Feats in Swimming
The Journal ties Debuts gives the following stories from old chronicles relating to feats in swimming:—Dr. Joel Laugelot reports that in the middle…
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[?]fine, but hot, and [?] The ground is very [?] the heavy rain last [?] of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegraphic. Sydney, Wednesday, 6.40 p. m. Cricket Match—victoria N. S. W
Sydney all out for 171, Bannerman making 83, and Powell 29. Victoria, in their second innings, scored only 34, Sydney thus winning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Intelligence. Cricket Married v. SINGLE
IN consequence of the match with the Coramandra club, which was originally fixed for New Year’s Day, falling through, a match was arranged between the Benedicts and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Intelligence. Cricket. Adelong v. TUMUT
THIS match was played on New Year’s Day on the Tumut ground, and attracted a large number of visitors, among whom were a good many ladies. The day was oppressively…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Art of Swimming
The natives of Islands in tropical clinies are not unfrequently experts swimmers, and accustomed from their infancy to remain many consecutive hours in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Correspondence. Cricket. to the Editor
SIR,—It affords much gratification to all interested to find that a movement is being made to re-establish a cricket club here, and when once started let us hope it will not, like many other Gundagai matters, be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CRICKET. (To the Editor of the Advertiser.)
SIR,—I was surprised to hear on asking a friend of mine, who is a cricketer, that the match which should have been played on Anniversary Day (last Wednesday) between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lower Targutta Races
Handicap Hurdle Race, of 5 sovs.— Mr. E. Canter’s b Bally, aged, 10st 41b 1 T. Dodd’s b g Denny Blake Sat 7lb 2 Maiden Plate, of 5 sovs ; 1½ mile—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Adelaide Cricket Match. (From the South Australian Register, Feb. 8.)
The result of the Intercolonial Cricket Match, which was on Monday brought to an abrupt, and for the Victorians an inglorious termination, would have been far more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraphic. Sydney. Friday, 2.40 p.m. Intercolonial Cricket Match
SYDNEY went first to the wickets. Thompson scored 6, David Gregory 36, Bannerman 3. 4.30. p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic. Sydney. Intercolonial Cricket Match. Saturday, 4.30 p.m
PLAY was resumed at noon to-day. The weather was intensely hot Sydney, second innings:—Thompson, run out, 10; Evans and D. Gregory are- now in. 70 runs have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Racing Club Autumn Meeting. Second Day—thursday, March 9
SIRES' PRODUCE STAKES.—[?]-mile. T. and A. Chirnside's b c Newminster... 1 C. B. Fisher's b c by Angler—Chrysolite 2 Jas. Wilson's br f Brisels......... 3…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gundagai Turf Club Races
THE event long talked of, and expected by the sporting public, has arrived, and ere this reaches the eye of our readers will, with the excitement and bustle which attended it, have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Rhymes. Before the Races
What a pleasure it is to behold the glad faces Of those who come in to the course every year, To witness the beaux and the belles at the races, with the horses and jockies all mustering here!…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Rhymes. After Ths Races
Now the races are all over, and the winners are in clover, What pleasant memories linger around the happy past!…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extraordinary Scores at Cricket
The Standard in an article discussing the cricket season of 1875, says:—" Large, and it might be added small, scores by an eleven, and large scores by individual batsmen, would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. Narandera Races. (To the Editor of the Advertiser.)
DEAR SIR,—Knowing you to be a lover of fair play, I ask you to insert the following account of the Narrandera races, as I think it a matter of public interest that the way…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket. Challenge Cup Match.—wagga V Adelong
The first of the scries of matches for the Jones Challenge Cup, took place on Saturday last in Mr. Baylisâs paddock adjoining the Race course .A good deal of interest was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wagga Cricket Match. to the Editor
SIR,—Our men have suffered defeat ia the Cup Match At Match, the cause of which is without doubt their want of practice, and their not being able to play together; yet every man who took part in the…
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