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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1924
Page
13
In this brief round from the NSW Trotting Club the event outline lists racers and venues with a focus on Wide Heat Stanton and Randleep. Details are fragmentary but indicate a race trail and public wagering at Bueno wee Pret.
At Kensington ponies Brightacre in Formy Brown Bread caused a surprise in a mile race. J W Cook struggled with the wet conditions, while several runners showed form. Hard fought placings featured Brighezere Waracre and Gambler's Gold in close finish, with Cupid Kiss failing to sustain a late challenge.
A fragmented report outlines contention over a new Kensington Cup event and its perceived beneficiaries. Club leaders, owners, and trainers are split on whether the race will widen profits or mainly enrich a few, with discussions touching nomination fees and overall costs. The potential reform is described as favoring a narrow group while aiming to sustain racing finances.
Fragmented text describes racing events at Victoria Park with mentions of Desert Gold and other horses, owners, and earnings. Includes references to meetings, acceptance fees, and club actions, but strained by OCR errors and garbled names. The piece centers on a February 2024 racing card and related administrative notes.
The page reviews a Maiden Randicap division and multiple handicaps, noting Avaure Court, Lady Ducgeom and Bearmately among entries. It reports race odds, rival form, and expected contenders like Integrity and Bunny Belle, with focus on previous performances at VP and Kensington and expectations for the forthcoming meeting.
A race report describes numerous furlong splits and placements at Randunor Thurosas. Horses including Cardinal, Beene, Dalston, and Sunstecke feature with times around 1 minute 20 seconds to 1 minute 34 seconds. Heavy rain affected the track and several horses posted notable speeds in varying sections.
Fragmentary OCR text listing names and places with many garbled terms. Reads like a historical roster or event card with numerous proper nouns such as Usehat ree, Forceat, fexor, howard, Lingheld, The Killers, CAITENUART PART, ToowAAt, Two Purlonge, Chrysler, Three Warlongi, Cabochon, Colorada, Hait-Penmyhon, Nahpewan, Tineke Ett Ang.
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