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NOTES.
Tickets in IMartini's censultation on Sir Joseph
Banks Handicap are going off rapidly, and we
learn that immediate application is necessary.
The footrace between H. Frost, oi Lambton, and
J. Blair for the sum of £10 a side, distance 70 yards,
will take place to-day at WalhEnd. We expect to
see the first-named win.
R. Charlton and Bolton play a quoit mateh far
£20 a side to-day at Wallsend. Both men being
good players, an exciting contest is anticipated.
The match arranged to take place at the cricket
ground toaday between the firsteleven and the next
eighteen of the Newcastle Cricket Club will not take
place owing to the Publie School sports being
arranged to take place there to-day.
The floschill, Eiverpool, and Canterbury Park
Racing Clubs are considering tihe advisability of
appointing a paid starter to dothe work ofthethree
meetings.
T. M.Malone has challenged any man in Austra
lit to run 200yds for £500 a side.
The celebrated American wrestler, Thoesas Can
non, arrived from 'Frisco by tihe R.tM.S. Alameda
yesterday.
There is every probability eta a bxing match be
ing made between Professor Jacksen and the Soe?teh
champion Stewart, to take place in Sydney about
Christmns time. The stakes, we understand, are so
be £t0o a side, the winner to receive twe-thirds and
the loser the retnainder of the "fete."
The friends of the veteran sprinter, t. Stevens,
talk of snatching him against any man in tihe cola
flies to run 110 yarda for £100 a aide, Ciarke, of Via..
toria, excepted.
M. Sale, a noted all-round French athlete, is ex
lotedto arrive in the colonies during the first week
to_ December.
The London "Sporismans" baa the .following:
Mfr. floable authorises the editor to state that
William Beach baa decided tinally to retiro to pri
vate life. The champion has beaten all prominent
mollersofhis day, and theraforo considers he is
entitled to rest on his laurels. His private affatrs
now claim so large a portion of his attention that
hois unable any longer to devote the necessarytime
to the pursuit of seulling.
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