Newcastle Races. Second Day, Saturday, Feb. 16
Officials:—President, Judge, and Handicapped Mr. C. H. Hannell; Starter and Secretary, Mr. R. Fleming; Clerk of the Course, Mr. R. Johns; Clerk of the…
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Athletics
M. Thompson, the champion wrestler of Canada, bet £20 that a pair of draught horses could not pull him away from ladder. A powerful pair of horses were attached to…
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It begins to look as though Boston's claim to distinction was to be perpetuated. John L. Sullivan has a young brother, seventeen Tears old, whose muscular development in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sale of Victorian Racing Stock. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne
The first of the sales of racing stock, during the Victoria Racing Club's autumn meeting, was held to-day at the Pastoral Hotel, Newmarket, under the direction of Mesars. W. C…
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Robinson defeated Ashworth at Bathurst last Saturday in 150 yards spin for £50 a side. The Independent gives the time as 14 4.5 secs. If this be correct the pace…
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A swimming match has at last been arranged between Walter M'Indce and young Kenny, son of Captain Kenny, of the Ship Baths, St. Kilds, to come off on the…
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Recently a reporter of the Dancer Tribune interviewed Fred Englehardt, the renewned athletic manager, with reference to his opinion of the chances of success Miller had…
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In the foot race at Bathurst last Saturday, between Campbell, of Goulburn, and Robinson, of Sydney, 150 yards. £50 aside, the result was a tie, of 15 seconds…
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Mr. Walter M[?] Mr. Kenny for £100 and the championship of Australia at Melbourne on March 22…
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Victoria Square was the scene of a closely contested match on Saturday afternoon between the second eleven of the Singleton Club and a team representing the…
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On Saturday last the first eleven of the Belvedere C. C. defeated fifteen of the Temperance Club. The winners made a bad start, losing 5 wickets for 6 runs…
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Mattin Power, of Brisbane, has issued a challenge to box (Queensbery rules) any 10 st. man in Australia for £100 and the championship of the light weights…
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The Home News says:—A close analysis of the merits of Australian cricket must result in the admission of its superiority over ours. This is more particularly noticeable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sport. [By Telegraph.] (From a Correspondent.) Murrurundi Races. Second Day, Tuesday, March 18. Murrurundi
To-day's races were equally as successful as those of yesterday. The attendance was fair, and the racing very good. The following are the results of the different events:—…
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At the sports meeting at Grafton on Monday, young Oakes, of Grafton, only sixteen years of age, won the £100 handicap. He had 22 yards start…
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The only amssement provided in the vicinity of Weat Maitland to keep green the memory of Ireland's patron saint was a meeting ot the Cessnock Race Club, at the village from which that body takes its…
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The first eleven of the Albion C.C. jour[?]d from West Maitland to Singleton, and [?]ged in a friendly contest with the Belvidere C.C. on Saturday last, in which the…
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The above teams met on the Muswellbrook cricket ground last Saturdy for their return match, the local team gaining an easy victory by 57 runs. An excellent wicket had been…
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The first heat in the swimming contest for the championship of Australia and a [?] of £100 took place on Saturday at St. [?] between W. M[?]Indoc and A. T. Kenny…
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A wrest[?]g match took place for £50 [?] side took place at Gympie the other day The contestants were Bishop a well-known miner, and a young fellow named Colwell,…
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