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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 13, 1941
Page
2
Belmont Park hosts a Tattersall's Club meeting with proceeds to patriotic funds. The program features the Patriotic Handicap, Tattersall's Plate, and several large fields in Purse events. juveniles and maidens limited to two-year-olds, with topweights in Welter Handicap expected to contend.
Tassell’s purse and plate events fill the first division with entries like Taraquet avic selections and juvenile handicap. notable runners include Warrior, Great Treat, and Cheriton in a crowded turf program featuring Tattersall’s plates and purses across juvenile to welter classes.
At Richmond Park a five furlong program features form guides and selections. The main event is the P J Herron Handicap with Glen Wilfred and Paddy Royal touted as leading contenders, and Glen Wilfred chosen as the top pick with Paddy Royal as next best. The meeting schedule lists numerous handicap races including the Breeders Handicap and Autumn Handicap with notes on riders and patterns from recent form amid a dense, era-appropriate racing card.
Dutch Foreign Minister Van Kleffens notes Holland’s morale under six months of Nazi rule is defined by intense hatred of conquerors. He cites censorship, diminished press freedom, and propaganda as factors, while recalling Parliament’s closure and library plunder. The occupation drains national resources and reshapes everyday life.
The report notes selections for a V A T C meeting at Flemington and lists various racing entries including St. Kilda Wandicap with horses like Marking Beauty and Theattle Wien. It mentions trainers and runners and includes betting and start times, reflecting a busy race card.
Finished fourth in Belmont Park events last Saturday Capricle won Breeders Handicap Yeo man Bay ran in Belmont Stakes Tetbury led in Belmont Handicap Sofine took Belmont Purse first division Heatia placed in Welle Handicap and St Agrion ended second in Belit Purse second division
At Flemington the following horses finished in the Leonard Stakes Crcedian Lucrative and Shere Khan among others. The M. Lloyd Stakes saw Lucrative as the only other starter. Autumn Steeplechase included Shere Khan while Sir Rona raced in the Australian Cup. The Trapper ran in the Gison Carmichael Stakes and Sir Romeo in the Farewell Handicap.
Fragmentary OCR text references Gloucester Park races and horses with scattered names and terms. The readable parts mention Sires Produce and breeders show, but concrete facts, dates, or outcomes are absent. The item appears as a damaged program snippet with incomplete horse names and event notes.
The page lists horse names and race entries including Gordon Steeplechase and Randicat from South Yarra, with entries in various heats. It mentions local parlors and a mix of locations such as Yamba and Strathias, plus references to Australian towns and a Riverton area in vague fashion.
Despite vicissitudes and disasters, the Allied war effort swells to grand scale. Germany cannot match the unity and energy now driving Allied operations, as confidence grows in liberation and victory across occupied Europe.
Yaralla headed toward the AJC Sires Produce Stakes with trainer F T Cash optimistic after a minor setback. The colt, owned by Ed Wale, endured a fortnight off but should regain peak form with five weeks to rest, aiming to dominate the event.
An old advertisement touts Wrigley's Chewinz Gum as a healthful chewing option that perks tired taste buds and helps digest. It claims the gum keeps teeth bright and offers flavors like peppermint and spearmint, urging readers to buy and keep a supply handy.
A practical guide to making potato silage for pigs. It describes digging a dry pit near the cedling end, lining with straw, washing and steaming potatoes, then sealing the mass with soil. The silage yields about 30 percent dry substance and 70 percent moisture and can feed sheep cattle and pigs. Feeding values and gradual introduction into pig rations are outlined with progressive daily amounts.
When Shaw produced Androctes the curtain call drew a roar of applause. A gallery spectator shouted rot and Shaw retorted that he agreed but wondered what value the remark had.
The article notes a phosphorus shortage and new one sided matches on the market. It suggests trade firms may offer retailers larger profit margins by selling the plain space for advertising. A further idea proposes adding a head on each end to extend matchwood use.
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