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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 27, 1941
Page
2
A Saturday meeting at Slawcester Park features seven races in aid of patriotic funds. The program includes the W A Breeders Handicap with strong entries, Fremantle Perth and Patrons Handicaps for 221 plus class, Sportsmen's and Benevolent Handicaps for 216 plus, and the Charity Handicap at 213 plus as the main event.
Canning Park hosts a Saturday meeting with Big Gulde tackling all sprints and a well balanced Geld in the WA Breeders maiden. The Caning Handicap is a 1¼ mile event for purse horses with a competitive field and several entrants from recent form. The Walter is the lone open event with a strong lineup and several mares and geldings listed among the candidates.
A fragmented list of race names and horse titles appears, mentioning WANMIER buses MAVESTA FREMANTLE WANDICAP SPORTSMEN'S HANDICAP and numerous horse names such as RONETTE JUDY EMERALD PRIDE PERTH MANDICA GOT LADY CYNTHIA CHARITY WANDWAY AROADSOME SILVER EMI RULING GLOBE PATRON'S HANDICAL BLACK GOMMA EVGOWBA LADY PALMERSTON BENEVOLENT WANDICAL COUNTRY BOY OXFORD GIRL OLDEN RAGLE. The garbled OCR reads like an old racing program with many misspellings and unclear entries.
Horses Pantive and First Column finished fourth in their divisions at the W A Turf Club meeting last Saturday. Pantive ran Harvest Handicap first division while First Column competed in Harvest Hang.
Easter Trotting Carnival in Western Australia will extend to four nights with Easter Cup races across four nights from April 5 to April 14 and the Easter Handicap on April 19. Final acceptances noted, with withdrawals listed. event features strong harness performers across Perth and Kalgoorlie circuits.
Gallopers finishing fourth at Ascot Melbourne last Saturday include Mutable from Carlisle Trial Hurdle indward from Tankerville Handicap Shandon Belle from Kilmorey Trial Handicap first division Curia from Kilmorey Trial Handicap second division and Yule.
A fragmented OCR page lists various horse names and handicap notations such as Royal Sheik, Delphine, Emilee Nin, and Belhaven Handicap. It mentions names like Red Lad, Warren, Lulu, Louise Chime, Galant, and Graf ton Welter. The text also references specific handicaps and a few race titles like Eclipse and Vanitare.
Finished fourth at Rosehill. Summary lists Turumbol Granville Novice Handicap Sir Galahad Juvenile Stakes Sol Caca second Sol Calrain Ry dalmere Mile etc. Teams and placements noted across Maiden Welter and Club Handicap divisions with Sheffield Shield maiden welter results.
The report chronicles Easter Cap Fund totals and the six Easter Trotting Lay divisions. Winners include Breadnotties and Direct Lady among others, with Globe’s Love dominant in a close finish over Real Law. Additional notes mention Queen’s Gift, Railrock, and Mareica among competing horses with multiple starts and placements this season.
A historical report outlines a study by the Auricitan Wool Board on ked multiplication and spread in sheep. It notes that a single pair could, under a conservative rate, grow slowly at first and then surge, potentially reaching tens of thousands within a year, depending on feed, weather, and shearing practices.
At Gloucester Park last Saturday night the finish and results of the Fourth at Gloucester Park were reported. Black Elia, Wise Gay, Louise Chimes are noted among the contenders and horses from Western Australia and Guildford are referenced in the Hndicap context.
The Cepural Council of the Australian Red Cross Society donated ambulances costing about £13,900 to support the RAAF. The four four-berth standard type vehicles would carry inscribed plates bearing the ideal donor names, with arrangements underway to fit them to each vehicle.
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