On wet days at Albion Park it has become customary to look for good beginners to back in the belief that the first out gets the money, while the others get the mud. Such a procedure was often the case in the days of five and a half ...
Article : 357 wordsNever throughout the whole of his career has Spearfelt been better than he now is, and as he is a true stayer he should play an important part in this year's Sydney Cup, for which he has been specially prepared. ...
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Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sun 8 Mar 1925, Page 2
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