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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Page
2
Mareeba annual turf event calls bookies to submit names by 17 noon today ahead of the stand draw. Patrons urged to secure strategic tickets at the secretary's office as soon as possible, with owners required to obtain steward’s approval before race day.
Brisbane racing circles focus on Saturdays First Division as horses nominated for the Newmarket Handicap next month vie for the lead. Weighing options are The Image Weelaveil St Elmo Eve Spearrett Pilton and Repshot with changes in form and recent race history shaping expectations for the Newmarket’s outcome.
The Mareeba Annual Bookmakers event set for Friday features a dragon of racing cards with trainers and owners urged to secure entries before race day. Nominations are submitted by Cai secretary Cara with a program listing divisions and first second and third places across the meeting.
Brisbane June 21 Repehet, a top pick for the Newmarket Handicap, won comfortably in the stretch. Mintle beat War by a length and a half over half a mile. Roderick and Vuna posted quick times in the last furlongs. Forever England ran five furlongs in 42 seconds.
A dense list of acceptances and worrier positions for the Sedney and Three Year Old First Division races. Entries include Lunar Vietrix Birthright dlenerag Fire Chat Laudus Twice Royal Colophon Dieppe Prince alahag Rapids Never Free Briny Golden Ore Belle Femme Kcrathdarr Debenture Cabonne of Philete Marlborough Town Blackmore Winsome Tulip Tithe Marine Fort Denon Golden Rey Mano Gal way Coopers Mission Silver Link Wanwey High Tension Abydos High Note Gold Edifice Mara pebe Gold Row Vaucluse Royal Flash A Cherry Lei Orator Enfids Veil Mait Botany Handicap Kingsdale Panchlo Re moval Silverelda John Halifax Lord Neith Night Parade Pal Right Royal Wil Thanks America Bragaer Buzzard Beau Timide Aralys Burs Of Yared Kookaburra Haripur Gaunt Betta Leeds Streamford Turn Again Chatham's Choice St Guentin Japete Eten San Sebastian Lance Winnie Hawklet Timken Valaire
A dense OCR style listing names of horses, handlers, and race divisions. Includes multiple horses such as Greer Garson Willville Delorized names and various race titles like First Division and Handicap with numerous numbers and battalion style entries. The fragment presents a catalog of entrants across 6 furlong and 10 furlong events with horse names and scattered figures.
Local hockey fixtures for Saturday were postponed with a meeting of the association and city officials held at the Blue Bird Cafe. The Marist Brothers face High School seconds in a 4 o'clock match, with Eurekas and Rockets also on the card. Referees include V Cummings and W Burnell, and team lineups list Marist Brothers, Eurekas, Rockets, Wanderers, and High School squads with multiple reserves noted.
Fragmentary OCR entry notes a second division item or event with unclear names and numbers. Readable bits include a date or figure tied to 31, and mentions a person or team in a regional context. Context remains vague due to garbled text.
Long weekend at RDONVALE featured two Patrons Trophy games. Reed's team edged Dick Marsh's unit after a hard late push while Townson's squad produced upsets. Timmy Owens sparked a 39 22 win as Herbs team rallied late. A Monday three-bowl event followed with tight outcomes and strong play from multiple clubs.
June 21 report from Inmispail Club Innigpail notes Uronakel won the graded puita, with Larimtzes defeating Loskren. The event featured rousiatent bowls with all games won decisively, amid community crowds and a series of 15 ends. Jack Newman claimed the day’s warprize after teams were selected, with detailed match results and participant names listed.
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