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MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND, Monday.-Though the weather to-day was everything a cricketer could wish for, the condition of the pitch was alarming. On Saturday a few deliveries from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Palace Emporium Swimming Club held a 92 Yards Members' Handicap at Farmer's Domain Baths last night, with the following result: W. Ragan, 9sec. 1. H. Musgrove, 15, 2; C. Swift, 20, 3…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Waverley and Redfern sent a combined team to Bathurst, for a friendly Inter-club match on Saturday. The local men more than held their own against the visitors…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →This being our first opportunity we must offer our amateur readers our hearty greeting for happy New Year and a prosperous season for the sport they follow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The dispute between the New South Wales Cricket Association and the trustees of the Sydney Cricket Ground np means at an end. Matters have been quiescent since the first test match in Sydney, as the association…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The principle cycling event in Melbourne last week was that of the Irish National Foresters' meeting, but the thermometer standing at 158° in the sun made it exceptionally trying to the racing men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The final in the Waverley Bowling Club's Rink Tournament was played off on the local green on Saturday in the presence of a good number of spectators. The game consisted of 25 heads. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following are the handicaps for the races to take place next Saturday:- The Brush Hurdle Race, about 2 miles.—Blacklock [?]., 11st [?]lb; Sundial, 10st 8lb; Mar[?], 10st 8lb; Norman,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-At the annual meeting of the Australasian Cricket Council last night it was not, previously reported, decided to pool the proceeds of intercolonial matches and divide them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Races were held at Cobbitty on New Year's Day with the following results:- Flying Handicap.—Expectation, 1; Kitty, 2. Cobbitty Handicap.—Expectation, 1; [?]the, 2…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Nyngan Jockey Club held a meeting on New Year's Day. It was a great success. The racing was keenly contested, and the winning close. The results were:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Operations are to be resumed on the Sydney Club courts at the Sydney Cricket Ground next week, the courts having been rendered idle for the past few months owing to top-dressing treatment. The two courts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An important sale of horses is to be held to-day by Messrs. H. Chisholm and Co., and as it is one that breeders of thoroughbreds, as well as proprietors of training stables, are interested in, the ring will, in all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Subjoined are the weights for the pony and galloway races to be run at Kensington on Thursday next:- Novice Handicap, 4[?] furlongs.—Melanite, 8st; Oxide, 7st 13lb; Colleen, 7st 8lb; Mistake, 7st 6lb; Devine, 7st;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weights for the pony and ga[?]oway races to be run to-morrow at Moorefield are as follows:- Brush Hurdle Handicap (15.0), 1[?] mile.—Bri[?]to[?], 11st 7lb; A[?]tic, 10st 9lb; Toy, 10st 3lb; Days of Yor[?], 9st 7lb;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The proposal to disband the Australasian Cricket Council was discussed at the resumed annual meeting of the council last night and withdrawn. The annual report congratulated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast [?]eat Emeriti by 1[?]5 runs at Rushcutter Bay yesterday. Want played well until he made 75, when he gave three chances. The Northerners will play University at the o[?]al to-day. Some of the visitors will leave for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Auckland Summer Meeting to-day the contest for the leading event resulted as under:— Royal St[?]k[?]s of [?]00 sov[?]., w.[?].a. penalties and allowances, 6 furlongs.—Mr. G. G. Stead'[?] Gold Medallist,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Considering the great interest which is being evinced in the tour of the present English team and the fact the first day of the Second test match was New Year's Day one…
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