08 Jul 1891
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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1891
Page
1
A jumble of racing references, horses, breeders, and racecourse mentions along with scattered names and dates. The text reads like an OCR dump with partial pedigrees, race conditions, and breeding inquiries, lacking a coherent event or outcome to summarize.
George Rows of Warwick Farm plans a meeting this Saturday. The card includes Buckley, Forgue, Hornpipe in the stakes with Buckley favored. Principal race contenders include Velasquez, Eleho, Halo, Epigraph, Bonnie Ted, Pelham, Alvides, Tosebill, and Porridge. PORRIDGE shown as likely winner among sprinters.
The piece discusses a hurdle race event amid sharp rhetoric about regional rivals and media bias. It asserts confidence in Pentagon as a winner among several contenders and criticizes remarks from opponents as shameful.
The 3.0.P. Club schedules a weekly meetup at Moora Park with the first race at 2.9u. Special tram and buses will run to the grounds at convenient hours as nominations indicate a lively program. Top events list Mire Haxpicar Stelle 1 Hester 2 Tilly Preswests Car Lalu 1 Markeman 2 Camelais Tine TeoT Alameda if wanted Cece Haypicar Elise Trickett 1 Alice May 2 Eurimbla 3.
The Canterbury Park Pony Meeting, also including the Galloway and Trotting events, was postponed from Thursday and will be held tomorrow with special trains to Ashield per timetable. The judge’s verdict includes listed race results with horses like Safeguard, Diver, Monitor, and others in sequential placements.
The actors club will hold its weekly meeting on Saturday night starting at 6 o'clock. The favored participants include Litton Haxvicar Nottingbam and Toxcun Haxpicar Tarce or Hush Eat.
The rovers accident left Alex Morrison near recovery as doctors and attendants care for him. The paper urges fellow craftspeople to support the married man in need, noting his past readiness to help others and calling for a collective helping hand.
The Jockey Club moves to purge professional backers as suspensions bite. Affected figures include Hanan, Shepherd, and Mr Clover, with Hawking’s long involvement noted. The piece hints at wider crackdowns, legal threats, and broader reforms to enforce racing rules.
A historical profile of jockey George Barrett born in Motifeld under Lord Stradbroke, detailing his early start on Titania and subsequent rise with wins on Midsonmer Farewell and others. It notes his weight, notable mounts like Ormonde and Signorina, and his reputation for energy and determination on the track.
A London writer recalls an amusing attempt to predict the Derby winner via a clairvoyant girl. Despite dramatic visions of crowds bells and galloping horses the party concludes the scene was nonsense, yet Caractacur won the Derby at 6 to 1.
The Rosehill meeting proceeded with strong attendance after postponement from Saturday to Thursday. Good fields and steady betting accompanied racing events including Minting and Littl Lady, with notable results in the Austral Handicap and a standout performance by the filly Mayo and Buckley in the final races. Betting crowd favored Blythwood and Porridge early, with Avenger drawing interest before Mayo’s decisive pull in the later stages.
At Canterbury Park on Saturday the weather and track conditions pleased the committee. Independence Handicap paced the day with eleven runners. Silence led early but Mildred surged to win with Reversion close behind by a head. Sirtson faded as the finish concluded.
Glengarry won the Park Stakes by a half length from Queen Mary who carried the most weight in the upset. In the Monmouth Handicap Excelsior led until late when Marigold surged to win by two lengths from Elcho with the favorite next. The Stars and Stripes Handicap saw Mantilla triumph over Lord Prix, Blythwood third, amid fifteen strong runners and limited backing. Queen Mary then won the curtain closer Brewads Mile by a head over the favorite, Manxeman third.
A long tribute recounts Henry Lampoon and Tom Hood era friendships in London clubs. It recalls meetings, writings like The Escape of Bazaine, and ends with a solemn farewell to a brave soldier of the pen. The Harare Football Club hosts a combined 13 representative teams on the Amovistion Ground today.
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