24 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Sydney Sportsman
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
1
In the Victoria Park Handicap Monogram surged from behind to win, with Confab fading after a suspected bleed and Wolwood, Miss Fluency, and College Lass among others. Backers favored Confab early, but Monogram’s late charge sealed the result as Duncan pushed the gelding from start to finish.
The Sportsman touts steady win selections at Victoria Park and Rosebery with MONOGRAM HAPPY SAL MOHICAN and a special XXX payoff. It boasts a staff of skilled track reporters and urges readers to subscribe for green-paper profits and full racing information.
An advertisement says its advanced form helps readers pick winners and cites a subscriber praise for Sportsman paper. It notes a Doomben Cup write up and endorses Osculum and First Leizard as successful picks with implied betting success.
Six runners started the race, but only four left the peg as chaos at the start stirred the field. Digland surged late, but Happy Sal, after a stubborn rally, held on by a head to defeat Digland with McMahon's mare fading just short.
Fred Shean rode Strathdeon to win by three quarters of a length over Bulga Boy with Swiss Valley third in the second division of the Novice over a mile. Bulga Boy made a late bid but Strathdeon held on after a brisk stretch duel as heavy betting and a landrigan bet drew attention.
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