1898–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1898–1899 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. Wisconsin Badger basketball began in December 1898 with the formation of its first team coached by Dr. James C. Elsom. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Western Conference.


1898–99 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1898–99 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1898–99 season. The team finished the season with a 9–2 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.


1898–99 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
The 1898–99 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program.


1898–99 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
Yale finished the season undefeated, with a 6–0–0 record. They were declared as Champions of the Intercollegiate Hockey League, a loose association of existing college programs.


1898–99 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
The team did not have a coach, however, G.S. Mittendorf served as team manager.


1898–99 in Belgian football
The 1898–99 season was the fourth competitive season in Belgian football.


1898–99 in Belgian football, Overview
Only one official division existed at the time, split into two leagues. It was called Coupe de Championnat (Championship Cup) and its winner was decided after a two-legged final match between the winners of each league.


1898–99 in Belgian football, Overview
No team was relegated this season and only one new club was admitted for the next season (Skill F.C. de Bruxelles).


1898–99 in English football
The 1898–99 season was the 28th season of competitive football in England.


1898–99 in English football, Events
This was the first season in which automatic promotion/relegation was introduced between the First and Second divisions. Both Divisions were expanded to 18 teams.


1898–99 in English football, Events
The new teams to join the Second Division were: Barnsley, Glossop North End and New Brighton Tower. Burslem Port Vale also returned to the Football League.


1898–99 in English football, Events
On 26 November 1898, the First Division match between The Wednesday and Aston Villa was abandoned after 79 minutes due to bad light. Rather than let the score stand or replay the whole match, The Football Association ordered that the remaining 11 minutes should be played at Hillsborough on 13 March 1899. The Wednesday, who were leading 3–1 when the game was abandoned, scored one more goal to win 4–1.


1898–99 in English football, Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition


1898–99 in Scottish football
1898–99 in Scottish football was the 26th season of competitive football in Scotland and the ninth season of the Scottish Football League.


1898–99 in Scottish football, Scottish Division Two
Kilmarnock won the Scottish Division Two for the second season in a row.


1898–99 in Scottish football, Scottish Cup
The Scottish Cup was won by Celtic after they beat rivals Rangers 2–0 in the final.


1898–99 in Scottish football, Junior Cup
Parkhead won the Junior Cup after they beat Westmarch XI 4–1 in the final.


1899
1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1899th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 899th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th  year of the 19th century, and the  10th  and last year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1899, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.


1899 (TV series)
1899 is an upcoming German multilingual epic period mystery-horror television series created by Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar set to premiere on Netflix.


1899 (TV series), Premise
A group of European migrants leave London on a steamship to start new lives in New York City. But when they encounter another migrant ship adrift on the open sea, their journey begins to turn into a nightmare.


1899 (TV series), Production, Development
On November 13, 2018, it was announced that Dark creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar were developing the project for Netflix under their overall deal at the streaming service. The series was confirmed to be moving forward two weeks later during a Netflix press conference showcasing European original programming. By July 2020, bo Odar revealed via Instagram that Friese had completed writing the script for the pilot episode. During an interview with Deadline Hollywood, Friese explained how the European migrant crisis and Brexit were influential to the series, saying:


1899 (TV series), Production, Development
The whole European angle was very important for us, not only story wise but also the way we were going to produce it. It really had to be a European collaboration, not just cast but also crew. We felt that with the past years of Europe being on the decline, we wanted to give a counterpoint to Brexit, and to nationalism rising in different countries, to go back to that idea of Europe and Europeans working and creating together.


1899 (TV series), Production, Development
Being true to the cultures and the languages was really important, we never wanted to have characters from different countries but everyone speaks English. We wanted to explore this heart of Europe, where everyone comes from somewhere else and speaks a different language, and language defines so much of your culture and your behaviour.


1899 (TV series), Production, Casting
On December 16, 2020, it was announced that Emily Beecham was cast in the lead role. On May 2, 2021, Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann, Miguel Bernardeau, Maciej Musiał, Anton Lesser, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Rosalie Craig, Clara Rosager, Maria Erwolter, Yann Gael, Mathilde Ollivier, José Pimentão, Isabella Wei, Gabby Wong, Jonas Bloquet, Fflyn Edwards, and Alexandre Willaume were added to the cast, with each character speaking in the actors' native languages.


1899 (TV series), Production, Filming
Pre -production for the series officially commenced on November 24, 2020, with a week-long lens test shoot taking place. The series was initially scheduled to begin principal photography on February 1, 2021, but was later pushed back by 3 months. Filming officially began on May 3, 2021, outside Berlin, Germany. The series will shoot in Studio Babelsberg and a new virtual production studio Volume, which is operated by bo Odar and Friese's sister company Dark Bay. Filming will also take place in London, United Kingdom. Creative studio Framestore will provide visual effects for the series.


1899 Aberdare Urban District Council election
The Aberdare Urban District Council was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation, roads and public works generally.


1899 Aberdare Urban District Council election
There were five wards, namely Aberaman (also known as No. 5 Ward), Blaengwawr (also known as No. 4 Ward), Gadlys (also known as No. 2 Ward), Llwydcoed (also known as No. 1 Ward), and the Town Ward (also known as No. 3 Ward). At this time, one member was elected from each ward on an annual basis.


1899 Aberdare Urban District Council election
An election was held in April 1899. It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1900 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1896 election came to an end and those elected were to serve until 1902.


1899 Add-Ran Christian football team
The 1899 Add-Ran Christian football team represented Add-Ran Christian University—now known as Texas Christian University (TCU)—as an independent during the 1899 college football season. They played only one game, against Baylor.


1899 Alabama Crimson White football team
The 1899 Alabama Crimson White football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was led by head coach W. A. Martin, in his first season, and played their home games at The Quad in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In what was the seventh season of Alabama football, the team finished with a record of three wins and one loss (3–1, 1–0 SIAA). In the spring of 1895, the University Board of Trustees passed a rule that prohibited athletic teams from competing off-campus for athletic events. As such the 1898 season was canceled; however the board subsequently rescinded this rule and the squad returned to the field for the 1899 season.


1899 Alabama Crimson White football team, Game summaries, Tuscaloosa Athletic Club
In what was the first game played since the 1897 season, Alabama defeated the Tuscaloosa Athletic Club 16–5. With a halftime score of 5–5, Alabama took the lead in the second half and won 16–5. Former Alabama player and head coach Eli Abbott played for the Tuscaloosa squad in this game.


1899 Alabama Crimson White football team, Game summaries, Montgomery Athletic Club
Shirley Miller had a 75-yard touchdown run for Alabama in this 16–0 shutout victory over the Montgomery Athletic Club.


1899 Alabama Crimson White football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
In what was the first road game for Alabama since the 1895 season, the Crimsons traveled to Jackson, Mississippi and defeated Ole Miss, 7–5, at Driving Park before 600 spectators. After Alabama took a 2–0 lead following a blocked punt for a safety, Mississippi scored their only points of the game on a short touchdown run for the 5–2 lead. In the second half, Alabama scored the game-winning touchdown on an A. M. Donahoo run for the 7–5 victory. The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Mississippi to 1–1.


1899 Alabama Crimson White football team, Game summaries, New Orleans Athletic Club
The day after their victory over Ole Miss, Alabama traveled to New Orleans and lost, 21–0, to the New Orleans Athletic Club in the final game of the season.


1899 All England Badminton Championships
The 1899 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held in the Scottish Drill Hall at the London Scottish Rifles Headquarters in Buckingham Gate, Westminster, London, England on 4 April 1899. There were no singles events staged.


1899 All England Badminton Championships, Origins
Following the first known open badminton tournament at the Guildford Drill Hall during 1898 the Badminton Association (BA) decided to stage the first All England Championships on 4 April 1899. The one day tournament was at the Drill Hall at the London Scottish Rifles Headquarters in Buckingham Gate and consisted of four courts with the two end courts having balconies over hanging them. The courts were basic very with nets only 16 feet wide, posts with extended canes and chalked lines. The principal event organisers were Mr Richard Fleming St Andrew St John (Honorary Secretary of the BA) and Mr Percy Buckley (Secretary of the Guildford Badminton Association and President of the BA). The winners received two guineas and runner up received one guinea.


1899 All England Badminton Championships, Men's Doubles
Fourteen pairs entered. There were two byes and two walk overs in the first round, the latter two because Buckell & Hillier and Mellersh & Collier scratched.


1899 All England Badminton Championships, Women's Doubles
Thirteen pairs entered. There were three byes in the first round.


1899 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1899 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 13th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Dublin were the winners, completing the first three-in-a-row.


1899 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Results, Munster
The match finished at half time, as the Cork ball had burst, and Tipperary did not have a ball.


