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  2. LONG RIDES.

    On Saturday morning June 7, M. Peschkoff, a noncommissioned Cossack officer, who left Vladivostock last November on horseback to ride across Siberia, a distance of nearly 5000 miles, completed his journey ...

    Article : 2,203 words
  3. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

    The Moorefield authorities are again in the field with one of their entertaining bille of fare, and the events to to be decided to-day are of a particularly interesting character, in addition to the ordinary traffic to ...

    Article : 1,618 words
  4. MEETINGS.

    The commission on city and suburban railways met in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Alderman Burdekin (the Mayor) presided, and there were present Messrs. Macintosh, M.L.C., W. H. Pigott, M.L.C., ...

    Article : 908 words
  5. THE FORT-STREET MODEL SCHOOL.

    In accordance with a time-honoured prartice, by which all the Governors of the colony for many years past have at some time during their term of office made an official visit of inspection to the Fort-street school, ...

    Article : 3,758 words
  6. CYCLING.

    We are requested to call attention to an advertisement elsewhere, announcing that entries finally close to-day for the Union Sports Meeting to be held on August 2, with Mr. J. Copland, the hon. secretary. ...

    Article : 35 words
  7. AQUATICS.

    The third heat of the first round of the East Sydney Rowing Club's trial fours, for trophies presented by the captain, Mr. J. E. Myers, was rowed yesterday over a course from Garden Island to Cowper Wharf. Mr. J. ...

    Article : 158 words
  8. MOOREFIELD RACING CLUB.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 379 words
  9. POULTRY, PIGEON, CANARY, AND DOG SOCIETY.

    The attendance at the Exhibition Building yesterday, the third day of the thirteenth annual exhibition of the New South Wales Poultry, Pigoon Canary, and Dog Society, was again good, and close interest seemed ...

    Article : 975 words
  10. SOME INDIAN WILD BEASTS.

    Of all Indian animals the wild boar is the best and bravest. I have seen a great deal of him, having for many years hunted him on horseback, or with a line of elephants to drive him out of the thick covets, so that ...

    Article : 1,925 words
  11. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) BALRANALD RACING CLUB.

    The Winter Meeting of the Balranald Racing Club took place to-day. The following are the results:- TRIAL STAKES.—Mr. Kinnane's Dumbang, 1; Mr. Co[?]chin's Vanity, 2; Shin Fane, 3. ...

    Article : 215 words
  12. URANA TURF CLUB MEETING.

    The following are the acceptance s for the events in ths Urana Turf Club annual meeting to be held on Friday, August 1:- URANA TURF CLUB HANDICAP—1½ mile. ...

    Article : 153 words
  13. PRACTICAL FRUIT-GROWING.

    At Hornsby Junction on Wednesday evening, the instructor in agriculture of the Technical College, Mr. Angus Mackay, F.C.S., commenced a series of lesson lectures on general fruit-farming. Mr. William ...

    Article : 140 words
  14. MURRUMBIDGEE TURF CLUB.

    The entries close for the Wagga Gold Culb, Hurdle Race, Town Plate, and Steeplechase, to be [?] at the annual spring meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club, on September 12. ...

    Article : 37 words
  15. A CEMETERY FOR LIVERPOOL.

    A meeting was held in the Liverpool Council-chambers on Thursday night, to consider the advisability of applying to the Government for a block of land for a general cemetery. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Watt, ...

    Article : 464 words
  16. THE LATE WATERLOO CUP MEETING.

    The coursing stakes won at the Waterloo Cup meeting were paid over to-day at the offices of the Victoria Coursing Club. ...

    Article : 32 words
  17. CRICKET.

    The presentation of the Kerr and Scott Cups and the Union Medals took place last evening, at the Cambridge Club Hotel, in the presence of a very large gathering of cricketers. The Mayor of Sydney presided, and handed ...

    Article : 129 words
  18. FOOTBALL.

    The return match, under Rugby rules, between Queensland and New South Wales will take place on the Association Cricket Ground this afternoon. His Excellency the Governor has accepted an invitation to ...

    Article : 252 words
  19. COUNTRY FIRE BRIGADES.

    Sir,—In your issue of this date you quoted at length extracts from the report of the Wollongong Fire Brigades Board, which, to persons not acquainted with the Fire Brigades Act of 1884 and with the ways of ...

    Article : 800 words
  20. HEBREW LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY.

    The fortnightly meeting of this society was held on Thursday evening at the Synagogue Sohool, Castleroagh-street, There was a fair attendance considering the unpropitions weather. Mr. L. Pulver, V. P., ...

    Article : 844 words
  21. SYDNEY DRIVING PARK CLUB.

    The Sydney Driving Park Club have no occasion to find fault with the patronage bestowed on their reunions, and the gathering at Moore Park yesterday was fully up to the average, numbering between 2000 ...

    Article : 1,076 words
  22. PEDESTRIANISM.

    Slowgrove's nineteenth Novice Handicap will be run off to-day, acceptances closing at the post. Nominations for Slowgrove's twentieth Novice Hnndicap close to-night. ...

    Article : 127 words
  23. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

    The following notifications appeared in yesterday afternoon's Government Gazette:- APPOINTMENTS.—The Hon. William Henry Suttor, M.L.C., as a member of the Aborigines Protection Board. ...

    Article : 444 words
  24. CARRINGTON HANDICAP.

    The Carrington Eighth Novice Handicap was concluded last night, the result being a win for C. Frazer off the 9½ yards mark in 9 4-5 seconds. Frazer was a strong favourite and in the final started at 5 to 1 on. ...

    Article : 171 words
  25. MARRICKVILLE HANDICAP.

    The following are the starts for the Marrickville 4th Nursery Handicap, to be run this afternoon:- A. H. Sherwin, 21 yards; P. Keogh, 21½: M. A. Phelan, 22; E. Nathan, 23; G. Anderson, J. H. Hawkins, D. ...

    Article : 560 words
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