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A little farce was I believe, enacted at the meeting of the Cricket Association on Friday evening last. An eccentric delegate whose grammatical proprieties MUST prove at times serviceable to the Committee, treated the meeting to a commentation on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This match which has been looked forward to with a considerable amount of interest for some time past, both on account of the known merits of the two teams that the two leading clubs could bring into the field, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MAIDEN PLATE of 20 sovs; entrance 3 sovs each, half forfeit; for all horses that never had, at the time of entering, won an advertised race where more than 20 sovs of public money were given (matches excepted)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I AM sorry to have to record the decease of the Hunter's Hill Annual Regatta, always one of the most aristocratic of the season, always productive of good sport, and well attended. But amongst such an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MATCH, intended to try the quality of the players already chosen for tho intercolonial event, came off on Saturday in the Domain, but in several respects did not prove satisfactory. It is certainly now past the time when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First Race.—Young Barb, Novice, [?] Try Second Race.—Leisure Hour, Dart, Martha, Caroline, Lizzie, Barth, Ariel, Crescent and Elizabeth, Third Race.—Shadow, Barb, Eclat, Star, Athlete…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I understand that the eccentric delegate, who usually does the hanky-pankyism at the Committee Mettings of the Cricket Association, indulged the members at Monday's meeting with a blatant and studied Philippie against…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WARWICK v. NATIONAL.—A match was played between these clubs on Saturday, at the Toxteth Park Ground. The National took the first innings, Newcombe and Neale received the bowling of W. Goddard and Coulter. They…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ABOUT three thousand persons went to see the athletic sports at the Albert Ground on Saturday afternoon. A long list of games and matches was arranged for, and the "Christmas" sports were quite equal to former spectacles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Cricket Association have completed their arrangements for this year's match, which commences to-day in the Domain. Victoria sends up a strong team, although, by a glance at the list, it will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The attendance at Woolloomooloo Bay Regatta was not, by any means, so large yesterday as on previous occasions, which may be attributed to the intercolonial cricket match taking place on the same day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IN the fervid warmth of our Christmas weather—one of the many singular antitheses which Australian life presents to life in the mother country—our motropolitan and suburban population yesterday entered upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The attendance on the course was much larger than could be expected, considering the other inducements; but the heat was so intense as to render enjoyment utterly impossible. The arrangements were not much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This match between Eleven of Victoria and Eleven of New South Wales, looked forward to with such interest, was commenced yesterday in the Outer Domain, in the presence of about five thousand spectators. The Domain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THESE annually established races commenced yesterday, and owing to the exertions of the stewards were completely successful. The meeting was considered a decided improvement upon those of former years, not only as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE tenth of these matches was commen[?]d yesterday in the Domain, with an [?]eclat not less than that of any preceding event. Successive defeats [?] the hands of our Victorian friends have not yet diminished the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—Under the above heading I observe, on referring to this day's issue of the Sydney Morning Herald, that, "It is earnestly requested (by the honorary secretary), that all perious will coroperate with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THESE races were continued yesterday. In the morning a continuous stream of visitors, on horseback and on foot, set in for the racecourse. The attendance, though not equalling that of the previous day, was very numerous. The…
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