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14 Mar 1940
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Newspaper
Sydney Sportsman
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1940
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment presents unclear text likely from a short local item. Readable bits suggest a brief community notice or classified line but specific names, dates, or places are not recoverable.
A damaged OCR snippet shows scattered letters and partial phrases about a race or timing event. No clear names, places, or outcomes are legible to form a full news item.
Darby Munro lauds Gold Salute at full fitness as Geebung shows strong form for Doncaster. The Squire edges ahead in a tight finish with jockeys blamed for timing, while Billposter and Early Bird suffer in the handicaps. Trainer Danny Lewis remains pleased with Geebung ahead of upcoming races.
Peter Cruise rode Pen Name to dominate the first division at Victoria Park yesterday as heavy wagers crowned the mount. Bets reflected confidence with Eric Welch backing 300 to 48 and Jim Hackett 500 to 80 among others, while Harry Austin Wood and Tommy Byrne also placed sizable stakings.
Early Bird fell in the Victoria Park Handicap while All Set edged Assegai by the narrowest margin in a tough finish. Fred Cash’s mare had won at Flemington with Shean guiding her, but a surprising result at Victoria Park left owner Alan Cooper and jockey Ian facing a heavy payout and questions about the run.
Page two to three outlines Randwick form and prospects for 13 14 and 15 20 race entries. It lists gallops results and Caulfield prospects with photo form betting notes and Dog prospects in Bhoys feature.
At Victoria Park stewards questioned four groups over the running of horses including Early Bird owned by Alan Cooper and W Devon and Jack Mac ridden by Jack Hynes. No action taken. Cooper showed a large bet while Hynes was censured for drifting Jack Mac mid race.
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