Daylight Dog Racing Makes Little Difference to the Dogs: Faster Times in the Day
Arrow · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 7
Since the night betting has been stopped, and the Greyhound raring dubs are racing in the day, it is contended by some that it is injurious to the dogs to race them in the sun. It was also said they would not chase the hare, but, so far, these things have not been borne out…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Test of Racing Skill "Evening News" Double £725 in Prize Money Challenge and Anniversary
Evening News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3
THE "Evening News" offers £725 in prize money as a test of the skill of racing enthusiasts. The Challenge and Anniversary is the big double at the A.J.C. meeting to be held at Randwick on January 21…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some Cricket Personals Why Love Fumbled the Ball: Bruised and Twisted Fingers
Arrow · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 15
Some of the crowd at the Cricket Ground on Wednesday, during Queensland's second innings, were heckling Hampden Love…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Shield Cricket. N.S.W. Wins. Queensland's Bold Bid. Nothling's Great Bowling
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 11
Queensland made a remarkable bid for an outright win in the Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales at the Cricket Ground yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Country Tennis Matches Are Held Up Heavy Thunderstorm Sweeps Across Courts Fourth Round Results
The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3
PLAY IN THE COUNTRY TEAMS CARNIVAL at Rushcutter Bay was returned yesterday in cloudy and cool weather. A soft southerly made matters pleasant, after the humid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dogs at Epping To-morrow Thursday's Races Postponed Through Rain Fearless Buttons and Death or Glory
Arrow · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 7
Owing to the heavy storm yesterday afternoon, the G.C.A. meeting at Epping was postponed until to-morrow (Saturday), when the second daylight meeting since the abolition of night betting will be held. DUNTERS will be set a hard task…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sporting Gossip From All Sources Australian Games -- Parker Not Running -- Carlton Should Win -- Stuart's Hard Task -- Boxing and Wrestling Matches -- South Australians Arrive
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 26
The Olympic committee has left no stone unturned in its effort to make the Australian Games, which start at Manly on Saturday, a success. The…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →No Trams From Cricket Ground Manager Says It Was "Unreasonable" to Expect Them Will Run To-day
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5
Between 1500 and 2000 people who visited Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday to watch the finish of the inter-State match, made terse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletics Carlton Again at National Games Big Day at Manly
Evening News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2
DIRECT from the Australian track championships in New Zealand, New South Wales Queensland, Victorian, and Tasmanian athletics will appear as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →National Games. Athletic Championships
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 15
The Australian National Games will be opened at manly oval to-morrow when the athletic section will be conducted. At night the cycling programme will commence at the Sydeny Sports Ground, and next…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Athletic Club Successfully Launched City Girls
The Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5
MERELY as an experiment, the City Girls' Amateur Sports' Association during last November formed an Athletic Club for girls who are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Varied Sport on River, Lake, and Sea Among the Fishermen -- Whiting Should be Plentiful in Quiet Waters Cricket Used As Bait for Perch
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 27
One catch of eight perch by Messrs. R. J. Geddes, Vic. Fortescue, Frank Geddes, and C. Thackeray in the Deua River, Araluen Valley, recently totalled 16½lb. The largest fish, a four-pounder, was landed with a light…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Acceptances and Selections for To-morrow's Races Finals for the Farm Were Full of Interest Bravado Shines at Seven Furlongs Amounis Back at Randwick
The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2
MOST OF THE REGULARS ENGAGED AT WARWICK FARM to-morrow were sent against the watch at Randwick yesterday morning, and those who acquitted themselves well included Zuleika, The Thorn, Bravado, Lindbergh, Valley, Black Duchess and Beau Hanis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anniversary Regatta
Evening News · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 2
ENTRIES for all creats to be decided at the Anniversary resatts on Thursday.[?] will be [?] during the week [?] and various members of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Racing Letter
Smith's Weekly · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 22
IN Ashburton (N.Z.) was delivered lately a letter posted 17 years ago, at Timaru, 45 miles away. This works out at less than two and three-quarter miles a year…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →SWIMMING School Vacation Class
Nepean Times · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 1
Penrith promises to develop a community of young swimmers as a result of the efforts of the Education Department. Classes at New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boxing Out in Two
Evening News · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 3
At Leichhardt stadium last night, Roy story, [?] defeated Garnet Juno, 9.7, in the second round of a scheduled 12-round contest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing To-night's Contest
The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 7
At Rushcutters Bay Stadium tonight Johnny Curley, the English boxer, will be up against Tommy Barber. Australian featherweight…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bowls. Australian Rink Championship
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 17
The just-completed Australian rink championship is the sixth competition since the Australian Bowling Council was established. The following record shows that New South Wales has been successful only once,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Gerringong Races
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 35
Although unfavorable weather conditions rendered high speeds impossible the club's programme of beach racing at Gerringong last Monday was carried…
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