Sporting Great Eight-oar Races. Amateur Sculling of the Past
As far back as 6th March. 1878, the Mother State and Victoria engaged in eight-oar contests. It is said that the Oxford oarsman, George Fairbairn, was…
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Sport, 1909
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Cricket
In the cricket match with Surry the home [?] made [?] runs the [?] in nings [?] 178 in the second. Harved tcarring his [?] for [?] The…
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A special general meeting of the Union was held at Black's Hotel on Wednesday evening, 19th instant, representatives being present from…
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Bellingen is promised a novel event shortly. Mr. R. Finney has, for some little time past, been organising a fancy dress football match, and…
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Ulmarra v. South Grafton, at South Grafton: Duggan, Stokes, Coulter (2), Turnbull, Newby, Carlton, Swan, Quinlan. Donohoe (3), Haffenden. Morris,…
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The Clarence Rugby Union's competition will be continued to-day. The chief attraction will be the match in the Fisher Park oval between Central and Western…
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The third and final round of the "Elworthy Trophy" competition, for associates, played on Tuesday, resulted:—Mrs. Cotton, 56, 6 equal 50; Mrs. Hill, 71, 21…
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The settling was held at Mr. G. Austin's hotel on Wednesday, and was very largely attended. Mr. P. Conlon (President) occupied the chair, and in his remarks referred…
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Committee and official. : -- Messrs. Peter Co[?]on, chairman ; J. G. Plater and T. O'Brien, V.P s.; F. W. Collison, hon. secretary; J. F. Fogarty…
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The Ulmarra (12) and South Grafton (nil) teams mot on M'Kittrick Park oval on Saturday. The game was stubbornly fought, and at half time neither side had…
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The second round of the Dietholm trophy compatition (18 holes stroke), played on Saturdav, resulted:—Mr. H. S. Teakle 58, 60 equal 118, 30 equal 88: Mr. P. K…
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BRISBANE, Monday.—Results of to-day's racing:—Trial Handicap—Sentronus, 7-12, 1; Master Regney, 9-4, 2; Middy, 9-1, 3. Won by a length in 1.16¼…
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The third series of matches in the third round of the Clarence River Rugby Union's competition was played on Saturday. The weather was fine. Chief interest was…
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Opening Handicap, 6 furs.—Matchmaker, P-5 (M'Carthy), 1 Winsome, 9-6 (M'Lachlan), 2 Rose Linnet. 8-3 (lamonds), 3. Other starters: Alice Court 8-10. Racia…
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Hurdle Race, about 2m.—St. Leonard, 9-9 (Freeland), 1; Protector, 9st. (Curtain), 2; Sandboy, 9-9 (Montgomery), 3; Nine started. Betting: 5 to 2 v. St. Leonard…
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The second half of the golf match for £25, over 72 holes, between Soutar, the exopen champion of Australia, and Donald, the Manly Club's professional, was…
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The practical knocking out of Jack O'Brien in New York a month ago by the world's middieweight champion. Stanley Ketchell, came as a surprise to the glove-fighting world, and in…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Langford knocked out lloguc in the fourth round at the National Sporting Club, London, for a purse of £1800. SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the Gaiety, Felix…
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The Centrals and Southgate, second grade, meet on the Oval at 3 p.m.on Saturday. The following are the respective teams selected:--Centrals:--…
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