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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport
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THE above races came off as advertised on Wednesday and Thursday, the 11th and 12th August. The weather was all that could have been desired, and had been so far the past fortnight, and the running…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Produce Stakes--Richmond, I; Clifton, 2. Flying Handicap--Latona, I; Myrtle, 2. Maiden Plate--Janitor, I; Sylvia, 2…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,--Knowing that you are an appreciator of the old sport--cricket, I thought you would not object to publish a few remarks about a game which was played…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE racing season was opened under the most favourable circumstances on Wednesday, 25th August. The weather was gloriously [?]ine, and the different excursion trains were crammed. Out of respect to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE racing could have hardly been improved upon, and the general management was satisfactory. The Shorts, a handicap sweepstakes of 2 sovereigns each, 1 for[?]eit, with [?] [?] added. For 3 years old…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hurdle Race.—Gaffer Grey, 1; Sir William Don, 2. Hunt Club Cup.—Springbar, 1; Reecipt, 2; Young William Tell, 3. Steeplechase.—Hotspur, 1; Friar, 2; Fisherman, 3…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE London correspondent of the S. M. Herald, says: —If the Pole has not been reached, the English Channel has been swan. We read of Hero and Leander, and the nearer to our own day and belief are the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TREASURER, Mr A. Agar; starter, Mr H. Bungate; judge, Mr A. Roach; clerk of the course, Mr R. Avery; stewards—Messrs. F. T. Polson, W. Reach, J. Thompson, W. M'Kee, A. Phemister…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Swan Creekites and the cricketers of Alumny Creek, met in "hot and stormy battle" on this day, in the vicinity of the Alumny Creek Road--and we believe the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE three greet elements necessary to the succcss of a regatta—viz., the racing, the attendance, and line weather were by no menus wanting on the Prince of Wales' Birthday at Ba[?]in, and insured for this great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The appended particulars of the several races at this Regatta, of any local interest, we extract from the Evening News.'-- First Race.--All Amateurs (who have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another great feat in the art of natation was accomplished on the 1st September, when Miss Agnes Alice Beckwith swam from London Bridge to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich in little…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE entrances (which closed last Monday evening) for the two principal events, were as follows ;-- THE MAIDEN PLATE of 20 sovereigns, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Mares' Produces Stakes, a sweepstakes of 5 sovereigns each, 2 forfeit, with 40 added. [?] miles. Mr C. M. Lloyd's b f Quabee, by Touchstore—Heartscase....1 W. Yeoman's b f Kiliarney, by Snowden—Nightshad.. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →STEWARDS: Messrs G. Douglass, J. J. Cassidy, J. T. Jones, T. T. Sellars, F. M'Guren, T. Hawthorne, J. Kelly, and J. Gollan; judge, Mr E. Gale; clerk of the course, Mr G. Craig; starter; Mr J. Wall;…
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