance of cutting in. How to do it was the difficulty. In many ways it was like trying to frame steeplechase conditions that would bring the hunter and steeplechaser together — an experiment that has hitherto resulted in failm-e invariable and complete. Better luck, however, at- tended the efforts of the Y.R.A. After deliberation and corre- spondence, certain ideas were promulgated and referred to a com- mittee, who duly ' sat on them ' and reported, the upshot being that the plan tried during the past season w^as adopted. For racing purposes, yachts are now divided into three classes, known respectively as A, B, and C. The first is for racers, and these may have the enormous spars, and corresponding sail area, in which the racing owner is said to revel. Class B is for ex-racers, who may not exceed a certain maximum sail area ; while cruisers comprise the C class, for which again there is a limit to ^he spread of canvas. The primary idea, no doubt, was that this new classification would tempt entries. No check would be put upon the owner of a racing-yacht ; the ex-racer, by cutting down his spars, would not have to compete against the racer; nor would the cruiser be sent to the wall by having to race against a regular 488 racer under another name, at least on equal terms. If funds per- mitted, there were to be prizes for each class separately ; if not, all three divisions might compete together by making racers sail at four times their tonnage, ex-racers at twice their tonnage, and leaving cruisers to sail at their normal size — an important arrange- ment when time allowance is taken into consideration. The vessels of the Great Northern Yacht Club were the first to hoist their fighting flags, the cruisers' race taking place on the 22nd. A fine westerly breeze, that subsequently changed into north-easterly, of whole-sail strength, was blowing, and as it kept on till the end, the day was the best one for racing that the club has known for some time. Strange to say, there were three schooners among the competitors, viz. the Selene, 273 tons, looking all the better for her alteration; Amadine, 93 ; and Amy,. 72. These, with the cutters Vanduara, 90 tons, and Neva, 60 tons, made up the number of starters. Neva and Amy began with a luffing match, and Amy had to bear away, touching Neva as she did so. Then ensigns were hoisted on the main rigging of each to denote protests. Subsequently the hatchet was thrown overboard ; mutual explanations were made, and the protest flags hauled down. The partial failure of wind at the last gave Amadine an advantage, and she took the first prize, Neva saving her time off Vandaara, and getting the second. On May 23 the Koyal Alfred opened the ball with a Channel match from Kingstown to Holyhead. Samoena, now rigged as a yawl, was to have competed, but, not arriving in time, could not start. This race, by the way, was the first to be sailed under the new classifi- cation mentioned above ; though, in the absence of Samoena, there was no representative of the A class. The race was memor- able from the fact that, with the exception of a single gybe, not a single sheet was touched (:he whole way across, but the amateur Palinuri had to do all they knew to keep their vessels straight. Nixie had the misfortune to lose her topmast when near the end of the journey, but, in spite of the mishap, was the first to arrive in Holyhead, having run the 62 miles in 5 hours and 10 minutes, a pace that would hardly have permitted the Samoena to have made the necessary time allowance to those in the other classes. When allowances were added up, it was found that Wraith was first, Neptune second, and Nixie third. On the following Tuesday the same fleet, except that Norma took the place of Hypatia, sailed back again to Kingstown, when the Hofda won by time. A very exciting contest took place on Wednesday in Whitsun week. — the No. 1 Corinthian match of the Eoyal Alfred. No paid hands were allowed on board in any capacity, and, as the weather was very heavy, the amateurs ran a risk of being over-matched, as two of the craft were larger than those generally manned by Corinthians. The starters were : — YACHTINa 489' Nixie yawl 59 tons | Wraith cutter 37 tons Finola cutter 20 tons Nixie did not make the travelling she ought to have done. This was explained later on when it was found that owing to a leak she was half full of water. When all but nine miles of the journey had been completed it came on to blow harder than ever, and the very heavy sea drenched all the crews in the most thorough fashion, washing all the pleasure out of the undertaking. Nixie, in consequence of the water being up to the cabin floor, gave up after the first round, whereupon Wraith housed her topmast, sported a still smaller jib, and eventually came in alone. On Whitsun Monday, a day chosen so as to fit in between the Eoyal Alfred matches from and to Kingstown, the New Yacht Club held their regatta at Holyhead, and scored a success. Saturday, May 30, saw the inauguration of the season on the Thames, under the auspices of the New I'hames Yacht Club, with a Channel match to Harwich. The race was for yachts of any rig over 9 tons, and the distance 47 miles. The following were entered : — Name. Rig. Tons. Name. Rig. Tons,. Wendur yawl 12; Lorna „ 85 Anemone ,, 68 Fairlie ,, 58 Galatea cutter 90 Irex „ 85 Marjorie cutter 68 Marguerite ,, 60 Tara „ 40 Clara „ 20 Ulerin „ 10 The Wendur made her first appearance in the South, and sailed well. Galatea seemed rather oversparred, and did not show the speed expected of her. There was a moderate breeze at starting, but towards the finish, as the sun came out, the wind fell light. At the end of the race there was a little difficulty, owing to the resolution, at the eleventh hour, to make the club steamer an addi- tional mark-boat. The instructions were to leave the final mark- boat on the port-hand, and the steamer dropped her anchor abreast of the mark-boat, but on the inside of it. The Irex, Wendur, and Galatea were just able to weather the steamer and to pass between her and the mark-boat, but Marjorie and Tara went to leeward of the steamer, but still leaving the mark-boat on the port-hand. Tara was then put about, and brought to windward of the steamer, and her time was then taken. Had she gone about sooner and weathered the club boat, she would certainly have saved her time. As it was, Irex, the second to arrive, saved her time off Galatea, and took the first prize ; Galatea second, and Clara third. On Monday, June 1, the wind was lighter than on Saturday, but Galatea, Irex, Marjorie, Marguerite, Tara, Wendur, and Lorna sailed a 40~mile match under the auspices of the Harwich Yacht Club. Again did the Wendur show fine speed. 490 THE YEAR'S SPORT and went ahead of all but Irex. The others, however, were in a cluster close handy, and the larger vessels not being their time in front, Tara took first prize, and Marguerite second. B and C classes had a 30-mile race to themselves, Arethusa, the ex- racer, winning the first, and Terpsichore the second prize. On the second day of the regatta, June 2, there was a strike of yachts, or rather of yacht owners. There was a race for yachts of all rigs of A, B, and C classes, and with a full knowledge of the conditions 10 vessels entered, or rather 11 did; butLorna (yawl) declined to start because of the presence of a 40-tonner (Tara), and left in the morning. Inasmuch as the ABC rule had received the unanimous sanction of the Y. E. A. when it was passed, it might be at least supposed that yacht owners, members of the Association, would not kick greatly against it, and their having entered seemed to intimate that they would not. Lo and behold, however, when the time came to start, Marjorie, Gralatea, Irex, Marguerite, Wendur, and Tara declined to start with the B's and C's, and got up a 10^. sweep on their own account, to be sailed for from Harwich to Southend, the course of the original match. The coolest thing about the proceedings was that these dissentients, having thrown the Harwich authorities overboard, asked the Regatta Committee to start them, to which rather impudent request they assented. Meantime the 80/. given in two prizes of 50/. and 30/. by the Harwich Club was competed for by Name. Class. Rig. Tons. Name. Class. Rig. Tons Clara A cutter 20 I Arethusa C yawl 54 Erycina B yawl 90 | Bonnie Doon... C cutter 34 a rather mortifying state of things for the Committee to look upon. Erycina led all the way, but Clara saved her time and took the first prize, the second going to the 90-tonner. In the sweepstakes match Marjorie soon got the windward berth of the others, while the little Tara experienced a series of wet blanketings under the lee of the big ship Wendur. This made the 40-tonner lose ground, and she and the Marguerite, having to make another leg to fetch the Bell buoy, were hopelessly out of the race, which was won by Marjorie. In the North, the Royal Clyde held their races on the last day of May, when there was wind and to spare, — so much, indeed, as to cause a chapter of accidents. The Neva shipped a green sea that was nearly the death of three of the hands; the Saraband (10 tons) was dismasted ; Melita had the clew of her mainsail blown out ; and Vanduara had something the matter with her throat haulyard. Neva saved her handicap time on the schooners, and won the prize — a piece of plate, presented by Mr. Denny. In the 20-ton class the Lenore was successful. The Doris, a new vessel, was the winner among the 5-tonners, and as she is something out of the common, a short description of her YACHTING 491 may prove of interest. She was built on the Clyde, from designs by Mr. Watson ; her length is 43ft. over all, and her beam 5ft. 7in. ; 7 tons of lead are on her keel, and she draws 6ft. 2in. The Royal Thames any-rig match, on June 8, was comj)eted for in the miserable surroundings of paltry wind and endless rain. Marjorie again showed how good she is at going to windward in light airs, and her sailing was the feature of a generally uninte- resting race. She was so far ahead on nearing the finish that the fi^rst prize, 801., seemed as good as ready money to her ; but Tara happened to fall in with a streak of westerly wind that she kept to herself, and finished close enough to Marjorie to save her time off the latter, and wrest the first prize from her, leaving Marjorie to be content with second honours and the hard luck. The New Thames held festival on the next day, June 9, when there was more wind than on the 8th. The chief race was for yachts of any rig over 39 tons, the starters for which were : — Name. Rig. Tons. Name. Rig. Tons. Wendur yawl 125 Galatea cutter 90 Lorna yawl 85 Irex cutter 85 Marjorie cutter 68 Marguerite „ 60 Tara , 40 The start was a bungle. There was no fixed mark-boat, the starting-point being an imaginary line. The starting gun missed fire twice, and when at last it did ' go off,' the vessels were well nigh a furlong lower down than they should have been. Wendur and Irex turned back, thinking it a false start ; but as the others were not recalled, the above-named pair virtually extinguished their chance of winning. A plain reach, interspersed with flukes, about sums up the incidents of the match. But for the bad start, Irex would probably have held the lead from start to finish ; but Marguerite well deserved the prize she won (the first), as she was sailed with consummate judgment. In the race for 10-tonners the Ulerin somewhat unexpectedly beat the Queen Mab. During this week the Royal Alfred, Portsmouth Corinthian, Nore Corinthian, Bangor Corinthian, and one or two other clubs held their several regattas. A very uneventful contest was at the Royal Thames Channel Match, from the Nore to Dover. The wind was light all day, and at one time it seemed as though nothing would have a chance with Irex, who sailed uncommonly well. The starters were as follows : — Name. Wendur Lorna Rig. yawl .... Tons. 125 85 Name. Marguerite Irex Tara Ulerin Queen Mab Rig. ..... cutter .. 55 55 55 Tons. 60 85 Neptune " 46 40 Marjorie Galatea cutter .... 68 90 10 10 492 THE YEAE'S SPORT The first portion of the match was slow and tiresorae to a degree,, and even at half-past four it seemed unlikely that the vessels would finish before candlelight. However, a lee-going tide helped them along wonderfully after midday, and a sudden shift of the wind, if it did not make the last first, at any rate put the yachts that had just before been a long way to leeward pretty much on an equality with those that had reaped the success of their wind-jamming qualities. Tara and Ulerin benefited most by the shift of wind,, and so much good did it do the latter that she was enabled to get dangerously close to the leaders. When the finish came it was found that Marguerite held everything bigger than herself safe, and had a minute and a quarter the best of Tara. But it was essentially a day for small vessels to make their mark, and Ulerin had got so much distance out of the wind that, with a time allow- ance of over an hour from some of the bigger vessels, she saved her time off all, and won with upwards of half-an-hour in hand. The first prize was the Queen's Cup, and this was the first occasion on which one of those trophies was taken by a 10-tonner! This Channel match brought but a small fleet of yachts to Dover, how- ever, and there was but a poor gathering on Saturday, June 13, for the Cinque Ports matches. Five of the racers who had sailed from the Thames — viz. Lorna, Marguerite, Marjorie, G-alatea, and Irex — went for the chief race. By the time the first round was finished, the breeze, that had been very light at starting, had freshened, and the latter part of the round was enlivened by a luffing match between Lorna and Marjorie, in which the latter had slightly the best of it. In the second round the breeze in- creased in strength, and Irex, keeping the lead she acquired at the outset, eventually won the first prize. On the same day (June 13) the Koyal Clyde sailed the matches of its amateur regatta, in which Yanduara and Neva represented the cutter rig, and Amy and Amadine the ' two-stickers.' The wind was too light to show any racing, and Amadine, who alone went the course, put her owner into possession of the handsome piece of plate that formed the prize. On Friday, June 12, the Eound Pond, in Kensington Gardens, was the scene of a 10-ton model yacht match — the first of the kind ever sailed there — and which consequently created no end of interest in the ranks of model-yacht sailors. The boats were started in three divisions, with five boats to a division, but the fun of the thing was greatly marred by the light air. Under the auspices of the Koyal Alfred, Doris placed another win to her score. Six prizes for ten entries is almost too much of a good thing ; yet such was the bill of fare offered by the Koyal Thames Yacht Club in the handicap match of June 22. On the whole, the attempt to get cruisers to race was attended with success, and a YACHTING 493 fair breeze made the match interesting. The entries were : Leander, Terpsichore, Stephanotis, Irene, Neptune, Arethusa, Butterfly, Vega, Fleur-de-Lys, and Leander (yawl). The Leander (cutter) and Butterfly are two old racing twenties, and the pair started a good race going down, but on the return journey the Butterfly drew away, and won with 7 min. 14 sec. to spare. The Royal Mersey Yacht Club match only brought out two starters, Tara and Marjorie, the latter winning. The interest in the regatta was seriously affected by the fatal accident that happened on the preceding Saturday when the