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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 02, 1946
Page
2
The Cairns Hack Club announces a race meeting with seven divisions offering 25 pounds to each division winner, and 175 pounds for the first division. Distances vary by division, with six and four furlong races listed. Secretariat details and contact phone appear, though text is jumbled.
The club meeting at Herterton Racecourse runs on Saturday with six division hack races offering prize money from 12/10 to £3. Proceeds go to the Assaila Herterten Queen Commute fund. Nominations close on Monday November 14, with fees of 3d for nominations and 3d for acceptance. Secretary GM Jensen.
Races at Gordonvale drew a good crowd with seventeen bookmakers. F. P Cleary the owner and jockey J Meade faced charges under specific rules for Chat King in the First Division Hack, with a motion to disqualify Cleary and Chat King denied by a majority of stewards while Meade was fined £20. Results in other divisions listed with Dip: Sepolo, Sliprock and Court Boy triumphing in their races.
Official result lists prize allocations for Golden Casket N 1060 with first prize mil despirandum awarded to mr No. 2753 Ceanet of Canterbury New South Wales. Second prize £2000 to No. 90215 MUNWAH Russell Sims Boult on, Brisbane. Third prize £500 to No. 66575 Cleary F Cleary F G A Walsh and others at West End Brisbane. Fourth prize £500 to No. 29951 Quenant and Fourth Prize £500 to No. 66575 Cleary etc. Fifth prize £400 to No. 78014 W Farson Carn Brown Brown Warrom and associates at Ayr Brisbane.
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In the first division at Barron Valley, Court Boy and Orange Treasure show strong bursts with times around 1 11. The sixth division features Knight Prince and Xenidirco among top finishers, while seventh division sees Young Flit take the lead. A crowded card lists multiple starters, betting odds, and finish times across four furlongs and longer distances.
The Cairns Hack Club race meeting on Saturday September 7 has its programme advertised. Nominations close at 4 p.m. today.
The Herberton Hack Club hosts a race meeting at Herberton racecourse on Saturday September 21. Proceeds benefit the Herberton RS SSA Queen Committee.
Saturday meetings at Dimbulah drew a modest crowd as jockey J Barry secured five winners and a second. Huches, the stipendiary steward, revealed Barry was suspended for three months in a running affair involving the Cavell horse which finished second to Stiitt in the Dimbulah Hack Handicap. an appeal notice followed. Other results included Cash Till winning the Railway Hack Handicap and KahLiff taking the Dimbulah Hack Handicap with Barry aboard. The President’s Hack Handicap saw The Joke win with Barry, and Operator claimed the Purpy Scurry Hack Handicap.
Race results from Albion Park on Sept 1 show multiple handicap divisions led by Myopia in the sixth division and Noble in the fifth, with Royal Master and Gold Empire among top finishers. Time notes include 1.324 for the sixth division and 1.224 for the first division, listing finish orders and notable contenders across seven races.
Sept 1 at Rendwich featured a trio of events led by the Three-Year-Old Handicap over a mile. Monogram, ridden by Moore, ran second with Decorate and Moon among other contenders. Hobartville and Warwick Stakes results show Prince Standard and Bernborough among the winners, with various horses listed as runners. Campbelltown Handicap highlights Shannon as the meeting host with several named rivals and finishers, followed by the Spring Handicap and a partial listing of participants.
In the Glenlee Handicap first division over one mile Crusader leads a tight finish with Huamight and High Tide close behind. Debenture takes second division with Native Son and Laudus following, amid a field including Yankee Lad and John Halifax as early pack positions tighten.
Races at Mentone yielded results across events including the Murrhurdle and Mordialloc Stakes. Notable finishes featured Night Fighter Rose Bay and On Target with several horses, riders, and times listed amid a dense field, with multiple incidents noted such as falls and retirements.
Melbourne reports a thrilling Epsom Cup finish with Night Fighter narrowly beating Rose Bay by inches. Contact follows in third as Eagle Flight breaks down Lunar Lynx and Gala Chief suffer collisions. Nicht Fighter’s tune ties the course record close to the mark.
