The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-07 00:00:00

Sporting ihittlligmx.

TMB OXFORD AID CAMBLIDGE BILLIARD MATCH.—
The single match at billiards between the representatives
of Oxford and Cambridge Universities was played on
Saturday in the large Mee at Roberts's Saville House,
Leitseeter-saiere. As already stated, the four-banded
match wee won on Friday by Cumbria. by 85 pasta
Er. Roberta (the chempion billiard player of England)
again personally euperintended the arrasgentents. At
eight o'clock precisely Mr. P. Ward, of Exeter College,
the Oxford cheerio'', and Mr. Payne, of Peterhead,
the reprosiortives of Cambridge, tossed for choice,
whir Mr. Payne was, lied at atartieg gave • miss in
baulk. The genie this paraded, and was very direly
ooeteetai, till it at last stood Oxford 453, Cambridge
Ark 5 sad S to I heir offered without elan, and at
496 to 302 £4O to was declined. Mr. Ward supported
the hopes of Oxford by playieß many and Irking more,
till the mere stood 400 to 304, which he rampaged to
481 Oatord to 390 Cambridge, when tarry to 1 was
taken for bider( by the first trot of 15 to 5. Mr.
Payee thee bad • ranee, sad made 9, but played an
easy beard at the bottom pocket much to Wird, and
missing it, let Mr. Waal in. Whe Made 9, sad, waa
observed with more force thee novelty, the game was
all over bet routing. Mr. Ward made mare required I
number by • fair break, gad Oxford berms the winner 1
of the simile match by 92 ports. The result of this
costa* lama the ametion of supremar at billiards
this year aa open one, Cambridge having won the lam-
headed inar, and Oxford, as above recorded, the
Megle-handed escorteir.
lIIIIVEIUMIT BOAT Rocs.—Thia *lefties rented took
place on Seterday morning at 10.30. The nee was
rowed down the river, from Mortlake to Petry, on
amour of the tide. Needy as hour was lasi in the
starhowing to the pertinecity of the stamen is preens,
too forward; bet rare to the admirable coolness and
imams of Mr. Chitty. the empire, they WWII 114 Wert
redwood to remproad Mr. Sean. gave the void 11:1).Z
The race waa lover adoub t t for • meres
which had we. the to. (thereby gaining • great ad-
vantage). took the lead sad kept it, waa aver pained,
sad won with perfect ease by at lend tweet,
Time, twenty-tar misers and • half, or I.:dritte
shorted as record, het which wag airy owing to the
great tide nutning, sad • brisk gale aft.
BRESLOW:ESAU BAOQUAT MAXoll.—rt racquet match
el
aolegelar roe off is the racquet-court of
re Igll.Øe. inns, Bristol, as Wednesday afterear.
the visa., Sayre with his wrists handcar through-
eet the mar It was played for two bottle. of wine,
betimes Mr. Term (handcuffed,) of the Ship Inn, Bed.
alit-hill, sad Mr. Warne, of the Arlington Arms; two
games oat of three. Mr. Terry =Mk his appearance
with his wrier hound I. epr ci amnia " broiler"
about one potted .rid a hell in weerht, borrowed, we be.
lieve, for the aerates from re of the police-station&
Wars woo the toss and served IriS. making am.
Terry that west in and made 3; and Warms followed
with 3 all. Turvey them got 2, making the gogre 5-3,
and then it was evident that, ern with hie wrists hand-
cuffed, he was no mean sidearm for a mart skilful
player to contend with. Warren increased his wore by
2, and Tray followed, irking his WWI 7. Warr,
however, made good ray, and inereaard his score to
10, thus placing the game at 10-7, and it was thought
for the moment that 'Purvey woad Ire the first pame.
Bet he played with greater maser than his adversity,
and ran his more up to 14, making the erre 13-game
ball, and won in • few 1001111061 afterwards with • ape
of play whir made it dilliesh to believe that his tarter
were handselled, exert tree he was "serving" the
ball. He won the rend game with much greater ease
that the first, the more standing at 2iraine hall, when
the match was woe. In • parr mat* in which Mr.
Stiff entered ageing two players, Mesera. Leman and
Warr, for thereat out at fire pars, giving his miser.
series eve each game; the sin& player woe four con-
secutive games .sail,: and • mar is talked of bearer
the whirr and Mr. Terry, both of oboes displayed •
skill equal to that of many prefeegiosid players.
Tits Uaricssrre Ricer MATCELEL—Tb•
larded mach between the repreratative elumnpioes of
the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge wax played os
Wed./ray_ at Prime's Club, Hans-are, 81catiostreet,
Ohre& There was • very 011111111101111amembiage,
ding Viscount Chelsea (president of Prince's Cleb,)
Colonel Grant, Colossi Ponsonby. Lord West, mid other
members of the arlatorrsey. Upwards of 300 University
men wire also present. osmbrldiy was represented by
Mn. Ainslie, and Oxfoid by Mr. Walter. The contest
✓esaltod in • eatery for Cambridge, the announcement
of which was hair with red sheers.

