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  2. ATHLETICS.

    LAST week a correspondent, in a letter under the above heading, called attention to a matter that has for a long time past been a source of serious annoyance to competitors at ...

    Article : 427 words
  3. THOMAS TO BLACKBURN.

    FOR some time past there has been a little misunderstanding between Thomas and Blackburn, the well-known Eaglehawk wrestlers, as to their respective merits both ...

    Article : 167 words
  4. Queries and Answers.

    [WE with our correspondents to distinctly understand that we answer all queries on the evidence submitted to us, and it is therefore advisable that, increase of wages, both parties interested should agree ...

    Article : 61 words
  5. HANDBALL.

    A LARGE assemblage of spectators witnessed some very close and exciting matches last Saturday at the Carlton Court. A single-handed match caused some interest, the ...

    Article : 152 words
  6. THE STEEPLECHASE FIASCO AT CAULFIELD.

    THE complications created on the Caulfield Course on Saturday, as a result of the Steeplechase blunder, were intensified by a misconception of Mr. Purves' public ...

    Article : 808 words
  7. TURF.

    A. B. M. Carlton, says that he backed the doable, Prometheus for the Goodwood Handicap and Madcap for the Adelaide Cup, and wishes to know whether be must pay. Answer--Certainly, ...

    Article : 1,630 words
  8. LA CROSSE.

    ST. FRANCIS XAVIER'S COLLEGE v. UNIVERSITY, played on the ground of the former, was won by the University, who threw 3 goals to their opponents' 1. For the ...

    Article : 53 words
  9. A BENEFIT TO O'BRIEN.

    IT will be remembered that at the benefit given to Peter Newton, at the Lyceum Hall, on the 24th November, O'Brien, while boxing with Lees, had his leg broken. Of course, ...

    Article : 111 words
  10. Jackson to Farnan.

    SIR,--A paragraph appeared in your last issue, stating that I had told Farnan that it would take a team of bullocks to draw me to box him. I never gave expression to any such words to Farnan or ...

    Article : 292 words
  11. EIGHT HOURS' SPORTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 564 words
  12. Watt to Richardson.

    SIR,--I, the undersigned, William Watt, challenge Charley Richardson to fight for the sum of £10 or upwards, if necessary. Trusting that Richardson, will accept this challenge--I am, &c. ...

    Article : 78 words
  13. MEDICAL SCHOOL HARE AND HOUNDS.

    THE medical students of the Melbourne University held their annual paper chase on Friday afternoon, the run being from Brighton Beach to Mordialloc. The party ...

    Article : 211 words
  14. WARRNAMBOOL RACES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 820 words
  15. CORRESPONDENCE.

    THERE are letters in our rack for Messrs. O'Brien, Cann, and J. Donovan. ...

    Article : 14 words
  16. FARNAN AND LEES FOR £100.

    BOTH Farnan and Lees are getting into condition for their match on the 19th May, under the Marquis of Queensberry rules. Tom Harvey tells me that the South ...

    Article : 108 words
  17. DONALD DINNIE.

    MR. C. S. PATTERSON has received a letter from Dinnie, in which the latter says that he has been anything but well for some time in Sydney, and that he has got much thinner. ...

    Article : 78 words
  18. WAGGA WAGGA ATHLETICS.

    A PRELIMINARY meeting to consider the question of forming an athletic club in Wagga was held in Hely's Club House Hotel recently. It was decided to form an ...

    Article : 102 words
  19. CALEDONIAN SPORTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,483 words
  20. ON THE ROAD.

    MONS. VICTOR intends taking the road presently with a small but compact combination. He has had a letter from Jack Graham, but with no direction attached. As ...

    Article : 47 words
  21. ATHLETICS IN NEW ZEALAND.

    I CLIP the following items from the files recently to hand:--David Livingston has arranged preliminaries for his eleven miles run within the ...

    Article : 114 words
  22. KEEGAN'S BENEFIT.

    THERE was a large attendance at the Lyceum Hall on Monday night, on the occasion of the benefit tendered to L. Keegan, who has himself appeared several times for ...

    Article : 250 words
  23. IMPORTANT STUD SALES.

    DURING next week two of the leading stud farms in Victoria will be broken up, Messrs. Matthew Bryant and John Whittingham having come to the conclusion that the ...

    Article : 1,556 words
  24. GOOD JUMPING.

    AN unusual feat of jumping (says the Charlesville Times of 28th March) was witnessed on Monday afternoon. According to an agreement, Mr. E. Bradley, jun., had ...

    Article : 188 words
  25. SEEDSMAN v. DAWES, FOR £50.

    FROM a Castlemaine paper I glean that a pedestrian match, £50 a-side; that is exciting great interest, has been arranged to come off on the Camp Reserve on the 20th May, ...

    Article : 127 words
  26. SKITTLES.

    RECENTLY the well-known athlete and skittle player, Ned Hubbard, of Chelsea (says an exchange), successfully accomplished the arduous task of sticking up and ...

    Article : 181 words
  27. HURLING.

    THE members of the Emerald Hill Hurling Club met to play a practice match on Saturday last at the Albert Park Hurling Ground. About 40 players took part in the match. ...

    Article : 114 words
  28. CRAVEN V. SWAN.

    A CORRESPONDENT writes:--A foot-race, 200 yards, for £10a-side, was run at Heathcote on Friday, the 17th inst., by Mathew Graven and F. Swan. The former won ...

    Article : 35 words
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