Newcastle Annual Regatta
The above event took place yesterday, pursuant to previous announcement, and was a great success. The attendance of people was as numerous as ever, and the weather was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport
Sport, 1869
24 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2
Cricket. Newcastle V. Maitland
The first match this season between the first elevens of the principal clubs in the above named towns, took place yesterday on the Newcastle cricket ground, and ended in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Athletic Sports at West Maitland on Anniversary Day
The town of West Maitland, on Tuesday last, made a large, judicious and varied provision of amusements for youth and beauty, fair woman and brave men. Joy was not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grand Cricket Match at West Maitland, Albion Club V.great Northern Railway
A friendly game of cricket between eleven of the Albion Club (the leading club in West Maitland) and a similar number of employees of the Great Northern Railway, principally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket. Albion Club v. Newcastle Club
This anxiously expected match came off on Saturday last, on the Albion Ground, Nicholson's Race-course, West Maitland. The assemblage was not numerous. The day was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raymond Terrace Regatta
On Wednesday last our Annual Regatta took place, and may be regarded as a complete success, so far as entrances for the different prizes were concerned. The attendance during the day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News. Waratah. Waratah Handicap Foot-races, to Come Off on Easter
Thinking most of your readers would like to know the handicap and division for the great events to come off, I take the opportunity to give them such information as I have got. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria Racing Club Meeting. Saturday, March 27
There was a fair attendance and the weather was fair. Hurdle Race.— A handicap sweepstakes of 5 sovs, each, with 75 sovereigns added; for all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Races
On Tuesday evening, Mr. W. K. Lochhead offered for public competition, in the presence a large attendance of buyers, the booths, grandstand, gates, and stalls, at the forthcoming…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Races. May Meeting
The second meeting in connection with the present Newcastle Jockey Club commenced yesterday, and, so far, has been a great succes—as regards the number of people present,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Races. May Meeting. Second Day (Tuesday.)
The attendance on the course on Tuesday was immensely smaller than on the first day, not more than one-third of tho number being present. Monday being a general holiday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lambton Athletic Sports
The above sports, respecting which so much interest has been excited in the sporting world of the Newcastle district, came off very satisfactorily on Saturday last, at the old Lambton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lambton Athletic Sports. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle
SIR Seeing in your issue of Thursday a letter Commenting on the above sports I trust you will rermit me to make a few remarks thereon. In the first place the individual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket in England
There have been some splendid matches since my last, the most prominent amongst which were the Oxford and Cambridge Uni-, versities and the Gentlemen v. Players.The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Prince of Wales' Birthday Races
A meeting of the committee was held on Tuesday evening, at Mr. M. Lister's, the Ship Inn. Present: Mr. .F. J. Shaw, in the chair. Messrs. Farthing.harvey, Lochhead, Lister,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Prince of Wales' Birthday Races
The final meeting of the committee was held at Mr. Milthorpe's, Terminus Hotel, on Tues-day evening. Present: Messrs. F. J. Shaw (in the chair), Forbes, Farthing, Harvey,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Races
These, amongst the numerous other amuse-ments on the above day, were the best patronised and the most attractive, and drew together a large assemblage, there being at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Maitland Athletic Sports
On Tuesday last, these sports came off in Nicholson's Racecourse. The day was to visi-tors all that could bo desired, but the competi-tors found it rather too warm. There were two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallsend Races
There is no doubt that these races, which take place on Monday and Tuesday next, will be a great success, and surpass any preceding event. At a large meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to the Editor. the Coming Regatta. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronic's
Sir I am.glad to perceive.by tho programme of.the above that' there will be no barge or ; lighter race this year. No doubt such a race i would cause a good deal of pleasurable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →