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Sport, 1886

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Sporting. Wagga Amateur Racing Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1886 · page 3

THE above club will hold its inaugural meeting to-morrow, and I consider that what promised to be a good day's sport, as far as the entries are concerned, has been marred…

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SPORTING. Wagga Amateur Racing Club (Registered under A.J.C. Rules.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1886 · page 3

IF the future of the Amateur Racing Club is to be as bright as the weather was yesterday, when it held it first meeting, then, indeed, it will have a prosperous existence. The…

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Cootamundra Coursing Club

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 September 1886 · page 4

As advertised, a special general meeting of members was held at Mr. Dwyer's Emu Hotel (Tattersall's) on Monday evening. There were about twenty members present…

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Gundagai Cricket Club

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 September 1886 · page 2

A WELL-ATTENDED meeting of the members of the cricket club was held at Leary'a Hotel on Saturday, Mr. E. C. Allman being in the chair. After the confirmation of the minutes Mr…

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The Wagga Cricket Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1886 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Wagga Cricket Club was held at Browe's Freemasons' Hotel on Thursday night, there being present Messrs. E. B. Tompson (in the chair), T. S…

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Gundagai Cricket Club

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1886 · page 2

A MEETING of the Committee of the abovenamed club was held on Saturday night at Leary's Hotel, Mr. Griffin in the chair, the other members present being Messrs…

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Coursing Club

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 September 1886 · page 6

A SPECIAL general meeting of this club was hold at Tattersall's (Mr. Dwyer's Hotel) on Monday evening, when there was a fair attendance of members present…

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Late Telegrams. Band Wick Races. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 September 1886 · page 4

The following are the results of to-day's' racing:— Second Hurdle Race: Javelin ... ... ... ... ... ... 1…

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Sporting. Victoria Racing Club Spring Meeting. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1886 · page 3

HURDLE RACE—About 3 miles. Blue Mountain, 9st 9th......... 1 Ocean, l0st 91b......... 2 Encore, 9st 41b......... 3…

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Coolamon Races. (By Our Special Reporter.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1886 · page 2

A VERY successful and well attended race meeting took place at Coolamon on Tuesday, the 9th instant. The weather, though rather warm just in the middle of the day, was…

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Coursing Club

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 November 1886 · page 5

A COMMITTEE meeting of the club was held on Wednesday evening at Tattersall's (Mr. Ryan's Hotel), when there were present Messrs. H. A. O'Donnell (president), C…

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Training Notes and Probabilities for the First Days' Racing at Wagga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1886 · page 2

MONDAY morning was very cold, and the work, which commenced rather late, was not of a very satisfactory character. The first to go were Uppercut and Folly, the former…

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CORRESPONDENCE. (We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents.) Bookmakers at the Races. (To the Editor of the W. W. Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1886 · page 2

SIR,—The Committee of the Turf Club may require reminding that at last race's here the bookmakers broke rules, and bounds, and inundated the lawn in front of the Grand Stand…

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Late Telegrams. Wagga Races

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 November 1886 · page 8

THE Spring meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club was a great success. It opened on Wednesday, and the following events have been run:—…

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CORRESPONDENCE. (We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents.) CRICKET. (To the Editor of the W. W. Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1886 · page 2

SIR—Through the medium of your journal I should like to say a few words regarding the present state of our local Cricket. Clubs In the first place, we are told by the…

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Sporting. Upper Tarcutta Races

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1886 · page 2

THE weather was remarkably fine, and fully 200 visitors were upon the Tarcutta Racecourse on Saturday last to witness the various events, under the auspices of Mr…

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Sporting. Wagga Boxing Day Races

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1886 · page 3

A VARIETY of good causes could be urged to explain why the Boxing Day Races were not more liberally, attended; and the principal one would probably be found in the fact that…

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News of the Week. Coolac Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1886 · page 2

THE annual races of the Cooluc Jockey Club came off on the local racecourse on Boxing Day, Notwithstanding the extreme heat there was a good attendance, including many visitors from…

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