[Editor: This untitled article, about horse racing, was published in the Evening News (Sydney, NSW), 27 May 1892.] [Bright beautiful sunshine] Bright beautiful sunshine favored the first day’s racing of the Sydney Turf Club’s meeting at Randwick yesterday, but the … [Read more...] about [Bright beautiful sunshine] [re horse racing, 27 May 1892]
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Horse racing: Judge’s severe remarks [27 November 1915]
[Editor: This article was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 27 November 1915.] Horse racing. Judge’s severe remarks. Perth, Friday. A libel action, in which the issue was concerned with the performance of the trotting horse Dudley’s Orphan, was … [Read more...] about Horse racing: Judge’s severe remarks [27 November 1915]
Honest Tom! [poem by Reggie the Wroughter, 1 August 1915]
[Editor: This poem was published in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 1 August 1915.] Honest Tom! (The trotting stewards have exonerated the rider of Honest Tom, whose remarkably inconsistent performance caused such a hostile demonstration at Saturday week’s … [Read more...] about Honest Tom! [poem by Reggie the Wroughter, 1 August 1915]
“If they bet” [poem by Reggie the Wroughter, 20 December 1918]
[Editor: This poem was published in The Call & W.A. Sportsman (Perth, WA), 20 December 1918.] “If they bet.” A punter’s plaint. (By “Reggie the Wroughter.”) For years I’ve follered ’orses, And I get Stone morals on most courses Fine or wet. But of all the … [Read more...] about “If they bet” [poem by Reggie the Wroughter, 20 December 1918]
Lochinvar Races [19 April 1881]
[Editor: This article was published in the The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, 19 April 1881.] Lochinvar Races. (By our own Reporter.) The annual meeting of the Lochinvar Jockey Club took place yesterday (Easter Monday) in the presence of about … [Read more...] about Lochinvar Races [19 April 1881]
The Melbourne Cup [horse race]
The Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is the most famous horse race in Australia. It began in 1861 and has been held every year since. It is held on the first Tuesday in November, with the race starting at 3 p.m. The Cup is a race for thoroughbred horses, three years old and … [Read more...] about The Melbourne Cup [horse race]
“When a Man’s Rubbed Out” [poem by Grant Hervey, 28 December 1902]
[Editor: A poem by Grant Hervey, published in his “Cuts and Carvings” column in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA).] “When a Man’s Rubbed Out.” [The committee shall disqualify, for any period they may think fit, any person who, in their opinion, has been guilty of dishonest, … [Read more...] about “When a Man’s Rubbed Out” [poem by Grant Hervey, 28 December 1902]