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Sport, 1877

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CRICKET. To the Editor

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1877 · page 3

SIR. -In your issue of last evening on the above subject, "Round arm says :-"I take it for granted that Mr. Evans had a very small voice in the choice of the twenty whose names appointed at [?] at 1 p.m. on Thursday, and is pretty…

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Tattersall'a Club Races. This Day

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1877 · page 2

THE annual jub[?]ee of Tatter[?] Club with which they are went to [?] in the new year is on to-day, the weather being fine enough to have att[?] a larger attendance [?] was present when the curtain [?] on the first race. The club that…

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Cricket. Challenge Cup Match. Warwick (Holder's) V. [?]

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1877 · page 3

THIS Cup match our readers are a ware, was commenced on the 16th, on the Albert Ground, and postponed on the 3rd through stress of weather, but on Saturday last both teams showed out, and the match was continued. At the…

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Cricket. Warwick C. C. v. NEWTOWN C. C.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1877 · page 6

THE contest for the Challenge Cup match between the abovenamed clubs was continued on the Alber ground on Saturday afternoon, but not concluded. The weather was fine for the match, and the attendance, although…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta 1St January, 1877

Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1877 · page 3

THE Annual Regatta at Newcastle came off on New Year's Day, under the most favourable circumstances, as for as the weather was concerned, and the attendance and patronage of the general public; but a very sad aspect was thrown over the…

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Adelaide Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1877 · page 5

At the races to-day the following were the winners:- MAIDEN PLATE.—Tait's Regalia colt, Comet, 1. Time, 1 minute 47½ seconds…

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Bega Annual Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1877 · page 5

The races commenced to-day with the following result:- MAIDEN PLATE.—Valetta 1, Queen of Hearts 2, Ba[?]boy 3…

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Tattersall's Races. Monday, January 1St

Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1877 · page 3

regular annual gathering under the auspices of Ta[?] Club came off on Monday, having become an instliation New Year's Day, through a course of many years; and it too much to say that it goes on improving. The Club has…

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Tattersalls' Races

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1877 · page 2

Last evening being set down as the one for settling over the above meeting, the following prizes were paid over: -Mr. R. Rouse, £570; Sir H. Robinson, £167; Hon. Jas. White, £115; Mr.G.F Want. £105:…

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Cricket Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 22
Also in Sydney Punch

SINCE my last the All-England Eleven have sustained another defeat, the Victorian representatives having proved equal to the occasion indeed after t he first innings of the local team the game looked very much like a runway…

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Cricket

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 31

FIXTURES FOR THIS DAY (Saturday, January 6). Newtown v. Warwick—Challenge Cup continued. Albert Ground. Second East Sydney v. Belvidere. Domain…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta. 1St January, 1877. (From Our Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 24

THE Annual Regatta at Newcastle came off on New Year's Day, under the most favourable circumstances, as far as the weather was concerned, and the attendance and patronage of the general public; but a very sad aspect was thrown over the…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 1

No incident in the annals of cricket in this colony had excited such widespread interese as the match between the present All-England Eleven and the fifteen representatives of New South Wales, which commenced on the…

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Tattersalls Races. Monday, January 1

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 29

PATRON, His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson, K.C.M.G.; Stewards, the committee of Tattersall's; Judge, Mr. R. Driver, M.P.; Handicapper, Mr. J. A. Scarr; Starter, Mr. W. P. Bowes; Secretary, Mr. James Herald…

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The Melbourne Cricket Ground.— "Play."

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 11

THE admirable engraving on our 12th and 13th pages constitutes a view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the newly-erected grand-stand, which is a large and very commodious structure, and greatly enhances the appearance of the…

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Lament of a Cricket Ball

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 24

As we of Sydney have had a taste of the great English batsmen, the brothers Grace; and are now about to try what the best English bowling Is like, the following excellent lines from a late number of London Punch will not be mal apropos:—…

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Tatters All's Annual Races. 1St January, 1877

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 10

Maiden Plato of 5 sovereigns each for starters, with 100 sovereigns added. For all maiden horses at the time of entrance. Penalties for winning thereafter—once, 5 lbs; twice or more…

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Sydney Hunt Club. Midsummer, Races. Saturday, January 6, 1877

Evening News · Sunday 7 January 1877 · page 3

Under the Ma[?]gment o:—the S. H. c. Committee. Patron: H[?] Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson, K.C.M.G, Judge: Mr. W[?]es, Walford. Handicapper: Mr. J. A. Scarr. Starters Mr. T. S. Clibbon. Hon. Sec: Mr…

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International Cricket Match

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1877 · page 2

The New South Wales Cricket Association held a meeting at Tattersall's Hotel last evening, to get through a little business connected with the forth-coming match with the English Eleven. Mr. Richard…

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