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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1940
Page
7
Spotlight on sport recalls a historic match featuring Georges Carpentier and Sol Pex, highlighting early 20th century boxing drama, with references to era rivals, championship talk, and the social context of the bout amid wartime sport pages. The column notes lingering tensions, crowd interest, and the impact on boxing prestige.
Notes and comments from the turf world with scattered mentions of Victor owsere and steeplechase context. Reads like a fragmented sports column with partial names and events, lacking clear outcomes or dates but signaling horse racing and betting topics.
Cairns Jockey Club announces tomorrow’s meeting at Common Park with Scha gradging responding to the fore Swaere. The event features Two-Year-Old Handicap Romers or Cree, Trial Flandicap, Lady Como or Sonush Princess, Fiora Mantirap, Shonash Siar or Barwin, and Theurben Cup with Bly Mera and Gittewm among entries.
Fragmented report from Ascot describes several horses and times including a mile distance and half mile efforts. Names appear garbled and unnamed, with partial mentions of Go at hi s tablemate and sectors like 5S ar a cae tim Brant. Details are too damaged to confirm results or participants.
A list of Doomben race developments on July 11 shows a doubtful starter for the Doomben Cup, with trainer statements delaying final decisions. Bookmakers monitor expectations after recent races, and multiple horses are noted for workouts and form as bets creep in.
A garbled race card outlines multiple divisions of the Flying Welter and related events at Moorefield, with horses named Selivant Gallop Bruning Mosveil Duke Cullen Myla Screamie and others. It mentions Novice and Juvenile classes, probable favorites, and weights, but many words are garbled or missing, leaving an unclear layout of results and entrants.
July racing at Flemington features Rhymater and Rhymster among a field of hunters for the Open Steeplechase. Soother exchanger and Collier mix with Tur Boy Black Ted and Rational Dear as contenders. Trainer notes injury concerns for Tur Boy, while Bully Hayes and Martext seek chances with pace and form.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Atherton Fantelend and a contest at 1:30 pm with teams Cats and Beasant. Names Peters, Mise, Woltenden, Mao, MeGame appear as participants or officials. Details are incomplete and uncertain due to garbled source.
North Cairns A defeatedJamneton 0-3 while Railway beat Beaview 7-5. Seaview led by Railways in a close finish with North Cairns A and B squads sharing wins as the Mindsireep competition concluded with Seaview leading the Railwars playoff. The Plateau and Railway clubs posted mixed results as teams prepared for weekend fixtures and tournaments.
Rugby League notes sketch the Kangaroos ahead of a Cairns Townsville double to open a three match series. Edmonton hosts the first two games with Cairns providing the opposition on Sunday. Townsville and Cairns have met three times previously, delivering strong crowds and even play.
Dudged OCR text shows greyhound racing at Balaclava with multiple dog names and placings poorly legible. Mentions include Amber Lady, Miao Phatlarie, Great Rutns, Sally Deity, Amber Lady and other entries. numbers and details are unclear due to garbled source.
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