boats of the Mersey Sailing Club were racing. June 27 saw the holding of the Royal Northern Yacht Club matches. Irex came from Liverpool to take part, and just managed to drift into the Clyde ; but some of the other intending com- petitors were not so lucky, as they had to drift about outside, in the absence of enough wind to carry them in. There was a very fair entry of first-class yachts. Name. Kig. Tons. Name. Rig. Tons. Wendur yawl 125 j Irex cutter 85 Samoena ,, 94 } Marjorie , 68 Vanduara cutter 89 i Marguerite „ 60 were the starters, who had to begin their journey in a very light air. An uneventful run ended in favour of Irex, with Wendur second, as being of a different rig. Tara walked over in the 40-ton class ; Marguerite (not the same vessel as the one in the preceding class) and Saraband were the only two in the 10-ton class, while Doris and Luath fought the 5-ton battl<^. The little Marguerite had a very easy time of it, as Saraband's topmast gave way, and she came to anchorage ; while Doris had an easy victory over her sole opponent. On the following Monday, however, surroundings were very much better. There was a north wind of moderate strength to begin with, while in the afternoon there was as much of it as the smaller yachts could do with. The same half-dozen ■first-class yachts went for the chief race as did battle on the Satur- day. Irex added another flag to her string by winning the first prize, and Neva won in the cruising class. It was, however, the 5-ton class that provided the excitement of the day. Scarcely was the start effected before Doris's tiller became unshipped, and then the rudder-head broke. A heavily- sparred, heavily-canvassed boat in a lively breeze, but minus any steering apparatus, is of necessity in some danger. People on the club steamer thought there was a man overboard. The Doris's kedge was dropped, but would not hold her, so the steamer passed a line to the disabled craft in order to tow her. But a long lean body does not follow easily, and the Doris sheered all over the place, and threatened to shove her long bowsprit into the steamer's quarter. At last the steam-yacht Amy 494 THE year's sport took the refractory thing in charge, and got her to safe anchorage^ More grief, too, was in store for Saraband, as just at the last a Clyde squall came on with wrecking violence, and away went Saraband's mast by the board, smashing up the mark-boat in its descent. In the opening cruise of the Royal Clyde, Saraband lost her topmast, so what she has cost her owner for repairs will knock the bottom out of a good deal of her prize-money. The Eoyal Southampton Yacht Club having organised fortnightly matches for the length classes, the Southampton w^ater is the scene of much interesting racing. On the last day of June the Royal Largs Yacht Club held their annual regatta, and with Wendur, Vanduara, Irex, Marjorie, Marguerite, and Samoena for starters, and fine weather for lookers-on, the affair was a success. Irex and Marjorie sailed a good race, the former taking the first, and the latter the second prize. With the exception of the Samoena, the Largs competitors had a turn for the Mudhook Yacht Club's prize on the Wednesday, July 1, when Irex once again proved herself too good for all oppo- nents. Pari passu with these races for the first-class craft, the fives, tens, and length classes were having plenty of fun. July 7 saw Name. Rio-. Tons. Name. Ria:. Tons. Wendur yawl 125 Galatea cutter 90 Vanduara „ 89 Irex 85 Marjorie cutter 68 Tara „ 40 Amadine schooner 81 entered for the big race held under the auspices of the Western Yacht Club (Clyde) at Millport. The course was from Millport, round Ailsa Craig and back, a distance of about seventy miles. With the remembrance of last year's race over the same course, there was no lack of excitement over the present contest, and, as luck had it, there was enough wind and sea on to test the merits of the big ships. Vanduara, in tow of her launch, came down to look at the weather- and, not liking it, returned whence she started. Irex and Galatea also declined the contest amid a murmur of Scotch execrations, the owners being charged with a want of proper spirit. Housed topmasts and reefed mainsails were the order of the day, and thus equipped the Marjorie and Wendur started for the 30- miles' thrash to windward to Ailsa Craig. Marjorie sailed splendidly, and made good weather of it. At the back of Holy Island a very heavy sea was encountered. By the time the Craig was rounded, Marjorie was well-nigh three miles ahead, and the wind having dropped somewhat, topmasts were got on end and spinnakers set for the run home. It was very misty, and one could not help thinking what a smash there would be should one of the racers come stem on into a coaster. So fast were they going that the steam-yacht Hebe could scarcely steam fast enough- Near the Ayr coast Hebe was signalling to Marjorie to keep away, and while doing so got on a ledge of rock herself; while Wendur, seeing YACHTING 495- Hebe's lights, thought it was all safe, and touched the ledge as well, finally getting on the mud beyond. JNIarjorie missed the entrance to Millport in the fog, and only discovered her whereabouts by sighting the Cumbrae Lighthouse. Eventually Marjorie got in at a few minutes past eleven p.m., and won the first prize, after a hard day's work. An almost dead calm was what the Corinthian Club had to deal with on July 4. At one time, indeed, there was not even a breath of air, so the crews organised swimming and plunging matches to while away the time. The match did not finish at all, as the earliest arrival at Eamsgate was at ten the next morning. On the Clyde, on the same day, Wendur and Samoena threw in their lot with the six regular racers, and opposed them at the Eoyal Clyde Yacht Club's matches. Galatea, after a rub down in dock, sailed very well, as did Marguerite, whose exact form no one seems able to assess. One day she sails like a barge, and the next like a clipper. This is what she did to-day when she took the first prize, as being neither her time nor Galatea's. On the 6th sailing was resumed in a stronger breeze. Irex, and Marjorie, and Wendur, and Galatea sailed fine races ; but victory lay with IMarjorie, who beat Irex by time. There were more light winds on Thursday, when the Royal London sailed their B and C class matches. Six bona fide cruisers and a couple of ex-racers made up the field, and after a somewhat tedious day's sailing Terpsichore took first prize and Neptune second. More lucky were the Royal Ulster on July 10, when in a true whole- sail breeze Irex beat Marjorie, Marguerite, Galatea, and Tara in such a decisive manner as to show herself immeasurably superior to the rest on all points of sailing ; while in the 10-ton class Ulerin also proved that when flukes play no part in the game she is more than a match for the 10-ton Marguerite. The weather on Friday night boded ill for the morrow, and so it turned out, a heavy downpour of rain and a strong southerly wind ushering in Saturday, while wind and sea tried men and ships pretty highly The usual fleet, minus Vanduara and Wendur, started, and, as on the previous day, Irex won handsomely, and left her opponents no ground on which to excuse their defeat. Galatea would, with decent luck, have taken second prize, but in going about in a heavy sea she lost her way, and a gust striking her at the same time, her mast broke off short just above the deck. Very fortunately the whole of the spars and gear went clean over- board, but the mate had a marvellous escape of being struck down. The B and C classes (over 20 tons) had a race all to themselves, the fleet consisting of Name. Eig. Tons. Name. Rig. Tons. Ventura yawl 98 Neva cutter 62 Nixie „ 81 Snowflake „ 60 Enrigueta „ 21 Wraith „ 37 496 THE year's sport As with the racers, housed topmasts, reefed mainsails, and third jibs were de rigiieiir during the first round, in the second reef- knots were untied, and then the two smaller boats began to fall astern, the Neva winning in the end. In the smaller classes Ulerin again distanced the little Marguerite, and Doris outpaced Shona, Luath, and Delvin. It should be added that in the morning the weather was so heavy as to prevent the Black Head mark -boat from being sent to her station. It took up its position at North Briggs instead, a course that involved the start being postponed for half-an-hour. The third regatta of the season, on July 11, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Corinthian Club, produced a second contest between the Quickstep (18 tons) and Vanessa (19 tons). On the occasion of the first there were a couple of protests, so the owners decided to resail it. Things were not altogether smooth this time. Owing to the tide rushing out of Portsmouth harbour. Quickstep did not reach the starting-line till some time after Vanessa had crossed. By mutual agreement a fresh start was made, Qaickstep this time getting away 51 seconds after the gun, Vanessa being 1 min. 20 sec. to the bad. The latter, however, soon began to pick up ; but what the issue might have been is uncertain, as Vanessa carried away her topmast after rounding the Spit buoy. Notwithstanding this contretemps, however, she held her own, and crossed the line at the conclusion of the first round only 51 seconds behind Quickstep. At the end of Kound 1 Quickstep went into the harbour, and Vanessa went to her moorings, the race being thus not completed upon the terms on which it was started. A protest laid by Vanessa's owner against Quickstep for fouling the East Stourbridge buoy was decided in favour of the objector. Of the remaining three events on the card one fell through, as in the race for 5-tonners only two were ready to start, and one of the pair, Eose, could not do so owing to fouling her anchor. Bird o' Freedom got off, but the conditions said two to start or no race, so she was recalled. Two schooners, seven cutters, and a yawl competed in a handicap race for the piece of plate given by the rear-commodore of the Bristol Channel Yacht Club, the prize going to Helene, a 22-ton cutter. Irex, Marguerite, and Tara, who competed on July 14 for the No. I Challenge Cup (value 100?.) of the Eoyal Alfred Yacht Club, had a pleasant sail in a fair and true breeze. There was nothing very exciting about the race, which was won by Irex. On July 16 the Eoyal London and Cinque Ports Yacht Clubs laid their heads together to promote a Channel match for B and C classes from Southend to Dover. A strong south-westerly breeze and a fairly strong entry made the venture a success, though at the Groodwins a very nasty sea was encountered. The competi- tors were : — YACHTING 497 Name. Class. Kig. Tons. ' Name. Class. Eig. Tons. Erycina B yawl 98 Arethusa C yawl 50 Neptune B „ 51 Terpsichore... C cutter 37 Kozel B „ 71 Vega C yawl 34 Vera C „ 54 In accordance with the new Yacht-Eacing Association rule, the B class sailed at twice their tonnage, with the rig allowance in the case of the yawls. For instance, the actual tonnage of Erycina is 98, but she sailed as 157, and not as 196, which she would have done had she been a cutter. In addition to the above. Quickstep and Butterfly started, but gave up. The vessels started at nine. Erycina lost her bowsprit soon after starting, and Neptune took the lead, making good travelling in the short sea. Neptune (51 tons), sailing at 81, had to allow Arethusa 21 min. 13 sec, that being the allowance over a 64-mile course. She only finished 16 min. 36 sec. in front of Arethusa; consequently the latter won by time. Having to step a new^ mast in lieu of the one carried away prevented Gralatea from putting in an appearance for the Eoyal Irish Yacht Club's regatta on July 15, the first prize for which was a Queen's Cup. This race proved another good thing for Irex, as there was not enough beating and too much wind for Marjorie to show at her best. By the way, Irex, Marjorie, Mar- guerite, and Tara were the only starters, and the two latter made but a poor show. On the second day (July 16) the same quartette of first-class racers came out for the chief prize as on the first day. This time victory rested with Marguerite, who in the course of the day did a wonderful wind-jamming performance, and profited by a mistake on the part of Irex, who, however, did a rare piece of sailing in regaining the lead after her error of judgment; but though she came in first, she was not her time ahead of Marjorie, who took the first prize. The B and C classes made quite a good show. Ventura won the prize, but was objected toon the ground that she is not a yawl. The ground of the objection was that her mizen is stepped ahead of her stern port, which, it was argued, would involve her being rated as a B-class schooner. The first of the amateur Channel matches was sailed on July 10, under the management of the Corinthian and Junior Thames Yacht Clubs, the course being from Dover to Ostend. The yachts were not to exceed 5 1 tons. There were ten entries, but only the following seven started : — Name. Eig. Tons. I Name. Rig. Tons. Buccaneer yawl 18 Magnolia cutter 19 Eva cutter 22 ' Scherzo schooner 25 Ilclegonda „ 14 [ Yolande cutter 23 Lotos „ 24: I With a fine westerly breeze, spinnakers were requisitioned as far as the South Foreland, and again after passing the Euytingen K K 498 THE year's SPOET Lightship. Yolande had the ill luck to draw the bolts of her topmast backstays and to break her tiller. Magnolia was the first to arrive, but Buccaneer, being within her time, took first prize. Havre Eegatta, under the auspices of the Societe des Kegates, of that port, took place on July 19 and 20. The only thing of note on the first day was the good trade done by an itinerant hawker of papers, who sold copies of a certain evening print under the name ' Le Scandale de Londres : premiere edition.' On the second day Lorna and Arethusa sailed over for their respective races, and Sleuthhound, who has been altered out of all know- ledge by the raising of her bulwarks, won the third-class race by nearly an hour from Princess Henriette and Druidess. The Channel match from Southend to Dover, of which mention has been made above, brought a goodly number of yachts to the Kentish port. Judging from the entries, eight in number, the match for yachts of B and C classes over 40 tons promised to be an interest- ing one, but a chapter of accidents brought down the starters to two — Anemone, yawl, 58 tons ; and Bianca, cutter, 68 tons — both belonging to the C class. Neptune and Arethusa were over the line much too soon, and each was so intent on the tactics of the other that no one on board of either noticed the recall flags. Erycina had not got a new bowsprit — she broke hers on the way from Southend ; Latona had met with an accident a few days previously, and Vera and Rozel did not mean to put in an appear- ance. At the end Anemone was a long way ahead of Bianca, and took the first prize. The other race on the card was for vessels of the B and C classes, and under 40 tons. Buccaneer started too soon — with the first race, in fact —and gave up. Quickstep, the only representative of the B's, lost her topmast in gybing round the Varne buoy ; Bonnie Doon broke the fid of her bowsprit, and could go no farther. These mishaps left the issue of the race to Irene, yawl, 39 tons ; Thalia, yawl, 38 tons ; Vega, yawl, 34 tons ; and Terpsichore, cutter, 37 tons. Terpsichore came in first, but Thalia, within her time, would have won the Lord Warden's Cup had she not been disqualified for carrying extra paid hands. On the second day, Saturday, July 18, there