Gordonvale Turf Club Race Meeting Reports
Gordonvale Turf Club hosted its annual meeting despite railway strikes and poor attendance. Highlights include close finishes and a fine day with light refreshments for Red Cross funds. My Fleece and Bridesboy among winners, with several protests and fines affecting results.
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Gerdonvale Turf Club
Red Cross Society
W. Underwood
Bridesboy
Cook
Eacham
Chillagoe
Cairns
Herbert
Burke
Kennedy
Gregory
Ecess
Thom- E Wilson
Fortune
Lady Short
G. HL Sue
Eurado
Walarel
Grand National meeting opens at Victoria Park in wet Adelaide
Racing at Adelaide opens at Victoria Park under wintry rain. Grand National Hurdles winner Westendale 93 with Cordelier second, Woodprince third among seventeen runners. Fulham Park Plate winner Deepwees and multiple minor placings listed with prices and dividends.
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Adelaide
Victoria Park
Westendale
Tammer
Cordelier
Bracegirdle
Woodprince
Little
Aee Fees
Fulham Park Plate
St Speed
Deepwees
Truis
Lewis
Arran
Keily
Melbourne Weather Sets Stage for V R C August Meeting
The Melbourne sports page notes threatening weather for the V R C meeting on August 19. Hurdle race results show winners like Sir Prim in a close finish, with bets and entries including Ottendorf and Reval among nineteen others.
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Melbourne
V.R.C
Thettendance
Ottendorf
Mclean
Prim
Amson
Matas
Reval
Hopris
Hamiltoe
Ae Duverney
Ettershank
McColl
Local bowls clash yields ashes victory for Townsville
Townsville led by Hoare and Willmett edged Cairns side 42 to 10 in a hard fought intertown match. A J Bennett’s squad posted strong showings with 30 to 13 and 29 to 20 spurts as Leitch and Leetch backed the locals. Swales and O Leary anchored the Cairns effort but Townsville’s skips and teams pressed home final ends to clinch the series.
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Muoni
Gelli
A. J. Bennett
Gilbert
Naidson
O All Hoare
Willmeres
Townsville
Powt
Seee Eeseine Supeirved
Coats
Tate
Towers
F. Bennett
Lowrie
Leetch
Maxba
Psagenem
Drager
Gelling
Townseiile
Ben
Sogm
Yanks
Leitch
Erds
Wilson
Standish
Skeen
Donaldson
Don
Lyon
Bulcock
Orr
Portish
O'Leary
Phillips
Isa
Hoare
Osre
Downsville
Cairns
Shar
Lennon
O*leary
Ey Hoare
Swales
Hague
Willmett
A. J. Bessett
V. Spence
Smith
Carrie
Leiteh
Overland
August Steeplechase and Handicaps at Raheny Racecourse
Detailed results from a racing meeting at Raheny include the August Steeplechase won by Furlinacre by a deck time of 1.14 with Poyal Letters second and seven others running. The 2 August Handicap over 13 miles saw Won by half a length, Time 2., with Admiral Bob and Almo among top finishers. The Three Year Old Handicap of 1 mile produced Besamen and Queen Ingoda as top finishers, with several rivals listed and betting figures noted. The August Welter over 1 mile concluded with Vibratory winning by a length ahead of Ranger and Froth and Bubbles among others.
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M. Todd
My Fleece
Pegren
T. Kilpatrick
Bridesboy
Wallace
Reniock
Demas Ividead
Dicap
Priz
F. Brown
Marasini
Staines
Wilson Spyine
Kilchoman
Red Signal
Doverey
Heping
Bobador
Geboo
Furlinacre
Raheny
Mitt
McLean
Tim Deolan
Scobie
Poyal Letters
O'Neil
Union Arms
Rand Jestaway
Wasseca
Royal Letters
Admiral Bob
Cline
Almo
Dobson
Spas Maria Glass
Killorn
Sae Aid Theor We Pinkertos
Ph Polygamise
Dame Gricity
Os Defense Colchie
Samei Algol
Scala
McColl
Besamen
Nerbert
Dagr
Queen Ingoda
Hollydean
Wurple Cross
King Bier
Remhen
Franklin
Harrison
Ranger
Fisher
Bubbles
Dueller
Woo
Eagle Farm Exhibition Meeting Ends With Varied Races
At Eagle Farm today the August exhibition meeting concluded with Open Handicap results led by Sheila R over King Cleo and Yank. Exhibition Handicap saw Coodale win with Laidley second and Machine Hay third as Eleven others raced. Novice Handicap produced Glad Halo first with Mischievous second and John Valiant third. PACE WELTER won by Amberdawn over Sydney Damsel, with Tawny Owl and Palm Bed close. Nundah Handicap went to Barley Brac, Rita R. second and Leewave third.
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Ebrishane
Rma
Eagle Farm
Sheila R
King Cleo
Yank
Sheila R Timetal
Coodale
Laidley
Machine Hay
Everkeane
Rameses
Speech Birdie
I Leaf
Movantsoss
Scopoda
King
Ty Evens
Mache Aidley
Glad Halo
Mischievous
John Valiant
Barley Brac
Rita R
Leewave
Harley Brac
Roseacre
Vic Blackburn Triumphs In Australian Boxing Match
In Sydney Vic Blackburn defeated Sid Sodiony on points in a hard fought bout. In Melbourne Tommy Uren secured a points win over Johnny Stone after twenty rounds in a biased report. Weather interrupted Townsville bowling visit ending with five teams and a local rink, play starting at 2 30 with Townsville taking an early lead before fading.
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Sydney
Vic Blackburn
Sid Sodiony
Elbourne
Tommy Uren
Johnny Stone
Townsville
Till
Australian labor crisis slows Queensland sugar supply
Melbourne reports the Prime Minister cites wharf and railway strikes in Queensland harming sugar supply. A Townsville mass meeting demands retrospective pay and union action. Brisbane notes seek to rescind electrical engineers award and outline wage changes and shift rules under industrial arbitration.
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Melbourne
Queensland
Brisbane
Aileen Coes Beanenns Fanart
Ct Bogna Sansa
Metal Etal Worka’ Teduserial Union of Employees
Electrical Engineers
Igig
Ion Heesrs Momar
Cloncorry
Trict
Ncarry
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Peeramon
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Nipter
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Meloding Glover
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Western Ly
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Phanfur
Kurran Chan
Ae Lubbo
Savage
Renlock
Royal Actor
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Irvine
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Boni
J. Trevor
Propetick
Marasini Oo
Werets
Sing) Martino
Liddle
Bluebot
Pete
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Costin
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R. Egy. Eoi
Cranch & Gordon
Spence ST. Grocers
Athertom Purrer
Orc
Boxing
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Crown Hotel
Garbadeen
G. Lisha
Palace Pictures Limited
Lawson
Kelly
Morris
Irss
Leeteh
Rickarason
Cameron
Ownsville
Falian
F. Ben- C
V. Hillman
McLeod
Isbell
Raser
Ayr
North ‘Queensland
Arbitration Court
Is. — Engineers and Metal Workers Award
A&m Todd
W.o.ra
Central
Spence Street
V.rc. Derby
N.o.ra
Turf Commission
Caius Jockey Club
Guinea
Sender
Australia
Dardanelles
Anzac
Cape Helles
Bobby
Ath Batt
Alf
Boz Pisa We-O
Whittick
Ace
Sree
Palace Pictures
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Babinda
Russell River
Frenchman's Creek
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Hullo
England
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Abbott Street
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