1899 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Results, Munster
Tipperary refused to take the field for the second half. They asked that their score in the first match be added to their first half score in this match.


1899 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1899 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the twelfth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1899 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1899 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Dublin, represented by the Geraldines clus, were the winners. Cork were represented by the Nils club.


1899 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
It was the sixth of six All-Ireland football titles won by Dublin in the 1890s.


1899 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1899 was the 13th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Wexford 3-12 to 1–4 in the final.


1899 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Final: (1 match) The Munster and Leinster champions play in this game to determine the All-Ireland champions.


1899 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1899 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 12th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1899 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Jones' Road, Dublin, on 24 March 1901 between Wexford, represented by club side Blackwater, and Tipperary, represented by club side Moycarkey. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 3-12 to 1-4.


1899 All-Western college football team
The 1899 All-Western college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1899 college football season.


1899 America's Cup
The 1899 America's Cup was the 10th challenge for the Cup. It took place in the New York City harbor and consisted of a best of five series of races between the defender, Columbia, entered by the New York Yacht Club, and Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock, representing the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. Columbia won all three races against Shamrock.


1899 Amherst football team
The 1889 Amherst football team was an American football team that represented the Amherst College during the 1889 college football season. Lead by first-year head coach Harry A. Smith, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7–1, placing third in the Triangular Football League (TFL) with a mark of 0–2.


1899 Antrim County Council election
The first election to Antrim County Council took place in April 1899 as part of that year's Irish local elections.


1899 Argentine Primera División
The 1899 Primera División was the 8th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on May 14 and ended on September 9.


1899 Argentine Primera División
The league was reduced to only 4 teams due to Palermo A.C., United Banks and Banfield left the Association. Banfield registered to recently created Segunda División. Belgrano A.C. won its first Primera División title.


1899 Argentine Primera División
Lanús A.C. only completed 2 games, with the other 4 fixtures being awarded to their opponents. The game between Lomas and Lobos was awarded to Lobos.


1899 Arizona football team
The 1899 Arizona football team was an American football team that represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In its first season of football, the team compiled a 1–1–1 record and outscored all opponents, 24 to 16. The team was organized in January 1899 by Professor R. H. Forbes, but no games were played until the fall when a student committee raised $70 from merchants in the Old Pueblo to purchase uniforms. Stuart Forbes was the team's coach, George M. Parker was the manager and team captain. The team's colors during the 1899 season were sage green and silver.


1899 Arizona football team, Game summaries
On November 20, 1899, the University of Arizona football team played its first official football game, after an earlier practice game against a Tucson, Arizona, town team. The November 20 game, also played against a Tucson town team, ended in a scoreless tie.


1899 Arizona football team, Game summaries
On November 30, 1899, the team played its first intercollegiate football game against the Normal School of Arizona (later renamed Arizona State University). The inaugural meeting in the Arizona–Arizona State football rivalry ended in an 11–2 score in favor of the Tempe team. The game was played in front of an estimated 300 spectators at the Carillo Gardens amusement center near the Santa Cruz River in Tucson.


1899 Arizona football team, Game summaries
The team's third game was played on January 13, 1900, against the football team from the Tucson Indian School. The University team won that game by a 22 to 0 score.


1899 Arizona football team, Players
The team's roster included the following players: Willard Morse Brown, Duncan Hugh Campbell, Rudolph Castaneda, Courtland F. Day, Frank Wakefield Fish, John Garnett Holmes, Thomas K. Marshall, William Thomas Olney, Charles P. Richmond, James Newton Robinson, Guy Lionel Rockwell, Ross M. Russell, Edward S. Stafford, and Benito G. Suarez. Another account lists players with the surnames French and Parker.


1899 Arkansas Cardinals football team
The 1899 Arkansas Cardinals football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1899 college football season. The Cardinals played four intercollegiate football games and one game against a high school team from Joplin, Missouri. They compiled a 3–1–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 37 to 21. The team's one loss came against Oklahoma by an 11–5 score.


1899 Arkansas Cardinals football team
Colbert Searles was the team's football coach in 1899 and 1900. He was a graduate of Wesleyan University and a professor of romance languages. In the summer of 1901, he left the University of Arkansas to accept a position as a professor at Stanford University.


1899 Arkansas Cardinals football team
The team's roster in 1899 included the following players: Oscar Briggs; Wm. A. Freeman; H. H. Ham; Charles D. Harrison; DeMatt Henderson; Wilburn D. Hobbs; Frank D. James; J. K. McCall; Percy B. Meyer; Chester C. Sloan; Carl C. Smith; James Vanderventer; and Ashton Vincenheller.


1899 Army Cadets football team
The 1899 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1899 college football season. In their third season under head coach Herman Koehler, the Cadets compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 100 to 57. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Navy by a 17 to 5 score.


1899 Ashfield colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 26 September 1899 because Bernhard Wise (Protectionist) had been appointed Attorney General. Until 1904, members appointed to a ministerial position were required to face a by-election. These were generally uncontested. Of the nine ministers appointed with the formation of Lyne ministry, Ashfield and Hume (William Lyne) were the only electorates in which the by-election was contested.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1899 Atlantic hurricane season featured the longest-lasting tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin on record. There were nine tropical storms, of which five became hurricanes. Two of those strengthened into major hurricanes, which are Category 3 or higher on the modern day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. The first system was initially observed in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico on June 26. The tenth and final system dissipated near Bermuda on November 10. These dates fall within the period with the most tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic. In post-season analysis, two tropical cyclones that existed in October were added to HURDAT – the official Atlantic hurricane database. At one point during the season, September 3 through the following day, a set of three tropical cyclones existed simultaneously.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season
The most significant storm of the season was Hurricane Three, nicknamed the San Ciriaco hurricane. A post-season analysis of this storm indicated that it was the longest-lasting Atlantic tropical cyclone on record. The path impacted the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and the Azores. The San Ciriaco hurricane alone caused about $20 million (1899 USD) in damage and at least 3,855 deaths. Another notable tropical cyclone, the Carrabelle hurricane, brought extensive damage to Dominican Republic and Florida Panhandle. Losses in Florida reached about $1 million. At least 9 deaths were associated with the storm. Hurricane Nine in October brought flooding to Cuba and Jamaica, as well as minor damage to South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm One
Weather maps first indicated a tropical storm in the extreme northwestern Gulf of Mexico on June 26. With initial sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h), the storm did not differ in intensity as it headed northwestward. At 0900 UTC on June 27, the system made landfall near the southwestern end of Galveston Island, Texas at the same intensity. Three hours later, it weakened to a tropical depression and later dissipated over Southeast Texas at 1800 UTC. Heavy rainfall produced by the storm from Granbury to Waco and toward the coast contributed to an ongoing flood event in the state.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm One
According to Texas State Senator Asbury Bascom Davidson, the Brazos, Colorado, Guadalupe, Navasota, and San Saba Rivers overflowed. An estimated 12,000 square miles (31,000 km2) of land were inundated. In Hearne, water rose above every rain gauge. Thousands of people were left homeless. The flood caused $9 million in damage and 284 deaths.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Two
A hurricane was first observed south of Dominican Republic on July 28. Shortly thereafter, it made landfall in Azua Province with an intensity equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane. Early on July 29, the system weakened to a tropical storm, shortly before emerging into the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It then moved west-northwestward and remained at relatively the same intensity over the next 24 hours. The storm made landfall near Islamorada, Florida on July 30. Crossing the Florida Keys, it soon emerged into the Gulf of Mexico.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Two
The storm began to re-intensify on July 31 and became a hurricane later that day. Early on August 1, it peaked with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h), several hours before making landfall near Apalachicola, Florida at the same intensity. The storm quickly weakened inland and dissipated over southern Alabama on August 2.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Two
In Dominican Republic, three large schooners were wrecked at Santo Domingo; only one crew member on the three vessels survived. "Great" damage was reported along coastal sections of the country, while a loss of telegraph service impacted most of interior areas. In Florida, damage in the city of Carrabelle was extensive, with no more than a score of "unimportant" houses remained. Losses in the city reached approximately $100,000. At least 57 shipping vessels were destroyed; damage from these ships collectively totaled about $375,000. Additionally, 13 lumber vessels were beached.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Two
Many boats at the harbor and the wharfs in Lanark were wrecked. Large portions of stores and pavilions in the city were damaged. The towns of Curtis Mill and McIntyre were completely destroyed, while the resort city of St. Teresa suffered significant damage. Seven deaths were confirmed in Florida. Overall, losses reached at least $1 million.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
Hurricane San Ciriaco of 1899 or The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1899


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
The next storm was first observed as a tropical storm to the southwest of Cape Verde on August 3. It slowly strengthened while heading steadily west-northwestward across the Atlantic Ocean. By late on August 5, the storm strengthened into a hurricane. During the following 48 hours, it deepened further, reaching Category 4 hurricane status before crossing the Leeward Islands on August 7. Later that day, the storm attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 930 mbar (27 inHg).