was a good sailing breeze, and ten out of the seventeen coloured started for the match for any-sized yachts of the B and C classes. Irene won the 100?. by time, Erycina, the first vessel to finish, taking the second. On Saturday, July 10, there ought to have been a grand ocean race from Dover to Ostend. Besides a strong wind from the south-west, a thick rain was falling, and it was misty in the Channel. This combination was not at all to the taste of the dozen out of the seventeen British yachtsmen whose vessels were entered, so only five started, and but four sailed the journey through. The starters were Neptune, Anemone, Arethusa, Irene, and Viking. Whatever else the day may have done, it certainly served to bring YACHTING- 499 that useful but comparatively little-known institution the North Hinder Lightship into a notoriety it never previously enjoyed. The sailing directions were simple in the extreme ; they simply told the navigators to leave the West Hinder Lightship on the starboard hand. With a rattling breeze dead aft, Arethusa got away with a good lead, and laid her course for the North Hinder light-vessel. Curiously enough, the four others followed in th«^ wake of the leader, and, more curious still, excused this losing of way on the ground that as the club steamer held on they thought she must be right. To make an accompanying steamer play the part of Will-o'-the-Wisp is a decided novelty in yacht-racing. The start was a wretched one, Arethusa being the only vessel im readiness. Irene and Neptune got mixed up with the yachts at anchor, and Viking was cruising about in the vicinity of the Admiralty Pier when the gun fired. Had the latter got away on anything like decent terms, she would have stood a very good chance of carrying off the prize. In the strong breeze and heavy sea Neptune carried on until she lost her topmast, through trying to carry a small spinnaker, when she gave up, and bore up for Dover. On nearing the North Hinder, Irene saw the mistake they had all committed, and, shaping her course at once for the West Hinder, gained a little. The others went carefully round the North Hinder. Anemone and Viking both gained on Arethusa, but the latter held them safe, and won a race that will be remem- bered for some time to come. As so few vessels had arrived at Ostend by Monday night, the executive took the somewhat un- usual course of postponing Tuesday's racing to Thursday. In the course of the night and Tuesday most of the C class had turned up, but only one of the B's, the Eozel. On Wednesday, July 22^ the only race was for the C's of any tonnage, which Arethusa wod. after a sharp tussle with Cornubia. On Thursday the 23rd, the B's were again absent, so there was only one match — for C's not exceeding 40 tons. The feature of the day was the interesting race between Vega and Terpsichore, the latter just winning by five seconds. The conditions on Friday allowed yachts of the C class of any tonnage to enter, but Latona and Arethusa were the only two that exceeded 40 tons. Arethusa now took first prize, and Terpsichore the second. It will thus be seen that the cruisers had done a great deal of racing. July 21 was memorable as seeing the resuscitation of the Eoyal Cornwall Yacht Club Kegatta, a fixture that has dropped out of the lists for the last five years. The club's exertions had a great helping hand in a Queen's Cup, and a prize given by the Prince of Wales. For the former trophy the usual quartette — Irex, Marjorie, Marguerite, and Tara — came out. The wind was light and shifty, but at last Tara won the Queen's Cup by time ; Marjorie secured the Prince's prize, and Irex took the \0l, in cash for the third. While the cruisers K K 2 500 THE year's sport were busy at Ostencl, Irex, Marguerite, Marjorie, and Tara were contending for valuable prizes offered by the Eoyal Western Club at Plymouth. There was very little wind all day— so little, indeed, that Tara was actually becalmed for four long hours off Rame Head. At the end of the first round, it being then about twenty minutes past three, Irex asked whether they were to complete the two rounds which comprised the course, and, on being answered in the affirmative, declined to go on, so Mar- jorie took the first prize, and Marguerite the second. When Irex gave up there was certainly no sign of wind, and it seemed not improbable that racing would extend into the night. A breeze, however, was found outside, and at 8.15 the second round was finished. Irex wanted to get her 80^. too easily, and it certaiuly seemed to partake of cold-blooded business to expect the club to give 11 OL for a drifting match that would have concluded soon after lunch-time. Wraith and Vanessa had to themselves the race for yachts not exceeding 39 tons, and Vanessa (19 tons) proved the winner. The Port of Plymouth Regatta took place next day, when Irex, turning the tables on Marjorie, won the Queen's Cup. The * new pier ' is a hideous blot on the scene, and received but scant patronage from the sight-seers, who crowded on the Hoe. Light airs interfered seriously with the success of the match round the Isle of Wight, organised by the Portsmouth Corinthian Club for July 25. The officer of the day, with excellent judgment, decided to send the yachts to the eastward in order to give them the advantage of wind and tide, and to enable them to come through the Needles on the tide. The absence of wind, however, baffled all arrangements, and the match lasted twenty-four hours. At the Ostend International Regatta the amateur match for yachts of any tonnage belonging to the C class attracted 10 entries, and the committee fearing that, in the event of all or the majority going to the port, the demand for amateur talent might exceed the supply, allowed one paid hand for every 10 tons or fraction of 10 tons. This obviously wise provision was not quite in accordance with the ideas of some of the ' gentlemen Jacks,' who yearned to show their skill unaided by professionals. As it turned out, only six started, viz. : — Name. Ri^. Tons. Buccaneer 3a wl 15 Terpsichore cutter 87 Bonnie Doon cutter 34 This, the fastest race sailed during the week, was won by Arethusa. On Saturday, July 25, the most successful Ostend Regatta came to an end. An any-tonnage match for the C class was the bill of fare, and of the 10 entered 4 started. They were ISTame. Ris;. Tons. ' Name. Rig. Tons. Violet schooner 1-i I Bonnie Doon cutter 37 Fleur-de-Lys yawl 27 | Anemone yawl 58 Name. Arethusa Eig. yawl ... Tons. 50 Vega vawl .. 34 Lena yawl .. 40 YACHTING jr 501 Fleur-de-Lys was sailed with great judgment, perhaps the out- come of knowing the course ; her skipper, remembering the strong tide, kept to windward all he could, thereby differing from the master of Anemone, for whom the race at one time looked as good as ready money ; but when the breeze fell light she was swept by the tide to leeward and lost ground. The tactics displayed on board the Fleur-de-Lys met their reward in the shape of the first prize. The regatta over, Terpsichore, Lotos, Eva, Magnolia, and Buc- caneer sailed a Channel match from Ostend to Portsmouth on July 25, when Buccaneer, Magnolia, and Terpsichore received the three prizes in the order named. On the last day of July the Koyal London opened the Cowes season with a match for the length classes, and on August 1 there commenced, under the auspices of the same club, a series of matches that made the Solent quite lively. The executive entered readily into the views of the Yacht-Racing Association with regard to the B and C classes. They massed them all together (by so doing they attracted the best entry of the year), gave a prize for each class, and a Champion Cup of 501., presented by the Commo- dore, Sir Gr. C. Lampson, for the yacht saving her time according to the scale adopted. The five chief racers, whose names have been so often mentioned in this review of the season, formed class A ; ther^ w^ere two vessels in Class B, and the cruisers mustered to the number of 8. The whole of the 15 started, viz. : — Class A. Name. Eig. Tons. Galatea cutter 90 Irex cutter 85 Lorna yawl 85 Name. Eig. Tons. Marguerite cutter 60 Marjorie cutter 68 Class B. Erycina yawl 90 | Neptune yawl 46 Class C. Cythera yawl 116 Milly cutter 56 Arethusa yawl 54 Psyche cutter 44 Thalia yawl 40 Terpsichore cutter 39 Wraith cutter 37 Vega yawl 36 There was naturally a bit of a scrimmage wiren the gun fired. Galatea, for instance, took away the bowsprit of the mark-boat, while several of the competing vessels were near colliding. The cross tacking to Ryde was worth going a long w^ay to see. Irex soon worked to windward of the whole fleet, and next to her came Galatea, who was being sailed by a new skipper. The day was made to order for yacht-racing, plenty of wdnd, and a bright sun. Irex again proved herself the champion racer, and did 12 miles in 74 minutes, if the distance between the mark-boats was correct, and came in 20 minutes before anything else. She thus w^on the prize in her class, and became entitled to the Champion Cup. 502 THE YEAR'S SPORT But the idea of the owner of a crack racer condescending to com- pete against B's and C's was too ludicrous to be entertained by her owner, Mr. J. Jameson, so he declined to accept Sir Greorge Lampson's prix dlionneur — a very ungracious proceeding, people thought. The racing owner is a very exacting sort of person. Mr. Morley, the owner of Lorna, however, saw things in a more common-sense light, and took the prize when Irex declined it. Erycina would have won in the B class, but she extinguished her chance by getting aground. In the C class Wraith was victorious. On Bank Holiday there was a Corinthian match for B's and C's not exceeding 40 tons ; but as the crews had to be amateurs, and the vessels belonging to members of the club, there were but 3 starters, Terpsichore, Quickstep, and Vega. The latter had mat- ters all her own way and won. After devoting two days to small boat sailing, the Southampton executive had, on August 3, a match for yachts over 40 tons, for which the usual five racers started. Gralatea and Lorna gave up ; the first prize went to ]Marguerite, and the second to 3Iarjorie. The same quintette had another bout on August 4, Irex winning this time, with Marjorie second. In the match for B's and C's Neptune won the first prize by time. While the regular racers were sailing for the Southampton prizes, there was a very curious contest going on at Cowes on the opening day of the Koyal Yacht Squadron Kegatta. This exclu- sive club is nothing if not original, so for the Queen's Cup — the blue riband of the sea, it used to be called — the following un- common conditions were drawn up : ' Class A, racing vessels built in and since 1875 ; Class B, racing vessels built prior to 1875, whose spars have been reduced for cruising purposes ; Class C, bona fide cruisers.' With the exception of the Egeria, none of the vessels were handled in a racing-like manner, and no one expected the Aline — now owned by the Prince of Wales — and Cetonia to cut such poor figures. The yawi Lorna was the only A entered, and she won. The competitors were Name. Rig. Tons, Cetonia schooner 184 Lorna yawl 85 Sleiithhouncl cutter 40 Aline schooner 191 Name. Rig. Tons. Egeria schooner 142 Alerte cutter 50 Sheile yawl 54 Satellite yawl 57 On August 5 a better class of craft came out, as Lorna, Irex, Gralatea, Marjorie, Marguerite, Tara and Sleuthhound started in the Koyal Yacht Squadron match. The day promised well for sailing, but soon after the start calmness reigned around, and for upwards of an hour the yachts as a body could do nothing but keep to their kedges. Then a north-west air sprang up, a fresh start was made, and Marjorie won. More light-wind per- formances on August 6, the Duke of Edinburgh's birthday, in YACHTING 503 honour of which the yachts dressed, and gave a very gay appear- ance to the Solent. The same seven vessels started for the Cowes Town Cup, which was won by Marguerite, Marjorie being dis- qualified for going the wrong side of the Peel Bank buoy. On August 7 the Squadron Regatta was brought to a successful ter- mination by a match for yachts of all rigs. There was a good entry of 17, viz. : Marjorie, Sheila, Sleuthhound, Aline, Psyche, Satellite, Cetonia, Wren, Lisette, Waterwitch, Vega, Harebell, Nixie, Egeria, Norman, Corinne, and Cythera. There was one false start, and Vega, one of the premature departures, not seeing the recall flags, kept on, and was, of course, out of it. Marjorie's chance never appeared in danger, but there were several disputes and objections that the committee had to settle. This they did by ruling that Nixie had won the first prize, Marjorie the second, and Corinne the third ; the latter, Egeria, and Aline having sailed a good race. On August 5 the race for the Goellt Cups of the New York Yacht Club took place. In a strong east wind and very heavy sea, barely half the yachts entered came to the post, while most of those who did start gave up long before the end of the race. The course was forty miles, and the contest was, to a certain extent, a trial race for the honour of fighting the Oenesta for the America Cup. The sloops beat the schooners out of sight, and the new Boston sloop Puritan beat the other new yacht Priscilla by 10 minutes. The sporting little Wicklow Regatta on August 10 was a great success, so far at least as the entries went. The only draw- back W9,s that there was hardly enough wind. The Doris scored another winning flag. The remaining races were for the very small yachts and open boats. The feature of the B and C class race of the Southampton Yacht Club was the debut of the yawl Constance, a new ship, this season. The only B entered was Erycina, but she did not start. The C's were Wraith, Neptune, Arethusa, and Constance. In a good S.S.W. wind Wraith was first over the line, and Constance last ; but in reaching out to the first mark-boat the latter took the lead, and retained it in the thrash to windward to the next mark. Subsequently she went out of her course, and made rather a mess of her spinnaker, circum- stances that Neptune turned to her own account by taking first place, though in the second round Constance was again to the fore. At the close of the race the wind shifted and left Constance with a couple of tacks to make before passing the winning boat, while Neptune and Arethusa were able to find a slant of wind that allowed them to reach home. The Constance was the first to arrive, but Neptune saved her time and took first prize. Proceed- ings did not finish without a protest, as the owner of Arethusa objected that Neptune was not eligible for a place in the C class, 504 THE YEAE'S SPOET and therefore not entitled to the time allowance she received. The committee, however, overruled the protest. On Saturday, August 8, a fine S.S.W. wind was blowing, so the committee decided that the yachts should go to the westward* Galatea was an absentee, and the race was confined to Marjorie, Tara, Irex, and Marguerite. Marguerite and Tara both came to grief before they had travelled far, and in the result Irex beat Marjorie by upwards of six minutes, over and above the time allow- ance. The Eoyal Southern Yacht Club's regatta took place on August 10. The chief race was between the Neptune and Arethusa only. There was a strong breeze, and the Arethusa's mast went over the side, so Neptune had no difficulty in securing the prize. In the succeeding number of The Field there appeared a letter from ]Mr. Stewart Lane thanking the owners of three steam-yachts belonging to the Royal Yacht Squadron and the