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  2. OUR CALIFORNIAN LETTER.

    You will be glad to hear that the Australian boxers showed up well the other night at the Californian Athletic Club. Meadows bested Joe Bowers in a ten round go for points, and ...

    Article : 826 words
  3. ROWING NOTES.

    The annual plain and fancy dress ball of the Melbourne City Rowing Glob took place in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening, the 15th inst. The platform was unusually ...

    Article : 1,544 words
  4. WHISPERS AT THE WINGS.

    Australia has been deprived of seeing one of the biggest circuses and menageries in existence; and all on account of civic obstinacy. Some week ago Mr. Charles Sivalls, ...

    Article : 2,495 words
  5. LIBEAU AND MITCHELL MATCHED.

    Articles have at length been signed for the bicycle match between Riobard Mitchell, of Melbourne, and Donatlen Libyan, of Sydney. This has been pending for some time. Last ...

    Article : 270 words
  6. CYCLING.

    The race for 1000 florins, between James Bellew, the American horseman, and the well known cyclists. Temple (Chicago), Woodside(Philadelphia), and Allard (Coventry), took ...

    Article : 775 words
  7. ATHLETIC DOINGS.

    A couple of issues [?] Frank P. Slavin the champion [?] Australia, offering to box either [?] for from L200 to [?] up to[?] ...

    Article : 356 words
  8. MACE V. WILLIAMS.

    There was a fair attendances at the Apollo [?] Hall on Saturday night to witness the night sound to between Mace the deaf and dumb Newcastle boxer, and Williams, of ...

    Article : 224 words
  9. Hear the Other Side.

    The following letter is dated Myers Flat, 25th August :--You will please pardon me for not addressing you [?] period with reference to a paragraph which appeared in your issue of ...

    Article : 580 words
  10. Dinnie v. Miller.

    In answer to Professor Miller's letter, Donald Dinnie writes:--I was somewhat amused to read in your columns recently Professor Miller's silly attempt to support his own ...

    Article : 772 words
  11. Griffo v. Chapman.

    A six round contest took place in Roachock's Hall, Adelaide, on Thursday night between Griffo and Chapman for a purse of sovereigns. The match ended in favor of Griffo after four ...

    Article : 127 words
  12. Athletics at Hamilton.

    The oval at the Hamilton Botanic Gardens has proved such an attractive and profitable place for football matches that an attempt is to be made to improve it so extensively that ...

    Article : 109 words
  13. Flemington Running Grounds.

    In consequence of the number of attractions which take place on Saturday next, viz., Agricultural Show, Moonee Valley races, and several big football matches, Mr Gurney has ...

    Article : 105 words
  14. BOWLING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 318 words
  15. CORRESPONDENCE.

    SIR,--No doubt you have remarked in the programmes, both at Moonee Valley and Hurhngham the absence of a Pony hurdle race. I cannot imagine how it in that the framers of ...

    Article : 149 words
  16. The Slavin Combination.

    In last week's issue we mentioned that Slavin, while showing at Bairnsdale, had untertaken to knock a local boxer out in four rounds. This is how it ended, as told by the ...

    Article : 830 words
  17. Another Letter--and the Last.

    Charley Eyton writes :--I see y this week's SPORTSMAN a letter from Bert Osborn. The language of it is very strong to say the least of it. But, I think the public have had enough ...

    Article : 160 words
  18. BETTING TRANSACTIONS.

    At the Mansion House, on the 13th of July, Mr James Charles Ring and Mr Chas. Walter, turf commission agents, of Fleet street, trading in the name of Barton and Fanner, were ...

    Article : 855 words
  19. Information Wanted.

    SIR,--Some time in the latter end of the fifties three young men left Warwickshire for Australia. They were sons of a celebrated sporting horse dealer and farmer living at Toft, ...

    Article : 272 words
  20. A Good Performance.

    Mr. E. W. Parry, of the Salford Harriers, the amateur champion at four and ten miles, did a smart performance on 14th July. Leaving Welshpool at 8 a.m. he arrived in ...

    Article : 204 words
  21. Stooping Boxing Matches.

    The following memorandum has been forwarded to Superintendent Sadher by the Chief Commissioner of Police. It is based on the report of Inspector Pewtress ...

    Article : 115 words
  22. LACROSSE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 184 words
  23. Military Tournament.

    Sam Mathews is again to the fore with a Military and Athletic Tournament. As will be seen by his advertisement, it cakes place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, ...

    Article : 67 words
  24. Boxing In Sydney.

    Admirers of boxing turned up in force at Foley's last night (says Saturday's Star), when the principal item in the bill of fare was an eight round contest between Adams and ...

    Article : 136 words
  25. George v. Cummings.

    At Westmarch Grounds, Paisley, on Saturday afternoon, 14th July, a one mile contest, for a silver cup valued at L50, took place between the famous pedestrians, W. Cummings ...

    Article : 378 words
  26. FOOTBALL.

    SIR.--Allow me a little of your valuable space to complain of the rough and brutal play of the South Park F.C. (Albers Park) in their match last Saturday with the St. Johns F.O. ...

    Article : 168 words
  27. CRICKET MEETINGS.

    The election of office-bearers for the Eagle hawk Imperial Club resulted as follows :--Mr Clarke (the mayor), president: Messrs Louden sod J. Downie, vice-presidents ; Dr M'Kee and Messrs M'Cartney and ...

    Article : 301 words
  28. Illness of Captain Jennings.

    Captain Jennings is down again; this time with a severe attack of inflammation of the lungs. When Dr. Morgan was called in last Saturday morning (says Newcastle Call of ...

    Article : 264 words
  29. HURLING.

    The Bendigo and Sandhurst Clubs met in the Reserve on Saturday for the third time his season. Great interest was centred in the contest, as on both occasions on which the ...

    Article : 222 words
  30. DRAUGHTS.

    The return match between the Cheltenham and South Brighton Clubs was played oft Mr Keaghran's Hotel Cheltenham, on Thursday evening last, and was won by Cheltenham, the ...

    Article : 116 words
  31. Ashfield Recreation Reserve, Sydney.

    A glance at the advertisement in another column will show the places at which entry forms can he obtained tor the first Grand Handicap on the above reserve. In Victoria ...

    Article : 72 words
  32. Alteration in Dates.

    Mr. J. J. Glover, the hon. sec. of the Seymour Friendly Societies second anniversary fete, writes that the date of their fixture has been altered to the 10th October. To fit ...

    Article : 54 words
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