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
The storm weakened slightly before making landfall in Guayama, Puerto Rico, with sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) on August 8. Several hours later, it emerged into the southwestern Atlantic as a Category 3 hurricane; it would remain at that intensity for over 9 days. The system paralleled the north coast of Dominican Republic and then crossed the Bahamas, striking several islands, including Andros and Grand Bahama. After clearing the Bahamas, it began heading northward on August 14, while centered east of Florida. Early on the following day, the storm re-curved northeastward and appeared to be heading out to sea. However, by August 17, it turned back to the northwest. At 0100 UTC on August 18, the storm made landfall near Hatteras, North Carolina, with 120 mph (195 km/h) winds.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
The storm weakened after moving inland and fell to Category 1 intensity by 1200 UTC on August 18. Later that day, the storm re-emerged into the Atlantic Ocean. Now heading northeastward, it continued weakening, but maintained Category 1 intensity. By late on August 20, the storm curved eastward over the northwestern Atlantic. It also began losing tropical characteristics and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone at 0000 UTC on August 22, while located about 325 miles (525 km) south of Sable Island.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
However, after four days, the system regenerated into a tropical storm while located about 695 miles (1,120 km) west-southwest of Flores Island in the Azores on August 26. It moved slowly north-northwestward, until curving to the east on August 29. Between August 26 and September 1, the storm did not differentiate in intensity, but began re-strengthening while turning southeastward on September 2. Early on the following day, the storm again reached hurricane intensity. It curved northeastward and passed through the Azores on September 3, shortly before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone. The storm had the longest duration of an Atlantic hurricane on record, lasting for 31 days, 28 of which it was tropical.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
In Guadeloupe, the storm unroofed and flooded many houses. Communications were significantly disrupted in the interior portions of the island. Impact was severe in Montserrat, with nearly every building destroyed and 100 deaths reported. About 200 small houses were destroyed on Saint Kitts, with estates suffering considerable damage, while nearly all estates were destroyed on Saint Croix. Eleven deaths were reported on the island. In Puerto Rico, the system brought strong winds and heavy rainfall, which caused extensive flooding. Approximately 250,000 people were left without food and shelter. Additionally, telephone, telegraph, and electrical services were completely lost.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
Overall, damage totaled approximately $20 million, with over half were losses inflicted on crops, particularly coffee. At the time, it was the costliest and worst tropical cyclone in Puerto Rico. It was officially estimated that the storm caused 3,369 fatalities in Puerto Rico. In the Bahamas, strong winds and waves sank 50 small crafts, most of them at Andros. Severe damage was reported in the capital city of Nassau, with over 100 buildings destroyed and many damaged, including the Government House. A few houses were also destroyed in Bimini. The death toll in the Bahamas was at least 125.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Three
In North Carolina, storm surge and rough sea destroyed fishing piers and bridges, as well as sink about 10 vessels. Because Hatteras Island was almost entirely inundated with 4 to 10 feet (1.2 to 3.0 m) of water, a great proportion of homes on the island were damaged, with much destruction at Diamond City. There were at least 20 deaths in the state of North Carolina. In the Azores, the storm also caused one fatality and significant damage on some islands.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Four
Weather maps indicated a tropical storm just east of the Lesser Antilles beginning on August 29. The storm moved westward and strengthened into a hurricane early on August 30. Several hours later, it entered the Caribbean Sea after passing near Antigua and Montserrat. Impact was generally light in the Lesser Antilles. At San Juan, Puerto Rico, sustained winds reached 48 mph (77 km/h). The storm maintained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) as it continued westward across the Caribbean Sea. Vessels sailing from ports in Cuba and Hispaniola were advised to "take every precaution". After the storm curved northward late on September 1, vessels from Hispaniola only were advised to take caution.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Four
Late on September 1, the hurricane made landfall east of Jacmel, Haiti with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). By 1800 UTC, it weakened to a tropical storm. The storm emerged into the Atlantic Ocean early on September 2, after weakening further. While passing just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands early on September 3, the storm re-strengthened and attained hurricane status again. Several hours later, it strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane and peaked with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h). After weakening to a Category 1 hurricane late on September 4, the storm passed northwest of Bermuda. Hurricane-force winds caused considerable damage on the island. At 1200 UTC on September 5, the hurricane became extratropical.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Five
HURDAT initially indicates a tropical storm about 920 miles (1,480 km) west-southwest of Brava, Cape Verde on September 3. The storm moved west-northwestward and slowly intensified, reaching hurricane status late on September 5. It continued to slowly strengthen, becoming a Category 2 hurricane on September 6. About 24 hours later, the cyclone deepened into a Category 3 hurricane while located near the Lesser Antilles. On Saint Kitts, sustained winds reached 62 mph (100 km/h), while up to 3.13 inches (80 mm) of rainfall was reported. Many houses were destroyed on Anguilla and Barbuda. In the former, an estimated 200 homes were demolished, leaving 800 people homeless. Early on September 9, the storm reached maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h). The storm maintained intensity as a Category 3 hurricane and re-curved northward by September 11.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Five
The hurricane turned northeastward on September 12 and began to accelerate. Early on September 13, it passed very close to Bermuda, with a minimum barometric pressure of 939 mbar (27.7 inHg) observed on the island. Cedar trees were uprooted, while fruit and ornamental trees were swept out to sea. Some houses were destroyed, while others were deroofed. Severe damage was also reported at the naval yard and colonial government buildings. At Her Majesty's Dockyard alone, damage was "at least five figures".


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Five
Early on September 14, the storm weakened to a Category 2 hurricane, then to a Category 1 several hours later. Shortly after 0000 UTC on September 15, the hurricane struck the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h). It soon became extratropical. In Newfoundland, severe damage was reported at fishing premises. The schooners Angler, Daisy, and Lily May either capsized or were driven ashore, resulting in 16 deaths.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Six
A ship in the western Caribbean Sea reported a tropical storm on October 2. The storm moved north-northwestward and entered the Gulf of Mexico early on the following day. Late on October 3, it peaked with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h). The storm re-curved eastward while situated over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. At 0000 UTC on October 5, this system made landfall in modern-day Largo, Florida at the same intensity. Thereafter, the storm headed northeastward, until becoming extratropical early on October 6, while located offshore Georgia.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Six
Impact from this system was generally minor. Prior to landfall in Florida, the storm produced winds up to 40 mph (65 km/h) in Port Eads, Louisiana. The highest wind speed in Florida was 37 mph (60 km/h) in Jupiter. There, the storm also dropped 4.94 inches (125 mm) of rain. The Jupiter area also reported rough seas, with the highest tides in 7 years. The storm wrecked two schooners – the John R. Anidia at Fernandina Beach and the John H. Tingue at Cumberland Island, Georgia. After becoming extratropical, the remnants of the storm brought wind gusts up to 56 mph (90 km/h) to Cape Henry, Virginia and Block Island, Rhode Island.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Seven
Reports from a ship on October 10 indicated a tropical storm with sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,008 mbar (29.8 inHg). Located well southwest of Cape Verde, the storm moved northwestward without differentiating in intensity. It was lasted noted on October 14, while situated at 21.5°N, 43.5°W.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Eight
A tropical depression developed in the central Bahamas on October 15. The depression moved east-northeastward strengthened into a tropical storm by the following day. Later on October 16, the storm peaked with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). It re-curved northwestward and slowly began to weaken. Early on October 18, the system fell to tropical depression intensity. Several hours later, the cyclone dissipated while located about 195 miles (315 km) east-southeast of Virginia Beach, Virginia.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Nine
An area of disturbed weather developed into a tropical storm while located south-southwest of Jamaica on October 26. The system moved slowly north-northwestward and gradually strengthened, reaching hurricane status on October 28. By early on the following day, it made landfall on the southern coast of Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba. Briefly weakening to a tropical storm, the system re-intensified into a hurricane after reaching the Atlantic Ocean late on October 29. Moving toward the Bahamas, the storm became a Category 2 hurricane on October 30. Around that time, it struck Grand Bahama island. After peaking with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h), the system accelerated north-northwestward and made landfall near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on October 31. It quickly weakened and became extratropical over Virginia later that day.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Nine
In the city of Black River, Jamaica, rough seas caused significant damage to the marine industry and washed out crops. There were "many dead" in Jamaica, though the actual number of fatalities is unknown. Damage from the storm in Cuba was reported in the Sancti Spíritus and Santa Clara Provinces. Due to the threat of the Zaza River overflowing, residents were forced to evacuate. Strong winds and flooding destroyed several houses and severely damaged a number of others. At Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, tides were reported as 8 feet (2.4 m) above normal. Water came over the wharves in Wilmington and inundated some streets; there was also flooding in New Bern, Morehead City, and Beaufort. One steamer was wrecked on the coast and 10 smaller vessels were driven ashore. One fatality was reported and damage was estimated at roughly $200,000.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ten
A ship observed a tropical storm north of Panama on November 7. The storm strengthened and headed northeastward across the central Caribbean Sea. It curved northward on November 8, around the time of peaking with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h). Later that day, the storm made landfall in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica at the same intensity. Thereafter, the system weakened and struck extreme western Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba with winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) on November 9. It continued to weaken while crossing the island and emerged into the southwestern Atlantic Ocean later that day. The storm curved northeastward and passed through the Bahamas on November 10. It then weakened to a tropical depression, several hours before dissipating about 385 miles (620 km) southeast of Bermuda.


