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Sport, 1881

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Coursing Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 418
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

The curlier signs of the approaching season are every day becoming more perceptible, and in a few weeks all the kennels will be in full work with promise of the most exciting contests we have yet had in New South Wales. The…

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Sporting. Woolloomooloo Bay Regatta

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 5

The Woollnomooloo Bay Regatta takes place today, and from the very liberal support accorded to tires various linns in presenting trophies, and the public in subscribing funds, the committee have…

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Glenelg Yacht Club Regatta

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 37

THE following was the result of the Yaoht Club races at Glenelg held on February 20, and, says the ADELAIDS' OBSERVER, was a succoss viewed from a yachtsman's standpoint, as the weather was propitious enough to please the…

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Athletic Sports Cricket

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 419

Squareleg's "Notes" are unavoidably held over till next week. Our readers may then expect au unusually largo and interesting budget…

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Cricket

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 33
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

Cricket asks-Can a batsman be given out leg before tacket when the ball breaks from either side of the wicket — No tho ball must be pitched straight from wicket to Wicket…

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Coursing Mettings to Come. May

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 35

3. N.S.W. Derby Oaks, St. Leger Bathurat Cup. and Dockairne Stakes— 10, Victoria C.C. 26,N.S.W New Plumpton and Intercolonial Stakes…

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The Cricket Match

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 15

THE match between the Australian Eleven and eleven players selected from the ablest wielders of the willow in this and the neighbouring colony (Victoria) resulted in a most crushing defeat for…

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Cootamundra Races. Cootamundra

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 432

The annual races were held yesterday and the day before, and passed off satisfactorily. The weather was all that could be desired…

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Cricket. Matches to Come

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 35

5, 12. Carlton v. Albort Association Ground. 19,26, Carlton v. Albert (Return) 26,University v. Warwick Association Ground…

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Athletic Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 37

Is our. advertising columns of last it week will be found an announcement of a capital day's sport to be run off at Bathurst on St. Patric's Day. The event of the day is a three-distance handicap, to be run for at 100,125, and 150…

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Swimming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1881 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon the inaugural meeting of the St. Leonards Swimming Club was held at Professor Cavill's Lavender Bay Baths, and passed off successfully. A swimming match for boys of 14 opened the proceedings,…

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Woolloomooloo Bay Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1881 · page 6

The Woolloomooloo Bay Regatta, coming as it does at the very end of the season, is brought off under some amount of difficulty, owing to sailing and rowing men having met and tested conclusions on so many previous…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1881 · page 6

ALBERT C. C. v. CARLTON C. C.—A two-days' match was commenced on Saturday afternoon between the first Elevens of the above clubs, on the Association Ground. The weather was beautifully fine for cricket, but there were…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1881 · page 7

The match between the Australian team and a combined eleven of New South Wales and Victoria was commenced on the Association ground, in the presence of between 3000 and 4000 spectators, on March 4th, and was continued on…

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St. Leonard's Swimming Club

Evening News · Monday 14 March 1881 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The opening tournament in connection with the St. Leonard's Swimming Club took place on Saturday afternoon last at Cavill's baths, Lavender Bay. A large number of persons were present, end everything passed off…

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Woolloomooloo Bay Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1881 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the Wooloomooloo Bay Regatta took place last evening at Punch's Angel Hotel. Mr. E. J. Gratton occupied the chair. Protests against Power for carrying a handicap one ounce under weight in…

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South Australian Coursing. Adelaide

Evening News · Wednesday 16 March 1881 · page 2

The inaugural meeting of the South Australian Coursing Club was hold yesterday on Rindmarsh Island Two rounds each of the Derby and Oaks were run of ; in the first Rosicrucian was injured. The result of the [?] is…

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