Boxing Day
By a consultation of our school edition of Ainsworth's Latin dictionary, appropriately bound in calf, we arrived at the important discovery that the literal interpretation of "excursion" is "an…
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The Rugby Case
We get new lights upon this strange case occasionally from stray correspondents who happen to know something more about the parties than the magisterial investigations have elicited, and it is beginning to…
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THERE is no city in the world where the people thereof "make holiday" more determinately than do the inhabitants of Sydney. It is not a mere partial respite from the labours of business, when some…
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A MEETING of the committee of the New South Wale Cricketing Association was held at Poehlman's Cafe [?] evening, Captain Ward in the chair. The minutes [?] last meeting were read and confirmed…
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The principal item on the programme of amusements for the holiday-keepers of Parramatta on Thursday was the first of the two days' annual Christmas races. Whatever might be said of the quality of the…
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The eyes of the cricketing world, and indeed of the entire colony, are turned towards the Otway for intelligence of the arrival of the Great Britain, now sixtythree days at sea-with the All-England Eleven on…
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The muster on the course yesterday, although not so numerous as on the first day, was nevertheless tolerably large—there being at least a thousand or twelve hundred persons on the ground. Pleasure, however, was almost entirely out of the question—the…
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The Parramatta races commenced on Thursday punctual to appointment, and although not so numerously attended as wo could have wished, they passed off very pleasantly-winners and losers being alike satisfied with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pedestrianism. Mount v Harrison. Foot Races for the Championship
The long expected race between Mount and Harrison came olf yesterday, and was of sufficient interest to cause some 5000 persons to betake themselves to the Coponha.. gen grounds, and make the day a half-holiday. The result…
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The preparations that some of our sporting towns-people have made for the last few weeks past, was crowned with every success in the two days'races, notwithstanding the run cars that it would prove a failure…
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A MATCH was commenced on Saturday in the Outer Domain, between the eleven chosen to play in the Intercolonial Match and eighteen selected from the various clubs in and about the city of Sydney. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Christmas Races. (From Saturday's Mercury.) Second Day.—friday
THERE was a perceptible diminution in the attendance on the race-course yesterday, yet there was, nevertheless, a goodly gathering; and the same feeling of good humour appeared to prevail, as on the first day…
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THE single innings match—Eleven of New South Wales v. Eighteen of the Metropolitan and Suburban Clubs—commenced on Saturday, was resumed yesterday afternoon, and resulted in favour of the Eleven…
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE EMPIRE. SIR,—The direct origin of Boxing Day, is not generally known. Perhaps some of your numerous epistolary correspondents would be kind enough to enlighten me on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tumut Races. (From the Wynyard Times.)
These races came off as advertised on the Tumm Course on Boxing Day. The first race, for £12, heats. Mr. Macnamara's Othello [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mudgee Christmas Races. (From the Mudgee Liberal.)
For the first time, races were held on Boxing Day, on our new course at Bumberrs. The weather being fine, there was a large number of spectators, and the course presented a lively appearance…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Yass Christmas Races. (From the Courier, Thursday, December 26.)
The Warco Purse of £10, for all horses to be approved of by the stewards; two miles: one event. Mr. R. Gorman's b. g. Sydney J. Jones br. m. Not Expected…
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