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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1926
Page
9
Fragmentary OCR notes show trotting fixtures and racing references in Australia with several unreadable segments. The text lists March items, South and West Australia mentions, and possible horse names or participants, indicating a historical racing schedule or results page with scattered details.
The Referee offers £500 to the competitor forecasting the three placed horses in both the Doncaster Handicap on April 3 and the Sydney Cup on April 8. If multiple coupons succeed the £500 is shared. if none, £100 goes to the closest forecast. Envelopes marked £500 Competition to The Referee Office Sydney.
In a brief local schedule a meeting is listed with a March date and a handicap event. The text includes scattered, unclear names and times, but confirms an event on a Saturday at a venue named Evia or similar with a focus on a handicap race. Further readable details are sparse due to OCR issues.
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