Cricket. Vacy "Colts" V. Summer Hill "Colt."
A match between the above elevens was played at Vacy on the 24th instant, resulting in a win for Vacy by six runs and six wickets. I append the scores:…
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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, June 4, 1881. Muswellbrook Races. (By our own Reporter.) Second Day
The weather for the second day of the Muswellbrook meeting old not promise well in the morning, it being a cold bleak day, light showers falling during the morning, which together with a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muswellbrook Races. (By our own Reporter.) First Day, Thursday, June 2. Officials:—Judge, W. Bowman, Esq.; Starter, D. Ferguson, Esq.; Handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton; Clerk of the Course, Mr. C. W. Doyle; Secretary, Mr. P. J. Foley
The 8.10 train, on Thursday morning, bore north a fair complement of sporting men, horseowners, jockeys, spinning jenny men, and others of the gambling fraternity, all…
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Following are the entries for the three most important events to be competed for at this meeting which takes place on the 22nd and 23rd June. It will be observed that splendid fields are nominated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Match—ellerston V. MOONAN. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Kindly permit me space to correct an error made by your correspondent in reporting the cricket match Ellerston v. Moonan Brook, played on the 24th. Your correspondent certainly took a flight of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket. Vacy V. Paterson
The above elevens met on the farmer's ground, Vacy, en Saturday last, resulting in a victory for the Vacy eleven by 45 runs in the first innings. Appended are the scores:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Formation of a Football Club
ON Saturday evening a meeting, adjourned from the previous Saturday afternoon, was held at the Caledonia Hotel for the purpose of further carrying…
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The following are the acceptances for these races, which take place on the 22nd and 23rd June. It will be seen that very few indeed have gone out, and as magnificent fields still remain in for each event,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Raymond Terrace Races. [By the Vagrant.]
The nice little programme issued by the Raymond Terrace Jockey Club will be gone through on Wednesday and Thursday next, 22nd and 23rd of June. As only the entries for three of the events…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Football. Maitland Albions V. Newcastle. [By "One of Them."]
Only 12 of the 15 members of the Albion Football Club picked to do duty against the Newcastle Club assembled on the High-street railway platform on Saturday afternoon. In the interval of waiting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Raymond Terrace Races. First Day, Wednesday, June 22. (From our own reporter.) Officials: Judge, Mr John Barry; Stewards, Messrs. John Keene, John Mossman, E. Maher, J. Burgess, J. Hollingsworth, and T. M'Dermott; Starter, Mr. A. M'Pherson; Handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton
Yesterday, the first day of the Raymond Terrace races, the weather during the earlier portion of the day was splendid, but as the afternoon progressed it became dull and threatening, and while the District…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Raymond Terrace Races. Second Day, Thursday. (From our own Reporter.)
The day broke dull and ominous on Thursday, the second day of the Raymond Terrace Races, consequently the attendance was hardly so large as on the first day of the…
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ON Saturday last a very [?] football match took place on the Singleton Cricket Ground between a team of fifteen of the East [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gunnedah Races. [By Telegraph, From a Correspondent.]
Following are the entrances and weights for the Gunnedah Midwinter Races, which take place on Wednesday, 13th July, 1881: PUBLICANS' PURSE; 1¼ mile…
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The handicapper, Mr. C. H. Hannell, has sent us the weights, as follows:- FLYING HANDICAP; ¾ mile. st. lbs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gunnedah Races. [By Telegraph From a Correspondent.] Received, Wednesday, 7[?]30
The midwinter r[?]ces took pl[?]ce to-day. The weather was very cold, and the attendance small. There was a splendid rain the previous day. The following is a result of the races to-day:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FOOTBALL. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—In your issue of Saturday last you publish a paragraph announcing the formation of a football club under Victorian rules at West Maitland. But your contributor, not content with this simple…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter River Amateur Races
The entries for these races, which take place on Monday, August 1, will be found attached, and a glance will suffice to show that they compare favourably with any yet received by the Club. It may also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Jockey Club Races
The attention of sporting men and horseowners is directed to the programme just issued by this club, which is well worth perusal, and will be found in another column…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Boxing of Electricity
It has already been mentioned that a French scientist, M. Faure, has boxed-up electricity in a box, and sent it across from France to Scotland, where an Aberdeen professor, on…
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