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Sydney · Sport

Sport, 1866

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Rocky Point Races

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 24 March 1866 · page 2

These races came off on Saturday last, St. Patrick's Day, at the new course, adjacent to the Gardener's Arms, and were very numerously attended, there being, at a rough calculation, about 1600 or £2000 people present,…

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Tamworth Annual Races. (Abridged from the Tamworth Examiner,March 17.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 24 March 1866 · page 2

Our annual sports took place on Wednesday and Thursday last, and although less excitement was occasioned than perhaps at any former similar gathering, the meet was on the whole not an unsuccessful one. In…

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Cricket

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 31 March 1866 · page 2

ELEVEN OF THE ALBERT, WARWICK, AND NATIONAL CLUBS V. TWENTY-TWO OF THE SOUTH COAST.—This match, in which the crack players of the metropolis, with few exceptions, took part, excited no small…

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Wilberforce Races. March 27Th

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 31 March 1866 · page 2

These races came off according to announcement on Tuesday last, and proved a very satisfactory day's sport. The attendance was much above the average, in fact might have been called very large, taking all things…

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Wagga St. Patrick's Day Races

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 31 March 1866 · page 2

MAIDEN PLATE of 15 sovs, for all horses that had never won an advertised prize; carrying weight for age. One and a half mile. One event. Mr. J. Delaney'b g Pable, aged…

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Cricket. Engagements of the Albret C.c

Empire · Saturday 31 March 1866 · page 5

March 31.—First Eleven v. National, on the A. C. C. Ground. Second Eleven v. Surrey, in the Domain. April 2nd, Easter Monday.—First Eleven v. National…

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Cricket.—sydney V. South Coast

Empire · Monday 2 April 1866 · page 4

On Tuesday last the long-talked of match between eleven of the best players that Sydney could produce and twenty-two of the South Coast players was commenced on the Race-course, and continued and…

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Homebush Races

Empire · Tuesday 3 April 1866 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The most triumphant success attended the races at Homebush yesterday. It was progrosticated by many of the growling prophets ot Sydney that any attempt to revive Homobush races would be attended with utter…

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Athletic Sports and Londoners

Empire · Tuesday 3 April 1866 · page 6

Some old stories there are which, like old wines, improve by keeping and mellow with age. It is good to have a glance at them now and then in the spirit of a connoissour who pours out with his own hand a bumper…

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Homebush Races. Second Day

Empire · Wednesday 4 April 1866 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The weather yesterday was magnificent, and the racing quite as good as on the previous day. Of course, it was not to be expected, that so large a number of visitors would be present as on the day previous; but…

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ADELAIDE. Thursday evening. Jockey Club Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1866 · page 5

ENTRIES FOR ADELAIDE CUP.—Seagull, Ebor, First Flight, Tim Whiffler, Miss Fisher, Panic, Cowra. ENTRANCES FOR THE ST. LEGER.—Smuggler, Tim Whiffier, Miss Fisher, Midnight, and Cowra…

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Homebush Races

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 April 1866 · page 5

We shell be quite within the limits of fact in designating the race meeting at Homebushon Monday—the second meeting of the Homebush revival—an unqualified success. The weather was truly delightful; a cloudless sky, an…

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ADELAIDE. Thursday evening. Jockey Club Races

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 April 1866 · page 4

ENTRIES FOR ADELAIDE CUP.—Seagull, Ebor, First Flight, Tim Whiffler, Miss Fisher, Panic, Cowra. ENTRANCES FOR THE ST. LEGER.—Smuggler, Tim Whiffler, Miss Fisher, Midnight, and Cowra…

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Cricket in Queensland. (From our Brisbane Correspondent.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1866 · page 4

The return match between the Victoria and Caxton Clubs was concluded on Saturday last, and resulted in another victory for the former, although on this occasion the "Caxtons" playod with sixteen, and the "Victoria's"…

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Homebush Races. Eastee Monday and Tuesday, 1866. Stewards

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1866 · page 2

Richard Jones, Esq. S. C. Burt, Esq. John Tait, Esq. JUDGE.—J. F. Downes, Esq…

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Gunnedah Annual Races. (From a Correspondat of the Tamworth Examiner.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1866 · page 4

These races came off on Wednesday and Thursday last. The attendance was very good, far better than our last races, and we had a better field of horses than was anticipated. The course was rather heavy and soft, in…

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Cricket

Empire · Tuesday 10 April 1866 · page 5

WEST END V. ENMORE.—A match was played on Saturday last on the Darlington ground between eleven of the West End Club and eleven of the Enmore Club, resulting in a victory for the latter, whose score…

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The Government of Coloured Races in Colonies. (From the Saturday Review, January 20.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1866 · page 6

PERHAPS nothing so much illustrates the careless hand-to-mouth state of political opinion in England as the utter ignorance of two-thirds of the people, nnd the utter indifference of nearly…

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