Encouraging Athletic Sports
Harper's Magazine, in a very good article on athletics, makes this remark, which we have often put forth as our own extremely logical conclusions, based upon the knowledge…
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Newcastle Annual Regatta. (From our own reporter.)
OFFICIALS:—President, Mr. C. H. Bannell, J.P.; Vice-Presidents, Mess[?], Joseph Wood and J. C. Ellis, M.L.A.; Judge, Mr. D. Fitzpatrick; Starter, Mr. A. [?]sser; Secretary and Treasurer,…
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The Rovers second cloven say they w[?] treated as gentlemen at East Maitland. [?] don't say anything to there about that. [?]ently pre-arranged rotte[?]egg episode [?]…
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Officials:—President, Mr. J. Fietcher, jun.; Starter, Mr. J. Moss; Clerk of the Course, Mr. W. Smith; Handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton; Judge, Mr. J…
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The Stroud Christmas meeting, which was held on Boxing Day and the following day has proved the most successful, both from a racing point of view and in attendance, that…
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Young T. Brown and [?] Walled has [?]matched for a 150 yard [?]tter for [?] as. [?] is reported that two Sydney Amales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Dungog. New Year's Day Races
The Dungog Racing Club gave a day's sport yesterday in the way of horseracing. The weather was most oppressively hot—in fact one of the hottest days of the season,…
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The Cup match, Rovers v. Wallsend, will be resumed on Victoria Square on Saturday The N. S. W. representatives in the Combined team did poorly against the…
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The Melbourne Herald has received one hundred pounds, as first deposit on behalf of Farnan, for a match with Foley; the match to come off at Albury…
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Cup match, Rovers v. Wallsend to-day. Well, the Englishmen are coming, and our boys will have to go into training. The Secretary of the East Maitland Club…
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Playing against Wollongong the English Eleven made 171, Shrewsbury top scorer with 49. For the local 22 Russell got 5 wickets for 42 runs and James 3 for 21…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Cricket. Sydney
Murdoch, Spofforth and Bonuor, are to be asked by the N.S.W. Cricket Association whether they will, play on behalf of the colony in the forthcoming matches against…
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Before Easter the long talked of half-mile run between Malone and O'Brien for £1000 will most likely be run in Melbourne,…
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The following have been chosen to represent the second eleven of the Lillywbite C. C. in a match against the Rix's Creek C.C., on Rix's Creck ground, play to…
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A match is to be played at Scone on Anniversary Day between the Rover C. C. and Scono C. C. The following have been chosen to represent the formor club:—T. A…
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There doesn't appear much likelihood of Foley and Forman settling their much talked of match, as the b[?]kers of the latter are on the look-out for "[?]-money," and with…
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The following will represent the Singleton Guild in a match against the Morpett Guild at Morphett on Anniversary Day:—E. H. Millet M. Jones, J. Qai[?]r, G. McCasker, B…
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Where the level lawn is greenest, and the sunlight glistens sheerest, Lo she stands; While the game is just beginning, there's the…
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IT will be remembered that the brothers Study were two of the members of the English team of Cricketers under the Hon. Vivo Bligh. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, January 24, 1885. A Novel Cricket Match. Dampier's Dramatic Co. v. Pickwick Club
Yesterday afternoon a novel and unusually interesting cricket match took place on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, in the presence of a large gathering of ladies. The…
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