Greyhound Racing. Meeting at Epping
The postponed meeting of the Greybound Coursing Association was held at Epping Racecourse on Saturday afternoon. Notwithstanding the opposition of Warwick Farm…
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Meetings at Newcastle. Australian Coursing Association. Newcastle
A large crowd was in attendance at the meeting of the Australian Coursing Association held at the Sports Ground on Saturday afternoon. Results:- First Course.—Cook's Hill Stakes: Prince Cinder, 1;…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →CRICKET. Poidevin-Gray Shield
The first round of the competition for the Polderin, Gray Shield, in which the age of the players must not exceed 21 years, was played on Saturday. Of the five matches played two were drawn, Balmain, Rand…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →GOLF. Strong Southerly Wind. Scoring Difficult
The strong southerly wind made conditions very difficult for players on Saturday, but, nevertheless, some fair scores were returned. Club events were well patronised, although…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Golf. "World's Best Game." Melbourne
The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) officially opened the new golf links at Cowes on Saturday. Mr. Bruce in a humorous speech said that golf was the world's best and only…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sandown Park Races. Melbourne
The Sandown Park Racing Club held at a meeting to-day. In fine weather. The attendance was fair. Details:- Two-year-old Handicap, 5f.—Messrs. H. A. and E. A…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Amateur Boxing English Team for Olympiad London, Sunday Night
The Amateur Boxing Association has decided to send a team to compete at the next Olympiad…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lawn Tennis. Country Beats City. Teams' Contests
The annual match, in which teams representing the city met representatives of the combined country districts, took place on Saturday at the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Ground, Rushcutter Bay, the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →South African Cricket. Capetown, Jan. 8
In the match M.C.C. v Eastern Provinces, played at Port Elizabeth, the latter, in its first innings, scored 136, Staples taking seven wickets for 38 runs…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Not the Real "Tiger" Payne in Sydney Bathurst Boxing Fatality
"Tiger" Payne, the American negro boxer, was not the man concerned in the contest at Bathurst, which resulted in the death of Emmet Murphy in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →B.A.T.C. Races. Brisbane
The Brisbane Amateur Turf Club's meeting was held at Albion Park in Showery weather. Fourth Division Handicap, 7f.—Crazy Molly. 7-7 (O'Connor), 1; High Chord, 8-2 (Davis), 2; Allombe,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Family Cricket. Victory for the Ellems. Grafton
The South Grafton Cricket Association annually playa a match with a team of cricketers composed entirely of the Ellem family. This year's contest resulted in a win for the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Lawn Tennis "Hopmans Skill Davis Cup Side Hawkes and Kalms
THE DAVIS CUP trial matches were concluded in Melbourne last Saturday. H. Hopman has emerged from these test matches with an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coursing Favorites Fail to Act Up to Expectations Spark Up Beaten by His Curioisty -- Another Splendid Attendance
If anything had been needed to confirm public approval of mechanical hare racing as a sport, it was supplied by the large crowds which not only attended, but remained to…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Newcastle's Hope for the Challenge Stakes Coursing. Pervida to Win Mascot's Main Race Tips for To-morrow
SEVERAL greyhounds with recent wins to their credit are engaged at the Australian Coursing Club's meeting at Mascot to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gloucester's Reply to Mailey Dacre's Engagement Cricket Importations London, November 11
Arthur Malley did not know much about the facts when he likened Gloucestershire's action in taking C. C. Dacre from New Zealand to "taking a biscuit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Husband's Coffin Leaves House His Wife Drops Dead Mr. and Mrs. Killian Well-known Racing Family's Loss
AS the coffin containing the dead body of her husband was being borne from the house at Kensington, to the hearse,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Athletics Great Jumping National Games Carlton's Burst
THE TRACK athletic section of Australia's first National Games was a pronounced success, and should the same degree of enthusiasm attach to the other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →National Games. Athletic Meeting. Carlton's Great Win. A. W. Winter Beaten
With the object of selecting Australian representatives for the forthcoming Olympic Games, and for the purpose of raising funds to despatch the team to Amsterdam, the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Athletics. Hundred Miles Run. Amateur Record by Farmer. London, Jan. 7
A South African farmer runner. Arthur Newton finished the 100 miles run from Bath to Hyde Park Corner in 14h 22m 10s, an amateur record. He only began to run at the age of 40, and since then has…
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