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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 253 words
  3. SPORTSMAN'S NOTEBOOK.

    THE path of the Y.M.C.A. Football Club has not altogether been strewn with res[?]s. The club was, we believe, inaugurated as a sort of mission to convert footballers to the ...

    Article : 234 words
  4. THE WAYS OF WOODS.

    AT a recent race meeting at Newcastle, one Woods, citizen of thai coaly city, took £5 to £2 from George Turnbull, bookmaker, about Marathon for the last race ...

    Article : 429 words
  5. TOTE AND TOMMIES.

    WHAT on earth is coming over the racecourse odds-merchants? They will not bet except at such prohibitive prices as to scare all custom away barring, that of fools. ...

    Article : 182 words
  6. BOOKMAKING! PSHAW!

    "POOR PUNTER" writes:—Your caustic yet warrantable criticism of the present-day bookmaker should commend itself to all and sundry. As you pertinently state, from time ...

    Article : 386 words
  7. AVONDALE, THE RESURRECTED.

    AVONDALE, the son of Avon, from that famous mare, Susette—Arondale, whose many triumphs on his fame the seal had set; ...

    Article : 783 words
  8. SPORT JOTTINGS.

    Kensington races to-day. Lady Olive is being schooled over hurdles. Hippona, dam of St. Hippo, died last week. ...

    Article : 1,953 words
  9. THE VICTORIAN TRAINING TRACKS.

    THE proceedings on the training tracks are not of very much interest just now. Tho majority of the jumping division have bad so much racing lately that they do not ...

    Article : 221 words
  10. REVERSAL OF FORM.

    WITH the federation of the various colonies of this vast continent, there would appear to have been brought about a federation of racing ideas, a federation of low cunning, a ...

    Article : 452 words
  11. A CAYENNE-PEPPER CROWD.

    THE 'Gabba meetings lately have been very "thick," the starter at this "cayennepepper institution" being easily able to give Albert Watson, of forest Lodge fame, ...

    Article : 200 words
  12. DALMORE'S DOUBLE DANCE.

    THE suburban racecourses seem to be specially selected by a certain set of so-called sports whereon to perpetrate deeds that are dark and capers that are crook. ...

    Article : 329 words
  13. THE TURF TICKET SNATCHER.

    A VERY amusing incident occurred on the "outer" at Canterbury on Saturday. After the last race a bewhiskered young giant wearing spectacles, who had backed ...

    Article : 187 words
  14. IGNORANCE OR INDIFFERENCE.

    Mr Newcastle scribe writes:—Some time ago in these columns I drew the attention of the committee of the N.J.C. to the ignoring of Rule 116 on their course, relating to the ...

    Article : 328 words
  15. THE IRONCLAD CROOK.

    WHEN the public fall in with horses that go to the post with shots on, the clubs of the controlling counts are to blame. They have no rule to suppress this swindling, and ...

    Article : 176 words
  16. WHO OWNS WONGA ?

    It seems very hard to find out the rightful owner of the ex-Queenslander Wonga. During the past few days the daily papers hare been slinging it out to the public that ...

    Article : 217 words
  17. THE CRAMPED PRICES CRY.

    THE W.A. "Spectator," says:-"Sydney owners are complaining loudly of the cramped ring prices now offering there, and a newspaper effort is being made to induce ...

    Article : 121 words
  18. RACING UP NORTH.

    FROM Queensland comes the news that the racing at the 'Gabba on Saturday night was really splendid, a big attendance being present to witness the racing. Starling ...

    Article : 151 words
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