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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
18
Turf discussion notes trainers dodge clockers and use unofficial informers across metropolitan tracks. Beverley Race Club eyes free train service to Cup meeting. others ponder free lunches or bets to boost crowds. Brisbane Cup carnival stakes outlined with Doomben events and Sydney, Melbourne interest mounting.
Brisbane rider Jim Carmont survived a threatening week after a gear tampering incident. A typewritten note demanded a £10 payment and warned of regret if ignored. Investigators probe the broken stirrup leathers and ruined gear ahead of the Easter Monday meeting where Carmont rode Gold Fish to victory.
Sydney punters are urged to read bookmaker boards on place and concession betting rules after AJC stewards ruled on a dispute. The decision mandates notices detailing wagering basis, ensuring backers know how bets are settled when races feature fewer than eight runners.
Hewig Crusader set Australasian mile record at Randwick in the Waverley Handicap during October 1938 before losing form at autumn meeting. Tesalen holds Australasian mile and five furlongs record. Armes failed to maintain pace near five furlongs.
Report describes gear prepared for a racecourse run showing tampering. A sharp instrument cut through the leather from the inner soft side to the outer, severing eight inches of the material four inches from the buckle. Only the hard outer layer remained intact.
The article notes growing interest from Sydney and Melbourne racing men in Brisbane events led by the Q T C Brisbane Cup carnival opening on Saturday next. Key races include the Stradbroke Handicap and Cup, with plans to ship several Sydney horses such as L Aigion Maine Chief Waireka and Hamnurah for Doomben meetings. Prize money totals £7750 and Doomben carnival dates are July 1.
The Australian Jockey Club stewards check up on runners during the Randwick carnival, criticizing delays and improper betting practices. Bookmakers with runners face scrutiny, front-row telegraphed moves reduce prices, and officials plan to forward findings to the AJC committee. A female runner had been noted recently, and official action is praised as a needed step.
The Easter meetings in Perth reveal a shortage of capable lightweights with overweight allowances common in 6lb and 7lb classes. WA maintains a universal minimum handicap weight of 7.0, leaving experienced jockeys scarce for big meetings. Trainers note past abundance of riders and now seek reliable riders to maximize horse performance.
Ajax and Defaulter each won two weight for age races at the autumn meeting of the AJ.C. at Randwick. Former New Zealanders Malagigi and High Caste were among the winners but all other visiting horses were beaten. In each case they are trained at Randwick. Before the meeting it seemed incredible that the visiting brigade would fail to win a minor or major handicap.
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