1899 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ten
The storm brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to Jamaica and Cuba. Significant damage was reported at Port Antonio, Jamaica, especially the property and agriculture of the United Fruit Company. Several districts of Saint Thomas Parish became isolated and the town of Morant Bay was "shattered". In Cuba, rainfall peaked at 5.7 inches (140 mm) in the city of Santiago de Cuba. Damage to buildings and crops were reported in the region. Four fatalities occurred when a tree fell on their farmhouse in Manzanillo, Granma Province.


1899 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1899 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Tigers went 3–1–1, outscoring their opponents 148–11 and holding four opponents scoreless. This team was noteworthy as the last to be coached by Tigers head coach John Heisman. It is also one of the first teams to employ a Hurry-up offense. As Heisman recalled:


1899 Auburn Tigers football team
The team of '99—my last at Auburn—was a great one. It only weighed about 160 (pounds per player), but its speed and team work were something truly wonderful. I do not think I have ever seen so fast a team as that was. It would line up and get the ball in play at times before the opposing players were up off the ground. You see it was a 'stunt' of ours to catch them off side and get the benefit of the penalty.


1899 Auburn Tigers football team
Nowadays no team is taken by surprise by such lightning lining up; but that Auburn team of '99 was the first to show what could be done with speedy play, and then it wasn't long before all other teams were laboring with might and main to inject speed into their work.


1899 Auburn Tigers football team
In Heisman's opinion this was his best team while at Auburn.


1899 Auburn Tigers football team
The squad is also remembered as the only team to score on the legendary 1899 Sewanee team that went undefeated and beat Texas, Texas A&M, Tulane, LSU and Ole Miss over a 6-day span. Auburn lost their matchup to the "Iron Men" by a single point.


1899 Aylesbury by-election
The Aylesbury by-election, 1899 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire on 6 January 1899.


1899 Aylesbury by-election, Vacancy
The vacancy was caused by the death of the sitting Liberal Unionist MP,  Baron Fredinand von Rothschild at the family home which he had built, Waddesdon Manor,  on 17 December 1898. Rothschild had held the Aylesbury seat since 1885, first as a Liberal but he later joined the Liberal Unionist exodus over Irish Home Rule and had sat as Liberal Unionist since 1886.


1899 Aylesbury by-election, Candidates, Liberal Unionists
At first it appeared that the by-election arising from Rothschild’s death would be contested, although neither the Unionists nor the Liberals had a candidate in the field. The Liberal Unionists were reported as considering asking the Hon. Lionel Walter Rothschild, the son of the late Lord Rothschild, to be their candidate. This proposal met with Rothschild’s approval and the Liberal Unionists held a meeting at Aylesbury Town Hall on the evening of Tuesday 3 January 1899 to formally decide the issue of their candidate. The meeting was chaired by Leopold de Rothschild, the cousin and brother-in-law of the late MP.


1899 Aylesbury by-election, Candidates, Liberal Unionists
The meeting was said to be large and was attended, amongst others, by Sir Fortescue Flannery MP and Coningsby Disraeli MP. The meeting agreed to endorse Walter Rothschild as their candidate. Rothschild accepted, announcing he was opposed to Home Rule and to the proposal of the Gladstonians to abolish the House of Lords. He also said he supported the many reforms of a social character put forward by Joseph Chamberlain before his break with the Liberal Party, which now formed an integral part of the Unionist programme.


1899 Aylesbury by-election, Candidates, Liberals
The local Liberals were initially said to be in favour of approaching George Russell who had formerly been MP for the Aylesbury constituency. Other Carpetbaggers were looking for a seat. The Aylesbury Liberal Association received an unsolicited telegram from a Mr. Mackay Green of George Street, Edinburgh saying he thought the seat could be won in the Radical interest and offering himself as candidate, so long as all expenses were paid. The Liberals had failed to contest the seat at the previous general election in 1895 and in the end they chose not to oppose Rothschild at the by-election.


1899 Aylesbury by-election, The result
There being no other nominations therefore, Rothschild was returned unopposed.


1899 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1899 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It was the Orioles' 18th season in the major leagues, their 8th in the National League, and their last overall.


1899 Baltimore Orioles season
After the 1898 season, Orioles owner Harry Von der Horst acquired a controlling interest in the Brooklyn Bridegrooms ballclub and moved most of his star players and manager Ned Hanlon over to the Brooklyn team. The remaining team played the season under first year manager John McGraw and still won 86 games and finish in fourth place. After the season, the National League contracted and the Baltimore franchise was folded. The remaining players either were absorbed into Brooklyn or released to sign with another club.


1899 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1899 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1899 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1899 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1899 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1899 Baltimore mayoral election
The 1903 Baltimore mayoral election saw Thomas Gordon Hayes defeat incumbent mayor William T. Malster by a 8,748 vote margin-of-victory. This was the first election under a new charter that extended mayoral terms from two years to four years and moved mayoral elections to May.


1899 Baltimore mayoral election
By campaigning on a "good government" platform, Democrats managed to defeat Malster, who in his previous election had defeated Democrat Henry Williams by a 6,000 vote margin-of-victory.


1899 Baylor football team
The 1899 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as an independent during the 1899 college football season. This was the first football season for Baylor. Under head coach R. H. Hamilton, the team played all four games at home in Waco, Texas, compiling a 2–1–1 record. Initially, Baylor played its home games on an undetermined field near the university. Baylor played its first game against Texas A&M, which would become a rivalry, the Battle of the Brazos, with over 100 games played in the series by 2003.


1899 Belmont Stakes
The 1899 Belmont Stakes was the 33rd running of the Belmont Stakes. It was the 10th Belmont Stakes held at Morris Park Racecourse in Morris Park, New York, and was run on May 25, 1899. The race drew four starters and was won by favored Jean Bereaud whose winning time of 2:23 flat set a new Morris Park track record for 1 3⁄8 miles on dirt.


1899 Belmont Stakes
For future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Sam Hildreth, it was the first of his seven wins in the Belmont Stakes.


1899 Belmont Stakes
For jockey Richard Clawson, the win aboard Jean Bereaud was his first of two in the 1899 Classics as he went on to win in the Preakness aboard Half Time, the colt ridden by Skeets Martin who finished second in the Belmont.


1899 Belmont Stakes
The 1899 Kentucky Derby was run on May 4 and the 1899 Preakness Stakes on May 30, five days after the Belmont. The 1919 Belmont Stakes would mark the first time the race would be recognized as the third leg of a U.S. Triple Crown series.


1899 Birmingham North by-election
The Birmingham North by-election, 1899 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Birmingham North on 14 February 1899.


1899 Birmingham North by-election, Vacancy
The vacancy was caused by the resignation of the sitting Liberal Unionist MP, the Rt Hon Alderman William Kenrick. Kenrick had held the seat since its creation in 1885, first as a Liberal and then as a Liberal Unionist. At the 1895 general election, Kenrick had defended the seat against Liberal opposition, holding it with nearly 80% of the poll.


1899 Birmingham North by-election, Candidates
William Kenrick was married to Mary Chamberlain, the elder sister of Joseph Chamberlain and the Liberal Unionists first offered the candidacy to another close associate of the Chamberlain family, Edward Nettlefold (1854-1909), a local manufacturer of screws and other goods, in partnership with Joseph Chamberlain,  but he turned down the approach. They next turned to John Throgmorton Middlemore, a 54-year-old former member of Birmingham City Council. Middlemore had trained as a solicitor but had never practised.


1899 Birmingham North by-election, Candidates
He received income from a leather business and was the founder and chief benefactor of Middlemore Emigration Homes, an organisation which trained destitute children and settled them in Canada. On 25 January, the Liberal Unionists’ local Conservative allies passed a resolution congratulating Kenrick on being made a Privy Counsellor and voted to support Middlemore as the representative of Unionism in the forthcoming by-election.


