Cricket
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY v. FIFTEEN OF COMBINED SCHOOLS.—The above match will take place on the Association Ground on next Saturday afternoon, the 23rd March, and will be continued on the…
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Cricket—Tumut v. Cootamundra
TUMUT, Thursday.—The cricket match between the Cootamundra and Tumut players, which took place yesterday, resulted in a draw. In their first innings the Tumut men mode 30, and in their…
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Advertisements announce that the leases of the Albert Cricket Ground, with all the buildings erected there son, is for sale, the proprietors having determined to dispose of their interest in the property. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sporting. Forbes Races. [By Telegraph.] Forbes
AT the races to-day the weather was fine and the attendance good. Every race was splendidly contested. Two jockey accidents occurred on the course, and one is likely to prove serious. The following are the resutls of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Shore Regatta.—the Entries
The regatta to be held at North Shore to-day; Saturday, promises to be a successful affair, and, should the weather be favourable, some good racing may be looked for. The following are the entries:—Yachts under 8 tons: Ione,…
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HAVING little or nothing upon which to comment, my notes must necessarily be brief this week. On Saturday I made an attempt to get out to the Association Groundto witness a few hours of the play between the Carlton and Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 374 →To Burrangong Races
NOT having spent a day in the town of Young for some thirteen years, it was with no small amount of satisfaction I found myself at the railway station at Redfern about to start away south, with the…
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When the hot summer of China is nearly finished the votaries of the noble game pitch their tents and wickets for the cricket season. On the fourth page of our supplement we give a sketch of the Hongkong ground with a game…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket. Grocers v. DRAPERS
THE much talked-of match between the drapers and grocers of Paramatta came off on Wednesday last, on the Alfred ground, and was witnessed by a goodly…
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THE COURSE, 2 p.m.—The attendance is now extremely good. The Governor arrived at noon with an escort of police under the command of Captain Stewart. His Excellency was…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Inverell Races. Invereell
YESTERDAY was the second day of the meeting of the Inverell Jockey. Club Annual Races. There was a very large gathering, the number present being larger than on the first day. The weather was fine throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sports and Pastimes. Cricket. Parramatta Alfreds v. FAIRFIELD
— A match between the first elevens of the clubs was played on the Parramatta ground on Saturday afternoon last, which resulted in a victory for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burrangong T. C. Annual Races. MARCH 14 AND 15
PRESIDENT: G. O'M Clarke, Esq. vice-President: W. J. Watson, Esq. Judge: John Russell, Esq. Stewards: Messrs. R. B. Armstrong, G. O'M. Clarke, J. A. Mackinnon, J. Mackenzie, S. Bell, W. O. Hopkins. Starter: Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Cricket. the Australian Eleven v. Twenty-two of Ovens District. March 12, 1878
THIS match was played on the Beechworth Racecourse, on the 11th and 12th March instant, and resulted in another easy victory for the Eleven. The wicket was made by covering the old one with coir matting, which played very well…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Athletic Notes
AT the various places where sports were held in honour of St. Patrick's Day. line weather, good attendance, and capital sport seemed to have have been the result. In the metropolis we had no sports worthy of mention, though at the…
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IN the pristine days of our northern suburban retreat, it was remarkable for its annual regatta, but through some unexplained cause, the [?] enthusiasm quite leaked out; however, the sprite is coming again, and North Shore has…
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UNIVERSITY V. COMBINED SCHOOLS.—The match between the University Eleven and a Combined School Fifteen commenced on Saturday last on the Association Ground. Although the day was beautifully fine, and the…
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CARLTON NEWTOWN.—The above clubs met on the Newtown Ground, on Saturday, and after a very exciting match, the Carltons added another to their long list of victories this season. Neither club was represented by its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Shore Regatta—what Is a Leading Wind. To the Editor
SIR.—In the papers, of Saturday last, five y[?] were advertised to sall under two handicaps—the one for a "working wind." the other for a "leading wind." According to your contemporary of yesterday. the wind on Saturday was…
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