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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
2
At Canning Park the mile and a quarter Canning Cup heads the card with Botanic topweight facing Fernridge and Halveto in strong form. Other races run six and seven furlongs as the meeting unfolds. notes include fallers and last-rider departures.
Gloucester Park hosts six of seven races at a mile and five furlongs and the WA Trotting Cup, with the Breeders Handicap over a mile and a half. The programme covers 2.2 and faster pacers, including the main event for 2.13 plus horses, showcasing last three metropolitan finishes.
The W A T C Christmas carnival opens Thursday December 26 with the Western Australian Derby as the main event. Other races include the Kar Rakatta Plate and W A T C Plate, plus the Perth Stakes and Visitors' Handicap. Kolrock, a late-season state standout, is the 5 to 1 favourite to win the Trotting Cup final on January 1 and the New Year Handicap on January 4 looms as a major showdown with Mareche, Black Bertha, Prince Mavista, and Queen's Gift among potential challengers.
The W A T A committee drew the divisions for the first night of the Trotting Cup at Gloucester Park on December 26. Strong fields promise a successful Christmas Trotting Cup Carnival with a total stake money of 4050 across four nights.
The Final Acceptances show the W A Trotting Cup with £2200 prize money. Races run in six divisions on December 25 and 26, the division winners meeting in the final January 1, 1941. Listed are horse names, marks, and dividends for each division, with selections and final contenders including Kolrock Black Judy Glen Wilfred Erin Vale and Globe's Love among others in a detailed program.
A historical listing markets medical remedies including Cain's Tonic Pills for men Whirling Sprays En jamas and seal rices for B/6 10/- 13/6, suggesting a period catalog of patent medicines and tonics offered to customers.
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