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Sport, 1905

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Newcastle Annual Regatta. a Successful Function. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 5

The annual regatta was held to-day, and was quite an successful as any of former years. The harbour was alive with crait of all sorts. The success of the function was largely due to the handsome…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 10

The following weights have been issued for the Warwick Farm meeting to be held on Saturday next: Farm Stakes, 6f.—Mulison, 9st 51b; Parrot, 8st; 2lb; Helen Mary, 7st 71b. Waikato, 7st 71b; Kist, 7st 71b;…

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Canterbury Park Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 10

The following nominations have been received for the Canterbury Park meeting on the 14th instant:- Hurdle Race, 2m.—Adnaw, Squander, Belford, Arezzo, Mena, Negrito, Belmore [?]., Peer, Midshipman…

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The Yellow Races

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 4

The French press regards the fall of Port Arthur as an era-making event. The yellow races, it considers, will awaken to a sense of their solidarity at the spectacle of Europe…

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Rosebery Park Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 10

The weekly pony and galloway meeting was held at Rosebery Park yesterday, with the following results:- Fourteen-three Handicap, 4½f.—Vulpine, 8st (Killorn),…

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CRICKET. Fixtures. INTERSTATE

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 50

January 6.—South Australia v. N.S.W., Sydney Crlcket Ground. January 20.—VIctorla v. N.S.W., Sydney Cricket Ground…

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Longford Racing Club. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 10

The Longford Racing Club Meeting was held on Monday in warm weather, and attracted a large attendance. There were some slight casualties. Thornton, the Melbourne jockey, was thrown from Sultan,…

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CRICKET. Knocks and Notches

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 7

The fact that noble has remained in Melbourne after the finish of the game against victoria, seema to indicate that he intends to confer with his…

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Cricket. Answers to Correspondents

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 54

H.A.F. (Dandaloo).—Hugh Trumble was born on May 12, 1867, and therefore will be 38 next birthday…

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Boxing in Maoriland. the Griffin Boxing Family. Heavy and Middle Weight Champion Amateurs Coming to Sydney

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 7

A Dundin correspondent writes :—Some few weeks ago three members of the redoubtable Griffin family took on three Dunedinites. Jim Griffin met Leckie, and…

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Queensland Notes. Q.t.c. Boxing Day Meeting

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 50

The attendance on Boxing Day at headquarters was very good; not above the average, perhaps, in the two enclosures, but a big crowd on the flat. £4481 10s went through the totalisator on the seven races, of…

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Bowls. Waverley Club. Champ[?]onship and Novice Competitons

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 10

The members of the Waverley Club were busy on Monday with their championship and novice handicap competitions. Some interesting play was witnessed, several of the results being unexpected. Results:…

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Cricket Notes by "Not-out."

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 8

THE Australian Eleven selectors—Messrs. M.A. Noble, J. Darling and R.H. McLeod—on Monday selected ten of the fourteen players who are to visit England,…

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Cricket. Electorate Cricket in N.s.w. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 10

Sir,—In your issue of Monday last appeared some remarks made by Mr. M. A. Noble in Melbourne upon the question of electorate cricket, and as this gentleman, under some misapprehension, has hardy gone far…

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Among the Little 'Uns. Kensington Races

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 3

Propitious weather and a big attendance favored the Kensington Racing Club's meeting last Wednesday, a very fair crowd of country visitors to the…

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Racing Pony Stolen. Carnation Taken From His Stable

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 5

The police are just now endeavouring to race the whereabouts of the racing pony Darnation, which is reported, to have been Stolen from the stable of its owner. Albert…

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South Australia. Adelaide, December 31. The Racing Dispute

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 3

There is but little to add with regard to the racing dispute. The reply of the S.A.J.C. Committee has been considered by the O.R.C. and the A.R.C, who acted conjointly over the…

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Melbourne Boxing. Cullen Matched with Hegarty. Moir to Smith. MELBOURNE

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 7

Tim Hegarty, who has net had a contest since his disqualification by the National Sporting Club, will make his reappearance before a Victorian audience on 20th inst.,…

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Terang Annual Races. Two Jockeys Seriously, Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 10

The Terang races on Monday were attended by between 9000 and 10,000 persons. Steady rain fell nearly the whole afternoon. The racing was poor, excepting in one or two…

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Notes & Anticipations Warwick Farm Races. Saturday, January 7. Farm Stakes

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 5

WAIKATO......... 1 Kist ........... 2 Mullson ........ 3 CORINTHIAN MILE:…

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