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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 13, 1946
Page
3
Listings for Maree events include added MN first day nominations on Friday and May races at the racecourse. Highlights mention divisions, prize money, and timings with references to Amerton and Briss. Secretary Fahey notes event timing and entry details for the two day program.
Horse owners request meeting notes include docked track day at King Mamet. Selections list divisions in the Triad and Sixth divisions with names such as Burndian Mim and Raysun. The clash features riders and clubs like Atherton Hack Club and Queth Division, with events at Merinmue and Boner Gay Fox cay.
BRISBANE April 1 reports focus on Extension of nominations for the Mareeba course race to be held Easter Monday. Lists of entrants appear under divisions with horses names such as Benjamin, Fair Stath, Earl Hebrus, Pilion, Sylvia's Proviso, and others across first to sixth division handicaps. The sparse descripton notes Albion Park Saturday cards and horse owners awaiting committee decisions.
The report reviews Heeras racing form with mentions of Immediate, Silent, and other runners from Warwick Farm and Rosehill meetings. It notes Immediate’s promising reappearance, hints at Doncaster Handicap prospects, and lists a string of race events and contenders including Flying Duke, Zambes, Kepler, and The Warrior across divisions and heats.
A summary of the racing card notes from Melbourne listing events such as the Aberfeldie Handicap First Division and various handicaps including Autumn Steeple and Pusculla related signals. It names horses like Hiatus Tente and Balmoral and mentions probable starters such as Phillip.
A. Wickens 74 paints, Geo J. Dalton 22, Cyril Jones 17. The committee has secured a second-hand mower in good order and some long markers look forward to wider fairways. Greens and fairways continue to improve under constant attention given them.
unreadable scrawl mentions people and places with no clear event or names. fragmentary text provides few legible clues about date location or purpose.
A fragmentary report notes concerns over handling remains and cautions against certain calt actions. The text references possible advisability issues and mentions one calt and the other remains, with unclear details and names obscured.
Mackay defeats HLS on points in a boxing match with heavy punishment noted. Mickey Hill scored 841 in the bout as part of the event. Details from the Sat senate column mention Ermemut and Sak.
The Cairns Coursing Club schedules a greyhound meeting at Pscrmmatta Park this afternoon to decide seven finalists. Nominated dogs include G Ford's Lane John J Byrne's Glen Recco Scrutton's Anne Alwin and four visiting contenders. Betting expected strong among book makers as races unfold with multiple dogs listed for each event and several with recent form notes.
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