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39 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 2
MEW MARKET.—A steaple Chase, which had been projected during the past week, and had excited a great deal of interest among the officers and their friends, was decided on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We have heard so much from one journal and another about the wonderful feats to be performed on the first day of the present Parramatta Meeting, that our expectations were certainly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wednesday's sport was but so so. To dap's may may turn out better, notwithstanding last night's soaking rain. First Race—The Ne plus Ultra Stakes of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Races on Wednesday last put a complete damper on the sporting world. The day was very propitious, y[?]t few Sydney persons attended and with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The race week is usually one of great exciteman and recreation; but we do not remember one so devoid of interest for years past as the present [?] been. A more decided proof of the fact cannot be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The races for this spirited little town falling so closely after those at Parramatta, it was deemed advisable to comprise the whole of the sport in one day, and, we are happy to say, it passed off…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A match for £20 a-side was played in Hyde Park yesterday, between eleven of the "Amateur or Mary-le-bone Cricket Club," and eleven of the "Australian Cricket Club." The latter had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Round round and round-about they whiz they fly, With eager hurry skurry going coming, Maddening the summer air…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE KING. On Tuesday Ascot races commenced, and were honoured by the presence of the King and Queen. We wish we could stop…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Assist all ye Muses, and join to rehearse An old English sport, never prais'd yet in verse; 'Tis cricket, I sing of, illustrious in fame-- No nation e'er boasted so noble a game…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Tuesday Ascot Races commenced, and were honoured by the presence of the King and Queen. We wish we could stop here; but the day was disgraced by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The second grand Cricket Match between the "Australian" and "Amateur" Cricket clubs of Sydney, came off according to arrangement in Hyde Park, yesterday. No trifling degree of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The second grand Cricket Match between the Australian and Amateur Cricket Clubs of Sydney, came off according to arrangement in Hyde Park, on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another match for £30 a-side was played by the Rival Clubs of Sydney, on Monthly. A large concourse of spectators was on the ground, among whom, as a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OUR annual visits to this far-famed scene of excitement have been so numerous, and the "moving accidents" of the road and the race-course so frequently and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →According to agreement, the "Australian" and "Mary-le-bonne" Cricket Clubs met at ten o'clock on Monday, in Hyde Park, to measure bats, and settle the important point which should…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gentlemen, I am requested by the Members of the AUSTRALIAN CRICKET CLUB to inform you, that the Elevon Members of the Australian Cricket Club, who played with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Sung at the Dinner of the King William IV. Cricket Club, Glasgow, 8th April, 183[?], being the day of their Majesty's Colonation."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of the Amateurs took place on Monday last, to decide who should stand flat for a good dinner and a quantum of Particular on the following…
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