Davis Sporting Collection No. 1. 1862-1936 : Box 9
Box 9: Professional Athletics, 1891-1919
104 Items
| Item No. | Name | Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item 9-1 | McGrory & Willich | McGrory & Willich's one mile walk and 220yd handicap : Saturday afternoon : 5th Dec. 1903: (under the N.S.W. A.L. rules) | 1903 | Annotated |
| Item 9-2 | McGrory & Willich | McGrory & Willich's 29th handicap : ₤10 : [Pound]Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1903 | 1903 | Annotated |
| Item 9-3 | Lillie Bridge Proprietary | Official programme : Lillie Bridge Athletic Ground : Forest Lodge : November handicap: distance 100 yards : Thursday night, November 26th, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-4 | Lillie Bridge Proprietary | Official programme : Lillie Bridge Athletic Ground : Forest Lodge : all-comers handicap of 75 sovs.: distance 100 yards : run Tuesday night, September 15th, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated;'Tuesday' in title amended to'Thursday' [i.e. 17 September] |
| Item 9-5a | Lillie Bridge Proprietary | Official programme : Lillie Bridge Athletic Ground : Forest Lodge : all-comers handicap of 75 sovs.: distance 100 yards : 1st night, Monday, Oct.19th, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-5b | McGrory & Willich | McGrory & Willich's 29th handicap : ₤10 : [Pound]Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1903 | 1903 | Annotated |
| Item 9-6 | Captain Cook Proprietary | March 20th, 1907 : gaslight sports : fifth ₤16 novice handicap | 1907 | Annotated |
| Item 9-7 | Lillie Bridge Proprietary | Lillie Bridge Grounds, Forest Lodge : athletic and pony racing club : official programme : Saturday night, Jan. 6th, 1894 | 1894 | Annotated |
| Item 9-8 | Captain Cook Proprietary | April 17th, 1907 : gaslight sports : ₤16 75 yards : grand novice | 1907 | Annotated |
| Item 9-9 | Captain Cook Proprietary | March 13th, 1907 : gaslight sports : fourth ₤16 novice handicap | 1907 | Annotated |
| Item 9-10 | Lillie Bridge Proprietary | Official programme : Lillie Bridge Athletic Ground : Forest Lodge : professional handicap : distance 250 yards : Wednesday afternoon, April 29, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-11 | Carrington Ground CommitteeMoroney, M.J. | Moroney's 275 yards Carrington handicap of₤15 : to be run Tuesday afternoon, December 11th, 1894 : official programme | 1894 | Annotated |
| Item 9-12 | Lillie Bridge Proprietary | Official programme : Lillie Bridge Athletic Ground : Forest Lodge : professional handicap of 20 sovs. : distance 75 yards : run Wednesday night, August 26th [1891] | [1891] | Annotated |
| Item 9-13 | Centennial Park Roller Rink, Ltd. | Centennial Skating Rink, Bondi Junction : second centennial handicap of ₤10 (₤7, [Pound],₤1), 65 yards : (rules and control New South Wales Athletic League) : Saturday night, 6th November, 1915 | 1915 | |
| Item 9-14 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington second-class handicap of 20 Pound : to be run to-night, Tuesday, Sept. 1st, 1891 : official programme | 1891 | Annotated; signed'Jno. C. Davis' |
| Item 9-15 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington professional handicap of [Pound]5 : [Pound]to be run to-night, Friday, Sept. 18th, 1891 : official programme | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-16 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington colts' handicap of [Pound]0 : [Pound]to be run to-night, Monday, May 11th, 1891 : official programme | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-17 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington 200 yards nursery handicap of₤15 : [Pound]to-night, Saturday, May 9th, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-18 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington professional handicap of [Pound]5 : [Pound]distance 75 yards : to be run to-night, Wednesday, April 29th [1891] : official programme | [1891] | Annotated |
