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  2. SPORT AND SPORTSMEN

    The Grand National Steeplechase was remarkable for the sudden change of complexion that came over the race in the last three furlongs. In the final stages Berribee set up a substantial lead that it appeared impossible for the opposition to reduce, and approaching the last fence the race seemed all over bar ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,403 words
  3. THE LUCK OF THE CHASE

    "Wouldn't it make you pray for the strength of a Samson to tear down the grandstand, or in some other savage way seek vengeance, if a horse upon whom you had invested a huge sum were put out of the race through no fault of his own? ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 248 words
  4. IMPROVEMENT!

    Peeping over the shoulder of a prominent bookmaker on the first day of the Grand National meeting, we noticed two bets against Fingon ...

    Article : 380 words
  5. DISCOURAGING

    In last week's issue, Saltworthy, a two-year-old racing in Victoria, was referred to as a colt likely to improve sufficiently to become a classic ...

    Article : 177 words
  6. Not To Be Trusted

    Years ago a few enthusiastic breeders used to raise Arab horses in parts of N.S.W., and a special Cup was put on every season for this strain ...

    Article : 140 words
  7. ON THE FLAT

    Steeplechasers' flat races, such as that run at Flemington on the middle day of the Grand National meeting, give owners a good chance of farming horses ...

    Article : 247 words
  8. A Narrow Escape

    But for a smart move on the part of jockey S. Reid, there might have been no Mountain God for the Grand National Steeplechase. ...

    Article : 131 words
  9. Bookmakers' Losses

    Five Sydney bookmakers who heard that there was a likelihood of N.S.W. ringmen losing their positions on the rails at ...

    Article : 133 words
  10. A "TURN-UP" FOR TATTERSALL'S

    There is quite a romance attached to the acquisition of a site upon which a seven-storied building costing £67,000 is being built by Tattersall's Club, Melbourne. Noonan's Building, in Swanston Street, was under offer to the Club ...

    Article : 682 words
  11. ENDURANCE AND LEGS OF STEEL

    Some steeplechasers are wonderfully nimble on their feet and stouthearted to boot. Mountain God hit the second last fence in the Grand National with a force that left his jockey little hope of recovery. Few would have ...

    Article : 290 words
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