Latest News. From Our Telegraphic Correspondents. Melbourne Races
Handicap: Fireworks, Toryboy. Derby: Fireworks, little Fish. Port Phillip Stakes: Barb, [?] Steeplechase: Western [?]…
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The Newcastle Regatta. (Fron our Correspondent.)
Owing to the insufficiency of time to complete the final portion of the regatta which was held on Wednesday, we were compelled to hold over the report of the events which came off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muscle Brook Athletic Sports. (From our Musclebrook correspondent.)
Pursuant to advertisement, these sports carne off on New Year's Day, and passed off satisfactorily; the arrangements of the committee were effectual, but we must say that the time that was allowed between each event was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cricket Match.—maitland v. MURRURUNDI
On Tuesday an event which has occasioned much excitement and speculation amongst our local cricketing circles—a match between eleven players of the Maitland Albion Club and eleven of the Murrurundi…
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Mr. Skey, in a letter to the Times, protests against the University boat-race, which he holds, as at present established, to be a national folly. He says it is his belief, and that of the medical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coonabarabran. Nandi Races—new Year's Day, 1868
We have placed the Nandi races under the head of Coonabaran, as it is but a short distance from our good town, and its locality might be unknown to many of your readers. Nandi is the sheep and cattle station…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Randwick Races.—the Duke's Day
We are indebted to some gentlemen resident in Maitland, for the following brief account of the proceedings at Randwick on Saturday last. The weather is described as having been very favorable; the throng of people was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Athletic Sports. Anniversary Day, January 27, 1868. (From our own Reporter.)
The athletic sports which were established with success last year were repeated this anniversary with equal or increased success yesterday. The spot selected was Mrs. Howe's paddock, on the north side of the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Anniversary Regatta. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald, of Tuesday.)
The arrangements far the regatta in celebration of the eightieth anniversary of the foundation of the colony were on the most extensive scale, and with fair weather the spectacle would undoubtedly have been the finest ever…
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We are indebted to the Singleton Times of yesterday for information as to the concluding event. 16th.—Apple Raoe, picking up fifty apples one yard apart, First prize, £1 10s.; second, 10s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Aboriginal Cricket Match. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.)
The cricket match, between the Army and Navy on one side, and Lawrence's team of aboriginal players on the other, took place on the Albert ground, on Tuesday and Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Match. University Club v. Albion Cricket Club
A match between an eleven from the Sydney University Cricket Club and eleven members of the Albion Cricket Club was played on the race-course on Saturday. The University team were captained by—Faithfull,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Armidale Annual Races. (Abridged from the Armidale Express, April 18.)
These races commenced on Monday last in the presence of about 500 persons; The first race was the Maiden Plate of 50 sovs. with a sweep of 2 sovs. each, for the second horse; one event of 1½ mile. This race was won…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Randwick Autumn Races. (From our Sydney correspondent.) Second Day, Thursday, April 30
The course was well attended to-day, and the sport was good. First Race.—Flying Handicap of £5 each, with £50 added; three quarters of a mile; 16 subs…
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In our last we gave the result of the races on Thursday and Friday, in a brief form. We now give, from the Herald's report, the chief races of those days, in full…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Randwick Autumn Races. (From the S. M. Herald.) Fourth (Plate) Day, Saturday, May 2Nd
First Race—The Rous Handicap of £10 each, with £100 added, 3 yrs; 1¼ mile and 240 yards. 8 subs. Dr. Bowker's b.f. Carnation, 7st. 9lbs.................(Holmes) 1 Mr. R. Dines' bl c. The Italian, 7st. 6lbs............ 2…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Newcastle Races. the Entrances. (From Yesterday's Newcastle Pilot.)
A meeting of the stewards of the May races was held at the Great Northern Hotel on Tuesday evening, when the following entrances were received:— MAIDEN PLATE…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queen's Birthday Regatta
Yesterday, being the day appointed for the celebration of the anniversary of our most gracious Queen, was, as usual, observed as a holiday, with all the accustomed loyalty, by the inhabitants of Maitland. The stores and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Newcastle Races. First Dat, Monday, May 25. (From our own reporter.)
These sports commenced yesterday on the Newcastle race-course, and were distinguished as much by the number of entrances for each event as by the enthusiasm manifested in the result of tbe contests…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Newcastle Races. Second Day, Tuesday, May 26. (From our own reporter.)
The nnmber of persons on the course in the early part of the day was not at all equal to that on the previous day; but that was, under the circumstances, to be expected, seeing that Monday was a proclaimed holiday…
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