Newcastle Annual Regatta New Year's Day
A MEETING of the committee was held on Tuesday night at the Centennial Hotel, the president in the chair. The final arrangements for carrying out the regatta were…
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Sport, 1891
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Athletics
A cable states that Frank P. Slavin, the Australian pugilist, has accepted the challenge of James Corbett, the American, and will fight him in California for a purse of…
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Chairman, Mr. C. H Hannell; judge, Mr. Jos. Olift, jun.; starter, Mr. Alex. A. Farthing; clerk of the course, Mr. O. Parker; clerk of the scales, Mr. J. Burke;…
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By cable we learn that the Californian Athletic Club has refused to concede Slavin's demand of £300 for his expenses in a boxing match for a purse of £2000 with Corbett…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Annual Regatta a Brilliant Gathering. OFFICIALS:—President and umpire, Mr. C. H. Hannell ; vice-presidents, Messrs. Joseph Wood and C. Upfold ; starter, Mr. W. H. Whyte; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. Frank Gardner; committee, Messrs. W. Sidney, A. J. Potter, F.B. Menkens, Tom H. Ingall, H. Berkeley, C. W. Readett, E. Blair, H. Wegg, G. Sexton, D. Dobie, J. Burke
OFFICIALS :—President and umpire, Mr. C. H. Hannell; vice-presidents, Messrs. Joseph Wood and C. Upfold; starter, Mr. W. K. Whyte; hen. secretary and…
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A MEETING Of the Newcastle Regatta Committee was held at the Centennial Hotel, at 8 o'clock last evening, with the object of handing over the prizes won on New Year's…
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Mr. Moroney intends running his next Nursery Handicap on Saturday night next. Entries fall due on Tuesday evening. T. Liddle's first Novice Handicap of…
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The Ironclads journeyed to Lambton on Saturday, and took advantage of the excellent wicket to compile the largest score ever made on the ground, viz., 177. Towards…
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IN the cricket match, Victoria v. South Australia, when the stumps were drawn, the Victorians concluded their first innings for 220, and, following on, made 15 without the loss…
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At Dunedin (N.Z.) Caledonian sports on Friday, Gross beat the world's record (his own) by throwing a 161b hammer, standing, 111ft 10in…
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Mr. Moroney will run his fourth Nursery Handicap off on Saturday night next. Entries close this evening at the usual places. This event was wrongly advertised as a…
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THE attention of horse-owners and trainers is directed to an advertisement in another column, by which it will be seen that the above club intend holding their race…
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The above match was played on the Ironclads' ground last Saturday, and resulted in a win for Advance by an innings and 31 runs. The Advance batted first, and scored 117…
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The final heat of the Carrington Colts Handicap resulted as follows:—T. Cartwright, 9½yds, 1; T. Walsh, 8yds, 2; P. V. O'Brien, 6½yds, 3; W. Johnston, 7yds, 4…
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Slavin and Mitchell are announced to begin a professional sparring tour in the United States in February. It is probable that New South Wales will…
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The fourth match between the above-named players took place on the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Thursday afternoon last. A large attendance of onlookers was present,…
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The above event will be run off this afternoon at the Crystal Palace Gardens, Waratah. The starts have given general satisfaction, and it is expected nearly all the runners…
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The great annual gathering at Lake Macquarie, under the auspices of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta Club, will take place on the 26th instant. The programme, as…
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Owing to the rain on Saturday Mr. Liddle had to postpone the running of his first Novice Handicap till Saturday next. He will run his second Novice Handicap off on…
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"Home Rule for Ireland," said Killaloe, when O'Donnell's Wayfarer, who mashed Venapa, and carried the Blue and Gold in his button hole. Remember that, and also…
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