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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1906

284 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 15

Tarago Races

The Age · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

Races were hold at Tarago on Saturday and were well attended. Results:—Opening Handicap—Berwick, Reform, Glen. Career also started. A good race for…

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United Tennis Club Ball

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

A ball, under the auspices of the United Tennis Club, was held in the Literary Institute on Friday night last. The Hall, was appropriately decorated…

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The United Tennis Club Ball

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 2

The United Tennis Club Ball, which eventuated in the ball of the Literary Institute on Friday night last, did not attract as large an attendance as was anticipated. About 25 couples graced the hall…

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Racing

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

The following are the acceptors for the Australian Cup:—Tartan, Proceedor, Scott Free, Ossian, Marmont, Zepho, Phaedra, Circuit, Kaffirpan,…

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Braidwood Races

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

FIRST day's racing (Wednesday) resulted as under: Opening Handicap.—Previous I, Huretta 2. Rock Harbor 3. Other…

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From All Sources. Money for Golf

The Age · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 4

Never has so much money been applied to the propagation of any game in one year as there has been applied to golf in the year which has just drawn to a…

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Turf Club Races. Annual Meeting. First Day

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

It must have been rather disbeartening for the Turf Club authorities, after getting together, the largest number of horses assembled for many years, with…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

A match, which caused a good-deal of interest and friendly rivalry, was played on the Rec. on Saturday last between Braidwood C.C. and a team of teachers…

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Flemington Races

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

At the V.R.C. races at Flemington on Saturday, Sydney horses won five out of six events, and filled the first four places in the Newmarket…

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Young Races

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

IN our last issue it was announced that the annual meeting of the Young Turf Club would be held on April 4 and 5. The prize money…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 2

A match was played on the Recreation Ground on Saturday Teachers of the district and Braidwood, resulting in the Teachers getting 87 in their first…

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Major's Creek Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 2

The initial meeting of the Major's Creek New Race Club was held on the Long Flat racecourse on Monday last. Unfortunately for the new Club the weather conditions were unfavorable. The…

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Cricket

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 2

OUR players rolled up at the Park on Saturday morning expecting a match against Queanbeyan. Imagine their disappointment when their secretary…

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A New Golf Story

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 5

A South African correspondent sends to “Golf Illustrated” the following story: —“At the South African Tournament, at Bloemfontein, in the Orange River…

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Major's Creek Races

The Age · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 2

The initial meeting of the Major's Creek New Race Club was held on the Long Flat racecourse on Monday last, and from every point of view was a big success, which…

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Mysteries Still Unsolved. Lost Countries and Lost Races

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 4

The public appetite craves nothing so much as a riddle, a secret to guess, but nowadays every man's life is so bare, and we live so much out…

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Racing with a Waterspout. Thrilling Experience on the Outer Reefs of Florida

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 3

I was going in from a day's fishing on the Florida reef, down on the outer keys, a famous place for waterspouts, when several appeared in the…

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Cricket

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 2

A match was played on the Rec. on Saturday last between Braidwood and Jembaicumbene Clubs, and further exemplified the “glorious uncertainty of…

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Collector Races

The Age · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Collector Race Club was held on the local course on Saturday. There was a good attendance and satisfactory sport was provided. Warger won…

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Captain's Flat. RACES

The Age · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 2

FRIDAY last saw the local race meeting successfully carried out. The attendance was not so large as that of by-gone years, less than 200 being present. Those assembled,…

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