The Foreign Offfice is (says the London correspondent of the "Leeds Mercury") engaged upon a diplomatic task which is hardly less momentous for the future of our dealings with Egypt than the war ...
Article : 1,982 wordsThe last hippopotamus has been slaughtered in Natal. All the larger and more curious creatures fire disappearing so fast that this will be a monotonons world, at any rate for naturalists, in ...
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Advertising : 1,617 wordsEntries for the pony and galloway races to be held at Kensington on Wednesday next close with the secretary, Mr. P. O'Mara, at 5 p.m. to-day. The programme appears in the advertising portion of the ...
Article : 500 wordsThe National Cyclists' Union of England will be represented in the international championships to be held at Vienna this month as follows:—Amateur events, Messrs. Edwards, Summe[?]egill, Appleby, ...
Article : 66 wordsThe following matches have been decided since last Saturday:- Ladies' Double Handicap Misses Skipper and Jones v. Misses Lee and Keep, 5-6, ...
Article : 116 wordsThe newly formed Red Bird Cycling Club held a social evening on Wednesday at their cycling school, Waverley-road, Woollahra. There was a very large attendance, and an enjoyable evening was ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Anglo-Australian cricketer aud umpire, J. Phillips, arrived on Monday in Sydney from Melbourne, whither he had travelled per Cuzco from England. He is in excellent health, and left for New ...
Article : 475 wordsThe second day's racing of the Narrabri Jockey Club took place to-day, the weather being fine and the attendance good. The following are the results: ...
Article : 314 wordsA match was played between Centennial and Tabragalba tennis clubs on Saturday on the courts of the former, and resulted in a win for the visitors by four games[?] Scorcs: ...
Article : 247 wordsThe pony and galloway races held at Kensington on Wednesday were well attended. Appended are the results of the different events:- Trial Stakes (15.0) of 20 sovs., 4 furlongs.—M. J. ...
Article : 721 wordsMr. H. C. Holden writes to say that there was no jostling so far as he was concerned in the race for tho 880-yards Championship, won hy him at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, and that no ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Pambula District Jockey club committee held a meeting last night at Tattersall's Hotel to decide as to building a new grand stand. Plans were submitted, and the work will proceed as soon ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Waverley Municipa1 Council have been notified hy the Lands Department that the lease of the Bondi baths (with an extended area) has been approved of by the department for a further period ...
Article : 37 wordsAt the annual meeting of the Mittagong Recreation Club the report was read and adopted. The highest individual score of the club for the past year was credited to C. L. Sheather, with S9. The batting ...
Article : 180 wordsA committee meeting of the East Sydney S.C. was held last night at the Sports' Club, Rowe-street, Mr. F. C. V. Lane (captain) occupied the chair, and a full muster of committeemen was in attendance. ...
Article : 219 wordsA private cable has been received from London to the effect that Merman is being backed at 8 to 1 for the Cesarewitch Stakes, to be run on Wednesday next. ...
Article : 35 wordsPrince Carbine arrived from Sydney to-day, and has gone into Carlslako stables at Ca[?]lfield. Robin Hood and Merl[?]olas also arrived from Sydney. At a meeting of members of the V.R.C. and ...
Article : 64 wordsThe following scratchings were recorded today:- Ca[?]lfield Cup: Birksgate, Spencer, Wild Raven, Bundook, Homespun, and Honiton. ...
Article : 37 wordsA three-rink match was played on Saturday afternoon between the above clubs on the Kentville green, and resulted in a win for Annandale team by 12 points, who led from the start. The following ...
Article : 106 wordsThe following are the handicaps for the 50 yards event of the above club:- J. Ragan and E. A. Osmond,scratch; C. Hellings and A. J. Johnston, 2 seconds; C. Ragan and J. Handcox, 4 ...
Article : 146 wordsMassinissa was still eas[?]er for the Caulfield Cup today, 100 to 7 being laid against him, with the same price on offer; while Hymettus was nominal favourite at 100 to 8. Reka was backed at 100 to 7, ...
