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Sport, 1863

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Victoria Jockey Club Races. February 28. (From the Argus.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1863 · page 8

THE following are the details of the racing:— The Australian Sir[?]' Produce Stakes.—A sweepstakes of 10 sovereigns each, with 200 sovereigns added. For two-year-olds. One mile. Weight, 8 stone…

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Victoria Jockey Club Races. (From the Age.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 7 March 1863 · page 2

THE Victoria Jockey Club Autumn Race Meeting was held on the Melbourne course on Saturday. The weather proved as favourable as could have been desired, and the meeting was very successful, though the number of…

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The English Racing of 1862. (From the Sporting Life.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 7 March 1863 · page 4

The condition of the Turf revcnue will, on examination, he found eminently satisfactory, but it is impossible to say so much of the the principles and policies which have marked the transactions of certain persons in connection…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1863 · page 5

A CONTEST came off in the Domain yesterday, the result or which must have made it evident to many that the cricketing power of the Maitland district, although hitherto deemed to be considerable, has been underrated. Having…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. [Through Greville and Bird.] Penrith Races. First Day, Tuesday, March 17Th

Empire · Wednesday 18 March 1863 · page 4

FIRST RACE.—Maiden Plate of 50 s[?], with a sweep of 3 [?] added; for all maidens at the time of entrance weight for age; distances, l½ miles;second horse to save his stake…

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Telegraphic Despatches. [From Our Correspondents.] Penrith. Wednesday, 5 p.m. Penrith Races. Second Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1863 · page 4

LADIES' PURSE.—Skylark, 1. Canun, 2. Revange, 3. PONY RACE—White Stocking, 1. Billy, 2. HACK RACE.—Bartine, 1. Tip, 2. All the racing went off well. The weather was fine…

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Penrith Races.—third Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1863 · page 8

YESTERDAY being the third day of the Penrith Annual Meeting, there was a to erably large muster of spectators on the course, notwithstanding that the weather was most oppressively hot, and the running…

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Racing and Betting. (From the Saturday Revi[?].)

Empire · Friday 20 March 1863 · page 2

IT is very satisfactory to hear that the " hubble bets," which for some time past have reflected an equivocal lustre upon the nan[?]s of several ga'lent officers, have been made the subject of…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1863 · page 9

During the past month cricketing transactions have been active, although the recent wet weather has to some extent interfored with the playing of matches, which have not been so frequent as usual, The various…

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Penrith Races

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 21 March 1863 · page 2

STEWARDS—Mr William York, Mr Donald Beatson, Mr T. Smith, Mr M. Menser, Mr John Perry. CLERK OF THE COURSE—Mr W. Avery. JUDGE—R. W. Cox, Esq…

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Penrith Races.—third Day

Sydney Mail · Saturday 21 March 1863 · page 12

YESTERDAY being the third day of the Pearith Annual Meeting, there was a tolerably large muster of spectators on the course, notwithstanding that the runuing…

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[By Electric Telegram]. (Through Greville and Bird.) Albury Annual Races. First Day, Thursday, March 19Th 1863

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 21 March 1863 · page 2

First Race.—MAIDEN PLATE of 75 sovs, with a sweep of 3 sovs each added, for all horses that have never won an advertised prize (winners of two-yoar-old stakes and matches excepted); l½ mile;one event; second…

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Telegraphic Despatches. [From Our Correspondents] Bathurst. Thursday, 6 p.m. Bathurst Races. First Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1863 · page 4

MAIDEN PLATE.—Forester, 1; Cinderell[?], 2. Forester's jockey was under weight, and the race was given to Cinderella. TOWN PLATE.—Pasha, 1; Shamrock, 2…

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Cricket

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1863 · page 2

BRITISH v. ACSTRALIANS.—A match between the above was played at Picton on St. Patrick's Day; it rained heavily in the carly part of the morning, but to[?] the weather cleared up and he [?]of…

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Armidale Annual Races, 1863. (From the Armidale Express.) JUDGE; J. Trim, Esq

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1863 · page 2

STEWARDS; —Dr West, D. Baker, Esq., R. Taylor, Esq., L. Markham, Esq., R. Scholes, Esq. TREASURER:—John Moore, Esq. CLERK OF THE COURSE:—Mr L.Doran…

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Cooma Races. (From the Correspondent of Goulburn Hearld.) First Day, Tuesday, 17Th Mahon

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1863 · page 2

The MAIDEN PLATE of 30 sovs, with a sweep of sovs each, for all horses that nover won an advertised prize of £15; weight for age; one mile-and-a-half; the second horse to receive the sweep…

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Tamworth Annual Races. (Abridged from the Examiner.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1863 · page 3

OUR annual sports came off on Wednesday and Thursday last and although the meeting was not so brilliant as on former occasions; it was, in so far as the racing and general arrangements made by the stewards were concerned,…

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Bathurst Annual Races. (From the Free Press of Saturday.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1863 · page 3

THESE races, which have been much on the decline for the last year or two, appear to be slowly recovering. The excellence of the horses entered for the present year is above the average of the last two or three years, although…

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Bathurst Annual Races

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1863 · page 4

These races, which have been much on the decline for the last year or two, appear to be slowly recovering. It is true that the Jockey Club have experienced considerable difficulty in raising suficient funds to meet the many…

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Tamworth Annual Races. First Day, March 23

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1863 · page 2

First Race.—TAMWORTH MAIDRN PLATE, value £40, for all maidens; one event, one and a half-mile. Mr A. Loder's b m Saucebox, by Chatterbox......... Tracy 1 C. Cross's b m Empress, by New Warrior........II. Rose 2…

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