Rat Coursing
Mr. Joe Murphy, of the Sportsman's Arms, Hamilton, has announced a rat coursing sweep for untried dogs on March 30, for which good prizes are offered…
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Sport, 1895
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Cricket
The first eleven of the Ellalong Cricket Club journeyed to West Maitland yesterday forenoon to play a return match with the B team of the Half Holiday Association Club…
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HALF HOLIDAY v. WALLSEND (12).—On Thursday last these clubs met at Wallsend, the former team winning easily by 65 runs. Wallsend batted first, but made a very poor…
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A SERIES of events, coming under the above heading, was commenced in the Victoria Theatre last evening, when a very interesting programme of athleticism was inaugurated…
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THE last of the test matches to be played between Mr. Stoddart's English Eleven and the Australian representatives was commenced on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day. There…
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A handball match will be played at Thompson's Hotel, Hamilton, to-day between W. Thompson and W. Oughton (the latter playing with right hand only), for a stake of…
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The test match yet bears an open appearance, as the fine score of 414 made by the colonials has been followed by the Englishmen with 200 for the loss of four wickets…
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ELLALONG v. PEARL.—Fifteen representatives of the Ellalong Club met the Pearl A team on the West Maitland Park oval on Saturday afternoon, and the senior…
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THE fifth test match between England and Australia was continued on the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday. The weather was warm, and the sky cloudy, but a record…
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THE third programme of sports in connection with the East Maitland Athletic Club was presented on Saturday afternoon, and was decidedly successful. The Bank-street…
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Mr. Joe Murphy's sweep for untried dogs will be run at Hamilton on March 16, and other coursing matches will take place a fortnight later…
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When the Englishmen concluded their first innings—just 29 runs behind the score of their opponents—cricket tipsters prophesied a close finish as a result of both innings. The…
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The evening wires received in Maitland yesterday regarding the final test match, England v. Australia, caused a flutter of excitement. The information that the colonials…
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THE attendance on the third day's play between England and Australia was large, the weather being fine and warm. M'Laren and Peel were the not-outs of…
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The Pall Mall Gazette contains the following information relative to Australian cricket: —" Every one knows that Australia has done a great deal to promote cricket of the highest…
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A meeting of the committee of the Albion Cricket Club was held at the Exchange Hotel, West Maitland, last evening. Mr. J. Rourke, president, occupied the chair, and…
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THE play in the fourth test match was continued to-day on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The weather was favourable, and has every indication of continuing so…
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The progress of play between the Australian and Englishmen in the final test match has been anxiously looked forward to by a large number of people, who daily…
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THE fifth match was brought to a conclusion on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day, when the Englishmen proved victorious by six wickets…
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A boxing contest between the heavy-weights J. Goddard and "Feli[?]" (the latter a coloured man) took place at the Victoria Hall, Melbourne, on Monday night, in the…
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