Fitzgerald Brothers always provide for their patrons a good and varied show, and the programme presented at their circusbuildings, in St. Kilda road, on Saturday ...
Article : 435 wordsThe selretion committee of the Victorian Rifle Association met at Williamstown on Saturday afternoon and decided to invite the following country and metropolitan riflemen to take part in the tests ...
Article : 2,230 wordsMr. Dictrichstein has concocted a roally laughable three-act comedy farce from the original work of his compatriots, Messrs. Laufs and Kratz. It is not of the ...
Article : 1,627 wordsThere was a vast concoure of people at Albert-park on Saturday afternoon to witness the opening of the speedway, which has, notwithstanding some local opposition, ...
Article : 980 wordsOne of the great essentials of modern melodrama is that it should be modern, and the more up-to-date it is the better is it appreciated by the public. Many faults ...
Article : 957 wordsThe August meeting of the Williamstown Racing Club was favoured with delightfully fine weather, which had the effect of attracting a good muster of spectators to the ...
Article : 1,088 words6 to 1 agst Venom 5 to 1 agst Zeus 9—2—Corroboree 12—1—Recovery 10—1—Eveline Evens Burraneer. to 1 offst Zeu!s ...
Article : 30 wordsTo-day.—Settling over Williamstown races; weights declared for V.A.T.C. races; entries close for Maribyrnong races; Ascot races, sale of racehorses at Newmarket, 2.30 p.m.; entries close for ...
Article : 126 wordsHurdle Race. Two miles.—The Walter, 11.9; Booby, 10.10; Earl of Carrick. 9.12; Astonement, 9.11; Mctalloid, 9.7; Main Royal, 9.4; Monica, 9.2; Antique, 9.1; De Wet, 9.9; Rosalie, 9.9; ...
Article : 378 wordsThe Ascot Racing Club will hold another of their well-conducted meetings to-day, when a programme of half-a-dozen events, framed on popular lines, will be run ...
Article : 1,288 wordsThe place first appointed for Saturday's meet was at Footscray, as being a spot most conventent for the Oaklands Hunt men, who had accepted an invitation to have a day's outing with us. But ...
Article : 418 wordsThe success of the romantic drama, "If I Were King," increases with each successive performance, and the immense audience which assembled at Her Majesty's Theatre ...
Article : 829 wordsThe St. Kilda Cycling Club held their 25-mile unpaced handicap road race on Saturday, the result being—1st, P. Lawlor (7½min.), 1 hour 21min.; 2nd, R. Switson (10min.), 1 hour 23min. ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Melbourne Amateur Wheelers' Club held a 10 miles paced road race at Campbellfield on Saturday. A large field of competitors faced the starter. H. Tucker, the winner of the recent 20-mile ...
Article : 94 wordsThe North Suburban Cycling Club held their annual roadrace, over a 22-mile course, on the Keilor-road, between the Lincolnshire Arms and the Keilor Church. Fully 500 people witnessed the ...
Article : 117 wordsFine, though cold, weather prevailed for the autumn meeting of Tattersall's Club at Randwick to-day. The course was in excellent order. Fields were exceptionally large anil the racing ...
Article : 1,262 wordsMAIDEN PLATE, 35 sovs. Special weights—3 yrs, 7st.5lb.; 4 yrs, 8st.; 5yrs and upwards, 8st. 5lb.; mares and geldings allowed 5lb. Five furlongs. Nomination, 10/; no acceptance. ...
Article : 129 wordsAn inquest was held at the Morgue on Saturday concerning the death of Frank Bonney, a boy 7 years of age, who died under chloroform at the surgery of Dr. Max ...
Article : 224 wordsThe, finals were continued at Grace-park on Saturday afternoon in perfect weather, and as it was confidently expected that there would be some good tennis in the match between South Yarra and ...
Article : 474 wordsSir,—We have now again the farce of the Interstate Protectionist Conference, which is said to be composed of the representative protectionists of Australia. Apparently, no ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 81 wordsHurdle Race, 17 sovs. About 2 miles. Trial Stakes, 10 sovs. 5 furlongs. W.F.A. Show Handicap, 20 sovs. [?] furlongs. Time Trot, 5 sovs. Registered horses only. About ...
Article : 68 wordsAn altercation which arose between Lawrence ("Lance") Skuthorpe, the well-known roughrider, and a circus proprietor named Francis Barton resulted in Skuthorpe's appearance in ...
Article : 697 words1.—JOCkEY FOOTRACE About one mile. Entry 1/ Jockeys to run in racing colours. Entries for footraces close 1st September. 2.—CYCLISTS' FOOTRACE. No performance ...
Article : 127 wordsCommission Agent, Victorian Club, Melbourne. CAULFIELD and MELBOURNE CUPS, 5000. ...
Article : 22 wordsALEXANDRA (Shire).—Three seats:—J. C. Wightman, 754; W. Lade, jun., 697; A. W. Andrews, 544; J. Andrews, 368. BERWICK (Shire).—lona Riding—J. H. ...
Article : 299 wordsThe final match for the ladies premiership will be played off this afternoon, on the Grace-park courts at 3 p.m. The competing clubs are South Yarra and Windsor, who have both gone through the ...
Article : 53 wordsVICTORIAN CLUB, MELBOURNE. CAULFIELD and MELBOURNE CUPS, DERBY and CUP. Correspondence Invited. ...
Article : 24 wordsA meeting was held at Sandringham house on Friday evening last Councillor W.H. Barnet (president of the Shire of Moorabbin) in the chair, and it was unanimously, agreed to form a new ...
Article : 173 wordsAt Randwick this morning the weather was bitterly cold. In consequence of many of the best horses being engaged at Tattersali's Club meeting, there was not much fast woik done over ...
Article : 348 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.— As a result of yesterday's racing at Randwick, Faithful has hardened in the betting quotations for the Epson and Metropolitan, and is now quoted ...
Article : 127 wordsOn Saturday the body of a man was found floating in the Yarra, near the Swinging Basin by the lower ferry, and was removed to the Morgue. Subsequently it was ...
Article : 80 wordsThe third annual series of musical and clocutionary competitions promoted by the Fitzroy branch of the Australian Natives' Association, were inaugurated at the local town-hall on ...
Article : 142 wordsOnly Bookmakers whose names appear in the V.R.C Calendar, or who are members of a recognised betting club, will be allowed to bet at Sunbury on 2nd September, 1903. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 31 Aug 1903, Page 7
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