League Swimming Challenges to Morris
Tom Morris, who created a sensation a few weeks back by proposing to attempt to swim from Manly to the Quay, and who claims the title of "Australia's champion…
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Melbourne University Victors at New Norfolk Regatta
At the New Norfolk (Tas.) Regatta on Boxing Day, the Melbourne University won a double-junior eights and junior-senior eights. The form of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Holiday Cricket
Mr L. E. Johnson, secretary of the Waverley Club, took an eleven to the Port Stephens district for the Christmas holidays. On Boxing Day Raymond…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis. Cumberland Semifinals
Semi-finals were played in a[?]ral events in the Country of Cumberland Tennis Tourney, which was continued at P[?]atten Park, Ashfield, to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coursing World Gossip From Various Parts
By last week's mail from New Zealand, I received a welcome and characteristic letter from Mr. J. Hannan, the well-known Dominion leashman. After…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Queensland Cricket Lessons of the Trip: How to Improve It Ought Rugby League Control To Be In Sydney
Queensland cricketers, as the outcome of their Southern tour, realise that next season they will need to build up their game…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Racing Reviewed Fast-run Novice
Limited to horses which had not won a race (maiden race excepted) exceeding 100 sovs. in value, and to apprentice riders, the Novice Handicap was cut out…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Goulburn Races. Goulburn
The Goulburn races were held to-day. Following are the results:- Maidon.—Handicap. 5f and 50yds.—Mr. G. M. Faithfulls Milbang, by Chat—Westmead mare, 8·2 (W…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Records in Heat Races
The world's record for a single and two consecutive heats was made by Hamburg Belle, when she won her match with Uhlan (who cast a shoe in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Auckland Races. Auckland
The Great Northern Derby was run to-day, and resuited as follows:—Ballymena, 1; Razzle Dazzle, 2; Tarleton, 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 2m, 36s…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Double Knockout in Amateur Boxing Wollongong
A double knock-out occurred when T. Thompson, the well-known [?] left wing, and Young Beckett, contesting a heat in an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Orange Races King Tressady Surprises
The shrawdies fell in when they backed the Canowindra mare Thunderclap to 6 to 4 on to win the First Maiden Handicap at Orange on Saturday, and it was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Canning Park Races. Perth
The Canning Park Turf Club held a meeting yesterday, in fine, pleasant weather. There was a large attendance. Results:- Trial Plate, 6f.—Whimsical, by Jolly Beggar—…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →France Wins at Rugby Scotland Beaten London, Tuesday Evening
Twenty thousand people witnessed the international Rugby football match between Scotland and France at the Pershing Stadium, Paris. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sailing. 18-Footers Saturday's Races
After the customers two Saturday's Xmas holidays, the 18-footers will resume the regular weekly racing on Saturday, under the management of the Sydney Club…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lawn Tennis. County of Cumberland Tournament
As the championship events of the County of Cumberland tournament at Pratten Park, Ashfield, had been brought well forward, a large majority of the matches set down for decision yesterday were in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Victorian Tennis Brookes's Double MELBOURNE
The remaining championship events in the metropolitan tennis tournament at South Yarra today resulted:--Doubles: Brookes and M[?]Innes beat…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Rowing World Pittwater Regatta Echoes: Notes by Argus Notes by Argus
Pittwater Regatta was very successfully conducted on Saturday, the weather being very favorable. Although the projected four-oar race for members of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Interest at Sydney Cricket Ground
The fight for runs in Melbourne was followed with great interest at Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday, and as the score slowly mounted the crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Football in England. London, Dec. 31
Scottish League.—First division: Parthick (2) v Third Lanark (2). Second division: Cowdenheath (4) v Dundee (4). Rugby Union.—Old Fettesian Lorretton[?]ana beat…
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