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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 15, 1917
Page
4
A long, historic OCR fragment describes horse racing events and handicaps at Sumter Street venues. It mentions Beeraemery, Why Meary, Lady short, Muck Stay, Bratal Ko, and several prizes and weights. The text lists entrants and betting terms with references to trainers, judges, and prize money totals.
Unclear OCR text reports a horse race where Beechworth won in a tight finish. Dividend figures and rider names appear, with mentions of Kilpatrick and other riders. The passage includes scattered terms such as prize, jockey change, and various horse names, but readable details are fragmentary.
The report lists Horse races and entries with riders and horses including Flying Warmer, Lordacre, Defmn acre, Free Fancy, Queen Cleo, Tompy Ovk, River Leaf, Harinnwite and others. It notes winners and times, with events such as HANDICAP and NOVICE HANDICAP, and mentions a short head victory by a horse named Won.
The report records Melbourne race day details with results from the Clayfield and Flyover Handicaps, two year olds, and city races. It cites horses such as Tonio Bescony, Trevesty Star, Lady Swyn, Glittering Lily, Pacife, and La Belle Fille, plus trainers and times. Weather, track conditions, and pacing notes are included alongside crowding and pacing remarks from Caulfield and surrounding events.
Melbourne report notes horse Broken Glass has been scratched from contention for the Caulfield Cup, affecting betting markets and trainer plans ahead of the Cobbled rail event. The adjustment shifts riders and possible replacements as preparations continue.
At the Palace tonight a complete change presents the star Bridges Burned. Mary O'Brien, daughter of an Irish gentleman of declining fortunes, meets Ernest Randal, the younger son of an English baron.
The program features a leading stage star in a syn synthetic performance with a top comedy Romance at Random and the Argyle Case detective feature billed as one of the era’s most absorbing crime stories. Robert Warwick stars in a modern scientific detective role unraveling a complex plot as the audience enjoys popular prices.
Barrington and Danaher, members of Tattersalls clubs in Brisbane Sydney and Melbourne, linked to major races including the Epsom Handicapp Metropolitans Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. Mentions proceed to request price lists and charts with reply paid wires. Official newspapers Courier and Sydney Morning Herald Argus named for regions.
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