Swimming
A committee meeting of the Port Jackson Swimming Club was held in Mr. Thomas Punch's Albion Hotel last evening. There was a good attendance. A letter was read from Lord Carrington wherein he…
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The Centennial Regatta
The usual weekly meeting of the Centennial Regatta Committee was held on Monday night at the Exchange Hotel. Mr. P. J. Clarke was chairman. After some discussion…
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In connection with the Standard and Norwood Club dispute, Mr. Howard, hon. sec. of the Standard Club, replies as follows: -- "Without in any way wishing to be a party to any potty wranglings, I cannot,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Regatta Flagship. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Permit me to suggest that, in lieu of anchoring in such a busy and circumscribed part of the harbour as that off Sydney Cove, the flagship be moored below Garden Island, well out in the open…
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After little Tom Dapper, the crack jockey of the middle-weight division, had, in most artistic fashion, carried off that important event, the Two Thousand Guineas…
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On Saturday afternoon, Hugh O'Donnell (who recently suffered defeat at the hands of Bill Green) undertook to knock the unbeaten "Jerry" Marshall out in four rounds. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sporting Notes. the Queensland Races
Our Brisbane correspondent writes:—The weights are out for the Centennial and January Handicaps and they bear evidence of being allotted with more…
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GLEN INNES, Tuesday. -- The midsummer meeting commenced to-day under auspicious circumstances. Although the weather was hot, it was not disagreeable, and the outing was…
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J. W. Trumble and Midwinter are unable to play in the intercolonial cricket match in Sydney. The following will therefore be the complete team to represent Victoria:— Bruce, Blackham, Boyle, Bean, Horan, Houston, M'Shane,…
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The team chosen yesterday has undergone a slight alteration, which will not make it the more formidable. Neither Midwinter nor J. W. Trumble will be able to play, so Messrs,…
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Sir,—I was very pleased to notice tha remaries in your account of the recent match (Shaw's team v. New. South Wales), in that you take exception to the manner in which Shrewsbury defended…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Latest Melbourne Sporting [?]Ws. Special Telegrams. Melbourne, This Day. Mentone Racing Club
The prospectus of the Mentone Racing Club Company has been issued. The capital is fifty thousand pounds in one pound, shores…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →[By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Glen Innes Races. Glen Innes
The weather was again fine and warm. The attendance was larger than yesterday, about 700 being present, including most of the representative people of the town and district. In the racing the chief interest was centred in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ATHLETICS. Carrington Centennial Handicap
The first round of the above handicap was brought to a conclusion but night. The weather was very warm and stifling. A few light showers fell at interval during the…
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The draw for heats of the second round of the Carrington Centennial Handicap, to be run off on Saturday night, will take place on the track at 19 o'clock this morning…
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The Centennial Regatta commences at 10 o'clock on the morning of the 27th…
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The N.S.W. Coursing Club held its annual meeting yesterday afternoon. Arrangements have been made by the club to hold meetings on the Rosehill racecourse during the year…
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