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39 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2
These races having been announced far Christmas sports, came off with [?] on Boxing Day. The morning was cloudy, and some apprehension existed that it was no go, but all was right—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →These races came off on Tuesday last, being New Year's Day, and of course a general holiday. Fortunately the day turned out very fine, which enabled a large concourse of persons from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These races came off on the 26th and 27th days of December. FIRST DAY, First Race—The Maiden Plate of £30, for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The sixty-eighth anniversary of the foundation of the colony was celebrated, as usual, by a regatta on Saturday last, the 26th January. The day being now regarded, as it were, by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Wednesday and Thursday, the 16th and 17th January, these races came off for the, first time. Both days were fine, and the results were equally plensant, from the excellent racing and sport attendant. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1st Race.—The NAMOI PLATE of £30, for all horses; weight for age; heats once round the course. 2nd Race.—The LADIES' PURSE of £15, for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Armidale Annual Race Meeting, which has been looked forward to with more than ordinary interes, both by the knowing ones and our holiday seekers, came off according to appointment, on the 20th,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following is the result of the meeting held this year at Dundee, and we feel much pleasure in stating that no races were ever conducted in a more orderly and better style,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Match was played yesterday on the cricket ground, West Maitland, between two elevens from Singleton and Maitland. Early in the morning, and throughout the dar, there was every appearance of rain; but little fell,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following entrances for the forthcoming "meet," which commences on Tuesday next, were made before the stewards last evening (Wednesday). It will be noticed that the field of horses is very large; in fact,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following are the Entrances for the Homebush Races:- FIRST DAY—WEDNESDAY, MAY 28. FIRST RACE.—The Metropolitan Maiden Plate, of 200…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These annual sports, for the present year, commenced on Tuesday. Great fears were entertained that the weather would be unfavourable, from the prevailing wet of the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Metropolitan meet commenced yesterday, under most favorable auspices. The weather was fine, and the horses entered being principally untried, and from various parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →These races came off on Wednesday and Thursday, the 21st and 22nd of May, and though it rained rather heavily the evening before, there were a good number of people in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The course was better attended yesterday than we remember to have seen it on any former occasion, but notwithstanding the great number of persons that were assembled, sobriety…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The course was attended principally by the sporting and betting folk, the general public holding themselves for the third day, which is usually regarded as the chief one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The newly-instituted Ashfield Races commenced yesterday on the new course recently formed at the rear of Lucas's Inn, between the railway line and the Parramatta-road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bell's Life of the 14th gives the following as the entries made for these races. FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, 17TH JUNE. First Race—The Parramatta Maiden Plate of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was a very limited attendance of visitors on the race-course yesterday, doubtless owing in a great measure to the circumstance of the race ball having been held on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →These races came off on Tuesday and Wednesday last, as advertised. The course was in excellent order, and the weather very fine. There were two booths on the race-course, the…
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