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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
6
Belmont Park Race Club schedules a Saturday programme with a mile and three quarters hurdle, six furlong sprint, and several other heats. Entries include Laudation, Yardarm, Peter Perry, Beaterlog, and Beau Comique among others in a busy card featuring the Belmont Plate and Trial Stakes with substantial purses and competitive fields.
Belmont Park hosts a six race card featuring top-class runners. Laudation heads the hurdles field while Mathos leads the Belmont Plate contenders and Poesia carries minimum weight in the Belmont Handicaps. Multiple rivals including VYardarm Bertalow Denhill Wyndring and Heyington are noted as dangers or place prospects in various events.
Even Shades won the Canning Purse at long odds while Madam Murphy and Arangaline followed. Yardarm led the hurdles before falling five furlongs from home as Jackaroo defeated Spondulux and Beetaloo. Sweet Devon beat Wynbring in the Canning Plate with Eridon third. Jigwle beat Haymaker in the Rivervale Handicap with Cresting securing third. Denhill held off Gay Sally and Pengana. Taj narrowly won the Welter over Fraction and Copperhead.
East Fremantle dominated Subiaco as South Fremantle stunned Subiato with speed and teamwork. Swan Districts edged West Perth by four points in a swinging clash, while Claremont overwhelmed Perth with stronger structure. East Perth fell to East Fremantle despite a late rally.
Florence Nightingale Handicap headlines a five-race program at Gloucester Park with Emerald Pride Casmter and Logan Design among top entries. Red Cross and Nurse Cavell Handicaps feature strong fields including Derby Princess Alfreds Double and Mavis Royal.
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