Racing
The persistent wet weather has militated against all sorts of outdoor sports. Even when committees have determined to keep faith with the…
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Football
HUNTER DISTRICT UNION. At a meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Union executive last evening, the following matches were set down for decision on Saturday:—B. grade, Kurri Kurri…
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The Central section having won the match against the Mines section last Wednesday met a team this afternoon on the Albion Ground from the schools of the Morpeth section. Influenza had too many of…
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The final match in the football trophy competition (B teams) was played on Saturday afternoon, last on Scone ground, between Muswellbrook…
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It is proverbial that after a storm comes a calm, and so it was that the beautiful bright, sunlight weather to-day, was accepted as a thing expected after the…
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Frank Beaurepaire, of Victoria, won the 440 yards Saltwater Swimming Championship, at Weston-super-mare. The time was 4min 59 2-5secs. Beaurepaire beat Battersby by a yard…
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Aug. 15.—Heddon Jockey Club. Aug. 19.—Wallsend Jockey Club. Aug. 20, 24.—Newcastle. Sept. 23, 24.—Manilla Race Club; entries,…
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Mearns, the Scottish swimming champion, made an attempt on Monday to swim the English Channel, from Dover to Calais. After swimming 14 hours he…
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Tommy Burns was accorded a reception at the Cathedral Hotel at Melbourne on Monday. Burns said he had come to fight the best white boys here…
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The second and final round in the Handicap Challenge Cup was played on Wednesday on the links of the Australian G.C., Sydney, and the result was a win for Miss…
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The Hunter Half-holiday Club, responding to a challenge, met and defeated the Royals on the Albion Ground yesterday. The Half-holidays were by far the heavier team, and…
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Ray Fawcett, of Singleton Centennials, has been selected to play with the Hunter Union against Central Northern Union at Tamworth on Saturday. It is…
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Frank Beaurepaire, of Melbourne, won the English quarter of a mile salt water swimming championship…
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Aug. 15.—Heddon Jockey Club. Aug. 19.—Wallsend Jokey Club. Aug. 20, 24.—Neweastie Sept. 23, 24.—Malnilla Race Club; [?]…
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The Lawn Tennis Association has decided to play the preliminary tie for the Davis Cup in America. Ritchie and J. G. Parkes will represent Great Britain…
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In the cricket match Kent versus Essex, Harding made 153 in the first, and 126 runs in the second innings. Somerset beat Hampshire by seven wickets…
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Some idea of the importance of golf as a game in the United Kingdom is (writes "Australian Golf") given by figures which were recently published…
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Aug. 15.—Heddon Jockey Club. Aug. 19.—Wallsend Jockey Club. Aug.—20, 24.—Newcastle. Sept. 23, 24.—Manilla Race Club ; entries…
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The following will represent Centennials against Rix's Creek on show ground to-day (Saturday), at 3.30 p.m.:— Maynard, Hazill, Fawcett (2), M'Gowen,…
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At the Squires reception in Sydney last week, Mr. Lawrence Foley delivered a characteristic speech. He said: "Of course, about boxing—(laughter)—we ought to have…
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