The Race of the Day single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1884... 1884 The Race of the Day
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A sober businessman in a country town is ruined by the double-dealing of an apparently scrupulous friend, and eventually recovers part of his fortune through a fortunate bet on a country steeplechase. Interesting for its reversal of the usual course of a young man's ruin, and for its detached account of horse-race betting. Stodgy style. (PB)

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 19 no. 227 April 1884 Z1018433 1884 periodical issue 1884 pg. 422-426
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Subjects:
  • Country towns,
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