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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 04, 1939
Page
4
Belmont Park hosts a Saturday meeting featuring six races with a six furlong Breeders’ event and seven and a half furlongs, plus a main event over one and a quarter miles. Weights and handicaps are listed with the Elmont Plate at seven and a half furlongs.
A note on wishing and wealth urges two people to make a wish with a bone and promotes buying No. 78 Charities Consultation tickets at 2 shillings 6 pence each. The ad claims a £6000 top prize and states the sale ends once fully subscribed.
Belmont race day features large fields with top contenders such as EBS TIDE and AGRION'S SONG in the Belmont Plate and Breeders' Handicap. Dragonet Sidy Haymaker Aga King Poesia and Bonne Voi also figure among likely placers with CORONIS or DARK BRIDE leading in the Trial Stakes.
Gloucester Park hosts a large trotting meeting on Saturday with strong fields. Eventide and Katara figure in the WA Breeders Handicap. Shining Cologne, Varrese, and Country Nay are among contenders. Kunwnoppin and Merredin Handicaps feature Betel, Sir Raymond, Halveto, and Fort Mavista. Ancient Mary and Ruby's Last lead other notable entrants.
Bundamiba and Dawn clash in seven furlongs with heavy weights as Flying Nic and Tetraclive linger behind. Cheriton shows improved form in distance events and is my selection for the main Belmont Handicap while Welter's six furlongs favors headlining contenders like Headfern G and Siou oma with Whirlette also fancied.
A cart driver refused to speak to a policeman and vanished when questioned. An onlooker notes near seven a.m. a skidding crash on a wet road, the driver unable to identify the vehicle, and a cycle swerving to avoid it then striking a lamppost and wall while attempting to prevent further damage. The witness mentions insurance company involvement.
The field features Morvica and Royal Edna strong on the course, with Derby Fayette, Lee Derby, and Huon Globe among leading claims in the handicaps. Talga Boy, Ostord Girl, Greta Reali, and Wrecker show credible form, while Austin’s Globe or Wilma’s Girl are tipped for the Kalzoorhe Handicap.
The notice outlines cash with order terms for selling space in twenty one newspapers. It lists participating papers including The Eastern Recorder The Northern Grazier and Miner Avon Argus Southern Producer Pioneer The Royal Brook Bulletin The South Western Advertiser and others. It emphasizes rate structures, reductions for repeated insertions, and instructions to select suitable papers for ads.
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