Maitland Picnic Races
The settling-up in connection with the races took place at the Sportsman's Arms Hotel on Saturday evening, in the presence of a good attendance of owners and friends…
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Sport, 1900
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Football
On Saturday the Carltons played Waratah Juniors at Waratah, and defeated them by 16 points to nil. Carlton played with 12 men, and Waratah with 17. The play of…
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In a statistical book recently published in London, the yearly batting averages cover 87 pages, and W. G. Grace's are worth quoting:—Innings, 1299; total runs,…
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The usual meeting of the Northern British Football Association was held at the Carrington Hotel on Saturday evening. Mr. J. Joblin occupied the chair. There were…
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The champion sprinter of India, Norman Pritchard, ran at the Highland sports at Stamford Bridge on Whit Monday, and although not nearly fit won his preliminary…
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Fred Lane, the Australasian amateur swimmer, writing to Sydney under date May 31, says:—Since I have been at Blackpool this year I feel ever so much better,…
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Th final of the President's trophy competition is to be played this afternoon on the Hamilton green, the contestants being H. Giles, of the Lowlands Club. and J…
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The usual weekly meeting of the Northern Branch of the Union was held in the Chamber of Commerce on Monday night, the following being present :—Messrs. M…
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The six-ball over is a voted success In England. So is the new "follow-on" rule, which leaves the follow-on to the option of the side which has made150 more runs…
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English files received by Monday's mail state that Mr. A. D. Kearney, the Victorian tennis player, who is now a student at the Edinburgh University, won the Whitehouse…
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A meeting of the executive of the Hunter District Rugby Union was held at Cridge's Rooms last evening. Present: Mr. John Gillies, M.P., president, in the chair, and…
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'The one-armed world walker, G.M Schilling, who was reported dead nine months back in Melbourne, is very much alive In West Australia, and at latest was…
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The final in the president's gold medal competition took place yesterday afternoon on the Hamilton green between Silcock (scratch) and Giles (scratch), and…
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The return intercolonial match between the New South Wales and Queensland representative teams was played on the Agricultural Ground this afternoon. In the…
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The postponed winter meeting of the Hawkesbury Race Club took place on the Rosehill course this afternoon in the presence of a large attendance. Results:—…
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The committee of the Newcastle Jockey Club were favoured with delightful weather for their race meeting yesterday, and despite the big counter attraction at Rosehill…
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Sharkey does not want another fight with Jeffries, as he knows he cannot whip him. Sharkey's latest utterances, however, are amusing. He classes Jeffries as…
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Middlesex and Somerset played a match at Lords on June 4, 5, and 6. It was for J. T. Hearne's benefit, and Middlesex won by 209 runs. The chief feature of the game…
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Tom Tracey has taken to losing on fouls so much for a cool-headed fighter that all his fights are looked upon with suspicion. Bob Fitzsimmons has a cut and swollen…
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Should the weather prove favourable there will be two interesting contests on the Lowlands' green this afternoon. The semi-final in connection with the…
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