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Sport, 1902

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W.a.t.c. Races. Final Day

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 7

PERTH, Monday.--The weather was beautifully fine, with a cool breeze, for the final day of the W.A.T.C. meeting. There was another good attendance, and a very pleasant day's racing. The Governor-General, Lord…

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Cricket. (Continued From Page 8.) Melbourne Gossip

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 4

Gllllo Wilson, who has been captain of St. Kilda for 14 years, has played hla last game in these parts—at least, for some time. He is leaving for New Zealand to…

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Windsor Warbles. Kurrajong Races. The A.J.C. Prevails in Its Attempt to Squash the Hawkesbury. Agricultural Show and Racing club. Wombo Wins the Double

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 8

THE Kurrajong races on Boxing Day resulted in a good profit to the club, and were successful from most points of view. The weather was pleasant, and the large number…

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Inter-state Turf Letters. Queensland. Brisbane, December 28. Boxing Day at Headquarters

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 3

Up in Brisbane we have no Summer Cups to dispose of on the last holiday of the year, as the Australian Jockey Club has at Randwick, but Eagle Farm had its attractions on…

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Cricket Notes Melbourne, Tuesday, 10.10 p.m

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 8

M'Leod and Laver have been put out of the Australian team to play against England. Their places are filled by Armstrong and Duff. The inclusion…

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Strike of Owners and Trainers. Postponement of Adelaide Races

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--A committee, representing the owners and trainers, waited on the S.A.J.C. this morning, and insisted upon extra dates for racing, but the club declined to grant them. When the committee…

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Brisbane Sailing Notes. December 28. Inter-state Dingy Races

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 4

The visit of the Southern boats to contest the 10 and 14 foot championship caught an unusual ambunt of interest in sailing circles, and a mest successful three-days'…

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Among the Little [?]Uns. Notes on the Week's Racing. Catches at Kensington

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 5

THERE was a good attendance at the above club, their usual Wednesday meeting being brought off on Friday, owing to the former day being Christmas bay. Altona,…

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Swimming Notes. the Mile Championship. Read and Boy Dick Show Fine Form. The Cavills in America

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 7

NEXT Saturday afternoon, in Harry Mulcahy's roomy and up-to-date Sane Souel Batha, situated at the mouth of George's River, the Nautilus Club will hold a…

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Adelaide Racing Club Dispute. Retaliatory Measures. On the Owners and Trainers. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 6

The South Australian Jockey Club has started retaliatory measures on the owners and trainers who scratched their horses for to-day's meeting. Some of the trainers who…

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Sports and Games. CRICKET. The Second Test Match. The Australian Team

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 4

The following team is chosen to represent Australia in the second test match which commences on the Melbourne Cricket Ground on New Year's Day :…

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International Cricket. the Second Test Match. (From Our Special Reporter.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 8

The second great trial between England and Australia will commence on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-morrow at noon. This will be the fifty-eighth meeting between the two countries. The…

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Cricket Edition. "Evening News" Office, 7 P.M. Second Test Match England v. AUSTRALIA

Evening News · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday Afternoon.—The second test match between England and Australia was commenced on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day. The spectators poured to the…

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Racing Difficulty in South Australia. Strike of Owners and Trainers. New Year's Day Meeting Postponed. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 7

The difficulty between the owners and the trainers of racehorses and the South Australian Jockey Club reached a climax to-day when nearly all the horses engaged at to-morrow's meeting at Morphettville…

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English Cricket Team. the Second Test Match. Selection of the Australian Eleven. a Slow Bowler Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 5

To-day, Melbourne will see the beginning of the second of the series of five test cricket matches between Australia and MacLaren's English team; and a vast amount of interest…

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Inter-state Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria. Comments on the Match. (From Our Special Reporter.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 8

The one great feature of the inter-state contest just concluded was the superiority of the bowling over the batting. The public is so much accustomed to hear of proposals to reduce the extent of…

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Turf Topics and Tips. Caledonia's Summer Cup. Boxing Day at Randwick—Chantress Beats Great Scot—An Easy Villiers Stakes Win—Baccarat and Azure. A Day for Favorites. Sir Leonard and Cast Iron. Turn and Turn About—King Pin's Successes—Outsiders Crop Up—Cordon and Rudyard—Great Scot Wins—Inter-State Racing. Selections for Tattersall's Cup Day

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 1

VASTLY different were tho weather conditions on Thursday last, as compared with those prevailing a year ago at Xmas. On Boxing Day Randwick had a singed and…

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Athletics

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 6

S. (Muswellbrock) The Australasian amateur record is 10ft 6[?] by A. H. Jones, at Brisbane (Q.) on October 27, 1900. This is without weights…

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Athletic Notes Amateur Athletics. New Zealand Championships. Meeting of the Board of Control. Notes and Gossip. FIXTURES, 1902. 1—Highland Gathering, S.C.G.

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 6

THE annual Highland Gathering of the Highland Society of N.S.W. will take place on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-morrow—New Year's Day. A very excellent…

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The Amateur Athletic Union of Australasia. Meeting of the Board of Control

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 6

Held at the rooms of the Sports Club, Auckland, New Zealand, December 16-21. At the first [?]ion Mr. R. Co[?]bes (president) presided, and the others present were :—Messrs…

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