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Sydney · Sport

Sport, 1837

35 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2

The Regatta

The Australian · Tuesday 3 January 1837 · page 2

On Saturday last, the harbour presented a most animated appearance, being studded in every direction with sailing boats, rigged in all the varieties known throughout the world…

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Cricket Match

The Australian · Tuesday 3 January 1837 · page 2

The Return Match between the Civilians and the Military came off yesterday and was decided in favor of the former in one innings. The play on both sides was good, but the…

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Cricket Match

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 4 January 1837 · page 2

The return cricket match between eleven Colonists, and eleven of the military (4 h regiment) came off on Monday last the result of which his established…

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Original Correspondence. the Regatta. to the Editor of the Sydney Monitor

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 4 January 1837 · page 2

SIR, Having seen in the Sydney Gazette this morning, a paragraph concluding the count of the late Regatta, insinuating that Owners of the winning Boats complained…

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Regatta

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 25 January 1837 · page 2

The following boats have been entered for the 1st and 2nd class sailing boats— 1ST CLASS. Ranger—Major Lockyer—St. George's Cross…

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News of the Day. Regatta

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 25 January 1837 · page 2

The Regatta for to-morrow, the 26th is arranged to come off in the following manner— The First Race to be between the…

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News of the Day. the Regatta

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 27 January 1837 · page 2

The Regatta came off yesterday, and was condancted with much spirit throughout, Too inuch praise cannot be given to the stewards for the very judicious manner in…

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Cricket. the North and South Match. (From the Brighton Guardian of August 31, 1036.)

The Australian · Friday 27 January 1837 · page 3

The great match between the players of the North and South of England commenced on Monday week it Leicester, and wag not concluded until four o'clock On Thursday afternoon. The Southern players win…

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Domestic Intelligence. Regatta

The Sydney Herald · Monday 30 January 1837 · page 2

The forty-ninth anniversary of the foundation of the Colony was celebrated by a Regatta, which went off with great spirit. The day was remarkably fine, and the crowds of people on the points…

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Sydney Suezcription Races. First Day

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1837 · page 2

Tho much-talked of Sydney Races, which would have been supposed to have' eclipsed those of die minor districts of' the Colony (but quito the reverse on the…

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The Races

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 5 May 1837 · page 2

For the first race, two horses came to the post, viz—Mr. Robert's Traveller, 5 years old. ridden by J. Budkin, 8 st. 12 lb. Major England's Whisker, 4 years old,…

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Sydney Races

The Australian · Friday 5 May 1837 · page 2

WITHOUT waiting time in informing our rentiers of what they knew before, namely, that Wednesday last (the first day of Sydney Races) was very hot, that the road to the course was very dusty and…

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Sydney Races

The Sydney Times · Saturday 6 May 1837 · page 3

SURELY the new Course is inferior to the old one -- on Wednesday the weather was fine, yet the Sportsmen and Fashionables were blinded and almost suffocated with dust…

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Sydney Subscription Races. Second Day

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1837 · page 2

Yesterday closed the Sydney races for the season. The early part of the morning was overcast and unpropitious, some rain falling, which had, however, the…

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Sporting intelligence. the Races

The Sydney Herald · Monday 8 May 1837 · page 2

The Sydney Races came off on Wednesday and Friday last. The following is an abstract of the result:- WEDNESDAY — First Race.— A Sweepstakes of…

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Sydney Races

The Australian · Tuesday 9 May 1837 · page 2

We Shall follow the example which we set in the account of the first day's Races, and leave the imaginative reader to guess how many horses and carriages, accidents, and adventures, occurrences and…

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Goulburn Races

The Australian · Friday 19 May 1837 · page 2

Tho Goulburn Races took place on the 11th and 12th ult and the true lovers of sport (we are sorry to gay were few in number) had the advantage of seeing a good Course, (rood horses, and good riders…

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Gculburn Races. (From a Goulburn Correspondent.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1837 · page 2

The Goelu[?]n Races took place on the 11th and 12th ult, and the true love of sport (we are sorry to say were few in number) had the advantage of seeing a good Course, good horaes, and good [?]…

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Maitland Races

The Australian · Friday 26 May 1837 · page 2

These Races commenced on Tuesday last; the day was as fine as over peeped from beneath the horizon, and the Course was as gay as a garland of flowers. Whoever could…

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Maitland Races. First Race

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 26 May 1837 · page 2

The Maltland Purse of £100, for horses of all ages, weight for age; heats, two miles; three entrances or no race.—Entrance, £10. Major England's Whisker, 4 years old,…

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