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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1921
Page
14
Breeding and Bloodstock Moorefield Winners discuss stallions and mares, noting the death of well known mares. It highlights Lord Beta and other horses such as Paterson and Lilywell, detailing pedigrees and ownership. The piece emphasizes key mares and sires, Moorfield racing history, and the sport's prestige and breeding value.
Irregular racing notes describe a New Zealand bred horse winning a race at War Farm and achieving strong display in the Mootefela Handicap. The text references various sires and horses, including Beamon Cop and Brockwell lineages, with mentions of owners and trainers, but the exact details are garbled.
Jockeys Day dominates the scene with Barcalaine’s sire line and inbred Giopin drawing attention. Mountain Lion and Mountain King show promise as notable performers, while Pontillson and Citvanelle figures loom in the field. The report mentions heavy imposte, wind conditions, and reflections on mares like Fesnok affecting prospects.
The report discusses a stallion named Plippant and his racing record across multiple states and major derbies. It notes his success as a sire, with hinted progeny potential and comparisons to other notable horses, including performances in England and Australia. The piece mentions related horses and a general expectation of future strong foals from his line.
A detailed report reviews breeding stock and auctions, focusing on The Nut, Waminia, and related horses. It notes bloodlines, notable performers, and dispersal sales, with emphasis on New Zealand imports and England connections, and mentions breeders, owners, and sales figures.
Canterbury Park Racing Club issues a notice to bookmakers. The fragmentary text references betting rules and venue boundaries but is incomplete. Substantive details such as dates, names, or amounts are not readable.
Early race notes recount Queen Pridess progeny and related lineages, including Linacee and Ghrpaalaus Tid, leading to debate on Lord Glienely’s decision. Mentions mare Netan and Shawty, with reference to British steeds and famed sires in a tangle of pedigrees and racing outcomes.
A garbled OCR list shows advertised pieces and authors in The Referee, with numerous misread names and titles. The fragment mentions various items, bidders, and imprints, indicating an advertisement page of serialized or musical works and associated author attributions, though readable content is minimal and unclear.
Fragmentary text shows an auction notice with pricing of buckwheat at 200 guineas and mentions bidders or contact names W. B. and C. L. Thompson. Also references a person or place Scone and a date or code W757. The readable parts suggest a small goods sale notice with limited details.
Fragmented text describes the work Sands of the Orient with scattered phrases about content, a date, and names such as Serena Mabel Kah and Bearatie. The OCR yields garbled lines and incomplete items, making precise details unclear.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention approvals or meetings tied to a civic project or authority in an unnamed area. Specific names, dates, and details are unreadable. Further restoration needed to identify the responsible body and exact action.
A garbled OCR fragment lists racing terms and various proper nouns including places and organizations. The readable content is sparse and non cohesive, mentioning states, a race track or meeting context, and scattered acronyms, with no clear events or outcomes to summarize.
A fragmented OCR passage mentions a suspect named Sybarite and references to a Cruganaar fin Pais Stee. It hints at a courtroom or investigative setting with names like Annie and Brice and a possible marble of testimony or evidence amid cryptic foreign phrases and garbled identifiers.
Fragmentary listing shows racing terms, horse names, and locations including Camden Par and Ma nauer. Partial entries include Flying King and Arrmond with figures like 107 and 82,480, plus scattered underlined or misread terms. The text resembles a betting card or catalog fragment from a horse racing page with multiple names and places.
Fragmentary OCR notes show unclear names and places. The readable parts reference a person named Vi tom Gickbo and a Colhea Glt tyne wt aan Sosy with insufficient context for full event details.
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