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Sport, 1887

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Cricket. Cookardinia v. CULCAIRN

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 27

The return match between these clubs was played at Culcairn last Saturday, and resulted in a most decided victory for Culcairn in one innings, with 105 runs to spare, notwithstanding…

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Sporting Intelligence. Bowna Annual Races. Easter Monday, April 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 26

The annual races at Bowna are always looked forward to with feelings of pleasurable anticipation. To the lover of the sport itself there is the attraction of good racing between local cracks,…

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Murray Hut Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 April 1887 · page 2

The following are the weights for the [?] Hut races to be run on Saturday next, [?] inst.:— HURDLE RACE.—Eros list, STRUGGLE [?]…

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Deniliquin Athletic Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 April 1887 · page 3

The second annual gathering under the management of the Deniliquin Athletic Society took place on Monday last (Easter Monday) and was even more of a pronounced success than the one…

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Balranald District. the Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 April 1887 · page 2

The Balranald annual races are over, and as a whole Balranald (and I might say the club, too) may be justly congratulated upon the success of the meeting. Heavy rain fell all over the district during the…

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Cricket. Hay v. BALRANALD

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 April 1887 · page 2

The following report has been kindly furnished to us by the secretary of the Hay Cricket Club, Mr Monypenny, to whom the press is always indebted for information and kind attention:—…

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Coursing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 24

Lord Carrington accords his patronage to the new Hunt Club in Sydney. The club will start 24 hounds in good ranting fettle…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 24

An interesting ladies’ cricket match, in aid of the Bulli Relief Fund, attracted about 600 spectators at the Association-grounds, Sydney, on Friday. The teams were styled “The…

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Lachlan Jockey Club Races. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 2

SIR,—In reference to "Quandong's" remarks in you issue of 19th inst, stating a note had been received from me, in which was mentioned a second day's racing in connection with the Lachlan Racing Club…

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Cricket Match. Deniliquin Trades United V. Echuca

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 3

One of the last matches of the series for the Jameson Cup was commenced on Wednesday on the local ground between the Deniliquin Trades and the Echuca Clubs. The day was…

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Deniliquin Athletic Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 2

A special general meeting of the com[?] the Deniliquin Athletic Such by was held [?] Royal Hotel on Tuesday evening. The [?] Mr A. Jameson, occupied the chair, and the…

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Deniliquin Athletic Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 2

While the Committees of the Deniliquin Athletic Society are to be congratulated on the determined step taken by its members on Tuesday evening to purge local pedestrian contests of the moral filth with…

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Oxley Races

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 2

The first annual meeting of the Oxkley Jockey Club, came off on Thursday last (21st inst.), with pronounced success. The racecourse which is situated about…

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Moulamein Annual Races

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 2

Tuesday, the 19th of April was a most favorable day for out-door enjoyment, and the weather being so propitious tended in a great measure to bring…

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Maude Races

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 April 1887 · page 2

We gave the bare results last time; a valued correspondent furnishes us with full particulars:— My first communication to you will treat almost exclusively of our annual race meeting, which took place…

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Balranald Racing Club.—

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 May 1887 · page 2

A meeting of the above club was was held at the Balranald Hotel (Tatersall's) on Saturday evening, when the following members of committee were…

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Old-time Coursing. (From the “Sporting Mirror.”)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1887 · page 8

Whatever may have been the origin of coursing, the sport has now fixed and confined itself to this country (Enlgand). It is not like hunting, a sport for the many,…

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Intercolonial Lawn - Tennis Tournament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1887 · page 27

The intercolonial lawn-tennis match between New South Wales and Victoria was commenced in Sydney on Monday under the most favorable circumstances, the weather being charming, and…

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Newmarket Races. London, April 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1887 · page 18

The Two Thousand Guinea Stakes was run at Newmarket to-day, with the following result : —Mr. Douglas Baird’s ch c Enterprise, by Sterling—sister to King Alfred, 1 ; Mr. H. T…

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The Wonders of the Cricket Field

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1887 · page 27

St. James’ Gazette of March 22 facetiously remarks concerning the match recently played in Melbourne between Smokers and Non-smokers:—“The extraordinary perfection to…

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