Chief Secretary targets racecourse fraud and track safety
The Chief Secretary, Mr Black, orders concrete floors in racecourse weighing rooms to deter scales tampering. He warns clubs failing to comply will lose licenses. He also calls for safer tracks and stronger action after accidents, criticizing unlevel tracks and dangerous posts. The piece praises courage of Gallipoli veterans and critiques anti-sport critics.
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Black
Hinm
Licens
Jockere End
Voroner
Colonel Soult for Sydney in Australian spring racing
The New Zealand News reports Colonel Soult will travel to Sydney to race in the Australian Jockey Club spring meeting. His likely target is the Sydney Metropolitan Handicap over a mile and a half, with departure planned for Monday week.
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Arthur
Middle Harbor
Grague
Colonel Soult
D. News
Soult
Winnie
Sydney
Australian Jockey Club
Links Betting System In Racing Sparks Debate
A correspondent critiques a proposed Links Betting System that would tax winning bets by 10 percent and require rapid payments by bookmakers under North Western Pony Riding Association rules. The piece argues the plan funds War Relief and public good, while noting government caution and the need to avoid harming racing and employment.
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M. Pony] Association
Onc
Links
North-Western Pony Riding Association
N.whla
ORLA
Uise
N.wrla
NWRA
AJLC
Rosebery and Warwick Farm racing planned for next Saturday
Victorian race notes show 159 entries for Rosebery next Saturday with events at Kensington and Rosehill. Bets and jockeys feature prominently as trainers and bookmakers navigate the week’s meetings amid a busy racing scene.
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Rowsbery
Hoebery
Span
Ropesbery
Warwick Firm
Warwick Farm
Canterbury
Race clubs tax themselves and the betting system criticised
The article denounces Links Betting system forcing the bookmaker to pay a 10 percent tax to race clubs with a steward enforcing rules, fines and disputes. It notes club control over bets, and criticizes the proposal to tax racing to fund wounded soldiers while outlining implied financial plans of various racing bodies in Australia. It also covers court actions involving James Maloney and H D O’Brien, and lists AJ.C officers and appointments.
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Links
Ani
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Willie Wowser
Australia
Willie Wowser and Co
Gallipoli
Cora
Australi
Sportsman’s Notebook
Travill
James Maloney
Coomble
Coonamble Tacecnurse
Crown Law Department
Geary
Rosebery Racing
Vitara Park
Victoria Park
Kembla Grange
Rosebery
Boventy
Mosehill
Weandergreph
J Underhill
Meneington
Rosehill
Plocehill
Kennington
Borehill Clewards
Sovernlee
AGC
Han
Patriotic Tumd
Red
Roorbery
The
Kensington
Roeehlll
Clash
Earme
Fichtin
Malden
Lene Wihs
TH. Reid
Walgett
Cekey
Thalicremt
Toby
Tocre
Raeehill
Deen Alwine
Reerbill
Jean
Gosford
Caan
Dales Merv
Peel
Ieely Haw Bean
Merretary
Wanderbury Pace
Totchen
Horne
Klinger
Weneington
Tutchen
Kaiser Billery
New Zealand
Wrste
Sheen
Admiral Grand
Awanker
Caore
England
New South Wales
Fumulpor
Fensington
Eumul- Eye
Deerfield
Morthern
Calver
J. Wilson
Legislative Council
Mama
AJC
Queenaland
M Ja
Spurn
Dundas
Newmetic Registration Board
Baturda
ALC
Kafuray
Timmer
Colin McLaren
Albert Nicolas
William Weller
Tite Harbor
Duke Mer
Ponter
China
Wa Wallon
le Alwaye
Penta
Penan
Waddin
Bar Vona
W. M’forden
W. Gitba
G. Whitehall
OW. M’fadyen
W. Gitte
Nizan
Moorefield
Hades
Hstate
ATC
AWC
Alread
A.J.C
ARC
Viervraltus
HD. O'Brien
Dubbo
Coonamble
Aj.c
W. Cropper
J. A. K. Shaw
J. Daly
H. L Mackellar
Meales
F. Wilson
J. T. Luckey
J. MW. Stewart
Atipendiary
Mesera
A. Hyde
M. Mitchell
BD. Gideon
H.M. Custom
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