Sydney Gymnastic Club. Some Good Boxing
On Saturday night last there was some capital boxing at the Sydney Gymuastic Club, Castlereagh-street. W. Bennett and Mansfield had a go at each other for three rounds…
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Brisbane Cricket. Brisbane, January 12
On No. 1 Association Ground yesterday the Points commenced their fifth fixture meeting the Alberts. The former, going in first on a crumbling wicket made 113 of which Block…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →International Cricket. to the Editor
Sir,--As it has been definitely decided to send an Australian cricket team to England this season, I have perused the programme of matches published by you, and find that no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria
At a special masting of the N.S.W. Cricket Association, held yesterday, it was decided that the return intercolonial match between New South Wales and Victoria should be started in Sydney at noon on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. New South Wales V. Victoria. Alteration of Date
At a special meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association, held yesterday afternoon, at the Oxford Hotel, it was decided that the intercolonial match between New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sailing. Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. General Handicap. Defeat of Herreshoff by Ielanthe—Sydney Amateur S.C. Championship and Rating Races—Ida Wins the Flying Squadron 24ft Championship—The Dingles—The Coming Big Regatta—Odds and Ends
Saturday was an afternoon of championships. The Flying Squadron decided the position of premier boat in the 24ft class; the Sydney Amateurs sailed off the second event…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One Mile and Five Miles Test Races. Payne and Lewis Win
There was quite a crowd at the Agricultural Ground on Saturday afternoon, when the heat was most appressive, to witness the test races, and a One-mile Handicap, arranged by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Intercolonial Cricket Match. Melbourne
The following players will represent Victoria in the return match against New South Wales, to be commenced at Sydney on the 24th instant:— Graham, Br[?], R.M' Leod, [?] H. Trott,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lassetter's Cricket Material Is Guaranteed. Wholesale Prices, and Eyery Line a Bargain
match, probably about January 28, and I run sure anyone who goes into the matter seriously will fool for the selectors. The number of candidates with strong claims is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cycling. a Couple of Test Races. Payne and Lewis Victorious. Lewis to Represent the League in the Five Miles Championship. Megson's Suspension. The League's Autumn Programme—£3000 for Two Days—Class Racing and No Pacing—Wally Kerr's New Zealand Forum—And Club and other News
Titos, Cabanno, and Marphy, three of America's most prominent racing men, have been "permanently suspended" by the League for fixing races…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Boxing. Jennings Easily Gets Away with Ruenalf. Cohen and Mitchell Next Saturday Night. Cole and M'Kay a Week Later. MELBOURNE
Things are obsolutely dead in the boxing world over this side of the Murray. Indeed, it is a most difficult matter to get up a fight of any kind. It would be perfectly safe for a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sporting Notes From Victoria. Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup Weights Next Week. Racing at Mentone—Gossip of the Week. MELBOURNE
Next Monday weights will be declared for the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup, and racing men will then have something to relieve the gloom just now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swimming. the Big Carnival. New Zealanders in Sydney. a Chat with Mr. St. Clair. All Our Men Well—Gormly in Great Form—The Australian High Diving Championship—Neway Paragraphs
Alf. Holmes was responsible for a very fast 60yds at Newcastle on Friday night. In the fourth heat of a handicap of the distance named be finished in 31 1/2 sec…
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W. J. Dunn is willing to run J. A. M'Guiness three, five, or ten miles, and wil cover any deposit placed with the editor of the REFEREE…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The New South Wales Cricket Tour in New Zealand. Return of the Team. Interview With the Captain—The Averages and General Statistics
THE New South Wales cricketers, after an absence of five weeks, returned to Sydney in the steamer Wairoa at daybreak on Monday last, in excellent spirits. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Turf Topics. Racing at Moorefield. Jack O' Lantern Performs. Attachment and Cambridge to the Fore—Bookmaking Difficulties. Robin Runs Well, and Excellence Wins. Selections for Rosehill. Challenge Stakes and Anniversary Handicap Weights
RACING on the proprietary courses of the metropolitan district for the new year began on Saturday at Moorefield, when the public attendance was about equal' to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boxing. Our American Letter the Fitzsimmons-maher Match. Choynski and Jim Hall Will Meet. That World's Championship. Fitzsimmons Weak-kneed. Lavigne and Walcott—Griffo Fights Fake—The Featherweight's Gallantry—O'Donnell-Maher Aftermath—Jim Anthony in American—Stove O'Donnell and Jim Daly—A Chatty Latter. San Franciso, December 11
There is no use talking, pugilism is one of the most peculiar industries on the face of the globe. When the last ear-load of sports pulled out of Hot Springs, Arkans[?], on the occasion…
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The One-mile Clinmpionship of Austalasin will be swum off to-day in the Hawke[?]bury at Windeor…
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The first round of the Champion Rink Matches was played off yesterday, and notwithstanding the drizzling rain there was a good attendance of bowlers and the public…
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The Melbourne Uuivorsity team arrived in Sydney by the noonday train yesterday for the aunnul match against the Sydney University, commencing on Friday. The team comprises Crsene, Bell,…
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