Swimming in England
The swimming match between Nuttall and Cavill for the Professional Swimming Championship for £200 aside over 500 yards was witnessed by great crowds, Nuttall won the toss and selected…
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The Pearl Cricket Club
The annual meeting of the Pearls Cricket Club was held at Mr. J. F. Barry's Commercial Hotel last evening. The attendance was not large. In the absence of the President (Mr. A. A. Wall) Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing
September 25.—Wallsand; entries, 18th Sept. September 25—Branxton. October 9—Gresford ; entries Sept.30. Nov. 9.10—Northern Jockey Club…
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Percy Cavill will swim Tyres over the mile course, between the piers at Blackpool on the 18th, and over the five and a quarter mile course at Blackpool on the…
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During the past week a certain amount of correspondence passed between the hon, secretaries of the Aberdeen and Singleton Football Clubs, with a view to arranging a…
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Only seven individual scores of over 300 runs have been made in first-class cricket -there of them by W. G. Grace. Stoddart's team will leave England next…
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Following are the results of the races which took place at Newcastle on Thusday: SHORTLAND HANDICAP, 6 furlongS.— Blacklock, 8st 5lb (Walker), 1; Tryon, 8st…
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The local club, we understand, assemble on Victoria Square this afternoon for the first practice of the season. It will also be seen by advertisement that the…
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A. E. Trott, the Melbourne professional cricketer who has been playing at Lord's during the past season, has been engaged by the Pretoria cricket, in the Transvaal, for five months. He is to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Football. Maitland C.v. ROSEDALE
This match was played on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, this afternoon. There were very few spectators, the majority of football followers going to Newcastle to witness the senior final match…
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It would be a pity, says the Paris correspondent of the Morning post, not to rescue from oblivion the following article, published in Paris, describing the brutality of football:—…
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September 25.—Wallsend; entries, 18th Sept. September 25—Branxton. October 9—Gresford: entries, sept. 30. Nov.9.10—Northern jockey club…
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THE annual meeting of the Hunter Rivet District Cricket association was held last evening at Mr,G.Buxton's rooms. the following clubs were represented:—Albions—Alessis.N. peek and F…
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Among those picked by the New South Wales. Athletic Association to train for. selection to represent the colony at the forthcoming intercolonial mooting, the…
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Defeated but not disgraced—very far from it— must be tho verdict on the play of the Maitland United team in the final on Saturday against the Carltons. And we are not sure that the better…
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Cricketers and others generally will regret to hear that the good bat and prominent Pearl C.C. player, Mr. Dave Pryor, will be leaving Maitland towards the end of the month for Quirindi, where…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Muswellbrook Letter. the Muswellbrook Cricket Club—annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the members of the Mus—wellbrock Cricket Club was held in the School of Arts on last Saturday night. There was a good attendance, and the President of the Club (Mr…
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A meeting of the executive of the Union was held in Newcastle last evening. The British Association applied for the ground for 9th October, but the letter was held over. Mr. W. Gray was appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence Town Cricket Club
The annual meeting of the Clarence Town Cricket Club took place in the School of Arts on Monday night. The President, Mr Dwyer, occupied…
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September 25—Wallsend; entries, 18th Sept. September 25—Branxton. October 9—Grasford; entries, Sept. 30. Nov. 9. 10—Northern Jockey Club…
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