SHANNON BREAKS RECORD.—Australia’s premier racehorse, Shannon, nearing the post in his record-breaking six-furlong sprint at Rosehill, Sydney, a week ago. Shannon ran the distance in 1min 11¼sec, breaking by a quarter-second the record set by Hall Stand on December 16, 1944.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25306, 4 October 1947, Page 4
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41SHANNON BREAKS RECORD.—Australia’s premier racehorse, Shannon, nearing the post in his record-breaking six-furlong sprint at Rosehill, Sydney, a week ago. Shannon ran the distance in 1min 11¼sec, breaking by a quarter-second the record set by Hall Stand on December 16, 1944. Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25306, 4 October 1947, Page 4
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