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  2. SPORTING MIXTURES

    A sale worth noting by owners and breeders is listed for Tuesday next, when the recently imported English mare, Jevington Lass, a close relation to Valais, ...

    Article : 122 words
  3. ONE OF A FAMILY OF BOOKMAKERS

    There is an attractive force about the bookmaking business. Only one thing will drive a man away from it—failure. And the manner in which the members of the Alldritt family have rallied to the fielding business indicates the attraction attaching to this game. Father (W.C.), and two sons (W.F. and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 356 words
  4. HAPPY LITTLE "MIDGET" KILBURN

    "Midget" Kilburn wasn't Kilburn in his curly days. Frank Lagona is the name he boasted when, three years after his birth, in Naples, he settled in Philadelphia with his parents. His life was uneventful until he relegated 15 years into the discard, when he joined the US. Army, linking up with the Field ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 278 words
  5. BOXERS SUSPENDED

    This is how they do it in America. If a boxer is found guilty of misdemeanour he is suspended. And this is one of the most recent notifications ...

    Article : 120 words
  6. HORSE SENSE

    Some peculiar things happen in steeplechase events. Many backers of to-day have a distinctly unfortunate remembrance of Pittsworth's ...

    Article : 165 words
  7. WITH THE BAKE 'UNS

    Many years ago in England, fights with bare fists were the vogue. Nowadays they are practically unheard of. But a case of a bout with the ...

    Article : 156 words
  8. THE FIRST TEST

    The first Test match will commence at Nottingham on Saturday. Interest is great in the event in Australia, but this interest is a mere bagatelle compared to ...

    Article : 223 words
  9. SAVAGE HORSES

    Cases of savage tempered horses crop up frequently. A notable instance occurred in England recently. A horse named Almond Wine was engaged in the ...

    Article : 207 words
  10. LEONARD TO RE-APPEAR IN THE RING

    How often do we have boxers making a retirement without keeping to their word! Invariably they endeavour to stage a comeback—sometimes ...

    Article : 521 words
  11. DOUBLE K.O. CRIBB AND STURGEON

    An argument cropped up at the Stadium on Wednesday night on the point of whether a double knockout has been effected in Sydney. ...

    Article : 367 words
  12. TOPWEIGHT IN A.J.C. HURDLES

    Here we have Palbi, who is regarded by the A.J.C. handicapper, Mr. G. F. Wilson, as the best horse to pass through his hands in connection with the A.J.C. jumping double. In each race Palbi heads are weights. In to-morrow's Hurdles Palbi has been awarded 12.0 But his deeds ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 282 words
  13. OLYMPIC GAMES IN AUSTRALIA?

    What are the prospects of an Olympic Games being staged in, Australia? It is most unlikely in the history of men living to-day. ...

    Article : 324 words
  14. Analyze Your Clubs

    Using the proper club at the proper time seems to be a problem ever before Mr. Average Golfer. How often do we hear after a shot, which seemed ...

    Article : 696 words
  15. DEMPSEY NOW TO MEET WILLS

    Following the announcement that Tex Richard had secured Jack Dempsey's signature to engage in a contest for the world's championship with an unknown ...

    Article : 435 words
  16. TENNIS CRAZE

    Britain is going "tennis crazy." Experts predict that the lawn tennis craze will reach unparalleled heights in Britain this year. Aided by the great ...

    Article : 109 words
  17. KEARNS IN FOR HIS CUT

    If Jack Dempsey engages in a bout in September, as the result of a contract with Tex Rickard, Jack Reams, Dempsey's former manager, bargains on ...

    Article : 155 words
  18. BOXING FAN DEPARTS

    The death has occurred of one of Queensland's best known sporting men in "Jim" O'Brien, a newsvendor in Brisbane for very many years. In his early, ...

    Article : 113 words
  19. THE A.J.C. HURDLES FAVOURITE IS AN IMPORTED HORSE

    Seven certain wise old men of Greece held the opinion that the most beautiful things on earth were women and roses. And a certain old mariner said that ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 747 words
  20. A.J.C. Steeplechase Guide

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 229 words
  21. Black and White Peril

    Now that Dempsey is to meet Harry Wills, the whole world will suffer a greater disaster than was experienced when the World War broke out. That it, if the opinions of various Americans are to be taken notice of. ...

    Article : 206 words
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