The Racing. Maiden Handicap. Five Furlongs and a Half
Adhering to the custom of races run at this course, the march of the Maiden mokes was the opening role, and as only ten survived the scratching pen, the…
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Interstate Cricket. Victoria Beats South Australia. Melbourne
South Australia's second innings closed to-day for [?]78, and Victoria scored the necessary 21 runs without loss and won by 10 wickets and one run. The weather was again delightful, but the result being a foregone…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cricket. Country Teachers v Combined C Grade Team
Yesterday, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, No. 2, the Country Teachers met a combined team selected from the C grade of the New South Wales Cricket Association. The teachers won an the first innings…
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The Sheffield Shield bottle between Victoria and New South Wales on the Melbourne Ground, appears to have been a marked success, measured by public…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victorian Turf World. A Busy Week Racing at Headquarters and Suburban Courses
The morning of the first day of 1920 broke dull and cloudy, but the threatened rain, held off, and a fine and cool afternoon was had. Flemington, after the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Turf Odds and Ends Totalisator Possibilities in England Tirranna Club Resumes Picnic Racing
Mr. G. M. Bethell, managing director of Automatic Totalisators Ltd., recently cabled as follows from Paris to Sydney : "Clubs here are fully satisfied, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The World's Swimming Pools Sydney Domain Stands Alone : American Club Pools : What England Has (Special to the Referee)
As Mr. Hugh. Ward watched the Norman Ross swimming carnival at the Domain Baths with the keenness of the man who delights in an athletic contest of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Successful in England Leading Owners, Trainers and Jockeys Lord Glanely's Horses Win 45 Races
Complete English racing statistics for the past year are contained in papers which arrived by the latest mail, and make interesting reading. Among the winning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Weights for Big Races Challenge and Anniversary Discussed Backers May Beat Layers This Time
As most of those engaged have raced recently, backers arc quite in touch with the form of Challenge Stakes and Anniversary Handicap candidates, and are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis Getting Ready for the Davis Cup Brookes, Patterson and Thomas Arrive : Programme for Australasian Championships
Almost the Davis Cup is again upon us The players of both teams—of Australasia, the champion nation since 1914, and the British Isles team that has…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Tennis Getting Ready for the Davis Cup Brookes, Patterson and Thomas Arrive : Programme for Australian Championships
Almost the Davis Cup is again upon Us The players of both teams—of Australasia, the champion nation since 1914, and the British Isles team that has…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →World's Boxing & COMMENT Edited by W. F. Corbett Darcy Terrorised His Opponents Two Great Fiascoes Rumanian Costica and American Grouse Scared : Neither Shapes Up To Form Chapter Xxiv.-(copyrighted.)
To-day I will tell the stories of two of the greatest fiascoes associated with Les Darcy's career. On May, 13, 1916, Alee Costica—really Costica Alexandrescu, but he preferred the former name as being more easily handled —existed (that is the only word I can think of at the moment which describes…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ATHLETICS For Australasian Titles
Messrs. W. B. Alexander, C. T. Ferguson, A. L. Harwood, and G. P. E. Parke, appointed to select the team to represent New South Wales at the Australian championships, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day's Sporting Editor of Athletic Sporting, REG. L. (Snowy) Bakes, Australia's Champion All-round Athlete the Turf Tote Dividends West Australian System
The system of dividing on registered courses the tote investment for dividend distribution into 60, 20 and 20 per cent. respectively where three horses are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Professional Athletics
The remains of the old-time champion, Thomas Michael Malone, were laid to rest at the Rookwood Cemetery last week. Amongst the mourners were :…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Athletics. Australasian Championships
The N.S.W. selectors have chosen the following representatives for the Australasian championships on January 31 and February 7:- 100yds and 220yds: W. W. Hunt…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Military Athletics
Officers of the Defence Depirtmcnt are completing arrangements for athletic sports among the senior cadets of the Commonwealth. In New South Wales the co-operation of amateur bodies is being sought,…
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At the Stadium to-day at 3 the usual weekly free training and novice exhibitions will be given. Wiggins, Iloyd, Edwards, Brogan, Blackburn, and Green will give exhibitions, and a large number of preliminary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BOXING Hippodrome Tournament
At the Hippodrome last night the semifinals of the £300 tourney were commenced. The semi-final of the 9st. 91b. open division between Roy Belber and Frank Gray…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rugby League Football Englishmen Accept Terms Visit to Australia in June LONDON, December 6
The Council of the Northern Rugby Football Union has considered the letter from the New South Wales Rugby League regarding the terms…
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