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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1900
Page
2
A Sydney reporter recounts a chief cook’s illness amid claims plague fears recede as sanitation improves. The account details extreme symptoms, medical visits, and the cook’s claim that Clem ents Tonic cured him after weeks of debility and resignation from work.
The text lampoons patent medicines and quack tonics like Clements Tonic. It argues true merit lasts while many substitutes fail, noting Australians learn to discriminate and resist long, loud advertising. It claims Clements Tonic led for ten years and mocks persistent sales pitches.
Twenty two competitors join the first Queen's Trophy event at Des 21 on the N W Gun Club ground. Kirby leads after seven rounds with high counts, other shooters include Hill Garratt Merewether Vincent Orphan Richardson and Konchinko. Sweep shooting results list Rosciusko Vincent M Allerton Emanuel, Intoah Taylor Charten Bantth Mintosh and Richardson sharing top placements.
The West Sydney Swimming Club hosted a December 20 meet at Farmer's Domain Beaches with J. Carney as starter. M. MGuinness and H. Smith judged. First heat won by J. Smith in 22 seconds with A. Stew Reddington noted. second heat won by a yard in 11 seconds. Final results unclear, with T. Murray and others competing for top place.
A large Warwick Farm attendance saw five races largely won by favorites with strong crowds backing favored horses. Notable incidents included Stockwood fall and Fr d Ue injury, Moravian’s late move, and Callisan's twelve month ban after a suspicious ride. With betting tight and riders under scrutiny, the day delivered steady action and hosting arrangements under secretary G W Roya.
Trainers disappointed by lack of grass on track as final gallops occurred for the ALC at Randwick. Work focused on sprints and distance events with several horses posting close times incl Amber, Aznarw, and Mandy heavy entries. Race actions included ambling performances by Amphibian and Mandolin as observers noted the slow pace and mixed effort.
The AJC reports on Randwick racing with Boxing Day entries and a packed schedule. Racing begins at 10 with the Huntley Handicap, finishing around 4 25 pm for the AGC Mandl Cup. Strong fields expected across hurdles and sprints, with notable horses and riders listed for the day’s events.
Race entries feature horses with weights and furlong figures at Kensington RC. Notable names include Amanda, Harmony, Carlotia, Sea Nympo Za, Brownley, Prasity Wkt, La Marcotte, and Tecoma. Event highlights multiple six furlong and four furlong heats with various odds and times listed.
The Rosebery Park racing card for Tuesday December features Flying and Fourteen Handicaps in 4 furlong and 1 mile events. Entries include Jodaboe Sat Ronedale Nowra Maid Laurel March Fourtee-one Weller Handicap and Seap Fourteen Handbag with multiple horses such as Mirthr Edwards Vairy Boy Violet and Behemoth. The mixed odds show Lucky bets like Amanda Black Jack and Zulu Queen across the day’s decently contested FIELD.
Fragmented OCR shows a horse racing card with many garbled names and figures such as December Be Park Stakes and Spent Child Set, with inconsistent decimals and labels. No coherent event details or outcomes are readable to confirm a specific race result or participating horses.
Fragmentary list of horse and race terms, with many unreadable or garbled names. No clear event, score, or outcome discernible.
Wellington J weights headline the opening handicap event with results showing Brduey rocker Nvnie n Tore and Stuart Town J C Weights among top finishers. The card lists entrants from Amnerwilr and Antheaat with Coprattamga and Copenhagen among noted entries.
On Wednesday a cricket match will be played at Victoria Newson with Victoria facing New Walrm Yui. The event features teams including Madbautie, Law week January, and players such as Murray, Waree, New Heath, Walye, Murheanie, Waverlaph, and Garver. The schools involved include Patier rippdaar Grammar, Newell, Wy en, and New Heath. The result will determine the seculd levee status as the match unfolds at the famed ground.
Dense score table style notes. reports varied results across clubs and venues. Paraphrased lines describe players, innings totals, wickets, and match outcomes at venues including University Oval Waverley Oval and Parramatta, with glimpses of Cumberland, Glebe, and North Sydney Thirds.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions people and places in a noisy, garbled format. It references Venues, Park, and possible terms like seed, term rating, and a table or board. Unable to extract a coherent event or clear facts from the snippet.
An OCR readable fragment describes a meeting with references to venues like ETH and Vee Kaaden, mentions cadets, rifles, and a military parade. It lists attendees such as Amy Pine Th Trahan and A. Towle, plus various officials and awards. The text references parades, cadets, rifles, and a ceremonial ride, with scattered names and dates.
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