Steamboat Racing
Sir Charles Lyall, when in the United States, received the following advice [?] friend:—"When you are racing with an [?] sition steamboat, or chasing her, and [?]…
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Pony Races
Very large entries have been received for the local Pony Club's Races to take place on the Recreation racecourse this (Saturday) afternoon, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Olympic Games. Swimming Stockholm, July 12
Duke Kahanamoku (Hawaii) won the final of the 100 metres, free style, swimming race, his time being 1 min. 3 2-3sec.; Cecil Healy was second in 1min. 4 3-5sec…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing in England. Gaining in Popularity
It is not many months since a feeling existed that the famous English sport of boxing—the one pastime to which we can lay the fullest claim—was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football Fracas. an Umpire Assaulted
A quarrel occurred between the barrackers at the football match between Norwood and West Torrens at Adelaide, and one of the fighters, a youth, was arrested by the police…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Athletic Events
America won three out of the first four places in the final of the team race 3000 metres. A Sweden representative was second…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Football. Rugby League. Saturday's Matches
The fine weather that prevailed on Saturday afternoon was largely responsible for the large attendance that thronged the ringside on the West Maitland Park to witness…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bowls
The New South Wales team of bowlers defeated Aberdeen by 115 points to 74…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rugby Union
There was it good attendance at the matches provided by the H.D.R.F. Union on Saturday in aid of the widow and family of the late Porter Aggett, and as a result…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Football in South Africa. Capetown
The South African Rugby Union, after 12 trial matches, has selected a team to tour Great Britain in the winter of 1912-13…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Football in California. San Francisco, July 21
The Californian Rugby Association has been reorganised, with the object of raising funds to bring New Zealand and Australian teams to California in the autumn…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First Athletic Nation. Stockholm
United States did not compete in the yachting, and Sweden secured 13 points, thus gaining an unassailable position in the contest for the first athletic nation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Football. Rugby Union
At the meeting of the Hunter Rugby Union last evening there was a very, large attendance. The secretary of the City and Suburban…
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In the first grade League matches in Sydney on Saturday, South Sydney defeated Newtown by 20 to 13, Eastern Suburbs defeated "Western Suburbs by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket
The team to represent England against Australia at Manchester on Monday next, July 29, will be selected from the following:-[?]ner,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court Ladies and Boxing
An American girl who has been a student in Germany for nearly two years has surprised her parents (says the "New York Tribune") by asking that a pair of boxing gloves…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock Races
In connection with the nomination [?] Cessnock Jockey Club races appear[?] where in this issue, the names of [?] (Flying) and Ola (Cessnock Han[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Races
The following entries have been received for the Cessnock Jockey Club Races, to take place on Saturday:— Trial Stakes; 6 furlongs.—Periander…
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