1899 Birmingham North by-election, Candidates
The writ ordering the by-election was moved in Parliament on 8 February 1899 by Sir William Walrond, the government Chief Whip  and was received by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham a day later. The 14 February was set for receipt of nominations.


1899 Birmingham North by-election, Candidates
The North Birmingham Liberals had done poorly against Kenrick in the two previous general elections in 1892 and 1895  and on 25 January they considered their position at a meeting of their Parliamentary Committee.


1899 Birmingham North by-election, Candidates
They resolved that “...this committee, while asserting its loyalty to Liberal principles, is of the opinion, in view of the contest in 1895, and the acceptability, from a non-political standpoint, of the candidate chosen by the Liberal Unionists and Tories, and in view of the approaching general election, that the present time is not a suitable opportunity ...to contest the strength of political parties in North Birmingham.”


1899 Birmingham North by-election, Candidates
There being no other nominations therefore, Middlemore was returned unopposed.


1899 Birthday Honours
The Queen's Birthday Honours 1899 were announced on 3 June 1899 in celebration of the birthday of Queen Victoria. The list included appointments to various orders and honours of the United Kingdom and British India.


1899 Birthday Honours
The list was published in The Times on 3 June 1899 and the various honours were gazetted in The London Gazette on 3 June 1899, and on 13 June 1899.


1899 Birthday Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed or referred to as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by honour and where appropriate by rank (Knight Grand Cross, Knight Commander etc.) then division (Military, Civil).


1899 Birthday Honours
It was announced in the list that The Queen had been pleased to confer the title of Lord Mayor upon the Mayor of the City of Bristol.


1899 Boorowa colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Boorowa on 30 September 1899 because Kenneth Mackay (Protectionist) resigned to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.


1899 Boston Beaneaters season
The 1899 Boston Beaneaters season was the 29th season of the franchise.


1899 Boston Beaneaters season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1899 Boston Beaneaters season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1899 Boston Beaneaters season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1899 Boston Beaneaters season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1899 Boston Beaneaters season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1899 Boston College football team
The 1899 Boston College football team was an American football team that represented Boston College during the 1899 college football season.


1899 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1899 occurred on Tuesday, December 12, 1899. Republican candidate and former Mayor of Boston Thomas N. Hart defeated Democratic candidate Patrick Collins, and two other contenders, to become mayor for the second time. Incumbent mayor Josiah Quincy had announced in July 1899 that he would not seek re-election.


1899 Boston mayoral election
Hart benefitted from strife within the Democratic party, where John R. Murphy had lost the nomination to Collins. Murphy subsequently announced his intent to cross party lines and vote for Hart. The votes of Murphy and his followers in support of the Republican candidate contributed to Collins' defeat, and was referred to as a "knifing" in contemporary news reports.


1899 Boston mayoral election, Party Conventions, Democratic
The Democratic convention was held on November 20, 1899 at Bumstead Hall. Incumbent mayor Patrick Collins defeated former state senator and state representative John R. Murphy.


1899 Boston mayoral election, Party Conventions, Republican
The Republican convention was held on November 21, 1899 at Association Hall. Former Mayor Thomas N. Hart defeated former common councilor, alderman, and state representative Alpheus Sanford.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia
The 1899 British Isles tour to Australia was the fourth rugby union tour by a British Isles team and the second to Australia; though the first tour in 1888 was a private venture, making the 1899 tour the first official undertaking of Australia. It is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia
Negotiations had also taken place for the tour to incorporate matches against New Zealand, either through a visit to New Zealand, or a New Zealand team to play in Australia. No agreeable terms could be found.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia
This tour was the first to truly represent the British Isles, with players from all four Home Nations. Despite this fact, many Australian newspapers, and some British dailies, referred to the tourists as "the English football team".


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Plan to tour in 1898
After the tour of South Africa in 1896, players in Britain expressed wishes to make a similar tour to Australia. In August 1897, the New South Wales Rugby Football Union (NSWRFU), received a letter from Reverend Matthew Mullineux asking whether a tour beginning in June 1898 would be possible and welcomed by the Union. This request was discussed in depth by the NSWRFU at their 30 September meeting, and it was decided to extend an invitation with the following stipulations.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Plan to tour in 1898
The tour was to be under the auspices of the Rugby Football Union (RFU), with the touring team paying for passage to and from Sydney. The NSWRFU would pay for their internal expenses once in Australia. The British team was to receive a percentage of the profits earned by the attendance at each match, but only up to the cost of their travel. Some debate centred about what level of reimbursement would be allowed, they settled on fifty percent after the initial proposal of twenty percent was deemed too low. They specified that a playing squad be made up of twenty-one players inclusive of the tour manager. They would play two games a week while on tour, in New South Wales, Queensland, and New Zealand. There was also the possibility that the tour would take in Victoria.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Plan to tour in 1898
The proposal was sanctioned by the RFU, with the strict stipulation that the tour would take place on a purely amateur basis. It was the plan of Mullineux to fill the team with players from the Universities, but the timing of the tour meant that players would need to leave Britain in early May, when vacation had not yet begun. Due to a lack of time to make the necessary arrangements, the tour for 1898 was subsequently cancelled.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Plan to tour in 1899
A new invitation was sent from the NSWRFU, for a tour to take place in 1899. The RFU at about the same time, received an invitation from the South African Rugby Football Union, to send a team to tour South Africa in 1899. The RFU wanted confirmation from Mullineux, that a team to tour Australia was for certain able to be formed if the invitation from South Africa was to be turned down. After numerous meetings between the RFU and Mullineux a decision was made in February 1899, to turn down the tour to South Africa.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Plan to tour in 1899
A cable message was received in February 1899 by the NSWRFU, that was erroneously construed to mean that the Australian tour had been the tour abandoned, with players preferring to make the tour of South Africa. The NSWRFU having completed all the arrangements for the tour to take place and having rearranged club schedules to accommodate the tour, made enquiries as no official confirmation of the cancellation was received. The misunderstanding was cleared up on 22 February by a message that indicated the tour to Australia was going to proceed. Mullineux stated, there was never any suggestion of abandoning the Australian tour.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Touring squad selection
The makeup of the touring squad was described in the earliest communication of 1897 from Mullineux, as a team made of University students from his school Cambridge, as well as Oxford University, and also of international representatives. Two problems faced Mullineux, the first was that the timing of the tour meant that players would need to leave Britain in early May, when the university vacations had not yet begun. The second was that a long tour would preclude many of the best players from participating due to other commitments.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Touring squad selection
Consequently, early lists of probable touring players had few players listed that finally made the tour. In the pool of potential players the following were noted: James Byrne, Cecil Boyd, Viv Huzzey, Zimans, Ernest Fookes, Lindsay Watson, M Elliott, Herbert Dudgeon, James Gowans, James Franks, J H Kipling, R Forest, Lawrence Bulger, Timoins, R O Swartz, C B Marston, W Neeks (or Needs), Dr Rowland, J W Gorman, and James Couper. Among these names were several high-profile players that recruitment attempts failed to secure. Byrne declined due to pressure of business, while Ernest Fookes was awaiting a serious medical operation. The final member to join the team was Scottish international Alf Bucher, after failed approaches were made to recruit fellow Scot James Couper and Welsh wing Viv Huzzey.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Touring squad selection, Touring party
The team consisted of 21 players, nine had international experience, five had played for England, three for Ireland, and one for Scotland and Wales. Commentators thought that the selected team did not fully represent the strength of British rugby, particularly with the absence of James Byrne.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Touring squad selection, Touring party
The team played in a kit consisting of a jersey with thick blue bands and thinner red and white bands, representing the colours of the Union Jack; with dark blue shorts and blue stockings finished with red and white tops. The team caps were maroon in colour and bore the motif of a kangaroo. Formal dress comprised a navy blazer, with a breast badge that read "The Anglo-Australian Rugby Football Team".