yacht Emily for assistance rendered, and pointing out that the Neptune went on her way without taking any notice of the accident. This was a serious charge to bring against a brother yachtsman, and the owner of Nep- tune replied by saying that he was prepared to go to the succour of the disabled ship, but seeing three steam-yachts stand by Arethusa he did not stop, thinking that a sailing-vessel would only be in the way of the steamers. There was a great clearing-out of yachts from Cowes prior to the commencement of the Royal Victoria Regatta, which began on August 11. A goodly number, of course,, went to Ryde, but a respectable gathering set sail for Southampton, where tradesmen are not so rapacious as on the island, a cir~ cum stance well known to, and appreciated by, yachts' crews, who represent the moderate charges there made in glowing terms to their respective ' governors,' many of whom fall in with the arrangement. At Ryde the Marquis of Exeter hoisted his flag for the first time during the season, and was saluted on the occa- sion. There was a strong breeze blowing — so strong indeed that housed topmasts were the order of the day, except on the Lorna, whose owner, resolving to carry on to the last, sported a topsail. His pluck was rewarded, as Lorna won, beating Irex (who had an accident with her mainsail), Marjorie, Marguerite, and Tara. The 10-tonners Ulerin and Queen Mab had a rare wet journey in the heavy sea, but in spite of obstacles the former once more proved her superiority and won. On the following day (August 12) the Sleuthhound joined the above-mentioned five in the race for the Town Cup, which was sailed in another fine breeze, increasing in strength to well nigh a gale after lunchtime. Prior to the climax, however, the force of the wind had enabled a ' record ' to be accomplished, as Irex, the winner, sailed the fifty miles in eight minutes over the four hours, attaining an average speed of nearly twelve knots per hour. Lorna was but seven minutes longer; YACHTING 505 while Marjorie, three minutes later, proved herself faster than any one had expected. The Harebell, Vega, and Wraith were the only C's, the winner turning up in the Vega. There was less violence in the wind on August 13, the concluding day of the regatta, when Irex, JNIarguerite, Marjorie, and Tara did battle for the Challenge Cup held by the Genesta, then in America. She made the passage out in twenty-two days two hours from Queens- town. Her best day's work was a run of 224 miles in a day, her worst one of ninety. She was hove to in a heavy sea for eighteen hours. Marjorie and Tara made such bad shots in their weather- breeding expedition as to put themselves completely out of the race, which ended in an easy win for Irex. The regatta came to an end on August 14, with a race for the Commodore's Cup, open to A, B, and C classes. Marjorie, Sleuthhound, Ulerin, and Queen Mab represented the A's; Erycina was the solitary B; while lanira, Cytherea, Constance, Wraith, and Vega were the bona fide cruisers of the party. Queen Mab won the first prize, and Wraith the second. The arrival of August 17, and with it the day fixed for the Koyal Albert Eegatta, was a sign full and sufficient that the yacht- racing season was drawing to a close. We are glad to see this club again attaining to the position it formerly held in the estimation of yachtsmen. When it first moved into its new house, it seemed hardly so anxious about yachting matters as it had been in the days when Count Edmund Batthyany was one of its ruling spirits. This year, however, it has awakened to a sense of its position, its programme — now extending over four days — and its prizes, all in plate, leaving nothing to be desired. In striking contrast to the previous week, the wind was so light that the authorities thought it expedient to shorten the course. The chief race was the Albert Cup, which was competed for by the usual quintette — Irex, Marjorie, Lorna, Marguerite, and Tara. Ten o'clock saw the yachts with all the canvas they could spread. It was Marjorie's day, and she won, after giving a fine exhibition of light-air sailing. Last year Grenesta won the cup, beating Marjorie. On the 18th, the usual five first-class yachts sailed for the Town Cup. In the previous week, during the heavy weather, Tara was smothered whenever she started ; to-day, however, she gained a winning flag, though not before a protest was lodged against her for going on the wrong side of a buoy. The day's programme also included a race for B's and C's ; the five prizes offered being won by Neptune, Erycina, Wraith, Quickstep), and Psyche. The Neptune, by the way, sailed in the C class on this occasion. The sailing committee of the Victoria Club declined to regard her as a C, in which class her owner was desirous of entering her, on the ground that her sail area was well within the limits of the C class. The objection of the Victoria executive was based upon the fact 506 THE YEAE'S SPORT that she had previously held a certificate as a B — a circumstance that, in their view, debarred her from sailing as a C. The fact of a yacht sailing in two classes is unjust to owners of C yachts, about whose classification there has never been any dispute ; and there is little doubt that the Yacht-Eacing Association will give the matter their attention at an early date. As the chance of attracting racing yachts to the Thames at this late period of the season would be infinitesimal, the Nore Yacht Club organised a day's racing on the Solent on August 15, when Irex, Marguerite, and Tara competed for a fifty-guinea cup given by the late Mr. W. Jessop. The Irex added another winning flag to her string, sailing very well in a paltry easterly breeze. The Queen Mab and Ulerin were the only two entries for the small class. The former came in first, but in rounding one of the buoys a foul occurred ; and after the sailing committee had investigated the circumstances, and listened to the very contradictory evidence, they disqualified Queen Mab, and awarded Ulerin the prize. During this week there was a mass of minor racing ; regattas being held at Portbmouth, Yarmouth, I. W., Tollard Bay, Bray, Bristol Channel Y. C, Lowestoft, and elsewhere. Many of the races were for Corinthian crews ; and it is satisfactory to find these matches so extremely popular. After the enormous amount of racing in the Solent was over many yachts went straight across West Bay for Dartmouth and Torbay, with the result that Weymouth was hardly so well patron- ised as usual when the Eoyal Dorset Yacht Club held its regatta. Nevertheless, the usual five racers broke their journey to take part in the principal match. In a light breeze there was plenty of kite- flying, a game in which Marjorie proved successful, Irex and Tara being both unlucky. The race for B's and C's was not productive of any excitement. The new yawl Constance started off as though she meant winning ; but when, later in the day, the wind became baffling, Neptune and Wraith fell in with good fortune, and the former added another to her string of victories. Lorna stayed at home on the Weymouth Eegatta day, but the other four started, and a closely-sailed race between Marjorie and Irex resulted in a win for the former. On August 24 the wind was so light and uncertain that the sailing at Torquay was lacking in interest. The principal race brought out Irex, Marjorie, Marguerite, Tara, and Sleuthhound. Tara made a wonderfully good fight, and the judgment of her skipper was rewarded by the honour of winning the first prize, with its accompanying percentage. Sleuthhound, too, sailed well, and if she only carried a little more canvas she might have won more prizes than have fallen to her lot. The second day was given over to an A, B, C match. As at Harwich, early in the season, some of the racers appeared to think it infra dig, to sail against B's and YACHTING 507 C's ; at any rate, neither Irex nor Lorna started. There were, however, nine starters, viz. : Marjorie and Sleuthhound of the A class ; Erycina and Nixie, B's ; the C's consisting of Constance, Ventura, Neptune, Wraith, and Vega. The result showed that, given ordinary luck, it is hardly possible to bring together racers and cruisers by any system of penalties, as the racers sailed away from the rest, the first-named taking the first prize ; Erycina was the first of the two B's, and therefore took the second prize ; while Neptune, miles behind the racers, proved the champion cruiser of the day. From Torquay, Dartmouth is only 'just round the corner,' so at the termination of the Torbay festival most of the yachts started for the short journey round Berry Head. The Dartmouth executive were lucky in having a decent breeze for their regatta, though, in consequence of the east wind that had been blowing, there was a heavy sea running in Start Bay. The first day only just missed beginning with an accident, as, while Marguerite was waiting to start, her forestay parted, and then her mast snapped off short and fell aft. The owner, ]\ir. Connor, and a couple of friends promptly took headers over the side, to be out of harm's way, and were soon rescued by boats that put off to the rescue. Some of the crew had narrow escapes, but on taking stock of damages no one was found to be hurt. The sea was a good deal too much for Tara and Sleuthhound, so they gave up early, leaving Irex, Marjorie, and Marguerite to fight out matters to the bitter end. All had reefs in their mainsails, bowsprits reefed, and topmasts housed. Irex sailed well and fast, and had plenty of time in hand when she arrived ten minutes in front of Marjorie, and finished her season's racing with a win. The great novelty at the Dartmouth regatta was a race for all kinds of steam launches not exceeding 30 feet. The time allowance was calculated not only upon the size of the boat, but upon the power of her machinery. Eleven owners were adventurous enough to compete for this ' blowing-up match,' the result of which seemed to suggest that it is easier to handicap steam-launches than sailing-vessels. The following table, copied from The Field, shows how the allowances were made. The course was the ordinary one. It was quite a novel sight to see eleven steam-launches all in a row waiting for the starting signal. The Merrie England was very handy in turning at the buoys, at which she gained con- siderably on the others. She made a capital race with Zenobia, and only lost to the latter craft by 23 seconds. 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Another novelty in yachting was introduced on September 5 at Southsea in the shape of a race for boats belonging to Her Majesty's ships on the station, to be steered by ladies. The following started : — Yacht, Kig. Steered by Duchess Schooner Mrs. Hume, wife of Lieut. Hume, E.N., H.M.S. Duke of Wellington. Chip Yawl Mrs. Watson, wife of Commander Surges Watson, H.M.S. St. Vincent. Ariadne Yawl Miss Scott. Asia Minor Yawl Mrs. Carre, wife of Lieut, Carre, H.M.S. Asia. Elma Yawl Mrs. Burney, wife of Lieut. Burney, H.M.S. Ex- cellent. There was a lumpy sea off Southsea beach, and altogether it was hardly the kind of day one would have chosen for an experi- ment of this kind. It was intended that the yachts should have gone twice round the course, but as the wind continued to freshen the competition was brought to an end at the conclusion of the first circuit. The fair coxswain of the Asia Minor took the first prize, a gold bangle, the gift of Mr. Julian, sen. ; the second prize, a silver-mounted belt, went to the Duchess ; and the third, a silver bangle, to Ariadne. Last, though by no means least, in the annals of the past yachting season, come the matches sailed in America by Sir Kichard Sutton's yacht Genesta. Of these, the most important were the series against the Puritan for the America Cup. Before proceeding to an account of these contests, it may be well to begin at the beginning and recount the circumstances that led to these matches. The America was built in 1850, and her displacement tonnage was 170, according to American calculation. She crossed the Atlantic under juryspars and light canvas, taking her racing- tackle on board at Havre, and reached the Solent on July 30, 1851. Unfortunately for her owner, Commodore Stevens, the America had an impromptu turn-up with an English cutter on the day after her arrival, and the former made such an example of the latter, that the most wonderful stories as to her build and capabilities were soon set about, and so much was she feared that no one would accept Commodore Stevens' challenge to sail any British yacht for any sum from 1,000 to 10,000 guineas. The 510 THE YEAR'S SPORT race for the Queen's Cup at the forthcoming E. Y. S. regatta was open to the world, upon the assumption that the American clipper would enter. She did not do so, however, as there was to be a time allowance. Subsequently the conditions were again altered ; the time allowance- was to be dispensed with, and the course was round the Isle of Wight. Fifteen yachts started, including the America, who won, and this is the cup presented by the owners of the America, to be sailed for by yachts of all nations ; and this cup it was for which the Puritan and Grenesta contended. In a single-handed contest against Mr. Stephenson's 100-ton schooner Titania, the America was again victorious, after which she was sold for 4,000^. to Lord de Blaquiere. The present match was not made without a considerable amount of correspondence taking place, and in the six months and upwards that elapsed between the challenge and the race, a good deal of correspondence took place in the American papers. Monday, September 7, 1885, was the day set for the decision of the first match, and both crews were busy on board the respective vessels early in the morning. A crowd of steamers of all sizes brought out spectators innumerable to view the race, while there was also a regular fleet of sailing-yachts in the vicinity of the starting- point. All, however, were doomed to disappointment. At 10.30 the competing vessels were towed to the starting-line. Mr. Phoenix went on board Grenesta in the interest of Puritan ; and Mr. Padelford went to have a sail in the American ship on behalf of Sir Kichard Sutton. On the way out to the Scotland Lightship both vessels were cheered vociferously, but the dodging about the starting-line virtually comprised the whole of the proceedings. There was scarcely a breath of air, and things were not much more hopeful at 1.30, when the race was started ; not because there- was the least chance of its being sailed out, but because the executive thought that something ought to be attempted after so many sightseers had come together. The wind was not only light, but variable, and by 4 o'clock only 8 miles of the course had been covered ; so it was clear that the stipulated seven hours would not suffice to finish the match. The wind continued to fall lighter and lighter, and at 7 p.m. the committee declared the attempt to race void ; the tug-boats came to the rescue, and the two yachts were towed back again. On Tuesday, September 8, preparations were made to resail the race. At 9.30 there was some promise of a fresh breeze, as the wind, which had been light in the morning, was steadily increasing. Some of the interest taken in the match appeared to have died out with the abortive attempt of the previous day, as on the Tuesday there were only about half-a-dozen steamers about the Scotland Lightship, though plenty of sailing- vessels were dodging about. At 11.15 the signal to prepare was given. Just before the start