Doubles worth at least £50,000 and straight-out bets running into many more thousands went by the board when the outsider, High Flash, defeated the favourite, Tente, in the Grand ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 531 wordsTENTE CLEARING the last fence (above) in the Grand National Steeple from Quixotic. The finish of the steeple (lower), with High Flash defeating Tente by a length and a quarter. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 30 wordsA disputed bet in which the backer is claiming £2,200 will go before VRC officials for a decision possibly today. ...
Article : 125 wordsCritics who said that leading owner, Mr O. R. Porter, had made a bad bargain when he paid a high price for Stenelaus in New Zealand may be proved to be wrong after all. Stenelaus has disappointed on many ...
Article : 291 wordsDual Gift, who was won in a raffle by a Junee woman and then sold to Mr W. R. Kembali for 875 guineas, scored his first win and landed some ...
Article : 148 wordsVeteran trainer W. Ross, who is part-owner of Gyrone, and who frequently rides him in his work at Mentone, won another good stake with ...
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Advertising : 103 wordsGREAT WIN: Came from a long way back to finish a close fourth behind Wonder Bird in the second division of the Lawn Handicap. ...
Article : 81 wordsBecause he considered Wonder Bird to be at too short a price, owner, Mr A. G. Silk, had his smallest bet on the gelding in the second division ...
Article : 149 wordsTHE "MAGIC EYE" CAMERA decided third placing in the Winter Handicap. Arduli defeated Chatsol by a nose. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 17 wordsFifteen-year-old L. McGlynn who has ridden 11 winners around the Sale district in the last 12 months, gained his first metropolitan success ...
Article : 134 wordsWhen he fel1 at the last fence in on Footscray Steeple at Flemington on Saturday, Howard broke his near hind leg below the hock and had to ...
Article : 31 wordsAlthough he proved a "duffer" as a flat race performer, High Flash, Grand National winner, fulfilled the hope of his part-owner, Mr. E. W. Craig, of the Shady Acres slud, at Ballarat, that one day the horse would win a good race. High Flash was selected as a ...
Article : 267 wordsMr A. V. Kewney, VRC secretary, said at Flemington on Saturday that the attendance on Grand National Steeple day was a little below last ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 15 Jul 1946, Page 7
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