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Plan for tour to New Zealand
The plan to include New Zealand in the British tour was made in the initial correspondence from the NSWRFU to Mullineux in 1897. Since the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) was not in direct negotiations with Mullinuex, they had to work with the NSWRFU to try to negotiate the New Zealand leg of the proposed tour. The NZRU requested from the NSWRFU that they be able to have direct dealings with Mullineux, however this did not eventuate. An extension of the tour to New Zealand, threatened attempts at fielding a strong British representative team.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Plan for tour to New Zealand
Consequently, the New Zealand leg of the tour became less likely as the tour for 1899 was negotiated. The NSWRFU limited the length of the tour to eight weeks from June to August, giving the British an option to add two weeks to their playing schedules if they wished to add New Zealand to their tour program.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Plan for tour to New Zealand
In addition to the lack of time, Mullineux had expressed to the NSWRFU that he had been led to believe that a tour of New Zealand would not be profitable. The NSWRFU reinforced his beliefs by indicating that the New Zealand union had been unwilling to pay for the travel to and from England, but only the travel to and from Auckland. There was some sentiment expressed that, because the team was not an English, but a British team, the expense to have the touring team visit was not warranted.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Plan for tour to New Zealand
The cost of bringing the British team to New Zealand to play in Otago, Auckland, Wellington, and Canterbury was estimated at £400. In November 1898, it was proposed at a meeting of the NZRU, that the NZRU would pay for the full cost of England's travel to and from New Zealand, and within New Zealand. The sub-unions provided guarantees of a percentage of their gate profits to the NZRU. These terms were subsequently agreed to by the NSWRFU. In April, the lengthening of the tour was refused by the British team.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Plan for tour to New Zealand
Some hope has still held out for a New Zealand leg of the tour, provided that the NSWRFU cut short the Australian leg of the tour by a week, reducing the number of test matches to three, and cutting country matches, thereby providing time for a short trip to Auckland and Wellington. The NZRU offered only £250 for the two matches, and not the £400 plus all expenses that was requested for the two games. Billy Warbrick in a letter to the Referee highlighted the generosity of the NSWRFU offer, as it stood to lose an estimated £1200 from the loss of two major matches in Australia. The British team decided in mid-July to not make the tour of New Zealand.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Plan for tour to New Zealand
As an alternative to touring New Zealand, expectations formed that a match would be played against an Australasian team, consisting of Australian and New Zealand players. There was also the proposal that a match against a New Zealand team would be played in Australia if the British decided not to travel on to New Zealand. Subsequently, the NZRU forbade their players from playing in the matches in Australia. The NSWRFU proposed a date for New Zealand to play in Australia, on 5 August, with a combined Australasian match played a week later on 12 August. This plan was declined by the NZRU, citing the resolutions of the local unions to not send players to Australia.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Plan for tour to New Zealand
During the British tour, proposals were made by players in New Zealand to make a tour of Britain in 1900. This tour did not happen.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Voyage and travel
The tour party left Charing Cross Station on 9 May 1899; coincidentally the day the Australian cricket team began their 1899 tour of England. There they travelled to France, where they boarded the P&O liner RMS Oceana at the port of Marseilles. The ocean trip to Australia took five weeks travelling via the Red Sea of which the travelling party complained of the heat. The team briefly stopped at Albany, Western Australia in good health, and were met by delegates of the Perth Rugby Union, and the Mayor.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Voyage and travel
From there they completed their voyage, docking at Adelaide on 11 June, where they were met by delegates of the South Australian Football Association, principally J. R. Anderson, and D. T. Lawes, as well as W. A. Rand, the secretary of the New South Wales Rugby Union. Rand acted as host and financier accompanying the British team for the duration of the tour. They travelled overland by the express train to Melbourne on 12 June. From Melbourne they continued their journey to Sydney.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Voyage and travel
For this tour, the Lions wore brought back the white and blue, the blue used in thick hoops and the red and white in thin bands. A modern version of this jersey would be later worn by England in their one-off Test against Australia in Sydney in 1999, played to commemorate the centenary of the Wallabies' first Test, against those early British tourists. For their part, Australia wore a light blue uniform (similar to worn by the Wallabies in that first 1899 Test).


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match summary
The Australian tour took in 21 matches; four were Test matches against the Australian national team, while the remainder were against regional and invitational teams. The British Isles lost the first Test, but won the last three Tests to take the series 3–1. After the first loss to the Australians, team captain Mullineux dropped himself from the team for the rest of the tour, with Frank Stout taking the captain's role for the remaining Tests. The decision by Mullineux to replace his position with Charles Adamson is seen as the tour's turning point, which saw the British team begin to win matches by more convincing margins and eventually control the Tests.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match summary
The complete list of matches played by the British Isles in Australia is the following:


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Central Southern
Central Southern: W Rogan, Chard, McGee (captain), W Hayes, Seaborn, Gillespie, D Ryan, James Pryke, John Pryke, Hampel, Hughes, Rawcliffe, Williams, Muirhead, Kimpton; Replacement: E MillsBritish Isles: Esmond Martelli, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, Frank Stout, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson, Charles Thompson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, New South Wales, 1st Match
New South Wales: Frank Row (captain), Lonnie Spragg, Bill Shortland, Charlie White, Iggy O'Donnell, Peter Ward, Arch Boyd, George Wheeler, Norm Street, Alex Kelly, Hyram Marks, Albert Gardiner, Walter Davis, Charlie Ellis, Bill WebbBritish Isles: Esmond Martelli, Alf Bucher, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux (captain), George Cookson, Frank Stout, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Metropolitan, 1st Match
Metropolitan: James McMahon, Charlie White, Frank Row, Syd Miller, Peter Ward, Iggy O'Donnell, Arch Boyd, James Carson, Bill Webb, Charlie Ellis, Hyram Marks, Walter Davis, Alex Kelly, C Purdue, QuinseyBritish Isles: Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Matthew Mullineux (captain), George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test
1 The try recorded as scored by Colton is often credited to Kelly, as both players, along with Evans jumped on a loose ball over the try line; there is no definitive record if Colton or Kelly were awarded the try.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test
Australia: Bob McCowan, Charlie White, Frank Row captain, Lonnie Spragg, William Evans, Peter Ward, Austin Gralton, James Carson, Dooee Tanner, Patrick Carew, Walter Davis, Charlie Ellis, Hyram Marks, Ginger Colton, Alex KellyBritish Isles: Esmond Martelli, Alf Bucher, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Franscombe, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson Touch umpires: Blair Swannell and Billy Warbrick


