Grafton Lawn Tennis Club
A tournament commenced on 24th May between gentlemen members of the club, which concluded last week. There were nine competitors, and the matches were…
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Sport, 1898
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V.r.c. Grand National Races
This meeting commenced at Flemington on Saturday. The Maiden Hurdlee, 2 miles, went to So-and-So, The Hall second, Homespun (favorite) third. The Two-year-old…
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BEFORE the representative match at Maclean on the 25th June tho referee informed tho up river players that he intended to allow the kicker to place the hall for tries at goal, marks and frees. Tho…
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The third race meeting promoted by Mr. P. M'Mahon, of the Commercial hotel, came off on Wednesday on the Grafton course, and was well attended. The track was in good…
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THE Richmond River representative football team arrived in Grafton on Saturday shortly before noon and were welcomed by a large number of friends and the officers of the Clarence River branch of the…
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Saturday last was a gala day in Grafton, the occasion being the meeting of teams representing the Clarence and the Richmond River Branch Unions. The visiting players,…
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"NOUS" in the NORTHERN STAR, says:—Mr. Stening's decisions in the Richmond-Clarence match have come in for a considerable amount of criticism both on the Clarence and Richmond. I recognise…
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THE first day's racing on Wednesday last attracted an attendance of considerably over 1500 people, including dozens of visitors from the Richmond, Sydney, and olsewhere. Beautifully fine, mild…
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TO-DAY'S MATCHES.—Grafton seniors v. 20 Grafton juniors: Harrison, Wickham, Stewart (2), Ross, Cracroft Parker, M'Arthur, Pollack (3), Thompson, Young, Sellors, M'Kittrick, Cameron, Orr.—Southgate…
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Delegates appointed by several of the clubs on the Richmond and the C.R.J.C. met on Thursday evening, and appointed Mr. G. H. Varley chairman, and Mr. J. H. Munro…
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The annual races of the C.R.J.C., for so many years the leading sporting attraction of the North Coast, commenced on Wednesday. The weather was delightful, and the…
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TRUTHFUL and fair comment is what the public and the majority of the players like to see in connection with the football matches, but the writers to some of the Richmond papers suffer from the same…
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The second round of competition matches came to a conclusion on Saturday, and now it only remains for the semi- finals and finals to be fought out. Only the…
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Last Saturday was all that could be desired for racing purposes, although perhaps the wind was unpleasant. A large number were present, fully 500, and bookmakers were in…
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"Milroy" writes in the "Sydney Mail"—Shortdistance racing not only keeps a useless class of horse on the racecouree, but it has brought into existence an undesirable class of trainers. Any…
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'Martindale" writes in the T. and C. Journal: The prevailing opinion is that onr turf leaders are about to make a dead set at that branch of the sport known as pony and galloway racing. They…
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THE semi-finals for the trophies donated for competition among the Clarence football teams were played on Saturday, the competing teams being Harwood v. Grafton and Southgate v, Maclean…
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Saturday last was a red-letter day in metropolitan football circles, the occasion being the return match between teams representing New South Wales and Queensland. Nor…
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ON the opening of the last cricket season, the late proprietor of the ADVOCATE offered a trophy for competition among the cricket clubs in the Clarence electorate. The competition was…
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A metropolitan team of senior players will arrive by the City of Grafton on Thursday next, under the management of Mr. Roland Kean (who is not unknown to some of the…
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