Moonlight Golf
I heard the other day that on one of the well-known golf courses in England, that some very enthusiastic golfer got up a moonlight mixed foursomes, with the result that two of the party…
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Football. Hunter Distinct Executive
A meeting of the executive committee of the Hunter District Union was held last evening, Mr. R. E. Norman being in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing
Sept. 23, 24.—Manilla Race Club. Sept. 26.—Newcastle Jockey Club; entries, Sept. 21. Sept. 29, 30.—Armidale and New England…
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Tommy Burns, the champion heavyweight boxer, arrived at Cooma on Saturday, In company with Mrs Burns. P. O'Keefe (his trainer). and Mr Hugh…
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The annual meeting of members of Singleton Cricket Club will be held at the Mechanics Institute to-night at 8 o'clock. The business consists mainly of…
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Jack Johnson, the colored pugilist, is matched to fight Langford, another colored man, at the National Sporting Club, London, on November 9th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing
Sept. 23, 24.—Manilla Race Club. Sept. 26.—Newcastle Jockey Club; entries, Sept. 21. Sept. 29, 30.—Armidale and New England…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boxing Championship. Burns and Johnson at Last. Match to Come Off in Sydney. Sydney
An official cable was received this morning from London, stating that Johnson had finally signed an agreement for a match with Burns, and would leave for Sydney to-morrow by the…
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A cable from London on Tuesday states that A. B. Postle. the Queensland champion, won an invitation 100 yards handicap, at Newcastle, from scratch, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football. To-morrow's Matches
The Hunter District Union has arranged for four matches to be played on the Albion Ground to-morrow afternoon, and a good afternoon's football is promised. The most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Singleton Letter. Singleton Cricket Club
The annual meeting of the members was held at the Mechanics' Institute, on Thursday evening, when there was a fair attendance, Mr. A. B. Shaw presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing
Sept. 23, 24.—Manilla Race Club. Sept. 26.—Newcastle Jockey Club; entries, Sept. 21. Sept. 29, 30.—Armidale and New England…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Boxing Championship. the Approaching Struggle. London, Sept. 17
Johnson, the negro pugilist, has signed a contract with the representative of Mr. H. D. MacIntosh, to fight Tommy Burns to a finish anywhere in Australia for the…
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D. Billington swam 440 yards at Liverpool in 5min. 28 4-5eec., a world's record. (The records show that the late B. B. Keiran swam 440 yards in 5min. 19sec. on…
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The match between Pat O'Keefe, the trainer of Tommy Burns, and Ed. Witliams is off. O'Keefe informed the promoters that he could not accept less…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Moonlight Golf
I heard the other day that on one of the well-known golf courses in England, that some very enthusiastic golfer got up a moonlight mixed foursomes, with the result that two of the party…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →English Cricket
In the cricket match the Rest of England against Yorkshire the former made 483 for the loss of S wickets, and declared their innings closed. Bosanquet scored 214 runs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Boxing Contest. Sydney
The winner of the boxing contest between Burns and Johnson will get £4200 and the world's championship, and the loser will receive £2800…
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