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  2. A.R.C.'s HIGH - PANJANDRUM

    Twenty years ago "pony" racing in Sydney "stank." Today it has attained a level unrivalled throughout the world. The man largely responsible for this evolutionary process is Jack Under hill—known from "Leeuwin to the Line" as the "high panjandrum of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 438 words
  3. RULER OF COURSING IN N.S.W.

    The left-hand bottom corner of a gentleman's card invariably carries a certain amount of information. Mr. Hugh Victor Foy's piece of pasteboard probably contains nothing more than an indication that he is the managing director of one of Sydney's largest ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 388 words
  4. SPORTING MIXTURES

    Victorian owners, who are most anxious to gather as much as possible of the £43,000 in added money that the A.J.C. will distribute at Randwick at Easter, have sent, or are sending, horseflesh that is worth over £100,000. Invested at 6 per cent., this would return over £20 a day. And this does not ...

    Article : 1,023 words
  5. CONSERVATISM DIES HARD

    The conservative spirit dies harder in English cricket controllers than in any Other sphere of sport. Writers in England have wisely "drummed" the advisability of appointing the captain of the English XI. to meet the Australians, but the position is that any one of five or six men may lend the ...

    Article : 340 words
  6. Jack Toohey Now has "Rival" in "Sunday Times" ex-Office Boy

    Well, Horace has gone from us. No, he is not dead—nor is he sleep-ing. He's galloping horses row when almost everybody else is asleep. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 293 words
  7. TROUBLES OF A PUNTER.

    The majority of punters know that they are up against a stiff proposition when they attempt to beat the bookmaker. But an American writer has shown their difficulties up more vividly than is generally appreciated. It is pointed out that there are 1500 ways in which a horse can be beaten. Here are some ...

    Article : 1,106 words
  8. AND NOW GREAT MYSTERY ASHES" EXPRESSION IN CRICKET IS EXPLAINED

    I Do you know the origin and the meaning of "The Ashes" in discussion of cricket combats between Australia and England? Well, anyway, here is the story: In 1882 "Sporting Times," known better all over the world as "The Pink'un," ...

    Article : 260 words
  9. WHEN TED LARKIN THOUGHT GOLD WAS JUST PLAIN BRASS

    The late Ted Larkin member for Willoughby in the State Parliament, who was at the helm of the Rugby League ...

    Article : 186 words
  10. PONIES WORTH WATCHING

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 255 words
  11. WILL BRIMMING HAVE RUN BEFORE THE DONCASTER

    Such rattling fine gallops have been registered by Brimming lately—her effort last Monday was something exceptional—that ...

    Article : 168 words
  12. FOOTBALL BUILDS CHARACTER

    Football is called by its devotees "Sportdom's finest character builder." And It is quite possible that it goes to greater lengths than any other sport in building character. The team work is of vital importance, and there is scant room for the individualist. And, with the abandonment of the individualism, ...

    Article : 112 words
  13. ON THE DOCTOR'S BRIEF

    Frank Carberry, who is a dentist by profession, will leave for U.S.A. by the Venture, and, while in the States, hopes to swim in many of the famous pools. It will be remembered that Carberry unexpectedly defeated Dr. Kirkland in the New South Wales back-stroke championship, and because he did so, was sent ...

    Article : 86 words
  14. HUGE PLUNGE ON PILLIEWINKIE AND VALICARE BY DOUBLES PLAYERS

    The terrific play on the Pilliew[?]nkie—Valicare combination for the Sydney' Cup and Doncaster Handicap has caused huge cuts in the original odds against that pair of marvellous thoroughbreds. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 105 words
  15. TOOKARBY AND LESLIE WALLACE BACKED FOR £20,000 IN DOUBLES

    A popular double during the week was Leslie Wallace and Tookarby. Leslie Wallace has not had a run since September, 1924, but that did not prevent his being coupled with Tookarby during the week for approximately £20,000. This support suggests that the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 114 words
  16. MATCH FACTORY TENNIS

    Gus Sundstrom, manager of the Federal Match Factory, Alexandria, has persuaded directors of the company to lay down three concrete courts for ...

    Article : 86 words
  17. JOHNNY MOVES' RECORD

    When A. G. (Johnny) Moyes, the breezy batsman from Gordon, was appointed a delegate to the New South Wales Cricket Association, he ...

    Article : 78 words
  18. ENTERS THE WRONG HORSE : ERROR COSTS £1600

    Horsemen here are still laughing over the blunder made by More Goldblatt. one of the greatest trainers in America, which cost his boss. H. P. Whitney. ...

    Article : 141 words
  19. DR. "PADDY" MORAN ONCE ONE OF GREATEST FOOTBALL FORWARDS

    How many of the younger generation are aware that Dr. H. M. Moran was one of the finest forwards that have ever played Rugby football in Australia? ...

    Article : 123 words
  20. FAULTY TRAINING METHODS.

    Why is it that boxing trainers overlook the most important of their jobs? That is the care of the hands of their charge. The majority of these mentors are seized with one idea: To fit their "boys" bodily, although it cannot be said that some of them go the right way about this. ...

    Article : 228 words
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