A Regatta for Queen's Birthday
A FAIRLY well attended meeting was held in the School of Arts, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of getting up a regatta on Windsor waters, on the 24th May. The Mayor…
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Sport, 1888
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The [?]Fellow's at Cricket
WEDNESDAY was the day selected for the return match between the brethren of the "Prince of W[?]" Lodge. Windsor, and those of the "Rose of Richmond" Lodge;…
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A two days meeting will be held at Bathurst August 1 and 2. Rosehill meeting takes place to-day…
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The Richmond team met the Strathfield team at Richmond on Saturday last, on the park. Both teams played short, the former with 11 and the latter with 8 men. The game resulted in a win for…
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Two races are to be run at the Hawkesbury course to day between three and four o'clock, one between Mr Penton's horse Jacko, and Mr. Dunston F[?]iry for £25 aside, and the other…
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The test match, All England v. Australian Eleven, was won by the Cornstalks by 61 runs; the scores being—Australians: First innings, 116; second, 60…
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We are glad to notice that Mr. W. Nixon, who is a great lover of coursing, and who is a very straight-going sportsman, has secured a good win at Rosehill, in the shape of the much-coveted…
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We are glad to hear that a really strong cricket cluh is to be organised for the ensuing season, and it is to be hoped that the list of members will be larger than has ever been the case before…
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At Goulburn last Saturday, Goulburn won the Local Stakes, Figtree the St. Leger, B[?] the President's Purse, and Brishane Grove the President's Stake…
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The Intercolonial Match, Victoria v. New South Wales, was won by the Cabbage Garden representatives by 2 goals to 1. The Parramatta Wanderers met the Richmond…
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A match has been made, and takes place at Mr. Johnston's track at Pitt Town, this afternoon, between H. Maw son and W. Simon, for £5; distance 150 yards. A handicap has also been…
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At a meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Coursiug Club held on Tuesday, Mr. C. C. Skarratt was elected president in place of the late Mr. Edward Lee. The following programme was…
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The following players will represent Richmond in their match against the Ivanhoe football club, on to-day (Saturday), at Richmond, viz:—F. Ezzy, Phipps (2), Kather, Hyslop, Brooks, Hill…
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The Australians commenced their Gloucester match on Wednesday. The home team made 126 without losing a wicket, when the stumps were drawn…
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At Pitt Town on Saturday there was a good attendance at Mr. Johnson's track, when two athletic events were got off. The first event was between H. Mawson and W. Simons, 150 yards,…
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English football team defeated at Maitland by 9 goals 19 behinds to 4 goals 5 behinds…
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The All England Eleven defeated the Australians by an innings and 137 runs. The scoring was:—Australians, first innings, 80; second, 100. All England, first innings, 317…
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The Carrington Grounds proprietary ran off several events on Monday afternoon. The opening item was a 50 yards sprint between C. Samuels and F. S. Hewitt, and it was won by Hewitt by…
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At Melbourne a sensational sale of greyhounds from the kennel of Mr. M. J. Hardiman took place, when 19 lots were sold for 756 gs., or an average of close upon 40gs. The following were…
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R. Sandal and W. Linsley, amateurs, boxed at Foley's on Tuesday for a £20 trophy. After three and a half rounds, Linsley threw up the sponge. Professor Jackson is described by the…
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