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Sport, 1887

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Country Cricket

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 247

A match between the Pearl and Lilliwhyte clubs was played on the East Maitland Park on the 10th instant, resulting in a draw. The Pearl went in first, and lost only four wickets during the afternoon for a total of 293 runs…

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Cricket Gossip

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 246

The glorious uncertainty of the game is receiving its customary illustration in the long-drawn-out intercolonial match. It would be necessary to hark back a long way to find three innings closing in an intercolonial for a total of…

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Albury Anniversary Races

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 38

Following are the results of the Albury Suburban Anniversary race meeting:—Maiden Race: Sherry's Hard Luck. Hack Race: Sherry's Chance. Handicap: Heppness's Bronzewing 1, Minnie 2, Fair King 3. Flying Handicap:…

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Moruya Races Postponed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 38

MORUYA, Tuesday.—The races have been postponed until Monday and Tuesday next, as the course is flooded, at present. Following are the acceptances for the Cup: The Scamp, Adam, Glenduart, Sweetheart, Kameruka,…

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Sporting Intelligence. Cricket. the Intercolonial Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 15

The Intercolonial Match between New South Wales and Victoria was after several postponements, concluded yesterday morning on the Association Cricket Ground. When the match was resumed at 11.20 a.m. New South Wales…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match. First Day

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 246

The intercolonial match between New South Wales and Victoria commenced on the 24th instant, under rather dispiriting circumstances. The weather in the morning was most oppressively close, and in the…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. Victory of New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 10

This long-delayed and much-interrupted match was brought to a conclusion yesterday, the result, as might have been expected by the state of the game when play was interrupted on…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Geelong Racing Club. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 15

The Summer Meeting of the Geelong Racing Club was commenced to-day under pleasant circumstances. From the sea there was a delightfully cool breeze. Since last year about £300 has been spent upon improvements on the…

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Entries, Weights, &c. Victoria Racing Club Weights. February 26 and March 3

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 38

NEWMARKET HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.—William Tell, 9st 10lb; Isonomy, 9.9; Trenton and Nelson, 9.7; Duration and Hogmanay, 9.2; Middlemarch and Sardius,9; Silver-mine, Mozart, Honeydew, 8.12; Dunlop, 8.11; Lord Wilton,…

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Athletic Sports Answers to Correspondents

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 246

E. P. (Goolagong).—There is not the slightest doubt that R is the winner and entitled to the stakes. INQUIRER.—14 4-5 is the faster by 1-10 of a second. Malone beat it when he ran second to Hutchens, At Botany, on the…

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Athletic Mems

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 247

Hutchens has established the great record of 14 3-10 seconds for 150 yards, and people naturally wonder at it after seeing the same man beaten in 14 8-10 seconds. There was some question as to the time, but the timekeeper…

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Athletics

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 10
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Thus the Melbourne Age :--"Harry Hutchins, with his backer, Mr. Markham, and trainer, Wisden, have arrived from Sydney and are staying at Gurney's Hotel. Hutchins is in the pink…

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Sydney Turf Club Races. Wednesday, January 26. Judge, Mr. Andrew Town; starter, Mr. A. A. Devlin; handicapper, Mr. J. A. Scarr; timekeeper, Mr. T. M. Alcock

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 38

It was very unfortunate that the weather was so unpropitious on Wednesday. The programme of events announced by the Sydney Turf Club was a very excellent one in every way, and attracted good entries. Good fields were the result,…

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Balmain Working Men's Rowing Club Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1887 · page 11

A regatta in connection with the Balmain Working Men's Rowing Club was held at Balmain on Saturday afternoon. The first race on the programme was for Swann's Challenge Cup, second round, to be won twice in succession,…

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Bicycle Races

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 January 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Yesterday afternoon a series of bicycle races between R. James and J. Rolfe took place on the Newcastle Cricket Ground. The stakes…

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AMATEURS v. Professionals, Bicycle Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1887 · page 11

The following are the entries for the great bicycle test race meeting, to take place on the Association Cricket Ground on the 5th and 12th of February, also for the Walking Match, to take place in conjunction with the…

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Sporting Intelligence. Cricket. the International Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1887 · page 11

The match between Shaw's English Team and the Combined Team representing New South Wales and Victoria was resumed on the Association Criclcot Ground at noon on Saturday. The weather during the early part of the…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Racing Match at Perth. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1887 · page 11

The match between First Prince and Telephone, for two miles, £100 a-side, was run this afternoon on the Perth course. A large number of spectators were present, Prince was an easy winner by two lengths. Time, 3 minutes 46…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Geelong Races. Second Day. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1887 · page 11

Notwithstanding the heavy rains in Melbourne on Saturday morning a large number of people went by special train to Geelong, where the weather was extremely pleasant. Only four horses ran in the Steenplechase, for which…

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