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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1894
Page
1
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A dense OCR style record of horse racing results and notices from Melbourne era columns. Mentions Grascnipea Nerantera, Maryborough, Lindred, Parveen, Elowlee, Nataturn Hotel, Pont Stephens, and numerous jockeys and regattas. Includes race outcomes, draws, delays, and letters to the Victoriag Konringwll secretary, with multiple names and places dense throughout.
Latest scratchings from the Sydney Turf Club show engagements at Alexander and Warwick Farm Pony Races. Entries include Challenge Stakes and Anniversary Handicap with listed horses and times across January 11 to January 15. Prices and details are partially garbled but feature horses such as Santi Grandwitch Gale Collardite Banshine Utter Kinkers Impulse Cabdoar Whinht Celene Eusistymon and names for the Warwick Farm events like The Rambler Freeds Blowns Powr Hewowar and Trimic.
A detailed review of the upcoming feature races and handicaps at Canterbury Park, highlighting selections for the Anniversary Handicap and Australian Cup, noting weights, contenders like Marvel, Captain, Shamrock, and Forresters Best, and discussing expert opinions from Mr Scare and Mr Dakin. The column covers Newmarket Handicap prospects, probable favorites, and contenders such as Newman, Cameole, and Hirondelle, with insights on weight allocations and likely outcomes for the main events.
A large group of about forty bookmakers faced the Adelaide by Mail Court last Wednesday over alleged breaches of the Totalisator Act of 1884. The case centers on betting at Thebarton racecourse and Morphettville, with aggregate bets around 2500 and potential penalties up to 1000. The piece argues bookmakers are integral to horseracing and warns that removing them would hurt the sport, noting English and Australian practices and public attitudes toward wagering.
A detailed report on racing at Kensington and Moorefield including selections for Tulay at Moorefield and Kensington. Highlights cover pony events at Kean and the Botany pony trek, with notes on trainers and crowd turnout, and references to trials, handicaps, and notable runners across multiple races.
Incoherent OCR style piece questions government stance on gambling in South Australia and links it to social morality. Mentions punishments and violence, but text is garbled with misspellings and unclear attribution, making precise facts or events difficult to extract.
Unclear OCR text lists many race names and horse names such as Anticipations Flying Handicap Melodia of Iduna and First Lord Mangue with mentions of hurdles and nursery events. The fragmentary items reference racing events and participants without coherent details or outcomes.
Communication from H C regarding repayments requires prompt reply. Country cues collect messages must be marked "Hely Pald" and sent by telegram. Telegraph office will not acknowledge or recall funds without respondent action.
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