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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1918
Page
4
In Melbourne on Friday at noon Mr J Daley will declare weights for the Doncaster Handicap and Syd Cup. Poitrel is to be turned out for a like event. Celiyne wins with stakes to be awarded. Prince Viridis will also race in the Face event.
A brief Melbourne report lists a string of names and terms including Tragic Star Bsa Outlook 1 Ried Fox Bo King of the Sea and Muclimet 27 with no clear event or outcome outlined for March 4. The garbled OCR yields no verifiable results or context.
Melbourne March 4 weights declared for the VR Autumn Meeting Autumn Hurdle Race over 3 miles. Notable entries include Onendori Mountain Gold Katwyktora Nickajack Lumat Blue Victoroe Macnaughty Rivernook Light Dragon Single Barrel Paralus Sylvene Short Raings and Sir Carl go.
The list outlines races at Melbourne including the Bourke Handicap and Ascot Vale Stakes. Notable entries include Kurimgata Glittering Gold and Prince Viridis in multiple events such as the River Handicap and Caverns Plate. The program features various horses and engagements across sprint and hurdle races.
After a heavy downpour at Flemington racing on Saturday very little betting occurred for the Australian Cup. Short a to be wp in straight in the Pines animal's off fore leg was broken and it had to be destroyed. Probable riders listed include Lingle Brown Wallace Isinglass Barden Prince Randolph Franklin and several others with Wallace Baer a firm favorite at 3 to 1.
At Flemington the morning rain left the track fine though activity was light. Keonm ran six furlongs with a late finish in Sod sees, Wallace Isinglass completed two and a quarter miles on the tan at steady pace, and several horses worked up to Ascot over short distances. Desert Gold went common for half a mile in 43 seconds as the field held little interest.
Melbourne race notes list probable Cup riders and contenders. Bardolph, trained by ME Whig, and Har Rosamea, trained by James Scobie, are highlighted among others with recent form and mileage times.
The article notes that 16 Blackwood and 29 Star Comedian lead entries along with Wayland Smith and Wee na for the All Aged Stakes on Thare- me day. It mentions the Australian Cup purse of égi75 with £2365 to the winner and references favorites Tarzan and Fendil as short-priced victors in prior years. It lists media sources and horses tied to the stakes, plus a Cairns Inlet fishing contest with 42 fishermen and 21 fish weighed across a March event.
A list of horses and contenders for Australian races at Melbourne shows Hawklet selections in Hopeful Stakes with Tenterfield Mou inet Eec, Ascot Vale Stakes featuring Queen Comedy Eusehens King of the Seas, Australian Cup with Wallace Isinglass Two Biwes, Steples Artillery Bill Fleet iv, Route Handicap with Hoping Kings Leo Hoprix King’s Junior Handicap listing King’s Treasure Ried Fox.
Match fragment lists players W Thomas E Ryall Gverlack Miller Foster-Christensen Amies Foster Park Cuena and Maclean with umpire notes. W Foster took six wickets and six runs. W McLean had three for four.
An opinion piece argues modern education fuels smaller families. It contends that homes once housed many children and questions whether schools should bear more responsibility, urging reform without abandoning schooling. The author emphasizes home life and education as intertwined factors shaping family size.
The article argues that home life and maternal instruction have declined as schools absorb most education. It laments mothers losing control over childrearing and calls teaching a mother’s great vocation, urging shared duties at home rather than leaving children to schools alone. It emphasizes the need for mothers to guide daily routines and moral formation, not delegate everything to educators.
Palace Theatre presents Warn Thy Daughter a cautionary tale on girl life and education paired with a dramatic adaptation Judith of Holofornes from the Apocrypha. Austral Pictures feature accompanies the double program as audiences await the special show.
Newman's Samce operates a special hot climate deli feature in Cary offering curry dishes and condiments as climate relish options for patrons seeking bold flavors.
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