The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-30 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

RACING FIXTU
JANUI

[RES FOR 1864.
iRT.

Manchester
FEN

1

:VARY.

Harrow
Chelmsford Spring

Lincoln
Hungerford
.Cll. _ _

Nottingham Spring 1
Derby Spring 3
Liverpool
Shrewsbury
Doncaster Spring

Warwick Spring .. 16
Durham
Northampton 29
Catterick 3O

Croxton- park 1
Edinburgh Spring .. 2
Abergavenny b
Thirsk 5

'RIL.

Chester .. 3
York Spring
Salisbury.. l2
Bath

Epsom Spring
Newmarket Craven
Newmarket First Spring 25

Ascot .. 7
Hampton $ l5
Newton
Odiham
Bibury

Manchester
Yarpeaden
Epsom

Newmarket July
5
Carlisle ..
Abingdon
Liverpool July
Pontefract
Am

'NE.
I Stockbridge
Chelmsford 2B
Ne wcastle-on-Tyne
Woroestur (Summer)
Ipswich ... .
rLY.
INottingham
st arn ford
Winchester

Brighton 2
Brighton Club
Lewes 6
Reading
Egham
Oxford lB
York August 23

Southampton .. 2O
Goodwood .. 26
FITST.
Plymouth
.....

SE PT:

Weymouth 1
Warwick .September 6
Leicester 8
Doncaster
Brecon 19

. -
Derby
Lichfield
Stocktcn 3O
Devon and Exeter
Lichfield 3O

MBErt.
Richmond
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn
NewmarketFirst October 27

OCTOBER.
Northallerton 6 I Gloucester
Newmarket Second Oct. 10 I Newmarket Houghton 24
NOVEMBER.
Shrewsbury Autumn .............. 14

STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864.
FEBBIIIRT.

Carmarthen
Harrow .. 2 Aberyatwith
Cambridge l2

MARCH.
Grand Military (Rugby Hunt) ...... 14

COESTEE. Cup.—The Tradesmen's Plate, which closes
nominations for this
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event have been very languid for the past fortnight, and if
a degree of activity is not displayed during the ensuing two
days, it does not seem as if the Rhodee prize of 1864 will
be equal
ual to that of Asteroid's year, when 172 horses were

Fox FAMINE IN AYRSHIRE.--On Tuesday last
a meeting of county gentlemen, convened by Lord
Eglinton, was held in the King's Arms Hotel, Ayr, for the
purpose of taking into consideration the scarcity of foxes.
The Marquis of Ailsa presided. Lord Eglinton stated that
ho had convened the meeting for the purpose of explain-
ing to them the scarcity of foxes within the county, and, if
possible, of devising a remedy. He knew of 29 litters of foxes
having been bred in those parts of the county which were
hunted, and only 18 of these had been found some of them
never having been but once seen, and he was anxious
to consult his friends as to the best means of having more
foxes, and of ascertaining what became of so many of them.
Considerable discussion ensued as to the best means to be
adopted for attaining the end desired. Mr. Oswald, of.
Auchincruive, said it rested entirely with the landed pro-
prietors and lessees of shooting, who could always guarantee
having foxes if they chose to lot the keepers know that they
must have them. He thought it would be nothing short of
a disgrace to Ayrshire if, after Lord Eglinton's liberality in
the matter, he were not better supported by the proprietors.
It was afterwards resolved to give dinners at Ayr and Kil-
marnock, or balls, if preferable, to the occupiers of the
farms hunted over, and also to give sim la • entertainments
to the keepers in charge of the covert: drawn by the hounds.
A committee was appointed to nit ke the accessary arrange-
ments and to collect subscriptiowl, the noble chairman
heading the list with the st Ea of :O. After a vote of thanks
to Lord Alba for presittir g 5 tl3 ) rueetiqg separated,—Aorth
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