HORSE BEATS MAN,—Cheered on by the crowd, the racehorse Gili, ridden by R. Selkrig, takes the lead from the international Rugby League winger, Ken Irvine, 20 yards from the finish of their 60 yards sprint race at the Kembla Grange racecourse, New South Wales. The horse won by about 10yds. Irvine, who recently set a world professional record for 100yds in 9.3 sec, was paid £50 for running at the race meeting.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30219, 26 August 1963, Page 5
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72HORSE BEATS MAN,—Cheered on by the crowd, the racehorse Gili, ridden by R. Selkrig, takes the lead from the international Rugby League winger, Ken Irvine, 20 yards from the finish of their 60 yards sprint race at the Kembla Grange racecourse, New South Wales. The horse won by about 10yds. Irvine, who recently set a world professional record for 100yds in 9.3 sec, was paid £50 for running at the race meeting. Press, Volume CII, Issue 30219, 26 August 1963, Page 5
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