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Sport, 1881

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Forbes Jockey Club Races. Sapling Stakes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1881 · page 35

Mr.W. Crampton's br f Mainstay by Rapid Bay C. Burcher's ch f Devotion by Messenger J. L. Waugh's ch f Faith by Messenger J. Rawsthorne's ch f Lady Cavalier by Cavalier…

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Cricket in New Zealand. (From a Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1881 · page 36

I did not forward you any account of the Auckland match, for the Australian team would arrive in Sydney before my letter, but though a local match pales in interest, before those played with the Australians the annual contest…

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Narrabri Jockey Club Races? [By Electric Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Narrabri

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1881 · page 34

MRS. Thurlow's annual St. Patrick's day's races come off to-day. The weather was beautifully clue, and the attendance very large. The following is a brief result of the first day's racing programme:…

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Orange Annual Jockey Club Races. [By Electric Telegraph.] First Day-thursday, March 17

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1881 · page 13

PRESIDENT; Mr. A. T. Kerr, M.L.A. Vice-President: Mr. B. Nelson. Stewards: Messrs. W. F. Whitney, G. W. Waddell, J.Torpy, H. Nelson, W. N. Moulder, H. C. Wall, P. Kenna, Jas. Dalton, M. Casey, G. de V. Pilcher,…

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The N.s.w. Cricket Association. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1881 · page 7

Sir.--When the aboveboard association was established a manifesto, setting forth that the object of the association was the encouragement of cricket, was published by the founders thereof. That this…

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Athletics

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1881 · page 7

Sports in connection with the Hunters Hill Amateur Athletic Club will be held on Saturday, May 7. An excellent programme has been issued for the occasion. Any one wishing to compete must…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1881 · page 6

ALBERT C. C. v. CARLTON C. C.—This match was resumed on Saturday afternoon on the Association Ground, and was attended by a fair number of spectators. As the Carltons had a long lead in their first innings it was…

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Sailing Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1881 · page 6

The Sydney Amateur Sailing Club held two races on Saturday afternoon; one for 20-feet class and upwards, and the other for the 22-footers—the latter class brought together the well-known rivals Rosetta and Syren, also the…

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Mercantile Rowing Club Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1881 · page 6

The outrigger races for a prize presented by Mr. H. Bellett, of the Lillie Denham (s.), came off on Saturday afternoon, on the Lane Cove River, distance one and a half mile. The Agenoria (s.) carried about fifty…

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Sporting. Cricket. Albert V. Carlton

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1881 · page 4

The above match between the two leading clubs of Sydney was resumed on Saturday on the Association Ground, Moore Park. The score at the termination of the previous Saturday's play stood…

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Hawkesbury Races. Richmond

Evening News · Tuesday 22 March 1881 · page 3

The gates for the Hawkesbury show, which takes place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next, realised £171, and the booths and stalls £42; the show is expected to be a great success. The booths, stalls, and right of sale…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1881 · page 6
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PETERSHAM V. SURRY UNITED.—The first elevens of these clubs met last Saturday, on the Petersham ground, the game resulting in an easy victory for the local team by two wickets and 119 runs. The Surrey United club went…

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Athletics

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1881 · page 3

The Autumn Sports Meeting of the Sydney Amateur Athletic Club has been fixed for Saturday, 14th May, at the New South Wales Cricket Association ground. There are 17 events, and entries close for…

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Intercolonial Football Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1881 · page 6

It is noticed in our advertising columns that the New South Wales members of tho Australian Football team are already commencing practice. They purpose leaving for Melbourne with the Neyv Zealand men next month…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 6

ACCOUNT BRANCH OF THE SURVEY DEPARTMENT V. TREASURY DEPARTMENT.—A very interesting cricket match took place or Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons of last week, after four o'clock, between…

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St. Leonards Swimming Club

Evening News · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 3

A general meeting of the shore club was held last evening in the School of Arts, St. Leouards, North Shore. After a lengthy discussion relative to club matters, it was agreed to hold a furies of sports nest Thursday week at…

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Sporting Intelligence Tumut Races. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tumut

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 6

The town is full of people. The races to-day were very good, and there was a large attendance. The Maiden Plate was a walkover for Yeomans' twoold filly Birthday…

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Coursing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 March 1881 · page 33

Buyer.—The whole of the kennel was purchased by Geo. Hill, junr. Dark Rustic is the proportyof the above gentleman. Trainer asks which is the best ground to run a puppy on…

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Swimming

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1881 · page 7

The much-talked-of match between Corbett, of Sydney, and M'Indoe, of Melbourne, to swim half- a-mile for the championship of Australia, has been arranged. It will take place in Sydney on or about…

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