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192 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 10
THE improvement in the attendance at the Turf Club races on Saturday was observable certainly, but only to those practised in the art of appreciating the proportions of a crowd. A few, but very few, ladies…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THIS regatta, which is annually carried out by the good folks at Balmain with so much success, and looked forward to by the yachting community as the opening of the season, came off yesterday with the usual eclat,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the dearth of amusement which has prevailed of late, the customary regatta at Balmain on Wednesday proved a welcome treat; and accordingly we were not surprised to find it as numerously attended as ever,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Race —The MAIDEN PLATE of £20, for all horses that never won an advertised prize, heats 1 mile. Mr. S. E. Tuckerman's o g Marquis, 4 yrs. 1 l T. Mill's b g Cock Robin. 2 dr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?]tious matches which, on account of the unfavourable state of the weather, were postponed at the [?], Regatta on Wednesday, came off under the Superintendence of the committee on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WITH the view to give practice to our intercolonial players, a select eleven, which included (as will be seen by the score list) five or six of our best players, on Saturday, were matched against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THESE races commenced on the 30th ultimo. The weather was fine, but the attendance rather poor. The Argus of the 1st instant gives the following report of the day's proceedings, received by telegraph,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—I am a great lover of boat racing and whenever an opportunity offers of witnessing one, I generally make it & point to be present. Yesterday [?]ing Saint Andrew's Day (and being a true Scotchman, I felt a double pleasure),…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As we anticipated, the teturn m[?]n between the Gentlemen and Players resulted in a difficult victory.The Gentlemen won by twi wickets only, although, had there not been several question. able decisions, the Players would have been much more easily…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Perhaps you can inform me whether we are to have the pleasure of witnessing a regatta in our beautiful bay this year. I am indeed sorry to hear the rumour going about to the effect that there will not be one. If such are true, hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PREPARATIONS for the intercolonial match are now assuming more activity. The Saturday's play, though generally well attended, is not however commenced at a sufficiently early hour to allow of that amount of practice which is indispensable to a fair chance of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—Having perused your paper of this morning, I find advertised in it the programme of the ensuing Anniversary Regatta; and I am sure that the public will feel deeply indebted to the committee for the efforts they have made in bringing it before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE MATCH BETWEEN ELEVEN ENGLISH PLAYERS AND TWENTY-TWO OF THE UNITED STATES CRICKETERS AT HOBOKEN. THIS long anticipated match at cricket was commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We are indebted for the following reture of this little meeting, which came off on Tuesday and Wednesday last, to the courtesy of a friend who was. present.The whole passed off very well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE practice anticipatory of the inter-colonial match was continued on Saturday, on the Domain ground. An eleven, consisting of Captain Ward and Messrs. D. Dickson, E. Samuels, H. Hilliard, R. Murray, F. Adams, G. Gilbert, H. Newcombe, E…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE first-class match, which becomes an occasion of some importance, occurring as it does immediately preceding the choice of the New South Wales eleven, was played on the Domain ground yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—I think that it would have made a greater variety, and ceased more sport, if the Committee of the Anniversary Regatta had placed a race on the programme for bona fide amateurs in watermen's skiffs, with a pair of cars and coxswain, as there are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THIS match was broguht to a termination yesterday afternoon, The state of the score at the time the wickets were drawn the previous evening would not admit of the slightest doubt as to which side victory would ultimately fall. The Alberts had made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MEETING of the members of the New South Wales Cricketing Association was held last evening, at the Commercial Hotel, King-street. About thirty members were present; Mr. Joseph Clayton occupied the chair…
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