year's work in horticulture. There has been of special effort in some quarters, where it is felt that fruit should receive attention from cultivators, and epecially from farmers and small holders, Om demand for fruit of all kinds in this country being a great and increasing one.

Is place of their annual twenty-three miles open road race (won hut year by V.. Sims of the llzbridge A.C., with the Italian runner, E. I,upano, finishing second) the Surrey A.O. this year organised en open road running raco of fifteen miles. It took place on Boxing Day, and att

ON Saturday hounds met at Bandon Hall, at the invitation of the owner, Lord Harrowby, when Big Wood provided the fir,t fox, who, breaking away at the far end of the covert, was followed at a Taro pace. Creasing from the Big Wood to Gayton Gorse, he ran with a left-handed swing o

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GENERAL VDU. IN The Flower of Gloster (Williams and Norgate, 7s. 6d. net) Mr E. Temple Thurston records the experiences of a not very common adventure—a journey in a from Oxford to Lechlade. Ho engaged the barge at Oxford, and took one E 3 nsham Harry" with him to manage it, and

CORN.- MARK LANE, DEC. 27.-The sales of British produce at the statute markets for the week immediately preceding tho Christmas vacation were larger than usual of wheat, but much reduced of spring corn. Returns were: This year, wheat. 61.101qr5., at 325. 9d.; barley, 43,6300r5.,

M. Stewart-Richardson, of the 11th Hussar% sold the b g The Raider, by Pet Fox—Lognavadogue, for the same while on the same day Mrs Lindsay Erie Smith obtained for the b m Sultanina, by Kirkham or Turk's Cap; Capt. G. R. Solvate, of the 16th I.aneers, disposed of the br g Nero,

FIXTUZIL • 'COY. Mon, Jan. I.—At Macklhaath, Blackheath v. Fetterion Lorettoolans Mon, Jan. I.—At Eccles. Eccles v. Sole M. in., Jan. I.—At Edinburgh, Watawilarn v. Rovers Mon., Jan. I.—At Havirick, Rawls& le.P Boa, Jam. I.—At Jedburgb, Jed Forest r Stewart's College (F.P Mon, J