Victoria Park Racing Club
Subjoined are the weights for the pony and galloway races, which take place to-day:- Flying Handicap, 4½f.—Clinker, 9st 7lb; Miss Rosebery, 8st 4lb; Noreen, 8st 2lb; Lorraine, 8st; Gladsome,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Sport, 1908
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To-day's Road-racing
Two road races are down for decision this afternoon. The Enfield Club is to hold, a five miles handicap over the Burwood-Bankstown course, for which 15 riders have entered. The Marrickville Club will hold a five miles…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →CRICKET. First Grade
Middle Harbour v Balmain, Sydney Cricket Ground. Umpires, Messrs. Caswell and Wallace. Sydney v Waverley, Rushcutter Bay. Umpires, Messrs. Patterson and W. Mihell…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Professional Rugby. Club Formed at South Sydney
A meeting, convened under the auspices of the N.S.W. Rugby Football League was held in the Redfern Town-hall last night, for the purpose of forming a South Sydney District Rugby…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →An Afternoon of Club Racing
The Union has secured the Sports Ground for an afternoon to be devoted mainly to club races on Saturday, February 8. There will be a number of club events, while two races of general interest to all will be…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Rosehill Racing Club. January Meeting
Rosehill will be the sporting tryst this afternoon, when the January meeting takes place, and the programme for the occasion holds forth promise of very interesting sport…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A Swimming Place for Parramatta. to the Editor
Sir,—Permit me to make a suggestion to the residents of the district, in reference to a bathing resort for Parramatta. As it appears, the council do not intend…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Football Preferred to £600,000
The authorities of Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, have declined a gift of £600,000 on condition that the students should not play football…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Boxing a Tournament That Fell Through. Goulburn
Bert Thorne, a well-known Sydney light-weight boxer, came to Goulburn from Sydney to take part in a 9st, boxing tournament that was to have taken place to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →King Edward As a Sportsman Cricket and Football About the Only Sports in Which He is Not Proficient
The world knows all about the marvellous feats and sportsmanship of the strenuous tenant of the White House, but it has heard very little, curiously enough, about the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bowls. Today's Matches. Second Round of the Pennant
The second round of the pennant and B competitions will be played this afternoon, when those clubs which enjoyed the bye on Saturday will take a hand. The following is the draw:—…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fifty Years Ago Cricket in Sydney
To-day's test match at Sydney lends a present interest to a slim little pamphlet of some fifty pages which the curious may unearth at the British Museum (says a writer…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Some Tall Football Yarns [All Rights Reserved.]
I do not think that football lends itself particularly to anecdotes--it is rather too matter-of-fact for that--but, in the course of a career, one comes across a few, and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →"Give Us Live Cricket." the Game Op To-day. Simply Absurd
Mr. Frank E. Allan, writing in the "Age," says:--That cricket has deteriorated as a spectacle is undoubtedly true. The game is infinitely slower than it was in past times, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Sports Rosehill Races Oppressive Weather Malsterdelle Wins the January Stakes Rosehill Handicap Won by Hildebrook Racecourse
It was oppressively hot to-day when the Rosehill races were held. The results of the racing are as follow:-- JANUARY STAKES…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Athletics
THE South Sydney, St. George, and Botany Harrier Clubs' triangular challenge match will be decled next Saturday afternoon at Redfern Oval. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boxing
Jim Griffin, of New (Zealand, who defeated George Sterling, a 13st. heavy-weight, on Tuesday last, will try conclusions with Bob Quigley at the Gaiety on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Football
The programme mapped out for the British team in New South Wales after touring New Zealand will embrace five matches on Saturday and Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boxing. Gaiety Athletic Hall. Jokes Defeats Ladbury
A boxing match between the clever young Englishman Jack Ladbury and Tom Jones, at the Gaiety last night, attracted a good house. Matters were fairly even—Ladbury slightly in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Football Social
The Balmain Rugby District Club held a smoke concert at the Oddfellows' Hall, Balmain, on Friday. Mr. James Fitzslinons presided. During the evening Mr. P. F. M'Quade…
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