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The second annual meeting of this favoured locality came off on the 12th, 13th, and 14th February, being postponed one day in consequence of the wet weather. Tho morning of Thursday was ushered in by the finest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CRICKET MATOR.—A singlE wicket match took place at the Frying Pan a few days ago, between Mr W. Tress, jun., surveyor, and Mr E. Knight for £1 a-side. Mr Tress first took…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is a remarkable fact that although horseracing has always been a favourite pastime among Englishmen, and although horse-breeding has, almost from the first settlement of this district, formed an important branch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WITH respect to the present year's races we have little to say, except that thus far they are something worse than the last, which were a decided falling off from the previous year's, and so on in a regular…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A CRICKET MATCH was played yesterday in the Outer Domain, between the best two elevens of the married and single chosen from the several clubs in Sydney. The weather was very unpropitious throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PYRMONE v. BALMAIN.—Agreeably to arrangement the maiden match between the above clubs came off on Tuesday last, at Pyrmont. The day having set in unpropitiously, the wickets were not picthed until a little after…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Tuesday last the Northumberland Cricket Club played [?] first match, on the ground adjoining the Grammar School. Two elevens were chosen out of the club, and by way of distinction the one side were gaily decked with blue ribbons, and the other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With respect to the present year's races, we have little to say, except that thus far they are something worse than the last, which were a decided falling off from the previous year's,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carrick St. Leger of 20 sovs each, with 40 sovs added, was won by Mr W. Brown's Mystery by Conrad, beating British Queen and Maid of the Spring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE HURDLE RACE of 50 sovs., with 5 sovs, added, [?] all horses; Homebush welther weights; over 9 leaps, [?] feet high; one event three times round. Mr. Ford's ch.g. Moss Trooper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Whon it became necossary to postpone Ponrith Races, the committee very properly fixed the carliest possible day, so as to avoid as much as they coul, interfering with the pre-existing arrangements at other places,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cooma Annual Race Meeting for 1857, commencod on St. Patrick's Anniversay, and continued the two following days. Everything went off with eclat; a haencyed word that, but it never was more folicitously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →These races, which for a year or two past have been suffered to fail into disuse, were revived on Thursday. the 19th instant, and drew together a very respectable concourse of people…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE above sports for the present year commenced on Tuesday, on the course, midway between Windsor and Richmond. The weather was favourable, although some forebodings were entertained during the day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather, with occasional showers on the first day, a considerable number of persons (a fair proportion being of the gentle sex) assembled to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As we anticipated, the weather was rather unfavourable to-day, being characterised by clouds and occasional showers, some of them heavy; notwithstanding which a large concourse of visitors appeared to witness…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FIRST DAY. First Race—The PRODUCE STAKES of 200 sovs, for horses that have never won a prize of more than 30 sovs, exclusive of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Owing to the very unsettle state of the weather, there was not so numerous an assemblage as we have before witnessed in previous years. Owing to the vigilance of the stewards, the public task…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—Seeing from a paragraph which appeared in your issue of the 1st instant, that a great mistake seems to exist on your part, in reference to the late match between two elevens of the Parramatta and Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The match between eleven of Parramatta and eleven of Maitland was played at Parramatta on Wednesday and Thursday last. The play on the last day was very interesting—the excellent fielding of the Parramatta…
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