Newcastle J C. Races
The Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting is down for decision to-day, and with fine weather there is sure to be a large attendance. The recent rains have done the course…
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Sport, 1897
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District News. Stockton. Cricket Club Social
On Friday night, at the Temperance Hall, a social was held by the local cricket club, principally to commemorate the winning thereby this year of the junior premiership…
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In Sydney yesterday the Newcastle Carltons met the redoubtable Randwick team, and were defeated by 8 points to 6. There was a very large attendance to witness the…
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Queen's weather favoured the committee of the Newcastle Jockey Club for their race meeting yesterday, when the attendance numbered over 1500 persons. The racing…
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Kilpatrick, champion half-mile runner of America, was in England at latest dates, with the intention of meeting E. C. Bredin in a series of races. They meet over…
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The rat coursing, which was advertised to take place at- Sharp's Hotel, West Wallsend; on Saturday last, fell through, owing to Mr. Sharp being unable to obtain rats. He had…
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The Sydney Wallaro[?]s played a match at Orange on Monday, the latter team winning by 11 to nil. The game was very fast and rough. Kelly and Whiteside had their…
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ACACIA A's v. NORTH SHORE A.—This association badge match, left unfinished last Saturday afternoon four games in favour of North Shore, but with two more sets to play,…
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The members of the Railway Cricket Club held a social evening in the Islington Mechanics' Institute on Queen's Birthnight. There were about 60 couples present,…
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Word comes from Scotland of another candidate for "strong man" fame, in the person of Edwin Dinnie, youngest son of the veteran Scotoh athlete, Donald Dinnie, now…
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The members of the, local football club are determined to follow on with their seasonable game, and with the object of raising finds and cementing the membership, intend…
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The executive committee met on Tuesday night, the president (Mr. E. C. Graham) in the chair. The Hamilton Club wrote for permission to play in blue and white hoops…
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A fight for £20 a side between George Power and George Singleton took place at Eginton's Hall, Croydon, on Monday night, and was well attended. The referee awarded…
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Fitzsimmons and family arrived at New York on 13th April. A crowd met him at the railway station, and with a band of music paraded through Courtland-street,…
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Messrs. Flett, Clayton, Burgess, Blanksby, Kidd, Swain, Chandler, Porter, Richmond. Maughan, Genge, Look, and Turner end Redgers (emergencies) have been chosen to…
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Writing of the Newcastle Cartons, "The Cynic" in the Referee says:—"The Carlton team all round are to be complimented on their form. With a little more studied…
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The Sussex season was inaugurated on Easter Monday at. Lindfield, when a county eleven met 18 of Lindfield. The eleven included W. F. Marlow, F. W. Tate, F. Parris,…
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M. Dooley, who is still in Newcastle has been matched to fight Peter Felix in Briebane on the 23rd of next month. The men have met on three previous occasions. The…
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THE season was officially opened on Saturday, but owing to the inclemency of the weather the attendance at the Union Ground was not as large as was expected. The union has…
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NEWCASTLE NORWOOD v. MAITLAND UNITED C. TEAMS.—This match was played on the Albion Ground on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a draw, no score being recorded…
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