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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
9
A collage of racing notes from Australia and New Zealand covers horses, owners, jockeys, and recent results. Mentions Randwick and Flemington entries, Sydney trainers, and insights on key contenders like Youendah, Bow Street, and Man o War era context.
A garbled OCR style note lists scattered names and places including references to Washington, Virginia, and New York alongside unfamiliar terms and acronyms. The text lacks coherent events or dates, preventing a clear news item but preserving several proper nouns for potential reconstruction.
The article covers Randwick events with the London Cup result and a 44 to 33.5 quarter split at Randwick. It notes the Drivemoney sponsorship, a jumper injury, and commentary on jockey performance and horse racing governance. It also mentions a meeting of racing officials in New York and the Church of England’s stance on trainer grievance and animal welfare.
A garbled Melbourne era style report notes confusion over racing events at an unnamed venue. Names and places blur with stray phrases about racing figures, meetings, and dates, yielding a fragmented account of a Turf scene in flux.
Fragmentary OCR reading details a Western District turf event with scattered names and phrases. It hints at a conversation or report about a track meet, officials and participants, but lacks coherent facts or outcomes.
A detailed account of a recent racing event features multiple horses such as Widowight and Rose Ray Tenguie and drivers like Eddie. It covers performances, placements, and near misses across divisions with emphasis on horses, handlers, and the crowd’s reactions.
The readable text pieces include names like Norwegia, Hel, and Pete, plus scattered places and dates. It appears as a jumbled OCR draft with multiple proper nouns, early subject fragments, and stray phrases, lacking a coherent narrative or clear event.
The Coogee Bunyip offered £5 to 1 against Powdal who finished half a length behind Mount Frise at Bek wick lat Saturday. The horse will sing in the Paddock at a fee of ten to-day for bettors seeking a final chance.
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