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Typography is evidently an art not yat throughly understood, for the inaccuracies in my last Items were unquestionably not only amusing, but unfortunately confusing also; and I certainly think that if your…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stewards.—H. Power, Esq.; R. Goldsbrough, Esq. W. Pearson, Esq.; P. J. Keighram, Esq.; George Watson, Esq. For New South Wales.—John [?] Esq. Judge.—Robert Power, Esq. Starter.—George…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The athletic sports and amateur pedestrianism, which came off on the Melbourne Cricket Ground last Saturday, drew together a very large assemblage of spectators, which included a numerous attendance of members of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NATIONAL V. ALBERT.âThe first elvens of these two leading clubs met on Saturday, at the Albert Ground, and comnenced their second match of the season. There was some fine cricket on both sides, and as far as the match…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SOME sport was afforded to about one hundred persons at Handwick on Saturday afternoon, by three back races, the last of which was a ovelty on the turf, being a handicap by distance. There were six entries for the first race, three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →UNDETERRED by the counter attractions of the Intercolonial Cricket Match, the residents of Woolloomooloo held their usual acquatic festival on Boxing day, and had some excellent racing. The principal event was the meeting of the new yachts, Nereid,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE tenth of these annual encounters was held this year in Sydney. It commenced on Boxing Day, arid finished on the following pvening. The Victorian team was inferior to any that has yet visited New South Wales, and our representatives paid…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To the Directors of the Albert Cricket Ground Company a good deal of credit is due for their efforts to popularise athletic sports of all kinds, and thus suit the tastes of many to whom cricket alone would form little or no inducement. Their Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →As the Anniversary Regatta draws nigh, we hear each boat talked of by its backers, and also each of the pullers, commencing with E. Green, who is now thought to be the champion sculler. We can assure our readers that he is in good fettle, and will take…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Geelong Handicap was won by Barwon; the Steeplechase by Banker, with Bondo second; the Criterion Handicap by Iona, Barwon second. The weather was fine, and the attendance good…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Last Saturday afternoon about seventy people assembled on the Randwick courae to see a sweepstakes between six gentlemen's backs, at three quarters of a mile, owners up. And the sport was afterwards prolonged by a second…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I did not see as much of Saturday's cricket as I ought to have done, for the matches in three or four instances were well worth look at. A horsey feeling, however, got the better of my cricket mania, and I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ALBERT ATHLETIC SPORTS.—The committee of the Athletic Sports had intended to have Sports in February, but the Albert Ground being engaged for the cricket mutch with the Aboriginals, to come off about the 21st of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NATIONAL V. ALBERT.—The match between the first elevens of these two clubs, commenced on the 12th instant, as the Albert ground, was continued on Saturday. The state of the scores when the stumps were drawn on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE tenth Intercolonial Cricket Match was commenced in the Outer Domain, on Wednesday, the 26th ultimo, and was finished on the following day. New South Wales having carried off the honours in one innings, with 13 nuns…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A SPECIAL general meeting of the Albert Cricket Club, at which a large number of members were present, was convened last evening at Ttattersall s Rooms, for the purpose of giving effect to a resolution having for its object the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Upon reference to our advertising columns, the full programme of this Regatta will be found, and it will be seen that, notwithstanding the depressed state of almost every interest in the country, very liberal prizes hate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NATIONAL v. ALBERT.—The match between the first elevens of these two clubs, commenced on the 12th instant, at the Albert ground, was continued on Saturday. The state of the scores when the stumps were drawn on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stewards: Messrs. T. Austin, T. Maidmont, P. M'Donald, C. S. Morrow, M. Treacy, James Bell, and Haimes. Treasurer: Mr. F. Griffith. Judge: Mr. W. Griffith. Starter: Mr. T.Austin. Clerk of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The attention of Club Secretaries and scorers for the difierent Clubs are specially invited to the great inconvenience resulting from there being hitherto no settled Central place for depositing the different SCORING BOOKS, so that the Reporters of the dipositing…
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