“I HAVE ridden over jumps in practically every country in the world, and I consider the brush fences at Baldoyle (Ireland) are the best I have seen,” said Fred McCabe, when asked for his opinion of how to improve the steeplechase fences on Melbourne courses, so as to minimise the risk of accident. He said that the brush fences at Baldoyle had a drop of 4ft.10in., but they had such a beautiful lean from the take-off side that ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 771 wordsHALL MARK’S unaccountable lapse In the Memsie Stakes throws quite a different complexion on the AJ.C. Derby position. As a consequence the form of B[?]xten and Limarch against the dominating Chatham in the Chelmsford Stakes on Saturday will be closely studied. Their ...
Article : 487 wordsTHOUGH there have been excellent fields of late at Melbourne trotting meetings, it is indisputable that light-harness sport at the Ascot racecourse has waned in popularity since it was transferred from Richmond more than twelve months ago. ...
Article : 658 wordsLAST week’s hockey games decided the final fours in the various grades, and semi-final games will be played on Saturday. In the A1 Grade, Brunswick head the list on percentages, Ivanhoe hold second place, with Old Scotch, third, and Elsternwick, fourth. By unexpectedly defeating ...
Article : 452 wordsFEARS that Waltzing Lily will not stay the mile and a half were set at rest to a great extent by her display in the Memsie on Saturday. She ...
Article : 211 wordsA. COOK, who was to have ridden Widg[?]ewa in the Steeplechase which he won at Caulfield on Saturday, states that he was unable to take the mount ...
Article : 62 wordsDR. A. V. BENSON has been reappointed chairman of the Port Adelaide Racing Club for the 19th year in succession. He has been associated with ...
Article : 46 wordsTAKING full advantage of the perfect weather conditions on Saturday, metropolitan riflemen set a high standard of scoring. At Port Melbourne, where ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 346 wordsTWO weeks will see the end of the lacrosse season. The semi-finals in the senior section, and a grand final in the E section, will be the complete programme for Saturday next. THE home and home matches in the senior ...
Article : 742 wordsAT last the Caulfield team has been successful in coming out on top of Camberwell. The match last Saturday was one the scores could easily have been in favor ...
Article : 203 wordsWITH Victoria the holders of the Australian, competition among the four States represented at the all- Australian Women’s Basketball Carnival In Adelaide ...
Article : 705 wordsTHE Australian Amateur Billiards Championship, which is played in each State once every four years, is in full swing at the Y.M.C.A, Melbourne. New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and Victoria have each a representative in the big event. ...
Article : 850 wordsOVER confidence might have been fatal, for Phelps was capable of making up a lot of ground on the turns and in general watermanship. ...
Article : 278 wordsAT auction on Monday last Wm. C. Yuille and Co. disposed of Rulanut, a four-year-old st[?]lion by the New Zealand sire. Chief Ruller, to Mr J. G. Russell ...
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Advertising : 27 wordsNO wonder Jack Hopwood smiled broadly as he returned to the saddling paddock at Morphettville on Saturday. After an absence of eight years, ...
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Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954), Wed 6 Sep 1933, Page 6
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