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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 26, 1946
Page
3
The Cairns Turf Meeting features the Carnival Hack Handicap as the principal event. A field of 14 runners will contest the five and a half furlong race amid strong local interest and enthusiasm from competitors and spectators alike.
A fragmented summary of Doomben race day plans lists divisions from first to fifth and trials. It mentions jockey procedures, rider eligibility, and the schedule with 1.45 pm first race and 10 minute parade times. It notes betting tickets, gate times, and steward observations for amateur and professional riders.
At Ascot on July 25 racing morning, trainers clocked gallops with several outcomes. Notable: best gallop by Part who beat Compete by five lengths over half a mile, Noble Hero led over a half mile, and Opinion beat Peerless Lad by 160 lengths over one mile. Various stablemates and runners posted strong times, with Dragon and other horses featuring in hurdle and sprint preparations.
Racing notes list diverse maiden and handicap events with Torment and Monsoon among top prospects. Civic Pride and Sir Meith show strong form, while Flying Civic Pride clash shapes key outcomes in Two-Year-Old and Four-Year-Old, with several horses like Waltemats and Double Mint vying for places.
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple division names and titles with garbled spellings and missing context. Notable items include references to First and Second divisions and various proper names such as Royal and Blackbird, but positions, outcomes, dates, and jurisdictions are not discernible.
Nominations open for the Herberton Jockey Club annual race meeting to be held at Marenna racecourse on Saturday. Event dates listed include Aukigsi and Duly 2 with scheduled start at 4 pm.
The program features horses such as Double Mint and Ninh Clipper at Canterbury and Randwick with strong showings projected. Notable entries include Civic Pride, St. Bux, Royal Peer, and Queen’s mare St. Bux in remaining events, while Santa fe forecasts suggest tight finishes across multiple races.
Fragmented OCR list shows horse names, handlers, and race handicaps with numerous garbled terms and typos. Names like Thompson Delaney Ward Duncan Podmore and races such as Igulien Handicap and Three and Four-year-old Handicap appear amid damaged text, with many unreadable segments.
Turf notes from Moc Valley highlight steeplechase entries including Night Life, Skyway Derimul, and Welledale. Runners Despatch Rider, Garoti, and Gay Shepherd appear among a long list of contenders. Trainers and riders such as J. Dean and G. Bholl are named alongside numerous horses in both divisions with focus on form since return from Queensland.
In Brisbane on July 4, Shea, chairman of the QTC, said there would be no suspension of jockeys who took part in the strike. He alleged a group of trainers prompted the action and urged riders to abandon racing. Jockeys, however, insisted the track was unsafe under trial sand.
July 23 report from Melequane notes suspend ncy stewards ruled in favor of a backer in a case involving a punter H Crosier who claimed a stake of £10 on a win and £8 on a race at Duelitt in the Lawn Flemington on July 13. Lyons presented the board and the bet details showed a 100 Y stake. The plea was for £2268.
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