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DURSLEY RACES

... ! - These races came off yesterday (Friady), on Stisihbomnbe- hill, andwpaesedoff moot auspioseslly., %Te weatherwbiph Is so large an 'eleineit in the qej'oyment of such proceedings, wss splend'd, the'-dav being, Indeed, one of summer brillfaliqy. The atteridanse was, in conseuensoeiImmense'; andexesirsioi trarins from Gloucester and; Cheitenhban, and from this -ity, conveyed large numbers of ...

Published: Saturday 28 May 1859
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1172 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Sports and Games 

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

... SPORTING -INTELLIGENCE. . TATTERSALL's-THiURODAtY. L the DEaBY-5 to 1 aest Hobbie Noble (taken, & aft offd); 7.to 1 and ag1 t Little Harry ( t itto); 9 to 1 agotAlcoran; 11to1, each, agst loli~yr Rarbinger (t a), and Claverhause (tak)j1, 18to 1.'.gstA 'Afred the Be-Great; 14 to 1ageit Kingof Trumips tia, & aft ofi)' 15tel aget ofis a 1t ,e cgst.Joe Miller, and Orello; 33 to1 gah atAugur ...

Published: Saturday 22 May 1852
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 3294 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Sports and Games 

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

... NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING-TUESDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs, each for two.year-olds. Baron Rothschild's colt by John oGaunt .. t t w. 0. Mr. Alexaneler's Madcap .. tt Mr. Gratwicke's filly by Robert de Gorham 3 The first was a dead heat, and in the second a most exciting race ended in another dead heat; Baron Rothsechild'd colt then walked over. The Two Thousand Guinea ...

CHEWTON MENDIP STEEPLE CHASES

... CHYWTON MENDIP STEEPLE CHASES. . I ;These sports took place on Tuesday, March 29th, under; the .able stewardship of Captain Warriner'and .0. Brahamn, 8 thuis being the-second year's meeting. They were originally, .got up by a few of the right sort of'sporting me~n of the,~iivisiou .f Creewton and~neigirbourircod, purposely for iroraes-~liat had' hunted with certain packs of harriers In and ...

Published: Saturday 02 April 1859
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1917 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Sports and Games 

PILL AND SHIREHAMPTON REGATTA

... PILL AND, SHIREHAMPTON REGATTA. These sports, which were held under the patronage of popular Chief Magistrate, W. H. G. Langton, E&q 5j p tOok place on Wednesday last. The weather during the e'j loo of.the day proved unpropitious; a dark and lowering say vit occasional falls of rain and the roar of rHenvengtilley it heard at intervals in the distance. were anytilinf but enU ti' advents of a ...

Published: Saturday 11 September 1852
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1685 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Sports and Games 

DURSLEY RACES

... DUlISLEY RACES. - ..I - These races came off yesterday (Friday),os Stinchoombe-hill, E and passed off with considerable declat, There could not have been less than 6000 persons present an the course. Special trains conveyed a great number of excursionists from E this city, Gloucester, and Cheltenham, into the little town 1 of Duraley, and gave it quite a holiday appearance, and j after the ...

Published: Saturday 12 June 1858
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1836 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Sports and Games 

CRICKET

... 5 BEDIIINSTESI V. WESTON-SUPER-MiARE. I A match between these clubs was played on the ground of the latter on Saturday last, and, contrary to expectation, as the Bedminster took a weak eleven with the intention of making the game interesting. as it was it turned out a one-sided affair, . as will appear from the score. I BEDMItNSTER. 0 First Innings. Second Innings. . Mallard, b. Denison ...

Published: Saturday 05 September 1857
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 593 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Sports and Games 

CRICKET

... A match was commenced on Friday last, Un Durdham~dan between the University and Public School Members and O Members of tbe Clifton Cricket Clab. The day wagveryeav able, but the wind high throughout, wib nva u ery fadr.- bowlers. The. ground was not in eo go order a troubled the Grin Od ~~~~~~~~~order as It bas been during the season, which will account for the aore than average number of byeb ...

Published: Saturday 13 September 1856
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 753 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Sports and Games 

WEST HARPTREE RACES

... The scene of these sports was formerly distinguished by the name of Harptree Gourney, and belonged to one William de Harptree, Baron of Harptree, who, in the twenty-second of Henry II., paid a fine of one hundred marks for trespassing in the Ring's forest in Dorsetehire. This William married Maud, a Norman lady, Thomas, his eldest son, married Eva de Gourney, sister and heir of Maurice de ...

Published: Saturday 11 September 1858
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 668 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Sports and Games 

WESTHARPTREE RACES

... WESTIIARPTREE RACES. This interesting event to the sutrro-undlog neighbourhood came off on Tuesday last. The' morunig was lowerlng, and eindicated sorae beavy sbowers; which cuntinuall; fell through- ry out the day until the termination of the races; yet, notwith- n° standing, there were a considerable number to *itneas the eport, .r but the incessant -rain kept back many of the fair sex from ...

Published: Saturday 17 September 1859
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1452 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Sports and Games 

CRICKET MATCH

... rNOWLE-PAsK CLUBV. AALrAtODSBaURYANDOLVESTONDISTRiCTS. b The above-mentioned matcoh was played in Knowle-park, on b Saturday, tibe loth inst. The weather being fine, a good many e ladles and geutlemen had assembled to see the game. whiob, in n oons~en~eof te scres b~ng o nerly uatwas a veryi11- 11 ~reos~g one-Ctthhe me~n of thO~e ~twloo diesatriloyts gonly beating their v opponents by two rans ...

Published: Saturday 22 July 1854
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 332 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Sports and Games 

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

... T-ATTEiisavL'-MONDAY. The brood mares, horses in training, and yearlings belonging to the notorious William Palmer were ,put upb auction by' the Miessrs. Tattersall this day at the Corner and attracted eo large an attendance of company that the saleyard was corn pletely crowded. MIany of the leading patrons of the turf and most of the trainers from the north and south of England were areesnt ...

Published: Saturday 19 January 1856
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 424 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Sports and Games