Athletic
ATHLETIC SPORTS.—A club, recently formed, and calling itself the Surry Hills Amateur Athletic Club, held its first, outdoor meeting in the Civil and Military cricket ground on Saturday afternoon. There was…
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Chester Races.—wednesday, May 5. the Cup Day
The Tradesmen's Plate of 20O sovs, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft; second to receive 50 sovs ont of the stakes, and winner to pay 50 sovs towards expenses; winners extra. Cup Course…
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A CORRESPONDENT to the Dubbo Dispatch writes:—These races came off on the 22nd June, as advertised in your journal. There was a great number of persons present, but very few horses, owing no doubt to the late rains, which…
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Turrawan—August Deniliquin Spring—August 5th. Casino—August 18th and 19th. Warren—August 24th…
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FURTHER reflection confirms the opinion freely expressed immediately after the Two Thousand, that Belladrum, even if he could not have beaten Pretender, ought to have been within a head of him at the…
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Wednesday, August 11th, 1869.—Acceptance for Melbourne Cup. Tuesday, October 19th, 1869.—General Entries for the Spring Meeting, 1869…
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THESE races which terminated satisfactorily on the 9th instant, were reported in our last issue. From a paragraph in the Clarence Examiner we learn that the prizes were paid at Holmsten's Hotel, at noon on Saturday, cheques being…
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This match, which was commenced on Fonner's Ground on Mon day last, did not fall to realise the expectations of those who were looking forward to witness a fine display of hatting. A large number of spectators assembled at the commencement of play,…
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These races came off on Thursday and Friday, July 8th and 9th and have passed with the usual success attendant upon the Grafton races. The weather on Thursday was very unpropitions, preventing such a large attendance of spectators as is usual on…
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LORDS, MAY 17.—The comraittee of the M.C.C. arranged the Whit Monday Match as above, for the benefit of "The M.C.C. Players' Fund," and looking at the respective sides in the published list of players the South seemed to have none the worst of…
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The louring weather on Friday night caused great misgiving both among the competitors and intended spectators at the Athletic Sports on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and when Saturday morning came, ushered in with sunshine through rain, it was…
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This long-looked for event came off on the long reach, fronting Ulmarra, on Thursday last. The day was everything that could be desired, and as the first event was a match for £50, about which there has been considerable excitement for some time past,…
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THE following story is told by the Grand Rapids (Michigan) Eagle :- " Michael Tammany, of the township of Tyrone, in this county, who recently…
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THE above meeting took place on Thursday, 22nd instant, and, despite the threatening aspect of the weather and the deserted state of the town, was numerously attended. First Race.—The Maiden Plate of 30 sovereigns, entrance…
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THESE races are advertised in the local papers to come off on the 28th or 29th September. The fallowing portion of the programme is announced:— MAIDEN PLATE—Of thirty soverigns, with a sweep of…
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Notwithstanding the weather being so cold and uncricketlike this week, I was just thinking to write you a few lined, to keep our criketers alive, and remind them to see that their bats were not getting mouldy,…
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We are in a position to state that there is every probability of another All-England Eleven visiting this colony during the next season. Some timee ago, the question whether such a speculation would be remunerative or not was discussed in our columns, and…
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The annual races of the Queensland Jockey Club have come off this season, with great iclat. The attendance, though not so numerous as at the last year's meeting, was very good, and the racing was excellent…
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Turrawan—August Casino—August 18th and 19th Warron—August 24th Marebone August 31st and September 1st…
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Tuesday, October 19th, 1869.—General Entries for the Spring Meeting, 1869…
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