Races at Murrumbateman
LAST Friday being New Year's Day, and a general holiday, was deemed a suitable day for holding the annual race meeting at Murrumbateman. Notwithstanding it being a busy time of the year with…
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Sport, 1869
20 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers
Yass Anniversary Day Races
THE continued success of the new series of anniversary races show what can be done by judgment and perseverance. Big names are not so useful as working hands, and those who put the…
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THE second day's anniversary racing took place on Wednesday in Payten's paddock. The day was oppressively hot until about four o'clock, scarcely a breath of air blowing to counteract the effect of the…
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JANUARY 27.-- Tuesday last, being the anniversary of the colony, was observed as a general holiday in town: and on that day the eventful and long-expected contest between elevens of the Yass and…
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THESE races came off on Wednesday and Thursday last. The ground was in capital order, and but for the clouds of dust that enveloped the racers and partially hid them from the view of the…
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YESTERDAY the match between the Yass and the Gininderra cricket cubs was played in Hum's paddock, close to Yass. As in the contest with the Murrumburrah cricketers on last Anniversary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Prince, the Rail, the Races. to the Editor
SIR,—I am glad to find the course adopted, that the mayor should call a public meeting to determine the mode of demonstration to take place at the opening of the Great Southern Railway. As one feeling…
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ON Thursday the match between the Yass and the Gininderra cricket clubs was played In Hume'a paddock, close to Yass. Ac in the contest with the Murrumburrsh cricketers on last Anniversary-day,…
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MARCH 20.-- Last Wednesday being St. Patrick's Day, was hold here as a holiday, notwithstanding its having been abolished as such by the Government. About noon a large concourse of…
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ON Monday last the second display of our local athletes took place at a piece of ground in Hume's paddock. There were numerous prizes to be contested, from a foot to a sack race. The weather…
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A FEW months back the Southern Cricket Club was formed, with the view of making an attempt to revive and sustain interest in a game always a favorite in the southern districts, but which in some…
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JUDGE:—Mr. John W. Chisholm. Stewards:—Messrs. A. Gibson, F. Chisholm, J.A.` Badgery, and R. H. Blomfield. Starter:—Mr. C. Chisholm…
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SIR,—In your Wednesday's issue I saw a let signed One of the Queanbeyan Eleven. Perhaps you will be good enough to allow me a small space for a reply…
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THESE races came off according to announcement on Thursday and Friday last week. The weather was all that pleasure-seekers could wish. The course, being the property of Thos. Rutledge, Esq., of…
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FOR several days past the aspect of the weather occasioned some anxiety to persons interested in the races announced to come off over the Bellevale course on yesterday and…
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THE attendance on the [?] racecourse on Tuesday last, the second day of the races, was [?] so [?] as on Monday, although the [?] was if anything more attractive than…
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THIS meet is now being held, the result of yester, day's portion of the programme being reported below; the remainder of the prizes having to be contested for to-day. The weather yesterday was…
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NOVEMBER 3.--The long talked of races came off here yesterday. Whether they came up to the expectations formed or not I cannot say, but I do not think that gonuine lovers of racing as a…
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ON the 6th instant, a cricket match came off at Bookham, near Yass, between eleven of the Bogolong cricket club and a like number of the Spring Creek club. The captains and umpires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing-day Races at Waroo
THE fine weather attracted a good number of people to Waroo last Monday, to be present at (as it turned out) a vary pleasant gathering. There were on the course about two hundred…
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