Hongkong Handicap Tale of Jimmy the Chinaman
In the Tambo outback a Chinese gardener Jimmy buys a £1 horse ticket, trains a chestnut filly named Lady Erin, and wins the Hong Kong Handicap at the annual Xmas race. Jack Rigg and George Doolan transport the horse, with Jimmy riding to victory as the crowd cheers Soon Die and the chestnut mare races to the front.
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Immy
A. Jslglaed
Ching
Greendale
Tambo
Barcoo
Jimmy
Ean
Jack
Pixon
Pixon, the Hotelkeeper, For Dlespatch Tohinamnan Jimmy
Homestead
George Doolan
Cobb and Go
Alpha
George Dooann
George
Windever Creek
Mt. Enniskillen Cattle Station
Nes
Doolin
China
Jack Rigg
Shanghai
Erin
Ghinaman
Towite
Ack Rigg
Lady Erin
Lucerne
Jltuhy
Wongkong Handicap Recall at Western Racecourse
A race from over forty years ago features Lady Evin winning by ten lengths after Jimmy loses his whip and boots jammed in the irons. The clerk leads the horse to the enclosure as observers recall Kerr the Barcoo Labor member and Jimmy the Chinaman.
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Lady Evin
Jimmy
Ike
Fartier
Sores Kerr
Barcoo
Little Tommy's Rise in Kangaroo Hunt Racing Days
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a bush rider in Australia famed for early age rides and ring events at agricultural shows. The piece compares him to legendary jockeys, notes his uncanny riding skill, and mentions a “dark horse” named Prince in a betting scene where multiple ten shilling bets were placed.
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Tounds
Ala Tverine
Prince
Tommy
Queensland Turf Club underbids illegal betting gains
The Queensland Turf Club reduces betting influence, plans about £10000 in improvements including a new sealing stand at Ascot to seat 15 more patrons. Prize money up by £8640 this season, Flat reserve work cost around £2000, and training track overhauls drew bookmaker scrutiny. An Australia racing scene described with vivid anecdote of a greyhound like horse show finishing strongly.
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Queensland ‘Turf Club
Commonwealth
Ascot
Slant eyed riders and horse names at the race
A fragment recalls a mixed crowd at the grandstand with Chinese jockeys in baggy trousers and loose pigs tails. The rider called Soon Die stood out amid betting chatter as Lady Erin and other horses drew attention.
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Erin
Bedourie
Jimmy
Bookmakers in England Hit by Spotlight on Debts and Swindles
A long analysis describes crooked bookmakers and backers in England who avoid settling bets, run secret rooms, and use fake accounts to dodge payments. It recounts cases of withheld winnings, forged credentials, and schemes to drain backers’ funds, including a government official duped into false credit and clever address frauds.
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Australia
England
Theta Horus
Hiv Mission
Buzus Heta
East
Derby result mishap recalls Isinglass win
A country paper recounts a Derby cable error when the front page announced Isinglass as winner with Sonom y and Deadlock second and third. The fray highlights the editor’s forgetfulness and the awkward moment of the misprint that followed a weekend away.
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Singinss
Will
The
Sun
Mwe
Trier
Jem
Erby
Isinglass
London
Tsinglass
Yelnglass
Pooneh
Aglereted
Warraw Co
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Barcoo Riverside
Murrawombie
France
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Tom
Hales
Fred Archer
Derrett
Soh
Hine
S.P
Tommy Wars
Oo George Street
Tod" Sloan
Cledi
Irda
PTEBR
Bayardo
Derby
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