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  2. THE SYDNEY RIFLE CLUB.

    On Monday last the 20th inst., a match between Messrs Norwood and Chapman, two crack shots or the Sydney Rifle Club, came ofr at the Tea Gardens, Waverley. The match was for £5 a side, distance 200 ...

    Article : 312 words
  3. THE MELBOURNE TURF.

    We are happy to be enabled to state that the New South Wales champion arrived here in the steamer London safely yesterday afternoon, under charge of Higgerson, his trainer and rider. The passage was an exceedingly ...

    Article : 269 words
  4. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDED.

    TASMANIA.—Three horses start for a race, A, B, and C. A wins the first heat, B wins the second. The sider of C enters a protest against B for crossing him, which is proved and entertained by the Stewards. A having the second place in the race is ...

    Article : 391 words
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    VENO AND ALICE HAWTHORN.—During the last three days, the Sydney crack has been the favourite for the great Match. 5 to 4, and in some instances 6 to 4 has been laid on the horse. We must say we are surprised at ...

    Article : 50 words
  6. BELL'S LIFE IN SYDNEY.

    IT is at all times gratifying to observe evidences of improvement and increased methods of acquiring information. These become doubly interesting when they are connected with so important a ...

    Article : 1,366 words
  7. THE FLYING DOE'S CHALLENGE TO LAURISTINA

    In reference to Mr Rose's letter accenting Flying Doe's challenge, our contemporary observes:— Mr Rose appears to have overlooked the circumstance that our two Melbourne Spring Meetings take place in ...

    Article : 229 words
  8. THE DRAMA. ROYAL VICTORIA.

    The present Opera season has so far made brilliant progress—the present star company attracting fashionable houses nightly, and we regret to find by our advertising columns, that the stay of Madame Bishop is limited to ...

    Article : 166 words
  9. The Electoral Reform League.

    Popular public meetings are an institution in any country. When they combine a desire for useful pro gression with the manly maintenance of the rights we possess, they are richly worthy of the reverence of a ...

    Article : 836 words
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    ALICE HAWTHORNE.—As the heroino of the coming contest for the championship between the colonies of Victoria and New South Wales, this mare will be Anxiously regarded by hundreds of interested parties. Those ...

    Article : 380 words
  11. OUR LYCEUM.

    This once popular place of amusement has within the past few days been metamorphosed into an elegant salon Je danse, and will open for the season, on Monday next, with a Carnival Ball. Every exertion, we are ...

    Article : 128 words
  12. PRINCE OF WALES.

    Public wonder has had a heavy draw made upon it at this establishment during the week by Mons. Klaer's accomplished company of dogs and monkeys, whose performances baffle description. We will first speak of the ...

    Article : 281 words
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    DORA.—We are authorised to state that Mr Rowe never made on offer to her owner. Mr C. Roberts, Jun., for the purchase of this celebrated mare. We regret to hear this; inasmuch as Mr Rowe's correspondence with the ...

    Article : 141 words
  14. LOCAL NEWS.

    FEL.-O-DE-SEA. — An extraordinary case of attempted suicide took place on Monday, at Woolloomooloo Bay, by a man named Murrey, who having suddenly imbibed a distaste for this sublunary sphere. ...

    Article : 5,246 words
  15. AQUATICS.

    WHALE BOAT RACE.—The attention or the whalers in port is called to this race, which will come off on the 1st August. His Worship the Mayor has most liberally given a prize of £50, added to a sweepstakes of £5 each for all ...

    Article : 176 words
  16. THE RING.

    Being fond of sport, and not wishing to keep all the fun, to myself, 1 beg to inform you that the little town of Raymond Terrace was quite on the qui vive, in consequence of a prize fight that came off last week, between ...

    Article : 448 words
  17. SPORTING REVIEWER. RACES TO COME.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 34 words
  18. THE AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB.

    We beg to remind members of the meeting convened for Monday afternoon next at Mr Burt's for the determination of most important malters: and we sincerely trust that a consideration of duty will induca the ...

    Article : 51 words
  19. MAITLAND ANNUAL RACES.

    The " Turf gossip" which we shall this week submit to our friends, will be as brief as need be; fortunately for both them and ourselves we are not given to spin a yarn out of which it is difficult to obtain a thread of ...

    Article : 288 words
  20. PIGEON MATCH.

    A match for £25 a-side will be shot, on Wednesday next, the 29th inst, between Messrs Moon and Linden, 25 birds each, 25 yards rise. The ground to be selected at the rear of Baptist's gardens. Sorry Uills. A good ...

    Article : 52 words
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