The custom of appointing two settling-days for the Derby would be certainly more honoured in the breach than in the observance Racing men have long experienced its inconvenience, for it rather delays than ...
Article : 1,421 wordsAs announced by us last week, we have received the whole of the stakes for this interesting event, namely, £200, together with £20 given by Brock to Eccleson, as an inducement to the latter to have the meeting in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,476 wordsGeorge Sims and Ben Bandoff fought June 17th, being their second encounter. Ben is one of " the peoplesh," and the Israelitas not being satified with Benjamin's defeat on the first occasion, determined to back their ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 782 wordsIn my sketch of the gradually improving s[?] acquirements of the English boxer, I left Johnny Walker, at the period of his defeat of Sam. Simmons, in 1816, as the personification of perfection in the manly art. ...
Article : 1,552 wordsThe meet on Saturday last was in a strange country— to wit, at the Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle, Plenty road. The sport, however, deserves chronicling. After partaking of a capital lunch, kindly provided by the ...
Article : 659 wordsWe find in the Times of the 16th May, the following [?]important and interesting paragraph :— [?] FIGHT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP.—A pugilistic en[?]ter took place yesterday between Thomas Paddock ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,008 wordsSaturday (this day)—Dublin hotel, Little Brighton, at half- past seven. Thursday, 19th instant—At Mr. Newton's gate, near Oakleigh, at ten a.m. G. WATSON, Master. ...
Article : 31 wordsA ball will be ready on the M. C. C. ground to-day, at one o'clock, when all good " kicks" are expected to put their boots on and show. As the winter season is drawing to a close, since cold sou[?]westers will soon [?]e ...
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