The Melbourne Races
The following entries were made on the evening of the 1st instant:— The PORT PHILLIP STAKES, of 30 sovs., with sweepstakes of 5 sovs. added, for three-year-olds:…
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Ovens River Races
These sports commenced on the 7th instant, and long before the hour appointed for starting the course was thronged with spectators, all anxious to witness the result. Indeed these…
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Among other incontestible proofs that Sunny Australia is actually advancing in good earnest, the daily increasing interest excited by sports of the Turf may be confidently adduced by those…
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The BURRA PLATE of 40 guineas, 1½ mile heats, was won [?] two heats by Mr. J. Lamb's g. g. Fidget, [?] years (Mills), beating Mr. Paxton's g. g. Stranger, aged; Mr. A. Malcolm's b. g…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Turf. M'leay River Races
These races, which have been for some time a matter of speculation among the inhabitants of this district, and which have been unavoidably postponed for the last six weeks owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Analysis of the Racing Season, 1847. (From Bell's Life in London, Nov. 14.)
THE Duke of Richmond's Red Hart has won the largest amount of stakes, viz., 6,430l.; Cossack, winner of the Derby, 5,950l.; Miami, with the Oaks, 4,425l.; Van Tromp, including the St…
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AT the entrance meeting on Monday evening, there was a very numerous attendance, and much betting going forward. Contrary to expectation none of the crack horses…
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IN the hurry of making up our report of these races, we omitted to mention that on the second day Glaucus, who had bolted in a race on the previous day, was brought on the…
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THE race meeting of 48, though opened under circumstances which seemed to warrant most favorable conclusions, passed off more tamely than that of any preceding…
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The conquering match between the Melbourne and Tradesmen's Clubs came off on Friday, 17th March, and was won by the latter with five wickets to go down. The day was beautifully…
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First Race.—Blackman's Swamp stakes, of ten sovereigns; heats twice round the course; three entrances or no race; entrance £1. Mr. S. Haines's Swap, aged, 9st. 121bs.. [?]…
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These sports, which have been long in preparation, and the subject of much preliminary remark, came off on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, March 14th, 15th, and 16th. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. First Match, Played at Jamberoo—won by Jamberoo by 29 Runs
JAMBEROO FIRST INNINGS.—Palmer, caught by Lynch, 7; Goldsmith, bowled by Dunster, 2; Wells, stumped by G. Fowler, 1; Newnham, bowled by Bales, 0; Newman, caught by Bates, 1;…
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The Report of these races reached us at co late an hour last night, that we are compelled to omit all preliminary remark, and content ourselves with barely giving the result of the…
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THESE races terminated on Thursday last, the 6th instant. The weather was very unpropitious the night previous to the first day's racing, and was showery during the following…
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A, match at this game was commenced on Saturday last, and terminated on Monday, between eleven Members of the Marylebone and the like number of the Cumberland Club, which…
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THE Return Match at. this game between the Mary-Ie-bone and.Cumberland Clubs took place on Hyde Park on Saturday and Monday last, the termination of which has added one moro link…
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Our races have taken place in most unpropitious weather. About twenty-four hours previous to their "coming off" it "came on" to rain, and a regular damper it was. The course is' a very pretty one,…
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TH[?] entrance mee[?]ing; for the first days' sport,' took place on Tuesday evening, at Mr.M..Moses's, the "Yass Inn," and was numerously attended. There was a much larger assemblage of the…
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