POPULAR SPORT.
j MECHANICAL COURSING, i ; (Received 1.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Mechanical hare coursing is- becoming ' most popular, particularly since books makers have been granted the right to ! ply their calling in connection with the ' new sport. • A crowd of 20,000 attended the meet- > ins: at Epping racecourse on Saturday • ( ni"ht. The entrance gates became blocked and the authorities were unable to handle the crush, which was relieved bv people rushing to the vehicle entrance and flooding the course without - paying. [ TREASURY WINDFALL. r • VICTORIAN MILLIONAIRE. ; (Received 1.30 p.m.) i" MELBOURNE, this day. Trobate duty amounting to £211,731 has been assessed on the estate of the ' late Mr. S. V. McKey, of Sunshine, who I left personal property of a gross value ' of £1,436,739.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 155, 4 July 1927, Page 7
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125POPULAR SPORT. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 155, 4 July 1927, Page 7
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