KING WILLIAM AND THE BABRAHAM PLATE. TO-DAY'S BIENNIAL. For many people the Newmarket Craven meeting marks the real opening of the flat racing season, though the body of sportsmen who observe the custom is an ever-dwindling one. This year the meeting commences under very favoura

Cyrano, on his Queen's Prize running, appears to be deficient in stamina, and in any event cannot be expected to turn the tables on King William on only 21b better terms. John Dawson is reeponsible for Protestant. who ran in all thirteen times as a three year old, winning four o

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for Aldervhot Town at 10.53. Clapham Junction 11.1 FIRST RACE at t p.m. --

A large gathering assembled at the Cheshire Cheese. Fleet-st., for the fortyfourth annual general meeting of the Wasps Rugby P.C. The chairman congratulated the club ou a fairily successful year, there being a balance of victories over defeats. TWO season inelude Middlesex Hospi

Eton Baas (Eton Mission) beat C . Sammy (Thorne 8.C.); E. Perry Ilirockley 8.C.) beat J. T. Goodwin (unattached); H. Watts (Rugby Club) beat H. Burr (Brockley 8.C.). Second Series. Bar. beat Perry. Watts a bye. Final. Waste beat latter at once put on the pace with left and right

A keen contcst of fifteen rounds at the National Sporting Club last night •nded in 1 of Louis Ruddick. the Yorkshireman, who showed superior work to his opponent, Robert Dastillon, of France. With the interesting programme that Mr K. A. Bettinson had arranged for last evening at

Clogbrae Stud. Co. Dublin. !reload. A QtrAnCOTUM fell(nner of rause. lag City oudon breeders' Stakes. &rm. by Chadwick int. out of Culairwata (dais of Maekintosic. Darby—Pokbeedy. Sire of Fonelbault. The !furnish. Adzes M.. Arable, Lust. Aakor. Galoshes. Fool, rumens. JOSilla (R

2.0 Declared void. 2.30.-110DERATE HURIYLE RACE (S). Diek Bunn. S. B. Ws!Riverton Evens Band Bay. X. Gupta . 7 4 iTioon to 12 *ZSi 3.0.- L HURDLE RACE (6). Borrotos. IF. Madden tarred Bird. A. Mount Blair, 1. Morgan •3.25.—NEW YEAR 4 ErFESPLECHASE (4). King Poppor, F. Morgan 9 ho

Friday night: }bete Uri play,. 7.710 +165 behind points); llacvenvon. 6,915 (910 behind pointy.). In tile ninth heat of the London Tournatnent, was completed at. Soho-se. on *Wunder evening, Recce achieved • crelitable victory over Harter6cin. although so well did the latter aeo