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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
4
Speedy Sprinters contest the Goodwood Plate at a Saturday meeting by Goodwood Race Club. Excellent entries signal a good day's racing headlined by the Rivervale Handicap over one mile and a quarter. Three races cover seven furlongs while two run six furlongs.
At Goodwood on Saturday Philock looks best bet after recent third here. Ayrion's Song favored in Breeders Handicap with Star Queen among lightweights. Jiggle favored in Maiden Handicap with In The Blue as backup, while Day Tramp and Madam Murphy are possible contenders.
Treville beat Lord Proctor on the same course two weeks earlier and is expected to improve after that outing. Jolly Audrey, third to Roshon and Flame Girl in her last appearance, is considered dangerous and likely to place. The note hints at a minor event following these contenders.
The Goodwood Purse over seven furlongs looks open with a large field and several threats. Lenarran and Septima headline the challengers, while Byronic Ockley and Steeper show likely chances among others in a crowded handicap lineup.
A promotion offers £2500 to the holder of No 75 Charities Consultation half crown ticket. Second prize is £1000 and third £500. Tickets cost 2 shillings 6 pence and are sold widely.
The Fremantle race meeting at Richmond Park on Saturday night showcased a strong field in the Breeders Handicap as the main event. Entries across multiple races include notable horses such as Sunny Bod, Polar Queen, Derby Princess, and Linga Lady with close finishes anticipated in the program.
Polar Queen, backed at 2 to 1, defeated Burmace and Tarake lov to take the W A Breeders Handicap on Saturday. Desert March led the unplaced Jet home. An inquiry followed the Busselton Handicap collision involving Louise Chimes, with H A Mason suspended for one month. Greta Realm’s driver A E McLean was told to give the mare another chance at the barrier and reinsmen were warned to secure skull cap caps.
Intense interest centers on attire for the dead heat between Charles and Eric Treffone. Charles stretches his lead with two wins aboard Dark David and Caballo in a Belmont Handicap showing. Treffone fails to win, placing only on Dawn and Tetraclive as Morley is suspended for careless riding. Ossie Cullinan also faces suspension for Pengana in the Maiden.
The entry references a one month suspension for interfering with Dawn about three furlongs from home. It notes Cal Linan was posted as the rider of Star Queen in the Belmont Purse, but A Woods was substituted.
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