THE COLT OF THE AGE.—High Caste, making history by beating Manrico and Ajax in the C. F. Orr Stakes at Williamstown. Magic Circle and Reading followed home this trio of great horses, and there are many who are firm in their belief ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 67 wordsMELBOURNE, Saturday.—A sensational start, sudden as it was unexpected, to-day caused Ajax to be downed on one of the few" occasions in his brilliant career. When the starter pulled the lever for the start of the Orr Stakes, the champion was nowhere near the tapes. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 148 wordsMELBOURNE, Saturday.—We give you the word of m Harold Badger that Ajax will beat High Caste next time the pair meet. And this, despite the fact that he had no real excuses to offer for the champion's defeat ...
Article : 284 wordsON top of his bad getaway, Ajax was further hampered. His jockey, Harold Badger, has ridden many better races, but what mistakes he made to-day must not be held against him, as the sudden release of the harrier, when he was not in line, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 889 wordsMELBOURNE, Saturday.—A glance through the entries for the Oakleigh Plate meeting at Caulfield shows Sydney trainer, George Price, running true to form. For the past few years George has passed by the usual by attempting to win one ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 710 wordsMELBOURNE, Saturday. — Knock down and drag 'em out tactics cost Gladstone victory in the Wyndham Handicap at Williamstown to-day. He was almost knocked down when Lady Kooringal was sent ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 623 wordsWITH "pocket Hercules" Neville Percival standing straight up in the irons, and flashing away like an automaton, the ...
Article : 524 wordsMELBOURNE, Saturday.—A small fortune went down the sink when the Sydney colt Marengo failed in this afternoon's Newport Welter. Marengo was. a fair thing licked. Had he not been blocked when going for a run on the inside approaching the home turn, it's a cinch he would have won, instead of finishing second to Montaza. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 586 wordsPROMINENT figures in the racing world had to toe the carpet after the last race had been run at Williamstown ...
Article : 148 wordsFROM the oyster comes the pearl. From the human oyster, known as Frank Musgrave. Ajax's trainer, came a few pearls after his champion ...
Article : 112 wordsTHE Kembla Club will hold a meeting next Tuesday, when an attractive programme of seven events will be decided. Special passenger ...
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Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), Sun 11 Feb 1940, Page 2
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