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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1915
Page
12
A sprawling Sydney Randwick and New Zealand racing digest notes Dungannon, La Balfour, and Coolvan entries, rider assignments, and trainer changes. It reports Brisbanes, Randwick meetings, stud movements, memorial races, and results from Melbourne to Dunedin with references to jockeys, owners, and trials.
A long and tangled report describes a training period at Randwick. It notes a middle segment of the course proceeding well with various athletes named in a sprawling sequence of times and events.
A fragment from a racing program notes a December meeting on Saturday December 16 with trials including the Grandstand Stakes and other handicaps listed by race names and horses such as Karanaud Wing, Flashy of Tiel, and Hagia Badia, among others. The text appears as partial entries for a series of handicap races and stakes, with several unreadable segments and several horse names jumbled.
Followers of pony racing bid to start at 1 p m as patra courses open. The card lists MATDEN HANDICAP FLYING HANDICAP ENCOURAGE STAKES ROSEBERY MILE and divisions featuring horses such as Queenie Sea Cherry Grafteae LINNETTE CABLE NEWS SCARLETTE TRENT and others in a regional race meet.
Fragmented OCR describes racing at Victoria Park with references to horses and bets. Mentions nonsense names and scattered terms like pace work, furlongs, and bookmakers. The readable facts are minimal and garbled, yielding an unclear snapshot of a racing program.
Racing at Ascot featured several divisions of the Encourage Stakes with top contenders like Playocrat and Lady Meruls 17 a head apart. Crown Gem, Dune Waa, and Uncle Tim delivered strong finishes as horses trained by R. Goug tor Me and J. Kars J competed, while divisions saw favorites falter and Bett era horses rise as the day wore on with notable performances from Gienettz and Mundig in other heats.
Racing notes describe Postilite winning the Aveo Handicap after a strong charge from Rainbow, with rivals Plantoid, Chamic, and SH in the finish. Rainbow placed second by a head, while Linnette, My Peggy, Sumpan followed. postrace remarks praise Postilite's metropolitan debut and Lingering form.
At Kensington on Saturday a struggling meeting yielded tight betting and several notable performances. Sunny Ridge led from the start in a race won by a length, while Boaringa Maid and Red Gypsy faced stiff competition in the Flying Handicap. Gul Exied narrowly won the Approved Stakes, defeating Royal Flora by a neck, with Lady Benyamia and Mary Glory trailing. An even betting heat saw Master Vandium surge to 12 to 1 to upset the field, and My Dove delivered a strong showing in the 1440 Hane Handicap.
Jumbled OCR style racing note describes Lady Daem in a straight finish chasing Ex the tran e before distant loss. Firegrow and Moyfair are named with close rivals. the field includes Thelma, Dormer. Final photo finish near neck shows multiple horses over long chase, but many names are garbled.
Racing news outlines nominations for Wednesday meetings at Victoria Park. Secretary Mr Underhill details entries and deadlines for January tests, with jockeys, apprentices, and trainers listed for Kensington and Randwick style events. Officials discuss licenses, inspections, and upcoming bookmaking clerks shifts while reporting results from recent meetings and notable performances from horses such as Speedeynever and Cerise Cotors.
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