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Sport, 1849

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Hawkesbury Regatta. To the Editors of Bell's Life in Sydney

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 27 January 1849 · page 2

GENTLEMEN.—Being perfectly aware of the absence of your reporter on the any of the Regatta, until a very late hour, and finding that a garbled statement of this sporting affair has found…

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Anniversary Regatta of 1849

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1849 · page 2

WE on Saturday hazarded an opinion that the thousands the first day afloat, on shipboard, adn on shore, [?]ongregated to wintess the first day (Friday) of hte Regatta, afforded a very…

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Cricket

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 3 February 1849 · page 2

NAUTICAL CRICKETERS.—Two elevens selected from the crew of H M.S. Rattlesnake, exchanged the blue water for the green turf, and cannon balls for cricket balls, on Monday last,…

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The Captain Averse to Racing. by the 'Young'un' of Philadelphia

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 3 February 1849 · page 1

Early in the spring, a few years ago, a magnificent new steamboat was launched upon the Ohio river, and shortly after made her appearance at the Levee, opposite the flourishing city of…

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Sydney Yacht Club Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1849 · page 2

Two races, of first and second class yachts owned by members of the club, came off, as announced, on Saturday last, and excited some interest. The police schooner Satellite having…

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Brighton Races

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 10 February 1849 · page 4

Brighton races took place on Tuesday. The weather was fine, the sport good, and the company rather numerous. Mr. A. Malcolm's b.g. Gift, aged, l0st 41bs (Clarke), won the Town Plate of 30 sots., in two well-contested heats beating Mr…

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Sydney Yacht Club Races

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 10 February 1849 · page 37

Two races, of first and second class yachts; owned by members of the club, came off, on Saturday last, and excited some, interest. The police schooner Satellite having…

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Sporting Intelligence. Sydney Yacht Club Races

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 10 February 1849 · page 4

Two races, of first and second class yachts owned by members of the club, came off, as announced, on Saturday last, and excited some interest. The police schooner Satelite having been moored off Fort Macquarie as flag vessel, from her the starting gun was fired…

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Cricket Extraordinary. Eleven One-armed Men v. Eleven with One Leg

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 17 February 1849 · page 1

Seven years have elapsed since these veterans met for a similar encounter at Hall's Ground, Camberwell, and during this long recess the great leveller has bowled a large proportion of…

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North Richmond Races

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 10 March 1849 · page 2

AGREEADLY to advertisement in the columns of this journal, the litlte-go races, held annually in the classic locality of the Kurryjong, commenced on Thursday, the 1st instant—and taking…

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Berrima Races. [From Our Own Reporters.] Tuesday, March 6, 1849

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 10 March 1849 · page 2

THERE could not be a finer day for racing than this was—but notwithstanding the fact, that the prizes to be run for were good, there was decidedly a want of spirit amongst the sporting characters…

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Berrima Races. Wednesday, March 7

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 17 March 1849 · page 2

THERE was a very poor attendance on the ground to-day—none of that spirit of "fun and frolic" to be seen, which usually attends race meetings. There were only two stewards in attendance,…

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Sporting Intelligence Carcoar Races. First Day, Tuesday, March 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 March 1849 · page 2

THE Carcoar Town Plate of £50. Mr. Healy's b.g. Jottocks, aged, rode by owner. 2 1 1 Mr."Downes' b.h. Plover. 1 2dr,…

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Wilberforce Races

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 24 March 1849 · page 2
Also in The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator

IT once more becomes our pleasing duty to record the sayings and doings of our Sporting neighbours of Wilberforce, whose liberally in all matters beneficial to the interests of the locality…

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Maitland St. Patrick's Day Races

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 24 March 1849 · page 5

Yesterday, the St. Patrick's Day Raees came off on the Maitland Course. The day was a very fine one, a fresh breeze tempering the heat of the sun's rays. There were but three booths on the course, and the attendance was but slight, but the day on the…

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Paterson St. Patrick's Day Races

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 24 March 1849 · page 5

On Saturday a race for £1. came off at Paterson, which afforded capital sport. The following horses ran:-- Mr. M'Namara's Betsy...1 1 Mr. Burns's Shylock ... 22…

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Original Correspondence. CRICKET. To the Editors of Bell's Life in Sydney

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 24 March 1849 · page 3

GENTLEMEN.—Observing in your last issue, a letter signed "SCUMPS," politely requesting you to enlighten his understanding (it being rather dull) on the following question:—"Whether or…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1849 · page 2

A MATCH took place on Saturday last, the 24th instant, between eleven members of the Royal Victoria Military Club, and a like number of the Australian Rose. Owing to the…

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Sporting Intelligence. Bathurst Races. Second Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1849 · page 3

THE first race announced in the advertisements was the Hack Hurdle Race; but it was dis covered that the man employed to place the hurdles had fixed them nine inches below the…

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