Maitland Races Notes on the Events
The sports will be catered for at Maitland on Saturday, when a programme of six events will be put through. The kick-off will be with…
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Coalfields Night Tennis Championships. Big Tourney to Take Place
What is expected to be the greatest tennis tournament ever held in the district will be staged following in the installation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Series of Thefts. Boys Go Punting at Races
Two boys, aged 15 and 12 years, arrested last Saturday night, have admitted to the series of thefts which have occurred in Cessnock during the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swimming
It has now been, definitely decided to hold the opening carnival of the Singleton Swimming Baths on Saturday, March 24. Mr Les. Duff, secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bowls
In the H.R.D.B.A. Championship Rink competition, M'Grogan, W. Bailey, Kennedy, Giles—34—defeated Roborts, Coughlan, Robinson, Doohan…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Humane Coursing Society. Claim for £12/12/
At the West Maitland Police Court on Monday before Mr. D, W. Reed, P.M., William Henry Robinson proceeded against the Humane Coursing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cricket. Hunter Association
The competitions of the Hunter River District Cricket Association were continued this afternoon. The weather was ideal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dog Racing. May Be Limited
With an eye particularly on mechanical hare coursing the Government intends next session to introduce a comprehensive amendment to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rowing Club. This Afternoon's Regatta. Ideal Weather and a Large Crowd
The West Maitland Rowing Club conducted a regatta on the Hunter Hirer this afternoon. There was a large attendance. In addition to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boxing. Grime Draws with Garcia, Baltimore. Feb. 20
Billy Grime (Australia). 1281bs., fought a draw with Garcia, 130½1bs., over 12 rounds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sporting Turf. Warwick Farm Races
Following are selections for the meeting at Warwick Farm to-day:— Trial Hurdle Race.—Pelman, Farmer, Suncoil…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Races. Entries for March 3
Following are the entries received for the race meeting to be held on the Cessnock course on Saturday, March 3:-…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Paris's Latest. Hotel Swimming Bath. and Midnight Theatre. Paris. Feb. 19
The latest novolties include a midnight theatre near the Opera House, and a large swimming bath in the basement of a large hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →English Racing. Turf Society's Scheme. London, Feb. 23
The Turf Guardian Society is promoting a scheme to control the starting price in betting, by which betting may contribute between £100,000 and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Test Cricket Uncalled for Aspersions. Upon Australian Methods. London. February 16
A special contributor from Sydney, slanders Australia in an article published in the "Sporting chronicle," which is also issued in Manchester,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Le Gaz Tennis Club
The annual meeting of Le Gaz Tennis Club will be held to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 7.30 p.m., in the Gas Company's offices. All…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Rowing Club. Regatta at Walsh Park. Excellent Sport
The Maitland Rowing Club's regatta on the Hunter River, at Walsh Park, on Saturday afternoon, arranged to assist in raising funds for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boxing. Mixed Programme at Sydney Stadium
Tommy McInnes, the Scotch boxer (10.12 1/2), compelled Wally Tullipan, of Queensland (11.6), to retire in the tenth round of their contest at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Swimming. Women's Championships. Miss B. Mealing Unplaced
At the Surrey Park Dive, Box Hill (Vic.), on Saturday afternoon, the third and final fixture of the Australian womens' swimming…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coursing. "Tin Hare" at Cessnock. Machine Breaks Down
The Cessnock Elcctrlo Coursing Association was unfortunate with its tin hare meeting held at the Sports Ground on Saturday afternoon. After the first course had been [?] and the hare had made-the trip round the track in preparation for the second event, the-machine broke down. It was announced that the breaking…
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