| Item 9-19 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington professional handicap of ₤35 : [Pound]distance 100 yards : to be run this afternoon, Friday, October 9th, 1891 : official programme | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-20 | Carrington Running Grounds : encourage handicap, of 15 sovs. [Pound]: Friday, March 13, 1903 | 1903 | Printed in Kalgoorlie. W.A. | |
| Item 9-21 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington professional handicap of [Pound]5 : to be run to-night, Thursday, May 7th,'91 : official programme | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-22 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington professional handicap of [Pound]5 : distance 75 yards : this afternoon, Monday, Sept. 28th, 1891 : official programme | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-23 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington 250 yards handicap of [Pound]5 : to be run on this afternoon, Friday, Sept. 4th, 1891 : official programme | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-24 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington Athletic Grounds, Sydney : ₤100 match (100 yards) : Irving Sayles v. Charley Sharpe : [Pound]0 match (150 yards) : M.A. Conroy v. H. Foy [Pound]to be run Friday afternoon, January 18th, 1895 : official programme | 1895 | Annotated |
| Item 9-25 | Carrington Ground CommitteeMoroney, M.J. | Moroney's second novice Carrington handicap of ₤15 : to be run Saturday afternoon : December 8th, 1894 : officialprogramme | 1894 | Annotated |
| Item 9-26 | Hardiman, T. | A.J.C. Athletic Grounds, Randwick : Hardiman's 2nd Sheffield handicap : distance 100 yds. [Pound]Monday night, February 6th, 1905 | 1905 | Annotated |
| Item 9-27 | see item 9-48 | |||
| Item 9-28 | Queensland 100 (Running race) | Programme of grand electric light ₤100 Sheffield handicap : 130 yards : September 29 and 30,'03 | 1903 | Annotated |
| Item 9-29 | Carrington Ground CommitteeMoroney, M.J. | [Portion of an athletic programme advertising Moroney's 4th Carrington handicap to be run November 30] | [c.1895] | Annotated |
| Item 9-30 | Sir Joseph Banks Hotel (Botany, N.S.W.) | Programme for second day of the sixteenth star handicap of 50 sovs. : to be run on June 15th, on the Tennyson Cinder Tracks, Botany: W. Slowgrove, promoter : to be run under Sir Joseph Banks rules | [n.d.] | Annotated |
| Item 9-31 | see item 9-69 | |||
| Item 9-32 | Stawell Athletic ClubStawell Easter Gift | Twenty-fifth Easter festival : first day, Saturday, March 29, 1902 : officialprogramme | 1902 | |
| Item 9-33 | Stawell Athletic ClubStawell Easter Gift | Fortieth Easter festival : first day, Saturday, April 7, 1917 : official programme | 1917 | Annotated |
| Item 9-34 | Stawell Athletic ClubStawell Easter Gift | 41st Easter festival : second day, Monday, April 1, 1918 : official programme | 1918 | Annotated |
| Item 9-35a | Stawell Athletic ClubStawell Easter Gift | Twenty-fourth Easter festival : first day, Saturday, April 6, 1901 : official programme | 1901 | |
| Item 9-35b | Stawell Athletic ClubStawell Easter Gift | Twenty-fifth Easter festival : second day, Monday, April 8, 1901 : official programme | 1901 | |
| Item 9-36 | Sir Joseph Banks Hotel | Official programme : Sir Joseph Banks 275 yards handicap, run Tuesday afternoon Oct. 6th, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-37 | Stawell Athletic ClubStawell Easter Gift | Fortieth Easter festival : second day, Monday, April 9, 1917 : official programme | 1917 | Annotated |
| Item 9-38 | Sir Joseph Banks Hotel (Botany, N.S.W.) | Official programme : Sir Joseph Banks handicap of 35 sovs. : distance 100 yards : Monday afternoon, August 31st, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-39 | Sir Joseph Banks Hotel (Botany, N.S.W.) | Official programme : Sir Joseph Banks handicap of 35 sovs. : distance 100 yards : Monday afternoon, September 21st, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-40 | Sir Joseph Banks Hotel (Botany, N.S.W.) | Official programme : Sir Joseph Banks handicap of 35 sovs. : distance 100 yards : Tuesday afternoon, October 13th, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated; October 13th amended toOctober 20th |
