Woolpack Athletic Grounds
A handicap for [?]10, 60 yards, watch closed with 104 entries, was commenced and concluded Warmoll's Woolpack Athletic Grounds on Saturday afternoon, when there was a good…
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Coursing
Our late English files give a few particulars of the running for the Hay deck Grand Prize, for 52 all ages at £25 each, winner £1000, runner up £200, third and fourth dogs £80 each,…
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The final heat in the 100 yards' handicap for a trophy given by the Enterprise Swimming Club was swum for on Saturday afternoon at Robinson's Baths, the following being the result:—P. Clarke, 17 seconds, 1; F. Long,…
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Our Bathurst correspondent wires:--"The following is have been selected to represent the Bathurst district in the match against the Englishmen, to be played on Friday and…
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The following entries were made yesterday for the meeting which is to be held on Saturday, January 22:-- FLYING STAKES…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket. International Cricket Match. Australian' Eleven V. Shaw's Eleven
The match between the Australian Eleven and Shaw's team was resumed at noon yesterday on the Association Cricket Ground. The Australian Eleven followed on, being 148 to the bad on the first innings. There were from 1500…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--The following 13 players have been selected to play in the intercolonial match between Victoria and New South Wales, commencing on the 21st inst:--…
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A meeting of the members of the, New South Wales Cricket Association was held at Aarons' Exchange Hotel, last evening. Mr. P. B. Walker occupied the chair, and there were about 20 members present…
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Mr. Major has chosen the following 13 players from whom the Victorian 11 will be finally selected for the return match a against New South Wales:—Blackham, Bruce, Horan, Houston, Midwinter, Morris, M'Shane, Palmer, Spofforth,…
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The Queensland boxer Slaven intends turning his attention to the "knocking-out" business, all efforts to procure an engagement:" to a finish" having tailed, and a match for a small…
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The recent action of the National Coursing Club of Australasia, in adopting a compulsory registration of puppies soon after whelping, so as to assist in putting a stop to swindling has…
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The following have been chosen to represent the Second Alberts in their Alberts in their match against the Belvidere Second on the Association Ground this afternoon:—Messrs. Beveridge, Solomon,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Racing in Western Australia. (By Telegraph.)
PERTH,Tuesday-- The owner of First Prince 4 yrs, by First king-- Senorita, and Telephone, 3yrs., by The Englishman--Catspaw, the first and second horses in the Perth Cup at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket. International Match. Australian Eleven V. Shaw's Eleven
The match between the Australian Eleven and Shaw's English team was concluded yesterday on the Association Cricket Ground, and resulted in the defeat of the Australians by nine wickets. When their second innings closed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Racing Question. (From the London Daily Telegraph, December 2.)
There are occasional instances in which Death, generally regarded as the inveterate fee of the human race, proves to be their auxiliary and even their benefactor. Nothing, for instance, could be more melancholy than the way in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →[By Telegraph.] the Return Intercolonial Cricket Match. Melbourne
Mr. Major, the selector of the crcicket team for the return Intercolonial match against New South Wales, received a telegram from Palmer stating that he would be unable to play in the match. One of the Richmond club…
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The Fourth Newcastle Grand Handicap, promoted by that Popular caterer for the sporting public. Mr. Walter Sidney, commences on the local cricket ground to-maorrow, and if a good…
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Since swimming season now is in Down to the beach you "ll tramp. Your bodies sure to wet all o'er Your spirits no' er to damp…
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The most fastidious of our followers of the noble game could find. no fault with .the ,weather on Saturday last, tho. sun, .which, shone out -piercingly hot in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tasmanian Racing Club. (By Telegraph.)
HOBART, Wednesday.--At a committee meeting of the Tasmanian Racing Club to-day it was resolved that bookmakers should be charged an annual fee of 10 guineas, in…
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