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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1919
Page
13
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Tamworth Jockey Club and local sites. It references places such as Tamworth and Hapnwarnhs Bhi, with scattered names and numbers. The readable portions are sparse and do not form a clear event or report.
A fragmentary 1920 note from the Australian Trotting Club lists Monday events and race details, including driver names, horse references, and schedule hints that remain partly unreadable. The text shows misreads and garbled sections but preserves a hint of the meeting's structure and participants.
Race card from Wallsend lists Hager aiming for top positions with entries including Lean Owl and Bea Tite. Organizers schedule events across a busy program as local trainers prepare for a Saturday meeting.
A detailed recap notes winners and lineage from the Ras GF holiday racing meet. It highlights Anyhow’s Villiers connection, Pal King and Ready Aye Ready's line, and Wallace as an influential Carrington Stakes sire lineage. Breeding lines trace to Carbine through Mountain King and Wallaces progeny, with mentions of Mount Prisca, Summer Cup, and notable purchasers like Minny McDonald and Training staff.
Readable text notes references to the Victoria Racing Club autumn meeting in 1920 with mentions of horse racing events at Newmarket Handicap and Australian Gu, listing dates like February 5 and March, plus scattered names and odds. Limited legibility prevents clear event details or results.
Messrs William Inglis and Son announce the New Year bloodstock sale will start next day at 7 PM at Newmarket Stables Randwick. Additions include Heatherbrae by Haut Brion imp White Eyes served by Nighthawk imp and a useful gelding. White Phase by Waukenphase imp Parmresse, winner of the Boxing Day Christmas Handicap.
On Monday next January 3 at 2 20 pm H Chisholm and Co announce a sale of thoroughbreds led by stallion Opatin a half brother to Quaertor and a draft including young Fashionable sires. The report also covers willow cultivation advances with 500 trees in Crockett’s plantation and notes about 130 willow varieties used for cricket bats and wood products.
Fragmentary text from a Coonabarabran Jockey Club item references PMEE and financial codes, with unclear dates or figures. The legible parts mention racing club context and possible administrative notes, but no coherent event, outcome, or names to confirm details.
The article outlines the year end pony racing cards at Randwick with several events. It lists Maiden, Novice, and Kensington handicaps along with riders and horses like Nellie Wrathali and Wind Ale in a busy final program at the White Rose Circuit.
A large Christmas Eve crowd at Victoria Park witnessed several unexpected results as four horses led by Hylaeis and Currency battled to narrow margins. The meeting featured tight finishes with three maiden divisions producing close calls and strong betting shifts, marking 1939’s event as notably competitive.
A trotting tale unfolds at Zetland Purse divisions with Brown Mivee leading early, Rene Whitton romping home in the second division, Channel and Tourak among near rivals. Tony Blue's rise highlighted the harness action shaping betting, while Kensington hosts the next round and the motor show opens at the Royal Agricultural Society Ground.
Report from the Sporte Ground notes a crowd and strong fields for the Great Six Days Cycling Carnival. Champions Hans and Ernen Obi Willie Spencee and manager are praised for fitness, as Snowy Bakers liniment and famed athletes such as Herold Harder Busby League figures and Harry Nathan are mentioned in preparation and promotion.
The fragmentary text references Australian Jockey Club events with scattered names and terms. Readable items hint at a race or betting context, noting apparel references and possible participants, though many words are garbled. The overall sense is a brief society or sports note from a local press page.
Fragmentary OCR text lists Cantor Monday and The Sydney Cup with scattered names and terms. The readable portions reference race entries, a possible nomination and various names including SP and Meatel utter. No clear event outcome or full details emerge.
Ambiguous OCR text fragment mentions names and places in a garbled sequence. Readable items are scarce. no clear event, date, or action present. Unable to determine a coherent news item or factual details from the provided text.
An unsettled assemblage gathers as Talons Choy Mambers attend a wary meeting. Names and places appear in fragmented text, with references to clubs and urban groups surfacing among unclear OCR. The brief hints at a local note or notice without a clear event or outcome.
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