ANOTHER Stawell Gift has passed, and, the 1931 event will live in memory as one of the most eventful in the history of the great race. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 692 wordsMALCOLM DUNN’S meteoric fight to athletic fame, which was referred to in these columns recently, was accelerated by his brilliant ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 714 words“MICK” Turvey of Murtoa, holds the unchallenged record of having seen every Stawell Gift since Its inauguration in 1878 on the old Stawell ...
Article : 208 words“I would have been the most disappointed man in the world if Ralph had not won the Stawell Gift.” This is how Jim Graves, Kalph’s ...
Article : 533 wordsBack in 1898 J. E. Lowis, of Euroa, is stated to have carried his swag into Stawell and created a surprise by winners the Stawell Gift off 14 yds., in ...
Article : 461 wordsThere is nothing like the lure at the Stawell Gift. Of the hundreds who were making a return visit to the famous sporting centre last week. ...
Article : 485 wordsAlthough the brilliant effort of F. J. Ralph in his heat on Saturday made him an odds-on favorite for the grand final and took a great deal of ...
Article : 420 wordsOne of the greatest finishes eve seen in a distance foot race at Stawell was that in the two-mile run on Monday. E. J. Collins (50 yds.) and R. Hall ...
Article : 266 words“Though I have not been actively associated with the administration of footrunning under Victorian Athletic ...
Article : 173 wordsWinner of the first Stawell Gift in 1878, when the first prize was worth only 120.—In recent years the winner has ...
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Advertising : 134 words“Bob” Strachan. well-known Hamilton sportsman, made his annual visit to the Stawell Athletic Carnival this week. He was one of the many ...
Article : 344 wordsLiving up to its slogan: “Ever Foremost,” the Stawell Athletic Club introduced two innovations which proved to be very ...
Article : 125 wordsFailure to see important events to the finish during the last few months had given rise to a belief among traph-shooters that the veteran scratch ...
Article : 296 wordsC. M. Board, of Collingwood, won a double at the Lilydale Athletic Club’s meeting on Easter Monday. on 8½ yards he won the 75 yards ...
Article : 175 wordsPostponed on March 22 on account of wet weather, the annual St. Patrick’s Day sports at Colac will be held next Saturday, when many ...
Article : 122 wordsUntil a few months ago Bernard Burke, the distance runner; who won the mile handicap at Stawell on Monday. off, 62 yds. from N. Longmu[?]. ...
Article : 174 words‘Fred and Horace Lindrum on Tuesday evening next will commence a 8000 up match at Johnson’s Central Billiards Hall. 293 Little ...
Article : 129 wordsHaving a two yards penalty as a result of his victory in the Stawell Gift. F. J. Ralph will run off 7½ yards in the Warracknabeal Gift on ...
Article : 107 wordsJulian Hunter, of South Australia (2yds) was run out in the semi-final of the Sheffield Handicap at Maldon athletic meeting on Monday. The ...
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Advertising : 25 wordsMany of the runners left Stawell for Bendigo on Monday night in order to compete at the annual Bendigo Easter Fair meeting, which began on ...
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Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954), Wed 8 Apr 1931, Page 10
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