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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1889

469 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 24

Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1889 · page 8

At a special meeting of the committee held last evening it was resolves to hold these races on Saturday next. As the weather seems now set in fine, and the course is…

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Latest Sporting. Maitland Amateur Picnic Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1889 · page 8

A MEETING of the committee of this club was held in Main's Hotel on Monday evening to take into consideration the propriety of postponing the races announced to be held…

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Pike's Tip for "The Bank Handicap," Canterbury Park Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1889 · page 3

PIKE will bet a Sovereign that Forester is as good an Artisan as Martindale on a fair-field, and he will also bet a pony to a pinch on snuff that for boots and shoes made to…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 3

A match was played at Minmi on Saturday last between the Minmi Second and the Hamilton Second (British Association.) Hamilton having won the toss, elected to…

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Maitland Amateur Picnic Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 5

Horse-owners are finally reminded that nominations for all the chief items to be run for at this meeting on Friday, 9th August, will close with the secretary (W. C. Quinton)…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 5

HORSE-OWNERS and sporting men generally will, no doubt, be pleased to learn that this little reunion, to take place on Saturday afternoon, promises to be a success. The…

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Pike's Tip for "The Bank Handicap," Canterbury Park Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 3

PIKE will bet a Sovereign that Forester is as good an Artisan as Martindale on a fair-field and he will also bet a pony to a pinch of snuff that for boots and shows made to…

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Hamilton Athletics v. Minmi Rangers. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 3

SIR,—In the report published in your issue of Monday, the 29th inst., of the football match between Hamilton Athletics and Minmi Rangers, written by "Spheroid,"…

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Latest Sporting. Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 7

THE attention of sporting men is directed to an advertisement in another column, by which it will be seen that the above races have for the third time been postponed, and…

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Pike's Tip for "The Bank Handicap," Canterbury Park Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 6

PIKE will bet a Sovereign that Forester is as good an Artisan as Martiudalo on a fair field, and he will also bet a pony to a pinch of snuff that for boots and shoes made to…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 August 1889 · page 3

The Newcastle City Footballers were to have played Summerhill Juniors last Saturday at Summerhill, for the Cup, but at half-past two o'clock the 'bus broke down,…

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Maitland Picnic Amateur Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 August 1889 · page 3

In consequence of the continued wet weather, the committee of this club, on Saturday night, resolved to postpone the races to have taken place on Friday next to…

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Pike's Tip for "The Bank Handicap," Canterbury Park Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 August 1889 · page 3

PIKE will bet a Sovereign that Forester is as good an Artisan as Martindale on a fair-field, and he will also bet a pony to a pinch of snuff that for boots and shoes made to…

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Victorian Racing Club. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1889 · page 3

MELBNORUNE, Monday Night.—The annual meeting at the Victorian Racing Club was held this afternoon. After adopting the balance.-sheet, the committee was elected and the…

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Pike's Tip for Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 3

THE OPENING HANDICAP.—A graceful Fern with a pair of Odd Stockings will be presented to Zoeo by a Monarch at Toronto. In the August Handicap Toronto will receive…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Jake Kilrain, who was defeated by J. L. Sullivan in the fight which took place on July 8, near New Orleans in the United States, for the championship and…

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Queensland Racing Statistics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1889 · page 3

During the racing seasons 1888-89 in Queensland, the local sporting journal, Bell's Life, surmises that the amount of£33,500 was given away in prize money, an increase…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1889 · page 3

The above races will be held to-day on the local racecourse, and as the day is set down as a half-holiday, there is bound to be a large attendance. The fields for the different…

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Pike's Tip for Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1889 · page 3

THE OPENING HANDICAP.—A graceful Fern with a pair of Odd Stockings will be presented to Zoco by a Monarch at Toronto. In the August Handicap Toronto will receive…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The return match between Surrey and Nottinghamshire, which commenced at Kennington Oval on Monday, terminated to-day in favour of the former…

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