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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1946
Page
3
Gordonvale Race Club annual meeting featured the Milariave River Mack Handeg winning the principal event. Ample fields in hack and divison races included Scotch Mon, Stormy Weather, Timme, and Moonbeam with tight finishes and notable placings across six divisions.
A terse notice indicates a Tuesday event at 4 pm in the vicinity of WG OpeNNELL. The document shows garbled text but points to a secretary role or station likely involved in organizing the gathering.
The readable lines show horse names like Donaire and Brave with odds such as 5 to 1, plus tables of times and divisions. The text is incomplete and garbled, but indicates a race card or betting excerpt with multiple entries and outcomes.
Ingham racing opened the Herbert River Jockey Club Boxing Day meeting with a walkover in the first race and only three starters in the next. CaCheeta won Division A of the Pack event after a fine for a jockey for looking around. Gate receipts reached seven pounds while twelve bookmakers fielded. The day featured multiple hack divisions and the Boxing Day Handicap Division C won by Dragon Spear. Over 96 horses were engaged and the draw for stands was set for December 31 with new season tickets required.
In a vivid race recount, Bosebane wins amid a tight finish near the barrier. Blue Boots rider Keith Robinson faced a stewards inquiry for a barrier incident, later accepted after Parsons explained the mount led at the start.
At Eagle Farm on December 6, TEA GOWN led a field in the Ramsay Stakes over five furlongs finishing one and a half lengths clear. Other notable runners included Bal ’6s and Conquest, with time listed as 1.44. The Maiden Three-Year-Old F r an c i c a p section followed with MAROON GUN favored at 18 to 2, and Oleander among the contenders. The day also featured the Christmas Handicap, Welter Handicap, and Encourable Handicap with multiple runners and times noted.
Gordonvale annual show lists multiple hack divisions with winners and entries. Prizes include Grand Champion and various division placements. weather appears favorable with a mid year event in September and results featuring horses such as Stability, Real Pride, and King's Pride competing across divisions.
Sydney racing results and jockey actions outline a day of long odds and close finishes. Aboking led in a Summer Nursery Handicap with Time and Witham among notable close calls. AJC Handicap saw Silent Gy defeat Constable amid controversy as Jockey Cook faced a two month suspension for careless riding. Moore's 15 wins position him near the top in the season, with the ongoing jockey premiership race intensifying as suspensions thin the ranks.
The Edge Hill side will play a combined team with E Barwood as captain and a list of Horwood players including J.A Horwood R Horwood C Horwood and A C Horwood. Other players mentioned include J Horwood 8. Hall W Sykes and H Bergman with Bergman listed as thirteenth man.
Babinda and Aloomba play a cricket match at Barenda on December 21. Aloomba bats well, while Pawagilly and Pawagilly players, including W. Anderson and I. Han, contribute runs and bowling figures as Barenda observers note the day's action.
Incomplete text shows disjointed names and items from a sports or band event. Many words unreadable or garbled. No clear event, date, or outcome can be determined from the readable fragments.
Sydney racing report from Randwick notes weight and accents in the event. A fragmented summary mentions Accenors and possible weight considerations, reflecting racecard glimpses and ontrack remarks from Saturday observations.
A listing of acceptances for races including the Maiden Wandicap and Albion Encouragement Handicap at Ascot on Saturday. Includes weights, runners, and odds style notes across multiple events with details on horses such as Union Jack, Drava, Tony, Quamby King, and Blue Boy among others.
Melbourne reports a dense list of race results and horse names including Beaumaris, Sun, Lugano, Liberal Knight, Mariner, Truth, and Lord Baden among numerous others. The jumble notes placements like first and second across the card with multiple sires, horses, and intertwined race references.
Fragmented OCR lists dates and places across regions including South Australia England Victoria New South Wales and Canberra. It mentions December 25 January 15 February 1 and February 19 with various events and venues but lacks clear context or coherent narrative.
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