Latest From Victoria. [By Electric Telegraph.] the Jockey Club Races. Melbourne, Thursday Evening
WELTER HANDICAP:—The Moor [?] Wailawhile 2. Pioneer 3. MAIDEN PLATE:— Lord Clyde 1. Mistlet[?] 2. P[?]oxilites 3…
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Victoria Jockey Club Races First Day, Wednesday, February 16. (From the Age of Thursday.)
THE fifth meeting of the Jockey Club commenced yesterday, on the Melbourne course, and for a first day, the attendance was as numerous as could be expected, taking into consideration the unpropitious appearance of the morning. With respect to the racing…
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YESTERDAY, a very interesting match was commenced on the cricket ground in the Outer Domain, between eleven picked men of the Albert Club and an equal number of that of the county of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Victoria Jockey Club Races. Second Day, Thursday, 17Th February
THE favourable change in the weather induced a much greater number of visitors to attend tho races to-day, the course being thickly lined on each side for a considerable distance. The vehicles also, of every description, far outnumbered those of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket. Albert Eleven v. Cumberland Eleven
A match which excited great interest. and drew together a great concourse of spectaters, numbering thrungh-, out the clay from one to two thousand persons, was commenced on Thursday, on the Domain ground, between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Races and Steeple Chases in 1856
It appears, from an official report just drawn up. the the total amount of sales and entries with in horse races and steeple chases in France, in the course of the present year, was t, 114 976' 500. Of that sum. Baron Niviere…
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THIAL STAKES a sweeist kes of 10 sovs each half forfeit, with 100 sovs added for all 2 yr-olds. Weight, 8st, Distance one mile. Mr. Lang's br e Flying Jth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Gundagai Annual Races. First Day. Tuesday February 23, (By Electric Telegraph)
Maiden Plate—won by Mr.Keighran's Cartouche. Publicans' Purse—won by 'Mr Isanes' Young Electricity. Selling Stakes—won by Mr M' A lister's Pigeon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria Jockey Club Races. (Concluded from our fourth page) Third Day, Friday, February 18Th
THE GREAT METROPOLITAN HANDICAP f 200 sovs. with 50 sovs added for the second and 20 sovs for the third horse Entrance, 10 sovs, Two miles and a quarter. A winner of a race of the value of 100 sova. including…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Armidale Annual Races. (Abridged from the Armidale Stnress of 26th February.)
THE annual meet on the Armidale course was begun on Wednesday, and continued for three days The attendance was good. About one o'clock the following horses started for the…
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The swimming matches at St Kilda, on Saturday attracted a g[?]odly number of spectators to Kennedy's bathing ship. The sport was all that could be desired; the results of some of the contests were however, widely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bodalla Races. First Day
These races came off on the 17th and 18th ult, as previously advertised. The stewards present were Messrs W. Coman, senior, and R. T. Kerby. The Bodalla course is situated partly within Mr Stephens's clover paddock,…
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THE Warialda Annual Races came off on Wednesday and Thursday, the 23rd and 24th February. FIRST DAY.âFirst Race.âThe Warialda Town Plate, £25; two miles, one event…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tamworth Annual Races. [From a Correspondent.]
OUR annual race meeting came off on Wednesday and Thursday last. The weather was most propitious, light showers of rain having fallen on Tuesday, which rendered the course all that could be desired by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bathurst Races (From Wednesday's Free Press.)
THE Very strennous efforts which have been made by the Bathurst Race Committee to secure the patronage and approbation of the racing public of the district have, we are happy to state, been crowned, so far, with the most unequivocal success. Even the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wellingrove Races. (Abridged from the Armidale Express.) First Day, Wednesday, March 2
First Race—The MAIDEN PLATE of 25 sovs, for all horses that had never won an advertised prize; 1 ½ mile heats; weight for age. Mr. T. Viver's [?]g War Eagle, 5 yrs, 9st 5lbs.....(Wilson) 3 1 1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand Turf. Nelson Races, 1859. (From the Colonist, March 4.) First Day, Tuesday, March 1st
The GREAT NELSON TRIAL STAKES of 10 sovs each, 5ft; 50 sovs added by the Turf Club, provided eight horses start, and 30, if any lesser number; for the produce of mares covered in New Zealand in the season of 1854…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bathurst Races. (From the Times of Thursday.) SECOND Dayp=m-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
YESTERDAY was cloudy in the morning, and threatened rain; but as noon advanced the atmosphere brightened, and the day was all that could be wished for horse-raeing. The sports were good, and…
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The Trial Stakes.—Buzzard first, Main Royal second. St. Lodger.—Red Deer first, Lord[?] Clyde second. Queen's Plate.—The Moor first, Alice Hawthorn…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bathurst Races. (Concluded from the Bathurst Times, March 19.)
Through a misinterpreta'ion of our correspondent's note we gave in our last an incorrect version of the race for the District Purse, on the second Day; we therefore reputlish the racing on…
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