Maitland New Year's Day Races
These races came off on Thursday and yesterday. The weather was beautiful on the first day, and the course was fairly attended, and gay with the flags and streamers on the booths,…
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Singleton Christmas Races
These races came off on Boxing Day, the weather being intolerably hot, though the people, little daunted, flocked into the township in large numbers, and we noticed several from a…
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THE MARYLEBONE V. THE AUSTRALIAN CLUB. —This match, which has excited so much interest for the last few days in the "cricketing world," was commenced on Monday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bathurst Races. (Abridged from the Bathurst Free Press, March 6.)
These races took place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th March. FIRST DAY, WEDNESDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Braidwood Annual Races. (From Bell's Life, March 20.)
These races commenced on Wednesday, the 10th instant, and were finished on the 12th. With one or two exceptions, the stakes were well contested. The following is a precis of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter River District News. [From Our Correspondents.] Beverley Arms Races, New England
These races took place on Wednesday the 17th March. FIRST RACE.—The Beverley Arms Purse of £20, for all horses, weight for age; heats, two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Match. (From the Empire, April 5.)
The long-expected match between the Military and Victoria Clubs, which had been postponed from time to time in consequence of the inclemency of the weather, came off on…
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On Monday, being Easter Monday, a cricket match came off on the ground opposite Mr. Ledsam's residence, Devonshire-street, West Maitland, between eleven Europeans and eleven…
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On Monday three matches at single wicket came off on the ground opposite Mr. Ledsam's residence, Devonshire-street, West Maitland. The first was between two Australians, Huxley…
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The spirited cricket match between the Australian and Mary-le-bone Clubs, which was partly played on Easter Monday last, was concluded on Saturday. The wickets were pitched…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dundee Races, 1832. (From Bell's Life.)
These races came off on the 14th and 15th April with the usual success. The attendance was good, and highly respectable. FIRST DAY…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Windsor Races. Third Day, April 30, 1852
We have obtained from a gentleman who was at these races a brief note of the running. It was however given to us from memory only, and may not therefore be strictly accurate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Windsor Races. (From Bell's Life, May 1.) First Day, Wednesday April 28
FIRST RACE.—The Maiden Plate of £40 for horses that have never won an advertised prize above £30. Heats, once round and a distance…
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Pursuant to arrangements, the match between the Royal Victoria Club and the Military took place on Saturday, at the Cleveland Ground. During the morning the weather looked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Entrances for the Homebush Races for 1852. (From the S. M. Herald, May 18.) Maiden Plate
Mr. T. Roberts's b.c. Victory Mr. Kerrigan's b c. Sportsman Mr. G. Smith's rn.f. White Swan Mr. Rowe's b.c. Bronze Wing…
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The following is a copy of the score of the match played at Black Creek, on Monday last, by the Maitland players and Singleton club, the Singleton men going in first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Home[?]ush Races. (Abridged from Bell's Life, June 5.) First Day, Wednesday, June 2
The heavy rains which fell during the previous week, followed by several days of bracing and cloudless weather, brought the ground into splendid racing condition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ipswich Races. (Abridged from the Moreton Bay papers.) First Day, Tuesday, June 8
The Race Course was very wet, and even muddy, which rendered the running very laborious work, but there was no surface water on any part of it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane Races. (Abridged from the Moreton Bay Free Press.) First Day, Thursday, May 27, 1852
The Town Plate of £50, for all horses; weight for age; heats, one mile and a distance. Mr. Horton's r.h. Foxhunter..........(Wallace) 1 1 Mr. Kennedy's blk. h. Othello.................. 2 2…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter River District News. [From Our Correspondents.] Muswell Brook Races
This meeting took place on the 21st and 22nd July, and notwithstanding many drawbacks we had a good meeting. At the close of the second day three cheers were given for the officers…
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