| Item 9-41 | Sir Joseph Banks Hotel (Botany, N.S.W.) | Official programme : Sir Joseph Banks 275 yards handicap, run Monday afternoon Aug. 24th, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-42 | Sir Joseph Banks Hotel (Botany, N.S.W.) | Official programme : Sir Joseph Bankshandicap of 50 sovs. : distance 150 yards : Monday afternoon, May 11, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-43 | Queensland 100 (Running race) | 2nd Queensland 100 : grand electric light₤100 Sheffield handicap : 130 yards : official programme : first night, Tuesday, December 8th, 1903 | 1903 | Annotated |
| Item 9-44 | Queensland 100 (Running race) | 2nd Queensland 100 : grand electric light₤100 Sheffield handicap : 130 yards : official programme : third night, Monday, December 14th, 1903 | 1903 | Annotated |
| Item 9-45 | Queensland 100 (Running race) | 2nd Queensland 100 : grand electric light₤100 Sheffield handicap : 130 yards : official programme : second night, Wednesday, December 9th, 1903 | 1903 | City Tattersall's Club (Brisbane, Qld.) |
| Item 9-46 | Queensland 100 (Running race) | 6th Queensland 100 : grand electric light ₤100 Sheffield handicap, 120 yards : official programme : third night : Monday, Dec. 12, 1904 | 1904 | Annotated; paper pasted over covers; two Queensland 1d stamps stuck on; one stamp isobliterated |
| Item 9-47 | Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales | Official programme : Royal Agricultural Ground, Moore Park, Sydney : park handicap of 20 sovs. : distance 100 yards : run Friday,1st December, 1893 | 1893 | Annotated |
| Item 9-48 | Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales | Official programme : Royal Agricultural Ground, Moore Park, Sydney : park handicap of 20 sovs. : distance 100 yards : run Friday, 22nd December,'93 | 1893 | Item 9-27 has been added to complete item 9-48 |
| Item 9-49 | Sir Joseph Banks Hotel (Botany, N.S.W.) | Official programme : Sir Joseph Banks 275 yards handicap, run Monday afternoon Sept. 7th, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-50 | Sir Joseph Banks Hotel (Botany, N.S.W.) | Official programme : Sir Joseph Banks 275 yards handicap, run Monday afternoon, May 4th, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-51 | Stawell Athletic ClubStawell Easter Gift | 41st Easter festival : first day, Saturday, Mar. 30, 1918 : official programme | 1918 | Annotated |
| Item 9-52 | Carrington Ground Committee | The all-round jumping championship of Australia and [Pound]0 handicap : Carrington Athletic Grounds, Sydney : second day : Friday, January 4th, 1895 : official programme | 1895 | Annotated |
| Item 9-53 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington professional handicap of [Pound]5 : distance 275 yards : to be run this afternoon, Friday, November 27, 1891 : official programme | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-54 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington 175 yards handicap : to be run this afternoon, Friday, October 16th, 1891 : official programme | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-55 | Carrington Ground Committee | Carrington professional handicap of [Pound]5 : to be run this afternoon, Friday, August 28th,1891 : official programme | 1891 | Annotated; signed'Jno. C.Davis' |
| Item 9-56a | Queensland 100 (Running race) | 3rd Queensland 100 : grand electric light ₤125 Sheffield handicap : 130 yards : official programme : first night, Wednesday, February 17th, 1904 | 1904 | Annotated |
| Item 9-56b | Queensland 100 (Running race) | [Unsourced newscutting relating to event in item 9-56a] | 1904 | Newscutting |
| Item 9-56c | Queensland 100 (Running race) | [Unsourced newscutting relating to event in item 9-56a] | 1904 | Newscutting |
| Item 9-56d | Queensland 100 (Running race) | [Unsourced newscutting relating to event in item 9-56a] | 1904 | Newscutting |
| Item 9-56e | Queensland 100 (Running race) | [Unsourced newscutting relating to event in item 9-56a] | 1904 | Newscutting |
| Item 9-57 | Queensland 100 (Running race) | 6th Queensland 100 : grand electric light ₤100 Sheffield handicap, 120 yards : official programme : third night : Monday, Dec. 12, 1904 | 1904 | Annotated; newscutting inserted |
