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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1950
Page
2
The Gordonvale Turf Club plans a forthcoming meeting on Saturday September. The program features a main event and adjacent races. Officials expect strong nominations and aim to attract a wide field of competitors.
The Innistai Turf Club advertises its programme for two September race meetings as part of the spring race carnival. It promises excellent end to the annual in October, with all divisions catered for, first-class track, and generous prize money and low nominations.
Randwick, Brisbane, yesterday’s program showcased multiple handicap races across six divisions at seven furlongs and a mile plus. Winners included Miss Portia, Soolah, Qinako, Newtown, Royal Meteor, Civic Star, Day’s End, and several top performers in the first through third divisions. Time details and placings followed, with notable margins of head and length.
Melbourne September racing at Moonee Valley yields mixed results across events including Boomarang Stakes, Budgeree Handicap, Shegwan Stakes and Cumberland Handicap with multiple notable finishes and listed runners such as Chiquita King Comedy and Achilles. Spring racing returns feature strong performances by Heather Rose and Royal contenders, with margins ranging from head to lengths and times around 1 minute 34 to 1 minute 40.
After weeks of rain the Ribefion Turf Club hosted a weather-friendly pre meeting with large crowds and strong betting. Results include Evening Blade with Skymark winning in the Breeding Stakes heat, Meteor and Bright Jim among contenders, while Burdekin Boy and others attracted notable wagers amid diverse divisions and long fields.
Sept racing at Ingham featured nine bookmakers and a Division A handicap over eight furlongs with Home Fire listed as evens in the results. Other entries included Eilen Eprine Bevatha and September Rose among the field as noted by race officials.
In a compact race card note, Tagline Bay Handicap and Tobruk Handicap are listed with entrants including Lord Elodie and Silver Spring. The results show two and a half lengths separating winner and runner up with a protest by Silver Spring’s rider over early interference dismissed.
Twelve year old Inn'sfall-owned Komikos led a tough race to win the Diggers Cup over one mile as Brim Star ridden by A Baker finished strong to take second ahead of Cavaliera. Other contenders included Roxeborough Rover's Home and Lift Mom in a tight finish.
Palace Theatre tonight screens Paramount comedy Give Mes starring Crawford and Kay Francia with the film The Rain Came also on show at the moving picture house.
Cairns 1 defeats Parise 1, Cairns 2 defeats Parties in ARTE. Bungalow defeats Emeralds by USC of 53. Oluer revealed Rage HM by 1/1.VENNEYS CUF. Eastwars Beem wine Nal:oe fasted Otrmcie by 0/63 we 1/42.
Results from the Masonic green show club championship action and social play. Winners included Lindsay Montgomeria 21 14 in competitive matchups. Social rounds featured Weinert, McFarlane, Willis and Anderson among others. Sunday games listed several players. Due to a social visit, competition will shift to Saturday afternoon with Cleall versus Willa Otmen Campbell referenced.
Result of play on Tuesday final club graded pairs Mesiames Price Burden Memiames Parker 24 18 sumi-fnai of 47 grade singles Mre Houston Mr Lewis 31 29 social games sien James Landy Jones Morgan Wiskkeurth v Mesiames Gihisn Macdonald Stanton President's Day will be bed on I 12 Members
Endeavours of Cairns Coursing Club’s new committee boosted interest with a well managed day. Struburn owned by Mrs Wheeler won the Top Course event ahead of Kitrene. Kilkevan Lad’s hurdle win earned praise for Mr M Kingsley. First Course saw Queen Atair win, Second Course Sickies Girl, Third Course Larrys Twist, and Sweepstake results highlighted Struburn and Auburns Alves.
Listings show junior clerk and junior salesman vacancies at Mareeba Hospital board and P S Lumy Mossman, plus a need for an experienced motor operator at Millaa Millaa. Tender calls include frewood and butter by Capricorn Association. Public auction at Charters Towers for cattle stock. Bolands seeks remu... Join-amalgamated engineering union meeting at Tradew Hall.
The Innisfail Turf Club autumn meeting lists multiple September races with handicap divisions. Events include seven divisions across distances such as 4 and 7 furlongs, each offering prize money around £25 to £30 with various handicaps.
The record lists September Saturday events with caps and purses for multiple divisions at Palmerston. Races include 9 furlongs and 4 furlongs with caps ranging from £25 to £50 for various divisions and horses such as Eureka and Mack. The harmonie section notes different div classifications and prize money across the program.
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