This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1915
Page
10
Fragmented OCR reports grossly garbled statistics from New Zealand and Australian racing. It highlights leaders such as Sir George Clifford and Warney with substantial prize money, plus mentions broader season totals and prize pools across venues.
A fragmented OCR style item hints at a steeplechase event in Australia with names like Vint Gris and Valet. The piece blends poetical lines and sports references, mentioning guns and a chant, but details remain blurred.
English prices of bloodstock reflect a gloomy prospect with several lots sold at modest sums. At Newmarket near June end, 48 lots aged two to nine changed hands, the highest price 180 guineas for Little Pickle, a three year old colt. Polygamist sold for 1658 guineas to R. Weetson, later backed at Haydock and Cambridgeshire trials. Two- and three-year-olds showed limited demand. several sold under expectations. Yearlings sale by J. Moher at Leyton or Leyton may yield better results, with many yearlings by Polymelis and Collar. Overall, few fetched beyond the four-figure marks, many remaining under reserve or failing to reach anticipated prices.
A contentious discussion focused on potential reductions of race meeting dates across Sydney clubs including Canterbury Park Warwick Farm and Gosford amid concerns over finances and rider arrangements. Proposals favored a measured approach with clubs weighing the impact on pony and horse events and noting uncertain participation in future schedules.
The piece notes Cetigne in premier position on the two year olds earnings list, referencing uk and imperial races such as the Derby, Melbourne Cup, and St Leger. It mentions Wallace Isinglass and Jainglasa among horses of note, with earnings and events from early 20th century racing.
Feature race notes from a crowded meeting detailing Moorfield races with Abrahams and Shanta leading in the Moorfield Handicap and Tegue Weather recruiting a close finish. The card lists multiple events, with Kensington Races and Marden ante a chance for the top finishers.
Fragmentary text appears to reference a rally and replacements but is largely garbled. Names and concrete details are not discernible. The piece lacks clear entities, dates, or locations to extract a coherent report.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Savoy Hotel near Market Street with unclear references to wages and people. The readable portion points to a public or hotel notice, lacking coherent details such as event, date, or exact actions.
A fragmented report from a local racing scene describes the Richmond Trotting Club event at Alriwba track with mentions of horses, trainers, and possible race outcomes. The garbled OCR text preserves names like Nashannon and Tupi trek while noting race days and venues.
Fragmentary OCR text references Panerai PAM models and a sale or listing with unclear context. Names, places, and concrete actions are not discernible from the readable words.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.