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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Oct 05, 1918

Page

4

Melbourne racing selections and odds update

The report lists acceptances and selections for upcoming Melbourne races including the Hurdle over two miles with contenders Van Hosareigh and Ethiopiam, the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes with Plazino and Soamy, the Steeplechase featuring Bundong and Aisne Emerald, and the October Stakes with King Offa and Democracy among others. Odds and selections are given for each race, naming horses such as Lad Lad, Lada, Ashview, Bronzewood, Lord Setay, Purple Star, and King Paddock, with team leaders and handicaps noted.

Melbourne V_B.C van Hosareigh Lad Lad Reo Kattyk Voy Ny Gly Avoyer Lada Giajestie Mac Peep Fional Bank Dey Boy Don Kirk Colbert Sele Lad Lad Eihionay Ashview Ba Apey Bronzewood Lady Narcissa Cleverim Ethiopiam Edrington Lord Setay Wilden Wistock Welin Plazino Te Eed Topside Tavi the Sailor Sonny Foy Edison Duntrim Purple Star Inner Shrine Lady Desirous Soamy Perdo Mira Prince Roy Bucklaw Farlomgs Altguard Kisolden Wire Bro Werney Ludovitch Sister Sains Dental Dellite Hispania Bo Martino Buttinski Adagio Lord Cooltrim First Oaks Mazarron Stratus Wanjel Trespensy Libanes Sartrillo Aislabie Perdandicap Edringtom Colrt Uska Ashview Clever Jim King Offa Dunwil Eusebius Prince Bardolph Democracy

Acca Hurdle Race Selections and Trials Summary

Ja Rice and Lord Nagar named as top picks in ALC Acca Hurdle trials. Included are selections for other races with horses such as Greg, Panacre, Desert Gold, Cetigne, and Warspite. Notable entries include Kilmoon, Gloaming, Princess Clara, and Publican with commentary on performance like Wolarei in the Metropolitan Stake preview.

Ja‘ Rice Basil Montauk Lord Nagar Delyssa Jack Rice Miles Clara Cotugo Poitrina Panacre Rebus Land Matt Norbury Cerise Killowen the Destroyer Sir Paddington Fight Ever Volpi Tressady Maid Selandra Pan Cetigne Amberdown Omaha Wolarei Cagou Ketfern Fi Wean Lous Estland Garinbout Prince Viridis Poitrel Kano Thane Karanemd King Bee Courtemer Eastcourt Ken

Apparent Race Card Fragments From The Weekly Times and Punch

Fragmentary list shows names and nicknames like Bucklaw Sir Ibex and Aistubie with references to races and Derby entries. Mentions Gloaming Outlook Ji St Mira Demonte and publican The Destroyer hint at racing parlance and unrelated column snippets.

Golden Wire Bucklaw Sir Ibex Aistubie Weekly Times Lucknow St. Mira Demonte Gloaming Outlook Ps Finmark Ms Publican the Destroyer Poitrina Panacre

Horse Racing A Busy Morning of Speeds and Distances

In a brisk morning of racing many horses posted times over various distances. Notable performances include Tresag leading five furlongs in 132, Amadis at six furlongs in 119, and Kilbarron beaten by three lengths over a mile. Several entries showed form with close finishes and other horses posting steady times across seven furlongs and a mile.

Kilbarron Kasicourt Dick Meagher Lingle Tresag Amadis Glezming Biplane Poitrina Two Hines Almoner Estland Amberdown Lordacre Satin Bird Finmark Killowen Thana Bee Private King Cagou Ian Or Kandos Karan King Prince Viridis Zeplems Fortune Hunter

Melbourne Racing Notes and Odds From October Meeting

Melbourne today reports that Biplane remains a doubt for the Cup meeting while Shadowland is among top contenders for the Melbourne Cup. Wugarot appears favored for Caulfield events. Mage pie and Uska head mile trials with Times and Read Tozin listed in sprints. Woorawa and Broncewood run promising miles. Trumare defeats Panwhl over six furlongs as Eusebius improves in a mile. Tips from Firmrogtoe and others appear for Saturday events with leaders and selections in multiple publications.

Melbourne Coq d'Or Mage Pie Uska Satdorph Broncewood Bao Bine Ata Mae Sad Lad Thaletas Corerctns Stan Hanticap Pradfichi Elect Dunwil Lord Setay Monocle Lord Setvyy Purple Star

Open Epsom Guide Highlights Derby Ride Assignments

A brief, garbled review outlines the Epsom event with horses such as Red na and Kilmoon in the Derby lineup. Riders listed include E. Tucker on Pah King and G Meddick on Ce rise Colors, with Kil Tarron and Kilmoon assigned to Cairns and O Connor respectively.

Epsom Redna Somare E. Tucker Cerise Colors G. Meddick Orrell Leadbeater Cairns Kiltarron O'Connor Kilmoon

Unclear race result due to garbled OCR

Fragmentary note reports a horse race event with a tight finish and horse names including Mataffa and Time but lacks complete details or clear outcome. No dates or places reliably identifiable from the text.

Pace of unclear race names and riders in October Stakes

Fragmentary OCR lists horses and handlers such as Bronzewood and King Offa with references to October Stakes and handicaps. Names like George, Les Lingle, Dick Meagher appear as jockeys or owners, but the text is incomplete and does not yield a clear outcome or event details.

Aquatics Event Notes And Prize Report At Club

A Saturday afternoon session mentions hands free work and cards locked until the shed is finished. A members roll will be prepared and hung in the club. The text lists names and scores for the event with prizes for largest fish and other competitions noted by observers.

Pat P. Griffiths Mle Rose G.P. Rowe ;, Ser. 2 A Rooney 2 Or. 2 Daisy (H. Bulcock Maude P. Laurens

Delores at Marechs ma fmodheni and Palace stage stars

Marechs ma fmodheni hosts Delores next week and Beverly Bayne and Basil Seeman appear at the Palace Theatre tomorrow night in chapters of The Great Secret a thrill loaded serial. Also shown are Hi Finance Unfaithful and a collection of other features including a melodrama with Dorothy Dalton.

Delores Marechs Ma Palace Seeman Francia X. Bashenan Beverly Bayne Palace Theatre Secret Seven Thomas Clarke Clarke Beverly Willian Montgomery Strong Hi Finance George W Preston Platt Patricia West Preston M Ins Inte Renee Toateene Aioe

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