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Newspaper

Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Jan 10, 1947

Page

5

Rushworth Lad Favoured In Bridgetown Harness Card

Rushworth Lad is backed to win as main event in a Bridgetown harness meeting. Hopefuls include Baron Mavista and Mintess with other notable runners such as Oosten Pride, Royal Stamp and Minton Maid among a large field across multiple races.

Hilton Mavista Dolly Mavista N. J. Cooper Baron Mavista Wee Broad Rushworth W. F. Ellis Amazement Donnybrook Manjimup Hastie Nelson Royal Stamp Osten Minton Mintess Heather Wyn Broad Lady Tweedie L. Walton Manjim Mavista Siam Wise Guy

Local Trot Stakes Preview Moves Amid Field Curiosities

Local trot fields shape a brisk menu with Bronco and Mintess among numerous entries for the Donnybrook and Bridgetown Handicaps. Notables include Bill Nelson, Ray Nelson, Minton Maid, Osten's Pride, Miss Stretta, Old Scotch, Fairy's Hope, and several stakes favorites listed with prices and entries across distances from one mile to one and a half miles.

Bridgetown Bill Nelson Mintess Ray Nelson Miss Stretta Royal Stamp Misa Stretta Minton Maid Fairy's Hope Osten's Pride Bronco Low Tide Fortunate Lad Tweedie Hastie Nelson Heather Wyn Broad Lady

Melbourne Tips Saturday Handicap Notes

The text lists racing card details including a nurses handicap and a children's handicap with lengths shown as 12.5. Names such as Del Rose and La Donne appear among the entries, indicating horse or jockey references in a racing program.

del Rose

Perth Races at Inglewood Heats and Entrants

Amber Miash and Amber Night head the GOODLA MAIDEN 1.45 with Gray Love close behind as Huon Park and Brilliant Style contest the INGLEWOOD HANDICAP. BREEDERS' HANDICAP features True Vite and Buperwood while Earl Siam and Lord George draw interest in LAWLEY HANDICAP. Contenders include Osten's Prides Tweedie and Baron Mavista as Derby hopes loom in slower races.

Silent Breeze Mick Cooper Earl Siam Lord George Bob Anderson Dolly" Flanagan Kojonup Baron Mavista

Royal Punch racing card notes and handikaps

Readable fragment lists horses and handlers across events. Mentions Hastie Nelson Heather Wyn Fairfield and Baron Mavista among others with placements like 6 1 and 085 in events including HARVEY HANDICAP and FLYING MILE. Notable names include Rushworth Lad Wee Broad Osten's Pride Mintess Mavista.

Harvey Hastie Nelson Rattray Heather Wyn Amazement Pat Elmo Fairfield Hilton Mavista Gabelit Prince Claredo Royal Stamps Fortunate Lad Voyages Tweedie Low Tide Trish Heather Broad Lady Dolly Hilton Baron Mavista Rushworth Lad Earl Siam Wee Broad Wise Guy Hastie Nelson Heather Wyn

Horseracing Debuts at Manjimup Trotting Club Meeting

Several horses new to local tracks will appear at the Manjimup Trotting Club meeting on Saturday January 18. The lineup includes O14 Scotch a three year old Scottish Pride Heaths Beauty mare raced by Messrs Spencer and Emery and Dolly Trilton a mare bred by Shebir.

Manjimup Messrs Spencer and Emery Dolly Trilton Shebir

Bowls Results From Sunday Matches Across Town

Results show NANNUP teams led by Windass Wright Moulton L4 Evans beat Howard Richards Happ Dunnett 28 17. Weighell Carr Doust EK L Mitchell beat Mohr Perks A Rowe Jenkins 30 20. Dakai Summers Milward Toyer lost to D Rowe Badrick Pears Murphy 8 25. Bridgetown Red Tl defeated Nannup 66. Tomerini Scarr Diley Darling defeated Lauchlin Dixon H Jones H Jones 18 23. McDonald Sale Seca A Bail ey defeated Bolton Fleeton Meredith Polina 16 29. Total Balingup 80 beat Bridgetown 65.

Nannup Windass Wright Moulton Evans Howard Richards Happ Dunnett Weighell Carr Doust L. Mitchell Mohr Perks A. Rowe Jenkins Dakai Summers Milward Toyer D. Rowe Badrick Pears Murphy Bridgetown Red Nannup Tomelty James Bentley Tomerini Scarr W. Bailey Darling Salvair EL Abbotts Rawson Elder Wright Sale Dilley Blackeney Balme W. Fleeton Briggs Waller Ryan McDonald Seca A. Bailey Bridgetown White Balingup Greenbushes

Handicapped billiard tourney results at BSuthie's Saloon

Manjimup Sport reports ongoing handicap billiards at BSuthie's Saloon with recent match results. Players like R Pozzi, R Bell, S Strahan, P Smith, J Adams, B Maunders, Mazzini, M J O Sullivan, J Crowd and others secured wins in the latest rounds. A lone snooker match saw P Smith defeat H Vick since last records.

Bsuthie's Saloon R. Pozzi K. McKie R. Bell H. Young S. Strahan W. Mottram P. Smith J. Maxwell J. Adams C. Babb B. Maunders W. Horton Mazzini J. O'Sullivan M. J. O'Sullivan J. Clover J. Crowd W. Cornwall S. Lepper H. Vick

Bridge Town White Victorious in Tight Local Matches

Bridge Town White defeated Balingup 68 to 59 as Tomelty and Bentley led the crowd in a mixed program. In another clash Bridgetown White fell 73 to Greenbushes 81 with Viner and Huitson among top scorers for Greenbushes.

Cherrie Fleeton Briggs Waller Viner Yates F. Huitson Bignell Salvair Buck Rawson Elder Sells Crawley W. Herbert J. Huitson James Tomelty Bentley Dearle Guest B. Herbert Smith Greenbushes Bridgeltown White

Roe's Deadly Attack Demoralises Railways at Brid

Sunnyside ace bowler Max Roe delivered a devastating spell pinning Railways to 26 in seven overs with seven batsmen dismissed. Semmons top-scored with 50, Harrison added a brisk knock, and Wheatley led Sunnyside with 54 as the innings collapsed. Roe claimed four wickets, including a brilliant catch by his bowling.

Railways Brid Bo A Close Sunnyside Max Roegetown Ece Owl Roe Semmons Harrison W. Wheatley

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