| Item 9-58 | Sydney Sports Ground : Monday night, October 27th, 1919 : Patrick's first professional and novice handicap of ₤7 : official programme | 1919 | Annotated | |
| Item 9-59 | Sydney Sports Ground : Monday night, November 24th, 1919 : Patrick's third professional and novice handicap of ₤7 : official programme | 1919 | Annotated | |
| Item 9-60 | Queensland 100 (Running race) | 6th Queensland 100 : grand electric light 100[Pound] Sheffield handicap, 120 yards : official programme : second night : Thursday, Dec.8, 1904 | 1904 | Annotated; two newscuttings inserted |
| Item 9-61 | Queensland 100 (Running race) | Seventh Queensland hundred (Queensland Athletic League rules) : Brisbane Cricket Ground, March 6, 9 & 11, 1907 : officialprogramme : first night, Wednesday, March 6th | 1907 | |
| Item 9-62 | Queensland 100 (Running race) | 6th Queensland 100 : grand electric light ₤100 Sheffield handicap : 120 yards : official programme : first night, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1904 | 1904 | Annotated |
| Item 9-63 | Queensland 100 (Running race) | 3rd Queensland 100 : grand electric light ₤125 Sheffield handicap : 130 yards : official programme : third night, Monday, February 22nd, 1904 | 1904 | Annotated |
| Item 9-64 | Queensland 100 (Running race) | 3rd Queensland 100 : grand electric light ₤125 Sheffield handicap : 130 yards : official programme : second night, Thursday, February 18th, 1904 | 1904 | Annotated |
| Item 9-65 | Centennial Park Roller Rink, Ltd. | Centennial Skating Rink, Bondi Junction : first centennial handicap of ₤10 (₤7, [Pound], ₤1), 65 yards : (rules and control New South Wales Athletic League) : Wednesday night, 3rd November, 1915 | 1915 | |
| Item 9-66 | Centennial Park Roller Rink, Ltd. | Centennial Skating Rink, Bondi Junction : fifth centennial handicap of 10, Pound, 7 Pound, (7, 2, 1[Pound]), 65 yards : (rules and control New South Wales Athletic League) : Wednesday night, 17th November, 1915 | 1915 | Annotated |
| Item 9-67 | Carrington Ground CommitteeMoroney, M.J. | Moroney's fifth Carrington handicap of [Pound]0 : distance about 100 yards : to be run Friday afternoon, December 21st, 1894 : official programme | 1894 | Annotated |
| Item 9-68 | Lillie Bridge Proprietary | Official programme : Lillie Bridge Athletic Ground : Forest Lodge : nineteenth novicehandicap of 15 sovs. : distance 100 yards : run Monday night, May 4th, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-69 | Lillie Bridge Proprietary | Official programme : Lillie Bridge Athletic Ground : Forest Lodge : November handicap: distance 100 yards : and consolation handicap, Monday night, November 30th, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated; item 9-31 has been added to complete item 9-69 |
| Item 9-70 | Lillie Bridge Proprietary | Official programme : Lillie Bridge Athletic Ground : Forest Lodge : consolation handicap of 10 sovs. : distance 100 yards : and second round of all-comers' handicap, of 75 sovs. : Wednesday night, October 21st, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-71 | Carrington Ground CommitteeMoroney, M.J. | Moroney's fifth Carrington handicap of [Pound]0 : distance about 100 yards : to be run Friday afternoon, December 21st, 1894 : official programme | 1894 | |
| Item 9-72 | Carrington Ground CommitteeMoroney, M.J. | Moroney's 4th Carrington handicap of [Pound]5 : distance about 100 yards : to be run Friday afternoon, November 30th, 1894 : officialprogramme | 1894 | Cover panel only |
| Item 9-73 | Carrington Ground CommitteeMoroney, M.J. | Moroney's 4th Carrington handicap of [Pound]0 : distance about 100 yards : to be run Friday afternoon, November 30th, 1894: officialprogramme | 1894 | R. Coombes's copy; annotated |
| Item 9-74 | Carrington Ground CommitteeMoroney, M.J. | Moroney's first novice Carrington handicap of₤15 : distance about 75 yards : to be run Saturday afternoon, November 17th, 1894: official programme | 1894 | Annotated |
| Item 9-75 | Carrington Ground CommitteeMoroney, M.J. | Moroney's 275 yards Carrington handicap of₤15 : to be run Tuesday afternoon, November 20th, 1894: official programme | 1894 | Annotated |
