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81 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 5
Although has morning set in with a gloomy appearance, and evident signs of rain, still numbers were early on their way to the race course. Between 9 and 10 o'clock a smart shower of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The second day's meeting of the Homebush Races came off on Thursday. A heavy fall of rain over night, and a lowering sky on the holiday morning, threw a damp and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The second day's races at Homebush came off on Thursday. On this occasion, they were more numerously attended than on Tuesday, there being an immense concourse of persons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather on Thursday morning, the excellent sport afforded on the first day of the races induced a numerous assemblage of persons to start at an early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Meeting on this day was not any way to numerously attended as on the first day, the rain having fallen during the greater part of the preceding night, and at eight o'clock in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR--Your contemporaries have reported that Eleanor jostled, and on that account, lost the race. I have to inform you that Eleanor did…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Homebush Races are over, and the pleasure we derived from the two day's proceedings was not superior to that with which we record their successful issue. We view the benefits…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is very seldom that a match of Cricket is played here without some dispute or disagreement arising from not properly understanding the rules of the game. With the view of alding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Tuesday the sixth Cricket Match came off on the Hyde Park cricket ground, between the Victoria and Australian Cricket Clubs, when the latter completely belied the prophecies of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In a former number we adverted to the Parramatta Races that are to come off next month, and we enjoined our sporting friends in general, and the Metropolitans…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The return match between the Australian and Albert Cricket Clubs came off yesterday on the Hyde Park cricket ground, when in consequence of a "Leap before you look"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. EDITOR—Having seen the announcement of the forthcoming Wollongong races, published in the Australasian Chronicle, I am surprised to find that in the second and third race, set down to be run on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THESE races came off last week. The first race was for the Bathurst plate, value £10, heats twice round the course. Mr. W. H. Suttor's Kate Nickleby; Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR, I have only time to send you by this post ths result of the races which took place here to-day. There was a large concourse of persons present,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. EDITOR—With reference, and in answer, to the letter of "a Subscriber," in your publication of Saturday last, I beg to say that the races to which he refers, as second and third races of the first day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bathurst Races cams off at the appointed time; and, from the number of its visitors, and the respectability of its residents, we are sure that these Races…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN,—Having lately seen in your paper a revision of the laws of the Mary-le bone Cricket Club, and there being no article under which the following disputes can be decided,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →These races came of according to advertisement on Tuesday, Wednesday, and thursday last. The greater part of the inhabitants of the district, and several of the sporting world from…
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