Melbourne August 31 Black Law a Caulfield Cup contender fell with rider Herold Badger soon after the start of the first Parkdale Webec at Mentone. Owner Mr R Porter suffered large losses as bets on Clive Marsh and Albert Smith were overturned. Badger and horse escaped injury. Porter consoled by that fact while his friends offered sympathy.
In the Warwick Stakes at Randwick Bernborough defeated Magnificent by a neck after Mulley eased the champion in the final 150 yards. Both Mulley and Bougoure were reprimanded for riding style. Romano, Bernborough’s owner, remained satisfied with the ride.
Wellington August 3 Australians win 19 to 11 over a combined Hawkes Bay Poverty Bay team. Down 11 6 at half time the Australians scored 13 points in the second half to take the win.
The meeting featured six heats with Diitch money favourite narrowly beaten by Scarlet's Pride and Sister Ways in the second heat. Cashel Lad won the second event, Snappy Bindage claimed the third, Assorted Smiles led a dramatic finish in the fifth, Cash Assorted won the sixth, and Sol's Cash held off Currawong Miss to win the main seventh race with Palburn third.
In Norman Fark, Mareeba and Cairns teams opened with Mareeba taking a 1 0 lead through Americ after 10 minutes. Cairns pressed, Vaschetti denied several chances, and the half ended Mareeba 1 Cairns 0. Second match Mareeba II vs Cairns I saw Cairns dominate, scoring through Black and Gault to lead 2 0 at half then 3 0 and finishing 5 0 after extended play, with Vaschetti again stellar in goal. A meeting note appears for September 2 at Norton's Fish Cafe.
Readable schedule lists events across Cairns region with towns Cairns Gordonvale Innisfail Atherton Mt Surprise and other areas. Dates span September October November January including annual meetings and matchups. Key locations include Cairns Mulligan Herberton Innisfail Chilagee Mt Surprise and Lonistan.
In a fine exhibition of golf, Yarner defeated Howarth on the Cairns course after play reached the th hole. Howarth, a leading Queensland amateur, was runner up to Stan Keane of Toowoomba in the State seed title final and has been chosen for Queensland in the comeosee. Warner, a longtime local golf leader, returned in strong form.
Last Thursday two associates took part in a teams match at Cairns Associates. Two teams tied for first. Mrs M L Harri donated trophies to each. Notable scores include Mrs A M Langan 68 and Miss M E Jones 77 among others. Best net scores in A Division went to Mrs Gummow 67 and B Division to Mrs Keegan 66. Next Thursday features the Mollie Drape Medal Round and draw nominations close Wednesday at 7 pm. Phone 2040.
Tommy Burns of Queensland, rating 10.8, stopped New Zealander Charrie Gordon, 10.5, in the third round at Sydney Stadium. Gordon led with straight lefts but Burns fired two left hooks to the jaw and a final neck shot sent Gordon crashing to the canvas for a counted finish with Burns the 6 to 4 favorite.
In Melbourne Leo Heats 9.74 led Beaney's Ile against Kid Young. A fifth round clash of heads caused a deep wound on Reeney's forehead, blood flow could not be stopped, and the referee halted the bout after the sixth round with Young awarded the decision.
Davis Cup squad members Geoff Brown and Billy Sidwell fought back from two sets to one down to win in five in the men’s singles quarter finals. Lionel Brodie D. Pails and others won straight sets as the tournament progressed with several veterans claiming titles in singles and doubles.
In New York on August 32 1AAP H Hopman beat Alexander Carver 7-3 6-3 6-4 Gardner Larned defeated M Destraman 6-4 6-4 12-10 and Harry Lies defeated Morea 4-6 6-6 6-4 Miss Dorothy Head beat Dorothy Bundy 5-7 6-2 6-3 Mrs Marge Wosters beat Shirley Fry 6-4 3-6 6-4 in first rounds of women’s singles.
The Cairns Associates bowls results from Thursday August 2 show matches including Favell against Stanton and Rae S Winkworth against White. A Grade singles entries listed with Mrs Keegan, Mrs Lewis and others, plus matches Osborne versus Lewis and Stokes versus McKinnon scheduled for September 5. A committee meeting is planned for Wednesday.
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