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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 21, 1941
Page
7
A disjointed note outlines results from multiple events including Wester type races for Ascot on Saturday. It mentions participants such as Handieao Mannerheim and Bratt Sera, with uncertain attribution to specific horses or locales.
Swimming club eyes Easter regattas with lectures on sailing rules led by Vee Onmuodor Chimes and officiating by Winkworth. Upcoming Sunday racing features trials, handicaps, and strong entrants like Veiled Threat, Gallant, and Eskutcheon, with reporters noting form and prospects across divisions.
Melbourne report notes Saki the runner up in last two starts may fare better in the Belhaven Handicap at Ascot on Saturday. Swettenham stands out as a strong challenger from Fremington, with Old Days and Old Prince Lion among others likely to excel on the course. Futures include Kanturi and Farr in top form, with Wheat Sheaf and Prince Ronald among noted contenders in various races.
Golf roundup from Cairns Club shows a garbled OCR fragment listing players and scores. Readable names include Arend Williams TSF Sonus Oke and Harte Alan among others with unclear outcomes. The fragment hints at a score near 96 but lacks coherent result details or date.
A fragmented bowl meet report notes Draper superior results and several pairings including Ling, Brown, Bradshaw, and Crane. It mentions a planned relay or announcement for Saturday afternoon March 2 and lists multiple surname-only entries from the event.
Advertised events invite tenders for the purchase of eight properties described as meres what appears to be prime homes. The notice calls for bids from interested parties and outlines submission requirements and deadlines.
Fragmentary OCR text lists horse names, heats, and divisions with numerous misspellings. It mentions third division and second division heats, various horses such as Micawber, Rex Tolan, Hidden 12, and Dream Girl, but many lines are garbled or incomplete making event details and outcomes unreadable.
Not Out reports reserve grade games for the week. Rovers meet CYMS Saturday and Sunday at Norman Park with umpires Mullins and Walton. Railways face Cols at Mar nsetreet all day Sunday with umpires Gyton and McGrath. Team lists include Railway Institute and Colts Reserve players with numerous nicknames and surnames.
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