Patrick's Plains Races
These races commenced on Wednesday last, but we have not received any account of them from our Singleton correspondent; we have, however, gathered the following information…
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6 stories in Hunter Valley's papers
Patrick's Plains Races. First Day, Wednesday, May 29
1. The Patrick's Plains Purse of £40, for horses of all ages, weight for age; heats two miles. Entrance £4; three entrances or no race…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Intelligence. Maitland Races
These races came off on the Maitland course on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday last. The weather, though fine, was extremely boisterous, from the strong westerly gales which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Regatta. To the Editors of the Maitland Mercury
GENTLEMEN—As it is generally imagined that you gentlemen of the press, if not gifted with the wondrous faculty of "second sight," are at least cognisant of all that is moving around and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Regatta
On Monday last the first Maitland Regatta came off, with fully as much success as could have been reasonably expected for the first attempt in a place where three weeks previously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Christmas Races
The Christmas Races came off on Thursday and yesterday with great eclat, the attendance being very good, and the racing on the whole very tolerable. A great number of booths were…
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