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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 06, 1920
Page
13
Fragmentary records show Western Australian Turf Club events dated December 29 1920 and March 28 1921 with mentions of Sovs wins and officials including a secretary and staff. Text is garbled but indicates racing results and club governance names.
A garbled OCR fragment shows scattered strings resembling names and places such as Orion Buiabar Sanghi and Ptah. The text is incomplete and lacks coherent events, dates, or clear news significance.
A crowded midweek crowd attended the ponies programme at Rosever on Wednesday. The meeting featured several divisions of novice and open races with tight finishes. Notable horses included Molly Blakwell, Lady Madrona, and Rosebery, while Jockeys and trainers battled for placings in strong field events.
Neatly garbled notes forecast a lively program at Wollongong and the Ascot Vic Thousand meeting with selections in NOVICH HANDICAP FLYING HANDICAP and 142 HANDICAP among others. Forfeits and entries are due by Thursday October 14 with reminders for Victory Park handicap next week.
Melbourne Cup day program at Epping details a large handicap program with divisions and named entries. The article lists horses such as CONFETTI, GLAD FYE, VOLUNTEER, PICKADO, and GLOBE DERBY, notes prize money and penalties, and outlines scheduling for November 2 and related meetings. It mentions NBSGAPS in New South Wales and Melbourne entrants, with keystones like CONCRETE, YVONNE, and VIRUS as contenders.
The article records a forthcoming meeting at Epping with several nominations. BJ Keys, previously named for four posts, scratched due to neuritis preventing driving. The text also mentions a series of unclear entries, debates on full boxes up to 100 miles, and multiple participants with irregular OCR remnants.
Fragmented OCR notes reveal Richmond pony races and scattered names. Mentions of R E Blackwell Tailor and various cultural references appear amid garbled text and stray phrases from multiple items.
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