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Sydney · Sport

Sport, 1838

37 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 2

The Regatta

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1838 · page 2

The amusements of the day were ushered in with a regatta on a small scale, got up by the exertions of Mr. Cohen, the jeweller, of George-street,…

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Maitland Races

The Australian · Tuesday 5 June 1838 · page 2

These races Chine off on Wednesday and Friday last, and, in our opinion, were the boat contested which have yet been held in this Colony. We are sorry that our limited space will not allow…

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Maitland Races. Second Day

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1838 · page 2

The Races to-day came off in fine style, bets were not so heavy as on Wednesday, but on the whole the amusements of the day were more interesting. The…

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Cricket

The Australian · Tuesday 12 June 1838 · page 3

Yesterday, the Match between the Australian anil Union Clubs, eleven a aide, for £22, came off on the Race Course. The wickets were pitched at twelve o'clock, and the…

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Patrick's Plains. the Races

The Australian · Friday 22 June 1838 · page 2

We are indebted to a friend for the following account of the Patrick's Plains Races, which came off, as advertised, on the 12th, 13th, 14th instants…

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Campbell Town Races

The Australian · Tuesday 28 August 1838 · page 2

The proceedings of the Cumberland Turf Races we reported in our last paper, we now lay before our readers a short account of the running for the different prizes got up by the Stewards of…

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Windsor Races

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 5 September 1838 · page 2

These races commenced on Wednesday last, and came off in the following order: 1st day, Wednesday, Aug. 29--£50 Plate, for all horses carrying, weight for age…

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Windsor Races

The Australian · Friday 7 September 1838 · page 3

The Windsor Races took plane on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last. There was an [?] quantity of spectators amongst whom we [?] a number of our Sydney friends…

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Parramatta Races

The Australian · Thursday 4 October 1838 · page 2

These Races commenced yesterday and we have only time to give the order in which the horses came in in each race:— First Race.—Australian Plate of £50: two…

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Parramatta Races

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1838 · page 2

The races at Parramatta commenced on Wednesday. A press of English matter prevents us from giving more than the order in which the horses came in on the first day's racing, which was as follows, viz.:—…

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Sporting Intelligence. Parramatta Races

The Sydney Herald · Friday 5 October 1838 · page 2

The following is the result of the Races on Wednesday:- FIRST RACE—Australian Plate of £50; two mile heats, for horses of all ages; weight for age…

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Parramatta Races—thursday

The Australian · Saturday 6 October 1838 · page 2

A Hack Race for £10, for all known Draugas Horses to the satisfaction of the Stewards. Entrances £1, to be added. Post Entrance; two mile heats. Five entrances or no race…

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Sporting intelligence. Parramatta Races

The Sydney Herald · Monday 8 October 1838 · page 2

SECOND DAY, FRIDAY, Oct. 5.—Parramatta Town Plate of £50, with a Sweepstake of £5 to be added, for all ages, three mile heats. Mr. C. Robert's Traveller, aged…

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News of the Day. Parramatta Races

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1838 · page 2

THURSDAY—Mr. Onus's colt won the Hack Race fixed for this day for £10. Mr. Titterton's poney was successful in gaining a sweepstakes against three others…

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Yass. the Yass Races

The Australian · Saturday 27 October 1838 · page 4

The genial showers which continued to fall until the evening of Sunday last in the neighbourhood of Yass, not only entirely changed the face of nature, but by their timely dis-continuance, improved the condition of…

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The Regatta

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1838 · page 1

The first introduction in Van Diemen's Land of this truly British entertainment, took place on the River Derwent on Saturday last, in comemoration of the…

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Correspondence. Regatta

The Australian · Saturday 22 December 1838 · page 3

SIR,—In consequence of an advertisement appearing in this morning's Monitor, relative to the contemplated Regatta to celebrate the fifty-first anniversary of…

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