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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 29, 1950
Page
2
Spectators packed Gordonvale on Saturday for a lively turf club meeting. Divisions produced tight finishes with Phantom and Triple Blue dead-heat extended decision, Mila Khuex narrowly beating Zig Zag in the Eighth. Multiple divisions noted close margins and betting action, reflecting a vibrant program at the track.
A fragmentary race card lists multiple horses and betting notes including Teveun Browne and Meira, with placings and times referenced. Other lines mention Muktah and Jamaal among a field of names, with distances and finishes noted in a rapid, garbled rundown.
May 2 opening meeting at Ingham faced heavy rainfall all week. Races featured Boxed entries such as Lagoon Tad and Paul Revere with jockeys Wilson Rasmussen and McComiskie among the riders. Results include Ring Mark and a SUB HANDICAP division with Bevatra and Resse Lan listed among the competitors.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a turf club note with mentions of freight concessions and international trade ties. Names and places are garbled, but the item indicates a club announcement related to concessions and maritime or rail freight during ongoing discussions. The readable bits point to a provisional pause or review.
Saturday results list a Maiden Two Year Old Handicap with Raelad GS winning, Gold Acre second, and Conwise in the money. Other entrants include Pindon's Pal, Papars Aspe, Tart tae yal, and Rol pat. the field features various names such as Hargis, BinnockE, Constant Colour, Ge T101K, Alloa, and Master.
Moonre Valley wins the Laluma Handicap with Glotone and Diode among the placed finishers in a tight field. Bets, times, and names such as Inspiring Just Jane, Open Sea, and Punc tually appear in a race card laden with multiple events and long odds.
A garbled list of hiring drives and tender notices from multiple bodies. It mentions the Tully Hospital Beatrice River district and Rainville property sale, with vacancies at Queens and Railways, and a Vehicle Builders federation meeting scheduled for May 38 at the Trader Hall.
A chaotic table of race names and entrants shows Two Year Old Aide and First Ashbury Mixed events. Names such as Botany Bay, Artob, Weah's Ark, and Morrumridore appear with odd spellings, odds like 5/4 and 11/2, and varied horse labels. The card lists multiple races and a welter event with long odds and many horses unnamed or garbled in OCR.
A garbled note describes an owners and Terisers gathering scheduled for Saturday. It appears to reference a meeting or sale with dates near today and Monday, but the exact details and participants remain unclear.
Match reports list numerous results across divisions with Cairns, Emeralds, Railways, and Parramatta teams earning wins and losses. Individual player names such as Cadman, Brad, Hooley, Howard, Cummings, Smith, Symons, and Ward appear amid scores like 39 62 38 and 31 25, plus handicap notes and social play results on the Masonic green.
Cairns Ladies Bowling Association reports Tuesday results with player notes and scores. Entries include Winkworth 25 70 100 Berryman Keegan Tierney and others with team matchups and a note that no play tomorrow. Nomination for championship pennants lists players such as Levis Mills Head Stokes White McKinnon Blanton Pree Surden Keegan Tierney and James Favell.
Weekend soccer results show Latrobes de Fe defeated Rovers 7-0 with a 11-0 margin in a due match. Mt Monica's and St Augustine's NT records appear mixed with unclear outcomes.
Yesterday in the 34 game league round Melbourne defeated Rawthorn 150 to 74. Dariton beat Pots eruy 108 to 108. Geelong triumphed over Mt Wilda 188 to 41. North Melbourne and Bewmadon played with 13 to 1 for Bewmadon and 3 to 1 for North Melbourne. Other results include avagtend 86 to 86 and further unclear matchups.
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