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A special meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Cricket Association was held at Aaron's Exchange Hotel, last evening, to consider a telegram which had been received from the Melbourne Cricket Club relating to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It is very improbable that the proposed cricket match, England against Australia, will come off, Giffen cannot play, and Bannerman is unlikely to be able to leave Sydney. In case the match falls…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following are the divisions for me outrigger race on March 10 :--First: Beach, M'Donald, Perkins, Baker. Second: Trickett, Messenger, Largan, M'Donald, Campbell. The favourites are--Beach,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It has been definitely decided that the cricket match England against a combined Australian team cannot take place, owing to the inability of several Australian players to take part in the match. Bligh's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The English Waterloo Cup, fought at Altcar, that famous old convincing ground on Earl Sefton's estate, near Liverpool, on February 23, resulted in the victory of a comparative outsider named Wild Mint, by Haddo out of Orlo,…
Continued on Trove, page 412 →THE scenes illustrated in our engraving were deveoped recently at the Emerald Hill baths, Melbourne, on the occasion of one of the "Ladies'Day " entertainment of a local club. The members exceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Umpire asks—Is an umpire's decision correct in giving a batsman out whilst running, his wicket having been, knocked down by his striking partner?—No. W. E. H. asks for the names of the mombers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →By our cable messages we are advised of the winner of the great coursing event of England—the Waterloo Cup, for 64 all-aged greyhounds. The event was run for on February 23 at Altear, the property of the Earl of Sefton,…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →BAIL.—The members of the Combined Australian Eleven in the last match against the Englishmen did not received any share of the poceeds of the match. All they had was their bare expenses, which comprise hotel and travelling expenses…
Continued on Trove, page 413 →Every one is now looking forward to the 10th March, which, being only a fortnight distant, will quickly be upon us. Rush has been keeping himself very quiet, but is doing lots of work. He has now got his new boat from Donnelly and…
Continued on Trove, page 413 →The Victoriaa Trotting Club held a "podrida" of racing last Saturday on the Elsternwick Pork track. The weather was fine, and a good muster put man appearance. A protest was entered against Grainger in the 50 sovs trot for…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →So it would appear that the Englishmen are not to have a chance of wiping out the defeat admi[?] them, by the Australian combined team. It appears that several of the Victorian players refuse to play in a combined…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →A meeting of the committee of the above association was held on Monday at Aarons' Hotel—Mr. P. B. Walker in the chair. The matter of Messrs. Gregory and Hiddlestone was again brought up, by a couple of letters, confirmatory…
Continued on Trove, page 413 →AT last the Sydney public are to have the pleasure of viewing one of the greatest pedestrians that the world has known, Daniel O'Leary, it having been arranged to bring off the six days' contest between him and Edwards in this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AT last the Sydney public are to have the pleasure of viewing one of the greatest pedestrians that the world has known, Daniel O'Leary, it having been arranged to bring off the six days' contest between him and Edwards in this…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Montreal asks—A and B run a race, with articles stating that they must go with the fall of a flag, but they are not bound to start with the first fall unless they start together. This they did not do; they made a false start, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →THE HOLDSWORTH CUP.—The first elevens of the Albert and University Clubs continued the contest for the above trophy on the Association Cricket Ground on Saturday. The heavy rain which fell on Friday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The cricket match, South Melbourne against Hotham, was commenced on Saturday. The former, who went in first, were all disposed of for six runs, Munro and O'Brien securing five wickets for 1, and five for 2…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Saturday the North Adelaide team continued their first innings against the Kents, and before the last wicket tell the total reached 314, being the highest single innings of the season. Claxton made 76, and Ernest Ayers 79…
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