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Sport, 1855

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Sporting Intelligence. Races to Come

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 19 May 1855 · page 2

Homebush Metropolitan -- May 29th, 30th, and 31st. Parramatta -- June 15th, 16th, and 17th…

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Moreton Bay. Ipswich Races. (From Free Press, May 15.)

Empire · Wednesday 23 May 1855 · page 5

Tuesday, the 8th of May, was looked forward to with no small amount of anzicty by a largee number of town and country folks. Its arrival, however, was no source of gratification to those who…

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The North Shore Regatta

Empire · Friday 25 May 1855 · page 5

Owing to the rather sudden secession (in con[?]quence of some dispute) of the gentlemen who have hitherto formed the Committee for carrying out the North Shore Regatta, the event had, upon…

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North Shore Regatta

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 26 May 1855 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The great mass of the population, so fond of aquatic amusements, assembled to witness the North Shore Regatta. The schooner Tom Tough was engaged as flag-ship. The following…

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North Shore Regatta, 1855

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 26 May 1855 · page 2

The unfortunate differences between the original Committee respecting the Greens, and which Cabinet split terminated in the resignation of most of the Ministry rendered it a matter of question whether this Regatta would come off. However,…

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Entrances for the Parramatta Races

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 26 May 1855 · page 2

MAIDEN PLATE. -- Dangerous; Veno; Myrioola; Inkerman; Jenny Lind; Black Jack ; William Dargan; Kingfisher. COUNTY STAKES. -- Cooriman: Veno; Dora; Creeping Jenny. WELTER. --Botherum: Our Joe; Surplice; Camphor; Planet…

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Entrance for the Parramatta Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 May 1855 · page 4

MAIDEN PLATE.—Dangerous, Y[?], Myre[?]la, Inkermann, Jenny Lind, Black J[?]ck, William Dargan, and King Fisher. COUNTY STAKES.—Cooramin, Veno, Dora, and Cr[?]ing Jenny. WELTER STAKES.—Bother'em, Our Jo[?], Surplice, Camphor, and…

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Sporting Intelligence. Races to Come

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 26 May 1855 · page 2

Homebush Metropolitan -- May 29th, 30th, and 31st. Brisbane -- May 29th, 30th, 31st. Parramatta -- June 15th, 16th, and 17th…

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The Turf. Homebush, 1855, Cards of the Races

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 26 May 1855 · page 2

The CARDS OF THE RACES will be printed at the Office of Bell's Life in Sydney, 23, Batburst-street West, BY AUTHORITY OF THE STEWARDS,…

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Important Decision. Admiral Rous's Interpretation of the Rule Empowering the Stewards, in Case of Urgent Necessity, to Put Off the Races Under Their Management From Day to Day. Tns Liverpool, Nottingham, and Other Spring Meetings

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 26 May 1855 · page 1

Several communications have been addressed to us on the subject of the second postponement of the Liverpool Spring Meeting, more particularly with referenco to the "Grand National…

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The North Shore Regatta. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 28 May 1855 · page 5

SIR—I beg leave to let you know that your report of the race between the 13 feet sailing boats was incorrectly reported. Coming round Goat Island the Aunie S. Get a slant of wind,…

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Homebush Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 May 1855 · page 5

THE Annual Metropolitan Turf Meet of the colony commenced yesterday, and we are gratified to say under most favourable auspices. It had been anticipated that the falling off by…

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Homebush Races, 1855

Empire · Wednesday 30 May 1855 · page 4

Yesterday, being the first day of the annual Metropolitan Races, at an early hour the road leading to the course became thronged with vehicles of every description, and pedestrains out of…

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Homebush Races, 1855. Second Day—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 31 May 1855 · page 5

The number of persons in attendance yesterday, though by no means so great as upon Tuesday, was nevertheless far above the usual average for a "second day." The weather, moreover, was…

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Homebush Races. Third Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 June 1855 · page 5

THE attendance on the course yesterday was extremely numerous, and the interest in the events notified by advertisement, was very great. The scene on the road was only a repetition of that of the first day, and when…

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Homebush Races, 1855. Third Day

Empire · Friday 1 June 1855 · page 5

The course was more numerously attended yesterday than it has been on any similar occasion for many years past; and certainly better contested races have never been run at Homebush since the…

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Sporting Intelligence. Homebush Races 1855

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 2 June 1855 · page 5

Tuesday commenced the great, the important event of the New South Wales Sporting World: and decidedly so far as the weather was concerned most auspiciously. A lovlier day was never created to tempt the Metropolitans to exchange their…

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Homebush Races, 1855. (For First Day's Races, see Page 5.) Second Day, Wednesday, May 30Th

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 2 June 1855 · page 2

The second day's racing is always looked upon as a sort of breathing time to recover from the first day's whirl, and gain strength to encounter the wind-up of the morrow. The attendance, however, upon this occasion was good, and order…

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Bell's Life in Sydney. Saturday, June 2, 1855. Sporting Reviewer. Races to Come

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 2 June 1855 · page 2

Parramatta, June 12, 13, and 14. M[?]gee, August 7th, 8th, and 9th…

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