Lawn Tennis
The date of the Intercolonial Lawn Tennis Championship meeting has been fixed for May 3 and following. It is expected that the tournament this year will be a great success, as it is anticipated that…
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Boxing Contest in Sydney
The boxing contest for the Light-weight Championship and £250 a side, between Sam Baxter, of London, and Jim Burge, of Sydney, attracted a large attendance at Foley's Athletic Hall on January 24…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Representative (?) Cricket
MR. H. C. Dangar, who has an eminent faculty of not being pleased with things, makes some caustic remarks in a recent letter to the HERALD on the work cut out for the next representative…
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The rules which were finally adopted by the delegates of the local lawn tennis clubs have been printed and distributed amongst the club secretaries, and with them copies of the bylaws which have been framed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cricket Gossip by "Point."
Some seven thousand people assembled on the Association Cricket Ground, Moore Park, on Saturday, to witness the forty-fourth meeting of the representative teams of New South Wales and Viotoria; and,…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →The Intercolonial Cricket Match
THE 44th intercolonial match between New South Wales and Victoria was commenced on the Association Cricket Ground on Saturday. New South Wales won the toss, and going in scored 349, S…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Swimming Fatatlty. a Second Mate Drowned. ADELAIDE
William G. Corkhill, second mate of the barque County of Ayr, lying at the Princess Wharf, Pott Adelaide, was drowned while Bathing in the vicinity of this vessel on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Glorious Uncertainty" of Cricket
An extraordinary exhibition of cricket was witnessed on Saturday afternoon at Melbourne during the meeting between the M. C. C. and St. Kilda players. The match was commenced a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the Cricket Match. a Picturesque Scene. Some Lovely Costumes
The shower of rain on Saturday morning last appeared to cool the atmosphere somewhat; and the afternoon, bright and clear, with a slight breeze blowing, seemed ideal weather for the cricket match…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Cricket in New Zealand. a New South Wales Team v. an Auckland Eleven. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Auckland
The cricket match, New South Wales versus Auckland, was continued to-day. The first innings of the home team closed for 113. The visitors then went in for their second innings, and after…
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Our Newcastle correspondent wires: -- Entries for Moroney's Amateur Handicap, to be run on Saturday next, are due to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Meetings. Eastern Suburbs Amateur Athletic Club
The annual meeting of the Eastern Suburbs Amateur Athletic Club was held last night at the Cambridge Club Hotel, Oxford-street. There was a good attendance of members, and Mr. J. M. Hart presided…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Athletics. A Prominent Australian " Ped." Frank Arnold. (See portrait on page 20.)
We publish this week a portrait of the winner of the Sir Joseph Banks Gold Cup Handicap, Mr. Frank Arnold. As will be remembered, the finish for the final heat was a very keen one; Arnold gaining the…
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A handicap race, distance 66 yards, for boys under 14 years, was competed for in the Natatorium, Pittstreet, on Saturday night. Fourteen lads faced the starter, and a splendid race resulted in a win for H…
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Foley's hall contained a fairly large number of people who had mustered to see whatever fun there was to be seen. There was to be a great fight to a finish between…
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"Oudeis" writes:--"As some discussion has recently been going on as to the relative powers of the seniors and juniors it has occurred to me that a very interesting match might be arranged between them…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Anniversary Regatta. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")
Sir, -- I beg to draw your readers' attention through the columns of your valuable paper to the decision of the National Regatta Committee re the placing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Racing at Murrumburrah. Murrumburrah
On the course this afternoon a match for £10 a-side came off between Cleverdon's bay horse Ouronoutang and Greyson's bay horse Paddy, each carrying 9 stone, over a distance once round the course. The race ended…
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