JOB is credited with having set the record for patience, but Brisbane trainer Barney King can be credited with not a little of the same trait when his success with Schoolmate at the Q.T.C. meeting yesterday is viewed in retrospect. Schoolmate had not won a race since August, 1937—nearly two years—and despite the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 760 wordsRiders in the Novice Handicap at Ascot being escorted from the weighing room to mount their horses by the chairman of stipendiary stewards (Mr. J. J. Lynch). From left: W. Hockaday, B. Tebb, W. Briscoe, L. Gollogly, P. Morgan, M. Savage, L. Tanwan, and A. Sharpe. The judge, Mr. W. J. Armstrong, is on the right. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 65 wordsIf the Trial Handicap at Ascot yesterday had been decided by a referee under boxing rules, backers of the favorite, Mungindi, would ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 382 wordsForm disclosed by both sprinters and stayers at Ascot yesterday augurs well for the success of the three days' ...
Article : 363 wordsWOULD you call a backer unlucky if he had a wager of £1000 to £15 about the double Lady ...
Article : 82 wordsA trip to Rockhampton to contest the Central Queensland Derby, in which he was narrowly defeated, had its beneficial effect on Miles Falcon. He showed vast ...
Article : 283 wordsOnce again the elegantly-bred Lady Buzzard disappointed her admirers in the Maiden Two-year-old Handicap at Ascot yesterday. ...
Article : 187 wordsA couple bonny fillies which are likely to carve their names on a race before long, probably at a mid-week fixture, stepped out ...
Article : 183 wordsWith the best apprentice in the State in Nev. Sellwood in his stable, the best sprinter in Micawber, and a pretty useful customer in ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 353 wordsTaking up positions soon after the start of the 10 furlong Benefit Handicap at Ascot: Sculptor leading from ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 36 wordsJazbeau was well towelled at Moorefield a week ago, but to-day be came out and registered a barrier-to-box win. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 266 words"I DON'T want any favors; all I want is an even break," laid trainer Clive Morgan to "Truth" yesterday, ...
Article : 107 wordsBACKERS who assisted in sending Arubial ont a hot favorite at 5 to 4 in the Maiden Two-year-old Handicap at the Q.T.C. Benevolent meeting yesterday were of the opinion the runners would all start off the one mark. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 481 wordsIt's been a long time between wins for Jimmy Gorman, but that that hoop has lost none of his ability was reflected in his ...
Article : 199 words"This will win by the proverbial hundred yards, and all these rumors the books have that he is broken-winded and lame have been ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 249 wordsBOOKMAKER Nick Davis's tickets will be liquidated at City Tattersall's Club between the hours of 1 and 5 p.m. on Thursday. ...
Article : 94 wordsINTENDING applicants for licenses A to the Q.T.C. ate reminded that all applications must be lodged with the club before 4 p.m. on Tuesday next. ...
Article : 46 wordsVEREENA was well regarded in the Benevolent Handicap at Ascot yesterday, but the marc failed badly, and was never going like a winner. The ...
Article : 55 wordsROOSEVELT showed commendable speed in the Trial yesterday, but after carting the Held along at a merry but in the early stages, be weakened in ...
Article : 50 wordsNOTICED coming home live a shot out of a gun in the Benevolent Handicap yesterday was Seven Fifty. Having his first run in some time. ...
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Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sun 16 Jul 1939, Page 2
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