Mudgee Races
All[?]ged Stakes: Lady Kingston, 1. Publicans' Purse: Pasha, 1. Handicap: Canobie 1, Bylong 2. Forced Handicap: Gift…
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Telegraphic Intelligence. (From the Sydney Papers.) Mudgee Races. (From the Herald's Correspondent)
First Race.—The Mudgee Maiden Plate, of £5 each, with £100 added, for all maiden horses at time of entrance (including winners of two-year-old stakes); no maiden…
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The following are the entries for the various events at this meet, to take place on Wednesday, the 19th, and Thursday, 20th instant:— LADIES' PURSE…
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Our annual races come off next Wednesday and Thursday, and so far as appearances go, promise to be a great success. The entrances are by far the best we have seen for years, bringing to our mind the splendid "fields" we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Annual Races. First Day, Wednesday, August 19, 1868
Yesterday (Wednesday) the West Maitland Annual Races, under the management of the Hunter River Jockey Club, were commenced upon Nicholson's Course, under very favourable circumstances as regard the prizes…
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The second day's sport, postponed from Thursday, as will be seen by our advertising colnmns, will take place to-day. During the interval the stewards have taken every advantage of the change that has occurred in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Annual Races. Second Dat, Saturday, August 22, 1868
As our readers are already aware, the heavy downpour of rain on Wednesday last, (the first day of the races), compelled the stewards to postpone the second day until Saturday, in the hope of pleasanter weather; and we are…
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THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND V. THE PLAYERS.—This match was played at Lord's on June 29 and following day. The defeat of the Players by nine wickets two years ago, and by eight wickets last year, was regarded as a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Randwick Races. Thursday. (From our Sydney telegraphic correspondent.)
The races were well attended, and almost every event was well contested. The Earl and Countess Belmore and suite arrived about one o'clock, and soon after the bell rung for…
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[Herald.]—Hurdle Race: Viking, 1: Volunteer, 2. —Ballarat Cup Promised Land, 1.—Hunt Cup: Sea King, 1.—Selling Steeplechase: Cadger,1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Spring Races. (From the Newcastle Chronicle of Thursday.)
The entrances for the three handicap races, to be run at the forthcoming Newcastle Spring Race Meeting, closed yesterday afternoon. The entries were opened and read at a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Willow Tree Races. (From a Correspondent.)
A promise was given by the Mercury's correspondent to give an account of the races that took place at the Willow Tree three weeks past, but it is supposed he forgot all about it I therefore send you the following for publication…
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[Herald.]—FIRST DAY.—The weather is delightful, and the attendance and racing good Maiden Plate: Kaizer, 1; Trump Card, 2; Momus 3. Selling Stakes: Maid of Meadows,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Races. (From Saturday's Pilot.)
The Newcastle Races are fixed for Thursday and Friday next, and judging from the attractive programme issued, the number of entrances received, and the quality of the horses engaged, they cannot fail to prove…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Races. (From our Correspondent.) First Day
Thursday last, being the first day set apart for these races, was observed by the majority of our citizens as a general holiday, and in fact business, on the whole, was perfectly at a stand[?] in Newcastle during the time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Muscle Brook. Athletic Sports
Pursuant to advertisement, which appeared in your columns, these sports came off yesterday, and were attended with great success in every sense of the word, notwithstanding that the day chosen was not a public…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wagga Annual Races
These races commenced on Wednesday, the 18th November, and continued for the two following days. The attendance was large upon eacb of the days, and the character of the sport of a high order. We have already…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CRICKET. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR—At a meeting of the Albion Cricket Club, it was decided to arrange a match with a Sydney team, to be played here on Anniversary Day. How to defray the expense is to be considered, for the liability is rather…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Christmas Races
Yesterday, at noon, the entrances for the Maiden Plate closed with the following list of horses. The entrances for the other races advertised will close on Saturday, the 19th December, at noon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo Annual Races. (Abridged from the Dubbo Dispatch, Dec. 11). Third Day, Friday, Dec. 4
First Race.—Dubbo Jockey Club Handicap of £5 each, with £65 added; far all horses; to be handicapped by the stewards, or whom they may appoint: twice round the course and a distance (about 2½ miles and a distance)…
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