Article : 126 wordsThe first day's races of the Narrabri Jockey Club's annual meeting commenced to-day. The attendance was only fair, but the fields were large. The following are the results of the different events: ...
Article : 281 wordsThe following are the starts for the above club's 45 yards event:- F. Lane, scratch; P. O'Donnell, second; W. Kearney, A. J. Johnson, 2 seconds; J. O'Grady, J. Kearney, C. ...
Article : 129 wordsThe associate championship of the Bathurst Golf Club was played off on Saturday, and resulted in a win for Miss L. Rutherford with a score of 105. The club championship waa decided also on ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 111 wordsThe annual meeting of the Bathurst Swimming Club was held to-night: Mr. F. J. Tonkin (vice-president) in the chair. In the report, which disclosed a highly satisfactory state of affairs, allusion ...
Article : 116 wordsPony and galloway races were held at Brighton yesterday, and were well attended. Following are the results:- Time Handicap Trot, 1½ mile.—Knight's Syren, [?] ...
Article : 314 wordsA sweepstakes bogey competition waa played on Monday, with the following result:- A. C. Gill, handicap 40, square T. F. Furber, 36, 2 down ...
Article : 77 wordsRowan's Federal Homing Pigeon Association brought off a fly from Binalong on Saturday with the following results:—Mr. Bruce, velocity 1170 yards per minute, 1: Mr. J. Miller, 1169 yards per ...
Article : 82 wordsThe final gallops of some of the horses for next Saturday's events attracted a very large crowd to the course this morning, people coming from all quarters on bicycles and horses. There was a slight breeze ...
Article : 568 wordsThe associate numbers of the Royal Sydney Golf Club continued their tournament at the Bondi links on Wednesday, when the semi-final round of the ladies' championship and a handicap of nine holes ...
Article : 364 wordsThe Licensed Vic[?]uallers' Billiard Tournament was continued last night at Messrs. Heiron and Smith's billiard showrooms, with the following results:—T. Fros[?], receives 40, beat W. Aiken, receives 55, by ...
Article : 73 wordsSir,—Your correspondent Arthur S. Boucher calls attention to the fact that until an effort in made to improve our mining laws, with the view of giving more encouragement to capital, it is of little use exhibiting specimens of our ...
Article : 238 wordsThe annual meeting of the League of South Australian Wheelmen has just been held, and their balance-sheet for 10 months ended June 30 of this year has been published. The report shows the ...
Article : 77 wordsA meeting of the racing board of the league was held on Tuesday night, when the protest entered against Miller was decided. Miller won tho twomiles race on Saturday at the amateur sports ...
Article : 124 wordsSir,—In reply to Mr.W. H. Yates's letter in your issue of yesterday I would point f[?]ut that circumstances may arise under which it is practically impossible to fulfil the [?]rduous conditions imposed under the present Mining Act, ...
Article : 411 wordsAt the last executive meeting sanction was granted to the Singleton branch, Coonamble branch, Corowa branch, Albury branch, Cobar branch, and the Manildra branch to hold race meetings on November ...
Article : 328 wordsThe monthly competition of the above club for September resulted as follows:- S. O. Nelson, 102-10 = 92. R. A. Morgan, 103-5 = 98. ...
Article : 201 wordsEarly in the morning there was no wind, but about 8 o'clock a strong north-east gale sprang up, and made things very unsettled. Thunder Queen and Tapioco ran a mile and a quarter in 2 minutes 20½ ...
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Advertising : 68 wordsThe Rowing Association Regatta will be continued to-morrow, and steamer arrangements are advertised in another column. Particular attention is drawn to the steamers leaving Circular Quay, and not ...
Article : 91 wordsThe constitution committee of the League of Victorian Wheelmen have to recommended the council that it be not compulsory for racing cyclists to join the league. It is suggested that before a rider can ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 7 Oct 1898, Page 8
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