Sydney Regatta
The scale upon which this Regatta was got up, has celipsed every thing of the kind which has yet been attemped in the Colony. The harbour presented a scene of unusual animation; and the masts…
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Sporting Intelligence. REGATTA. Second Day, Friday 17th Instant
The Regatta so liberally got up on Thursday the 9th instant, and which then brought together a larger assemblage of persons, than is usual on such occasions, was unhappily interrupted by the…
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Between eleven of the "Australian Club" and eleven of the "King's Own," came off yesterday on Hyde Park. During the forenoon, His Excellency the Governor rode upon the ground, and was…
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On Wednesday last the Return Match between the 4th Regiment and the Australian Club, was played an the Race Course in the presence of one of the…
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The third, or trial match between eleven of the Australian club, and eleven of the King's own, for £22 a side came off on Tuesday, in Hyde Park. The scene of contest was graced during the day with a…
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"Amidst the general decline of our athletic cricket sports, cricket almost alone continues as fashionable as ever, and is pratised by Peer as well as by peasant. This is as it should be. Its intrinsic…
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Among the principal players of the last twelve years we have the following:— Thomas Beagley, a Hampshire man, and either a bricklayer or carpenter by trade, was a few years…
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Edward Twaites, or Thwaites, was considered to play much in Jordan's style, but was never equal to what the latter was at his bat, nor had he the same run of ill fortune. He was also rather…
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This contest for superiority, between eleven natives of the Colony, and a like number of Europeans, excited considerable interest, and although for what might be termed little, other than nominal…
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Early on Monday morning, March 17, the weather held out rather gloomy prospects, but towards mid-day the clouds passed by, and with the exception of a little too much wind, a better…
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At an early hour yesterday morning, notwithstanding the low[?]ring aspect of the sky, the road to the racing ground was crowded by the vehicles and horses of the Sydney galla-day people, whose prancing…
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The New Race Course on the Botany Road was the arena of the Sydney Races this year. The weather, which for some time previously, had been so bad that it was feared the lovers of the…
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THE Races this year took place on the Course, Botany, near the South-head Road. The assemblage was not so numerous as in former years, and the spirit of the thing seems to have flagged…
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Second DAY.—Although the weather in the early part of Friday was wet and windy, towards noon it cleared up, and the sun appeared and forth shot his beams, which induced many parties to…
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This match between the Europeans and Australians came off on Tuesday, The former were the conquerors by 36 notches. It is satisfactory to see this[?]…
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We have been kindly favoured by "De Quirosville" with the following account of the first day of the above Races. For our "infantine annul," Maitland…
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The era is at length arrived, that we can view a British prospect, that holds out to our sons the progress we daily make to enliven and enrich our…
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These races came off on Wednesday last, (for the first day). Seven horses were entered for the prize of £50, viz:â Mr. Roberts' Traveller…
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The Races commenced here on Wednesday last, the tenant of the usual Race Course on Killarney farm, refused the use of it unless he received £30, which Was…
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Wednesday, these races came off on the celebrated course of Ashbourne, and much as we anticipated from them, the reality exceeded our expectations. The…
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