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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 311 words
  3. FAULTING THE STEWARDS

    In Brisbane the stipendiary stewards are continually in hot water for allegedly being too severe, and they certainly have made owners, trainers, and jockeys careful of their behavior. In Perth, fault has been found with the stewards that they are too easy-going, and at the recent annual ...

    Article : 924 words
  4. THREE-YEAR-OLDS IN HARD-FOUGHT FINISH

    Short Order (J. Simpson) finished slightly better than Shankara (rails), Staroff (outside), and Green Corn to narrowly win the Rosehill Three-Year-Old Handicap. The first two were 10 to 1 shots. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 36 words
  5. MR. R. WALDER

    In defeat we occasionally lose some of our friends, but at a dinner held in his honor at Tattersall's Club on Monday night, it was proved to Mr. R. ...

    Article : 178 words
  6. Turf Jottings From Everywhere:

    THE horses returning to Sydney this week after a holiday include Sweet Oration and Patadawn. They are two of P. Riddle's team, and that trainer has ...

    Article : 54 words
  7. WISHES TO TRAIN.

    T. COTTON, who recently arrived from New Zealand, where he had considerable experience as a trainer, is anxious to get a few horses to prepare, or ...

    Article : 38 words
  8. AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

    ALTHOUGH it was rumored in London that the recent Stock Exchange sweep on the [?] by would be the last permitted by the authorities, its ...

    Article : 44 words
  9. NOT QUITE NEW.

    FRENCH cross-country jockeys have formed a trade union, which several of the French flat race jockeys have also joined. If rumor was correct, there ...

    Article : 52 words
  10. SCOTLAND BARS SWEEPS.

    IN Scotland the Crown authorities declared all sweeps on the Derby illegal, and this put a stop to one promoted by the Glasgow Stock Exchange, and ...

    Article : 100 words
  11. MOOREFIELD RACES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 93 words
  12. NEXT AS A GELDING.

    W. KELSO has decided that when Gleaner again races it will be as a gelding. The grey surprised his owner and trainer by running so badly at ...

    Article : 63 words
  13. BEFORE THE STEWARDS.

    MR. JESSE BROWN, for whom the ex-Australian, B. Carslake, trains, was before the stewards of the English Jockey Club last month. The running ...

    Article : 72 words
  14. OUT OF EVERYTHING.

    BAGPIPES appeared to be making fair progress after he resumed work at Randwick, but J. W. Cook deemed it inadvisable to persevere with him, and ...

    Article : 56 words
  15. A LATE START.

    AT race meetings held near London last year, it was decided to start at a later hour than previously, in order that people who finished work about 1 ...

    Article : 108 words
  16. HIS GOOD DAY.

    J. WILLIAMSON, who is well known to Sydney trainers, had a specially profitable time on the second day of the Anckland R.C. Winter meeting. He won ...

    Article : 83 words
  17. GREENLINE RETURNING.

    GREENLINE is to rejoin J. Burden's team about the end of this month, but, if his owner adheres to his present intention he will not race in the Spring. ...

    Article : 85 words
  18. FOR MELBOURNE.

    W.B. and May Day are to leave for Melbourne to-night, and, all going well, will be runners for the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdles. Samphire is ...

    Article : 83 words
  19. ON A BIG SCALE.

    IT was cabled a little while ago that the first pony meeting held at Northolt Park was a great success. It is about twenty minutes by train from London ...

    Article : 166 words
  20. THE NATIONALS

    Following their successes at Williamstown last Saturday, Tiki and Baldini have advanced in favor for the Grand National Hurdle, the former now being ...

    Article : 246 words
  21. A COSTLY SPORT.

    LORD DERBY supported the candidature of Col. Walter Guinness for Newmarket at the recent English elections, and in addressing a meeting ...

    Article : 124 words
  22. FRANK BULLOCK'S PROGRESS.

    UP to the end of April, Frank Bullock had not won a race in France for Mr. J. Wittonch, but he took Big Boy and Gay Lord to Brussels, and won with ...

    Article : 39 words
  23. TOO MUCH WEIGHT.

    THE minimum weight in flat handicaps in New Zealand during the Winter months is 9st. That is could be less and still give heavyweight jockeys the ...

    Article : 108 words
  24. VIOLIAN OUT.

    VIOLIAN ran so disappointingly in his last two races at Randwick that his owner decided the best thing was to give him a rest. He is now at ...

    Article : 75 words
  25. ROBBED OF £350.

    THE well-known owner-trainer, W. Tindall, was severely assaulted on Monday evening at the gate of his residence. Clara-street, Randwick, and ...

    Article : 66 words
  26. WHAT WAS IT FOR?

    R. J. MOYE, who had crowdel and Kaoota in Sydney in the Autumn, has struck trouble in Victoria. Last week the V.R.C. committee investigated ...

    Article : 80 words
  27. SPRING CANDIDATES.

    IMPORTED Ruffler has returned from Richmond and F. Williams, will start to get him ready for the Spring. That trainer will have Beckwith back ...

    Article : 93 words
  28. A GOOD HOLIDAY.

