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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1886

163 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 9

Hawkesbury Races. Sydney, Thursday, April 15

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 2

HURDLRS—Soobolo[?], 1; Drummer, 2; Do[?]ev, 3 HAWERSBURY STAKES—Keith 1 : Fraud 2 ; Yolosno. 3. CLARET STAKES—Acme, 1: Cheaham, 2: Tamarisk…

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Cricket

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 2

HAY JUNIOR C.C. v. DENILIQUIN JUNIOR C.C. On Thursday evening last the Hay junior cricket club proceeded to Pine Ridge, to more the Deniliquin juniors there at the good old game. A coach, the property of a…

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Balranald Races. Balranald, April 26

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 2

The annual race meeting was held to-day, and was most successful, the weather being splendid and the attendance highly satisfactory. The six events on the card were contested with capital fields and the…

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A.j.c. Races. Sydney, April 26

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 2

Hurdle Race: Agent, Drummer, Commodore. Autumn Stakes: Nelson, Malua. Produce Stakes: Trident, Tamarist, My Lord. St. Leger: Matchlock, Monte Christo, First Prince…

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Rugby Union Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1886 · page 27

At the annual general meeting of the English Rugby Union held in London the following regulations for the guidance of umpires and referees, and alteration of by-laws, were agreed…

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Football

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 April 1886 · page 3

A meeting to re-organise the Hay Football Club was held at the Caledonian Hotel, at 8 p.m., on Wednesday evening. The following were present:—Messrs Kelly (in the chair, Monypeny, Ferris, McDonald, Teece, Tompson, Miller, R…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1886 · page 23

An American paper contains on amusing account of a cricket match recently played in the state of [?]llioofs, in which a large retriever dog seized the ball where it had been struck by a…

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The New Football Rules

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 April 1886 · page 4

In view of the near approach of the football season, an indication of the alterations that have been mode in the rules of the Victorian Football Association, and which come into force for the first…

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Intercolonial Junior Cricket Match

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1886 · page 23

The return intercolonial match between learns selected from the junior cricket clubs of New South Wales and Victoria was concluded on the Melbourne Cricket-ground on Tuesday, and was…

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Cricket. Melbourne C.c. V. Benalla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1886 · page 23

A match was played at Benalla on Friday between the Melbourne Cricket Club and the local club which resulted in a victory for the visitors by runs on the first innings. Melbourne…

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The Balranald-hay Cricket Match. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 April 1886 · page 3

SIR,—As one of the party who visited Hay in the recent cricket match. Hay versus Balranald, I feel that the remarks contained in a letter, addressed to you from your Oxley correspondent, in your issue of…

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The Balranald-hay Cricket Match. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 May 1886 · page 3

Sir—We cannot allow the letter signed "Indignant," which appeared in your issue of the 30th April, as regards the second paragraph, to pass unnoticed. In he first place we would disclaim having any…

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Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1886 · page 23

The opening match of the season at Albury— Bachelors v. Benedicts—will take place next Saturday on the cricket-ground The teams will be chosen on the ground from the Albury…

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Wednesday Half-holiday Football Club

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 May 1886 · page 2

A meeting of this club was held at Tattersall's Hotel, at 8 p.m. on Thursday evening. The following were present The secretary (Mr A. Massie), Messrs Atkinson, Scott, Jacob, Travis, Taylor, Prendergast, Wilson, Rice, Keireth, and…

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Cricket Queries. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1886 · page 23

SIR,—Please give replies to the following questions:— 1. Supposing a batsman is attempting a run, and the ball is thrown in to the wicket-keeper,…

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Football

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 May 1886 · page 2

A meeting of the Hay Football Club was hold on Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock, the principal business being to revise and adopt the rules which had been drawn up by the committee, for the club's management…

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Coursing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 May 1886 · page 27

The Cootamundra paper says:—“There is now view in Mr. C Howell’s window a very handsome lady’s gold bracelet, to be competed for at the forthcoming coursing meeting on the 9th…

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Ivanhoe Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 May 1886 · page 4

Mr Boys telegraphed to us to-day to add Sir Henry's name to the Bracelet Stakes…

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Central Amateur R.c. Races. (From a Correspondent.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 May 1886 · page 2

The third annual meeting of this club took place on Thursday 13th inst, at the racecourse on Whoyeo station, near Lake Cudgellico; and, considering the dryness of the season, there was a very good attendance…

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Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1886 · page 23

The opening match of the season took place on Saturday last between the Albury Football Club and the Federal City Club. There was a fair muster of spectators on the ground, who in…

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