Alionora led for a considerable portion ot the jcurrey. Czarina was the first to reach the leader, closely followed by AkleVfc-Camp. Fairly in the straight estab lished a good lead, s*ld won without any trouble by a length, the next three horses on each other’s quarters. Time, Imin 47sec. Dividend, £2. Hioh-wbight Handk u', open, of 45 govs.; second horse osovs. from the stakes. One mile. 330 — Mr Belcher’s b m Famous, aged, 10.0 (Rayner) ... ... 1 174__Mr Sheehey’s r g First Shot, 8.0 (Jenkins) 2 116 —Mr Bore’s b g Hotu, 6yrs, 8.0 (Lord) 3 Will-o’-the-Wisp and Jewel Gun were scratched. Hotu led past the stand and to the quarter-mile post before First Shot got on term 1 ? with him. Fa mous did not make an effort until rounding the turn to the straight, when she went to the front, and won without any apparent effort by a length and a half, a length sepa rating the. aecond and third horses. Time, Imin 46sec. Dividend, £1 18s.
THE WAR.
THE LADYSMITH ENGAGEMENT,

HEAVY LOSSES OF THE ENEMY,

A SEVENTEEN HOURS’ FIGHT.
GENERAL SELLER'S MOVE BRENTS.
London, Jan. 8. A report h s been received by the War Office from General Sir George White with reference to the assault made upon Ladysmith by the investing Boer forces on Saturday. General White states that the garrison succeeded in repulsing the enemy every where with heavy loss, their casualties greatly exceeding those on the British Bide. ..
