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  2. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

    The final forfeit of 5 sovs. for the V. R. C. Melbourne Cup is due to-morrow, at 4 p.m., and up to that hour nominators can withdraw without incurring further expense. ...

    Article : 914 words
  3. LAWN TENNIS.

    The return match between the Double Bay and Strathfield Tennis Clubs was played on the grounds of the former club last Saturday, and, as the result show, was a close match in favour of the Strathfield Club. The sets ...

    Article : 170 words
  4. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.

    The Hurstville Council met on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayour (Alex. Milsop), with Aldermen Patrick, Humphrey, Gannon, Peake, Bibby, Tidswell, M'Rae, and Howard. The treasurer (Mr. F. P. Tidswell) ...

    Article : 390 words
  5. MOONEE VALLEY RACES.

    The Moonee Valley Cup Meeting was held on Saturday, and was very successful. The event of the day was won by the favourite, Quintin Matsep, from a field of 19, after a good race with Newmarket. In the Selling Race the ...

    Article : 418 words
  6. MANLY.

    A general meeting of the Manly Council was held on Thursday last. Present—Alderman C.R. Austin (mayor), Pitt, Hayes, Passau, Scarr, Evans, and Griffin. A deputation representing the Manly Cricket Club waited upon the ...

    Article : 495 words
  7. CARRINGTON RACES.

    The Carrington races were hold on Thursday at the Four Mile. The weather was fine, and there was an attendance of about 400 persons. LADIES' BARCELET, 35 guineas, presented by A. ...

    Article : 201 words
  8. BALMAIN SAILING CLUB.

    The Balmain Sailing Club opened its season on Saturday afternoon last by a hurry scurry handicap race. The course was the usual one taken by the club, viz.:—From White Horse Point, round Goat Island, round a boat moored ...

    Article : 342 words
  9. SYDNEY HUNT CLUB.

    Assisted by line weather and on interesting programme, the Sydney Hunt Club meeting attracted a very fair attendance to Canterbury Park, on Saturday last. Racing began with the Hurdle Race, for which Equity was so ...

    Article : 2,371 words
  10. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

    The cricket match Parliament v. Press took place on Saturday. The Parliamentary team made 118 runs—Mr. F. R. Murphy, M.L.A., being not out, 61. The Press eleven scored only 57 runs. ...

    Article : 120 words
  11. INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

    The Intercolonial Lawn Tennis Tournament was continued on Saturday. For the Ladies' Single Championship, Miss Shaw beat Miss Fitzgerald. Miss Shaw's play all through the match was very fast. For the Gentlemen's ...

    Article : 107 words
  12. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.

    Sir,—In view of recent discussions that have taken place, some of the facts in the work recently produced by Mr. T. A. Coghlan, entitled "Australasian Statistics," are worthy of special notice. As most people are aware, the superierity ...

    Article : 761 words
  13. PRINCE ALFRED YACHT CLUB.

    The members of the Frince Alfred Yacht Club celebrated the opening of the yachting season on Saturday afternoon by a general muster of the yachts belonging to the club. A series of evolutions were gone through, after ...

    Article : 1,722 words
  14. NEWCASTLE SEVENTH GRAND HANDICAP.

    The following are the results of the second day's running for the seventh grand handicap and the quarter-of-a-mile handicap, which took place yesterday on the Newcastle cricket ground: ...

    Article : 318 words
  15. PEDESTRIANISM.

    Acceptances for the Carrington 4th 440 Yards Handicap, to be run next Saturday afternoon, 29th instant, close on Wednesday night, 26th instant. On the same night entries for the 300 Yards Handicap also close. ...

    Article : 35 words
  16. ATHLETICS.

    There was a very fair house at Foley's Athletic Hall on Saturday night, when some good boxing was exhibited. Pattison and another had a very lively spar, and Jackson gave a good scientific display with S. O'Donnell. Several ...

    Article : 95 words
  17. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) THE V. R. C. SPRING MEETING.

    There was not much doing at the Victorian Club on Saturday night. Abercorn was very firm for the Derby at evens, at which he was backed to several hundreds. The New Zealand colt Tranter had a number of friedns at 100 ...

    Article : 129 words
  18. AQUATICS.

    HANLAN AND TEEMER.—Turf, Field, and Farm says of the Teemer-Hanlan race on August 13:—"The water was smooth at 5.30 p.m., but the course which had been staked out in the morning could not be seen. The boats swarmed ...

    Article : 665 words
  19. VICTORIAN TRAINING NOTES.

    Some remarkable records were made on the Flemington track on Saturday morning, so that the going must be accounted fast. Hogmanay was first out, and the son of Bonnie Carlisle did a useful gallop of a mile. Don Giovan ...

    Article : 740 words
  20. ATHLETICS AT PENRITH.

    In the local foot race between J. Worthington, of St. Mary's, and F. G. Harvey, of Mount Druitt, for £200 aside, to be run on the 16th of November at Pe[?]ith, the second deposit was paid up on Saturday. The sum of £100 ...

    Article : 90 words
  21. CRICKET.

    The match between the Belvideres and Carltons came to a conclusion last Saturday afternoon on the Association Cricket Ground, the Carltons winning by 65 runs. The Belvideres had three wickets to fall to terminate the match, ...

    Article : 1,179 words
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