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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1946
Page
2
The Calms Hack Club announces a two day event on Friday and Saturday August 16 and 17 with preliminary checks at 4pm Monday August 5. The advertised programme outlines presencual activities and cautions for attendance and participation during the annual gathering.
Race notes discuss Albion Park card with Bright Impr, Three Imps, Wiseland, Glittering Star and Gold Force. Brau K Dad aims for 6.2 furlongs plate. Three Imps seeks repeat win after July 27 success. Glittering Star trials include July 14 plate victory. Wiseland targets distance range and form for a strong showing.
Fragmented form guide and horse race notes from Doomben meetings covering July divisions. Mentions Bon Bora Second Thoughts Cavite Limeridge Pearl Pin and other runners with uncertain results and upcoming chances, including speculation on improvements and likely starters.
A jumbled race summary from August 1 reports Jonn steering out any early pace on the Doomben track with several horses posting times across half and full miles. Notable efforts include White Jobe in 364, Guttering Star in 31, and Minette at 52 for a half, with other performances noted across a mix of distances and fleet-footed contenders.
Sydney August 1. A chaotic OCR summary outlines horse entries and odds for Randwick events including Three-Year-Old Maiden and STC Fensitap. Active Service and Canterbury contenders are highlighted with numerous names and race notes across divisions and handicaps.
Racing program highlights active service along with seven runners in key handicaps. Sydney owned and performance rich, the horse is tipped as an investment if top jockey is chosen. The card lists divisions and contenders across Maiden, STC, and four year old events with notable entrants such as Regal Light, Lagoon, Fine Art, and Massena in multiple stakes races.
OCR reads a garbled schedule of competitions and players with names such as Wiseman Connex Quinton White May Seder Venda Maninues Jennings Sinclair Simons Kelly Me Laughlin and Dowling. The text appears as a scattered lineup of matches and participants for the coming weekend with unclear venues or outcomes.
An unclear OCR excerpt mentions a meeting, money figures, and various letters and words. It references a time around 5 PM and includes scattered terms like show, bid, and committee names, but lacks coherent context, participants, dates, or outcomes. The readable portions are too fragmentary to identify a definite event or conclusion.
Event to be played tomorrow afternoon features best ball versus bogey. Players will arrange their own partners and teams for an enjoyable social outing, with plans to finalize arrangements by telephone.
British cycle race update from London reports Strom West slipping to end of day three with 12 hours thx minutes total. The Wolverhampton Bradford stage described as gruelling with Axe Edge and Holmmos climbs. Peers of Manchester still leads with 56 minutes aggregate.
Melbourne racing notes highlight Solvent seeking a repeat Balaclava Stakes win amid Keen form. Glentern and Hartnell emerge as sprinter prospects while Dampier and Neenah vie for Moondah Plate places. Strong confidence in Bannerette, Quix, Leicester Square, and Moondah Plate divisions with five stakes events noted.
Melbourne August 1 report lists Caulfield events and selections for the day. It covers the Eirternwick Stakes, Balaclava Stakes, Mornington Welter, and other races with named horses and riders, including Fairy's Flight and John Masefield among many entrants.
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