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test
The first Test played by Australia was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground under excellent weather conditions. The temperature on the day of the game reached 60 °F (16 °C), and there was almost no breeze. There was a great deal of interest in the match, with the Sydney Morning Herald and Brisbane Courier both reporting 30,000 in attendance, and the United Press Association reporting 27,000 in attendance. The attendance was officially recorded as 28,000. Tickets for the game were one shilling for general admission, and two shillings for grand stand seats, while children were admitted at half price.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test
In all the game grossed £1200. A full program of events had been scheduled with a preliminary rugby match played by local teams, Wallaroo, and Randwick at 1:45pm, as well as heats of a one-mile bicycle race by the League of Wheelmen. The final of the bicycle race was scheduled during the half-time break. Special trams had been arranged for the event, with the Tramway Service reporting that every available tram had been used for the extra traffic on the day; fully 131 carloads were conveyed to the match.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test
It had been noted in the lead up to the Test that the British team was out of condition. The writer Player in the Brisbane Courier, believed that the first Test was Australia's only chance to beat the British team, as he felt that with the British team's condition improving during the tour, they would be impossible to beat.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test
The British team had been dealing with some illness and injury, necessitating the fielding of a team in the Test that was not their first choice, but in the end identical to the team that played New South Wales the previous weekend. Elliot Nicholson, Alec Timms, and Charles Thompson were all listed as playing, but last minute changes were made. While at a swimming bath, Nicholson injured his foot on a protruding nail, and was unable to play. Bucher played in his place.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test
Timms did not recover from an injury received in the match at Goulburn in time to make the field. Adamson, was moved from the halves to the three-quarters to fill his place, and in turn Cookson filled the opening in the halves left by Adamson. Martelli, who had injured his thumb in the match against Goulburn, and had taken the field against New South Wales, but had to retire due to injury, recovered in time to play in place of Thompson.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test
It had been feared on the evening before the match, that Gwyn Nicholls had caught influenza and would be incapacitated, but instead was a severe cold. Rev. Mullineux also took to the field with a cold. The British played field of four players, at three-quarters, and two half-backs, that contrasted with the Australian field of only one half-back, two at five-eighth, and three at three-quarters.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test
The Australian team on the other hand had no such changes, although the inclusion of M'Cowan had been in doubt only a week before the game, due to a strain. The team consisted of six Queensland players, with the balance made up by New South Wales representatives. Selectors chose to keep the New South Wales three-quarter combination of Spragg, Row and White intact. The only noted absences from the team were Tom Pauling and A. J. Lewis, who suffered injuries in the inter-colonial match the week before the Test. Training of the team was supervised by Billy Warbrick. The Australian team wore the blue colours of NSW.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test
In the week preceding the match, Mullineux had requested that a conference be held to review some differences in the interpretation of the rules of the game from how the game was played in Britain.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test
While the two teams played an evenly matched game until the British performance, particularly in defence, dropped off towards the later stages. The poor condition of the British team was noticeable, and was attributed as the reason the British lost the game. The writer for the  United Press Association was of the opinion that the British performance was somewhat poorer than in the game played against New South Wales the previous weekend.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test
The British did show some deft ball handling skills in the game: The beautiful series of passes which gained the try for the Englishmen was considered as being an excellent object lesson in backing up. Some of the players, without looking where they were throwing the ball, passed simply because they knew their comrades would be in position to receive it. The British were criticised for the slow rate in which they got the ball from the scrum, an area of play, in which Australia excelled. The writer for the Queanbeyan Age, noted that the Australians forwards played too fast for the British. The United Press Association named White and Ward as the outstanding players for Australia.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, First half
Mullineux having won the coin toss elected to defend the northern end of the field. Gralton opened play with the kick off. Mullineux made a mark in the first minutes of the game, but he kicked poorly. Soon after, a free kick was awarded to the British. The Nicholls kick for touch remained within the field of play and came within five yards of the Australian try line. Doran received and carried the ball in to touch. Another free kick to the British resulted from the line-out. The goal attempt by Martelli was unsuccessful.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, First half
Play continued with both teams attacking the other strongly. Gralton, Ward and Evans for Australia, made good passing combinations on a number of occasions. Cookson and Stout making notable plays for Britain, with Stout showing in one run: a remarkable feint, having to stop almost dead and then wheel round to hoax his opponent. Britain pressured the Australian line, with play coming to within five yards from the try line. Pressure was applied through passing the ball starting from Mullineux, and on to Cookson, Bucher, Nicholls, and Doran who was tackled well by Spragg.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, First half
A scrum that was formed close to the Australian try line, was won by Australia, and Gralton cleared the ball to mid-field with a kick. Subsequent play shifted the attack to the British half. Here the Gralton, Ward, Evans combination brought Evans close to the British try line. A subsequent scrum yielded the ball to Gralton who forced his way forward, but he lost the ball. and the British cleared the ball to the western sideline. The relief was short lived, as the attack was once again brought against the British in the center of the field.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, First half
Evans receiving the ball, made an unsuccessful drop goal attempt sending the ball high and wide of the goal. The ball dropped in front of the British fullback Martelli who overran the ball, having let the ball bounce. Australian players came rushing through and jumped upon the loose ball. The referee awarded the try, against the protests of the British who claimed that Kelly had illegally interfered with Martelli getting to the ball, as well as an off-side by the Australians.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, First half
The reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald wrote that, From the press table, in the balcony of the members' pavilion, the interference appeared to be simply a jostle but it seemed hard to come to any other conclusion than that Kelly and Colton were off-side. The try scorer is officially recorded as Colton, however Kelly is in other places recorded as the try scorer. The conversion attempt by Spragg was unsuccessful.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, First half
The restart of play was the scene of some amusement to the spectators, with the Australians returning the British drop-out, with a kick for touch. The touch umpire raised his flag, to signal touch had been found near the British 25. However, play continued, and the ball was kicked downfield into the Australians half. Some of the British players expecting play to be halted for a line-out, stood near the touch umpire who continued to hold his flag aloft. Play continued, with the Australians eventually returning play back upfield, and eventually finding touch a few yards from where the touch umpire was still standing with flag raised. The umpire alerted the referee to the earlier touch, but he was over-ruled.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, First half
In the following passage of play, the British having been awarded a penalty, kicked for touch, bringing it down into Australians half. Carson who had been performing strongly in the line-outs, won the ball from the British throw-in, allowing Australia to return the ball back to half-way. The British showed some of their strong ball handling skills in the following phases. Ensuing play resulted in a penalty against Australia, which was unsuccessfully kicked for a goal attempt by Martelli. The Australians brought the ball upfield in a strong attack that resulted in the British forcing the ball in goal. The end of the half was called.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, Second half
Stout kicked off for England in the second half and the ball was subsequently returned into touch, near the half way. The first fifteen minutes of the half were characterised as evenly matched, White had a one run, where he successfully fended a couple of tackle attempts and followed on with a kick for touch to bring the ball into the British half. After a number of phases Evans secured the ball, and kicked downfield to Martelli. However, a penalty against Australia allowed the British to relieve.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, Second half
Play progressed in neutral territory for a few phases until Mullineux began a series of passes that were praised for the high level of skill shown. The passes went from Mullineux to Cookson, then Francomb, then Doran and on to Nicholls, who was about to cross the touch line only a couple of yards from the try line. In time he blindly passed back, and Adamson, who was in support, received the ball passed on to Nicholls who making it through numerous Australian defenders crossed the line for the try. Martelli missed the conversion attempt.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, Second half
The British in the next passage of play were successful in bringing the ball back into the Australians 25, and were soon awarded a free kick. The attempt at goal was poor, and the Australians cleared the ball far down field. The British punt attempt to return the ball back to the Australians end was poor and was charged down, and with the Carew and Cookson pressing their attack by kicking the ball along the ground found their way to the British 25, where the ball was put into touch.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, Second half
The Australians lost the ball in one of the following phases, by way of a Bucher intercept, and had to return to their 25 to defend. A penalty was awarded to the English for off-side play but Martelli's kick for goal was again unsuccessful. Francomb followed the goal kick attempt through, and was narrowly beaten to the ball by Row, who forced it in goal.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, Second half
In the resumption of play, the ball was returned to the British try line by way of a deep kick by Evans. Martelli carried the ball into touch only a couple of yards from the British try line. Play continued in the British half, with a temporary relief kick being made by Britain. The match was now within the last seven minutes. After a series of scrums, Australia secured possession, and Spragg almost scored in the corner, but it was ruled that he stepped into touch.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, Second half
In the following passage of play, Spragg received the ball by way of a scrum win and quick passes, and made a dodgy run to break through the British line and score a try about halfway between the corner and the goal posts. In turn he kicked for the conversion and was successful.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, First Test, Second half
The Australians received the kick restart, and Carew kicked the ball back into British territory. The Australians forwards coming downfield, overwhelmed Martelli and secured the resulting loose ball. The ball went from Ward, to Evans and on to Spragg, who being blocked by the British Defense, passed the ball back to Evans who crossed the line, running around to score the try under the goal posts. The conversion kick by Spragg, was once again successful. Full -time was called, after the kick was made.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Toowoomba
Toowoomba: Filshie (captain), Phil Thomas, Doyle, Jarro, Redwood, Broadfoot, Allman, Young, Tolmie. Other names not listed. British Isles: Esmond Martelli, Alf Bucher, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, George Cookson, Frank Stout (captain), William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Queensland
Queensland: Tanner, Graham, Carew, Austin, Boland, A J Colton, Corfe, T Colton, Gralton, Currie, Kent, Dixon, Evans, Ward, McCowan (captain)British Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux (captain), Frank Stout, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Bundaberg
Bundaberg:British Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Rockhampton
Rockhampton:British Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Mount Morgan
British Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Central Queensland
Central Queensland:British Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Maryborough
Maryborough:British Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Second Test
Australia: Bob McCowan captain, Thomas Ward, Albert Henry, SA Spragg, WT Evans, Peter Ward, Ernest Currie, WH Tanner, Charles Graham, PJ Carew, Hyram Marks Charlie Ellis, Arthur Corfe, Robert Challoner, Norm StreetBritish Isles: Charles Thompson, H.G.S. Gray, Alec Timms, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Charlie Adamson, George Cookson, Frank Stout captain, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, Guy Evers, Blair Swanell, William Judkins, Alan Ayre-Smith, George GibsonTouch umpires: John Francomb and E J Beard


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Second Test
The second Test was played at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground, in front of 15,000 spectators: a record Queensland crowd for attendance at a rugby match. In addition to the spectators inside the ground, a crowd estimated at approximately 3,000 assembled on the hill overlooking the exhibition grounds on the Fortitude Valley side of Bowen Terrace. Special trains with reduced fairs, and returning in the evening, had been arranged by the Railway Commissioner Gray for the day operating from Maryborough, and Warwick. These trains as well as the regular service trains were filled to capacity.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Second Test
People came hundreds of miles to see the game: from Longreach, Charleville, Gladstone, and Rockhampton. In attendance was Governor Lamington and Lady Lamington, George Le Hunte the Governor of New Guinea, among other socialites of the day. Tickets to the game were one shilling. Additional entertainment was provided by the Headquarters Band, who were criticised by the writer in the Brisbane Courier for playing their usual playlist, which included La mascotte and Dorothy, and not a fresh repertoire of music. The weather was fine, with a strong, north-east breeze blowing across the field. The temperature on the day rose to 66.6 °F (19.2 °C).


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Second Test
The Australian team wore the maroon red of Queensland, with a badge of the Australian Coat of Arms.


