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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 10, 1946
Page
2
The Gordonvale Turf Club hosts a fat programme with Moreton bookmakers online and South division events. Nomination close May 12 for May 19 and May 20 meetings, Cairns Harness Club entries advertised for weekend events.
A partial Brisbane morning report notes Repahot workes on a cinder track with a large turnout in class 2A7. The piece describes keen pursuit and a Kaiser Kaiser Surmoniles as the corporation plans to ship items, with uncertain details and placements due to the damaged OCR text.
Field notes from Triabane on May 1 and Brisbane on May 9 outline performances in major handicaps. Notable entries include Moreton Randicar, Flying Handicap contenders, and victories by Ree Me Victory and others, with references to track records, sprint heats, and horses such as Wee Laddie Swan River and Wellesley.
Melbourne era racing report outlines events at Brisbane meetings with mentions of the Curr Stakes and several handicap races. Names such as Pine Pete and Victory Land appear among handicap results and track notes, with reflections on stalls and wagering at the Swan River circuit.
The report outlines tip prospects for multiple horses at Mentone and Sydney Cup season. It highlights Canterbury Hedut and Flying Banencap as notable entrants, with emphasis on performance on past runs and potential in upcoming maidens and handicaps. Mentioned are contenders like Two Grand, Sweep, and Chime, plus various stakes and divisions.
Melbourne race report fragment shows Moonee Valley Fropontis as potential winner of Bazview Mandicai event. Text is garbled with broken names and stray phrases. Credible details are unclear, but report notes Saturday outcome and seven rich contenders or stakes.
A fragmented report from Edmonton covers club discussions and a lengthy betting card. It lists individuals such as G Kling, A Harrison, M Garragh, and H Heriot among attendees, with race contexts including hurdles and handicaps, and selections like True Law, Geneva, and Geronimo highlighting a busy racing meet in Ascot style.
A dense racing page with numerous horse names and events. Notable entries include Walladale, Gyrone, and Gen inehors contending in hurdle heats, with Age and Repeal among top contenders. The card lists horses like Sun, Geronimo, Rose Bay, and True Law across multiple heats and venues, with varied placings and clashes including Herald and Bronx showdowns.
In a Dunlop competition at Southport, results show Von Wige Brabang 78, Shankland 74, Locke 77, Jowle 73 leading, with Ward, Huleau 73, Whitcorbe, Hodacn, Patton, Burton, Porter 73 among others. Cotton 18 and Von Nise Ne fumed near the back as Cotton drew attention from a large crowd.
Commodore Lordan presided at the Carnte Aquatic Club for the monthly general and weekly sailing and executive committee meetings. Official revenue for the fourth month of the series was adopted, with the Winearl Was trophy and Boland memorial presented by Mr Tom Boland. In Coombes Wissort won the second aggregate, Vice-president B Heedetch trophy. J.P Rooney Gi Leary L Davies added to the imports committee for the plenjeen. Rooney led the ice cream and drink duties. A strong programme includes a navalty Wy-o-ar for adie hae.
Fragmentary OCR text references appearance and beauty ideas, health notes, and chemist mentions. It hints at discussions of beauty standards, health notions, and possible character names or topics, but the readable portion is garbled and lacks a clear event or source attribution.
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