Stawell Gift of 1939 Easter Courage and History
The article extols the Stawell Easter Gift as Australia's premier sprint event, detailing its £750 prize and £500 to the winner, the event’s prestige, and the club’s strong finances. It recalls prize money in 1878, notes a winner walking 40 miles to race, and profiles leading contenders L. C. Dunn and R. W. Cox based on private trials and stables, highlighting public betting sentiment.
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Stawell
Sheffield
Australia
Stawell Club
Stawell Athletic Club
Hardy Souls
W. J. Millard
Millard
Neilther
Stawell Carnival Set to Attract Record Crowds
The 62nd Stawell Athletic Club carnival approaches in nine days as whippet-limbed athletes prepare for the race to the Mecca of pedestrians. The Easter Gift offering £500 awaits the winner, with crowds expected to pack the streets of the Victorian town for the annual Knights of the Spiked Shoe pilgrimage.
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Stawell
Knights of the Spiked Shoe
Stawell Athletic Club
Stawell Gift prospects mix in open field
The article surveys entrants for the Stawell Easter Gift with runners from Victoria and South Australia, noting Mark adjustments by Handicappers Bull and Beckwith, potential outsiders, and veterans like Tom Roberts and Jack Grant. It highlights Cox from North Fitzroy as a dark horse and considers Guiney of Maryborough and Patton of NSW as notable contenders.
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Soll
Mereanye
Thinn
Min
Dandenong
Vic
Cox
Stawell
Hia
FE. MN. Lisll
Armadale
A. W. Bima
Coulford
G. Guiney
Maryborough
Tasks Kelly
Kilda
la W. Sprague
Ballarat
J. R. Davis
Dookie
Jack Grant
Geviong
Grant
Raymond Cox
North Fitzroy
Woo
Wis Sentinel
A. W. Patton
N.S.W
A. W. Sis
Yda
V. Riceo
Oyde
H. A. Jenyos Pas Cok
Secretarial Pillar of Stawell Club Celebrates Loyal Service
Harry Henderson, long serving secretary of the Stawell Athletic Club, is praised for his memory of every runner who competed at Stawell in 41 years of tenure. The year marks a veteran executive lineup led by President Charles Bates alongside Dan Raoston Bill Carter Dave Mitchell LH Cranston J G McDonald and Mielle Cowman in roles of long standing service.
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Harry Henderson
Stawell
Buckley Reputed Sprinter Bypasses Stawell Finals
Paul Buckley, South Gippsland stockman, once praised for sprinting, faced a setback at Stawell losing to W J Bamblett and B de Wit by generous margins. He remained a Stawell entrant this year with Tivols, winning heats at country meets but failing to reach finals, including a Dandenong heat and semi with L Dunn.
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Buckley
Stawell
Paul Buckley
South Gippsland
W. J. Bamblett
B. de Wit
Dandenong
G. A. Lawson
Wangaratts Gift
L. ©. Dunn
Dunn
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A. F. Holmes
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