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Sport, 1877

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Country Cricket

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 661

THE JONES CUP.—With reference to the match for toe above trophy between Wagga Wagga and Tumut clubs, a Wagga paper has the following:—"Our team selected to play the Tumut eleven for the return match arrived at…

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Wallaroo Football Club

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 27

THE seventh annual meeting of the above club was held on Monday, the 14th May, at the Exchange Hotel. Mr. W. R. T. Burkitt was unanimously called to the chair, and after the usual preliminaries…

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Parramatta Park Races

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 29

THIS meeting came off last Thursday, on the Parramatta Park, under the auspices of grand weather and a fine attendance. The officials could not have worked better in their several capacities, and each one deserves great credit…

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Newcastle Races. Second Day.—friday

Evening News · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 4

The weather to-day was fine and enjoyable, but the attendance was limited. The following are the results:— Free Handicap.—Janitor. 1. Kingfisher, 2; Miss Phoebe, 3. The race was won by a neck. There were five other…

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Brisbane Races. [By Electric Telegraph.] Brisbane

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 29

[?] there was a large attendance than ever before known here. The Governor was present, and was well received. The following are the results:— Trial [?] Daphne I. F. bal. 2. Oakover 3…

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Air and Cork Floats for Ballasted Open Racing-boats

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 662

A CORRESPONDENT to the Herald has furnished the following information for the use of those connected with boats and yachting:— A cubic foot of water contains almost exactly 6¼ imperial…

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Athletics. Sydney Amateur Athletic Club

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 661

THE beautiful weather of last Saturday was a sufficient compensation to the members of the Sydney Amateur Athletic Club for the disappointment they experienced in being compelled to postpone their sports from the previous…

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Adolphe at the Athletic Sports

Sydney Punch · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 3

SARE,-- On Saturdays last I vas villing to go for to zee le sport at ze Champs d'Albert. As I vas vat you call strolling down ze Rue St.: George I had ze happiness to make ze recontre vitli von friend of mine, who at vonce, according to ze customs of zis country, zay to…

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Sydney Amateur Athletic Club

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 27

THE tenth meeting of the above Athletic Club could hardly have been any other than a decided success, with such beautiful weather as last Saturday produced. Most of our readers will no doubt by this time know that the 12th was the day…

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Football

Evening News · Monday 28 May 1877 · page 2

The seas in for football can now be said to have fairly commenced, no better guide being required than that all the available parks and grounds whereon the game can be played are now on Saturday afternoon's…

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Victorian Coursing Club. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1877 · page 5

The matches of the Victorian Coursing Club, at Sunbury, terminated to-day. Telegraph won the Tasmanian Plate; Hazel, the Stonehenge Stakes; and Josephine, the Bowen Stakes…

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Victoria Coursing Club. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Monday 28 May 1877 · page 2

The Victoria Coursing Club Meeting took place at Sunbury. and the following are the results. Tasmanian Plate.—Telegraph. Stonehenge Stakes.—Hazel…

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Football. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1877 · page 7

SIR,—I must again beg leave to trespass on your space, as there are one or two remarks in "Old Rugbeian's" letter on football that call for some comment. I confess to being somewhat alarmed the other day, when…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Queensland Turf Club Races. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1877 · page 5

THERE was a good attendance at the races to-day. The following were the winners of the principal events:- THE CUP.—Sunrise 1, Nemo 2, Chieftain 3. THE CRAVEN STAKES.—New bold 1…

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Newcastle Races. May Meeting, 1877. Second Day.—friday, 25Th May

Evening News · Monday 28 May 1877 · page 3

FINE weather again favoured the meeting; but the attendance was not nearly so large as on the proceeding day, there being not more than 1200 persons apparently on the ground at any portion of the day. As on the fist day, the members…

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Coursing Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1877 · page 693

THE past week has been a busy one in the coursing fields of Victoria. One of the great events of the year, the Tasmanian Plate, was concluded on Saturday under the auspices of the V. R. C, and fell to Mr. G. D. Clarke's…

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Coursing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 June 1877 · page 31

HAVING been the first to remark in the public press on the destruction of hares by the gun at Bathurst, and having then expressed great regret that a good sporting mend of my own should have been engaged in what I…

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Football

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 June 1877 · page 31

The season for football can now be said to have fairly commenced, no better guide being required than that all the available parks and grounds whoreon the ganie can be played are now on Saturday afternoon's…

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Newcastle Races

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 June 1877 · page 29

WHAT beautiful weather the good people of the "coaly city" were favoured with for their annual meeting which came off on Thursday and Friday, May the 24th and 25th, and it is only fair to say, that better racing…

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Brisbane Races. [By TELEGRAPH]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 June 1877 · page 31

Malden Plate.—Lilla 1, Mariner 2, King Cole 3. Produce Stakes.—Atalanta 1. Brfabane Cup.—Sunrise 1, Nemo 2, Chieftain 3, Nemo could have won, but was ridden without any judgment…

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