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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 09, 1917
Page
11
A sprawling, hard to parse dost fragment chronicles horse racing gossip across Victoria Queensland South and Western Australia with mentions of Mentone Warrnambool the Rivals and stable figures. It describes race delays results and various horses jockeys and venues amid a dense tangle of names and places.
A chaotic Brisbane May Day gathering features lengthy race notes, rider actions, and outcomes. Key horses like King Terra, Wayland Smith, Pigeon Gin and Saint Ayty perform in varied events with notable showings, while trainers and owners including May Clues and The Planter field multiple contenders amid weather and betting shifts.
Race day at Bossaroo drawn large crowds as Flying Mandi shone in the feature events. Kenilworth, MacAlister, and Spagenti King chased prize money amid tight finishes while Duke Alwynne and Gun showed classic Newcastle Cup pedigree. Kenilworth Belle looked strong in the Welter, and crowd bets favored Kanilworth for next week.
Fragmented OCR notes recount accidents at train and racing events, naming jockeys, horses, and venues with scattered details. Mentions include trainers, a Brava Tesgem, Kelty Bobby Neely, and the South Australian Jockey Club amid ongoing injuries and sales talks.
A lengthy autumn meeting opened with large attendance and total investments over 10070, tracking year-ago levels. The program featured a packed hurdle race field led by Wood. Prince and Arrowlorm competed strongly, with complex betting around Dinatake and Be in a dramatic straight final, as favorites and outsiders battled to the finish.
The text lists various horse racing picks and event names such as MALDEN HANDICAP and ADELAIDE CUP with several contenders like GOLD CAFES TRIAL and SCOTTY MAC. It also mentions HAMPTON COURT and NURSERY HANDICAP entries and ends with an unclear remark about Nevis being acralemed for the Cig.
Racing notes from the Western District turf meet detail Silent King winning the first race at odds steps, with multiple results listed including Corn, Tomambil, and others. The report notes crowd enthusiasm, unsettled protests over unregistered entries, and dividend details alongside a dense list of horses and riders.
Fragmented readable notes show a noisy athletic setting with runners, spectators, and scattered names like Mason and Marcy. Mentions of races, a coke, a lace game, and various figures hint at a local meet or event but details and structure are largely unreadable.
片断新闻文本混乱，难以提取完整事实。似涉法国战事、个人姓名 Dibble 与赛事对照，可能提及 Wont78 枝或半决赛情节，信息碎片不成体系，无法确定时间、地点、人物与结果。
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