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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 01, 1947
Page
3
A brief community directory item lists contact details for Epper Tablelind and Pahey, noting a telephone number and a P O box address. The fragment appears from a local classifieds or notice page.
Weights for the Mareeba Turf Club race meeting declared after the event on September 30. The document lists horse names such as King Prwha Cacos New England Prince Ay Bo one Ron Rem Quard and Robin Pale for the division handicap over 7 furlongs. Racing official Handien notes the weights and divisions in a late September declaration.
The weights for the Tully race meeting Saturday October 4 are listed with entries such as Mack Mayme 113 Gow Lams and Belle Gamm in the field. The fragmentary text confirms a weights chart but lacks full entries and final details.
Sydney racing notes indicate trainer sam Halcraft plans Moore to ride Monogram II in the Epson Handicap at night. The Derby, AJC Derby, and related betting talk surround the event with bookmaker chatter and big punter activity reported.
A scanned notice announces tenders for household furs sale at Upw and Lakesheeta corner and a public auction at Willows Road Tolga at 1 jam on October 3. It mentions bids, delivery to the board, and charges related to the regional electric degrees project.
A large field played in the Is-hole stroke handicap Saturday with the top eight net scores earning the President's Trophy donated by Dr A X M Langan. Results list E 45 43 8, Br Knott 48 48 66, I Derrick 42 48 67, C Williams 45 43 438, W Carman 49 43 63, G Wilkinson 51 33 48, W Conoplia 0 44 08, C McCloy 41 37 9, with McCloy counted back from N Thomas Ferguson. First round matches due within two weeks include E Hay vs C McCloy, Brook vs W Conoplia, Defrie vs Wilkinson, C V Car weepershes. Also noted are numerous cross and net moves and handicapping discussions following the scores.
Fragmentary race report from Brisbane at Ascot detailing multiple sprint and distance events. Mentions Doomben track associated horses including Gold Mint and Queer Pal, with times around 31 and 38 seconds, and a final straightaway over half a mile. Warnings of unclear OCR text limit precision.
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