Easter Sports. Rutherford Races
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 3
The old-established custom of keeping Easter Monday was observed as fully as usual in Mait-land, despite the distress caused in the district by the floods; indeed it seemed as if the bright…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 3
Tnese sports came off yesterday, as announced, under the management of the Newcastle cricket club, and were, upon the whole, a decided success. The attendance was very good indeed…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1870 · page 5
These races commenced on Easter Monday, on the Homebush course. Considering the counter attractions offered to the public yesterday, the attendance was a very numerous one. The…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1870 · page 4
We are indebted to a sporting friend in West Maitland for the following account of the proceedings at Randwick on Saturday last, the St. Leger Day…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1870 · page 3
Maiden P[?].[?]Islington, Moselle, Harksway. P[?]' [?]—Stockwell, [?], Mariner. [?] [?].—[?]. Friday, recd. at 9.15 Evening…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1870 · page 3
Flying Handicap.—Deception, Kate Dalrymple. Maiden Plate.—Barbarian, Ida Colt. Produce Stakes—Lady Clifden, [?] 6.45 evening…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 6
SIR—Allow me, through the medium of your widely circulated journal, to ask the committee of the above (if any), or the secretary, whether there is a balance in hand from the last regatta?…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 2
The entrances for the two days races being complete, we now give them in full, with the handicaps:— FIRST DAY…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1870 · page 3
SIR—In your issue of 21st inst appears a letter from " Subscriber," in which he wishes to be informed by the committee (or myself) of the late regatta what balance is in hand…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1870 · page 2
These races, which have been causing some interest, and a little excitement in sporting circles for the last few weeks, commenced on Tuesday (Queen's Birthday), under the auspices…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1870 · page 2
The principal races at Newmarket were decided as follows:— Two Thousand Guineas Stakes.—Mr. Merry's Maegregor 1, Lord Stamford's Normanby 2,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1870 · page 2
[Empire.]—The first day's races commenced this morning. There was a good attendance, considering the late inclement weather. The course was, as might have been expected, very…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1870 · page 2
On Saturday afternoon a series of athletic sports was given on the Albion Cricket Ground, under the management and superintendence of Mr. A. E. Bird, the English champion…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1870 · page 2
[Empire.]—At the Goulburn races to-day, the following events were decided:— Publicans' Purse.—Titus, Rinaldo—dead heat; A1, 3. The stakes were divided, and…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1870 · page 2
The race meeting just terminated is the ninth that has been convened under the management of the D. R. C. The weather on Thursday' left no room for apprehensions of…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1870 · page 4
On Saturday last Messrs. Hewitt and Harris, the champion pedestrians of England and Victoria respectively, appeared at the Albert Ground, Redfern, in two contests, l50 and 200…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1870 · page 2
[Herald.]—Melbourne Stakes, a sweepstakes of £5 each, with £75 added. For 3 years old, 7st. 51bs.; 4 years, 9st.; 5 years, 9st. 61b.; 6 years and aged, 9st. 71b. One mile and a…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1870 · page 2
The following are the entrances received by the committee for the sports on the Albion Ground, to take place as advertised to-morrow, Wednesday, in celebration of the Prince of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Jockey Club. Prince of Wales Birthday Races, November 9, 1870. (From our own Reporter.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1870 · page 2
These races, which had been causing some little exeitementamong sportmg men and others, came off yesterday, according to announcement, under the able management of the Newcastle…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1870 · page 2
The inaugural sports on the Albion Ground came off yesterday, under the management of the directors of the ground. The weather was very favourable, for though the sun shone rather…
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