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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 01, 1951
Page
8
Fragmented OCR text outlines a Jockey Club item with garbled phrases and missing context. Readable bits mention likely dates or events but no coherent facts, names, places, or outcomes to frame a concise summary.
In a drawn out Randwick program a two year old novice handicap produced a dense field led by Garden Glory. Por 80, 1c Moore rode Vale as Garden Glory showed pace with multiple contenders including Liltn Merry Archers and Pretty Coburn challenging. Final time around 1.2, with Garden Glory securing the win ahead of Dinanda and Ho Hindostan in a tightly run card.
Chitral is the equal favourite for the Tattersall Cup after a surprising win by Nia. Trainer Munro and owner Paralta feature in the field with several strong entries including Hum Hing Top and Beasonal. The card lists a packed program with hurdles and handicaps across New Year races.
A rough Sydney page notes several horse racing events and rainfall records. It mentions Tattersall’s Cup and Crown Street markers, with horses like Freedom and Bobs-Abormd King linked to the day’s handicaps and performances.
Race names and results dominate this fragment with Moonee Valley Granville Stakes details listing horses and odds alongside notes from the Canter bury Centennial Games. The report mentions Shirley Survivikland’s sprint double and 80 metres hurdles, plus Australian and international athletes competing across events and records.
Seventy players competed at Royal Canberra on Saturday in the stroke handicap event. Results list A Grade leaders D Corrigan and E Doddrell with strong scores, B Grade led by J Deana, and C Grade showing FC Grey and others posting notable totals amid a dense field and varied handicaps.
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