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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 18, 1946
Page
2
A Cairns era report notes Mareeba Turf Club meeting results with placings, drivers, and officials. Brisbane at Albion Park covers maiden, handicap, and feature races with winners and times, listing horses such as The Novelist, Pale Face, and Raida among others, plus program details and nominations reminders.
In Brisbane on March 18 Maa Leesh narrowly defeated rivals after a dramatic home turn, with Jockeys and horses including Be reared an it wae released and routes described amid a chaotic stretch. Dividends noted, ShinING Night led earlier, while placings and long odds were recorded for Turf Club events and Ashbury Welter.
A Mae Race Meeting headlines a notable event with Avs Am and E100 procsamae actions. Seerenies and Datura Hack are linked to the meet at Al Macon. Officials report a surge in interest around the Seureney and Sur Seer segments, driving community attention and attendance.
A muddled report outlines a Welter event with horses and riders including Dawe, Cairne, and Cr y. references a 72 length field and a 9 furlong race. The item notes Morning: Cr y, Cater, Vag Trine and Pur Calitte racing head to head with attempts to claim victory.
Atherton March 13. A large crowd attended the Atherton District Hack Club annual meeting. The resident's report balanced the year’s racing receipts as an all time record. The club adopted new rules and plans to issue circulations to members. The meeting approved a race meeting on April 13 to benefit the Hack Club.
Ted Fordyce rode Anastacia to victory in a photo finish at Canterbury as cameras confirmed the result over a rival. The day also featured Doncaster and Sydney up to Be races with plans for Brisbane sprints and Pursuit Handicap entries.
An OCR fragment chronicles Moonee Valley races including the Two Mile Hurdle with horses such as MISOGYNIST and TRAVENCORE, a Hollymount Handicap listing ABBAM and Rare Ove among prizes, and the Sherwood Handicap lineup with Marocain and Reveille IV noted. Dividends are listed as Win £312 and Place £196 19/., with multiple horses and contenders named in a busy page of result details.
Mottershead top scored for Brat with 90 not out 107 for 90th? He added 104 with Bob Young as Sita penned Walier ttt of 220 in the tom of only one wicket. Mottershead batted 161 minutes hitting 16 boundaries. Young contributed 13 boundaries and 137? The pair shared a 181 run stand. Harry added 04 minutes for the first wicket.
March 17 in Brisbane, Denice Spenser claimed the national women’s crown at the Brockway Cup academy event. The contest featured rivals Spinola and Sata lap with a late balance shift. Spenser rode strong on the final hand to secure the win by squarely tall margins.
The season closes with a tight finish as Ogden and Horwood lead bowling efforts. Notable scores include Waite 42 and Hogan 88 as ATC and local school sides post solid totals. one side wins outright by eight wickets after a lengthy innings battle amid scattered overthrows and late standouts.
The readable fragments describe a small scene involving a bee visiting a home. No clear persons organizations or places are identifiable. The text appears garbled and offers limited concrete facts suitable for a concise card.
The report lists multiple races with horse or dog names such as BLACK BOSTON and KING RUFUS and notes lengths won and times. It names entrants like Palburn and Dainty Request, with positions and odds or marks in eighth races and consolation. The text resembles a racing program excerpt with scattered OCR errors but preserves the event sequence and outcome indicators.
Dewrorart announces a junior pairing in a scheduled match with players including Morris Shen Parrelly Hawthorn Bick Parrelly Krowns Wills Mondo Trompaon Weather Abelene King. All players are instructed to attend practice tomorrow.
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