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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 19, 1947
Page
3
The event lists a fancy programme with a division for amateurs and a restricted Path Division for professionals and approved small riders. The draw for bookmakers stands is at 5 pm, tickets go on sale at the club office today and tomorrow morning, trains Cairns depart 11 pm and Woree at 5 30 pm.
In Roserill fields at Rosehill on Saturday the first division features several entries. Notable runners include Lone Duke, Indian Boy, Prince Te, and Megaron among mixed stake and welter events with 60 furlongs noted and various odds and placements recorded.
A garbled report outlines a handicap day with Hiarar aiming to qualify at seven furlongs. Contenders include Gay Monarch Homelela Dick and Cape Neddick, with The Groom and Valiant Crown among several notable runners. The card lists numerous horses and riders, though many names are distorted.
Moorneys Valley fields fill a Saturday card in Melbourne featuring the Paisley Hurdle and Metropolitan Handicap events. Entries include Tan Gromit Glam Bar Kies Law and Approve with Hailes division noted.
A racing preview outlines Attley as key for the Underwood Stakes at Conee Valley with praise for his recent form and lightweight readiness. Other contenders include Sea form here, Mkety, St. Rasale, and many Derby colts in Spring Giake divisions, while Seabee Me Tae and Beg share attention in heats with Allied Power and Rahirs noted as threats.
Fragmented page lists various horse races and results including Mixed Stakes seven furlongs and ten furlongs, notable entries such as Titanic, King Lear, Cape Pedaciet, and Rosehill Handicap Open. Columnists and chime references appear, with multiple horse names and placements like 1st 2nd 3rd across diverse divisions.
Fragmented OCR style list shows teams River Hero, Royal Goce, Allied Power and others in a chaotic compilation. It reads like a sequence of matchups with placeholder terms and inconsistent naming, offering no clear outcome or single decisive event.
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