Adelaide Racing Club. Adelaide, This Day
A meeting of the Adelaide Racing Club was held last night. Messrs. Blackler and Ferry expressed their inclination to let the club have a lease of the old racecourse at…
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Cricket. Victorian Juniors V. Surry United
The Association Ground was the scene of a contest yesterday between tho Victorian Intercolonial Junior Eleven aud a team from the Surry United Club. Splendid weather…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boxing Extraordinary. the Championship of [?] Street Decided. Six Desperate Rounds
The thing came about this way. At the New Year and Christmas time every man in New South Wales that fancies himself comes down to Sydney, buys a new suit,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sporting. Junior Cricket Match. Victoria V Surry United
At 11.40 a.m. on Thursday the Surry took the field. The visitors were represented at tie wickets by Harvey and Buncle. Both men displayed great eagerness to get runs, and naturally played very recklessly. After running…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Junior Cricket Much. New South Wales v. Victoria First Day—friday, January
The Victorian Juniors met fifteen second class juniors from the metropolitan clubs on the Agricultural Ground to-day. Play began at noon. There was a very poor attendance of spectators. Harrington who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Highland Gathering. To-day's Athletic Sports at Moore Park
There can be little doubt that the Highland Gathering on the Association Ground is the event of the day. The first Scottish sports were carried out on the Albert Cricket Ground under the auspices of the…
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A committee meeting in connection with the above was held on Wednesday evening, at Aarons' Exchange Hotel. Letters from Mr. James R. Fairfax and Mr. C. J. Roberts were received, notifying the acceptance by those gentlemen of…
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Atmost enjoyable club regatta, under the auspices of the Parramatta Rowing Club, eventuated yesterday. This being their first anniversary the club is to be…
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Following are the dates selected by the Now South Wales coursing committee for the season: 1886:âMay 14 and 15, at Woodstock, Rooty Hill: The Derby, the Oaks, Plumpton Stakes, and Carrington Cup (the last-named…
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J. B. (Bathurst)—Hares breed about three times in Tne year, usually producing two to four young ones. we have known several instances of a doe having five young ones at a birth.About eight wooks…
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—A meeting of the Neweastle annual regatta committee, to be held on New year's Day, took place on Tuesday night, and thirteen entries were received. The affair promises to turn out a great success…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Rosehill Racing Club Races. Monday, December 28
The fifth meeting of the Rosehill Racing Club must be added to the proprietary's list of triumphs in catering for the racing public since its inauguration. As the day had been proclaimed a holiday, many availed themselves of the…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Manly Rowing Club Regatta
The Manly Rowing Club Regatta took place yesterday. The course was from the M.R.C. boat-house to the North Harbour and back. Six events came off, some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Annual Regatta. (By Telegraph.]
Newcastle, Friday.--The Newcastle annual regatta took place to-day, and was successful in every respect. Over 6000 people assembled at the various wharves and the flagship to witnass…
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The intercolonial match concluded on Wednesday in a victory for Victoria in one innings with 68 runs to spare. Scorns: Victoria, first innings, 471. New South Wales, first innings,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Regatta at Port Macquarie. Port Macquarie
There was a large attendance at the regatta held hero yesterday, including visitors from the Manning and Macleay. The cup race was won by Vergy's Shadow on her time allowance, with Lawson's Chance second, both being…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Rosehill Racing Club
The energetic secretary to this club has issued a programme of five events to be run on the 23rd January. Entries close on the 11th January…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Gossip
B[?]sten badly in the intercolonial University match, [?]rashed by the Melbourne juniors, and overwhelmed by the Victorians in the big intercolonial event, New South Wales is experiencing in cricket competition what the…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Windsor Farm Racing Club
The second meeting of this club will be held on the 30th of January, when five events are set down for discussion. Entries close on the 16th January. Mr. F. W. Linsley is now…
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