Narrabri Races. [By Telegraph From a Correspondent.] Monday evening
Nominations for the two big handicaps close to-morrow. Large fields are anticipated. The committee are making extensive alterations to the course…
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Sporting News. Cricket
The first international match of the season commenced on Friday last- Lillywhite's team v. New South Wales. The result was a for the latter by too wickets. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prince of Waels Birthday at Moonan Brook. Athletic Sports
THE little village of Denison, or, as it has been more recently named, Moonan Brook, was quite en fete on Prince of Wales Birthday, on which…
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The following players will represent the Rovers second eleven in a match against the Ironelads on latter's ground to-day:— Bailantyns, Gollett, Hayley, W. Horne. J…
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The names from which the selection will be made are as follows:—N.S.W., Garrett, Allen, Ferris, Jones, Turner, M'Donnell, Mo[?]es, and A. Bannerman; Victoria,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Races off the Congo Basin
The Bollettino della Societe Geografica Italiana contains a valuable contribution to the study of the ethnical relations in the Ogoway and Lower Congo Basins, by the Cavaliere A. Pacile, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gresford. Athletic Sports
A more discouraging dreary day for holiday-makers has rarely been experienced than that of the 9th inst. The Gresford Lodges were to have held their second annual demonstration and sports on…
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It is rumoured that a [?]trace for £100 aside will shortly be made between R.Bailey, of Newcastle, and B. Walker, an aboriginal. The distance is to be 150 yards, and the race…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Races. (By our own Reporter.) First Day
Saturday morning broke dull and cheerless in Maitland, and there was very little inducement for sportsmen to make the pilgrimage to Newcastle, more particularly as the sky in the direction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Races. (By our own Reporter.) Second Day
The Newcastle Jockey Club was again favoured with fine weather yesterday, when its meeting concluded, although the early hours were ushered in with the cloudy sky and southerly wind which…
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The boxing contest between Frank Payne and [?] (the Dummy) came off on Monday night at the Victoria Theatre, Newcastle, there being a crowded…
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On Saturday next, on the Albert clubs' ground, the second eleven of the Rovers will meet the Gaild C.C. Following will represent the former: -F. Robinson, W. Horne,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sorrows of Cricket
In this present cricketing ago when, it must be admitted by the most ardent enthusiast for the grand old game, the tendency, at least amongst ordinary players, is too prevalent of allowing the…
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The following are the fixtures for the next Australian Eleven visiting England :—Three matches against All England with the Australian Eleven, one on the Oval, one on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Cricket Match. Vernon's Team v. N. H. Wales. Sydney
THE match between Vernon's English team of cricketers and an eleven of New South commenced to-day. The former won the toss, and went to the wickets, which they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. Dungog Rovers C.C. v. ROCKFIELD C.C.
A cricket match was played at Dungog on Saturday last, between the Dungog Rovers C.C. and the Rockfield C.C. which resulted in an easy win for the Rockfield C.C. by eight wickets. Appended are…
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The Wallsend Athletic Club had the disadvantage of inclement weather to contend with during its late gathering which commonced on 9th November, but the end had to be postponed until Saturday…
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The following team has been selected to represent the Half-holiday C. C. against the Carlton C. C. to-morrow (Thursday). Play to commence at 2 p.m. sharp on Alberts ground,…
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Joe Price, of Sydney, won the All-comers Handicap at Wallsend on Saturday from scratch ; Pritchard, 10 yards, was second; and Yates, 8 yards, third. Pritchard was…
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Below will be found the nominations for the principal events to be decided at the Christmas meeting of the Wallsend Jockey Club:- FLYING HANDICAP, one mile.—If, Adam, Teheran,…
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