| Item 9-76 | Carrington Ground CommitteeMoroney, M.J. | Moroney's first novice Carrington handicap of₤15 : distance about 75 yards : to be run Saturday afternoon, November 17th, 1894: official programme | 1894 | Annotated |
| Item 9-77 | Carrington Ground CommitteeMoroney, M.J. | Moroney's 2nd Carrington handicap of ₤30, and a gold medal : distance 100 yards : to be run Friday afternoon, October 12th, 1894: official programme | 1894 | Annotated |
| Item 9-78 | Moroney, M.J. | Moroney's first 220 yds. handicap of ₤10 : and first half-mile handicap of ₤10 : to be run Friday afternoon, February 22nd, 1895: official programme | 1895 | Annotated |
| Item 9-79 | Moroney, M.J. | Moroney's fifth 275 yds. handicap of ₤12 10s.: and 2nd one mile handicap of ₤10 : to be run Friday afternoon, January 25th, 1895:official programme | 1895 | Annotated |
| Item 9-80 | McGrory & Willich | McGrory & Willich's 34th handicap : distance 75 yards : [Pound]0 : [Pound]Monday night, 25th May, 1903 | 1903 | Annotated |
| Item 9-81 | McGrory & Willich | McGrory & Willich's 32nd handicap : distance, 50 yards : ₤10 : [Pound]Good Friday afternoon [1903] | [1903] | Annotated |
| Item 9-82 | McGrory, A. | McGrory's 20th Botany handicap : ₤10 : Good Friday | [n.d.] | Annotated |
| Item 9-83 | McGrory & Willich | McGrory & Willich's 31st handicap : distance, 75 yards : [Pound]0 : [Pound]Monday night, 30th March, 1903 | 1903 | Annotated |
| Item 9-84 | McGrory & Willich | McGrory & Willich's 27th handicap : ₤10 : [Pound]Christmas night [1902] | [1902] | Annotated |
| Item 9-85 | Carrington Ground CommitteeMoroney, M.J. | Moroney's first Carrington handicap of ₤30 : distance 100 yards : to be run Monday afternoon, September 17th, 1894: official programme | 1894 | Annotated |
| Item 9-86 | Hardiman, T. | A.J.C. Athletic Grounds, Randwick : Hardiman's 1st Sheffield handicap : distance 100 yds. [Pound]Monday and Wednesday nights, November 28th & 30th, 1904 | 1904 | Annotated |
| Item 9-87 | Naylor, Rufe | Official card : Burnley Athletic Grounds, Monday, October 5th [1908] | [1908] | Annotated |
| Item 9-88 | Carrington Ground Committee | The all-round jumping championship of Australia and [Pound]0 handicap : Carrington Athletic Grounds, Sydney : first day : Thursday, January 3rd, 1895 : official programme | 1895 | Annotated |
| Item 9-89 | Lillie Bridge Proprietary | Official programme : Lillie Bridge Athletic Ground : Forest Lodge : 100yds. handicap of 20 sovs.: distance 100 yards : run Tuesdaynight, May 12th, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-90 | Lillie Bridge Proprietary | Official programme : Lillie Bridge Athletic Ground : Forest Lodge : all-comers' handicap of 65 sovs.: distance 100 yards : also 100 yards consolation hannicap [i.e. handicap] of 10 sovs. : run Tuesday night, September 21st, 1891 | 1891 | Annotated |
| Item 9-91 | McGrory & Willich | McGrory & Willich's 36th handicap : distance 75 yards : ₤15 : [Pound]Saturday night, November 7th, 1903 | 1903 | Annotated |
| Item 9-92 | Queensland 100 (Running race) | Programme of grand electric light ₤100 Sheffield handicap : 130 yards : second night, Wednesday, September 30,'03 | 1903 | Annotated |
| Item 9-93 | McGrory & Willich | McGrory & Willich's 35th handicap : distance 75 yards : ₤15 : [Pound]Monday night, 19th October, 1903 | 1903 | Annotated |
| Item 9-94 | McGrory, A. | McGrory's 6th novice handicap of ₤30 : official programme : Friday December 14 | [n.d.] | Annotated |
| Item 9-95 | McGrory & Willich | McGrory & Willich's 26th handicap : ₤10 : [Pound]Dec. 10, 1902 | 1902 | Annotated |
| Item 9-96 | McGrory, A. | McGrory's 19th Botany handicap : ₤10 : Saturday, Feb. 22nd | [n.d.] | Annotated |
| Item 9-97 | McGrory, A. | McGrory's 21st Botany handicap : ₤10 : Saturday 26th April | [n.d.] | Annotated |
| Item 9-98 | McGrory, A. | McGrory's 19th Botany handicap : ₤10 : Saturday, Feb. 22nd | [n.d.] | Annotated |
| Item 9-99 | McGrory & Willich | McGrory & Willich's 25th handicap : ₤15 : [Pound]Nov. 19th 1902 | 1902 | Cover panel only; annotated; name of event amended to'2ndhandicap' |
| Item 9-100 | McGrory & Willich | McGrory & Willich's 33rd handicap : distance 75 yards : [Pound]0 : [Pound]Monday night, 4th May, 1903 | 1903 | Annotated |