swallow-catcher n.
(Aus.) a race-horse that has registered fast times, thus swallow-catching (n, adj., v.).
![[Aus]](/static/img/flags/aus.png "Australia") | Bell’s Life in Sydney 25 Dec. 2/3: I have seen the filly do some wonderful swallow catching, and if she is ever going to do a good thing, now is the time. | |
| Sydney Mail 11 Aug. 179/2: A whisper has reached town concerning some swallow-catching by Woodlands. | |
| Maitland Mercury (NSW) 3 May 6/2: Middlesex [...] has never proved to be a ‘swallow catcher’. | |
| Sportsman (Melbourne) 14 Oct. 1/6: Claptrap is repeating the swallow-catching proclivities which he displayed prior to Martini-Henry's Cup. | |
| Clarence & Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW) 3/3: On the training track the son of Warlike is a great swallow catcher,. | |
 | Richmond River Herald (NSW) 18 Oct. 6/1: The swallow catcher and season record breaker. | |
| Express & Teleg. (Adelaide, SA) 16 Feb. 3/1: Some genuine ‘'swallow-catching’ on the Caulfield training track yesterday. | |
| Sydney Sportsman (Surry Hills, NSW) 17 Aug. 1/2: [T]he track doings of others have caused them to go up in public estimation, especially of that section of the public that are ‘married to swallow catchers’. | |
| Morn. Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld) 27 Sept. 6/6: There have been a lot of swallow-catching gallops at Randwick lately. | |
| Age (Melbourne) 30 Oct. 14/4: Dumfries [...] admirably maintained his reputation as a ‘swallow catcher’ by carving out a mile on the course proper in 1 min. 43½ secs. | |
| Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW) 9 May 8/2: Tho Westralian mare, Owlet, set a swallow-catching pnce. | |
| Australian (Perth) 4 Mar. 4/4: This baby [i.e. a 2-year old] had been swallow-catching on the training track for several weeks. | |
| Sun. Mail (Brisbane) 22 Sept. 7/3: Eve Paddington electrified the touts with sensational swallow-catching gallops, and is reputed to have run half a mile in 49sec. | |
| New Call (Perth) 3 Dec. 9/2: PATINGO 7.6. Has been doing some swallow catching gallops in private, but managed to run last when produced in a race a fortnight ago. | |
| Wellington Times (NSW) 22 Mar. 19/4: When in the mood they are real swallow catchers, but other times they are real donkeys in a race. | |
| Sun (Sydney) 21 Jan. 46/2: Yours Truly impressed more as a legitimate stayer than as a brilliant swallow catcher. | |
| Telegraph (Brisbane) 24 July 16: [headline] ‘SWALLOW CATCHING’ SPRINT BY MAA LEESH. | |
| Nat. Advocate (Bathurst, NSW) 15 Sept. 6/1: Colt Foal [...] Mr. Kennerson is delighted with the new arrival, which he describes as a potential ‘swallow catcher’. | |
| Sporting Globe (Melbourne) 18 Nov. 9/1: The gelding has turned in several swallow-catching gallops. | |
| Canberra Times (ACT) 20 Apr. 41/1: MOON BABY: Has been running swallow catching trials [...] and would only need to reproduce the form in a race to win. | |
| Caberra Times (ACT) 26 Mar. 22/1: Regal Gauntlet and the Smith-trained Fairy Walk have been responsible for ‘swallow catching’ sprints this week. |