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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
4
A good day's racing is promised at Headquarters on Saturday with WA Turf Club hosting all events including two for two year olds over five furlongs. The Colonel Reeves Handicap at one mile and two furlongs headlines a card of races at six and seven furlongs and one mile. Form is read by last three starts with codes such as TE LR RO F PU and NR explained in the guide.
The Laird runs in a mile and a quarter event at the Combined Country Clubs meeting on Tuesday November 1. His minor placing at the Vale last Saturday boosts his chances in this race.
Amatorial is favored to win the Hamelin Handicap over five furlongs after a runner-up finish to Needful. In Picatinny Handicap for WA two-year-olds, Ripplian appears hard to beat with Olympian filly at first start, while Miss Gigolette, Lady Proctor, Busy Girl, Mariner, Nirimba, Even Shades and Night Amour show varied form and potential dividend chances. The report notes distance and surface challenges with speculative outcomes and mentions other horses and conditions.
Near Tuesday Victorian racing reaches peak with Melbourne Cup 1938 verdict awaited. Selection centers on the two mile race for three year olds with Heroic Coll and For the last few days prominent. Kellow may withdraw his runner. Lis AJC Derby and Canfield Leine cited as leading options. BUSY GIRL, a New Zealand gelding, is second choice. Royal Chief impresses with Cox Plate form and is seen as a strong GUNGA DAS contender. Nul may be grouped for Scarborough Handicap but remains a doubtful favorite.
The column previews the Hamelin Handicap and Busselton Handicap with picks like AMATORIAL and ACTING SON in the first, TONGNAHURIC and GALERIUS in the longer event, and mentions Opperman’s record bid from Albany to Kalgoorlie. It notes strong contenders such as ST CONSTANT, GUNGA DAS, LENARRAN, EBB TIDE, and BEAUFILER, and highlights Oppy Mill’s Tasmanian triumph and anticipated peak performance.
Speedy Trotters compose the entries for a Fremantle meeting to be staged Saturday night at Richmond Park. The incomplete program hints at the lineup and event details.
Tickets at 2/6 each for No 73 Charities Consultation. First prize £2 10s, second £100, plus hundreds of prizes. Half-a-crown per ticket. Shares are divided among ticket-holders.
A collage of marketplace items including grain prices, electrical equipment ads, property listings in Perth area towns, vacancies, furnished rooms, and help wanted. Entries mention Wheat prices, Bren household goods, Brambley and Dix electricals, and listings for Carpentry shops, cafes, and hotels, with contact notes and locations across Norseman, Moora, and Cottesloe.
Mixed fruit and vegetables priced from 4/6 to 14/0 per bag with apples oranges tomatoes and bananas among items. Aeolian Vocalion portable and table model gramophones with used records offered at 39/ and 55/ respectively plus Rexport portable and records at 77/6. Freight extra. Located at 92 William Street Perth.
A fragmented OCR snippet markets cement and building supplies at Hardware Hood in Victoria Park with rail sale terms, plus a bustling catalog of musical instruments, radios, pianos, and various consumer goods from Morris Bros and others in Perth. It mentions stores on Albany Road, William Street, and 2A Marry Street with unclear contact details and scattered brand names.
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