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, New England
New England:British Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Northern
Northern:British Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, New South Wales, 2nd Match
New South Wales: Frank Row captainBritish Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson|}


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Metropolitan, 2nd Match
Metropolitan: Frank Row captainBritish Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Third Test
Australia: Wally Cobb, Syd Miller, Frank Row captain, SA Spragg, PM Ward, Iggy O'Donnell, Arch Boyd, Bill Webb, George Bouffler, PJ Carew, W Davis, CS Ellis, Roger Barton, AJ Colton, Sine BolandBritish Isles: Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Gwyn Nicholls, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, George Cookson, Frank Stout captain, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, Guy Evers, Blair Swanell, William Judkins, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Western Districts
Western Districts:British Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Fourth Test
Australia: Wally Cobb, Bob McCowan, Frank Row captain, Lonnie Spragg, PM Ward, Iggy O'Donnell, Austin Gralton, W Webb, Jack O'Donnell, Patrick Carew, W Davis, Charlie Ellis, Bill Hardcastle, Jum Sampson, Sine BolandBritish Isles: Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Gwyn Nicholls, Elliot Nicholson, Charles Adamson, George Cookson, Frank Stout captain, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, Guy Evers, Blair Swanell, William Judkins, Ayer Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Combined Great Public Schools
Combined Great Public Schools:British Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 British Lions tour to Australia, Match details, Victoria
Victoria:British Isles: Esmond Martelli, Charles Thompson, Alf Bucher, Alec Timms, Elliot Nicholson, Charlie Adamson, Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Doran, Matthew Mullineux captain, George Cookson, Frank Stout, William Judkins, Guy Evers, Wallace Jarman, Tom McGown, John Francomb, Blair Swannell, H.G.S. Gray, Frederick Belson, Alan Ayre-Smith, George Gibson


1899 Brooklyn Superbas season
The 1899 Brooklyn Superbas season was the 16th season of the current-day Dodgers franchise and the 9th season in the National League. The team won the National League pennant with a record of 101–47, 8 games ahead of the Boston Beaneaters, after finishing tenth in 1898.


1899 Brooklyn Superbas season, Offseason
The 1899 season began with the Brooklyn team and the Baltimore Orioles merging their ownership groups. Baltimore owner Harry Von der Horst and Ned Hanlon became part owners of Brooklyn. Von der Horst insisted that Hanlon become the team's new manager, a position that had been promised to outfielder Mike Griffin, who had been interim manager the previous year. Griffin quit and wound up suing the team for lost wages. His contract was sold to the Cleveland Spiders, but Griffin never played or managed in the majors again.


1899 Brooklyn Superbas season, Offseason
Renamed the Superbas as part of the deal, the team also siphoned off several of the Orioles' best players. On March 11, the team brought Bill Dahlen, Mike Heydon, Jay Hughes, Hughie Jennings, Willie Keeler, Joe Kelley, Al Maul, Dan McGann and Doc McJames onto their roster from Baltimore, while assigning Harry Howell, Candy LaChance, Kit McKenna, Ralph Miller, Jack Ryan, Jimmy Sheckard and Aleck Smith to the Orioles. This influx of talent was a good part of the reason why the Superbas won the National League pennant with 101 wins after winning just 54 games in 1898.


1899 Brooklyn Superbas season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases


1899 Brooklyn Superbas season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases


1899 Brooklyn Superbas season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts


1899 Brooklyn Superbas season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts


1899 Brooklyn Superbas season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts


1899 Brown Bears football team
The 1899 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1899 college football season.


1899 Buchtel football team
The 1899 Buchtel football team represented Buchtel College in the 1899 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Archie Eves, in his only season. Buchtel outscored their opponents by a total of 26–11.


1899 Buffalo football team
The 1899 Buffalo football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1899 college football season. Under head coach Bemus Pierce, the team finished the season a perfect 6–0 against collegiate foes and 7–1 overall.


1899 Buffalo football team
No collegiate team was able to score on them the entire year. The Buffalo offense scored 177 points while the defense allowed 52 points.


1899 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 25 April 1899. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 89 of the 169 seats. Voter turnout was 49.5%.


1899 CAHL season
The 1899 CAHL season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League. Teams played an eight-game schedule. The Montreal Shamrocks were the league champion with a record of seven wins and one loss. Both the Shamrocks and the Montreal Victorias won Stanley Cup challenges to retain the Stanley Cup for the league.


1899 CAHL season, Season, Highlights
The January 26 game between Montreal and Quebec was protested because it was alleged that the referee, Fred Chittick, Ottawa's goalkeeper, was drunk. The game was rescheduled for February 14, to be played in Ottawa, but in the end, Quebec declined to play the game.


1899 CAHL season, Season, Highlights
On February 4, when Shamrocks defeated Quebec at Montreal by a score of 13–4, Harry Trihey scored 10 goals.


1899 CAHL season, Season, Highlights
The Victorias defeated Ottawa at Montreal on February 11, by a score of 16–0. Fred Chittick attempted to score by himself, rushing the length of the ice from his net, without success.


1899 CAHL season, Season, Highlights
The race for the championship was decided on March 1 when Shamrocks defeated the Victorias 1–0. Eight thousand people are recorded as being in attendance, thousands of dollars was wagered and Harry Trihey of Shamrocks scored the deciding goal.


1899 CAHL season, Season, Highlights
After losing their first six matches, Quebec withdrew from the rest of the schedule, forfeiting their last two games.


1899 CAHL season, Season, Exhibitions
During the season, the Shamrocks travelled to New York City to play two games against the New York Hockey Club. After the season, the Shamrocks travelled to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to play exhibitions. On March 7, the Shamrocks played the Halifax Crescents to a 1–1 draw, and on March 9, defeated the Crescents 4–2. On March 10, the Shamrocks played the Saint John Mohawks in Saint John, New Brunswick, defeating the Mohawks by a 5–0 score.


1899 CAHL season, Season, Exhibitions
The Victorias travelled to New York City to play the Brooklyn Skating Club. The Victorias defeated Brooklyn 5–2 on March 10 at St. Nicholas Rink. The Shamrocks, after the Cup challenge of Queen's, travelled to New York. On March 16, the Shamrocks defeated the All-New-York team 5–2. The Shamrocks then played Brooklyn on March 18, winning over Brooklyn 9–7.


1899 CAHL season, Stanley Cup challenges, Victorias vs. Winnipeg
Montreal received another challenge from the MHA's Winnipeg Victorias. This time, it was decided that they would play a two-game total goals series in February 1899.


1899 CAHL season, Stanley Cup challenges, Victorias vs. Winnipeg
The first game was won by Montreal 2–1. Winnipeg's captain Dan Bain injured his eye and did not play in the second game due to hemorrhaging behind the eye.


1899 CAHL season, Stanley Cup challenges, Victorias vs. Winnipeg
The second game ended in controversy. With Montreal leading the game 3–2 with about 12 minutes left in the game, Montreal's Bob MacDougall violently slashed Winnipeg's Tony Gingras. As Gingras was carried off the ice, referee Bill Findlay only called Macdougall for a two-minute minor. Angry that he should have been accessed a larger penalty, Winnipeg went into their dressing room in protest. Insulted, Findlay abruptly went home, but returned after officials followed him on a sleigh and persuaded him to return. Once back at the rink, the referee gave Winnipeg 15 minutes to return to the ice themselves. They refused and thus Findlay disqualified the team and declared Montreal the winners. 4,000 were attending the Winnipeg Auditorium rink to hear returns of the game by telegraph.


1899 CAHL season, Stanley Cup challenges, Victorias vs. Winnipeg
The Stanley Cup passed from the Montreal Victorias to the Montreal Shamrocks as champions of the league March 4, 1899.


1899 CAHL season, Stanley Cup challenges, Shamrocks vs. Queens
The Shamrocks defended the trophy against Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario. The game was played half under Ontario rules and half under CAHL rules.


1899 CAHL season, Schedule and results
† Montreal refused to continue with 12 minutes to play. Game was to be replayed on February 14, but Quebec declined and the game was defaulted.


1899 CAHL season, Player statistics, Goaltending averages
Note GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average


1899 CAHL season, Stanley Cup engravings, Players
^ Unknown who played Center, Rover, Right Wing and Left Wing, so the players are listed as forwards


1899 CAHL season, Stanley Cup engravings, Players
^ Unknown who played Center, Right Wing and Left Wing, so the players are listed as forwards


1899 CAHL season, Stanley Cup engravings, Players
† only the trainers were included on the team picture, these are the other official non-players with Montreal Shamrocks in 1899.


1899 Calgary municipal election
The 1899 Calgary municipal election took place on December 11, 1899 to elect a Mayor to sit on the sixteenth Calgary City Council from January 2, 1900 to January 7, 1901. All Aldermen candidates for council were acclaimed, and there was only a contest for the position of Mayor.


1899 California Golden Bears football team
The 1899 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1899 college football season. The team competed as an independent under head coach Garrett Cochran and compiled a record of 7–1–1.