Botany Bay Regatta
The second Botany Bay regatta, under the auspices of a committee of local residents, took place yesterday, and was witnessed by a considerable concourse of people who lined the shores of the bay. The…
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Boxing-day
[?] long been observes of the good citizens of Sydney that they never lose an opportunity of enjoying themselves. Give them a fitting occasion and a fine day, and they are bound to make holiday. Both these requisites were to the…
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The great annual event in athletics known as the Sydney Cup, was the piece [?] yesterday at the Albert Ground, where a number of other foot races filled up the day, from a quarter part [?]…
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As has been arranged for Tattersall's club and the New Year [?] Boxing Day has been appropriated and devoted to [?] by the racing club of the Hawkesbury and yesterday was brought off the third Summer morning held on…
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Mr. G. Kiss sold yesterday, Wednesday, at his bazaar, the right to the entrance gate and the race-course properties for the forthcoming above meeting, and the following satisfactory prices were realised:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sporting. Ryde Races
JUDGE, Mr. J. J. Taylor; stewards, Messrs. F. Fa[?]ell, G. Face, and H. Watts; starter, Mr. E. M. Betts; secretary, Mr. [?] [?] races were well carried out on the [?]wood…
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The prizes were paid over to the successful competitors last night at Punch's Hotel, and it is a worthy of record that Mr. F. Stone Davis, who won the first event in the Hurdle Race, withdrew from further contest…
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Lo! we have wound ourselves up at last, and want to play second fiddle once more to Victoria. Is that so? I hope not, indeed ; but it looks precious like it. We won our match the other day against the…
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The traditions connected with the wide wavy Waters of Botany Bay, bid fair to fade away completely under the brighter and more pleasing aspects of a regatta mirrored therein; but Port Jackson never need lear rivalry from…
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IT would have been a wonderful stroke of good fortune if the All-England Eleven had got through the bulk of their engagements in Australia without some bad weather, but it is disappointing to find that, after having had four dry…
Continued on Trove, page 854 →COURSING. To the Editor
SIR— Can you or any one else inform me if the N. S. Wales Coursing Club is still In existence, as I have beard nothing of it lately. I hope it is not like a great many other things started in N. S. Wales-just a flash in the pan…
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1st Oarlton v. Belvidere Domain 2nd Warwick v Toxieth-Toxieth Park 2nd East Sydney v 2nd Cariton-Ground open. 2nd Carlton v. and Conservative-Alliance…
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PATRON, His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson; president, Arthur Dight; vice-president, William Gosper; stewards, Andrew Town, B. Richards, A. Dight, J. Onus, sen., H. Moses, W. M. N. Garling, R. Richards. S. H. Terry W. H…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Cricket. the Bar V. the Army and Navy
A MOST interesting match took place at the Albert Ground on Thursday, the 21st instant. The representatives of the two services paid the prowess of the long-robed gentlemen no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cricket Match. MELBOURNE. 3.15 p.m
Blackham was stumped by Pooley for 16. Allan was caught by Charlwood for 5, Total, 90. Great excitement prevails. All out for 105. Horan carried his bat out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket. Sydney Grammar School v. Melbourne Grammar School
THE first intercolonial schools cricket match ever played in Viotoria was commenced on the Melbourne cricket ground on Thursday, between an eleven from the Sydney Grammar School and eleven of the Church of Englund Grammar School,…
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