Esau= FOIIIOOIIDII Dolma.— On Friday 25
couple of splendid foxlioands, 18 horses, end 3 cardamom,
belonging to his Gram the Duke of Beaufort, wen
harked no board the Bout!, Eastern Company's steamer
Prinae Ernest, es male for the south of ',ranee, where it
is intsoded to try what an English foxhound can do
against the wolf.
T. DUCE Or BILAUrOaT AND HIS WOL7-110111.110
Eirenmos. —We lad in the Journal dimt ramie the
the following extract upon the movement' of one of our
aristoorsay :—" Everybody knows that from time imme-
morial there have been no wolves in England, the race ;
having been destroyed; hut there are too many in
Pones. The Duke of Beaufort, an English sporteinaa,
has jut pest through Paris with • pack of two hundred !
dogs, intended to destroy them wild besets, width are
the term of shepherds and of the inhabitants of kis*
dwelling.. It may be said of this peer that be is •
epeortmes by profeemies. He has inherited • rental of
1.000,000 f. ou teeditiou that he shall always =Lintels
three pecks of bounds, and shall hint six days in the
week. Another theme in tbe will binds him to 'speed
250,000 f. a-year on his hunting establishment. There
are willaherale always on the =Oh, who would =use
the bequest to he revoked I. eass the =editions were
no; wonted. The= =Ms eeosatricities ere to be found
only in England." This will, in all probability, be news
in that Gauntry where, as our polite ceetemoorazy su-
preme it, we are thou nobly socentric. Everybody
nod be gratified, too, that • mai= of our mobility, se
often accused el idleness aadeffensiessy, has undertaken
or subatiMed to this more has Herculean labour. The
booting establishment el the Rufus of France is eren.
mensurate, too, with his seek; for we are told that he
take" a pack of "dug." squid to four or Ave of Mass at
Qeare or Melt= rolled into one. Professors Huxley
end Owen. and theme intereMed is sonaeums and sooloa,
ought to give an early order for some of his spoil.; for
• wolf, if all go well with the Duke of Beenfort's estab-
lishment, will shortly be as rare in Francs sa a mastodon
or lathyossurus. In France rely. do we say' This
noble Nimrod. this Weeds/tag Jew of sportsmen, must
seek fresh fled& when those et Poiton are =hassled.
For him there is no More rest than foe the doomed
wolves. When be has bunted thms set of Frame, he
must seek them in Austria; whoa be has extirpated
them on the CarpOhlass he mast burry book to the
Bosnia Pyrenees. Every wolf I. eras down is mai diffi-
culty less for humanity, sad one more for himself, for
wolves are of the" AM usesesity" to thin Duke of Beau-
fort, eves more than is mutt= to mankind.
Tuit gonna RUST.—The noldemen and Needleman
belonging to the goers Hunt met at Clarendon-park
on Irriday, wheel particular interest was felt is the
meeting in teuesquesoes of this Wee the Imst mei f the
peek under the nhaliereisip of the Earl of Sumitomo, who
has for emu years llled that elks to the entire sells-
faetion of the numerous body of sawbones belonging to
the bent. A dog fox was fouled, and made sot= capital
reenfilm during two hours and • belt =roes a rough
soealry. and was killed at Bwithland. When the hid
mese up, they, at the request of Mr. Henget*, M.P.,
gars three hearty cheers for the =Me master. Mr.
Clow's, who has =reseed the peek, and moms& to the
ell= amid a high =Ugh= on his lordship as •
sportsman. It is eagetstbaal.a testimosial should be
I presented to the earl the easeeloses of the hunt, aid
It it probeble that a sn for that purpose will
be raised.