Critics of racing in war time--and there appear to be plenty in Victoria--speak in most cases without the knowledge that entitles them to express an opinion. Some are obviously unaware that racing is being carried on ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 636 wordsThere were many more cases of fainting at Flemington on Cup Day than at any other such fixture for years. ...
Article : 173 words"It would be a deplorable thing if races had to cease altogether either in Australia or any other country during, war time," said General Sir Thomas ...
Article : 190 wordsMELBOURNE racegoers will follow with interest the deeds of Lucrative in India, to which country the horse was sold at a high price last ...
Article : 227 wordsMany people have the idea that, once the Melbourne Cup meeting is over, the staff of the V.R.C. can relax. They would find they werr ...
Article : 402 wordsHigh Road, who took longer to strike form this spring than had been expected, is chosen to win the £2000 Eclipse Stakes at Flemington today (Saturday). He is a stablemate of the Williamstown Cup winner, Throttle. ...
Article : 442 wordsStableboys are invariably loyal to the horses they look after and, although they are seldom in the confidence of the stable on race ...
Article : 162 wordsThe late W. P. Howick, Mentone trainer, who died last week, was associated with many outstanding Victorian horses, including Manfred. ...
Article : 87 wordsAccording to the secretary of the V.R.C. (Mr A. V. Kewney), the arrangements at the 1941 spring meeting went off with fewer hitches than ...
Article : 333 wordsPat Glennon, diminutive son of the former cross-country jockey, Tom Glennon, and latest apprentice to step into the limelight in Victoria, started his riding career at the age of three, when he was adjudged best boy rider (under 13) at Melbourne Royal Show. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 464 wordsAlthough Mr Oswald J. Coghlan's racing interests include the position of Ballarat Turf Club's president, he has proved a consistent "district" man, as ...
Article : 97 wordsTea Cake, winner of the Caulfield Guineas, has been sent by Pat Quinlan to Bacchus Marsh for a six weeks' spell. His stable mates, Chatasan and Monica, ...
Article : 39 wordsRivette, winner of the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups of 1939, has finished racing and been sent to Northwood Park stud to be mated with the French horse, Hellespont. "With speed on one side and staming on the other. I'm hoping she will produce a weight-for-age ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 375 wordsTHAT high-priced, well-bred yearlings are not always worth the money paid for them has often been proved. Another example was furnished when ...
Article : 140 wordsBAVIUS. --Lost his chance in Three-year old Handicap at Mornington by a bad staff Did well to run third. [?]:--Outclassed rivals at ...
Article : 230 wordsBY the death of Mr Joseph Tiney of "Aringa," Port Fairy, at the age 91, one of the best known Personalities of the Western District has ...
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Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Sat 22 Nov 1941, Page 38
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