The heavy rain of Friday, and the showers on Saturday morning, made it necessary for the weather committee to meet at noon, and they wisely decided that the matches arranged should ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 wordsJudging by the very satisfactory attendance at Flemington on Saturday a stranger would say that the majority of the general public of Victoria must be Enthusiasts for ...
Article : 5,106 wordsA movement has been started at the University to form a senior football team. Dr. Martin, Professor of physiology, and Profesor Lyle are taking the matter up. Such players at Campbell and ...
Article : 155 wordsTo-day.—Settling over V.R.C. races at Victorian Club; sale of racehorses by Messrs. William C. Yuille and Co., at Newmarket, 2 p.m.; entries close for Sandown-park races; entries close for ...
Article : 142 wordsTrial Handicap, of 20 sovs. Five furlongs and 10 yards.—Rising Sun, 9.0; The Brewer, 8.12; Crackshot, 8.11; Dorothy, 8.2; Brownlocks, 8.0; Pickpocket, 8.0; Plain Kate, 7.12; Kauri Gum, 7.12; ...
Article : 455 wordsRichmond had all the best of their game with Williamstown, winning by 5 goals 15 behinds to 1 goal 2 behinds. The ground was very wet, but this would not wholly account for Richmond's bad ...
Article : 125 wordsBackers of Floater for the Grand National Steeplech[?]se regarded the going at Flemington with mingled feelings of joy and sorrow. Floater is the possessor of a ...
Article : 2,439 wordsMelbourne, at the opening of the season, bid fair to have a big say in the finals for the premiership, but they have, from various causes, had to take a low position on the list, and with only four more ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 wordsThe Oaklands Hounds will meet at Lancefield at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. A special train leaves Spencer-street at 11.50 a.m. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe annual social of the Capulet Cricket Club was held on Friday night at the Collingwood Town-hall, over 200 being present. During the evening the president (Mr. W. D. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 43 wordsOwing to the heavy rains of Friday and Saturday, the annual cycling road race of the employes of the Post and Telegraph offices did not take place, but was postponed for a fortnight. ...
Article : 54 wordsThe weather on Saturday interfered with the play considerably at the South Yarra courts, us the courts were wet and the balls sodden, but luckily there was only a slight shower during the ...
Article : 379 wordsResults of matches played on Saturday:—Albertpark v. Fitzroy Cres., Fitzroy Cres., 4 goals 8 behinds(32 points) to 2 goals 7 behinds (19 points); West Melbourne V. Richmond City, West ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 28 wordsSouth Melbourne had a weak team on Saturday, Jolly, Howson, Burns, O'Donnell, and Davis being absent; while Dear and Dore were away from Geelong. Geelong had a little the best of the game ...
Article : 643 wordsThe football matches placed yesterday resulted thus:—South Adelaide, 8 goals 10 behinds to Port Adelaide 2 goals 5 behinds; Norwood, 5 goals 9 behinds to North Adelaide 2 goals 2 behinds. ...
Article : 42 wordsOn account of the wet weather on Saturday, all matches were postponed. ...
Article : 13 wordsThe chief football contest yesterday was that between a combined team of country branches of the union and a team selected from the metropolitan union. The game resulted in a victory for the ...
Article : 60 wordsEssendon and Coburg Harries held a combined run at Essendon on Saturday, nine Coburg and 10 Essendom turning out. Distance run, six miles. The run-in of [?] yards resulted in a win for ...
Article : 80 wordsThe July meeting of the Canterbury-park Racing Club was well attended to-day. The weather was [?]ne and the sport good. Maitland-trained horses were very succe[?]ful, winning four out of ...
Article : 506 wordsFor the past three years Brunswick has been the scene of a faction fight between this Orange and Green parties. Yesterday, however, the announcement that there ...
Article : 783 wordsSir-In your issue of to-day I see attention is called to this matter, and, as bearing on the subject, I would, with your permission, like to say a few words. Leaving ...
Article : 295 wordsWhen Walter Laycock took up his stand in the doorway of Messrs. Cohen and Lyons's shop in Little Collins street on Saturday, and offered passers by liberal odds on the Grand National ...
Article : 279 wordsAt the Box Hill Police Court on Saturday, before Messrs. E. Bishop and W. Ellingworth, J.P.'s, Constable Sellwood preceeded against R. Lynch, A. Dalton, and W. Thessinger on a charge of stealing ...
Article : 318 wordsA young man, named Robert Anson, was charged at the Richmond Court, on Saturday, at the instance of A.G. Realing, bicycle dealer, with the lareeny of a bicycle valued £12. The accused ...
Article : 218 wordsIn their match on Queen's Birthday Essendon narrowly escaped defeat at the hands of Carlton, but on Saturday the prospective premiers were always in the lead. Carlton had first use of the ...
Article : 475 wordsThe South Australian Tattersall's Winter Meeting was held at Victoria-park this afternoon. The attendance was satisfactory, and the racing on the whole interesting. In the Steeplechase Grassmere ...
Article : 712 wordsFor the past three months Mr. J. Wallridge, cartage and whar[?]age contractor, has been continually losing coal-bags, which he has had to make good to the firms owning them, and an estimate ...
Article : 191 wordsTwo young men well known to the police, named John Marsh (alias Sisson) and Henry John Moore—were before the South Melbourne Court on Saturday, charged with the robbery of a ...
Article : 241 wordsThe game at Fitzroy was mostly a scramble, and neither side played earneslly.The ground was very greasy. St. Kilda only had 18 men, and five or six of their best men were away. Still, defeat ...
Article : 242 wordsOn Saturday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, Mrs. Johanna Taylor, widow, of 119 Naper-street, South Melbourne, left her place locked up, and when she returned in the evening she found it apparently ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 18 Jul 1898, Page 7
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