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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
4
The Canning Park Club hosts a Saturday fixture featuring Maiden Hamdieng and hurdle events. Likely contenders include Laudation, Jackeroo, Heetaloo, Euaed, and Mollify, with Laudation aiming to repeat last week’s victory and others aiming for improvement.
In a brutal welter and middleweight lineup, Tommy Morris outpointed the arrival from Melbourne amid relentless defense and crowd pressure. Sweet Devon and landric impress. Coronis and Tekona attack Morris. betting favorites like Dawn and Benville vie for finishing spots as Beau Comique and Smoking feature in earlier events. In the world heavyweight mix, Max Baer loses to Jack Nova by technical knockout in round eight, ending Baer’s career risk and boosting Nova’s title hopes over Joe Louis.
A compact note explains the term big shot as a popular compliment in the United States and Australia. It promotes buying a ticket in No 79 Charities Consultation with a top prize of £6000 and invites advertisers to use the paper for inquiries.
Fremantle Trotting course Richmond Park hosts a seven event card with sharp finishes expected. Breeders Handicap features Todd Wling Heather as a leading hope, while Thebes and Lady Cynthia look strong in recent form. Donors Handicap may go to Shining Colours with Broad Harmony and Stylish Hope near chances. other top contenders include Lady Watheroo, Mavis Royal, Lee Derby, Edward Stretta, Oxford Gut, Arab Princess, and Vale.
The document lists income items including nominations £4640 Facebooks £2865 catering £1600 members subs and entrance fees £1714 registration fees £1401. Expenditures show principal costs such as Stakes £27294 totalisator tax £48195 wages printing £1484 advertising £610 racecourse improvements £5162 racecourse wages £43590 racecourse maintenance £538 entertainment tax £2606 stipendiary stewards £2338 salaries £0.78 resea and taxes £1118.
Last Saturday's fine weather hosted the Dar Club winter meeting with keen races. Imaking won the June Handicap by two lengths from Kaspar and Niapa, Daylight captured the Electric Handicap ahead of Kerlox and Lympian, and Flying Handicap saw Jigsle beat Juana and Skylark. Roe Stakes produced an outsized winner, with Hravilo taking the lead past Dawn and Great Treat as Dawn faded.
The record shows a fragmented market page with apples pears tomatoes lemons and mixed vegetables priced per bushel or pound. Entries include names like Remnick San Donnybrook and Cotiee Conten Siding with several rails and special case references. Prices range around 4/6 to 15/-, totaling a snapshot of fruit and meat items in a market column.
The Western Australian Turf Club released its annual report for the year ending April 30. It records 13 meetings over 22 days with stakes totaling £21204/3/4, a loss of £18/5 after depreciation of £2650/15/10, and £5754/16/2 spent on alterations to the enclosure totalisator and the ladies’ room including a ramp beyond The Jeger stand. Admissions, tallyator, bookmakers receipts are detailed at £15735, £15343, and £9523 respectively.
Fine weather marked Saturday league games with Perth toppling East Fremantle while Claremont surged to the premiership lead ahead of East Perth and Perth. Swan Districts rallied to defeat South Fremantle, Subiaco beat West Perth, and Subiaco rode a late surge to win by 19 points. G Krepp sparked the Swans comeback as the season tightens.
For sale two acres suitable for fruit growing or gardening with a large shed and near Hallons. Property features include a tidy homestead and several improvements. Contact Ernie Martin at 249 Murray Street, Perth, for details on price terms and arrangements.
Auction style misspelled note lists horses and livestock with prices including a Rock How Mare and yearling foal by Peter Stretts at 25, a mare in foal to Ramique at 15, a 4-year-old good farm gelding, a 2-year-old Clydesdale filly, and more. Contact Alf Whitfield, Box 37, Merredin. Local freight and sale terms noted.
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