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167 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 9
YESTERDAY was the first day of the [?] Annual Races. During the last [?] three weeks so much rain had falle[?] course, it was feared, would be very [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I ONCE (says Mr. Talbot, in his work on Canada,) went to,a horse-race, that I might witness the speed of their sorry chevaux, as they cantered over a quarter of a mile course…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Race.--The Hunter River Stakes of 20 sovs., with a sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each added, for all horses which have never won a prize of more than £30; carrying weight for age; heats, two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9. On Wednesday, the weather proved dull and overcast, but cleared up in the afternoon. The course was less crowded than on Tuesday; as it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maitland Annual Races commenced on Tuesday, the 8th Instant. It was feared that from the heavy rains which had fallen for the previous fortnight, the course would be very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The only race appointed to take place on this day was the hurdle race, for which three horses had been entered. The morning proved gloomy, and about eleven o'clock a slight shower…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE first Race Meeting in this district, as advertised, came off on Tuesday, the 22nd ultime. The day previous was wet and gloomy, raining heavily until midnight. This did not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These races came off according to advertisement, on Thursday, the 24th, and Friday, 25th August; and although the weather was wet and windy, there was a goodly as emblage of spectators, among whom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR races came off on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 29th and 30th August, and, we are happy to state, in a manner that reflected the highest degree of credit on the management of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The first Race Meeting in this district, as advertised, came off on Tuesday, the 22nd ultimo. The day previous was wet and gloomy, raining heavily until midnight. This did not appear to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →These races came off according to advertisement on Thursday, the 24th, and Friday, 25th August; and although the weather was wet and windy, there was a goodly assemblage of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MATCH between eleven members of the Fitz Roy Club and eleven players from all Cumberland, was played on Monday last, in Harris's Meadow Parramatta, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →These races came off, according, to advertisement, on Thursday, the 24th, and Friday, 25th August; and although the weather was wet and windy, there was a goodly assemblage of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Ulladulla Stakes of twenty sovereigns, added to a sweepstakes of two sovereigns each, free for any horse,—two year olds carrying 9 stone, three year olds 10 stone, four year olds,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →According to announcement, the burlesque, designated as above, came off on Tuesday last, upon a course recently formed in the Immediate vicinity of the Township of Grafton. The day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The term "Sweep," divested of its technical mystery, means no more nor less than a subscription to a fund, dependent, as far as distribution is concerned, upon a future…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND v. CAMB[?]IDOR UNIVERSITY.--At length tho Marylebone Club have entered the field, and commenced their operations for tho season 1848, and accordingly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THESE Races do not demand any particular attention at our hands. The following are the results of the two days' sports:--FRIDAY, AUGUST 25…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Russell Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added, about two miles, were won, after a very fine race, by Mr. Maycock's Eatona, 7st 12lb, beating Mr. Scobell's Tim Whiffler and 3 others…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE revival of these our annual merlings, has caused considerable excitement among the inhabitants of our extensive district, and some alarm was evinced by our sportsmen, on…
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