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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Sep 14, 1945

Page

2

Form Horses To Follow From Belmont Trials

Dab Chick faded in the six furlong maiden after saddle slipped. Star Beau, Flaming Rush beat Teatig and Proctrale in middle-distance events. Dardanup, Mellalo, Vleige, Yomanagh and Flamita show potential with stronger runs in next starts. Sans Lente, Lord Treat and St Peter posted notable performances amid Belmont Cup chatter.

Dab Chick Teatig Flaming Rush Collinson Teatic Proctralle Dardamp

Pointers from the Punters on Fremantle Races Highlight Pacers and Contenders

Gold Branch led the Plympton Handicap pack with Kolector racing clear and Red Runner showing form against weaker fields. Corsair and Idolect were noted as future-payoff runners while Royal Chatter and Santa impressed in strong company.

Corsair Eastern States Plympton

Belmont Park features star sprinters in Newmarket Cup double

Entries for the Belmont Park Newmarket and Cup fairs a strong sprint showcase. Skyro Parallax Sans Sente Saya Opera House Sanctifier Kalamunda The Nun and more set for the six furlongs Newmarket on September 22 with £500 stake. The Belmont Park Cup of £1,000 over a mile and three quarters follows on September 29 led by Frangus Gold Patois Royal Title Portrach among others.

Sans Lente Lord Treat T.C Belmont Park Newmarket Skyro Parralax Vasselle Saya Opera House Sans Sente Morveil Kalamunda the Nun Vieige Sanctifier Santheine Falsetto Sansofine Star Lad Frangus J. Collinson Fort Royal Portrach Blonde Pincess Romanette

Belmont Park Racing Selections and Handicaps List

A compact list of race events and horses at Belmont Park. Key races include KEYSBROOK MAIDEN at seven and a half furlongs, SERPENTINE PURSE events, and the BELMONT HANDICAP. Entries feature FLAMITA HEBUTERNE TRUE SECURITY DECIMA KOPJE, and horses such as PERICLES DARDANUP LORD TREAT THE NUN, GOLD PATOIS YODVARA SMITHIE, GLOAMANE GOLDEL BRAAL SANS LENTE TRELEEN STAR.

Belmont Park Keysbrook Flamita Hebuterne True Security

Double Motor Car Prices Rise in Britain and Australia

Wartime economic strain drives expected price rises for 10 hp and 12 hp motor cars in Britain, with Australian cottage costs climbing from £913 to £1267, a 35 percent increase. Depreciation in money value and labor output during the war are cited, alongside a projected £148 reduction in costs when supplies and labor normalize.

Britain Australia W.o W.qt, l Directorate

First Post War Car Hits Market in Britain

Britain unveils its first post war motor car a 14 hp Hiley now on sale. It features front wheel suspension for high speed cornering without body roll and independent springing for comfort on rough surfaces. The suspension concepts trace to bomber design for takeoff on rough runways.

London Britain Hiley

GloucesTer Park Selection Races Preview

GloucesTer Park lists races led by ROYAL POOL HEWILWYN and THERESA'S LAST at a turf meeting. Entrants include SHEIK DAD'S GIFT YORKRAKINE ADMIRAL PARK WISE GENERAL MAVIS and many handicaps with all races except the mile and a half Breeders Handicap run over a mile five furlongs.

GloucesTer Park Royal Pool Hewilwyn Theresa Yorkrakine Admiral Park Wise General Mavis Royal N.G

Brainless Truck Driver Faces Frayed Temper on Last Run

An exhausted transport driver nicknamed Brainless, returning from Moresby wharves to a storage depot, punctures a tire on a quiet track. While he works, another truck arrives and its driver asks about a puncture. Brainless snaps and denies trouble, claiming he is merely changing worn air.

Brainless Moresby

Price Debate Over Silk Is Settled By Bargain

A deaf old lady and a shop man haggle over silk pricing. He starts seven shillings, she counters with thirteen, then he repeats seven. After a tense exchange she finally offers five shillings, marking the end of the bargain.

Mud-Slinging Rifts Highlight Conservative Setback

Lieutenant Colonel Corbett criticizes the party's doom and blames the Beaverbrook press for fueling unseemly quarrels after defeats. He claims Churchill was drawn into the fray and that media rhetoric helped sink the party's fortunes.

Col. Corbett Churchill Beaverbrook

YODELIST Progeny Shine in Racing Marked by Winners

Yodelist proved a strong sire as three progeny in this breeding line won races namely Merring Behe Goldel and Yorumugh. Indications point to continued success with the sire’s offspring.

Goldel

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