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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 24, 1920
Page
13
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a wage issue involving names and dates. Readable parts show TeL AATRANCE FACT and a referenced event in a Saturday window. Details are unclear but indicate a public notice or legal matter with involved persons and organizations.
The report describes the Australian Jockey Club December Meeting on a Saturday in 1920 with complex race details, track conditions, and noted performances. It references various horses, riders, and events spread across the program, highlighting betting, sales, and official notes from the era.
The text lists race day details with a partial schedule and closing time. It mentions Canterbury Park, a Saturday event, with references to horses or races and a 4 p.m. close. The readable fragments are scattered and include miswritten dates and times.
A large crowd gathered at Kensington as ponies competed with a bustling atmosphere. Multiple races featured close finishes, with a dead heat in one event and steep betting action described as lively and diverse among attendees and officials.
Rosebery racecard shows a day of uneven fortunes with Maiden Handieng reigns and several divisions. Bunny Marth led the first division, Red Triangle faltered, and Miss Ryistone won the Fourteen-stone Handicap while Milenus made a notable Trial Stakes victory.
Fragmentary report shows distances for second place with Klesnor and Orient Chanter among near rivals. The Flying Handicap runs in divisions and mentions Lady Lidell, Silver Trim, and Beal Brummil with references to Beal Brummil’s second division win and various horses in the field.
A crowded Ascot program features multiple handicaps and stakes with divisions listed for each race. Notable runners include TeTe ArHain Hersay 3 Raval Sel ec one Fourteen Hands, Pimpernel, and Felecia or My Nancy in various divisions, along with winners and contenders such as Sir Warrell Beno Lorne and Dave Whitton. The roster covers novice and flying handicaps, encourage stakes, and trial stakes with several names associated to jockeys and horses in each division.
A fragmentary notice outlines a Weaneaday event near Pam Yor Rovebery with a Saturday gathering. It mentions a noon race, a meeting at Avcot, and December 4, with nominations due by December 8. Victoria plans a severe advent program with entries closing December 2 and a charity event at Lithkow pony raising £60 in damages.
A fragmentary OCR item mentions Seb Ean eS Sea Farts and a shaving row. Authorities and exact details are unreadable, but the note implies a local dispute or event centered on shaving fees or practices, with no clear dates or places available.
A lengthy report covers racing at Port Adelaide and Melbourne scenes with note of the Half Crown Tote system, race results, notable horses and owners, and a surge of activity in South Australia. Mentions include J. E. Pelham, Mr. Flannagan, Lord Setay, and the Derby plans, plus bids for mares and studs and a Port Adelaide Cup entry surge.
Fragmented OCR text shows dated entries with months and days in 1920 and 1880 era syntax. Mentions Bove, RAC, DECEMBER 6 1920 and MONDAY NAY MOVEMAMR 25 1880 plus garbled flight and pilot notes. Details incomplete. value lies in preserved names and dates for archival tracing.
Race meet details appear garbled with numerous typos and misread names. Readable items include date Monday December 18 2010 and venue HXCOUMLAOW with several horse names and odds fragments, but most data is indecipherable.
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