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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1940
Page
7
The Cairns Jockey Club reports a busy meeting with multiple races including the Situa event and Mile sprints. Winners include Benexice in a tight sprint while horses such as Tears Carne Gur and Greenvale headlined a day-long program with detailed betting and division results throughout the meeting conducted in October.
A busy Saturday program features seven races with visiting horses slated to compete. Local riders and trainers anticipate close finishes as enterprising entries from nearby tracks arrive for the meet at the fairgrounds.
Fragmented report covers racing day at Victoria with names like Christopher Milne and Miss Armin Dale among scattered odds and payouts. Mentions betting, harness stimuli, and fund events while citing unrelated entries and jumbled phrases from the crowd.
A chaotic Brisbane card includes suspensions for jockeys tied to rule breaches amid midweek racing notes. The stewards cited interference claims during the meeting with several riders named and a focus on the Morris Stakes and Ascot events.
Backers place support for Mutobias as a major contender in the Sunday event at Wre. The field includes Waugh Steracat Caterpillan and other noted runners with bets shifting as the race attracts attention. Local spectators expect a competitive show with several at the track aiming for the prize purse.
Local fishing notes document Satie and Romers with Gibney and Ward on outings at Simdas and Cradd. Green and Wright organize gatherings at Amith Creek, with Captain Healey urging member turnout. Reef notes cover Gordonvale Club, with Randall Miltvie and others preparing for upcoming events and a remaining vacancy until November 1. The CAF meeting is set for tomorrow at 1 pm, with final outings and Magnet trip details noted.
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