should have taken place the two YACHTING 511 yachts were approaching each other on different tacks, and Genesta hailed her opponent to bear up, which she did for an instant, and then, resuming her course, was immediately across Grenesta's bows. A collision was imminent, and in a second or two G-enesta's bowsprit went through Puritan's mainsail about six feet from the after leach, and the bowsprit of the English cutter broke off short. This accident brought Genesta on the port tack, and both yachts only just missed running into the lightship. Luckily for Puritan,' Genesta answered to her helm very quickly ; had she not done so she would have struck the American broadside on, and would probably have sunk her. As this contretemjjs occurred only a few minutes before the starting signal should have been given, no actual start took place ; but as Puritan seemed inclined to sail over the course as soon as she had cleared herself, the ensign appeared in Genesta's rigging, denoting a protest. The committee-boat thereupon steamed alongside Genesta and told Sir E. Sutton that Puritan was in the wrong, and that he could sail over, reckoning the seven hours from the time he crossed the line. This Genesta's owner declined to do, saying that if he won at all it would be after a race. Further amenities took place by the owners of Puritan writing to Sir Eichard expressing their regret at the error of judgment on the part of their skipper, and offering to pay all damages. This offer was likewise declined, and the whole of the American press was next day load in its praise of the sportsmanlike conduct of both parties. One journal, however, observed that the kudos Sir Eichard Sutton had gained by the course he had adopted was cheaply purchased at the cost of a broken bowsprit. The third attempt to bring this much-talked-of match to a successful issue was made on Friday, September 11. Under the supervision of Mr. Beavor Webb, Genesta had in the interim been fitted with a new bowsprit of pitch pine, which weighed 2 J cwt. less than the old one, a circumstance that must in some degree have tended to interfere with her trim. At 11.30 the yachts started on their trip of 20 miles to windward and back, the Genesta a few seconds astern of Puritan, and on the lee side of her. The water was somewhat lumpy, and this, coupled with the fact that there was a fresh breeze blowing, seemed to be in favour of Genesta, who almost immediately began to gain on her rival, and after a couple of hours' work had weathered her, and was upwards of a mile ahead. This looked very encouraging for Genesta ; but more than one stroke of luck was in store for the sloop. The wind broke off suddenly, and left Genesta to leeward of the American ; but again the Englishman got to the front, and again did a shift of wind come, while as it dropped lighter and lighter, and as the sea was getting smoother inshore, where the yachts were now working, Puritan seemed likely to leave Genesta 512 THE year's SPOET behind. The wind broke the racers off more than once, and, to cut the story short, a final shift of wind threw^ Grenesta all astern again after she had gained a very decided berth to windward of her rival. At 6.30 Puritan rounded the stake-boat, 20 miles from the start, Genesta being at the time almost becalmed about a mile and a half astern. There was now only one hour left in which to finish the match, so a termination was impossible. The tug- boats were again requisitioned, and for the third time the race could not be decided. On Saturday, September 12, there was not a breath of air, so a further postponement was necessary. On Monday the 14th, however, the first of the series of races was at last brought off. The course should have been the same as that proposed on the other days, viz. 20 miles to windward and back ; but to suit the general convenience it was resolved to sail over the club course. An enormous fleet of steamers were chartered by various bodies and individuals, but their behaviour, or at least that of some of them, when clear of Hook Point, reminded one of the days Avhen steamers innumerable were allowed to accompany the Oxford and Cambridge Boatrace, and the conclusion arrived at was that so long as attendant steamers are tolerated no quite satisfactory race for the America's Cup can take place in New York waters. The course was 38 miles round, and Grenesta had a time allowance of 28 sec. The start took place shortly before 10.30, with the Puritan, very smartly handled, in the weather berth. Both crossed the line within a few seconds of each other, and both made a short leg shoreward prior to going off on the other tack. Both vessels were very much hampered by the fleet of yachts that were in attendance, the Genesta, perhaps, coming in for the greatest inconveniences. Grenesta, getting rather the best of the few puffs of wind that came along, looked like weathering Puritan, but, on approaching Fort Wardsworth, the wind broke off several points, and got light into the bargain. Grenesta, in the slack water, was now doing the better of the pair, and then, as luck had it, she sailed into a calm, and had the morti- fication for about seven long minutes of seeing Puritan going away from her. Away went the steamers to give the leader their moral support, with the result that they caused a great swell for Oenesta to make her way through. After freshening a trifle the wind died away to such an extent that the racers were barely moving, and both had to go about before they could fetch Buoy No. 14. Puritan was now over half-a-mile to the good. By making a long board into Rariton Bay Grenesta gained a trifle, and came round No. 10 Buoy 3min. 3 sec. astern of Puritan. Grenesta then set her balloon foresail, and gained 3 seconds in the next 4 minutes. Thence to the lightship the yachts could run free, and in doing this the Englishman gained about a dozen seconds. At the point of the Hook the wind headed them somewhat, so Genesta stowed YACHTINa 513 her balloon canvas, and with this changed order Puritan did not leave her behind. The breeze had now gained in strength, and both vessels were heeling over considerably, though still going dry. The steamers, who had lately been content with looking on at a respectful distance, suddenly dashed off at high pressure to see Puritan .round the lightship, Genesta suffering for the forgetful- ness of the respective skippers that they w^ere giving her the full benefit of their wash. Puritan rounded the lightship nearly 5 minutes before the Grenesta, and was 5 minutes less 20 seconds in front of the latter round the Hook Buoy. In the last reach the Genesta had gained 18 seconds, and inside the point of the Hook appeared to make more headway than her rival against the tide ; indeed at one time the two were almost on level terms. Then Puritan raised her centre-board and gained an advantage both in speed and course. When they had next to tack, Genesta was 5 minutes astern. Progress up the river was very slow, in the light wind and against a fast-running ebb tide, but Puritan was the first to cross the line by 16 minutes 19 seconds. Thus ended the first of the three races. The earlier portion of the match clearly demonstrated that there is no yacht afloat capable of giving the go-by to Puritan in light airs. The manner in wdiich she went over the ground with hardly enough wind to disturb a flag was simply wonderful. In a medium breeze there is not perhaps very much between the yachts, but in heavy weather the advantage would probably lie with Genesta. On passing the Puritan, the crew of the beaten vessel gave the winners three hearty cheers, a proceeding some of the American reporters appeared to regard as kissing the rod with a vengeance. Genesta, however, came in for her full share of congratulation. As she made her way between a double line of steamers the folks on board cheered lustily, sang ' God save the Queen,' and were as hearty in their welcome as they were to the winner. Wednesday the 16th saw the second, and, as it turned out, the last of the races for the possession of the America Cup. The course for the race was 20 miles to windward and back ; but as the wind was blowing off shore, the direction was reversed, and the racers went first to leeward and then had to beat home. Puritan allowed Genesta 31 seconds. The yachts started at a few minutes after eleven, Genesta being first over the line by nearly one minute. There was a fresh breeze blowing, and for the run out both vessels set spinnakers. After about an hour's sailing Puritan w^as a little way ahead, but on Genesta being gybed, as she was shortly after- wards, she lay her course, and began to overhaul the sloop. On approaching the mark-boat Genesta sent her big topsail on deck, set her second one instead, and gybed round the stake-boat 2 minutes 6 seconds in front of her opponent. As soon as sheets were hauled aft for the beat home, Puritan luffed up, and L L 514 THE year's sport evidently hoped to pass on the weather of Genesta. Finding she could not do that, she tried running through her opponent's lee, with the same result. By this time the wind had so much increased that Grenesta exchanged her second topsail for her jib- header, and was still ahead of Puritan, who was making a fair amount of leeway. Presently a very heavy squall struck both vessels — Puritan, by the way, had only lower sail — and caused them to break otf a couple of points, which was bad luck for Genesta. The squall lasted about twenty minutes, at the end of which time it was seen that the yachts could go round and fetch the Scotland Lightship on the next (starboard) tack. Now came the most exciting part of the race. Genesta's pilot or skipper perceived that the wind was inclined to get more and more easterly, and therefore sailed her along full, while Puritan was jammed closer to the wind. Previous experience had taught those on board the English yacht that if sheets once came to be checked ever so little, Puritan might at any moment run by her. This eventually came to pass. When the lightship was sighted Puritan was looking higher than she need have done, so, easing off her sheets, she came tearing through the water on an even keel at a tremendous pace. It was useless for Genesta to attempt to luff with the idea of preventing Puritan from passing to windward, because then the American could have slipped through to leeward ; so on they went, the Puritan driving up showers of spray, but slowly gaining on Genesta. A mile from home Puritan was at Genesta's girths, as racing men would say ; and at this juncture, so eye-witnesses assert, Puritan unnecessarily bore down on the cutter, compelling her to keep away. The Puritan w^ent by, and having done so, luffed up again, thereby showing the bearing away to had been wholly unnecessary. The winning-post was close at hand, and the American, sailing very fast, crossed the line 1 min. 38 sec. in front of Genesta, after the best race ever sailed for the America Cup. Although Genesta led on rounding the mark-boat at the con- clusion of the run out, it must nevertheless be conceded that with sheets eased off the American vessel is superior to the English craft. That Genesta led on the run out is owing to the fact that she was gybed when the wind drew more northerly, whereas Puritan was kept on the same tack the whole way out. That Genesta held her own till the wind shifted on the beat home goes to prove what has been said above, viz. that there is very little between the two vessels in turning to windward in a good breeze, and with at most a moderate sea. In fighting against a heavy head sea Genesta would in all likelihood prove the better of the pair, and had she turned up unexpectedly in America, and met in single combat the best yacht afloat in American waters, it is prob- able that the America Cup would now be in English hands. But YACHTINa 515 with the six months' notice of the race coming off, om- cousins have time to put on their thinking-caps, and to build something very smart. What (xenesta could do with Puritan out of the way was seen on September 18, when the race for the Bennett and Douglas Cups took place. Grenesta burst her topsail sheet, yet notwithstanding this accident, she scored an easy win, and received quite an ovation at the finish. Puritan, being now functus officio, and in the market, could not afford to risk a tarnished reputation, so did not start, nor did Priscilla, as her owner had a share in giving the Cups. Yaclit Rig Tons- Owner Designer P No. of First Prizes Total" No. of Prizes Amadine Anemone Arethusa Beluga s y y c c c y y c c c c y c c c c c c y c c y c c c c c c c c c y c y y c c c c c y c c c c c y y 90 68 54 ■)l 4 19 107 64 5 5 5 8 90 15 20 5 90 18 3 49 85 5 85 5 19 4 5 10 60 68 o 10 46 58 74 19 2 10 20 10 5 40 8 40 39 10 19 36 94 37 J. Bell W. Fife 10 14 1 16 3 7 2 12 26 1 12 1 6 10 15 9 13 6 37 10 17 20 C 5 10 23 36 41 10 12 22 11 11 2 5 14 13 8 20 4 23 33 13 24 8 18 7 21 3 1 5 10 1 00 5 23 1 3 1 4 5 7 1 19 6 2 1 1 6 14 4 12 3 3 11 6 1 2 3 5 5 2 5 1 9 6 1^ 2 3 1 6 3 3 6 1 12 1 2 1 8 3 24 1 8 1 3 1 2 6 9 3 23 9 4 8 5 3 8 17 11 23 9 5 17 7 2 2 3 7 7 2 16 3 14 9 10 20 4 8 3 14 £ 80 70 235 15 30 50 25 30 8 191 15 240 10 40 28 50 89 22 130 1210 54 325 28 60 9 48 185 490 1005 25 45 525 180 100 110 7 142 132 25 52 00 40 550 225 364 70 165 80 345 E. Liddel J. Hai-vey M. Ratsey D. Kemp J. Feltham D. Kemp D. Kemp Nicholson W. Fife, jun W.Fife, jun Watson B. S. Lane F, Barratt H. L. Pophani W. Watts C. W. P. Westcar . . G. Plater Bird of Freedom Butterfly Constance Coniubia Rev. G. L. Blake . . R. Jameson Jl. G. Allan G. R. Cox A. Penn Delvin Doris Elwv W. Fife, jun A. H. Brown .... D. Hatcher Owner Erycina Ethie A. T. Coe J. Gretton W.S.Kelly Lieut. Henn ..••.. C. N. Bodick D. Neill Euterpe Florence Galatea J.B.Webb G. B. Thompson . . P. T. Harris A. llichardson Owner I]ia H. B. Laing J. Jameson n. E. Fronde S.H. Morley G. B. Thompson . . G. W. Brown A. H. Oliver L. T. Simpson J. B. Maclndoe F. Connor J. Coates Irex Jenny Wren A. llichardson W. E. Baton Watkins Cults Luath Magnolia Manana Manola Marguerite Marguerite Marjorie Midge ^V. Fife A. Ricliardson G. L. Watson W. Fife, jun W. Fife W. Beal Neptune Neptune Neva . . J. S. Stewart W. G. Goffi L. Cowan H. Crawford S. Daveuport W. D. Gainsford .. T. West W. Fife Nixie A.Payne A. Payne Watson Pansy Puck Queen Mab Quickstep Saraband (b) .... E. Curties C. Watt D. Fulton D. Kemp Watson J. A. Haig W. Pilkington .... 