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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
4
The W A Turf Club opens its eighth anniversary meeting with two year olds making debuts in Initial Stakes and other events across distances from four furlongs to one and a half miles. The form guide shows recent finishing codes for each horse and notes Kalgoorlie Carnival references and missing form.
Philock carries 81 in the Leake Handicap as he seeks to atone for a Belmont Park defeat. A strong field tackles the one mile half hurdle, with Don's Whisky a likely dark horse and Crow Comedy expected to prowl the jumps. Beetaloo and Amtssa factor, while Old Night and Gay Balkan may strike late money. Blue Sky heads the Governor Stirling Handicap with Galerius Ebb Tide Gunga Das Teign and Trepanic in close pursuit, and Claroi weighted to shine.
Jester, carrying 127, is prominent though others have little appeal. Meteor and Amatoras with Lympian, trial winners, are strong in Initial Stakes likely in two divisions. Culga Carrie Saint Warden Needful Dayligh t Kipphan and Apt Eastdel also figure, with Meadow Line dangerous after Belmont win. Nannime and Panaga among challengers. Aga King Nirimba and Panaga may upset. Philock Ockley Esmernec Jungle Lady Old Story all loom as place contenders.
A famed trotting driver, still active in the sport, drops a lead bag from his pacer during a tense finish. He halts the horse at the far turn and confesses to the steward that the mishap will cost the owner a five pound penalty. The incident drew swift, charged reactions from onlookers and competitors.
On Friday October 7 Miss Joyce Barry, a young New South Wales cyclist, broke two state women’s unpaced road records from Bunbury to Perth and for 100 miles. She rode Bunbury to Perth in 5 hrs 8 mins 45 secs and 100 miles in 5 hrs 40 mins 30 secs, surpassing previous marks held by Miss Jess Dingelly. At Forrest Place she was greeted by a large crowd as police escorted her to the official car.
A large prize pool offers £30,000 in total with £13,000 to the first horse drawer and £3,000 to second. Other cash prizes follow with additional thousands in awards, totaling £2,380. Tickets are sold widely at 0/- each and half tickets at 5/- each.
Percy Times Palmerston Sir Mar vin Flying Childe Rustin Pleasant Boy Black Judy led a finisher list as the event concluded with multiple horses recorded among the placements at Gloucester Park.
Bohemia Hotel on Murray Street Perth advertises a quiet central stay with room rates from 4/6 to 6/- for single, double, and breakfast options. Special quotes for permanent families and one-day stay include ragga ge and breakfast.
The Caulfield Cup field of 24 includes Avenger Balkan Prince Marauder and Ortelle’s Star among hopefuls. Analysts weigh each horse’s recent form from the Too Rak and Herbert Power Handicaps, with Marauder favored for staying power and final pace. Other contenders like Aitchengee and Ortello’s Star show chances, while several runners lack recent form to lift them into the placings. The race is set for Caulfield on Saturday October 15 with substantial prize money.
After a spreveded third on the Surat ton Cup Lightning Ridge scored a stylish win in the Collie Handicap. Alf red's Double faded late after a fast finish while Rustle missed by a head. Flying Childe showed promise in the Busselton Handicap and Braden ran seventh in Manjimup.
The W A Trotting Association will hold a meeting at Gloucester Park on Saturday night. Main events include the Northam and Trayning Handicaps, both run over one mile and a half. Five other events will be contested over a similar distance.
A list of handicap heats from Northam and Merredin style meets features horses such as Huon Ribbonwood Palmerston and Desert March, with weights and entries including Laurie Derby Land and King of Mirth. The chaotic OCR reads as a catalog of entrants, times, and horse names across multiple handicap events.
Advertisers seek buyers in a collage of notices across twenty four regional papers. Classifieds advertise goods, services, real estate, and vehicles with fixed rates, urging careful display ads. Listings include furniture, engines, farming equipment, and secondhand items from Perth suppliers and country papers.
An old metropolitan Perth ad lists fruit and vegetables direct from growers H Guelfi and Fred Emery at Metropolitan Markets and Osborne Park, followed by vendors Dunn Bros at Murray Street selling dressmaking supplies, musical gear from HM Y and Gramo, Morris Bros at William Street with electrical goods, and a farm equipment pitcher T SMITH Plumber at Bulwer Street, all promoting various items and services.
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