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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 27, 1929
Page
9
Ideal weather on Saturday preceded Cairns Jockey Club’s first race meeting in months with fair gate takings. Four divisions ran with Cetargar and Athy ana among notable runners, and betting prices listed for several horses in the 44 furlong Fifth Division.
In Mareeba racing a close finish unfolds with Barrine Lad gaining from Bracelet and Lord Bobs. Archer Lad shows improvement while Bionne Fest falters with rising barriers. First division features Six Furlongs with Ladorette and Sorene Patch among entrants. second division lists five furlongs with Bannine Lad, Lord Bobs, Archer Lad and numerous contenders racing for place and prize money.
The record lists numerous horse names with numbers next to each one such as Falmacre 9.8 Barrine Lad 9.0 Norma's Blaze 9.0 and Jen Lad 8.1 among others. Day-June 3 appears at the end as a date marker.
Mareeba hosted a one mile event featuring runners such as Kaynabra, Ladorette, Athana, and Archer Lad with times ranging from 6.13 to 14.0 seconds. Other noted entrants include Falmacre, Norma Blaze, Home Fleece, Lord Bobs, Euladdie, Taremond, Aberfuvle, Jumad, and Athenite across a crowded field.
At Albion Park the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club meeting drew a large crowd in perfect weather. Freebooter won the main event by two lengths after a fast drive, with Bow Tie a neck back in fourth and a host of runners including Very Fair, Very Fair and Bow Top in close order. Second and third placings featured close finishes as betting and field positions shifted during the five furlongs.
Warwick Farm racing card reports Venetian Lady winning the hurdle race by a head with two lengths between second and third. Times listed 1 27 3, bets shown as 82 to 1 for Venetian Lady with cooks and others noted in the field. Other races include The Indian winning by three lengths and Seventh Heaven Triumph with time 1 46.
Fragmented report lists times 1.9 and 1.494 with a head margin win and second to third gaps. Mentions includes Verida Farina Mithras Sir Reggie Phocis Red Bluff and several horses with dividends and betting odds. No coherent single event emerges from the OCR snippet.
London May 23 Charles Lucas sees off the Australian boxing team at Victoria station with boxers Harry Corbett Dick Corbett Ben Marshall and Young Saki. They receive a gold wrist watch and other gifts from the Benish boxing Board as they depart Australiabound tour.
Advertised events list a euchre party and dance at the Comet School on Thursday May 30. Fresh tenders are invited for the erection of a new Post Office, with returnable bids due Wednesday June 12. details incomplete due to OCR errors.
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