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282 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 15
Mudgee Town Plate of £100, with a sweepstakes of £5 each added, for all horses, to be handicapped by the stewards, or whom the may appoint; one event, three miles; the second horse to receive £25 from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MAIDEN PLATE of £100 with a sweepstake of £3 each. The 2nd horse to receive £25 from the prize; for all horses that have never won an advertised prize not excceding £20 at the time of entrance; weight for ago;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STEWARDS:—Messrs H. Dare, W. Rendford, J. W. Foreman, E. Charlton, J. D. Little, and E. Daly. FIRST DAY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8. First Race—MAIDEN PLATE of £100, with a sweepstake of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Race.âThe NORTH AUSTRALIAN GRAND HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES, of ten pounds each, with one hundred and fifty sovereigns added from the fund, for all horses, to be handicapped by the stewards or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE lapse in the past season of the annual Intercolonial match with Victoria, afforded our Cricket Association an opportunity of looking to other quarters for a contest. Our fellow-colonists to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →This meeting, from the value of the prizes and the quality of the horses competing for them, the second in importance in the colony, has commenced under most favourable auspices. Netwithstanding the threatening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Acceptances for MELBOURNE CUP, of 20 sovs, 10 sovs forfeit, or 5 if declared, with 200 sovs added. Two miles. The winner of any handicap race, after declaration of weights, 31b extra; of two or more such races,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These races came off upon the 20th and 21st of July. The weather was excellent, although the concourse of spectators was exceedingly small, mainly attributable, we have no doubt, to the swollen state of the rivers around…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Wednesday by half-past twelve the town began to wear a [?] deserted appearance; the District Court, which had up to that time-been the centre of attraction was left almost entirely to bench, bar, and off[?]ers; the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Australian Jockey Club Spring Meeting at Randwick, 8th, 9th, and 10th September. Richmond River, at Casino, 8th and 9th September. Wollongong, 20th, 21st, and 22nd September…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SOME enterprising Parisians have been making great efforts to acclimatize the manly British game of cricket, and something like the following circular appears to have been sent to newspaper editors and to have had the effect of mystifying them immensely…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Vary bast of our racehorses do not often survive the severity of early preparation beyond their third year. Iet us look to the Derby during the lust ten years. All the famous winnora, Audovor, Wild Duyrell, Ellington,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MAIDEN PLATE, £10.—Heats one mile. A. Coberoft's Ada, 1; E. Brown's Worm, 2. RAVENSWORTH CUP, £50.—One Mile. F. Squires' Dartford, 1: A. Coberoft's Miss Purston, 2. Both…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The above are the only GENUINE CARDS, and can be obtained either from this office, the Runners, or "BELL'S LIFE" TENT, on the Course, cach morning of the RAces…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FIRST Reer.—The Maiden Piate of ten severeigne, with a sweep of one soverign each for second horse; one mile hests; for all maiden horses, including winners at two years old…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →These races have been looked forward to for some time with considerable interest, not only by our sporting men, but by the community in general. In these dull times caused by floods, failure in crops, &c., a little excitement…
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Monday, the fourth swimming match for the Champion Cup, given by the London Swimming Club, was contested over the course from the Doves at hammersmith down to the Putney Aqueduet (about two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] which had been postponed from time to time for the last twelve months, was brought to an issue on the afternoon of July 9. The [?] fixed upon was in the Channel, off Calais, where boats were moored at a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THIS match which had been postponed form time to time for the last the twelve months, was brought to an issue on the afternoon of July 3. The course fixed upon was in the Cha[?]l, off Calais, where boats were moored at a…
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