Hunter River District News. [From Our Correspondents.] Warialda Christmas Races
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1855 · page 2
The Warialda Christmas Races came off on the 21st instant. The weather was very favorable, but the atten[?]ance was small, owing no doubt to the busy season of the year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter River District News. [From Our Correspondents.] Singleton. Camberwell Races, Glennie's Creek
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1855 · page 2
These races came off on Monday, as advertised. The weather turned out fine and moderately cool; the attendance was very numerous and respectable, and the whole of the proceedings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. Maitland and Morpeth
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1855 · page 2
The return match between J. and R. Elsley, of the Morpeth Club, and Baker and Mayo, of the Maitland Club, for £10 a-side, came off on Monday, the 5th instant, in Mr. Thomas's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homebush Races. (From the Empire.) First Day, Tuesday, May 29
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1855 · page 2
First Race.—The Metropolitan Maiden Plate of £200 for all horses; second horse to receive £50 from the prize; third horse to save his entrance money; M.P.C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parramatta Races. Second Day, Wednesday, June 13. (Abridged from the Empire.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1855 · page 2
The first event determined was a private match for £50 a-side, between Mr. Schofield's Sloucher and Mr. Wilson's Whalebone; once round the course. Sloucher ridden by Mathews,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney News Parramatta Races, 1855. (Abridged from the Empire, June 13.) First Day, Tuesday, June 12
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1855 · page 1
The annual Parramatta Meet[?] for the present year, commenced yesterday. FIRST RACE.—The Maiden Plate of £60[?] for all horses that never won an advertised…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Races
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1855 · page 2
These races commenced on Wednesday, the 25th July, and gave general satisfaction. The weather was beautiful, and the racing good. The course during the day was well attended,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Races. Second Day, Thursday, July 26Th
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 August 1855 · page 2
1st Race.—The Tradesmen's Purse, of 30 Sovereigns, with a sweepstakes of 5 sovereigns each added, for all horses. Heats, 1½ miles. Mr. Longfield's Planet............ 1 1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mudgee Races
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1855 · page 2
A Mudgee sportsman, writing to a Maitland turfite, gives the following report of the Mudgee Races, which has been kindly handed to us for publication:-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muswell Brook Races
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 August 1855 · page 2
These races commenced on Wednesday last, on the race-course, on Mr. Cox's estate. There were a number of persons present from Singleton, Jerry's Plains, and other neighbouring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mudgee Races. Fourth Day, Friday, August 10
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 August 1855 · page 2
The same friend who obliged us with the report of the three first days of the Mudgee races, has favored us with the following report of the fourth day:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Maitland Annual Races. First Day, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 1855
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 1
These races commenced on Wednesday, August 30th. The weather was very fine, though the sky was occasionally clouded during the day. The course presented a very…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Annual Races. [Continued from our Supplement.] Second Day, Thursday, August 31, 1855
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 2
The course was very well attended, the weather very pleasant, and the racing all that could be wished for. There were only two races on the list for this day, though several matches,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Races. Fourth Day, Saturday, Sept. 1, 1855
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 September 1855 · page 2
Although raining in the early part of the day, a goodly number turned out to witness the Hurdle Race, which by no means came up to general expectation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Patrick's Plains Turf Club Races
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 September 1855 · page 1
These races commenced on Tuesday last, September 11, on the old race-course. Although the weather was showery on the previous day, and some rain fell on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dungog Races
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 October 1855 · page 1
These races came off on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 20th, 21st, and 22nd September. 1st Race.—The Publicans' Purse of £20…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Homebush Races. (From the Empire, Nov. 7.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1855 · page 2
Yesterday was the first day of the Homebush Spring Meeting for 1855. There was a large attendance of the citizens of Sydney, conveyed to Homebush by rail, omnibus,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homebush Races. Second Day, Wednesday, November 7. (from the Empire, Nov. 8.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1855 · page 2
First Race.—A Hurdle Race for £50, with a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each added for all horses, two miles and a half, more or less, over nine stiff leaps. Weights—4 yrs., 10…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homebush Races. Third Day, Thursday, Nov. 8. (Abridged from the Empire.) First Race.—The Railway Plate of 100 guineas, with a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each added, for all horses; one event, twice round and a distance Second horse to receive 20 sovs, from the stakes. Mr. Charles Baldwin's Camerton, 5 yrs.......(Snell) 1 Mr. A. Rose's Surplice, aged....................... 2 Mr. Schofield's Dora, aged......................... 3 Mr. Hughes' Stranger. 4 yrs........................ 0 Mr. G. Hammond's Black Jack, 4 yrs................. 0 Mr. J. Champion's Risk, 5 yrs...................... 0
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1855 · page 1
A good start was effected, but in passing the judge's chair, Camerton, Surplice, and Dora got away from the other three. It was plain that the race lay between the former;…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Balmain Regatta
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 December 1855 · page 1
The annual Balmain regatta came off on St. Andrew's Day. Bell's Life thus reports the two principal races:- THIRD MATCH…
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