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  2. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

    The postponed meeting of the Moorefield Racing Club takes place to-morrow, and trainers and jockeys are reminded by advertisement in another part of this issue that tickets for the saddling paddock are ...

    Article : 856 words
  3. IN THE HOUSE.

    Wednesday's sitting was important—at least, subjects of greater moment than usual were breached, and, on the whole, were debated with an absence of party or personal consideration pleasantly ...

    Article : 2,493 words
  4. OUR NEW ZEALAND LETTER.

    The session, which gave early promise of being as placid as a summer's sea, has drifted into troubled waters, with an angry sky overhead, and the roar of a great storm all around. For more than a week an ...

    Article : 2,074 words
  5. SALE OF IMPORTED DRAUGHT HORSES.

    Messrs. Campbell and Sons held their annual sale of imported draught horses to-day, when the following were disposed of:—Harkaway, Mr. Lee, Maitland, New South Wales, 500 guineas; Mentor, Mr. W. ...

    Article : 79 words
  6. GUNDAGAI COURSING CLUB.

    The second meeting, in connection with the Gundagai Coursing Club, was opened to-day. The attendance was moderate, and the coursing good. The following are the results:- ...

    Article : 134 words
  7. PEDESTRIANISM.

    The final heats of the Sir Joseph Banks £100 Handicap will be run off this afternoon, at Botany. There are 24 competitors left in for the prize money, and the running should be interesting. The first heat ...

    Article : 125 words
  8. WATERLOO CUP MEETING.

    The Waterloo Cup meeting was concluded on Thursday at Mr. Lamb's estate, Rtooty Hill, the cup being won by the Melbourne dog Rambler, the runnerup being the Goulburn representative, Folly. The ...

    Article : 1,225 words
  9. BOTANY HANDICAP.

    The first day's contest for the Sir Joseph Banks £100 Handicap of 150 yards, took place yesterday afternoon in the presence of a fair number of spectators. The following are the results:- ...

    Article : 619 words
  10. MR. BUCHANAN ON HAMLET.

    Sir,—Mr. Buchanan may have found sufficient reasons to satisfy himself that it was the intention ot Shakespeare to portray Hamlet is a lunatic; but the majority of Shakespearian students and critics are quite ...

    Article : 728 words
  11. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) NEWCASTLE JOCKEY CLUB MEETING.

    The August Meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club was attended by about 1500 persons to-day. The weather was delightful, and the management was all that could be desired. The bookmakers turned up in ...

    Article : 912 words
  12. LEICHHARDT HANDICAP.

    The following are the sturts for the Leichhardt Hundicap, to be run on Saturday next:- W. A. Gray, 20 yards; F. W. M'Knight, 20½; W. H. Mason, J. P. Byrne, Joe W. Byrne, 22; R. L. Walker, ...

    Article : 179 words
  13. COMBINED SPORTS MEETING.

    The combined sports meeting under the auspices of the Speedwell Bicycle Club and Sydney Harriers will be brought to on issue to-morrow afternoon, at the Association Cricket Ground. In the One-mile ...

    Article : 90 words
  14. PIGEON SHOOTING.

    It is notified elsewhere that open sweepstakes will be shot off at the N. S. W. Gun Club's grounds to-day. ...

    Article : 22 words
  15. AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM.

    The number of visitors to the Museum during the month of July was:—On week days, 8829, being an average of 374 a day; and on Sundays, 4395, an average of 1099. The donations of specimens during ...

    Article : 474 words
  16. CITY AND COUNTRY POST-OFFICES.

    Sir,—Adverting to the remarks made in the House last night upon the above subject, those members who complained that country districts did not receive a fair proportion of public expenditure for postal ...

    Article : 257 words
  17. TREE-PLANTING IN PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS.

    Sir,—Upon the occasion of planting trees in the Leichardt Public School grounds, Mr. Hawthorne said that the ceremony which he was then performing was the first of the kind in the colony, and that the ...

    Article : 339 words
  18. FOOTBALL.

    A match was played on the Agricultural Society's Ground on Thursday, between a team selected from the Petersham and Oxford clubs and the South Coast representatives, the result being a victory for ...

    Article : 529 words
  19. MR. SANTERY IN THE "ELIJAH."

    Sir,—Referring to the paragraph in this morning's Herald announcing the fact of the engagement of Mr. Santley to sing in the "Elijah," shortly to be given by the Philharmonic Society, with the assistance of ...

    Article : 219 words
  20. NORTHERN JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

    The Northern Jockey Club races have been further postponed until Friday, the 16th. The course is still unfit to race on, owing to the recent rainy weather. This is the fourth time the meeting has been postponed ...

    Article : 51 words
  21. THE ALLEGED THEFT OF A RACE HORSE.

    The racing mare Lady Roaebery, recently taken from the stables at Newmarket, and alleged to have been stolen, arrived at Castlemaine by train this mornbeen tracked from the Keilor-road station. ...

    Article : 107 words
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