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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1953
Page
2
The Nisfail annual meeting closed with a busy day of racing and betting. Local bookmakers reported odds on several events including the Kawetall Cup with runners such as Glen Felt and Carnula racing in a hot summer scene.
Fragmentary text lists names, odds, and events from a horse racing meeting. Mentions include Sercal, Pay Golden Bush, Regal Pace, PERCY PEASE MEMORIAL, and DIVISIONAL HANDICAP. References to times, furlongs, and participants appear alongside scattered grade and venue notes, though many portions are garbled.
Race card details Stoney Temer, Trinity and Camtertary events with riders like Wills Shessoaier, Tone, Simone Tres and trainer names. It lists maiden nursery and Camfield Stakes results with finishers Criallo and Cartillo, plus times around 37 seconds and 3:25 in various sprints and relays.
Australian women bowlers secured a victory as Tuesday results show Mia Martie and others leading in mixed and singles play. The report lists players, handicaps, and upcoming competition details, with club members from Barter Sloat Kinnea Mesdames Passey Tierney Cleghorn Mechames Brixe Nickby Terry and more noted among participants and winners.
In Cairns Trotting action Crompton guides Cheryl to victory in the Rogers Mandicap over 344 seconds. Hope and Geitia race closely, with Gaenve and Jenkingnn among the runners in a tight finish.
A fragmented OCR item mentions names Ram and Stakas with unclear context and gender. The readable content offers no verifiable event, place, or date. The piece appears as damaged text lacking coherent facts to summarize into a full item.
Fragmentary text mentions a green perhaps tied to a Blyst event with an 8m reference. Details are unclear and names or locations are not discernible.
Today lists multiple hack handicap divisions with distances ranging from five to six furlongs and varying prize funds. Nomination and division details are noted, with stalls and secretary availability mentioned for entrants.
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