Turf in Western District Close Finishes at Mudgee: Orange I.o.o.f. Races
W.D.R.A. meeting at Orange, on Friday and Saturday. Mr. Job Hicks has places Torula in work again. The black son of Malster and Lady…
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A Swimming Factory Swimmers Produced in Batches First Taught on Dry Land : Capable Teachers and Apt Pupils at the Domain Baths
Australia is a nation of swimmers. In no other part of the world are there so many high-class exponents of that art. In no other part of the world is the acquiring of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Lawn Tennis Carnival Orange Team Winners J. O. Anderson Wins Country Singles and, with Baker, Takes the Doubles
Our revels now are ended These our actors as I foretold you Are all spirits and vanished into air. At least they all drink spirits, or something…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Athletics
ATHLETE (Hastings, Tas.): (1) The record so far as we know is 371/3sec, by the Pettill Bros., and established at Dcloraine, Tasmania, in 1896, (2) To have records accepted,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victorian Athletics
The Tramp writes : Until a few years ago, amateur runners had but little to say in regard to the events at the annual St. Patrick's Fete in Melbourne, Recently the carnival, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An Athletic Star Homer Baker's Success "You Can't Do It" Not in Lexicon of Homer Baker Great Runner's Career Replete with Triumphs Over Adversity Scrawny Schoolboy Becomes a Champion
The following article from the pen of Sprinter in the New York Syn, about the career of that well-known runner, Homer Baker, will surely be read with interest by followers of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cricket Chronicled. Paddington Still Unbeaten. Middle Harbor Victorious. Ratcliffe and Berry Century-getters. Mailey Gets Wickets. a Chat About the Late Charlie Lawrence. Balmain v. North Sydney
The game between North Sydney and Ralmain was concluded on the North Sydney Oval last Saturday in beautiful weather, upon a perfect pitch, with a well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowls
The programme for the Marrickville Bowling Club on Anniversary Day will be aa follows:--Practice matches in the morning; afternoon, rink competition between team selected by the president and vice-president, play…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing Notes
Next Saturday Fritz Holland boxes Tommy Uren for the middleweight title. Last, time they met was at the welter limit, and owing to shedding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket
All the best players are to take part in the match arranged by the New South Wales Association for the Sydney Cricket Ground on Anniversary Day. and it is expected that there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scratchings. [?] Races
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Continued on Trove, page 7 →About Boxing. Another Win for Hill
Jimmy Hill and Matty Smith—the latter a recent American importation—put up a fairly wearisome contest at the Sydney Stadium last Saturday night. As on the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victoria Park Racing Club. Ohama 'Wins Park Handicap
Te[?] races were run off yesterday at the Victoria Park Racing Club's pony and galloway meeting. Orama, a 7 to 4 favourite, won the Park Handicap. Details:- Maiden Handicap of 100 sovs; second horse 15, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Boxing Jimmy Hill v. Matty Smith. Hill’s Easy Win
Only a moderate crowd saw the contest between the above named boxers at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday last. Those who stayed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rosehill Races. Dame Acre's Flying. Foley Drives La Penna Home
Saturday's meeting at Rosehill was fairly well attended. The weather was all that could be desired. Although only two first favorites won. Dame Acre and La…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Swimming
The New South Wales Ladies' Amateur Association will hold the State Championship Carnival in the domain Baths to-morrow, at 3 p.m. A big crowd is expected. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing
At the Sydney Stadium, last Saturday evening. Jimmy Hill (N.S.W.) outpointed the recently-arrived Matty Smith (America). after an uninteresting…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cricket
The annual match between the Moore Park Umpires and St. George Umpires will be played at Bexley on (Anniversary Day. The Moore Park Umpires representatives will be: E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vacation Swimming School. Display in Domain Baths
The Vacation Swimming School, opened in connection with the Department of Public Instruction, on December 18, was brought to a close by a display at the Domain Baths…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sporting. The Turf. Rosehill Races
There was a good attendance at Rosehill races last Saturday. The fields were very small. Seven ran in the Hurdle Race; nine in the Flying; six in the…
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