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The gymnasium was quite as essential a portion of Greek education as the school-room, and the limbs of youths and even of grown men were as vigorously trained in athletic exercises as their bruins in aritbmetic, rhetoric,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CRICKET—The Club (Darlington) established at Shepherd's paddock about three months and a hall ago, intend during this month to close their businessafor this season. They have played two matches only as yet, both…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The arrangements made by the committee for the Manly Beach Regatta were complete in every respect. Messrs. Burt and Moore placed the yacht Surpris at their disposal, which vessel was decorated with flags…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MANLY Beach may now be looked upon as an indubitably recognised place of amusement for the citizens of Sydney. On the occasion of most of the holidays and festive days that are kept by Australians this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The anpual races which usually take place at Homebush during the present season of the year, recommenced yesterday. The attendance was perhaps the largest we have seen on occasions of this kind, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Autumn Metropolitan Racing Meet commenced yesterday[?] and, so far as the weather for the festivities was concerned, under most favourable auspices. In strictly sporting circles, no meeting has created…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE second day's running for this meet came off yesterday, and again the weather gave its best patronage to the sport. Although the races on the paper were full of interest, as is usual on the second day, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Metropolitan Race Meeting for the present year terminated yesterday, and it has never before fallen to our, lot to chronicle the procedings of one so brilliant in every respect; The entrances for the several events on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE weather has held up most propitiously for the Homebush Races, and the citizens may thank their stars that they have had so glorious an opportunity of dividing their interest between snort and politics. With regard to the field for the latter, it is filled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Srn>—Can any of your readers inform me what amount of remuneration, por man, the Military Band received, for their two days.' performance on the occasion of the lato match…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It certainly seems as if the people of this colony were never tired of racing Six wevks ago we fancied wo had attended tho last of tho suburban race meeting which we had seen tho wind up at Brighton,but it appears as if we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THESE races on Tuesday last commenced under advarse circumstances, and had been heralded by a tempestous day. The course was dreadfully heavy, and the Maiden Plate was run during some smart showers, but as the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Monday last—Whit Monday—several pedestrian matches sad feats came off on the ground of the quond.m.Collingwood Cricket Club, near the General Havelock, simpson's rosd…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE annual race meeting for this district took place on the Merreworth course; according to advertisement, on the 21st June instant and two following days. Subjoined is an account of the first and second days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As racing men and flet tockeys have their chroniclers, it is only fair that Tom [?]er, the great national steeplechuter, sbonld have his Boswell. He was born in the vilae of Angrnering in the county of Sussex, close to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The MAIDEN PLATE of 30 sovs, with a sweepstake of 2 sovs each, for all horses that have never won an advertised prize exceeding 20 sovs; serond horse to receive the sweep; distance, one mile and a half; one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MONDAY, June 6.—Much rain, the course desperately heavy; nevertheless, the muster for entrances at Power's Hotel for the following day's races was the best seen in Gayndah…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The gymnasium was quite as essential a portion of Greek education as the school room, and the limbs of youths and even of grown men were as vigorously trained in athletic exercises as their brains in arithmetic, thetroric,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THIS little meeting, which was got up to celebrate the opening of the Squatters' Hotel, at Currawarna, by Mr. Reuben Hannam, came off on Friday and Saturday last. The dead of winter, even on the balmy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The TRADESMEN;S PLACE of 2O0 sovs, added to a Handidicap of 25 sovs each, 15 ft; the second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 50 sovs towards the expenses; the winner of either the…
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