Athletics
The Carrington 50 Yards and Steeplechase handicaps are to be decided to-morrow. Advices from Newcastle say that Moroney's Handicap, which was concluded on Tuesday, was an immense…
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Cricket
Brush Farm and Field of Mars clubs combined met and defeated Granville on New Year's Day. The combined team batted first and scored 151 (J. Spurway 48, P. Spurway 18, Hibble 15). Granville failed to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boxing in America. an Exhibition Prohibited
LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The authorities at Saint Louis, in the United States, have prohibited a boxing exhibition proposed to be held there between Jake Kilrain,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New South Wales Cricket Association
A special meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association was held on Thursday evening at the Oxford Hotel, to further consider matters in connection with the intercolonial matches with Victoria. Mr. P…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →N.s.w. Cricket Association
A special meeting of the committee was held on Thursday evening, to consider further into the question of the number of intercolonial matches to be played annually with Victoria. Letters from Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Athletics
J. A. Menzies, of Adamstown, expresses his willingness to run J. Penglaze, of Stockton, three distances--1, 1, and 2 miles, for £20 aside…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Annual Regatta
The Newcastle annual regatta took place on Tuesday, and was in every way a most successful affair. The steamer Newcastle was the flagship, and the attendance was very large. Results…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Boxing
Richard K. Fox, the proprietor of the New York POLICE GAZETTE, has had the Marquis ef Queensberry to dine with him; and, under the influence of tho champagne,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Leichhardt Regatta. JANUARY 1
Notwithstanding the numerous attractions for the New Year's holiday celebrations, there was a very large number of persons gathered in Leichhardt Park to witness the Leichhardt annual regatta, which took place over…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Newcastle Annual Regatta. Newcastle
The Newcastle annual regatta passed off very successfully to-day. There was a large attendance on board the flagship, the s.s. Newcastle. The weather was all that could be desired. Most of the races were…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Penrith Rowing Club. Annual Regatta
Quite a concorse of people attended the regatta held on the Nepean River last Saturday, under the auspices of the Penrith Rowing Club, and indeed those assembled were not disappointed, for the days'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football
"AMATEURS."—Thus a writer in the London REFEREE: If the word "amateur" has any significance at all, not one of the football teamsters in Australia can be classed as anything but willing professors, any more than can be…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Cricket
We understand that the intercolonial match with Victoria is not to be commenced until the 12th instant, instead of the 11th, as was originally arranged. If this be the case, there is a possibility that it will not be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lawn Tennis
A Cunious TITLE.—Lawn tennis was introduced under the queer title of "Sphairistike;" and under this name it was patented by Major Wingfield. But it was not till 1876 that it really began to take the public fancy. The first…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Cricket Gossip
After a most exciting contest Victoria has won the intercolonial match against South Australia by 15 runs. When the dispute concerning the intercolonial matches between New South Wales and Victoria was in…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →A Boxing Contest. Kilrain V. Sullivan
LONDON, Friday,--A match for the boxing championship of the world has been arranged between Jake Kllrain, the American champion, and John L, Sullivan, the late…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket. Gossip by "Point."
Since the match between the Australian Eleven and the New South Wales team many arguments have taken place with regard to Trott's great batting powers. Every one admits that (with the exception of Murdoch) no man who…
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