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Sport, 1855

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Cowra Annual Races

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 2

FIRST DAY, TUESDAY OCTOBER 9TH,1855 First Race-COWRA TOWNPLATE of £50, for all horses weight for age; heats, twice round the coure…

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The Turf. Illawarra Races

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 2

WE have received a report of the above Meeting, which we cannot, however, believe to be a corree one-we cansequently abstain from publishing it. Should, we…

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Illawarra Annual Races 1855. Stewards

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 2

William Warren Jenkins, Esq., J.P., Robert Davison, Esq., J.P., Dr. Ealder, J. P. JUDGE--Dr. King…

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Sporting Reviewer. Races to Come

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 2

Homebush County-during Meeting, Nov. 6th 7th, and 8th. Wee Waa, 6th and 7th November. Morouya, 6th. 7th, and 8th Nov…

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Cowra Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 October 1855 · page 2

THESE races came off, as advertised in the Free Press, on the 9th, 10th, and 11th October. The weather was most favourable, and the course in excellent order. The concourse of people who came to participate in the…

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[?] Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 October 1855 · page 3

THESE races, so anxiously looked forward to by many, come off on Wednesday, the 17th instant, with great [?]. The weather was propitions, the attendance good, and everything passed off well…

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Illawarra Races. (Abridged from the Illawarra Mercury.) First Dat, Tuesday, 23[?] OCTOBER

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 October 1855 · page 3

FIRST RACE.—Tuesday was the day big with the fate of Wollongong and her elashing prads; and nothing could have been more propitious than the weather. It seemed as though the sun put forth its…

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Tuena Races

Empire · Thursday 1 November 1855 · page 3

A correspondent of the Goulburn Chronicle supplies the following account of the Tuena Races:- These races, so anxiously looked forward to by many, came off on Friday, October 17, with great [?]lat. The…

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The Illawarra Annual Races

Empire · Thursday 1 November 1855 · page 3

We abridge the following from the report given by the local journal. FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25. The weather was most propitious, and the attendance…

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Cowra Races. (From the Bathurst Fire Press of Saturday.)

Empire · Thursday 1 November 1855 · page 3

These races came off as advertised in the Free Press, on the 9th, 10th, and 11th October. The weather was most favouable and the course in excellent order. The, concoure of pepple who came to participate in the…

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Homebush Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 November 1855 · page 5

THE following are the entries for these races next week. FIRST DAY. BURWOOD PLATE.— Mr. P. Ward's Grecian Queen, Mr. J. Gribbin's Madoline, Mr. Charles Baldwin's…

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Goodwood Races. Tuesday, July 31

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 3 November 1855 · page 7

Throughout the morning rain fell with a drenching persistency which deterred pleasure-folks from visting the course. The muster of general company was consequently very scanty. The balcony of the Grand Stand had few occupants : and the…

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Sporting Intelligence. Illawarra Annual Races, 1855. Third Day, Thursday, 25th OCTOBER

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 3 November 1855 · page 7

FIRST RACE -- THE LADIES' PURSE of 50 sovs. for all horses, to be handicapped by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint: heats, twice round the course Entrance, £5. Mr. A. Rose's b.h. Surplice, aged, 10st. 7lbs. (Doyle) ... 1…

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The English Turf, Aquatics, Ring, Pedestrianism, &c. Goodwood Races, Tursday, July 31

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 3 November 1855 · page 1

Throughout the morning rain fell with a drenching persistency which deterred pleasure folks from visiting the course. The mustor of general company was consequently very scanty…

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Cricket Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 November 1855 · page 5

THE following is the result of a match played on the Hyde-park, cricket ground, yesterday, between the Marylebone and Union Cricket Clubs, being the second double-wicket match of the season. In the former…

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Homebush Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 November 1855 · page 5

THE expec[?]ation, which it seemed not unreasonable to indulge, that the increased facilities of travelling placed at the dispes[?]l of the public by the opening of the Parramatta Railway, would conduce o[?]n unu[?]y numerous gathering at the Homebush…

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Homebush Races.[?]

Empire · Wednesday 7 November 1855 · page 4

Yesterday, being the first day of the Homebush Co[?]nty Spring Meeting for 1855, was the occasion of much excite-ment on the part of a large portion of our sporting circles[?] As usual on such occasions, a large number of the good…

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Homebush Races. Second Day.—wednesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 November 1855 · page 5

YESTERDAY was barely saved from being a di[?] non in the racing calendar. It is true the weather was more propitious than on Tuesday; and a bright sky and cheerful sunshine invited to out of door plessures. It…

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Homebush Races. Second Day,wednesday,november 7

Empire · Thursday 8 November 1855 · page 5

The attendance on the racecourse yesterday was by no means so good as on Tuesday. Everything was conducted in a quiet and orderly manner; but the races seemed to lack interested the only race attracting…

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Homebush Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 November 1855 · page 5

THE Homebush Spring Meeting closed yesterday, and the occasion called together a much larger conco[?] of spectators that we witnessed on either of the preceding days. The weather was oppressively hot, and…

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