Finalists in the Australian Bowls Singles Championships
S. Frost (left) in action in the final, in which he was runner-up to Frank Dobbie (on the right)…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sport, 1928
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Golf. Holiday Matches. Moore Park Club
Stroke Handicap.—R. Easton, [?]—1, 68; W. S. Grant, 78-6, 72; A. French, 79-7, 72; M. Camp[?]ell, 81-8, 73; P. L. Ashley, 82-9, 73; C. E. Conrick, 81-7, 74; W. Brown, 84-10, 74…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Coursing Cassy Fields for Epping Meeting To-morrow's Fancies
EXCELLENT fields will contest the nine courses at the Greyhound Coursing Association's meeting, with a tin hare, at Epping to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greyhound Racing. Mascot Meeting. Hurdles Record
Eight thousand people attended the Australasian Coursing Club's opening afternoon meeting of the year at Mascot yesterday. Winners were difficult to select, and the first…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Holiday Lessons in Swimming -- Horses Still Have Their Uses
NOT OVER THE FENCE, but through it. -- This tree at Neutral Bay found it more convenient to send a bough through a hole in the palings than over the top. FOUGHT THROUGH HOWLING GALE. -- The yacht Sayonara,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Are These Ladies Strongest Swimming Team in the Empire?
Sydney Telephone Ladies Club (Sydney premiers 1926-27) team which won the 500 yards teams championship of N.S.W. in 6min 7-3-5sec. From the left: Claire Couldwell, Violet Armstrong, Mattie Mealing, Ethel Mealing, and Bonnie Mealing…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mornington Races Selections by "Mentor"
Mornington Racing Club will held its Cup meeting to-day (Wednesday), when a first-class programme will engage attention. The chief event. The Mornington…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Tennis Notes on Championships
For the 38th annual tournament of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, commenced at Wilding Park, Christchurch, the courts were…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Tennis City Houses Teams Night Competitions
IN CONNECTION with the teams competition of the City I issues Night Tennis Association, two ban teams, K.R. and A. and A.E.O., love; in the Mixed A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Tennis Team In Australia Shortly
GOOD was the news that the French lawn tennis team, Borotra, Brugnon, C. Le Fevre, Christian, and Boussus, left…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Cricket. Colts V Gunnedah Team
Mr. J. S[?]le's team of Colts met an eleven from Gunnedah yesterday at the Weiga[?] Memorial Ground, and although the match was drawn the honours rested with the country players. F. James, of the visiting…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Overseas Golf Sarazen's £700 New York
With a score of 992 for the 72 holes. Gens Sarasen won the Miami [?]each open championship and a puree of £700 to-day. Sarasen was American [?]onal champion in 1922, Joe…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farrell Leads in Miami Golf. Montreal
At Miami in the initial 36 holes of the Miami Beach open championship Farrell leads with 144. Kirkwood is second with 145. The remaining matches will be played to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Dog Racing at Wembley £65,000 Reconstruction
The Wembley Stadium was opened for greyhound racing on December 10— nearly a month earlier than was expected— and there will be races on…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →New Zealand Racing. Wellington (N.z.)
Manawat[?] race were continued in [?]ine weather. Results:- Liverpool Handicap, 1m [?].—Oratrix, by Kilbroney —Orabrix, 7-[?], [?]; Lady [?]mond, 7-6, 2; Damaris, 7-10,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. Begins To-day
The Country Tennis Carnival, which is looked forward to by players from all parts of the State, who find a common meeting ground annually at Rushcutter Bay, will begin to-day at the New South Wales Lawn…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Warwick Farm Races Saturday, January 7
MAIDEN HANDICAP: VALORA or DEMOPHON. SEFTON HANDICAP: BEAU HANIA or BACAGI. CANLEY. VALE HANDICAP: LINDBERGH or CANBERRA FLORIN…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Coursing. Sydney Dogs Next Saturday Champions to Race Cessnock
Saturday afternoon's programme prepared by the Cessnock Electric coursing Association is something out of the ordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheffield Shield Cricket: Some Thrilling Play
This year's Sheffield Shield contests have provided many examples of the uncertainly that has ever endowed the game with fascination. Great team and individual scores have been compiled, and several players have already marked themselves down as certainties for next seasons tests against England. The batting of Ponsford, Woodfull, and Kippax has been particularly brilliant, whilst among the bowlers Grimmett, McNamee, and Blackie have stood out prominently…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Golf at Miami Beach. New York, Jan. 2
In the Initial 3[?] holes of the Miami Beach open championship, J. Farrell, who won the Florida State championship last year, is leading, with 144. J. H. Kirkwood, with 145, is…
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