Mechanical Coursing a Poor Attendance at Epping Meeting Sydney
The mechanical coursing meeting at Epping yesterday did not prove a great success. The attendance was in the vicinity of 5000, as compared with…
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Sport, 1928
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Sporting Cricket South African Test (A.p.a. Message.) Capetown, January 2
Ten thousand people were present to see the continuation of the Test match against England. South Africa, in the first innings, made 250…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Holiday Racing S.b.h.j.c. Meeting Northgay Wins Hurdles Lady Alda Successful in New Year Handicap
The South Broken Hill Jockey Club conducted its New Year's Day meeting at the South, course yesterday. The weather conditions were fine but dull…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing Tunney's Earnings Vancouver, January 2
In an interview at Miamn (Florida) Gene Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion of the world, denied the reports that he intended to retire from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Racing Inquiry Owner's Allegations Brisbane
At the further inquiry into the circumstances of the defeat of Apple Crown in the Toombul Plate at the Queensland Turf Club meeting at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Races at Randwick Man Picks the Card
A country man visiting Sydney faied for 12 successive race meetings to-back one winner, and in more than 90 wages lost a large sum of money…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rugby Overseas Waratahs Handicapped by the Loss of Two Men London, January 2
Mr. Shaw, the manager of the team, says that in addition to Tancred the Waratahs are likely to be without J. Ford in the match against…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis the Davis Cup Prospects of France New York, January 2
Vincent Richards believes that France, will keep the Davis Cup for three or four years. "America has a few promising…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Racing Meeting at Flemington
Textile put no an excellent performance in winning the Bagot Handicap at Flemington on Monday. The Caulfield Cup winner carried topweight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mechanical Coursing Company in Queensland Goes Into Liquidation Brisbane
The Queensland Electric Coursing Association Ltd. has decided to go into liquidation. No further meetin will be held. The Greyhound Coursing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Saturday's Racing Sandown Park Meeting the Acceptances Melbourne
A race meeting will be held at Sandown Park on Saturday next. The following are the local times of starting and the final acceptances:-…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tennis the Davis Cup Likely Australian Team Melbourne
It was unofficially stated in Melbourne last night that G. Patterson, J. B. Hawkes, J. Crawford and E. Moon are likely to be selected for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sporting Racing S.a.j.c. Handicapper Resigns to Work in Singapore
It was officially announced yesterday morning that the resignation had been received of Mr. H. F. Wilkinson as handicapper to the South Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CRICKET N.S.W. Sheffield Shield Team to Meet South Australia Sydney
The following team has been selected to play for New South Wales against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match opening in Sydney on Friday:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sporting Racing Club Taxation Review of Position Sydney
The Government will shortly review the question of taxation of country racing clubs. A scheme under consideration involved reduced taxation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mechanical Coursing Attitude Of. A.J.C. Committee to Registered Bookmakers Sydney
The attitude of the A.J.C. towards mechanical coursing was demonstrated by a motion carried at a meeting of the committee yesterday amending a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis the Davis Cup Trial Games Started Melbourne
The Davis Cup team trial matches were started yesterday. In the men's singles Moon (Queensland) beat Kalms (New South Wales) 3—6, 9—11, 6—4,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket Second Half Opens Keen Fight for Places
With the opening of the second half of the League's competition to-morrow cricket followers should witness keen fights between the leading teams. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing Benny Leonard to Fight in the Welter Division New York. January 4
Benny Leonard, who retired undefeated as lightweight boxing champion, announces that he intends to enter the field as a welterweight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mechanical Coursing Offer to Abandon Scheme London, January 5
The promoters of greyhound racing have offered to abandon the dog-racing scheme at Crystal Palace, provided nobody else is permitted to…
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