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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1950
Page
2
Racing brief notes a set of horse names and odds with figures like 71 percent and 7.10 at Toowong and Ostmont Baneen Regal. Details are fragmentary, but indicate betting odds and participating horses. No clear outcome or event full.
District cards show multiple runners in two handicap events of seven furlongs. Notable entries include Past Stream 10 Miss iclecy Choice 87 and Wise Paddy Bad 40 amid a field with Mr Trivin 82 Prince Pox 60 Indien Maid Skeenie 11 and Proud Memories 110.
The Cairns Cycle Club will stage an organized training tonight at the track. The event is publicly invited to watch the Cairns boys as they prepare for a £300 testing in two weeks. Admission is free.
Japanese coach and swimmer Marshall depart for the United States on September 1 ahead of competition in Helsinki. He praises rivals including Furuhashi and notes strong practice form though training was interrupted by programing and travel plans. He expresses warm regard for the Japanese team and its athletes.
Edmonton Associates announces mixed bowls at Edmonton next Sunday with players including Wallwork Crowley Tuckett and others. Atherton Ladies Club reports graded pairs and social games with names Manning Young Johns Waitaker and more in September listings.
Sydney reports the Newcastle Jockey Club swabbing both winners after the race. Ars swabs from Bores and Lone Rand tested positive, with the area’s steward data to be fixed. Prince Brueghel, a Brueghel-Milar Da horse bred by W. Blake, previously transferred to W. Pratt, had a Welter Handicap win, while routine swabs from other horses were collected and sent to the ATC chemist for analysis.
Fergier and Latfoon shared the lead after the opening round as golfers battled a two under par 89 and four under par respectively at the Booptre State gown tournament. Ted Mecoil trailed by one stroke, with Jo[m] Simptember 2 in pursuit.
Sunday Ladies' game Cairne defeated Mareeba 3-2 Seniors NAB versus Mareeba ended 3-3 Latrobes versus Wanderers drawn Juniors Wan derer versus Mareeba also drawn St Augustine's beat team 1 0 in a friendly. Parramatta and St Augustine line drivers and hospital tenders noted. Mulgrave Shire Council invites tenders for bore release and water supply works. Local bids for hardware staff and timber cottage removal. Cairns Mulgrave notices include tenders for welding plant furniture and cattle yard works.
The official Glenlee Handicap result at Randwick on August 38 is overturned after a stewards inquiry. Humming Toetheran was disqualified from the win for improper conduct while in charge of the event at the racecourse, with Beau Robert, Bir Marcher, and Royal Reward noted in placings before the ruling. Me Goemaes receives a five year disqualification for drug or stimulant administration and related misconduct.
Report from the youth paper Omladina describes over 100 students from rival Jugoslav universities clashing with bricks bottles and sticks after a football match ending the third annual Jugoslav university games in Ljubljana. Injured spectators were carried off as the mood soured amid tensions among six republics.
A wartime era report outlines ongoing atomic energy work and the development of weapons. It notes research into hydrogen bombs, radiological defenses, and reactor use for propulsion and tech, while suggesting accelerated production and safety records amid directives from President Truman and the Atomic Energy Commission.
Berlin on September 2 saw BoI dwell from Australia win the Berlin event as a standout. In the women’s augies event, Thelma Lone led the medals with a top finish and silver, marking a notable performance in this athletics meeting.
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