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BOAT RACE

Oxford And Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

CRICKET

County Cricket Championship - Yorkshire

FOOTBALL ( AUSTRALIAN RULES )

Victorian Football League

--- Fitzroy wins the 2nd VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 5.8 (38) d Essendon 3.5 (23))

--- ''See also Victorian Football League Season 1898 ''

FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

England

First Division - Sheffield United win the 1897-98 title.

FA Cup - Nottingham Forest beat Derby County 3-1.

Both the First and Second divisions are expanded from sixteen to eighteen teams, bringing the total number of League sides to 36. Additionally, the Test Match system was abandoned in favour of automatic relegation and promotion.

became the only African-American Jockey to win all three races of the Triple Crown Of Thoroughbred Racing after he rode Sly Fox to victory in the Preakness Stakes .

ICE HOCKEY

Montreal Victorias win their 4th Stanley Cup.

BIRTHS

May 18 — Tom Heeney , New Zealand heavyweight boxer (d. 1984 )

November 12 — Leon Štukelj , Slovene gymnast, Olympic gold medalist and athlete (d. 1999 )

DEATHS