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Sport, 1860

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1860 · page 8

The return match between the National and the Richmond Clubs, came off on the Domain ground, on the 24th and 25th instant. The first match, which was played at Richmond, on the 10th,…

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Cricket. England V. Australia

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 2

We [?]ss ourselves remiss for not ere this placing our readers in possession of as many of the particulars in [?] the proposed contests between the All England Eleven and our own men, as, at any ra[?]e, we know…

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The New Zealand Turf. Nelson Races. (From the Nilson Examinar, April 18.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 19 May 1860 · page 4

The real interest of the meeting commenced with the Turf Club Plate, the race is which Deception, the mare brought from Auckland, showed for the first time on our course, meeting Ultima, Fidget, and Miss Rowe. On…

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North Shore Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 May 1860 · page 4

CONSIDERING the many of our crack pullers beine unable from the prevailing epidemic to contest in the various matches, the sports passed of very satisfactorily; the amateurs acquitted themselves to the…

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The North Shore Regatta

Empire · Friday 25 May 1860 · page 5

The annual rebattu which had been postponed last year, in consequence of the death of one of the principal supporters, came off yesterday with the same success as [?]itherto. The Committee had decided that no sailing…

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Randwick Races. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 26 May 1860 · page 2

SIR,—You will oblige by allowing me a small space in your valuable journal to point out what in my mind appears to be an error of the Race Committee. I allude to the appointment of starter for the forthcoming…

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Randwick Metropolitan Races. First Day, Tuesday, May 29Th

Empire · Wednesday 30 May 1860 · page 4

YESTERDAY was the first day of the Randwick Metropolitan Autumn Rice Meeting. If the weather had been made to order, it contd not have been more favourable. The sky during the whole day presented an unclouded…

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Rand Wick Metropolitan Races. Third, Day, Thursday, May 31

Empire · Friday 1 June 1860 · page 5

YESTERDAY was the third and last day of the Randwick Metropolitan Autumn Race Meeting, and a more unfavourable one could [?]by no possibility have occurred. In the earlier part of the day it commenced to blow half…

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Metropolitan Autumn Races

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 June 1860 · page 3

This great event, the first meet on the new Randwick course, came off on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and contributed as much amusement, and was attended with as much success, as…

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Albert Cricket Club Ball and Supper

Empire · Saturday 2 June 1860 · page 4

THE Albert Cricket Club, last evening, gave the first ball in connection with a cricket club given in New South Wales. The ball was in Mr. John Clark's splendid room, which was beautifully decorated with flags of all nations. On entering the…

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North Australian Races. (From the Moreton Bay Courier, 7th June.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1860 · page 3

THE races of the North Australian Meet commenced on Tuesday, at Ipswich, under the auspicious circumstances of bright and genial weather, and a numerous assemblage of people from all quarters, and of…

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North Australian Races

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 16 June 1860 · page 2

The races of the North Australian Meet commenced on Tuesday, at Ipswich, under the auspicious circumstances of bright and genial weather, and a numerous assemblage of people from all quarters, and of…

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Racing Nominations. To the Editors of Bell's Life in Sydney

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 30 June 1860 · page 2

GENTLEMEN —At the present juncture, when everything soems combining to raise the standard of racing in our colony—when the new Randwick course has just been inau gurated—and New South Wales is shortly to become the…

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North Shore Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 July 1860 · page 4
Also in Empire

THE admirers of aquatic sports had an opportunity of witnessing some of the most splendid pulling on Saturday afternoon that has ever taken place in these colonies, and it is only to be regretted that the conduct of some of the competitors in fouling should…

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Racing Affairs

Empire · Friday 6 July 1860 · page 4

The two hundred guineas stakes were won by the Wizard. The Chester Cup—a race which always excites much interest amongst turfites—was on…

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Pegasus on Racing. No. Ii. To the Editors of Bell's Lift in Sydney

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 7 July 1860 · page 2

GENTLEMEN—Following somewhat on my letter of last week I'll take a dive into the mysteries at racing as a science, and perpetrate a few remarks of a general nature applicable, as I believe, to the time we live in and the…

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North Shore Regatta

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Monday 9 July 1860 · page 116

THE admirers of aquatic sports had an opportunity of witnessing some of the most splendid pulling on Saturday, 30th ultimo, that has ever taken place in these colonies, audit is only to be regretted that the conduct of some of the competitors in fouling should…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 July 1860 · page 4

MARYLEBONE Club v. The West Middlesex and London University Rifles.—The attractions of this match at Lord's Ground on Monday were much marred by the very unfavourable state of the weather, as it…

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Singleton Races.—1860

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 14 July 1860 · page 2

With ' an interne belief In the benefits resulting to racing generally from the formation of associations for its extension, we are always delighted when wo nee new clubs having such ends in view expanding into fu 1-blown…

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