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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 04, 1935
Page
15
A list of provisional weights and acceptance details for forthcoming referee races across New South Wales and Australia. Entries include horses like Warwick Farm and Kennington with various weights and venues such as Northam and Adelaide listed among many others.
Pigeon fanciers in Australia mourn the death of Mr J Maude a leading all round judge of pigeons poultry and dogs He judged shows from Charters Towers to Port and with his son was one of Sydney Royal Show’s largest exhibitors The funeral at Sutherland NSW drew many notable attendees from poultry and pigeon clubs and societies
A British racing note announces the 100 pound Open Pigeon Handicap at the Sandown Raceway grounds scheduled for Thursday. Secretary Dick Lynch of Rio Sintes St. Manchester notes the event to be run at 1 o'clock sharp.
Rosehill feature list includes DHT Stakes and Marsk events with Purlanga Glenely and Morquet NM entries. The program notes weights, start times, horses like Master Brierly Rogilla Satmot and Roman Apear, plus top entries such as Purlangs and Lamgris with odds and track conditions.
The list shows weight allocations for numerous horses at Menangle Park ahead of Tuesday racing. Weights include Gold Wave 0.7, Beauxereet 0.7, Money Spl 4.8, Ardnagram 16, Unafraid 14, Canadian Varenscansi 2.3, Sculptor 0.9, and Flying William 4.0 among many others with various riders and prices noted.
Horse racing results from Rosebery Times list races and placings across distances from three to seven furlongs. Notable performances include Progpest Irish morn Vulnoria and Bronys God with Lady Haxal in early events and multiple entrants like Grom Hawk Exchajre Cascado and Groom Isle in mid cards.
Selections for Saturday at Epsom in Victoria list runners with odd notes and partial form hints. Entries include Valiant Chief Runhuthor Maton and other horses with cryptic comments from Hampton.
Aej Joy Uthen wins on Newshow at Kembla Grange on Tuesday with L Stroker driving the winner. Norman Conquest's stablemate ALADY returns to W Stone's team after three months at Doonside as plans for the AWC Cropper Plate unfold on the autumn meeting's final day.
Fragmentary OCR text lists numerous named figures and terms without coherent narrative. It reads like a catalog of names such as Limoux Cloyris Duke Moerghc Lyntord Jovint Bay and many others, interspersed with scattered terms like Abdication and Laws, lacking a discernible event or context.
A list of weight for age race entries and horse names for events at Randwick including Anto Mate and Master Brierly in 4.2, Last Stop, La Trobe, Gold Trail, Hil Mark, All-Aped Plate and 1 mile races with runners such as Closing Time Sardhorie Nogitia aAccine Dermid Silver King Pater Pan Karvera Bluxten Silver Seern Tom Pinch Break Up Farndale Hall turk Dark Sky Cumberland Flate Tomies and more.
J Pratt shows a front running ride to victory amid Sydney's horsemen with D Munro reclaiming a win after returning to racing. Other riders W Cook and M McQuire secure strong showings as multiple riders notch 30 or more wins across Sydney and provincial meetings.
Tabled selections cover divisions including First Mare, First Two-Year-Old Maiden and Novice Handicaps. Jockey J McEvoy rode the first outright winner of the season at Hawkesbury, scoring on Bouges after previously winning on Contact at Randwick.
A garbled report covers track cycling boxing and billiards events with names such as Jack Carroll and Tell Smilin appearing amid scattered notes on Bolan Handicap boxing, the world middleweight title, and cycling stages. The piece references athletes Dech er LEBY McGoarty Murray Chin and Rozelle in a mosaic of results and conjecture.
A fragmented report outlines cricket records from Australia and England tests, noting bowler overs, individual scores, and match outcomes. It also references horse racing entries, breeders, and earlier race outcomes with names like Melbourne, Geoff Garrett, and The Curragh, plus related questions about records and eligibility.
The Referee offers for Sydney Turf followers full and final selections for each Wednesday race meeting and Saturday meetings. Readers mail a stamped addressed envelope with the coupon to obtain the full programs by return post. Free phone service on Wednesdays and Saturdays remains available with a special code word.
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