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  2. SPORTING GOSSIP AND ANECDOTES

    The late Tom Morrie, the celebrated golf champion, was once shown the moon through a telescope by Colonel Allen, then a resident in St. Andrews. Tom's only comment was: "She's ...

    Article : 23 words
  3. FLATS, SHARPS, AND SPORTS.

    Speaking at the meeting of the Ancoats Brotherhood in the New Islington Hall, Manchester (Eng.), Mr. H. Beecher Cooke, whose subject was "A Study in Flats, Sharps and ...

    Article : 114 words
  4. A WONDER.

    A company of man were talking during dinner when the doctor who was present told a good story against himself. He said:— "A football player" had two fingers of his ...

    Article : 97 words
  5. ANGLING ENTENTE.

    The Prince of Monaco, who is renowned for his oceanographic studies, has been elected a Vice-President of the British Sea Anglers' Society. In connection with the election ...

    Article : 17 words
  6. OLD-TIME FIGHTS.

    While "Bendigo" (William Thompson) was fighting his way to notoriety, another youth also of Nottingham, was making a name. He was an immense young chap, gigantic of ...

    Article : 2,020 words
  7. KNOW IT ALL.

    A. H, McCoy, the whist champion of Baltimore, discussing those over-confident and foolish persons who think they can learn whist in a year or two, said: "Such persons should be ...

    Article : 128 words
  8. A BLIND YACHTSMAN.

    England possesses a blind yachtsman. Mr. Leslie G. Sandford was deprived of his sight when only five years of age. About fourteen years ago he took to yachting and it has had ...

    Article : 204 words
  9. CARTHORSE TO STEEPLECHASE WINNER.

    Arion, the winner of the Warrnambool Grand Annual Steeplechase, Victoria, at one time pulled a baker's cart, says a telegram from Camperdown to the Melbourne "Argus." ...

    Article : 180 words
  10. ANCIENT GAMES.

    In the section of sports and games at the Scottish Exhibition, which was opened in Glasgow by the Duke of Connsught last month curling and golf, of course, were prominent. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 194 words
  11. DROVE 127,000 MILES.

    It Is computed that the veteran American driver of trotters, Ed. Geers, has, during his 30 years' racing experience. driven no less than 100 miles per day. which mesas a total of 127,500 ...

    Article : 95 words
  12. FOOTBALL'S FUTURE.

    Some of the dangers menacing the future of football were referred to by the Rev. A. E. Hurst, chairman of the stoke, Football club, at a meeting held at Manchester(Eng.). ...

    Article : 64 words
  13. ONE ON "W.G."

    The late Luke Greenwood was fond of narrating an amusing story concerning "W.G." In "Old Ebor's" interesting "Talks with Old York-shire Cricketers" the incident is recorded in ...

    Article : 134 words
  14. A TRUE DREAM.

    Day had a great scoop with One Act which won the Chester Cup of 1856 for him a fact which should strengthen many in their belief of dreams. Day dreamed and he told they dream ...

    Article : 236 words
  15. PLAYED CRICKET TILL 70.

    Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hutt, of Ashgood Farm H[?]rton, Slough (Eng.), have just celebrated their diamond wedding amid general rejoicings in the village. Fifty-three members of the ...

    Article : 97 words
  16. MATCH FOR £1000.

    A sporting challenge was one of the outcrops of the Lincolnshire Handicap, which as was mentioned at the time, went to Herrilldon, owing to the disqualification of Cuthbert, who ...

    Article : 297 words
  17. WELL LADEN.

    It was a rat ship I was sallin' in that trip," said the old salt, reminiscently. One of the dingest rat ships I ever knew. There was rats in it from bow to stern, rats in the hold, rats ...

    Article : 197 words
  18. PRINCIPAL SPORTING EVENTS OF THE WEEK

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 151 words
  19. "NO-BALL" RULE.

    Nine English cricketers of note signed a letter to the English press, giving reasons why the proposed alteration in the no-ball rule should not be adopted by the M.C.C. It was rejected. ...

    Article : 77 words
  20. VERBAL BETS LEGAL.

    Lovers of horse racing in New York State (U.S.A.) are delighted with a decision of the courts to the effect that verbal bets are legal as on the strength of this decision horse racing ...

    Article : 186 words
  21. HARD LUCK.

    It is certainly hard enough to win such a big prize on the Turf as the Derby without having to wrangle for it as well and Mr. Snewing always said that the most s it awful moment of his ...

    Article : 254 words
  22. SPORT ANSWERS.

    FOOTBALL (to "Footballer," Bullahdelah, N.S. Wales): (1) It was permissible in the Union until three or four years ago, but has since been knocked out. (2) It is still in force ...

    Article : 121 words
  23. WHERE GAMES WERE ILLEGAL.

    Almost every one of our popular games has at one time on another been made illegal. Scotland is the home of golf, yet in 1457 the Scottish Parliament passed an. Act entailing ...

    Article : 220 words
  24. SAW SIXTY-EIGHT GRAND NATIONALS.

    With tragic suddenness the death occurred at Warrington (Eng.) of Mr. George Hodgman, of Stevenage, Herts, one of the most picturesque personalities in the racing world, and known as ...

    Article : 543 words
  25. FAST SCORING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 503 words
  26. FISHY.

    Several years ago a farmer who resided a the immediate neighbourhood of Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, kept a gander, which had act only a great trick of wandering himself, but ...

    Article : 249 words
  27. RACEHORSE DOPING.

    In an article on doping in France the Paris correspondent of the London "Sportsman" suggests that there may be an and of horseracing if the present system of searching for the dope, ...

    Article : 333 words
  28. Advertising

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    Advertising : 46 words
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