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55 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 3
These races came off on the 10th and 11th of September, and afforded ample satisfaction to the numerous visitors who attended. The course, rather more than seven-eighths of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These races came off on the 25th September, with the following result:- The Piercefield Purse of 20 sovs., for all horses; carrying weight for age; two mile heats…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The first race was between Mr. R. Cavanagh's [?] pony Stick-in the-Mud. 4 years, and Allan M Lean's grey [?] Turpin, aged, for £10 a-side, half-a-mile, the former ridden by John Crane, the latter by John Jolley,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Melbourne Jockey Club races commenced on the 7th instant. The course was in much butter order than on the Saturday previous, the great traffic which then took place having trodden down the long grass…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The racecourse on the second day presented very nearly as animated an apperance as it did on the Saturday of the Great Match. For the first race, the Publican's Purse, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The above races came off on the 14th and 15th instant on the old course, which was, notwithstanding some heavy rains a few days previous to the races, in first-rate running order…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Homebush Spring Meeting commenced yesterday, but owing to the threatening aspect of the weather, was but poorly attended, the assemblage consisting for the most part of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Homebush Spring Meeting terminated yesterday. The attendance was very good, considering the state of the weather, and so far as the sport itself was concerned, there was but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These sports came off on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th November. On the first day about 800 persons were present. First Race.—The Maiden Plate of 80 sovs., with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The above races came off on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 1st and 2nd instant, on the same beautiful course as marked out on the former "meets." The weather, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the best contested of the above manly games that has been seen for some time, came off at Morpeth on Boxing Day. We do not recollect having seen so large an assemblage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday last, the Northumberland Cricket Club played a match on their ground, adjoining Mr. M. Beirne's, Daniel O'connell Inn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A friendly game between two elevens of the Maitland Marylebone Cricket Club was played on Boxing Day, in Mr. Brennan's paddock, Turner's Lan[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The first morning train to Newcastle was literally [?]rammed with passengers bound for the ra[?]es. Perhaps never since the opening of the railway by his Excellency the Governor has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the conclusion of the advertised programme on the first day the stewards got up a burry scurry race, catch weights, mile heats, first horse to receive £3; second horse £1 10[?];…
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