    WEDDING EVE'S run at Rosehill was her last for some time. It is a little too late to prepare her for use at the stud during the coming season, and ...

    Article : 98 words
  29. IMPROVING JUMPER

    Perides, winner of the Rosehill Hurdle, after a good tussle with Pirate King, is a five-year-old by Pershore—Ides. He has improved greatly in the last few weeks. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  30. A GOLDMINE THAT FAILED.

    A LITTLE while ago several men were arrested in connection with the sale of admission tickets to the leger reserve at Moorefield. After tickets had been ...

    Article : 188 words
  31. OWNERS STRIKE.

    AT Aurora (Illinois), at the end of April owners went on strike for higher prize money. They insisted that the value of purses be raised from £160 ...

    Article : 125 words
  32. CHANGE OF QUARTERS.

    F. T. CUSH, who has hitherto trained at Warwick Farm, has moved his team to the Kogarah stables from which M. Polson used to train. ...

    Article : 28 words
  33. THE PRESS SCORES.

    MR. W. A. PRIESTLY (of the "Sporting Globe"), who assists another pressman, Mr. J. Henry, in the judging at the principal courses in Melbourne ...

    Article : 68 words
  34. GROWING TOO FAST.

    THE grey filly Cloister is still growing rapidly, and it has been decided to spell her. J. King, who has had Cloister in his care, is again putting Clargull ...

    Article : 106 words
  35. HIS FIRST RUNNER.

    AT Menangle last week, F. Williams had his first runner since he resumed training after his long trip to England and America. This was Zetheus ...

    Article : 86 words
  36. STOCK DOING WELL.

    BLANDFORD (sire of the Derby winner, Trigo) had a full list this year at 300gs a mare, and that was his advertised fee for next season. His stock ...

    Article : 89 words
  37. MAY NOT BE HEAVY.

    THE Act legalising the Totalisator in England permits racing clubs to charge bookmakers five times as much as the ordinary racegoer for admission to ...

    Article : 154 words
  38. OUT OF LUCK.

    THERE are times when nothing goes right for a trainer. His horses continually go amiss, bad luck in running will bring about defeat where a ...

    Article : 456 words
  39. ALBURY ITEMS.

    IMPROVEMENTS on the Albury racecourse are being out into effect. The contract for the building of a new caretaker's cottage of brick has been let ...

    Article : 121 words
  40. BRED TO GALLOP.

    AN addition to B. Payten's ream is the two-year-old colt by Hurry On from Stefanovna, bought in England last year by Mr. P. ...

    Article : 112 words
  41. ODDS AND ENDS.

    THE Quaker is being schooled at Randwick for hurdling. As a yearling he cost Sir S. Hordern 1100gus, and at four years is still a maiden. ...

    Article : 471 words
  42. MUST BE CAREFUL.

    THE interference to which Doubloon was subjected in the second division of the Juvenile Stakes was attributed to F. Douglas, who recently, won on Lady ...

    Article : 78 words
  43. BREEDING OVERDONE.

    IN Australia the opinion is general that we are breeding too many thoroughbreds, and it would appear to be the same in France. Referring to this ...

    Article : 166 words
  44. GREY HORSES SCORE.

    Results in England early in May lessoned the prejudice of some racing men against grey horses. The three principal races in the first week of the month ...

    Article : 181 words
  45. GOING FAR AFIELD.

    GAY BALLERINA'S owner must have an idea of re-selling her or giving a trial in West Australia. Nominations closed at the commencement of this ...

    Article : 143 words
  46. GOOD RACE CERTAIN.

    SYDNEY is likely to have strong representation in the Grafton Cup. Entires for that race closed on Monday, and the following metropolitan horses ...

    Article : 130 words
  47. TIPPLER RESERVED.

    DURING the coming season, Mr. Hunter White will restrict Tippler to his own mares. He has refused between 40 and 50 applications for the ...

    Article : 127 words
  48. NOT IN LUCK

    J. CAMERON had no luck with The Hawk or Merry Mint at the Auckland R. C. Winter meeting. Merry Mint was backed for the King George ...

    Article : 138 words
  49. PACE STOPS THEM.

    IN most American races the pace is on from barrier-rise, and the natural result is that in races of longer than a mile horses slow down considerably at ...

    Article : 194 words
  50. NOT ALWAYS RELIABLE.

    IF time could always be relied on us a guide to horses' chances, neither Gleaner nor Urangarra would have gained a place if they had started in the ...

    Article : 167 words
  51. DID NOT MATTER.

    AN error on the part of a trainer did not stop a horse from starting favorite, and winning at Newmarket (Eng.) on May 2, notwithstanding it carried 81b ...

    Article : 176 words
  52. IS CLAIM JUSTIFIED?

    ONE English racecourse that is being greatly improved is Ascot. The length of the lawn is now 200 yards, against the previous 100 yards, and a ...

    Article : 148 words
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    Advertising : 65 words
  54. HAS A GOOD ONE.

    THE AGA KHAN has given high prices for many yearlings that have proved failures, but, according to all accounts, he got hold of something ...

    Article : 126 words
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