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The weather yesterday morning was very threatening and the number of vehicles bound for the races— as compared with Monday—was very few. The railway, however, appeared to be tolerably well patronised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE great sporting event of the season draws near to hand, and when it is over Mr. PUNCH will be enabled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →According to annual custom Mr Brassil, with the assistance of the Waroo Turf Club, brought out a very good programme The attendance of spectators was even more numerous than on previous occasions, there being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AFTER lapsing during the years 1865 and 1866, an attempt was made some two or three months back to organise races for the present year. Meetings wero held, and though nothing like enthusiasm was generally displayed, still the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maiden Plate of £30, with a sweep of 2 sovs cach; for all horses that have never won an udvortiscd prizo exceeding £15; weight for age; 1½ mile; one ovent; the second horse to receive the sweep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This match, arranged for some time, came off on Saturday and Monday last on the Lansdowne Ground. Great fears were entertained that the wickets could not got in order, as the flood of the previous week had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The GREAT NELSON TRIAL STAKES, of 10 sovs each, 5 ft; 50 sovs added by the Turf Club, provided six horses start, and 30 if any lesser number; for three-yr-olds. If six start the second horse to receive 20 sovs out of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The first day's sport attracted a good concourso of spectators, it being calculated that not loss than 250 or 300 persons were present including a large sprinkling of the fair sex. The conduct of the people was most orderly,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As a great difference of opinion exists as to whether bets are affected by the postponement of races from one week to another, we give Admiral Rous's opinion as to the postponement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Those races commenced on Monday, on the old course E. of the town. The attendance was very good. We heard it computed variously from a little over 500 to 650. The number of equestrionnes was very large, to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stewards: Hon. J. Morphett, Hon. J. Baker, Messrs P. Levi and J. Gilbert. Judge: Mr J Chambers. Starter: Mr G. Bennett. Hon. Secretary: Mr E. M. Bagot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The weather on Saturday last was really magnificant, and the gloomy forebodings, with reference to the success of the Autumn Meeting, took flight with the first glimpse of the sun as it rose on the St. Leger Day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE regular autumn race meeting at Randwick will commence to-day with, undoubtedly, the beBt programme ever offered to the sporting public in this colony. The great race of the meeing—the Gold Cup—will come off to-day;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday—the great day of the Autumn meeting— came in rather gloomily, and at about 11 o'clock it threatened to rain. Happily, however, the clouds blew away, and a more lovely day could not have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The attendance at Randwick yesterday was very small as compared with the previous two days, being chiefly confined to botting men. The races were exceedingly well contested, and were equal to any of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whatever forebodings might have been felt when the races were postponed for a week as to the chances of fine weather they were entirely dissipated on the Friday following when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THESE races were concluded on Wednesday last. The day was beautifully fine; and there was a larger number of spectators present than on the previous days. The course, as might be expected, was in no better…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →These sports came off on the Agricultural Society's ground on Monday last. The weather was delightful. The foot racing was excellent. Not only were there good Golds of competitors at each event, but the pace was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Saturday last brought the Randwick Autumn Meeting to a close, and notwithstanding the almost uninterrupted w[?] weather with which we have been visited for the last six weeks, no rain fell in sufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Entrances for the Three Big Handicap races, to come off at the June meeting. North Australian Grand Handicap. Mr M'Fadden's Whalebone, aged…
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