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  4. Sydney's Champion Sprinters Dominate Futurity Field

    With the highest weight a four-year-old mare has ever carried to victory in the Oakleigh Plate, the Sydney-owned Figure scored an easy win at Caulfield on Saturday. She is pictured beating the South Australian sprinter, Taurus, to the post, with the others beaten off. Figure carried 9.9, or 25lb more than she ran second to Day Dreamer with last year. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. DIFFICULT DOUBLE

    SINCE Wakeful won both the Oakleigh Plate and Newmarket Handicap in 1901, no horse has been capable of ...

    Article : 213 words
  6. HAVE WON BEFORE.

    J. PIKE, who will pilot Greenline in the Caulfield Futurity Stakes on Saturday, has already been twice ...

    Article : 265 words
  7. FIGURE (Three—Forfar Lass)

    Owned and trained by J. A. Donohoe, Figure proved a sprinter well above the ordinary when she won the Oakleigh Plate on Saturday, with a big impost. In backing the mare from a double-figure quote to 4 to 1, the stable displayed great ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. FIGURE'S GREAT WEIGHT-CARRYING TRIUMPH

    HER win in the Oakleigh Plate on Saturday stamped Figure as one of the smartest sprinters that has been seen out in Australia for some time. To carry 9.9, or 12lb over weight-for-age, and to start from a barrier position 20 from the rails, demanded sprinting ability of the highest order, and that was what Figure produced. ...

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  9. GREENLINE'S GREAT FUTURITY CHANCE

    WITH Merab scratched, the only unpenalised horse of proved quality has been removed from the Futurity Stakes field. Merab's absence will make the race more open, and the top-weights will not be at a disadvantage on a handicap basis. As a result of her Oakleigh Plate win, Figure's penalty has been increased to 15lb. She ...

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  10. STREPHON'S CHIEF ADVERSARY

    Generally speaking, Fairway is considered the horse most to be feared by Strephon in the Ascot Gold Cup. But it is interesting to note that English critics are by no means unanimous on the point of whether Fairway is a true stayer. ...

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  11. BASEBALL AND U.S.A. TEAMS

    THE young American baseballers enjoyed their trip to this country last winter. Others are desiring to follow in their footsteps. Writing to "Not ...

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  12. EMPIRE GAMES TEAM

    Things are moving well in the direction of sending a team to the Empire Games this year. The proposal adopted is to send six athletes and a manager. As no effort to get in funds independently of those offered by Canada is to be made, [?] team will not reflect very much credit on ...

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  13. JACK RYDER TESTIMONIAL

    "Victorian" writes from St. Kilda anent the suggestion that a testimonial match should be organised for J. Ryder next season between the Australian ...

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