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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1853

24 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2

Burwood Homebush Races, 1852-3. (From Bell's Life, Jan. 1.) First Day, Friday, December 31

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1853 · page 4

FIRST RACE.—The Burwood Maiden Plate of £5 each, with £40 added, for all horses that have never won an advertised prise; weight for age. Once round; to start at the three…

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Cricket Match

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1853 · page 2

On Easter Monday a friendly match at cricket was played by the cricketers of Maitland, two lots of ten each being chosen. The following was the score:…

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Original Correspondence. Dundee Annual Races. To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1853 · page 2

SIR—Permit me to correct a mis-statement in a letter on this subject, bearing a very inappropriate signature, and published in your paper of the 16th instant. If any of your readers who…

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Hawkesbury Races. (Abridged from Bell's Life, April 30.) First Day, Wednesday, April 27. FIRST RACE—The St. Leger Stakes of £40 for all three-year olds; one mile and a distance

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 May 1853 · page 4

Mr. Wm. Hall's Jenny Lind (Dunn)...... 1 Mr. M'Gowan's b. g. Huntsman.......... 2 Mr. S. Holmes' b. h. Revenge............ 3 Mr. T. Roberts' r. f Fanny Davis......... 0…

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Hawkesbury Races. Third Day, Friday, April 29. (Abridged from Bell's Life, May 7.) FIRST RACE.—The Australian Plate of £40 with a sweepstakes of £3 each, added, for all horses, weight for age; one mile and a distance

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 May 1853 · page 2

Mr. Fawcett's b h Sportsman, 4 yrs. (Ford).. 1 Mr. W. Hall's b h Sir Charles, 6 yrs........ 2 Mr. A. Badgery's b h Seducer, 4 yrs....... 3 Mr. T. Robert's b h Vanguard, 4 yrs........ 0…

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No Maitland Races This Year

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1853 · page 2

Most of our readers in this neighbourhood will, we think, be sorry to hear that there are to be no races this year. As they are aware, the arrangements for holding them were being…

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Dundee Annual Races. (From Bell's Life, May 21.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1853 · page 2

These races came off on the 27th and 28th ultimo, with the following result. 1st Race.—The Trial Stakes of £1 each, with £15 added; half a mile…

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Ipswich Races. (From the Moreton Bay Courier, May 14.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1853 · page 4

This meeting took place on the Ipswich Course, on Tuesday, 10th instant, when there was a good attendance. FIRST DAY, TUESDAY…

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Homebush Races. (From the Empire, June 2.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1853 · page 2

Yesterday, this important event came off with all the èclát which a fine day, a liberal bill of fare, and a distinguished company might be expected to impart…

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Homebush Races. (Abridged from Bell's Life, June 4.) Second Day, Thursday, June 2

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1853 · page 4

FIRST RACE.—The Hurry Scurry Stakes of £3 each, with £20 added, for all horses. Three-year-olds and under to carry 8st.; four, 9st.; five, six, and aged, 10st; heats, once round…

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Newcastle Races. First Day, Tuesday, July 19, 1853

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1853 · page 2

These races commenced yesterday, coming off on the n[?]w race course, three or four miles out of Newcastle, which appears to be a very good one, and to have been got into capital condition…

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Newcastle Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1853 · page 2

The weather has continued very favorable for the races each day. On the second day the racing was scarcely so good as the first day, although the third race was a good one. The…

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Original Correspondence. Warialda Races. To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 August 1853 · page 2

SIR—In perusing your valuable journal I observed an account of the above races, which is correct in some points, but not in all. So far from the first race being well contested, it was won…

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Mangrove Creek Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1853 · page 2

We have been favoured by a sporting gentleman who was present with the following particulars of the Mangrove Creek Races, which came off on the 1st and 2nd of Angust…

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Hunter River District News. [From Our Correspondents.] Singleton. Patrick's Plains Turf Club Races. (Concluded from our last.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1853 · page 2

At the conclusion of the second day's races, a charge was made in the evening by Mr Doyle, the owner of Sir Edward, against his jockey, Holmes, for "[?]ilfully and dishonestly riding…

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Drayton Races. (From the Moreton Bay Courier, Aug. 27

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1853 · page 2

The races at this place came off, according to advertisement, on the 16th, 17th, and 18th August, with the following results:- FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16…

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Hunter River District News. [From Our Correspondents.] Muswellbrook Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 September 1853 · page 2

The above races commenced on Wednesday, the 14th instant, and continued for the two follownig days; the latter (16th,) being an extra day, the race fund being augmented…

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Homebush Drapers' Races. (From the Herald, Sept. 24.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 September 1853 · page 4

Subjoined we place before our sporting readers the entries for the Homebush Drapers' Races, which are to come off on Thursday, the 6th of October:…

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Cricket Match

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 October 1853 · page 2

On Monday last a match at cricket was played between eleven married and elevan single members of the Maitland Cricket Club. The following is a copy of the score:…

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The Drapers' Races. Thursday, October 6, 1853. (From the S. M. Herald.) FIRST RACE.—The Drapers' Purse of £150, for all horses that never won an advertised prize; weight for age; once round, to start at the three mile mile post; the winner to receive £100, second horse £30, third horse £20

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 October 1853 · page 4

Mr. Gorrick's g.m.. Lunelle 4 yrs................. 1 Tait's brown colt, aged........................ 2 T. Roberts's b.h. Vanguard................... 3 M.Gowan's b.g. Huntsman, 3 yrs.............. 0…

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