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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1938
Page
7
A garbled ad style entry for early motor cycles and cycles from Davidson and Newall names. Mentions 1938 orders, payment terms, and sales pitches for machines, with pricing hints and financing. Describes Royal Zar, Mosceeyelee, and other models in a dealer catalog context.
Cairn Jockey Club nominations for the Cane nen Park meeting to be held Saturday next with racing daily. Dobby, Four Furlongs, led from the start and won by a length and a half from Pyramid and Comet with Bright Quip third. Time 51 seconds. Odds listed for Dobby and rivals in a tight finish.
The Gordonvale race meeting Saturday afternoon featured a strong finish by Eighth Daytoon from nine starters and close results in multiple divisions. Magnate led early, with Entwine closing for second as Grand Foote claimed victory by four lengths. Parona later beat Tampoon by a half length in a five furlong race, while Royal Nora and Royal Oma contested a dramatic finish in the final divisions.
Brisbane racegoers expected a Teringa win in the Exhibition Handicap as the favorite. Teringa edged leader Serabit late and won by a length after a tough 10 furlong run. Desolation and Tooloomba were among double figures in the field, with Teringa sealing the win near the stands.
Race card details from Melrose including multiple steeplechases and handicaps. Highlights feature winners like Jolly Boy in the Melrose Steeplechase with close margins, and Billion, Hazak, and Hybol among other notable results. Betting, time, and dividend figures accompany listed runners and notables such as Coronation Day and Khyber.
Fragmented OCR style card lists horses and bets with inconsistent names. It mentions guards, buttons, and several labeled entries such as Manrico and Night, plus results like dead heat and close finishes, but the overall event, date, and complete participants remain unreadable.
Ten races staged at Vietona Park on Saturday featured winners such as Royal Promise in the Brush Hurdle, Brown Baroness in the Flying Handicap, and Fair Warning in the Tachator King event. Notable placings included Silver Coat, Tantalizer, and Leander, with dividends listed as facing Pays and odds.
Melbourne August 21 Moonee Valley races yielded results including North Cape winning a 197 plate by a length and a quarter with close lengths among Shere Khan and others. Bets favored North Cape over Lomnford with favorites and longshots listed alongside multiple race entries and names such as Port Shark and Equill orium.
In a crowded mile event CABBARICE edged Beau by a neck with three lengths to third. Time recorded at 1.403 as My Boy Plot Hootaal The Egotist and Perfect Idea also featured among betting and dividends listed with win and place prices.
London August 20 Fraulein Pat Meye aged 17 German trick cyclist to whom he was engaged hours earlier watched over Moff Jones Australian speedway rider after a crash fractured skull. He remained in serious condition all night by her bedside.
Fragmentary sports note mentions Australe Edmonton and Ramblers with a Gordonvale score, yielding a relory over Gordon aie henta. Details are garbled with multiple misspellings and missing context.
Nominations closing Wednesday noon for Saturday meeting, with hurdles, nominations for first class hares and peer betting ring. Mr W Thee appointed assistant starter Mc C Thomas, promising good starts in early finance on track. confidence noted in choice of starters.
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