Athletics
At Adelaide, on Saturday night a six days' go as you please came to a finish. Of five who started two gave up early, the others finishing in the following order…
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291 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 15
Rosehill Pony Races
At the Rose Hill pony races to-day the Opening Handicap was won by Dynastry, First Selling Race by O'Jane, the Miniature Handicap by Tempe, the Time Handicap Trot by Decamera,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narrabri Races. (From Our Cobrespondent.) Narrabri
The annual races of the Narrabri Jockey Club commenced to-day. Weather fine, but very hot until the conclusion of the big race, when a couple of heavy showers fell, but the rest of the afternoon…
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To-night at Bonnor'e club rooms J. Perrett and J. Brown will meet for £5 aside. The event is causing speculation, and Perrett's party are satisfied they will have a good…
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Following are the names of the Albion (Maitland) team who take part in the match to-day on Victoria Square against the Singleton C. C.:—Blaxland, Callacher, Deane,…
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The above mentioned clubs met on the Halton ground last Saturday for n friendly game of cricket. The Halton players scored 109 in their first tunings, the Lostock answering with 28. Being in a minority of 86, the Lostook playera were obliged to…
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The match between Perrott and Brown, did not eventuate on Saturday eight for some reason or another. Two men had a "mill" on Saturday…
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The Singletons met with a crushing defeat at the hands of the Maitland Albions on Saturday on Victoria Square. The local men could make no headway against the…
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With reference to the report about town early this week that a bruiser was anxious to make a match, Bonner writes to us to say that he is quite prepared to meet Lynch for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warwick Farm Races. Monday evening
Following are the weights for the above meeting, to be run on Saturday next:- FARM STAKES.—Grandson 8-4, Knight Templar 8, Colenso 7-12, Melissa 7-12, Zephyr 7-10,…
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Only six of the Singletons went to Greta on Saturday, and as they had to play with five poor substitutes they made a sorry show. Greta won by about 100 runs…
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The intercolonial annual cricket match between South Australia and Victoria commenced on the Adelaide oval to-day in the presence of a moderate attendance. Following are the scores so far:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Races
The race meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club was begun on Thursday in rather unpropitious ciroumstances, for the morning was dark and gloomy, and about Maitland heavy rain fell, which kept…
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A MEETING of the County Cricket Council was held yesterday, when the projected visit of the Australian Eleven was discussed. On the motion of the Surrey representative,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Intercolonial Cricket Match. VICTORIA v. South Australia. (By Telegraph.) Adelaidd, Friday Night
THE Intercolonial cricket match, Victoria v South Australia, commenced on the Oval to-day. The Victoria eleven went first to the wickets and lost two wickets for 41 runs…
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Serveral years ago, while stationed with my regiment (the Sixty-eighth Light Infantry) at Mysore, India, I was afford an opportunity of witnessing a native boxing and…
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Despite the very warm weather the attendance at the Newcastle race meeting on Saturday was excellent, and everything passed off enjoyably. The racing was close and added further to Mr. Hannell's…
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The Singleton C.C. scored a win at Branxton on Saturday last. In the cricket match with Victoria the latter team made 320 in the first innings and…
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The following cricket team has been selected to play against New South Wales on Boxing Day:-Blackham, Bruce, Trott, A. J. and J. W. Trumble, Horan, Drysdale,…
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No one, says a correspondent of a daily contemporary, would dream that cricket in the dark was a possibility, but the boys and young men of the Collegs for the Blind at Worcester habitually…
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