To the Editor of the "Sporting Life. Sir.--Latterly I have noticed that mady [?] only claim but actually wear gold [?] that they are 10 [?] ...
Article : 179 wordsTuesday night last 1 wired you a short [?] of this match, which took place at the Sydney; Amateur Gymnastic Club rooms, York street. It was for a purse of L25, the ...
Article : 1,582 wordsThere was no sound of revelry on Satur' night. When Melbourne's sports had denned their [?] Her boxers and their[?] --tight. The racing gloomby over the plungers and the ...
Article : 1,294 wordsYesterday afternoon Woolf Bend off returned to Melbourne in the Orotava. One of the first places he called at was THE [?] to renew his acquaintance. There were at the ...
Article : 898 wordsThe following letter has been kindly handed to [?] (N. Y.), 11th May. My Dear Ross,--I met the Irish Giant ...
Article : 494 wordsThe athletic competitions among the members of the Melbourne Athletic Club were continued in the Gymnasium on Thursday night. Mr. H. Ricketson and Mr. Davies wrestled the ...
Article : 309 wordsThe feather for the past two weeks has not been very favorable for out-door sport but, notwithstanding, our football clubs have had plenty of work in hand and quite a host of ...
Article : 298 wordsNext Saturday week the Amateur Boxing Competition for light and feather--weights will be started at the Apollo Hall, Capital prizes are offered--a gold watch of the guaranteed value ...
Article : 108 wordsThe July Handicap at the above grounds on Friday last attracted a good attendance, and was most successfully carried out. The running was of a genuine order, and in the ...
Article : 513 wordsThe Melbourne Harriers held their run on Saturday from the Royal Hotel, Essendon. Thirty members put in an appearance. The weather was magnificent, but the ground was ...
Article : 237 wordsThere is a chance that Griffiths and Mick Colles may be matched for a purse. The latter has for a long time been willing to meet any lad up to, say, Sat 4lb. In a day or two it ...
Article : 61 wordsJack Slavin is anxious to have a go with an 11st South Australian. He has been told that Billy Williams, of Broken Hill, is looking for a match. If be is still of the ...
Article : 88 wordsThe "Riverina Grazier" of 11th July has the account of the match between Jem Ryan and J. Edwards, of Broken Hill, known as "The Stranger." on the 9th inst. The stakes ...
Article : 435 wordsHotel du Sport, Rue Geoffrey Marie, Paris, 3rd May, 1890.--Friend Ross,--Just a few lines to let you know that I am in Paris and doing well. I expect to go to Greece. I think ...
Article : 192 wordsSIR,--In your Wednesday's issue I see someone is asking you for the performances of a runner named G. Hellier. On 24th May, 1889, he ran second in the Longwarry ...
Article : 177 wordsNext Saturday night Macgowan, of Port Melbourne, who boxed Colles, of Albury, 19 rounds, and Young Weir are to box eight rounds. The latter arrived from Sydney a ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Sir Joseph Banks Proprietary, of Sydney, have announced their forthcoming programme in this issue, and the liberal prize money offered should revive ...
Article : 181 wordsA meeting of the Sale Gymnasium Club was held on Thursday, 10th July, in the old Church of England. There was a very fair attendance of members, and Mr J. Ross occupied ...
Article : 219 wordsMr Hanrahan writes from East Brighton:--I see that Mr Porter challenges me to a game of quoits. I with to state for his information, if it is any to him, that the money which he ...
Article : 67 wordsThis match, which was postponed owing to the heavy rain from 21st June till Saturday last, took place at Berchworth, when the weather proved very favorable. Donald Dinnie ...
Article : 425 wordsJames Edwards has just finished building, to the order of Mr R. S. Sievier, a Canadian canoe, and a very handsome Thames skiff. The canoe, which is the only one of its kind in ...
Article : 98 wordsThe following are the handicaps for Bob Williamson's benefit, to be run on Monday next at Gurney's Grounds, Flemington road. The fixture was originally down for Friday, ...
Article : 382 wordsLast week, Mr Corbett, the hon. sec. of the Sydney Amateur Gymnastic Club telegraphed Hairy Macs as follows:--"Will you light Jem Ryan at our club for a L100 purse ...
Article : 108 wordsWe are asked to any that if Young Denny in desirous of boxing one his own weight he can be accommodated for a tenuer, to a finish, with one about his own weight. Man and money ...
Article : 50 wordsCharles King writes tons in reference to the six days and nights Go-as-you-Please race which was to have been held in the Crystal Palace, Richmond, and which fell ...
Article : 155 wordsTom Cannon, the champion wrestler of France add America, who left New York per the City of Rome, landed in Liverpool on Monday morning, 9th June. His visit to the ...
Article : 56 wordsLast Saturday week the Melton committee paid over [?] F. Wain the stakes for the Sheffield Handicap fixed for the 24th May last. The committee had decided that Wain ...
Article : 105 wordsThe following is a telegraph Press Association message to Christchurch:--Considerable interest is manifested here over the expected return of Sullivan alias Clampett. The ...
Article : 145 wordsThe amateur boxing competition was continued on Thursday evening last. As usual the attendance was large and the boxing of a determined exciting nature. The first to ...
Article : 1,002 wordsOn Saturday night Sisson and Tut Ryan are to box of the Melbourne Athletic Club for a purse and a side wager. Ever since Ryan divided with Sisson in the competition at the ...
Article : 112 wordsA correspondent writes from Grey River, N.Z.:--I am sending you a report of the Matthews and Pe[?] fight. Poor old Dick Matthews is now nothing but a harmless ...
Article : 165 wordsSIR,--Being a constant reader of your paper for six years. I see from time to time the accounts of some rather short fights taking place in the public boxing halls and elsewhere. ...
Article : 351 wordsMost people have heard of the famous dog-and-monkey fights that were the delight of sporting men when George IV. was king. The monkey was the redcubtable Macaco, against ...
Article : 318 wordsThe above tournament was commenced on Saturday on the local quoit grounds. There were four players from Geelong on the ground, viz., W. Prescott, senr., scr.; J. Heagney, 6 ...
Article : 169 wordsA correspondent sends the following:--Springdale, 12th July. On Saturday last outside Springvale a context took place between Blair, of Sydney, and Diggle, of Melbourne. ...
Article : 221 wordsSIR,--Herewith I beg to challenge you to a combat on horseback. As one of the King's Dragoon Guards, at present I am Naval Brigade man, and weight 12st. If convenient ...
Article : 67 wordsOn Saturday at Flemington (may a blizzard strike all races 1) Mr. George M'Laughlin informed us he had arranged to take Nipuer Peekers to Adelaide. Nipper will have the ...
Article : 89 wordsA couple of weeks ago Alf. Trinder, the well-known Ballarat pedestrian, and winner of a Botany Handicap, though at present carrying on the business of a licensed ...
Article : 93 wordsSIR--Hearing that Wear mouth is anxious to make a match with me, the following styles Cumberland, Catch-as-catch-can and Greocoroman, by sending a deposit to the SPORTSMAN ...
Article : 41 wordsNEW YORK, 3rd June,--Billy Murphy, the Australian, and Jimmy Larkin are to fight on 27th June. The police have stopped the boxing bout ...
Article : 57 wordsWe have letters in our rack for Messrs A. Butler, B. Seth (and telegram), Sec. Melbourne Harriers, G. G., and Captain Jennings. ...
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