8. Davenport F. Taylor J. Duncuft .. — E. Vincent T.N.Wilson Col. Smitli W.Heard J. Gubbins Silver Star Syren A. Richardson .... V. P. Clayton .... J. B. Weiib T. Wanhill Watson Tara Terpsichore Ulerin Vanessa Vega D. Hatcher Nicliolson J. B. Webb W. 1- ife Ventura Wraith None of the above amounts include the value of Challenge Cups, (a) Was disqualified for first prize at Ryde for having anchor on bow. (6) Was dismasted twice, carried away topmast twice, and a bowsprit in another match. L l2 516 THE YEAR'S SPOET On September 21 Genesta won the Challenge Cup presented by Mr. James Gordon Bennett, but she had a poor entry to contend against, as only the Dauntless came forward to do battle for the Stars and Stripes. On September 26, Sir K. Sutton's yacht competed against Dauntless, Isis, and Athlon, for the Cape May Cup. It is a great pity that none of the modern clippers, schooners, or sloops entered, but they all beat a retreat as soon as the America Cup contest was decided. Genesta again proved victorious, and has taken a couple of challenge cups that may, some day or other, produce moie races of an international character. In America a report has been circulated that the Irex has challenged for the America Cup. There is, however, no truth in the statement, though it is understood that a challenge has been received from Galatea. Yacht racing in 1885 was mainly remarkable for the new B and C classes, started by the Y.K.A., with limited sail area. Had it not been for these classes, the racing would have been very in- significant, as there were only five regular racing yachts above five tons in competition. A list of the principal winners is given on p. 515. INDEX. AECHERY AECHERY, 1; the Antient Scorton arrow, 1,6; foundation of Royal Toxophilite Society by Sir Ashton Lever, 1 ; patterns of targets, 1 ; Horace Ford's work on ' Archery,' 2 ; meetings, 2-8 ; scores, 2-8 ; Mrs. Piers Legh's score at the Leamington meet- ing, 2 ; Major Fisher's in the R.T.S.'s summer handicap, 3 ; Mr. C, E. Nesham's scores with the Surrey bow- men, in the West Berks handicap, and at the R.T.S., 3 ; Leamington and Midland Counties' meeting, H ; Crystal Palace meeting, 4 ; Grand Western Meeting, 5 ; Grand National meeting, 5 ; Grand Northern meeting, 6 ; Royal Toxophilite Ladies' day, 7; list of champions since 1814, 8 ; best scores, 8 ARCUKKS. AinsAvorth, Lieut -Col., G Aston, Mr., 4 BoAvn, Mr,, 4 Edwards, Mr. G., 8 Edwards, Mr.. 8 Everett, Rev. C, 5 Fisher, Captain, 8 Fisher, Major, o, 4, 5, 6 Ford, Mr. H. A., 2, 8 Fryer, Mr., 8 Gregson, Mr., 4, 6, 7 Higginson, Mr.,. 8 Holmes, Mr. E. A., 8 Holmes, Mr., 8 Howinan, Mr.. 4 Hubback, Mr., 8 Hussey, Mr. Eyre, 7 Longman, Mr. C. J., 8 Kendall, Mr. H. J. B., 5, G Maitland, Mr., 8 Metcalfe, Mr., 5, 6, 7 Muir, Mr., 8 Nesham. Mr. C. E., 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Palairet, Mr. H. H., 8 Perry-Keene, Rev. C, 4, G I'riestman, Mr. H. C, G AECHERY Rimiugton, Mr., 8 Thorpe. Mr.. 7 Walronti, .Mr., 5 Walters, Mr. E., 4, o, G, 8 AlICIIERESSES. Ainswortli, Mrs. D., 7 Atkinson, Mrs. G., 8 Bardswell, Miss, 4, G, 7 Barrow, Miss J., 8 Betliam, Miss, 8 Brindlev. Miss, 8 Butt, Mrs. VV., 8 Calvert, Mrs., 8 Carlisle, Miss, G Carter, Miss T., 7 Chenery, Miss K., 7 Chetwynd, Miss H., 8 Clarke, Mrs. H , 7 Davison, Mrs., 8 Foot, Mrs. Yates, 5, 7 Freur, Miss, 7 HolHns, Miss, 7, 8 Horniblow, Mrs., 8 Hussey, Mrs. Evre, 4, 5, 6, 7 Legh, Miss, 2,4", G, 7, 8 Legh. MissB. M.,G Lei;h, :\Irs. Piers, 2, 4, G, 7, 8 Lister, Mrs., 8 Marshall, Mrs., G, 7, 8 Nesham, Mrs. C. E., 5 Pinckuey, Mrs. P., 5, 7 Pond, Mrs., 8 Sharpe, Miss K., 7 Steel, Miss, 4, G Tem])le, Miss, 8 Thehvall, Miss, 8 Turner, Miss, 8 Villieis, Miss. 8 Wylde. Miss, 8 ATHLETICS, U ; dissensions between Amateur Athletic Association and Na- tional Cyclists' Union, 9 ; withdrawal of the bicycle race, 9 ; athletics, bicj'cling, and swimming under one association, 9 ; Myers, the American runner, 9, 19, 20-23 ; professionals in amateur 518 THE YEAKS SPORT ATHLETICS ATHLETIC? matches, 9 ; George and Cummings, 10, 23, 2-i ; Dixon (Spartan Harriers), 10, 17; cross-country clubs, 10, 11, 18, 14; University sports, 10-12, 14-16, 24, 25 ; Army Athletic Club Challenge Shield, 15 ; Oxford and Cambridge at Lillie Bridge, 16 ; tirst meeting of the London Athletic Club, 17 ; the South London Harriers at Balham, 17 ; George wins the challenge cup at the West of Scotland meeting, 18 ; Queen's College (Cork) meeting, 18 ; Surbiton, the London Athletic Club Second Spring, and Nottingham Forest, 18 ; Squire's victory over Chalon, 18 ; Ko well's ' wobble ' at the Aquarium, 1 9 ; Croy- don Football Club sports, 19 ; Civil Service meeting, 19 ; Widnes meeting, 20 ; London Athletic Club's first sum- mer meeting, 20 ; Kerry Athletic and Cricket Club meeting, 20 ; l^ianelagh Harriers' meeting, 20 ; amateur cham- pionships at Southport, 20 ; Scottish championships at Paisley, 21 ; Spartan Harriers' meeting, 21 ; Irish amateur championships at Pall's Bridge, Dub- lin, 21 ; Eovers' Football Club meet- ing, 21 ; Railway Clearing House meeting at Stamford Bridge, 21 ; Hadley meeting, 22 ; Stourbridge meeting, 22 ; Rochdale Cricket Club sports, 22 : the Grasmere sports, 22 ; Birchfield Harriers' meetings, 22 ; Lon- don Athletic Club October meeting, 23 ; Olj'mpic Athletic Club meeting, 23 ; George and Cummings at LiUie Bridge and at Edinburgh, 23, 24; Cambridge Freshmen's Sports, 24 ; Oxford Freshmen's >Sports, 25 Amateur Athletic Association, 9 Army Athletic Club, 15 Balliol College, 12 Birchfield Harriers, 10, 14, 17, 22 Blackheath Harriers, 13, 22 Brasenose College, 11. 12, 16 Brunswick Harriers, 13 Caius College, 11, 15 Cambridge University. 12, 14, 24 Cavendish College, 12 Cheltenham College. 15 Cheshire Tally-Ho II. aud H., 13, 14 Christ's College, 15 Christchurch College. 11 Civil Service, 19 Clare College, 15, IG Clifton College, 15 Clonmel Football, 21 Corpus College, IG Crewe Harriers, 13 Croydon Football Club, 19 Duhvich College, 15 Eton College, 12 Exetor College, 12 Finchley Harriers. 13, 14 Gonville College, il Haileybur}' College, 15 Harrow School, 15 Highiiate Harriers, 13 Ibis Harriers, 13 Isledou Harriers, 13 Jesus College, 15 Keble College, 11, 25 Kerry Athletic and Cricket, 20 King's College, 12. 15 Lea Harriers, 13 Liveri)Ool Gymnasium Harriers, 18, 14 Liverpool Harriers, 13, 14, 23 London Athletic Club. 17, 18, 20, 23 Manhattan Athletic, 22, 23 Magdalen College, 11 Marlborough College, 15 Merchant Tavlors' School, 25 Merton College, 14, 16 Moseley Harriers, 14 XeAv College, 12 North London Harriers, 13 North ^Middlesex Harriers, 13 Olvmpic Athletic, 23 Oriel College, 11 Oxford University, 14, 24 Pembroke College, 16 Polytechnic Harriers. 13 Portsmouth Harriers, 13 Queen's College, 12, 15, 16 Queen's College (Cork), 17, 20 Ranelagh Harriers, 13, 20 Rochdale Cricket, 22 Rossall School, 15 Rovers' Football, 21 Salford Harriers, 13, 14 Selwyn College, 15, 16 Southampton Athletic, 21 South London Harriers, 13, 17, 18 Ppartan Harriers. 10, 13, 21 St. Catherine's College, 12 St. John's College, 11, 12, 15 St. Peter's College, 25 Trinity College, 12, 15, 16. 17, 25 United Service College, 15 University College School, 15 Wadham College, 12 Wellington College, 15 COIMPETITORS. Bannister, G. H., IS, 14 Barry, W.J. M., 18, 20, 21 Bennv, A. G., 15 Best,'W. R., 17, 18, 22 Blair, A. S., 11. 12, 14, 16 Bootv, H. E., 15, 16 Brassev. H. E.. 15, 16 Burd, F. N., 25 Bxu-ke, S. C, 15 Butler, E. M., 25 Carter. E. C, 13, 14 Chalon, O. A., 18 Clarke. C. W. V., 23 Coad, W. H., 13 INDEX 519 ATHLETICS CoMPET ITO RS — continued. Colbeck, E. J., 22 Cowie, J. M., 19, 20 Crane, J. E., 12 Crelliu, T., 13 Cross, F. J. K., 12 Cummino:s, W., 10, 23, 24 D'Aeth, H. H., 11 Daft, C. F., 20 Dixon. J. E., 10, 17 Eliot, E. F. VV., 15, 17 Farrant, H. G., 12 Fife, H. A.. 22 Gauntletr, (i., 10 George, A. B., 23 George, W. G., 10, 18, 23, 24 Grant-Asher, A. G., 11. 12, 14, IG Harte, O., 20 Hodden, H., 10 Holland, E. R., 14, IG Holland, F. E., 12 Hornby, G. F., 12, 14, 16 Howard, F. S., 17, 19, 20 Hutchins, H., 20 Jarvis, J., 21 Joyce, S., 11, 15 Kellv, E., 11 Kelly. E. O'T., 15 Kellv, P. J., 21 La touche, VV. D. M., 16 Le Maitre, A. E.. 25 Mackinnon, I)., 20. 21 Macla-an, P. M. (1., 11 Macrav, W. K., 12 Marshall, C. E., 25 Marshall, J. H., 14 McNeill, A., 11, 12, 14, 16 Minton, H. 11.. 11 Montgomery, W. P., 14, 16 Myers, L. E., 9, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 O'Brien, James, 21 Orford, J. R., 12, 15, 16 Owen. J. S., 15 Paine, M. H., 12, 14, 17 Palmer, F. C, 15 Philipps, W. P., 12, 17, 20 Purcell, J., 21 Puryes, S. 0., 12, 15, 16 Ray, T., 21, 22 Eelf, E. J., 19, 20 Ritchie, F. T., 22 Roberts, F. B., 12, 14, 16 Rowell, C, 1.S, 19 Shaw, A. G., 11 Shaw, G. B., 25 Shay, P., 13 Shearman, J., 22 Snook, W., 14, 18, 20 Squires, J. A., 17, 18, 19 Tindal, H. C. L., 11,15 'i oler, T. C, 1 1 Ward, E., 15 Ware, J. H., 14. 10 Waters, J. C, 15 Wei On, 15 Wood, (!., 10 Wood, C. G., 22 B BILLIARDS ILLIARDS, 26 ; rarity of genuine money matches, 26; 'exhibition' matches, 27, 30 ; as a trade, 27 ; handicaps, 27,30 ; the value of chances, 27 ; ' long- jour- ney' games, 27; billiard-table makers and their interests, 28, 35 ; billiard tables, 27, 28, 32, 35 ; present standard of skill, 28 ; prospective changes in English game, 29 ; American game, 29 ; Franco- American method, 29 ; Roberts's rooms, 30, 32, 34, 35 ; Aquarium Com- pan^^'s rooms, 30, 34 ; Messrs. Gatti's, 28, 30 ; exhibitions at hotels, 30 ; the 'nerve' requisite, 31 ; merits of chief players, 31-34 ; spot -barred breaks, 32 ; season's play, 31-34; prospects, 35; popularity of tournaments, 35 ; work of the Billiard Association, 35 Bennett, Alfred, 84 Bennett. Fred, 34 Bennett, Joseph, 29, 31, 32, S3 Coles, 34 Collins, George, 34 Cook, William, SO, 31, 32, 3o Dowling, 34 Green, "W. M., 34 Kenttield, Jonathan, 29 Lloyd, 34 Mitchell, 28, 31, 32, 33 North, John, 26, 31, 32, 33. 34, 35 Peall, 26, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Richax'ds, 34 Roberts, sen., 30, 33 Roberts, Herbert, 34 Roberts. John, jun., 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35' Sala, 34 Schaefer, 29 Tavlor, 31, 32, 33, 34 Vignaux, 29 White, 34 BOATING, 37 ; Bishop of 8t. Andrews' ' representative ' at the jubilee, 37 ; in literature, 37 ; newspaper criticism, 38 ; Universitj^ rowing at Henley, 39 ; ' battle of the styles,' 40 : coaches, 40- 42 ; Mr. D. H. McLean on Oxford row- ing, 40 ; German oarsmen at Henley, 41 ; the motions of a stroke, 43 ; eight- oared rowing, 43 ; slides, 43, 45 ; the slide in sculling, 43; distribution of events and customs governing them at the Universities, 44 ; ' Torpids ' at Ox- ford and Lent races at Cambridge, 44 ; Cambridge ' nights,' 45 ; Oxford and Cambridge boat-race, 45 ; Henle}^ re- gatta, 45; the rowing-man, 45; con- stitution of Universitj" boat clubs, 46 ; cliques, 46 ; Cambridge record, 46-53 ; Oxford record, 53-57 ; University boat- race, 58-62 ; Henley regatta, 62-73 ; Wingfield sculls, 74; records of" the 520 THE YEAR'S SPORT BOATING most important laces, 75-85 ; strengtli of Cambridge clubs, 86 ; October term, 86; Cambridge trial eights, 87-90; Oxford trial eights, 90 Abney, 63, 60,71 Argonaut (Toronto), 70 Balliol (O.), 55, 56, 57, 90 Bedford School, 65, 68 Brasenose (O.), 55, 56, 62, 90 Caius (C), 49, 50, 51, 52, 86 Cambridge Subscription Rooms, 76 Cambridge University, 39, 40, 41, 44, 46, 75, 76 Cavendish (C), 51,52,86 Christ Church (0.), 54, 55, 56, 57, 62 (Christ's (C), 50, 51,53,86 Clare (C), 50, 51, 86, 88, 90 Coiner (Cologne), 69, 7o Corpus (C), 50, 51, 86 Corpus (O.), 39, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 62, 6S, 70, 73, 90 Downing (C), 50, 51, 86 Emmanuel (C), 48, 50, 51. 52, 86 Eton College, 65, 66, 68, 73, 86 Exeter (0.), 54, 55, 56, 90 First Trinity (C), 39, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50. 51, 52, 58, 62, 76, 86, 87, 88, 89 Hertford (O.). 55, 56 Jesus (C), 39, 43. 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 63, 64, 66, 60, 72, 73, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 Keble (O.), 54, 55, 56, 90 King's (C), 46, 47, 49, 50, 51 Kingstor. 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73 Lady Margaret (C), 46, 47. 48, 49, 50, _ 51, 52, 58, 62, 86 j^eander, 63, 64, 66. 67, 76 Lincoln (O.), 54, 55, 56, 62 London, 63, 64, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73 Magdalen (O.), 39, 53, 54, 55, oG, 57,62, 64, 69, 70, 73, 74, 87, 90 Magdalene (C), 50, 51, 58, 59, 86 Mario w, 71 Merton (O,), 55, 56 New College (O.), 39, 41, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 62, 70, 87, 9J Oriel (0.), 39, 55, 56, 57, 66, 08, 90 Oxford Etonians, 69, 71. 73, 76 Oxford University, 39, 40, 41, 44, 46, 75, 76,84 Pembroke (C), 39, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 71, 86, 88 Peterhouse (C), 48, 50, 51. 86 Queen's (C), 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 86, 88, 89, 90 Radley, 68 Sehvyn (C), 50, 51, 52, 86 Sidnev (C), 50, 86 St.. Catherine's (C), 50, 51, 86, 90 St. Edmund's Hall (O)., 56 St. John's (0.), 55, 56 Thames, 63, 64, 67, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74 Third Trinitv (C), 39, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51,52, 53,^58, 64, 69, 70, 73, 74, 86,87, 88, 89, 90 Trinity (0.), 54, 55, 56, 57, 90 BOATING Trinitv Hall (C), 39, 45, 48, 49, 50, 5P 52, 53, 59, 62, 64, 69, 70, 73, 74, S6, 87» 88, 89, 90 Twickenham, 63, 67, 69, 71, 72 Universitv (0.), 54, 55, 56, 57 WadhanriO.), 55, 56, 57, 90 We.-t London, 72 Worcester (0.), 55, 56 MATCHES. Cambridge Eights, 83 Cambridge Fours, 46, 84, 86 Cambridge Pairs, 84 Cambridge Trial Eights, 49, 87 Colquhoun Sculls, 44, 47, 85, 87 Diamond Challenge Sculls (Hen.), 69, 73, 79 Grand Challenge Cup (Hen.). 67, 72, 76 Her lev Regatta, 39, 41, 43-45, 48, 62-73, 76-80 Ladies' Challenge Plate (Hen.), 68, 73, 76 Lent races, 44, 50 Magdalene Pairs, 51, 84 0x1 ord Eigbts, 56, 81 Oxl"6rd Fours, 53, 82 Oxford Trial Eights, 54 Oxford Universit}' Pairs, 57, 82 Oxford Universitv Scidls, 57, 82 Silver Goblets (Hen.), 71, 73, 78 Stewards' Cnallenge Cup (Hen.), 69, 73, 76 Summer races (C), 51 Thames Challenge Cup (Hen.), 72,79 Town Challenge (Hen.), 79 Torpids, 44, 55 University Boat Race, 37, 39, 45, 58-62, 75 Visitors' Challenge Cup (Hen.), 70, 73, 76 Wingfield Sculls, 74, 80 Wvfold Challenge Cup (Hen.), 71, 73, 78 OAUSJIKN. Alexander, E. P., 53. 67, 88 Allan, J. B., 68 Anderson, 57 Anderson, G. S., 68 Andrew. W., 72 Anson, E., 68 Arkeh, T. N., 56, 68, 70, 90 Armytage, H., 48, 49, 53, 69 Armytage, H. A., 67 Armyta^ie, R., 53 Baker, G. B., 00 Baker, J., 88, 89, 90 Balfour, H., 53, 55 Barclav, C, 66, 68, 88, 89, 90 Barclay, C. T., 68 Barnard, S., 51 Barr-Smith, T., 53 Bartlett, A. IL, 68, 90 Bartlett, E., 72 Batt, J. C. Standon, 69 Bazley, G. S., 53, 70, 87, 90 Beexon, G., 72 Bell, C, 68 Bell, F. C, 71 INDEX 521 BOATING Oaksmex — continued. Bell, J. T., 72 Bell, W. A., 48 Bell, W. A. D.,72, 87 Bevan, L. P., 63, 07 Bicknell, C. H., 49, 52, 53, G7, 69, 88, 89 Bigwood, J. C., 49 Biscoe, C E. T., 53, 07 Blackmore, H., 72 Blomfield, F. C, 70, 87 Bonner, G. A., 07, 09 Bourne, G. C, 54, 59, 01 Bowes, C. K., 54, 57 Bradford, M. E., 00, 68 Brassey, 57 Brickwuod, E. D., 74 Brinton, H., 90 bristowf, O. J., 49, 51, 53. 70, 87, 88, 89, 90 Brown, C. E., 72 BroAvn, D. E., 07, 69, 71 Brown, J. C, 49, 58, 59, 01 Brjden, A. S., 72 BiUl, H. E. U., 54, 90 Burnside. 52 Byrne, L. S., 53, 57 Byrne, L. S. K., 90 Oampbell, J. G. D., 08 Cann, D., 07 Capron, VV., 70, 87, 88, 89 €arler, C. K., 50, 02, 08, 70, 90 Ohaplin, A,, 49, 58 Chaplin, W., 87, 88 Cholmeley, K. P., 50, 68 Churchill*; F. E., 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 58, 62, 06, 07, 70, 71, 87, 89, 90 Clasper, J., 74 demons, J. S., 54, 50, 57, 02, 08, 70 Cobb, F., 07, 69 Cobb, R. H., 07, 69 Coetlogan, C. de, 51 Coke, li., 85, 90 Coke, K. 11., 49, 51, 52, 53, 58, 61, 62, 67, 70 Cole, B. E., 07, 71 CoUedge, A. C, 07, 71 Cook, T. A., 08 Corbet, A. IJ., 08 Cowper-SirJth, A. M., 70, 85, 87, 88, 89 Cner, J. 1~ , 08 Davis, G. I J., 67 Den man, 48 Dickson, J. W., 53, 67 Donaldson, Rev. S. A., 05 Donaldson, St. C, 47, 52, 53, 67, 70, 87 Duffield, G. F., 08 Dunne, C. VV., 50, 08, 90 Earnshaw, C, 73 Earnshaw, F., 71 Earnshaw, G. R. B., 68, 69, 73 Edwards-Moss, T., 04 Elgee, H. A., 68 Elgee, W., 08 Eliot, P. H., 08 Ellice, W. H., 56, 08 Elwes, G. Cary, 08 Elwes, T. W. Cary, 68 Kairbairn, F. VV., 88, 89 Fairbairn, S., 51. 