The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-26 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAY.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
9to 1 agst Mephistopheles (taken)
10 to 1 agst Out and Outer (taken and offered)
15 to I agst Breadalbanc (taken)
2220
tt
oo I
tla
egsstt
BDrea h lightlo a (e(of ff
feerreedd))
25 to 6 agst Lady Valentine (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
100 to 8 agst Harry Brailsford (taken)
100 to 7 agst Saladin (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Surney (taken)
20 to 1 agst Sandal (taken)
33 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken and offerod)
TWO THOUSAND.
sto 4 agst Lord Lyons (offered)
9 to 1 agst Janitor (taken and offered)
DERBY.
6to 1 agst Lord Lyon (taken)
30 to I:agst Student (offered)

SPORTING BOOKS OtiT TIIIS DAY.—Admiral Rous' Laws
of Racing, prrico ss. Baily's (spring edition) Turf Guide,
2s. Gd. Baily's Magazine, ls. Gd. Who's Who, 2s. 6d.
Sent post free on receipt of stamps.

G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace,
Hyde-park, special agent for the early delivery of the late
edition of the "Sus" newspaper. Copies delivered in
town within half an hour of publication, and in the cuun-.
try early same evening.—N.B. The late edition.

The Great University Billiard Matc:A.

CAMBRIDGE V. OXFORD.

If Fortune denied to Cambridge aquatic honours
on Saturday, the success that has attendedher cham-
pions at the great billiard match that afternoon must
be great consolation, because it has not been by a
narrow and at all a doubtful victory, but a corn-
pletc and perfect triumph from nearly beginning to
end. The names of champions selected to contend
for honours were Mr. Whickhana and Mr. Crol.ap-
ton, Cambridge University; and Mr. WAlliam
Rodgers and Mr. Watts Russell, for Oxford.

The great contest took place in one of the large
rooms in St. James's Hall, around the four sides
of which raised seats were erected, all of which
were fully occupied, and in the centre space a new
splendid billiard table was placed. At three
o'clock the four players, who for a few
minutes previous had been taking a few
stray shots across the table, took up their
position, and the play commenced. The game was
500 up. At the start, Oxford, owing to good and
careful playing of valiant knights, took the lead,
and it seemed as if they were going to
win, as the saying is, " anyhow," but
when 92 had been reached, fickle For'aine
turned her favours upon Cambridge, for at. that
point her champions' score stood 139. Mr. 'Which-
ham made fine play when 174 had been, reached,
and then his companion, Mr. Crompton, still fur-
ther strengthened the score by some very good
strokes. When the marker called out the Canabridr,e
score as 212, Oxford stood at 193, and at this paint
it may be said Mr. Watts Russell's and Mr.
Rodgers' good fortune deserted them. Mr.
Whickham here went in, and having apparently
got his hand in pulled up the score to 253. Mr.
Russell followed him, and made his score 221, but
again the Cambridge men went ahead, and when
both had played their score stood 283. The game went
on, and when Cambridge had made 306 points, the
Oxford score stood at 237. Mr. Russell and his
partner seemed here rather to despair of success, but
they went manfully to work, and pulled the score up
to 289, but at this point of the game the Cambridge
score was 369. The marker shortly after called
out the position of the game, viz., 400 agst 292.
At 424 Whickham made a fine cannon up the
cushion, which elicited loud cheering, and the game
went on till 500 was called for Cambridge. The
Oxford score was but 330.
The play was not marked by any very extraor-
dinary ability, the game in fact being an ordinary
good game, and nothing more.
The game lasted two hours and a half.