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39 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2
The holiday by which the new year is usually inaugurated had this year to be kept on the second of January, a Sunday happening this year to be the first day. The holiday was very general, and every body seemed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday evening entrances for one additional race were received and accepted. The Tradesman's Purse, the third race on the first day, was made a post entrance race; and for the Hunter River Jockey Club Plate (which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday the Hunter River Jockey Club (W.M.) Christmas Races were commenced on Nicholson's Course. The weather continued fine, though the day was not so bright as the previous one. Between five and six hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The morning of the 2nd instant betokened a fine day, but about eleven o'clock a strong southerly breeze sprung up, and continued to blow throughout the afternoon, making this one of the most boisterons and unseasonable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The unfavourable weather of Christmas Day was compensated for by the delightful weather of yesterday. Many persons who could not otherwise have made a holiday, did so yesterday, to make up for being kept in doors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—Upon looking over the programme issued by the Maitland regatta committee, I was very much surprised to seethe exclusive manner in which it is framed, there being only two races in which persons not residing in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—I perceive by the programme of the West Maitland regatta that the majority of the races are made to auit "waterman's skiffs, or boats classed as such " I should like to know what the committtee mean by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Tuesday evening the entrances for the various races were received at a meeting of the committee, held at Mr. Tu[?]k's Commercial Hotel. The following are the names of the boats entered, the crew, the colour of the dress,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This long-expected event came off on Anniversary Day (last Thursday)—a very appropriate commemoration of the foundation of this colony. For some weeks previous an energetic committee had been asssiduously at work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Anniversary day (Thursday) a cricket match was played on the East Maitland Market Reserve, between eleven members of the East Maitland Club and an equal number of All-Comers, and after a good day's sport it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These races came off, as advertised on Anniversary Day and caused no little stir in our unpretending town ship. The day was fortunately fine, although rather hot, and the course in excellent order. The number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This being the first time on which advertised races have been held on the Dunmore race course, which has only been recently cleared, the attendance was very good, considering so many other amusements were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Day, Friday, 6 p.m.—Maiden Plate: White's Kaffir, 1; Driscoll's Hotspar, 2; Larkin's Don Juan, 3. —Ladies' Purse: Waldron's Maid of Erin, 1; Driscoll's Nonsuch, 2.—Hack Race: Wilson's Cord, 1; Fieldhouse's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Loder's ch.h. Tamworth, 3 years O'Malley's b.f. Colleen Bawn, 3 years Cobcroft's g.c. Voltigeur, 3 years Young ns. b.g. Sir Solomon, 4 years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following an the entrances for the Randwick Races, to be run May 4th, 5th and 6th:— FIRST DAY. MAIDEN PLATE…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following are the entrances for the Randwick Races, to be run May 4th, 5th, and 6th:— FIRST DAY. MAIDEN PLATE…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The revival of races on the favorite and time-honoured course at Homobush has, so far, proved a most complete success. Not only were the promoters of the good old English sport it Homebush successful in regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The match between twenty-two Queensland cricketers and eleven of this colony commenced on Saturday, in the Outer Domain. Considerable interest was manifested in the game, over four thousand persons being present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The success of the seoond day's races was seriously marred by heavy rain. There were scarcely hundreds of persons present where there were thousands on the previous day. The sport was good notwithstanding the rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A finer morning than that with which the lovers of the turf were favored for the opening of the metropolitan autumn race meeting could not have been desired. The course was in fine order. About five thousand…
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