52, 53, 67, 69, 88, 89, 90 BOATING Flower, A. D., 88, 89, 90 Fenner, F., 64 Ferguson, A. F. H., 08 Fort, H. R., 68 Fothergill, S. A., 09 Fothergill, S. R., 64, 57, 70, 87, 90 Francis, J. M. R., 72 Francis, 48 Frere, L., 07, 69, 71 Galpin, F. VV., 90 (^ardiner, A. F., 67 Cxardner, R. T., 48 Girdlestone, H., 53, 54, 56, 57, 59, 61, 62, 64, 70, 87, 90 Goldie, J. H. D., 04 Gore-Graham, VV. P., 49, 67, 71 Grant, T., 67, 72 Gridley, R. G., 58, 66, 67 Haig, E. VV., 47, 49, 53, 58, 59, 62, 63, 66, 07, 70, 80, 88, 89 Hale, G. E., 49, 58 Hall, R. R., 68 Hallett, C.,08 Hamilton, E. H., 54 Hammersley, C, 58, 59 Handcock, 47 Hannen, L., 08, 88 Hardacre, VV. K., 49, 51, 52, 53, 62, (jQ, 67, 70 Harding, R. G., 07 Hardman, J., 08 Harvey, H. A., 09 Haslip*^ J. M., 72 Hastie, J. M., 07, 09, 71 Hatch, W. S., 53 Hewitt, VV. VV., 57, 68, 69 Hill, H. G., 68 Hodgkin, G., 07 Hogg, J. VV., 70 Holland, W. F. C, 68 Hornby, G. F., 54, 56 Howell, VV. r., 72 Hughes, C. \V., 74, 81 Humphreys, F. J., 62 Hunter, W. A., 71 Huntlcv, A., / 2 Hurrell, A. S. J., 08, 69 Hutchinson, A. M., 51, 53, 67, 69 James, G. B., 71, 72 Johnson, B. Van 'ban, 48, 70, 87, 88 Jones, F. W., 68 Kelly, H., 74 Kempson, J. H., 68 King, VV. A., 90 Knox, A. H., 09, 71 Lambert, T. W. 49 Lambert, F. W., 71 Lawless, A., 72 Langham, F. G., 53 Leader, F. D., 07, 09 Lehmann, R. C, 71 Liddle, W., 07, 09 Lloyd, Lewis, 59, 60 Logan, B., 68 Long, F. W., 71, 72 Looker, B. \V., 67, 09 Lyne, W. R., 72 Macpherson, 47 Maynard, W.G., 90 522 THE YEAE'S SPOET BOATING Oarsmen — continued. McKav, E., 70 MeKeuna, R.. 48, 53 McLean, D. H., ?->!, 39, 40. 41, 54, 57, 59, 61, 62, 63. Qb. 66, 70, 71, 73, 78, 83, 87, 90 McLean, H., 57. 62, 65, 66, 70, 71, 73, 78, 83, 87. 9U McLean, L., 72 Meeking, B. C, 53 Michell, W., 49 Molson, J. G., 51 Morphv, O., 70 Murray, G. R., 53 Miisgave, W., 67, 71 Muttleburv, S. D., 66, 68, 87, 89, 90 Nickalls. G.. 66, 68 Nishet, H. B., 71, 88 Nottebohm, W., 67, 71 Nunn, R., 68, 71 O'Connor, E., 54 Ormond, E. W.. 54 Ousey, C. G., m, 69 Overend, F. L., 90 Parker, PL R., 90 Patterson, G. VV., 53 • Patton, W. R,, 69, 72 Perrott, W. H.. 49, 58, 62 Pitman, F. L. 37. 47.48, 49, 52, 53. 58, 59, 61, 62, 65, t)(;, 67. 69, 70. 72, 74,' 81, 87, 89, 90 Pixlev, J. A., 52, 53 Porte'r, W. T., 71 Pott, A. P., 49 Powell, H. A., 56, 68, 70 Pratt, 57 Prest, E. IL, 58 Prior, F. T., 68 Propert, P. S. G., 67, 71 Radclifte, N. C., 90 Kadcliffe, N. C. W., 53, 70 RaAvlinson, C. M., 68 Richards, J., 68 Rivett, W. C, 72 Robertson, W. St. L., 90 Robinson, E. K.. 54 Rust, IL J., 67, 69 Satibrd, E. A., 67, 72 Salter, H. S., 90 Sanders, B. W., 63 Sanford, H., 88 Sanford, H. S. J. A., 53, 67 Scott, C. J., 72 Serocold, 0. P., 53 Sharpe, J., 67 Sheard, W. F., 67, 72 Sim, 52 Shillito, W. J., 68 Shortt, E., 72 Smith, C. E., 72 Smith, C. L., 70 Smith, J. A. Drake, 67, 69, 71 Smith, R. H., 69 Stephens, D., 51 Stillwell, J. F.. 68, 71 Stock, E. J., 90 Stock, O., 54 Svmonds, X. P., 48, 49, 58, 62, 65, 67, 71,89 SAvann, J. S., 51, 62. 53, 58, 62, 63, 65 BOATING Swann, S., 67, 69, 70. 71, 85, 87. 90 Tanner, L. R., 49 Taylor, P. W., 54, 59, 62 Theobald, W., 72 Thompson, A., 70 Thurnall. H. P., 68 Till, H. S., 67, 69 Trower, G., 54 Turner, E. W., 88 Twyford, R. J., 72 UUmann, P. D., 71, 72 Unwin, W. S., 39, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 62, 65, 69, 70, 72, 74, 79, 81, 83, 87, 90 Vaux, A. B., 72 Vaux, G. C, 72 Vertue, G. G., 72 Vickers, 67 Walmesley, J., 52. 53, 87, 88, 89, 90 Walrond,"'H. H., 54 Walters, P. M.. 68 Warlter-, W. 8.. 72 Warre. Dr., 43, 65 Watson-Tavlor, .J. A., 58 Welch, J. H., 72 Wethered, E. P., 71 Wethered, F.(X, 54, 57, 62, 71 Wheeler, W. R.. 72 Whitehorii, E. H., 72 Willan, Frank, ^o Williams, R. H., 54 Williams, S. G., 56. 68 Wilson, (i., 49, 62, 67 Winy,tield, H. C, 74 Wood, C, 72 Yates, C. H., 71 IJECORDS OF PAST IJACES. Cambridge University Boat Club — Win- ners of the First Division Eight-oars (Head of River) (1827-85), 83 ; win- ners of the University Four-oars (1849- 85), 84 ; -winners of University Pair- oars (1844-86), 85: Avinnersof IJniver- sity Sculls (Colquhoun) (1837-85), 85 Henley - on - Thames Roval Regatta — Grand Challenge Cup (1839-86), 76 ; Ladies' Challenge Plate (1845-85), 76 ; Stewards' Challenge Cup (1842-85), 77 ; Visitors' Challenge Cup (1847-85), 77 ; Wvfold Challenge Cup (1856-85), 78 ; silver Goblets (1845-85), 78 ; Diamond Challenge Sculls (1844-85), 79 ; Tliames Challenge ('up (1868-85), /9 ; ToAvn Challenge Cup (1839-83), 79 ; I'ublic Schools Challenge Cup (1879--84), 80 Oxford and Cambridge Eight-oared (1829-85), 75 Oxford University Boat Club — Winners of College Eight-oars (Head of River) (1836-86), 81 ; winners of Univer- sity Four-oars (1840-85), 82 ; win- ners of University Pair-oars (1839- 85), 82 ; Univ. Sculls (1841-85), 83 Universities Grand Challenge Cup (1815- 65), 76 Wingtield ScuUs (1830-86), 83 BoxiXG — (see Athletics) INDEX 523 CANOEING pAXOEING, 01 ; influence cf ' Eob Eoy ' \J Macgregor, 91 ; sails in canoes, 91 ; the Mersey sailing canoe, 91 ; sailing and paddling, 91; clubs, 91; the record system in America, 91 ; the K.C.C., 92 ; single-handed cruises, 92 ; races at Hampton, 92 ; rig of the Nautilus, 92 ; tirst match at Hendon, 92 ; Challenge Cup at Hendon, 93 ; second-class canoe- racing at Hendon, 94 ; Teddington re- gatta^ 91 CANOES. Dianiund, 92, 93,94 (iladvs, 9:5, 94 Kitteu, 93 IMoskva, 92 Nautilug, 91, 92, 93, 94 Orion, 92 Pearl No. 6, 91, 92, 93 Pearl No. 7, 92, 93, 94 Ringleader, 91 ^Vave, 92 CANOEISTS. Badeii-Powell, ^h: W., 92, 93 Chureh, Mr. H., 93 Fatcher, Mr., 92 KuoAvles, Mr. T. F., 93 I>each, Mr. E. A.. 92, 93 MacGregor, Mr., 90 MaeMullen, Mr., 92 Scott, Mr., 92 Tredwen, Mr. A. H., 92, 93 Tredweu, Mr. E. B., 92, 93 COACHING, 95 ; meet of the Coaching Club, 9."J ; crowding on coaches, 96 ; Horse Guards' Parade as a meeting- place, 9G; meet of the EH.D.C, 96; stage-coaches, 97 : requisites in a coach- man, 97 ; attire of a ' whip,' 97 ; four- horse coaches running during last summer, 98 GKNTLEJIEN-COACHMEN. Heaufort, Duke of, 96 CaringtoD, Lord, 95, 97 Carter- Wood, Mr., 95 Fife, Lord, 96 Freeman, Mr., 97 aiurietta, Mr., 95 Shoolbred, Mr., 97 Thompson, Sir Henry, 95 COURSING, 99 ; betting, 99 ; prices of hounds, 99 ; the Ground Game Act, 100 ; large entries and prizes, 100 ; the question of cruelty to hares, 100 ; di- visions, 101 ; Mr. Dent, 101 ; opening of the Irish season, 101 ; opening of the English season, 102 ; in Ireland, 103 ; in Scotland, 104 ; Sir F. Graham, 105 ; proposed amalgamation of Susses County with South of England Club, 106; poimlarity in Lancashire, 108; Sir Edmund Antrobus, 109 ; Lord Lon- desborough, 109 ; Duke of Buccleuch, COURSING 110; Lord Sefton, 112; Sir Ft. Jnrdine, 112 gkeyiioi::nds. Aileen, 106 Alsopp, 110 Balbirnie, 104 Bed of Stone, 100 Biddv M'Grath. 109 Bit of Fashion, 101 Blawearie, 101 Bon Soir, 109 Bopeep, 103 Born a Comet, lOS Born a Flirt, 102 Bridgewater, 111 Bright A.unes, 109 Brown Ducliess, 103 Butcher Kobinson, 109 Caterham Masher, 108 Charles 111., 109 Childhood Home, 109 Clamor, 102, 103 Claudian, 111 Clvde Pet, 106 Clvto, 107, 108 ClVto IV., 112 Co'cklaw Dean, 101, 105, 106 Courser, 1<»9 Cursata, 106 Dauphin, 107 Decapolitan, 106 Deertin, 104 Demoiselle, 107 Disturbance, 103 Donald, Idl Dorrington, 103, 109 Ella, 101 Flash Red, 111 Florist, 103, 109 For ever I'hine, 102 Frome, 111 Funnv Fellow, 102 Gaffer, 105, 106 Gateacre, 102 Gay City, 112 Gladsome, 109 Glasgow, 108 Glencotho, 108 Greentick, 108, 112 Guard On, 110 Haply, 103 Happy Christmas, 111 Happy Go By, 111 Happy Monarch, 111 Happy Purchase, 103 Happy Star, 111 Harpoon, lOG Harvester, 102 Harvest Time II., 109 Haymaker, 106 Herault, 103 Hermes, 103 Hiero, 111 Hiogo, 103, 109 Holkham Belle, 104 Horse Fair, 103 Hunt the Slipper, 109 Hurry On, 108 524 THE year's SPOET COURSING Greyhounds — continued. Jack, 108 Jawblade, 102 Kick Up, 111 Lady Glendyne, 101 Lady Lizzie, 99 Let Go, 107, 108 Lindahl, 101 Little Fern, lOo Li via, 102 Lovelace, 107, 108 M'Mahon, lOi Masdeu, 101 Master Davis, 104 Master Frank', 110 Master James, 110 Master McGrath, 100 Meals, 108 Merchantman, 101 Mineral Water, lOo, lOG Mineral Water Bottles, 108 Minniewawa, 104, 110 Minsca, 111 Miss Glendyne, 101 Miss Jamieson, 105, 106 Misterton, 99 Morphens, 102 Mrs. Goggles, 110 Muriel, lUO ^'olan, 108 Morth Malvern, 109 Organist, 102 Orient, 102 Paddington Pet, HI Paganini IV., 104 Pansy Blossom, 104, 110, 112 Paris, 101 Peasant Boy, 100 Petrarch, 105, lUG Platonic, 104 Plymouth Gin, 108 Prado, 111 Prestige, lOG Pretender, 99, 100 Pretty Nell, 101 Princess Dagmar, 101 Quemadmodo, 109 Kangoon, 102 Kecord, 102 Ked Kibbon, 107 Re-echo, lob Requisite, 102 Rival Chief, 107 Rob Roy HI., 104 Kokeby Park, 102 Sailing Away, iOG Scorcher, 111 Sealing-wax, 103 Sensational, HI Sham, 110 Simple Peter, 104 Skittles, 105 Snowflight, 101 Snowstorm 11., Ill Stealing Awav, 99 Suppliant, 109 Swiss Girl, 106 The Peer, 111 Wearside, 107 COUKSING Whisk V Hot, 111 WhitleV Stag, 112 Wild Mint, 101 Wine Bottles, 102 MEETINGS. Aberdeen, Band", and Kincardine, 1 05 Altcar, 111 Amesbury, 109 Barnstock, 107 Belfast, 103 Bordtr Union, 100, 1U5, IOG, 108, 110 Carniichael, 104 Corrie, 112 Essex County (Burnham), 103 Four Oaks Park, lOd Gosforth Park. lOd. 102, 107, 108 Haydojk Park, 100, lOG, 112 Kempton Park, 100, 112 Kinver Hill, 108 Longstock, 107 Lytiiam (Ridgway Club). 103 M'onevglass (Antrim), 110 Mourne Park, 101. 106, 1 10 Newmarket, 100, 107, 108 Perthshire, 104 Plumpton, 100, 112 Sauquahar, 110 Scarborough, 109 Soutbminster, 110 Southport, 108 Stockbridge (South of England), 102, 107 Sussex Countv (Brighton), lOG Thirsk, llU Waterloo. 100, 101 Wye, 100 CRICKET, lia ; • national ' cricket, li:j ; extras, 11."); unguarded rears, 114; amateur bowling, 114 ; bowling in the Oxford and Cambridge match, 115; the old-fashioned school, 115 ; modern critics on the old school, 115, 116; committee-rooms, 116 ; principal inter- county matches, 117-162; Counties?.'. M.C.C. and Ground, 162-175 ; Counties r. Universities, 175-180 ; Universities r. M.C.C, 182-188; Gentlemen v. Players, 188-190; the Schools, 191- 195 ; amateur batting averages, 196, 197; amateur bowling a\erages, 197; professional batting averages, 198 ; professional bowling averages, 198, 199 ; extras recorded in the inter- county matches, 199 MATCHES. Cambridge Universitv v. M.C.C, 184, 185, 18G f. Oxford, 18(i, 187 r. Surrey, 178, 179, J80 V. Sussex, 179 V. Yorkshire. 177 Cheshire v. M.C.C, 171 Clifton College v. M.C.C, 193 Cumberland v. ]M.C.C, 173 INDEX 525 CRICKET Matches — continued. Derbyshire v. Essex, 143. 144 V. Hampshire, 137, 138 V. Lancashire, 128, 129 V. M.C.C., 1G8 V. Nottinghamshire, IGl, 162 V. Sm-rev, 124, 125 V. Yorkshire, 130 Essex V. Derbyshire, 143, 144 V. Lancashire, 142. 143 V. M.C.C., 170, 171 V. Surrey, 117 Eton V. Harrow, 192, 193 V. Wincliester. 191 Gentlenien v, Players, 188, 189, 190 Gloucestershire v. Lancashire, 158, 159 V. Middlesex, 133, 134 V. Nottinghamshire, \5C), 157 V. Somersetshire, 157, 158 V. Surrey, 130, 131 V. Sussex, 132, 133 V. Yorkshire, 147, 148 Hampshire v. Derbyshire, 137, 138 V. Kent, 151, 152 V. Somersetshire, 146, 147 V. Susex, J 20 Harrow v. Eton, 192 Hertfordshire v. M.C.C., 175 Kent V. Hampshire, 151, 152 v. Lancashire, 125 V. M.C.r., 163, 164 V. Middlesex, 144, 145 V. Surrey, 154, 155 V. Sussex, 127, 128 V. Yorkshire, 123, 124 Lancashire v. Derbyshire, 128, 129 V. Essex, 142, 143 V. Gloucestershire, 158, 159 V. Kent, 125 V. M.C.C., 168, 169 V. Oxford University, 175, 176 V. Surrey, 148, 149, 150 V. Sussex, 136, 137 V. Yorkshire, 135, 136 Leicester v. M.C.C., 164, 165 V. Surrey, 119 Marlborough v. llugby, 194 M.C.C. V. Cambridge University, 184 V. Cheshire, 171 V. Clifton College, 193 V. Cumberland, 173 V. Derby, 168 V. Essex, 170 V. Herts, 175 V. Kent, 163 V. Lancashire, 168 V. Leicester, 164 V. Norfolk, 169 V. Northampton, 167 V. Notts, 165 V. Oxford University, 182 V. Ruoby, 194, 195 ' V. Rutland, 172 V. Staffordshire, 173 V. Suffolk, 171 V. Sussex, 162 V. Wilts, 174 V. Yorkshire, 165 Middlesex v. Gloucestershire, 133, 1S4 CRICKET Middlesex v. Kent, 144, 145 V. Nottinghamshire, 150, 151 V. Surrey, 119, 120 V. Yorkshire, 126, 127 Norfolk V. M.C.C, 169, 170 Northampton v. M.C.C, 167, 168 Nottingham v. Derbyshire, 161, 162 V. Gloucestershire, 156, 157 V. M.C.C, 165 V. Middlesex, 150, 1.51 V. Surrey, 122, 123 V. Sussex, 117, 118 V. Yorkshire, 140, 141 Oxford University v. Cambridge Uni- versity, 186, 187 V. Lancashire, 175 V. M.C.C, 182, 183, 184 V. Surrey. 178 Rugbv V. Marlborough, 194 v. M.C.C, 194 Rutland v. M.C.C, 172 Somersetshire v. Gloucestershire, 157, 158 V. Hampshire, 146, 147 V. Surrey, 160, 161 Staffordshire v. M.C.C. 173, 174 Suffolk V. M.C.C, 171, 172 Surrey v. Cambridge University, 180 V. Derbyshire, 124 V. Essex, 117 V. Gloucestershire, 130, 131 V. Hants, 117 I'- Kent, 154, 155 V. Lancashire, 148, 149 V. Leicester, 119 V. Middlesex, 119 V. Nottingham, 122 V. Oxford University, 178, 179 V. Somersetsliire, 160, 161 V. Sussex, 139, 140 V. Yorkshire, 153, 154 Sussex V. Cambridge University, 179, 180 r. Gloucestershire, 132, 133 V. Hampshire. 120, 121 r. Kent, 127, 128 V. Lancashire, 136, 137 V. M.C.C, 162, 163 V. Nottingham, 117, 118 V. Surrey, 139, 140 V. Yorkshire, 118, 119 Wiltshire v. M.C.C, 174 Winchester v. Eton, 191 Yorkshire v. Cambridge University, 177, 178 V. Derbyshire. 130 V. Gloucestershire, 147, 148 V. Kent. 123, 124 V. Lancashire, 135, 136 V. M.C.C, 165, 166, 167 V. Middlesex, 126 V. Nottinghamshire, 140, 141 V. Surrey, 153, 154 V.Sussex, 118, 119 GEXTLK3IEN A>'D PLAYERS. Abel, 117, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, tl25, 130,131,139, 148, 149, 150, 153, 154, 155, 160, 161, 178, 179, 180, 198, 199 Adams, Mr, G., 171 526 THE year's sport CRICKET Gentlk:mex axd Players — conthmed. Allcock, Mr. A. E , 173 Allcock, Ml-. C. H., 173, 174 Alley, 167 Almond, 143, 170 Andrews, Mr. A., 121, 138 Anson, Lord, 173 Appleby, Mr. A., 168, 169 Annstronij, Mr. H., 121,137,138. 151, 152 Armstron--. Mr. J. H., 117, 121 Arnsley, Mr. S., 172 Ashfield, Mr. C. E., 194 Attewell, 117, 118, 122, 140, 141, 150, 151, 156, 157, 161, 162, 165, 166, 182, 183, 184, 189, 190, 198, 199 Awdry, Mr. F., 174 Bainbridive, Mr. H. W., 123, 131, 149, 153, 160, 161, 177, 178, 179, 180, 184, 185,186, 197 Baines, Mr. M. T., 168, 184 Banner, 156 Barlow, R. G., 114, 125, 128, 129, 135, 136, 137, 142, 143, 148, 149, 150, 158, 159, 160, 169, 175, 176, 198, 199 Barmby, Mr. F. J., 176 Barnard, Mr. T. H., 191, 192 Barnes, 117, 118, 122, 140, 141, 150, 151, 156, 157, 161, 162, 165, 166, 168. 172, 173, 174, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 188, 189, 190, 198, 199 Barns, Mr. R., 174 Barratt, 120, 122, 130, 148, 149, 178 Barratt, Mr. E., 121 Bastard, Mr. E. W., 146, 147, 158, 161, 175, 176, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 197 Bates, 118, 119, 123, 124, 126, 127,130, 135, 136, 140, 147. 148, 153, 154, 166, 167, 177, 178, 188, 189, 190, 198, 199 Bateson, Mr. A. D., 194, 195 Bather, Mr. W. H., 193,194 Bathurst, Sir Frederick, 189 Bea], 167 Bean, 117, 122, 151, 156 Beaumont, J., 117, 119. 120, 122, 123, 124 130, 131, 139. 148, 149, 150, 153. 154, 155, KiO, 178, 179, 180, 199 Bell, Mr. G., 173 Benton, Mr. C. H.. 192, 193 Bethune, Major, 146 Belt. Mr. H. C, 194 Biddulph, Mr. G. H., 128, 129 Biltcliffe, 173 Birkbeck. Mr. H., 169 Bishop, Mr. F. A., 117, 142, 143, 144, 170 Blackman, Mr. A., 119, 121, 128, 137 Blunt, Mr. C. M., 194, 195 Blunt. Mr. J., 169 Bolitho, Mr. W. E. T., 178, 186 Bouham-Carter, Mr. L. G., 117, 138 Booth, Mr. C, 168, 184, 185 Booth, Major, 167 Bottomore. 164 Bou-hton.']Mr. P. W., 194, 195 Bovill, Mr. A., 167 Boyille, Mr. G. B., 192, 193 Bowden, Mr. M. P., 117, 119, 120, 123, 124, 131, 139, 148, 153, 154, 155, 160, 179, 180 CRICKET Bowden-Smith, Mr. W.. 194, 195 Bower, \V. H., 129, 135, 142, 168, 169 Bowley. 117, 139, 160, 161, 180 Bradby, Mr. E. H. F., 194, 195 Bradby, Mr. H. C., 194, 195 Bradford, Mr. C. C, 174 Brain, Mr. J. H., 130, 131, 132, 134, 147, 148, 156. 