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To say that the weather was unpropitious for the Sydney Rowing Club Regatta on Saturday, is to give only a faint idea of the discomfort which had to be endured by people whose pleasure took them to Fort…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →WITHOUT desiring to attach too much importance to it, we think it right to direct attention to a statement made by "Point" in last week's Melbourne Leader, who says that a hitch has occurred in the negotiations for the visit of the…
Continued on Trove, page 501 →BESIDES the low scale of weights into which they have gilded, without any particular reason for doing so, there s another difficulty which most, if not all, colonial handicappers need to look out for; and that is the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The half-yearly meeting of the above dab was held on the 5th at the Oxford Hotel, King-street. There was a large attendance of members. The chair was occupied by Mr. Ernest Docker. The report for the past half-year was…
Continued on Trove, page 502 →OUR racing readers belug pure to hear a great deal about the race at Singleton between Victor and Sunli[?]ht, more especially after the running of the two horses this week at Maitland, we think it as well to let them read the account…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →There were about 600 persons present at the races to-day. The course was heavy, but there were no accidents. The following ls the result of the running:— Mares' Produce Stakes.—Solicitor, 1; Trickett, 2;…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →There has been great activity in the cricket field. Surrey in a contest with Kent waa victorious by ten wickets; a match between Surrey and Middlesex resulted in a tie, each side scoring 460…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →SATURDAY afternoon last saw a brilliant assemble at the Albert Ground, to [?] as the sports of the Sydney Amateur Athletic Club, on the occasion of their ninth gathering. Not only was the commodious stand filled to overflowing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I have always been under the impression that our regattas were intended to develop and encour[?] se[?]manship, and a love for aquatic pursuits. In almost every instance the committee consists of gentlemen and amateurs,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A public meeting was held on last Tuesday evening at Mr. G Arundell's, Forester's Arms, Liverpool, with a view to the formation of a local cricket club. The meeting was well attended, and Mr N. G…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE South Sydney and Surrey United clubs opened their season on the latter's ground on the 7th and 14th instants with a match between their respective first elevens. Neither of the teams represented the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The weather was showery, the course very wet, and the attendance but moderate. MAIDEN PLATE.—Solicitor 1, Euchre 2. WOLLONGONG HANDICAP.—West Australian 1,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balmain Regatta Committee makes good progress with the arrangements for their Annual Regatta to be held at the entrance o the Parramatta River on the 9th November. The magnificent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather was splendid, the attendance very large, and the racing good. TURF CLUB HANDICAP.—King, 1; Australian, 2. PRODUCE STAKES.—Solicitor, 1: Euchre, 2…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1. —There were five of the Cambridge men in garb for pulling the intercollegiate race, Mr. Walker, the substitute, being with Messrs. Close, Primrose, Mann, and Jamison, the regular four, and holding himself…
Continued on Trove, page 535 →THE lovers of coursing in New South Wales may lay to their souls the flattering unction that the " Leash" has round an abiding place among us; and that the sport Will probably be so firmly established in the colony…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →The important races at Philadelphia were the four [?] shell race and the college race. What renders the regatte, of interest to Britchers is the appearance [?] crews from the opposite side of the Atlantic. They [?] happen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A CRICKET CLUB FOR YOUNG.—The town of Young, following the example furnished in other parts of the colony, has established "The United Cricket Club," and at a meeting last week a code of rules was adopted. The new…
Continued on Trove, page 534 →(BY PEGASUS) Among our neighbours of Victoria the great question of the day concerns the racing of two year-olds at distances longer than a mile, or in any handicap races…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →OWING to the continual and heavy rain falling on Tuesday forenoon, 10th instant, these races were postponed from that and the following day, as arranged per programme, until Thursday and Friday, the 12th and 13th, on which days they came off…
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