MODEL YACHTING.
At Lake Victoria on Saturday, the Model | Yacht Club esiled off the first two heats j of the sixth race of the asason. The wind-i from the north-west was very jumpy. Eight boats . competed. Results; —Fii;st j heat: Mr Ruxton's Snip 1, Mr Hodges's Vision 2, Master Venables's Tui 3. Time Slmin. Second heat: Tui 1, Snip 2. Time 4(smin. Capt. Huxton supervised.
George James Thompson, solo surviving. member of the Australian Eleven, who played in the first test match in Australia in 1862, died at Young (New South Wales), a few days ago, aged 89. He was born in Pitt street, Sydney. He played ,in local cricket till about 15 years ago. Deceased was also a champion pigeon shot in his younger days.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17107, 31 March 1921, Page 3
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