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Sport, 1887

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Tattersall's Club Races

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1887 · page 4

This meeting was commenced on Saturday at Randwick, when the weather was bright and fine and the sport good and interesting, but the attendance, though large, compared unfavorably…

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Tattersall's Club Races

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1887 · page 5

This club was specially favored on Saturday in the matter of weather on the occasion of the opening day of its annual meeting, and the attendance of fifteen or sixteen thousand people…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Dapto Anniversary Regatta. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1887 · page 3

The Dapto Annivesary Regatta took place yesterday at Kanahooks Point, Lake Illawarra, under the auspices of the local club. The weather was all that could be desired, and the splendid sheet of water seldom appeared to better…

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V.r.c. Races. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1887 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- The V.R.C. New Year's Day meeting was held at Flemington on Saturday. The weather was glorious, and the attendance large, including the Governor. The…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) the Victoria Racing Club. New Year's Day Meeting. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1887 · page 6

The New Year's Day meeting of the Victoria Racing Club was held at Flemington under most favourable circumstances. The weather was delightful up to about halfpast 3, when a strong, cool wind brought up clouds of dust,…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) International Cricket Match. Australian Eleven V. English Team. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1887 · page 6

The match between the Australian Eleven and the English team was commenced on Saturday on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Between 6000 and 7000 people were present, the weather being dolightful. Turner did not…

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Athletics

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1887 · page 7

The Parramatta Grand Handicap will he continued to-day, and that set down for decision at Tempe commences to-morrow. There seems to be no falling off in the…

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Athletic Sports at Penrith. Penrith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1887 · page 3

The Penrith Progress Association athletic sports were held on the Progress Association Ground, at Penrith, today, and were the most successful of the kind ever carried out in the district. Fully 1600 people were present, and…

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Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1887 · page 6

On Friday a scratch team from the Lands Office played the N.S.W. Artillery eleven at the Barracks. The scoring was exceedingly small, each side compiling only 58 runs. For the former…

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Tattersall's Club Races

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1887 · page 4

With the very necessary concomitants of fine weather and a large attendance, the Tattersall's Club meeting was concluded yesterday, the Sport being good all through. Racing…

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Lawn Tennis Match at Muswellbrook. Muswellbrook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1887 · page 5

The lawn tennis match, Sydney v. Muswellbrook, was played here on New Year's Day, between six players representing the Sydney Lawn Tennis Club and six of the Muswellbrook Club. The local team won easily, beating…

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The International Cricket Match. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1887 · page 5

The International Cricket Match between the Australian Eleven and the English team was continued to-day on the Melbourne Cricket-ground. The attendance was again very large and the weather was delightful. At starting,…

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The Return Intercolonial Cricket Match. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1887 · page 5

The team to be chosen to represent Victoria in the return Intercolonial Cricket Match to be played at Sydney, commeneing on January 22, will be selected from the following:— Blackham, Boyle, Bruce, Edwards, Freeman, Houston,…

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Athletics

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1887 · page 6

The opening heats of the Gladstone Handicap are to be run for to-day on Mr. T. M. Malone's tracks at Te[?]pe. A match will probably be ratified in a few…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1887 · page 10

The New South Wales annual regatta committee met last evening at Aarons' Exchange Hotel to further the preliminary business of the regatta. The attendance was very small; in fact, the attendance at all the previous meetings…

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Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1887 · page 3
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A match will be played this afternoon on the Association Ground between the second elevens of the Albert and Warwick Clubs. The former will be represented by Beveridge,…

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The International Cricket Match. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1887 · page 10

The above cricket match was continued to-day. The attendance was rather small, but the weather was pleasant Sherwin and Shrewsbury commenced batting to the bowling of Spofforth and Evans. After a few runs Evans…

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[By Telegraph.] Cricket at Casino. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1887 · page 10

A cricket match was played here to-day between an eleven from Grafton and the local eleven. The former only scored 19 in their first innings. In the second innings of the Casino eleven they only wanted six to win, R…

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Athletics

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1887 · page 3

The Parramatta Grand Handicap will be brought to a conclusion on the Woolpack tracks this afternoon. Laurence, handicapped at 10 yds., won the…

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