Alsab and Gallant Fox Stir Classic Two Year Old Clash
Alsab’s late season form and Champagne Stakes record mark him as a standout two year old. Gallant Fox impresses with speed and stamina, while Whirlaway makes a triumphant return at Belmont Park.
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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1942
Page
2
Alsab’s late season form and Champagne Stakes record mark him as a standout two year old. Gallant Fox impresses with speed and stamina, while Whirlaway makes a triumphant return at Belmont Park.
The Middlesex junior club reports at headquarters on opossum snaring with a concern for the species plight. Members discussed season opening, the slaughter of young, and threats from pest control methods and predators.
The article recounts Gloucester Park racing feats led by Whirlaway with an eight length win and a close Jockey Club Cup defeat by a nose. It lists earnings records for Whirlaway, Gallant Fox, Zev, Seabiscuit, and Sun Beau, and details breeding and handicap events at Gloucester Park WA including several listed stakes and horse names. It also covers opossum fur industry discussions and control proposals.
Rementond Louisiana area listing large stocks of new and secondhand materials. Includes windows mantels moldings asbestos and stone. references to Pargamant Bros Warraw and McEnrofe supplies with various concrete and flat stock. Unclear pricing and contact details due to OCR.
In Sydney and New South Wales prices for vegetables and seeds have surged. Cabbage and peas rose sharply while lettuce and tomatoes fetched higher sums. Gardeners in Melbourne warn of shortages and higher seed costs as supplies from the United States and Europe dwindle.
The community faces a threatened collapse of a valued Australian species due to rabbit poisons fox predation and periodic diseases. Members debate why the season opened while a naturalistic view urges immediate drastic measures to prevent further decline and urges other clubs to study the district and share conclusions.
The Victorian Education Department plans to reemploy married women teachers as staffing rises with war. About 0,000 male teachers enlisted, 150 on free-time Home Service duty, 700 to 800 expected to be called up for classes 1 and 2, and 550 to 600 men in class 3, leaving nearly a quarter of staff away.
A fragmentary discussion cites Hoover's 1914 1918 Belgian relief efforts as model for Western Australia. It proposes a government take over coastal supply chains, a public distribution service, and cost‑like prices to aid refugees and workers, drawing on wartime methods to reduce waste and congestion in Perth.
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