157, 158, 159, 176, 178, 179, 182. 183, 184, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 197' Braithwaite, Mr. H. S., Brand, Mr. T. W., 191, 192, 193 Brann, Mr. G., 118. 119, 120, 121, 132, 133, 136, 137, 139, 197 Bretherton. Mr. J., 171 Brii;-i?.s, J.. 114, 125, 126, 129, 135, 136, 137. 142, 143, 148, 149, 150, 158, 159, 160, 168, 169, 175,176, 188, 189, 190, 198 Briscoe, 173, 174 Bromley-Martin, Mr. E. G., 191. 192, 193 Brooks. 173, 174 Browntield, Mr. D. H., 173 Brownin-. Mr. F. H., 194 Buckland. Mr. E. H., 126, 127, 134, 145, 151, 168, 169, 176, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187 Bucknill, Mr. S. P., 173 Bull, C. 167 Bull, Mr. F. E., 194 Burft-e, Mr. G. K., 120. 170, 171. 193, 194, 195 Burns, 142 Burrows, Mr. T., 171 Burton. G., 12li, 126, 127, 133, 134, 144, 145, 15(1, 151, 162, 163, 164, 170, 198 Bush. Mr. F. \V,, 119, 131, 149, 153, 154. IGO, 161 Bush. Mr. J. A., 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 147, 148. 156, 157, 158, 159 Butcher, Mr. A., 175 Butler. Mr. E. M., 126, 127, 151, 192, 193 Buxton. Mr. ('. D., 142, 143, 170, 177. 178, 180, 185, 186, 187, 197 Calder. Mr. H , 146, 147, 152 Calyert, Mr. K. M., 172 Campbell. Mr. D. G. M., 193 Candler. Mr. G. H., 173, 174 Carter. Bey. A. A., 162, 163 Castens. Mr. H. H., 194, 195 Challeu, Mr. J. B., 146, 157, 158, 160, 161 Chatterton, W., 124, 125, 128, 129, 130, 137, 138. 143, 161, 162, 168, 198, 199 Christopherson, Mr. S., 115, 123, 124, 125,126,127,128, 144, 145, 154, 155, 163, 185, 186, 188, 189, 190, 197 Clapp. Mr. A. E., 146, 157, 160 Clarke, Mr. C. C, 164 Clarke, Mr. M. C, 167, 168 Cobbett. 114 Cochrane, Mr. A, H. J., 143, 144, 175, 176, 178, 179, 183, 184, 186, 187, 197 Coles, Mr. P., 118, 121, 128, 137, 176, 178, 179,183.194, 195 Collins, 12b Comber. J. H., 121, 127, 133, 153 Copeland. 135, 136, 142 INDEX 527 CiaCKET ■Gentlemen and P layers — continued. Co],estake, Mr. J. H., 173 Cosens, Mr. A., 171 Cottrell, Mr. C. E., 126, 133, 134, 144, 150 Coupe, 138 Courage, Mr. A. G., 164 Crawley, Mr. E., 175, 192 Crome,"'Mr. A. S., 134 Cropper, 125, 128, 129, 130,137, 138, 143, 144, 161, 162, 168, 198, 199 Crossfield, Mr. S. M., 175 Crossland, 125, 128, 129, 135, 136, 175, 176, 199 Crump, Rev. T., 146 Currie, Mr. C. E., 121, 138, 146, 147, 152 Cuyler, Mr. C, 193 D'Aeth, Mr. E. K. IL, 175, 176, 182 Daft, Mr. H. B., 140, 141, 156, 157, 162, 165 Dale, Mr. C. W. M., 170 Dalkeith, Lord, 165 Dauglish, Mr. M. J., 192 Davenport, 163, 164, 165, 171, 174, 175, 193 Day, Mr. A. G., 130, 177 Day, Daniel, 114 Dent, Mr. W. H.. 192 De Paravicini, Mr. H. F., 184 De Paravicini, Mr. P. J., 119, 120, 126, 127, 134, 145, 151, 163, 168, 169, 177, 178, 180, 185, 186 Dible, 121, 137, 138, 146, 147, 151, 152 Disnev, 125, 128, 129, 130, 137, 138, 143, 161^162, 168 Diver, Mr. E. J., 117, 120, 122, 123, 124, 130, 131, 139, 148, 149, 153, 154, 155, 160, 161, 178, 179, 180, 196 Dixon, Dr., 124 Dixon, Mr. J. A., 165 Dobbinson, Mr. H. H., 173 Docker, Mr. L. C, 124, 125, 128, 129, 130, 137, 143, 144, 161, 162, 168 Drake, 172 Duncan, Mr., 147 Dvkes, Mr. L. F. B., 173 Eadie, Mr. W. S.. 125 128, 129, 130, 137, 138, 161, 162, 197 Eaton, Mr. H., 172, 184 Eaton, Mr. R., 172 Eccles, Mr. H., 142, 148, 149 Edwards, Mr. H. R., 136 Ellis, Mr. R. T., 117, 118, 120, 132, 136, 139, 140, 162, 180 Emmett, T., 118, 119, 123, 124. 126, 127, 130, 135, i;'.6, 140, 141, 147, 148, 153, 154, 164, 165, 166, 167, 177, 198, 199 Evans, Mr. A. H., 121, 138, 152, 166 Flowers, 117, 118, 122, 140, 141, 150,151, 156, 157, 161, 162, 165, 166, 168, 172, 173, 174, 182, 183, 184, 185. 186, 188, 189, 190, 198, 199 Foley, Mr. H. St. G., 191, 192 Forbes, 173 Ford, Mr., 193 Ford, Mr. W. J., 145 Forster, Mr. H. W., 146, 147, 152, 191, 192 CRICKET Forster, Mr. S. E., 191, 192 Fotheri,rill, 1G3, 164, 165, 167, 169, 170, 172, 173, 193 Fowler, Mr. G., 143. 170, 193 Fowler, Mr. H., 145, 170 Fowler, Mr. R. H., 170, 174, 175 Fowler, Mr. W. H., 167, 183 Francis, Mr. G., 157, 159 Francis, Mr. J., 172 Francis, Mr. VV., 143, 170 Frederick. Capt., 170, 194 Fnrlev, Mr. J., 172 Gaddum, Mr. F. E., 194, 195 Gardner, Mr. W. H., 173 Gascoigne, 171, 172 Gee, Mr. A. M., 169, 170 Gibson, Mr. H., 191 Gilbert. Mr. W. R.. 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 147, 148. 156. 157, 158, 159, 160, 197 Glennie, Mr. R., 173. 174 Godfrey, Mr. C. J., 128 Godfrey, Mr. C. J. M., 176, 179, 183, 184 ' ■ ■ , Goods, Mr. G. F., 193 Gosling. Mr. R. C, 191, 192 Grace, Mr. W. G., 116, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 147, 148, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 188, 189, 190, 196, 197 Greatorex, Mr. T., 120, 168, 177, 184 Green, Mr. C. E., 117, 142, 143, 170 Gregg, 130, 131, 132, 133, 1.34, 147, 148, 156, 157, 158, 159 Gresson, Mr. F. H., 191 Griffiths, Mr. E. L., 131, 132, 134, 156, 157. 158, 159 Grimshaw, 118, 123, 124. 126, 127, 130, 135, 136, 140, 141, 147, 148, 153, 154, 166, 177, 178, 198 Grimston, Mr., 175 Gulliver, Mr. G. J., 167 Gunn, 117, 118, 122, 140, 141, 150, 151, 156, 157, 161,162, 163, 165,166, 182, 183, 184, 185, 188, 189, 190, 198 Hadow, Mr. E. M., 120, 126, 127, 133, 134, 144, 145,150, 151, 164,168, 182, 183, 184, 193, 197 Haggas, S., 129 Haigh, Mr. C, 136, 142 Hall, 118, 119, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 130, 135, 136, 140, 141, 147, 148, 153, 154, 166, 177, 190, 198 Hall, Mr. E., 152 * Hall, Mr. E. H., 146, 157 Hall, Mr. E. M., 121 Hall, Mr. H. G., 157 Hall, W., 129, 137, 138, 143, 144, 161, 162 Halls, Mr. C. H., 157 Hanburv,Mr. E., 172 Hansen,' 169 Hardy, Mr. F. H., 193 Hargreaves, Mr. R. G., 147 Harris, Lord, 124, 125, 126, 127, 144, 145, 155, 164, 197 Harrison, 124, 126, 130, 135, 136, 140, 141, 147, 148, 153, 199 Hartley, Mr. T., 173 528 THE year's SPOKT CRICKET Gentlemen and Players — continued. Hatterslev-Smith, Mr. P., 172, 173 Hawke, Hon. M. B., 166, 177, 178, 179, 180, 185, 186, 197 Hav, 161, 170, 171 Hav, Mr. H. H., 119, 164 Hayhurst, Mr. H. F., 194 Havward, Mr. F. G., 172 Hearn, G. F., 174 Hearne, A., 12.3, 124, 12.5, 127, 128, 144, 145, 151, 152, 154, 155, 163, 164, 198 Hearne, F., 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 144, 145, 151, 152, 154, 155, 163, 164, 198 Hearne, G. G., 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 144, 145,151, 152, 154. 155, 163, 164, 173, 174, 198, 199 Hearne, H., 123, 125, 127, 128, 151, 152, 163, 164 Hearne, W., 163, 164, 169, 170, 171, 174, 175, 183 Heath, Mr. A. B., 121, 146, 152 Heath, Mr. A. H., 173 Hemmerde, Mr. C. L.. 191 Henerv, Mr. P. J., 184 Hewett,Mr. H., 146, 158, 160, 161 Hide, A., 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 127, 128, 132, 133, 136, 137, 139, 162, 163, 179, 180, 199 Hide, Jesse, 117, 118, 119, 120, 127, 128, 132, 133, 136, 137, 139, 140, 162, 163, 179, 180, 198, 199 Hildvard, Mr. L. D., 137, 142, 149, 158, 159, 176, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184, 186, 197 Hill, Mr. J., 167 Hine-Havcock, Mr. T. R., 127, 128, 144, 154, 197 Hoare, Mr. C. J., 121 Hornby, Mr. A. N., 125, 128, 129, 135, 136, 137, [42, 143, 148, 149, 158, 159, 163,168, 169, 175, 197 Hornby, Mr. E. C, 142, 158 Horner. Mr. C E., 115, 117, 120, 122, 123, 130, 139, 140, 148, 149, 153, 154, 155, 178, 179, 180, 188, 189, 190, 197 Hu^gcett, 132 Humphreys, W., 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 127, 128, 132, 133, 137, 189, 162, 179, 180, 198, 199 Hunter, 118, 123, 124, 126, 127, 130, 135, 136,140,141, 147, 148, 153, 154, 165, 166, 177, 178 Hutchins, 175 Ind, Capt., 171, 172 Inglis, Mr. A. M., 168 Jackson, Mr. E., 135, 136 Jackson, Mr. G. F., 194, 195 James, Mr. A., 172 Jaryis, Mr. C. J. E., 169, 170 Jaryis, Mr. L. K., 169 Johnson, 173, 174 Jones, G., 117, 123, 124, 125, 131, 142, 143, 144, 149. 150, 153, 154, 155, 160, 161, 199 Jones, Mr. G. M., 191 Jones, Mr. R. S., 123, 124, 125, 144, 145, 151, 154, 155, 163, 164, 168, 185, 186 Jowett, Mr., 149, 176 CRICK'ET Juniper, 117, 118, 120, 127, 128, 162, 163» 179, 180 Kemble, Mr. A. T., 129, 137 K:emp, Mr. A. F., 164 Kemp, Mr. G. M., 135, 136, 137, 142, 143, 149, 158, 159, 169, 178, 179, 180, 184, 185, 186, 197 Kemp. Mr. H. F.,192 Kemp, Mr. M. C, 144, 163, 183, 188, 189, 190 Kennawav, Rev. C. L., 169, 170 Kershaw,'Mr. J. E., 125, 175, 176 Key, Mr. H. J., 153, 175,176 Key, Mr. K. J., 123, 1 39, 140, 148, 149, 153^ 154, 178, 179, 182, 183, 186, 188, 189, 197 Keyser, Mr. C.E.. 175 Kinu-. i\rr. C. S.. 175 Kingston, Mr. G. H., 167, 168 Kingston, Mr. J. P., 167 Kitcat. Mr. S. A. P., 194 Knatchbull-Hugessen, Hon. C. M., 177,. 185 Lacy. Mr. F. E., 117, 121, 137, 138, 152 Lake, Mr. E. W., 171, 172 Lambert, Mr. W., 175 Lancashire, Mr. O. P., 125, 129, 135, 136, 137, 142, 143, 149, 158, 159, 169, 175, 176 Lazenby, Mr. F., 174, 194 Leach, Mr. R. C., 136 Leach, Mr. W. E.,129, 135, 136, 149, 176, 196 Leadbeater, Mr. H., 166 Leat, 121, 138, 146, 147, 151, 152 Leatham, Mr. A. E., 177, 179, 180, 184, 185 Lee. F., 118, 124, 126, 127, 130, 135, 136, 14(1, 141, 147, 148, 153, 154, 166, 177, 198 Lee, H,, 123, 126, 166 Leeston-Smith, Mr. F. A., 158, 161 Lillington, Mr. G., 146 Lindley, Mr. T., 179, 180, 184, 185 Littlewood, 128. 129, 142, 143, 149, 159 Lohmann. 117, 120, 122, 123, 124, 130, 131, 139, 140, 148, 149, 150, 153. 154, 155, 160, 161. 178. 179, 180, 198, 199 Longman, Mr. G. H., 121, 146, 151, 152 Looker, Mr. E. \V., 121 Lixcas, Mr. F. G. L.. 194 Lucas, Mr. F. M., 119, 128, 132, 189, 190, 196,197 Lucas, Mr. M. P., 132, 179, 180 Lyon, Mr. H., 191 LVttelton, Hon. A.. 113, 126, 127, 196 M-Alpine, Mr. H., 151 McCormick, Mr. E. J., 117, 118, 127, 132, 133 McEwen. Mr. G., 142, 143, 170 Mackinnon, Mr. F. A., 124, 125, 144, 154, 164, 196 M'Lachlan, Mr. A., 171 M'Neil, Mr. R. J., 164 M'Neil, Mr. R. M., 182 Marchant, Mr. F., 128, 144, 151, 152, 154,. 155, 164, 177, 178, 179, 180, 185, 186 Marlow, 130, 138, 161 Marsh, Mr. E. C, 157, 160 INDEX 529 CRICKET Gentleimex and Players — continued. Marshall, Mr. B., 174 Marshall, Mr. T. R., 167, 168, 183, 184 Martin, 127 Martyn, Mr. A., 194 Maude, Mr. F. W., 171, 172, 174, 175 Maxwell. Mr. W., 194, 195 Mavnard. Mr. E. A. J., 125, 129, 130, 137, 138, 143, 161, 162 Mavall, 158, 159 Mayo, Mr. E. G., 193 Meyrick, Mr. L. O., 174, 194, 195 Meyrick-Jones, Mr. F., 194 Millard, 174 Miller, Mr. G. A., 194 Mills, 179 Mill ward, 171 Mirehouse, Mr. G. T., 158, 177, 184, 185 Money-Wiyram, Mr. G., 170, 171 Mordaunt, Mr H. J., 147, 191, 192 Morton, Mr. C. H., 169, 170 Moss, 172 Murdock, Mr. E. G., 146, 147, 160 Mycroft. T., 168, 171,172 Mycroft, VV.. 128. 129, 165, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 175, 184, 185, 193 Mynn, Alfred, 189 Nash, 125, 175, 176 Nash, Mr. E. H., 194, 195 Neilson, Mr. F. W., 192 Nepean, Mr. C. E. M., 191 Newham, Mr. W., 118, 119, 120, 128, 132, 133, 136, 137, 139, 140,188, 189, 196 Newton, Mr. A. E., 176, 178, 179, 183, 186 Newton, Mr. S. C, 120, 133, 150, 165, 166, 168, 169, 183, 185 Nicholls, Mr. B. E., 136, 176, 182, 183 Nicholls, Mr. C. H., 191 Nicholls, Mr. G. B., 132, 147 Norman, Mr. A. P., 172 Norman, Mr. F. C., 174 North, Mr. F. D., 194, 195 Notcutt, Mr. S. A., 172 Nutter, 129 O'Brien, Mr. T. C., 126, 127, 133, 134, 144, 145, 150, 151, 166, 176, 179, 183, 186, 187, 197 O'Shaughnessv. 123, 163 Owen, Mr. H." G., 142, 143, 144, 164, 170 Page, Mr. E. W., 160 Page, Mr. H. V., 131, 132, 133, 134, 147, 148, 156, 157, 158, 159, 175, 176, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 188, 189, 197 Painter, 131, 132, 133, 134, 147, 148, 156, 157, 158, 159, 198 Palmer, Mr. G., 174 Parfitt, Mr. J. J., 157, 160 Parnham, 162, 163 Parvin, Mr. A. W., 152 Patterson, Mr. W. H., 123, 124, 125, 128, 144, 145, 152, 155, 164, 189, 190, 196 Patteson, Mr. F. E., 169 Payne, A„ 133 Peake, Mr. E., 158, 159 Peake, Rev. G., 161 Pearce, Mr. S. H., 146 Pearson, Mr. T. S.. 126 CRICKET Pente, 114, 118, 119, 123, 124, 126, 127, 130, 135, 136, 140, 141, 147, 148, 153, 154, 165. 166, 167, 177, 188, 189, 190, 198, 199 Peel, 118, 119, 123, 124, 126, 127, 130, 135, 136, 140, 141, 147, 148, 153, 154, 165, 166, 167, 177, 178, 198, 199 Pember, Mr. F. W., 117, 138, 182 Pemberton, Mr. R. H., 176, 182 Pentecost, J., 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 145, 151, 152, 154, 155, 164 Perkins, Mr. J., 164 Philii)sou, Mr. H., 191, 192 Phillips, 117, 132, 136, 179, 180 Phillips, H., 118, 119, 120, 121, 127, 128, 132. 133, 137, 139, 162, 163 Phillips, J., 118, 127, 139, 140 Phillips, Mr. W., 172 Pickett, 142,143,168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 184 Pigg, Mr. C, 175 Pigg, Mr. H., 175 Pilling, 113, 125, 135, 136, 142, 149, 169, 175, 176, 199 Pink, 146 Platts, Mr. H. W , 167 Potter, 167, 168 Rougher, 119, 164 Powell, Mr. E. 0., 121, 138, 146, 147 Preston, 118. 119, 124, 128, 127, 130, 135, 13G, 140, 141, 147, 148, 153, 154, 166, 167, 177, 198, 199 Price, A., 175, 176 Price, F., 169, 170 PuUen, Mr. W. W. F., 131, 132, 133, 134, 147, 148, 156. 157, 158, 159, 188, 189 Quaife, 117, 120, 127, 128, 136, 137, 139, 162, 163, 180 RadclifFe, Mr. O. G., 146, 158, 160, 161 Ramsay, Mr. A. D., 192, 193 Rashlei-h, Mr. \Y., 145, 152 Ravenscroft, Mr. J., 171 Rawlin, J. T., 123 Read, Mr. A. E., 143 Read, Mr. H. F., 146, 157 Read, Mr. J. J., 142 Read, Maurice, 117, 119, 120, 123, 124, 130, 131, 139, 149, 153, 160, 178, 179, 180, 1S8, 189, 190, 198 Read. Mr. W. W., 117, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 130, 131, 139, 140, 148, 149, 153, 154, 155, 160, 161, 178, 179, 180, 188, 189, 190, 196, 197 Ridlev, Mr. A. B., 138 Ridley, Mr. A. W., 126 Rimington, Mr. G. A., 173 Robertson, Mr. J., 120, 126, 127, 133, 134, 144, 145, 150, 151, 163, 165, 170. 171, 172, 173, 197 Robinson, Mr. C. J., 160 Robinson. W., 125, 129, 135, 136, 137, 142, 149, 159, 160, 175, 176, 198 Rock, Mr. C. W., 177, 178, 179, 180, 185, 186, 187, 197 Roe, Mr. W. N., 146, 147, 158, 161, 193, 194, 195 Roller, Mr. W. E., 117, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 130, 131, 139, 140, 148, 153, 155, 160, 178, 189, 190, 196, 197 M M 530 THE YEAR'S SPORT CEICKET Gkxtle:mkx axd Players — continued. Roper. Mr. E , 125 Ross, Mr. H., 163, 164, lt, 458 Spectrum, 465 Standard, 459 St. George, 460 St. Oswald, 461 The Badger, 461 The Dethroned, 456, 457, 460 The Warren Belle, 466 Tom Jones, 461 Trap, 458 War Crv, 461, 464 Water Rat, 461 Wavelet, 460 Wild Meadow, 459 Zeus, 449, 456, 459, 460 Zoedone, 450, 451, 462, 455, 456 Zulu II., 460 Abington, Mr., 457, 466 Adams, J., 457, 458, 465 Armitage, Capt., 450 Barclay, Mr. H. T., 467 Barker, 457, 458 B^asley, Mr. H., 449, 450, 460, 461, 463, 464, 465, 467 Beasley, Mr. J., 458 Beasley, Mr.T., 449, 458 Beasley. Mr. W., 459, 460 Behan, J., 456, 460 Bewicke, Mr., 459, 460, 462. 464, 467 Brabazon, Mr., 461 Brocklehurst, Mr. A., 467 Brockton, Mr., 467 Bruen, Mr., 454 BuUivant, Mr. W., 459 Cauavan, W. D., 4t.0 Childs, J., 450, 457, 458, 463 Cotton, Mr. F., 459 Coventry, Mr. A., 450, 457, 466 STEEPLE-CHASING Craddock, Mr., 458, 461,466 Cunningham, Mr. C. J., 459, 466 Didman, 458 DoUery, 466 Escott, 457 Fisher, Capt., 455 Grimes, 465 Hale, T., 450, 456, 458, 460, 465 Hales, 457 Hall, A., 465 Hartopp, Mr. C. E., 467 Hunt, 450, 457, 458, 460, 461, 462 Johnstone, Mr. W. H., 466 Jones, A., 461 Jones, J., 457 Jones, Capt. L. H., 462 Kavanagh, 460 Kinskv,' Count, 450, 451, 456, 458,467 Kirby', 458, 461 Lanibton, Mr. G., 450,456,457, 458,459, 466 Lawrence, W., 458 Lee-Barber, Capt., 449, 450, 458, 459, 461, 462, 463. 467 Lowe. G., 456, 457, 4-^8,461, 463 Lucas, C. 466 Lutas, 462 Moore, Mr. W., 462 Moore, Mr. W. H., 449, 450, 456, 463, 464 Moran, 457 Morris, Capt. W. B., 450, 453. 467 Niglitingall, A., 458 Nightingall, W., 450,457,461,462 Orr-Ewing, Mr., 461 Owen, Capt. E. R., 449, 450, 459 Owen, Mr. E. M., 449 Page, 464 Parry, Mr., 461 P