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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1938
Page
4
Turf and Trotting notes Belmont Park Race Club meeting with the Belmont Handicap at a mile and a quarter. Two seven-furlong events and a six-furlong dash form the program. Guide to form lists last three starts with codes for performance and fate, including Delphinium, Paternus, Lenarran as entries.
Stardex is strongly fancied for the Belmont Plate at Belmont on Saturday after a brilliant finish at Goodwood where Wie finished fourth after a trouble barrier. Wurn and Moine d Or m are noted contenders with others like Selwyn Toya San and Tri valve among the outside chances. trainer Jacobie and jockey R Lewis headline the field.
Race card previews reveal Tropics and Fernridge as strong contenders in the Belmont Purse over ten furlongs, with Tropics carrying 90 pounds and Fernridge aiming to reverse recent form. Several mares and colts like Jungle Lady and Castle Chosen show promise in the larger Veial Stakes field, while Trancy Cape and Meadow Line vie for placings in the main event.
ERIDON led from the turn to win the Maiden Handicap by a length and three quarters, with The Laird third and Night Amour close. LENARRAN, CALMOND, TROPICS, VENETIAN MAID, NODITE also secured strong placings as horses maintained steady pace and distance through the stretch.
Calydon was destroyed after a turf career ending when he broke a hind bite and damaged the suspensory ligament in the Doutte Galf Hurdle at Flemington on Saturday. The horse was not considered an outstanding jumper, though a punter quipped about backers on the day.
Fragmentary lines discuss boxing figures Tommy Burne and Bill Squires, a 14 round bout with Jack Johnson in Sydney in 1908, and a vague note about Phar Lap in England. The text is garbled and lacks clear dates, places, and outcomes beyond these mentions.
Australian readers awaken to Ashes series decisiveness in England while condemning blank county cricket for gate money. Two Kalgoorlie girls’ ride to Perth earns praise, and Bobby Lewis retires from pigskin. Jockey Al Audas recalls war letters from Egypt and a comic racing judge in Australia.
In Melbourne the 1 grand National Steeplechase saw South Australia backing Gnaic as favorite, but Green Cape surged past Deck to win by 30 lengths. Punters could only murmur the shock of the three horse and the unexpected result.
A Melbourne punter placed a unusual treble on Nuffield in the AJC Derby Vietona Derby and Melbourne Cup. The bet used two 410i notes and a bookmaker quote of 6,000 to 100. the bettor later staked portions of other sums. Nuffield carries 77 in the Melbourne Cup and remains a betting factor.
Reported form notes highlight Dter making ground in the Farewell Handicap with Anial o Clove fourth. Belmont Park entries feature Cape Viaming in a Hunters Race, Hybla rallying to win the Goodwood Plate, and Geboista delivering a strong showing. Night Amour and others are also mentioned as likely contenders in upcoming events with cautions on form.
Readable scraps show a collage of early 20th century ads from Perth listings including groceries Apples Oranges Tomatoes Lemons Bananas Mixed Vegetables Potatoes Honey and vegetables. Also offerings for musical equipment clothing and household goods. Public notices hint at local traders and shop names like Morris Bros and Kelly and Lewis with contact details and prices.
National Cash Register late model price offered with terms at Station Motors. Colossal reductions on motor trucks and utilities. Fox skins and furs offered and processed from WA’s oldest furriers Georgette Fur Co at Hay Street Perth with outlets in Central Arcade and Piccadilly Arcade.
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