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  2. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

    The regular half-yearly meeting of the members of the Australian Jockey Club takes place at the office, Kingstreet, at 4 o'clock this afternoon, when Mr. Griffith's motion with regard to the costing vote of the chairman will ...

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  3. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.

    The adjourned one hundred and twenty-second quarterly meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held yesterday afternoon. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman A. J. Riley) in the chair, Aldermen Beare, Bryen, ...

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  4. PROTECTIONIST DEMONSTRATION AT WINDSOR.

    At the invitation of the protectionists of this district, Mr. S[?], Mr. Garvan, and Mr. Macfarlane, Ms.L.A., visited Windsor to-day, the first-named gentleman having, by special request, undertaken to speak on protection, with ...

    Article : 1,444 words
  5. CLEANING PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

    Sir,—The sum for which the parents "have been invited in respectful terms (by the teachers) to subscribe" for this purpose is so small that I suppose none would make any objection to pay it, as I informed the Minister when ...

    Article : 641 words
  6. FOOTBALL.

    The West Sydney Football Club intend to wind up their season on Saturday afternoon, 17th instant, by running off their annual Sprint Handicap on the Carrington Athletic Ground. ...

    Article : 202 words
  7. PEDESTRIANISM.

    The acceptances for the Carrington Ninth Grnnd Handicap, to be run on Saturday night next, closed last night, and the draw for heats of the first round will take place on the track this morning at 11 o'clock. ...

    Article : 100 words
  8. CYCLING.

    Mr. William Kuhn[?]l, the South Australian bicyclist, and winner of the Millbrook Challenge Cup, leaves for Adelaide by the express train this afternoon. ...

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  9. HANDBALL.

    An interesting game of handball will take place at Stackpool's Rising Sun ball court to-day, J. Jones, the coming champion, playing two well-known players (Lyons and Hayes) a game of 100 aces, in which Jones is allowing ...

    Article : 66 words
  10. AQUATICS.

    The residents of Pittwater and Broken Bay met on Saturday last, the 13th, at Bullier's Newport Hotel, Newport, for the purpose of establishing an annual regatta—the first to be held on Boxing Day, the 26th December. There was ...

    Article : 145 words
  11. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) LISMORE JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

    The following events will be competed for at the Lismore Jockey Club meeting:—Trial Stakes of £20, for all horses that have never won an advertised prize exceeding £20 at the date of entry, weight ...

    Article : 187 words
  12. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—Allow me the privilege of calling the attention of the public to a circular, enclosed, received by the undersigned to-day, re cleaning of schoolrooms in Public schools, asking assistance of the parents of children, ...

    Article : 146 words
  13. PIGEON SHOOTING.

    Sportsmen must bear in mind that entries for the Bathurst Champion Handicap Pigeon Match of £500 close on Friday, 16th instant. Entries will be received by Dr. Machattie, Bathurst; Mr. W. Hansard, Bathurst; Mr. ...

    Article : 47 words
  14. THE SELFISHNESS OF PROTECTION.

    Sir,—It is characteristic of the advocates of protection that they presume much upon the credulity of ignorance Thus Mr. Toohey, before an audience the other day, gravely argued in favour of putting an embargo upon our ...

    Article : 557 words
  15. NEW SOUTH WALES COMMISSION, MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

    Considerable activity has been shown of late by the committees of this commission live canvassers are now at work, two in town and three in the country. All of them concur in representing that much apathy prevailed on the ...

    Article : 513 words
  16. The TRUSTEES of the ASSOCIATION GROUND and the MELBOURNE CRICKET CLUB.

    Sir,—In reading your report of the cricket association meeting, I find that a letter was received from Mr. Fairland, the secretary of the New South Wales Cricket Association Ground, denying that an application had been ...

    Article : 120 words
  17. BOURKE SPRING MEETING.

    The following nominations have been received for the Bourke Spring Meeting, which is to take place on the 19th and 21st of next month:-Bourke Handicap, 100 sovs., 1¼ mile: Kingswood, Tooral[?], Ivy, Oliv[?], B.Y., ...

    Article : 110 words
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    "S. H. Fairland, Esq., "Secretary Trustees Association Cricket Ground. "Dear Sir,—I am instructed by the Melbourne Cricket Club Committee to ask what dates you can give them for ...

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  19. THE FORTHCOMING SCULLING MATCH AT NEWCASTLE.

    A considerable amount of interest is being evinced in aquatic circles in the Hughes all-comers' outrigger handicap, which is to take place on the Hunter River on the 22nd and 24th instant. The entries received are:—C. ...

    Article : 67 words
  20. CRICKET.

    The Waverley and Mansfield clubs met on Saturday last, at Waverley, when the latter were defeated by five wickets and 2 runs. Scores: Mansfield, 37; Waverley, 39 for five wickets. For the Waverley, A. Terrey 12, Forbes 9, and ...

    Article : 957 words
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    "B. J. Wardill, Esq., "Secretary Melbourne Cricket Club. "Dear Sir,—following up my letter of the 25th instant acknowledging yours of the 17th instant, in which you are ...

    Article : 230 words
  22. KOGARAH.

    The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening last, at the local School of Arts. Present: The Mayor (E. Hogben, J.P.), with Aldermen J. H. Carruthers, M.P., M'Rae, Tracey, Carroll, Grant, ...

    Article : 744 words
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