1898 in sports

See also: 1897 in sports, other events of 1898, 1899 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

1 Australian Rules Football 2 Boat race 3 Cricket 4 Horse racing 5 Births 6 Deaths

Australian Rules Football

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

Boat race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

Cricket

• County Cricket Championship - Yorkshire

Horse racing

• June 11: Jockey Willie Simms became the only African-American jockey to win all three races of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing after he rode Sly Fox to victory in the Preakness Stakes.

Births

Deaths