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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Dec 11, 1937

Page

4

Wild Australia Thrills Queanbeyan Rodeo Crowd

Thorpe McConville presents Wild Australia in Queanbeyan with champion horsemen, buckjumpers Rocky Ned Swannee and wild bullocks. The show offers 100 pounds to Rocky Ned for throwing any rider in under 30 seconds. McConville, veteran showman, has toured Australia, London, the United States and Canada with famous horsemen and buckjumping acts. The acts include trapeze wire walking rope spinners jugglers and clowns. Buckjumping on large motor transports draws crowds of about 2 000 under cover seating.

Thorpe McConville Queanbeyan Rocky Ned Swannee Australia McConville Commonwealth London United States Canada

Radio licence revenue figures freed for broadcasting

For the year ended June 20 last, £961108 was paid for wireless lighters licences. Of this amount £562708 went to the Australian Broadcasting Commission and £419312 into consolidated revenue.

Melbourne Australian ‘Broadcasting Commission

Hurdle Race and Nursery Handicap at Rosehill Day’s Programme

A dense card lists hurdle races and nursery handicaps with start times at 1 15, 1 45, and 2 10 as well as long fields including horses such as Prowler Delmagar Verico Broadwood Spanker Australian Lanacan Bee 912 Head Maid Silver Coat Clive Herblea Dantur Pride Hedonico Jim Ayres and Senora Young Kuttabul Carrington Beanle Beau Verre Pentagon St Astor Rancher Halo Arcas Lillewa Bull Chase Cruse Some Simple Vixen Simon Vanquish Belle Miltiades Modele Loombah Gullible Volpato Gills Old Treland Pratique Glenone Irene Dunn And in the Rosehill Corinthian Cup fields Duke Cale Bird of don Passage Goorka One Alone Socom Sir Land Babilt Queen Blue Ciatter Red Rope Topical Mordent Palarang Repere Euphorbus Linatiich Blueline Panaiter Caleroth Cinema Arabian Si Brown Connottar The Kite lad Dundas Handicap references and multiple entrants indicate a busy Sydney racetrack program.

Euphorbia Prowler Delmagar Verico Broadwood Spanker Lanacan Bee Head Maid Silver Coat Clive Herble'a Dantur Pride Hedonico Jim Ayres Senora Young Kuttabul Carrington Beanle Beau Verre Pentheus St. Astor Rancher Halo Arcas Lillewa Bull Chase No Catch Boosion Cruse Pratique Glenone Irene Dunn Rosehill Corinthian Cup Duke Cale Bird of Don Passage Goorka Socom Sir Land Babilt Queen Blue Ciatter Red Rope Linatiich Blueline Panaiter Caleroth Lad Don Gipsy Chief Fireman Harlowe Goorke Rudyard

Ascot Race Programme Highlights Delamere and Pembroke Trials

The Rosehill card lists Delamere Trial Hurdle and Pembroke Trial Handicap with entries including Dubup Maewing Heroic Ming Pride Devon Mac Joly Boy and others. Separate divisions note Second Division winners such as Mark Anthony Celebrate Werberry Shanghai Lady and Night Gang with placings for Lincolnshire Ascot and Berkeley events.

Dubup Maewing Heroic Ming Pride Devon Mac Joly Boy Head Carving Princess Cypheric Mallacoota Dazaling Keren Star Berke Bun Beau Privilege Bliver Bond Petit Blue Campaspe Albany Windfelt Arnshire Baryta Shanghai Prince Oom Sardis Gaytano Kevastar Pani Pan Katie Bolster O'Flynn King Zog

Queanbeyan Canbera Greyhound Draws For Tonight’s Races

A cluttered draw list outlines Queanbeyan and Districts Coursing Club meeting events at Showground with multiple stakes 473 and 478 yard races. Names such as Don a Surprise Mustang Boy Starlight and Gold Whist appear in Maiden and Pacific divisions alongside other listed contenders and handicaps.

Queanbeyan Don'a Surprise Mustard Boy Spanker Coralingo Why Tell Black Bugle Odd Stocking Usec Donnie Buzz Catlett Starlight Aribmay Poor Jim Aglum Sheen Gay Mary Madonna Lang Syne Mianor Lad My Dinky Leewood Prisce Milanor Flying Mere Wag Jganoy Primo Queen Blazea Snow’ Sheen Woola Disalto Maiden Golden Ringer King Mill Coronation King Mona Boy Joanie's Bow Wing Foot Sweet Betty Black Law Star White Rammorie Lone Ace Wallingford Lad Green Corn Cubs Pacific Batcnelor’s Buttons Marabou Musical Mike Toby Gosh Sun Division Speniah Queen Coraling Milanor Lad Burndoo Desert Lily Cloola Smiling Fluke Oper Brooks Guba Ep Loger Green Tip Discovery Handicap Ourost Warpal Queen of the Val Bamovar Cutalong Tey Pelverhers Bley Bright_ re

Trial Handicap and Showground Stakes Card

Racing card lists multiple divisions and handicaps at Showground with entries including Gay Eaton Ventor Fair and Arrowmist in 4th division and Mustard Boy Coralingo. Stakes feature Agium Sheen Poor Jim and Stands for James Vaughan Welter with Sweet Art and Sky Brightener among entrants. Other races mention Culverhero Mumbal Pacific and Crown events with Arrowmist Prince Ventor and related weights.

Showground Blakes Mustard Boy Coralingo Agium Sheen Poor Jim James Vaughan Welter Sweet Art Gay Eaton Lakes Sky Brightener Talmadex Lad Throsby Smith Mumbal Pacific Culverhero Cutalong President Cos Segovia Ravana Queen Volvo Cuba

Horse Race Selections From Multiple Handicaps

Euphorbia leads in the Selections Hurdle with Sliver Coat and Brushwood close behind. In Nursery Handicap Firnt division Senora Kuttabul Halo follow. second division features Multiades Some Vixen and Volpato. Corinthian Cup results show Duke Caledon Mordent and Diatter as top finishers. Dundas Handicap sees Valbeau Ramdin Goorks second division Windfell Reaper Sal Volatile Stalin. Apprenticas Handicap lists Tucker Box Red Clover and Cathartes third.

Euphorbia Brushwood Senora Halo Multiades Volpato & Rosehill Corinthian Fountain Werberry Tuckerbox Red Clover

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