The Races
Mechanics of every description are hard at work, in preparation for the great event. Booths are being erected, flags painted, canvas ornamented; and in fact, were we to go on…
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Mechanics of every description are hard at work, in preparation for the great event. Booths are being erected, flags painted, canvas ornamented; and in fact, were we to go on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following are the entries for this day's races:- 1st Race—The Maitland Town Plate of £60, with a Sweepstakes of £5, for all horses;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"A southerly wind and a cloudy sky," with heavy and continuous showers of rain, ushered in the all-important morning. The steamers of the previous day had brought large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Saturday last saw the finale of the sport for the year. A number of by-races had been made up on the previous day, between some of the sporting gents who fancied their horses,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monday last being the first day of the Morpeth and Hinton Regatta, the road between Maitland and Morpeth was, at an early hour, lined with merry groups of passengers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maitland Annual Christmas Races commenced yesterday, and we were glad to see a goodly assembly of the gentlemen of the district met on the occasion to patronise…
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