1859 in sport

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Oar

April 15th. The Boat Race between the university teams of Oxford and Cambridge. Oxford is essential.
July 26th. University regatta between Harvard and Yale. Harvard is essential.
First race of oar putting at the catches French and English clubs.

October 12th. The Brooklyn Atlantics gain the 3rd championship of baseball of the NABBP with 11 victories and 1 defeat.
November. Foundation with San Francisco of the club of baseball “The Eagle Baseball Club”.

First English round of a Canadian selection of cricket.
the Surrey County Cricket Club is crowned champion of cricket in England.
September/October. First round of the team of England of cricket in North America. The English, who face in particular Montreal, New York and Buffalo, sign only victories.

Foundation of the English club of football of Forest FC (future Wanderers Football Club) with London.

August 19th. The Greek government gives an favorable opinion to the idea of restoration of the Olympic Games. This project is initiated and financed by a Greek commercial rich person: Evangelis Zappas.
November 15th. Beginning of the sporting events of the Olympic Games said of Zappas. This meeting which gathers all the Greek provinces opens as of on October 1st with artistic and technical contests. The program of the athletic tests includes/understands speed races and of medium-distance race, long jump and throw of javelin, but also a sack race and one to climb with a chechmate of feast. These tests proceed on the Saint-Louis place of Athens. To note the death on the finishing line of a competitor at the end of a middle-distance race of approximately 1500 Mr. These competitions know a bitter failure.

April 30th. First number of the sporting magazine English Sporting Life .
June 30th: Charles Blondin crosses the Chutes the Niagara on a cable tended between two banks.

Foundation of the club of sports shirt of “Cachar Club”. This British club is localized in India (Assam).

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