TRACK conditions at Flemington were so bad on Saturday owing to the rain that had fallen consistently for some weeks, that it is probable that a different result altogether would have been recorded if the race had been decided on a firm track. This is said without taking credit from Cockcrow for his victory, but horses such as ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 682 wordsWHEN at his best there is no finer horse over the Flemington two miles steeplechase course than Night Lark. A bold, spectacular jumper, he wastes ...
Article : 205 wordsOWING to the heavy state of the going on the outside of the straight, jockeys who rode in the Myross Handicap at Flemington on Saturday were ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 606 wordsIN an endeavor to assist readers to pick winners, it is intended to publish in these columns each week the names of the horses which were considered to ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 469 wordsIF any of the popular fancies for the Grand Notional Steeplechase are successful double event bookmakers will be badly hit. From the time he won at ...
Article : 195 wordsGENERAL opinion among lacing men is that a horse that can lead a field has the advantage when the going is heavy. ...
Article : 223 wordsSUPERIOR stamina enabled Kaoota to defeat King of Revelry in the £500 Ascot Winter Cup on Monday. King of Revelry appealed to have the race ...
Article : 219 wordsP. MUSCHIALLI broke a long run of ill-luck in the metropolitan area when he won on Larrabee at Flemington on Saturday. It was his first ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 761 wordsFEW three-year-olds are put to hurdle racing, but two—Wongala and Wood-lace—competed in the Blackler Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday. ...
Article : 164 wordsDARK DAWN was once considered to be worthy of a place in a Cup field. Since then Dark Dawn has gone down the scale, though he has won flat races, ...
Article : 167 wordsJ. WINKS was unfortunate enough to have two falls at Flemington on Saturday, He came off Laniroi in the Maiden ...
Article : 61 wordsWHEN the jumper Gadray travels he is accompanied by a ferocious-looking dog, a cross between an Airedale and an ...
Article : 83 wordsJACK SING has got hold of a good two-year-old gelding in Doranton. The youngster should be a smart galloper for he is by St. Anton from Madam Dour, ...
Article : 200 wordsTHE drift in South Australian racing appears to have been stopped. Prize money, which has been reduced consistently during past months, is likely to ...
Article : 131 wordsCOCKCROW, winner, and [?] runner-up in the Grand National Hurdle Race, occupied adjoining stalls in the [?] on Saturday IT is reported from New Zealand that owing ...
Article : 1,286 wordsJ. Harford, one of the best trainers of jumpers in South Australia, added to his tally of wins when Nar Plume won the Buckler Hurdle at Cheltenham ...
Article : 72 wordsWater Pistol, the racehorse, and R. Medhurst are old associates. The combination was successful in the Downer Handicap at Cheltenham (S.A.) on ...
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Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954), Wed 8 Jul 1931, Page 3
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