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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 26, 1938
Page
21
The Referee provides full comment and selections for Moonee Valley Federal Hurdle over two miles. Includes race details, odds, and horse names with commentary on form and expected performance.
A scrambled racing note describes Piccaninny Handicap over six furlongs with unclear horses and odds. It mentions Boerne Jules Mine Campo Kolpin Doane Ge and a sale note, with scattered crowd and course remarks.
A fragmented race page notes the Commonwealth Steeplechase over two miles and thirty two furlongs with crowd reactions and scattered horse names. Readers glimpse finish times and bets, while references to riders and locations appear amid garbled OCR text.
An abstract of a local sports card notes a mileage figure, test results, and a summary involving Bob and a team from the area. It mentions an event at a city venue with a score or time, with references to Parson and Antiti in a brief, station-like update.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a six furlong race at Keilor HCP with Agro Ete and AS Sg ac ta mn. It mentions times, placements, and various names in a mangled form, with phrases about stakes, weather, and participants, but the details are unreadable.
A fragmented OCR page mentions headwind high and weight hop events on a one mile course. The garbled text references athletes such as Tony Gattis and Goeb Fanchray with scattered scores and times. The passage includes stray names, numbers, and possible event notes without coherent structure.
Fragmented OCR text references Moonee Valley event on a Saturday with acceptances and rent figures, mentions UTA BAC and Ba J EI vperanne, plus references to February dates, some sums in dollars, and various place names. The readable contents are garbled and lack coherent narrative or complete facts.
Fragmentary note describes Saturday races including Federal Hurdle and Mount Alek Handicap with mentions of riders and possible odds. Unclear details but references multiple horses and event items.
Indian trainer A Higgins ships Dightena Valley and Tocund, two Queensland horses, on the flat stage of their overseas journey. Medation has been hooked for 14 horses he has adopted in several States.
Readable race notes show Warwick Farm records tied and equalled across events on Saturday. Mentions multiple horses, riders, and track conditions with times around 2:17 and 2:40 plus various near-record performances.
A dull day with early morning showers reduced Rosehill midweek meeting turnout though most who attended found the session profitable. The report highlights activities and names of participants in a lengthy, fragmented account of events and standings.
Officials of the AJLC budgeted for a 10 000 crowd at Warwick Farm meeting but 600 attended, about 1700 more than the Ar! gathering. Improved figures credited to reduced admission and a campaign against 80 Belting. Warwink Farm hosted more meetings this season with ADCs suburban backers gaining at each event.
The handicapper flags Pooley Bridge as the likely double winner in the Grand Nationals run at York with Oakwood and Sovokos also considered strong. Trainers warn the field is deep and the Hollands heavy, while bettors weigh Pooley Bridge’s proven form and the tricky Pooley Bridge is a major factor in the race strategy.
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