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  2. ON PLUMPTON and SPEED TRACK

    ONE of the interesting sidelights at a coursing meeting or speed track is mentally to sum-up the possibilities of a particular greyhound viewed for the first time, and the undoubted pleasure it affords when later on it fulfils one’s highest expectations. ...

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  4. Made Amends

    A FORTNIGHT ago mention was made of a greyhound trainer who had received a ducking in the Marlbyrnong River ...

    Article : 72 words
  5. CENTENARY CONSOLATION

    MARIBYRNONG brought its Centenary programme to a close by running off the final of the Centenary Consolation Handicap on Saturday night. Chinatown Charlie, one of the popular selections for the Centenary Melbourne Cup at Napier Park, ...

    Article : 533 words
  6. HALCYON SCORES

    LAST week White City carried their main event back to the old circular track of 385 yards. On Wednesday night eight heats of the 64-dog stake ...

    Article : 308 words
  7. BETTING IN TASMANIA

    TASMANIANS probably will be going to the “dogs” early in the new year. Betting has been legalised for both the “tin ...

    Article : 79 words
  8. Hard To Beat

    MR. J. SAMPSON, Daylesfor, writes:—“When I attended the Oaks meeting at Craigieburn early in the year. I was told that ...

    Article : 119 words
  9. Lost —— a Muzzle

    IN the tenth heat of the Centenary Melbourne Cup at Napier Park on Wednesday night, a dog’s muzzle mysteriously disappeared. All dogs are ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 185 words
  10. NOTES AND NEWS

    RAY HERBERT, the Diamond Creek breeder, reports that S[?]vermane has whelped a litter of six (four bitches and two dogs) to the Derby and Waterloo Cup ...

    Article : 396 words
  11. MORE MEETINGS

    REALISING tha the 52 meetings held at Harold Park by the New South Wales Trotting Club are not sufficient to provide for the hundreds of dogs registered in ...

    Article : 238 words
  12. SWIMMING

    SWIMMING clubs generally are still hampered by the lack of proper facilities as the result of the recent storm, and few club races were conducted in ...

    Article : 526 words
  13. BLOW TO AUSTRALIAN HOPES

    The latest edict by the Federation International de Natation Amateur, the world governing body of amateur swimming, to the U.S.A. A.A.U. indicates conclusively that Australia’s efforts to have rules altered to permit of paid surf life savers and beach ...

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  14. S.A. TIMES

    WITH the opening of the swimming season this month South Australians are hopeful of maintaining the rate of improvement made during the past two ...

    Article : 422 words
  15. WHIPPET RACING

    THE flooding on the club’s track last week did very little damage, while the [?] left on the track provided excellent going for the picnic fund meeting last Saturday ...

    Article : 231 words
  16. Collingwood’s First Captain Dies

    THE death occurred at Hobart last week of Mr George Watt, senr., who in his prime was one of the [?]inest all-round athletes in Tasmaina. Mr Walt ...

    Article : 251 words
  17. Clubs Help Distressed

    BOTH the Maribyrnong and Napier Park Clubs will hold special meetings to assist the Lord Mayor’s Relief Fund. Maribyrnong will run on Friday ...

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  18. SUCCESSFUL ALL-BREEDS PARADE

    THE charity all breeds parade, arranged by the Australian Ladies’ Kennel Club, and held at “Ben Ledi,” Toorak the residence of Mrs G. J. Coles, proved a successful fixture. Fortunately, the threatened rain held off, which enabled a large crowd of visitors to watch the judging of the various breeds. The result should be pleasing for the Melbourne District Nursing Society, for which charity the event was arranged. Exhibitors supported ...

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  19. Henry . . . . . .

    (Published by Special Permission from Saturday Evening Post. Copyright 1933. Curtis Publishing Co.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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