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Sydney · Sport

Sport, 1870

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The Balmain Regatta and the Gig Race for Amateurs. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 5

SIR,—1, as well as all who take even the smallest modicum of interest in aquatics, cannot help feeling and expressing my delight at me pluck and good sense of the Balm[?]in Regatta Committee in offering for competition such a grand…

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N. A. J. Club Annual Races. Ipswich Handicap

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 4

Mr W. Lambert's ch g Jibboom, aged W. Ruddle's b g Duke of Athol, aged H. T. M'Dermott's b g Sir Walter, aged E. Foster's ch g Barrister (late Harlequin), aged…

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Sydney Entrances for Melbourne Races. Melbourne Cup, 1870

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 2

Mr A. Thompson's b c The Duke, 4 prs A. Thompson's ch f Rosebud, 4 yrs E. Lee'e bl e Barbarian, 3 yrs E. Lee's ch f Barbelle, 4 yrs…

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Sydney Entrances for the Launceston Races. Champion Stakes, 1871

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 2

Mr Ivory's ch h Bylong, 6 yrs Tait's b c Pyrrhus, 2 yrs — ch g Warwick, aged — b f Floernce, 2 yrs…

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The Turf. The Goulburn Races. First Day, Tuesday, 7Th June

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 4

First Race.—MAIDEN PLATE of 50 sovs, with a sweep of 5 sovs each added; for all maiden horses at time of entrance; 1½ mile second horse to receive 10 sovs from the prize. Penalties for winning; Once, 51bs; twice, 71bs, not accumulative. Entrance…

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Entrances for Parramatta Races. Monday, June 6Th. Maiden Plate, 1? MILE

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 2

Mr A. Thompson's b f The Duchess, 5 yrs Ivory's b h Drone, 4 yrs J. Cumming's b g Jery, 5 yrs R. Pierce's b m Butha, aged…

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Athletic Sports on the Albert Ground Saturday, May 28Th

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon Topley's match against tiure duly came off on the Albert Greund, but, contrary to general expectation, "old time" had all the best of it, and through a variety of circumstances (partly his own fauit), Topley failed to perform his great…

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Mudgee Turf Club Races. PRESIDENT:— N. P. Bayly, Esq, J. P. VICE-PRESIDENT:—Geo. Rouse, Esq., J.P. JUDGE:—C. W. Lawson, Esq., J.P. STEWARDS:—John Lee, Esq.; A. H. Cox, Esq., J. P.: S. A. Blackman, Esq., R. Rouse, jun.; Esq., C. B. Lowe, Esq.; R. Vivian Cox, Esq., J.P.; R. Rouse, Esq. TREASURER: Mr G. D. Lane. Clear of COURSE:—Mr J. Hill. SECRETARY:Mr Rich. R. Hughson. HANDICAPPERS: Messrs C. W. Lawson, G. D. Lane, & E. Ryan. First Day, Thursday, 20Th May

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 2

The Annual Mudgee Meeting of this year has been a matter of great uncertainty to the last moment. Tuesday last was the originally appointed day, b[?] a few unpleasant trifles, in the shape of a swollen creck, a defunct…

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Racing Items

Empire · Monday 6 June 1870 · page 3

The principal races at Newmarket were decided as follows:— TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. Mr. Merry's Macgregor......... 1…

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Parramatta Races

Evening News · Tuesday 7 June 1870 · page 2
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The sporting contingent of Parramatta have alway been in the habit of partially filling op their holidays with races, and in accordance with the custom, Whit Monday has this year been devoted by our neighbours…

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Dubbo Races. Tuesday night

Evening News · Wednesday 8 June 1870 · page 2

The first day's races commenced this morning. There was a good attendance, considering the late inclement weather. The course wan, as might have been expected, very soft. The races terminated…

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Willow-tree Races. (From a Correspondent.)

Empire · Wednesday 8 June 1870 · page 3

THESE races which have been causing such great excitement to the sporting community of the Liverpool Plains district, came off on Tuesday (Queen's Birth-day). The weather, which at one time threatened the…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. [From Our Correspondents.] Dubbo Races. Tuesday night

Empire · Wednesday 8 June 1870 · page 2

The first day's races commenced this morning. There was a good attendance, considering the late inclement weather. The course was, as might have been expected, very soft. The races terminated…

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Cricket

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 June 1870 · page 27

LYNDHURST COLLEGE.—A friendly game of cricket between eleven of the Lyndhurst Club and an equal number of ex-students, took place yesterday on the ground facing the college. The weather and turf was…

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Parramatta Races

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 June 1870 · page 26

THE aborting contingent of Parramatta have always been in the habit of partially filling up their holidays with races, and in accordance with this custom, Whit Monday has this year been devoted by our neighbours…

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Parramatta Races. Monday, June 8Th

Sydney Mail · Saturday 11 June 1870 · page 2

The committee of the local races, determined to provide the lovers of [?] sport with indulging in their favourite pastime, fixed upon to-day (Whit Monday) for a meet, and advertised prizes to the amount of about £120…

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Pedestrianism, &c. Warialda Athletic Sports. From a Correspondent

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 June 1870 · page 27

THE Anniversary of her Majesty's birthday was loyally celebrated here by the villagers, and a number of persons from the surrounding stations, a suitable paddock having been kindly placed at the disposal of…

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Parramatta Races. Whit-monday, June 6Th, 1870. JUDGE:—J. S. Faruell, Esq., M.L.A. STEWARDS:—Mr Hugh Taylor, Mr J. Kelly, Mr Thomas Ashby, and Mr. R. L. Dunn. Clerk of the Course and STARTER:—Mr Thomas Ashby

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1870 · page 2

On last Monday the Parramatta sportsmen held a day's racing. The weather was beautifully fine, and the course considering the late heavy and continuous rains in exceedingly good going order. The attendance was much below…

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Warialada Athletic Sports

Evening News · Monday 13 June 1870 · page 3

THE Anniversary of her Majesty's birthday was loyally celebrated here by the villagers, and a number of persons from the surrounding stations, a suitable paddock having been kindly placed at the disposal of…

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