Melbourne Races Easy Win For Colt Pure Fire
MELBOURNE, Sat.--Leading Melbourne jockey W. Williamson vindicated his judgment in turning…
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Pure Fire at 4 to 1: first win for a year
MELBOURNE, Saturday. --Pure Fire, the best two year-old in Australia last season, returned to his top form to win the Victoria Handicap at Flemington today. Starting favorite at 4…
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ATOMIC tests have been blamed for freak floods that killed hundreds and left tens of thousands homeless in Europe this year…
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LONDON, April 4 (A.A.P.).— The outlawed Irish Republican Army is believed to have been…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.— Heavy rain which swept Victoria, last night has ended the fire risk danger and helped…
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PURE FIRE, Australia's champion two-year-old last season, returned to form with a brilliant win in the Victoria Handicap at Flemington yesterday. He was backed from…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday. — Pure Fire returned to his best-form to-day at Flemington with a convincing victory in the £3,000 Victoria Handicap (7f) at…
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AN African witchdoctor's son has had to retire from boxing because he cannot feel…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday. — Punters were right on the mark at Flemington today when they pinned their faith on Fred Hoysted's colt Pure Fire to take out top honors in the…
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FLEMINGTON, Sat.--Pure Fire, winner of today's Victoria Handicap (7f.), was the "worst" horse in the race for doubles bookmakers…
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FLEMINGTON, Sat.--Pure Fire, owned by wealthy sportsman Mr. John Wren, today showed he had regained his brilliant two-year-old form when he Won the £30(K) Victoria Handicap (7f.) at Flemington…
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THREE WOMEN and a man trapped on a ledge on the seventh floor of a hotel in Atlantic City (U.S.) as fire swept through the building last week. Firemen on a high extension ladder…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.— Pure Fire, winner of yesterday's Victoria Handicap at Flemington, will contest the…
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A youth was burned in a fire which destroyed a £15,000 guest house in the Upper Burragong Valley and forced the 22 occupants to flee in their night…
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A youth was critically burned and about 20 people fled in their night attire…
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NEW YORK, April 6 (A.A.P.).—A mother and four of her 10 children were burnt to death yesterday when fire…
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A youth was burned in a fire which destroyed a £15,000 guest house in the Upper Burragorang Valley and forced the 22 occupants to flee in their night attire. Reports of the fire, which…
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A youth was burned in a fir which destroyed a £15,000 guest house in the Upper Burragarang Valley and forced 22 occupants to flee in their night attire. Reports of the fire, which…
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A youth was burned in a fire which destroyed a £15,000 guest house in the Upper Burragorang Valley and forced the 22 occupants to flee in their night attire. Reports of the fire, which…
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youth was burned in a fire Which destroyed a £15,000 guest house in the Upper Burragorang Valley and forced the 22 occupants to flee in their night attire. Reports of the fire, which…
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