THE LATE GALES.—DISASTERS ON SEA AND LAND.—Considerable damage to property has been the result of the late storm. Even inside the harbour the shipping suffered severely from the fury of the gale which ...
Article : 1,435 wordsP. P. S.—The epistolary warfare between C. P. S. and C. C. L, as to the au horship of a letter in the Empire of the 22nd, appears to have terminated in favor of the latter, who in last Tuesday's Herald signs himself Z, determined not only to have the last ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 33 wordsTHE character of the inhabitants of every country, civilized as well as uncivilized, is more or less influenced by their national pastimes. The huatsman on the distant shores of Africa becomes ...
Article : 837 wordsThe great match is still a great deal talked about in sporting circles; the prominence of the subject may, perhaps, be accounted for in a measure by the paucity of sporting events on the tapis at present. The Sydney ...
Article : 341 wordsSince our last notice the very beautiful production of "Martha", or "Richmond Fair in the days of Queen Anne", has after long expectation been brought out on a scale of great splendour, fully equal to the most ...
Article : 490 wordsThe stakes regularly given each year on all the race courses of France are 468 in number, and amount to 725,000 francs. The number of foreign horses imported into France in ...
Article : 58 wordsThe inclemency of the weather on Monday prevented the meeting convened for that afternoon; and no arrangements have as yet been come to respecting a future call. We would suggest that the Chairman, or the late ...
Article : 66 wordsWe are sorry to have occasion to express our regret at the want of spirit which has been so generally shown among our aquatic friends. We hardly thought it possible that such apathy could exist, or that the ...
Article : 252 wordsWednesday next would have ushered in the annual meeting of our Maitland friends, had not a second disastrous overflowing of the Hunter, and the late heavy rains, rendered a postponement imperative. Accordingly, ...
Article : 481 wordsTURF "ON DIT."—Cooramin is looking very well indeed, arid is lively as a kitten. Since his landing in this colony he has been running by day in a good paddock, but has been stabled at night, and had a due quantum ...
Article : 248 wordsThe match between Messrs Moon and Linden, for £25 a-side, came off on Wednesday last, and was numerously attended. The shooting took place at the back of Baptist's gardens, below the Waterloo Mills, and gave great ...
Article : 116 wordsMR FARQUHARSON.—This accomplished basso announces his benefit for Tuesday evening next, with a brilliant card of Opera, consisting of "Linda di Chamounix" and the third act of "Ernani", between which will ...
Article : 259 wordsThe match between the two crack shots, Messrs Roberts and Norwood, which was to have taken place on the 30th ult, has been postponed until Thursday the 6th inst, on account of the boisterous state of the weather. ...
Article : 77 wordsVALUABLE HORSES.—Three horses were shipped on board the Black Swan yesterday for, Melbourne. valued at no less a sum than £1800. Two of them were the property of M. Aitkin, Esq., the other belonged to Mr ...
Article : 39 wordsA Match for £200 a-side was made at the Launceston Hotel, on Wednesday evening, 22nd instant, between Mr W. Brown jun's br m Mystery, 4 yrs, and the Melbourne crack Mr Simpson's Flying, Doe, backed by Mr ...
Article : 252 wordsThe inhabitants of our flourishing little village have been on the qui vive during the past week, in consequence of a match made by one of our spirited neighbors (Mr Lynch), and one of our worthy townspeople (Mr Carril), ...
Article : 443 wordsTHE MATCH WITH NEW SOUTH WALES.—A meeting of the cricketers of Victoria is convened this afternoon, at half-past two, at the Criterion Hotel, for tho purpose of considering what arrangements shall be entered into ...
Article : 108 wordsTASMANIA.—A match for £20, distance 150 yards, was run on Thursday morning. 23rd instant, between Mr G. M'Kertchy (of the firm of Rawling and M'Kertchy), and Mr Thos Prosser, on the Brisbane-road, Launceston, ...
Article : 155 wordsThe inclemency of the weather in the early part of the week, severe though it was, in no degree damped the curiosity of the public to witness the feats of Mons Klaer's troupe of dogs and monkeys—an exhibition which ...
Article : 112 wordsThis method of betting has been thus described by the best sporting authorities. The really knowing man is one who " bets round," in other words, "makes a book" on the race. His system is to lay out a definite sum ...
Article : 852 wordsMr James Simmonds, in that spirit of enterprise by which he has distinguished himself in his position of Lessee, has thrown open the doors of this establishment to the votaries of dancing, in fact, converted this little ...
Article : 121 wordsDAVE WHITE, at present on Ballarat, is anxious for a job, and rather than be idle, will fight any one in the colony at 9st 71bs, give or take a pound or two, for £109 to £200 a-sido, and will be prepared to post the money at ...
Article : 84 wordsKANGAROO HUNTING AT THE AVOCA.—On Friday, 10th instant, about sixteen or eighteen choice spirits of the right sort assembled at Pearson's Avoca Hotel, for a kangaroo bunt. No huntsman's horn sounded the signal ...
Article : 684 wordsTHE MISSES GOUGENHEIM.—Those ladies have taken the Princess's Theatre, Melbourne, and have appointed Mr J. P. Hydes, stage manager. MR AND MRS HEIR and the Edouin family, supported ...
Article : 68 wordsThe weather having abated somewhat of its unpleasantness, the residents of our little township seized the opportunity of enjoying themselves, and a general holiday having been made, they adjourned to the race-course, which ...
Article : 598 wordsIn the Australian Banner of Saturday last, appears the following article; and inasmuch as we are ever happy to foster the expression of opinion from contemporaneous journals, we have no hesitation in giving it place, more ...
Article : 463 wordsA ROMANCE OF THE TEMPEST.—It was past ten o'clock. I sat in my lone room ransacking my brains for the subject of an article, when a sound burst upon my ear, and I thought I heard, amid the noise of stones, ...
Article : 300 wordsGentlemen,—Strolling lately on the beach at Bondi, I happened to pick up a curious ancient casket, and thinking I had found, a treasure of great value, I proceeded at once to open it, which I did with much ditfficulty owing ...
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Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer (NSW : 1845 - 1860), Sat 1 Aug 1857, Page 2
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