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Sports-related events of 1861
Overview of the events of 1861 in sports
1861 in sports
describes the year's events in world sport.
National championship
Events
- The
National Association
establishes the December annual meeting, a change from March, meeting twice during calendar 1860. Membership slips from 59 to 55 clubs and then the outbreak of the
American Civil War
in the spring sharply cuts both inter-city travel and the number of matches played in greater New York City. Some clubs practically disband.
Events
- 18 June ?
Jem Mace
defeats
Sam Hurst
in eight rounds at Medway Island to win the Heavyweight Championship of England. Hurst retires from boxing.
[1]
- John C. Heenan
retains the Championship of America but there is no record of any fights involving him in 1861.
[2]
Events
England
Events
Major tournaments
Events
- The inaugural running of the
Melbourne Cup
in Australia is won by
Archer
. The Melbourne Cup is a race for three-year-olds and above, over a distance of 3,200 metres (approximately two miles).
England
Australia
Canada
The Boat Race
Other events
References
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Sports by year (1851?1900)
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