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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 25, 1949
Page
4
Ainslie wins the Lightning Football competition before a crowd of about 1 100 at Sir Mande Oval on Sunday. Laneursted We 24th mace of the Canberra National Football League organized and successful competition with fore- shadowed wall.
Autumn pennant tennis competitions show mixed results with Barton defeating Tate and Reid beating Amalic, Veradon besting Northbourne, and Braddon prevailing over Rad Don. Mixed and minor rounds feature scores in the 1/2 to 6/4 range as teams like Flinders, Kingston, and Northbourne win key matches. The second round schedule lists Reid versus Alzaire Kingston versus Railway and Railway versus Reid with Braddon and Mortbourne set as byes.
In a round of trials and eliminations, Amalie and Navy impressed with strong team play and brief bursts of quality. Turker and Actonina showed weaknesses amid experimental lineups, while Manuke and Royal Canberra Club showcased steady approach and crowd appreciation. Melbourne results list Geelong and South Melbourne close contests, highlighting evolving tactics and player development.
The Canberra City Bowling Club held a charity tournament at Canberra Legacy Club on Saturday. Entries and fees were donated to charity with no deductions. Players from Canberra and Queanbeyan competed in three rounds of seven ends. final results based on total points. Final standings: McCluskey, Mansock, Cotter, Andrews 96-19. Lott 37-10.
Mervyn Bennett will defend his lightweight title against Chaclin of Narrabundan at Causeway Hall on May 8. The match, promoted by the Ematiake Sporte Club, will last over ten rounds. Hull recently defeated Everest in four rounds at Mona Vale and is praised for his polish by ex-champion Stan Thurbon.
A lengthy, garbled OCR of horse race results lists multiple races with winners and placings. Names like Mona's Choice, Tarosie, Three Temgtha, Carbon Copy, and Arabian Prince appear among numerous betting terms, times, and distances. The text quality makes precise details difficult, but it reflects a detailed horse racing card with wins, places, and values.
Race results and betting figures from Kenilworth and Witham Tyisk meetings. Names such as TAUNUS FAUNUS ROYAL OAK and BEN ADHEM appear with placements and payout odds. multiple horses and bettors listed, including J Purtell and Gran Martin, with times and margins like one and a half lengths and two lengths.
Saturday's Braidwood meeting featured several handicaps and a cup race. Tahmoor won the Hayne Handicap while Jeng Improvers' and March Cloud claimed other events. Prolific riders D. Brooks and G Hastie posted top finishes with Derby-like times noted across six races.
Meeting at Queanbeyan on Saturday produced multiple race results with dogs like LORD MATIC and LUCKY ANNETTE prominently winning in distances from 347 to 830 yards. Times and placings show narrow margins and several Novice Stakes events with payouts and line-ups across venues.
Alte and Timmy Reeves fought to a draw in the 1 mile event at the Newcastle Bre-Mur lant night. In Sydney the Tarsen white and Bud Culitia posted results, while Fachman earned a fall in a wrestling bout with Bradiiry.
The fragment lists horses or titles such as Royal Title and Signar with numbers like 819 B. Warnest, 3 betting, 2 Photon, Star of Iadie, Derrymorn and Beal John Prince Nigel with dates 16/83 and 19 BEAL. Mentions Win at 2/20 Ub 17/ and times like 1434.
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