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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1938
Page
4
Large Fields will race as Helena Vale in a six event program. The meeting features one mile and seven furlong races plus two eight furlong events, with other distances and entries to be announced.
The WA Trotting Association lists events at Gloucester Park on Saturday night with main races the Collie and Manjimap Handicaps over one mile and two furlongs for horses 2.16 close and better. Several handicaps follow with entrants including Germanicus Mere Narelle Prince Yammer Bussselton and notable performances by Stardex Esmerde Speed and Red Mavista among others. A newcomer Hearts Aflame was an odds-on favourite for the Bicton Handicap but finished ninth after trouble at the start.
Derek Campbell chases a notorious criminal Richard Burton across a perilous assignment. In a desert estate raid in a chateau, Campbell and allies confront Burton as Gustave and two accomplices clash with Burton’s men, breaking a prisoner’s bonds and rescuing a captive ally before Burton flees.
An assortment of notices and classifieds from Perth including parliamentary debates, election disapproval by readers, farm tools and tractors for sale, secondhand items, fruit consignments, and tender invites for weather board and asbestos college work. Listings mention freight, cash on inspection, and contact details for H Cheshire, Timeters, Glendenning & Co, and The United Press Ltd.
The field for the Helena Handicap on Saturday at Helena Yard is wide open with several contenders. Shady Boy is among the notable entrants as bettors weigh long shots and likely outcomes.
The article outlines Melbourne Cup style events with a £30,000 stake and 2,380 entries in the Mammoth Lottery by the Western Australian Lottery Commission. It names contenders such as Maurice, Delphinium, Amusing, Humorist, Old Story, and District rivals while detailing weights, likely outcomes, and bets across major races including the Helena Handicap and the Flying Welter.
First acceptances listed for Hannans Handicap including Peel HS and others. Advert reads tyre offers, pricing, and repairs by Tyre Traders on Bettaeres Street Perth, with contact for tire services and trade cues.
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