1871 33rd Grand National: Irish 1868 winner The Lamb claims second GN at 11/2; ridden by Tommy Pickernell1872 34th Grand National: John Page wins his
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1891 53rd Grand National: Irish jockey, trainer Harry Beasley wins aboard 4/1 Come Away1892 54th Grand National: Capt. Roddy Owen wins aboard 20/1 chance Father
1880 42nd Grand National: Tommy Beasley aboard Irish 8/1 chance Empress wins by 2 lengths from defending champion The Liberator1892 3 brothers Hearne play in
1875 37th Grand National: Tommy Pickernell wins his 3rd GN aboard 100/6 chance Pathfinder1876 English FA Cup Final Replay, Kennington Oval, London: Wanderers beat Old
1876 British high jump champion Marshall Jones Brooks clears 1.83m at Oxford, England for unofficial world record; thought to be first leap over 6′1877 Australia’s
1872 1st English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Wanderers defeat Royal Engineers, 1-0; Morton Betts scores winner1875 English FA Cup Final Replay, Kennington Oval,
1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings become the 1st professional baseball team1877 Cricket’s inaugural Test match commences as Australia plays England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground; Australia
1874 English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Oxford University beats Royal Engineers, 2-01899 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Shamrocks beat Queens University,
1861 23rd Grand National: Joseph Kendall wins aboard Jealousy at 5/11875 English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Royal Engineers and Old Etonians draw 1-1;
1862 24th Grand National: Harry Lamplugh wins aboard The Huntsman; first French trained winner; only human fatality recorded in the event, jockey Joe Wynne1881 Andrew