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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 03, 1949
Page
4
Governor elect W J Mekell attends a race meeting at Acton racecourse today. Card lists Flying Handicap, Maiden, Intermediate, Club, Welter, and other races with numerous named horses and riders.
Unregistered entries featured in Acton racing with seven entries in the Auldawan event and a bright turnout from local owners. Trials included Open Hack and Maiden events, with Windy and Capmany Tat among notable runners, while bettors complained of limited returns as prices drifted and a few favorites were beaten.
Randwick racing results show Phalane winning a New Year's Gift event with Freedom and High Welcome among the top finishers. Multiple races list horses such as Savile Row, Grand Moamrch, and Romany King with various placings and betting odds. Time and distance details appear for each race, with numerous named horses and jockeys noted throughout.
Dated race card summary lists New Year Hurdle results with Finentiguys Lugano and Carlisle placements, betting odds for several horses, times recorded like 3.644 and 4.2, plus entries for Stadbrake Stakes and January Handicap. Other noted runners include Land Boy Poona Centurion Regal Scott and Port Lad with win and place outcomes, prices and performance details across multiple races.
Jack Haaren, aboriginal light weight, will stage four round exhibition bouts at Manuka Oval on January 29 during the bi carnival organized by the porte committee of tane wera Rugby League. The main ten round bout features Mervyn Bentt tenewoagh champion of Canberra and Noel Tory of Byd sey. Tory has fought eight rounds in Sydney and Newcastle. The bout will be refereed by former lightweight champion Vic Patrick. Bent minor haute Millalaabr decided. The secretary of the punta Committes IMF, Claude Flasher, said yesterday that it was intended to conduct two tournaments each month. He has arranged with fighters Yvon Mv Quillan to train tal Ganbersa for bouts.
A Sunday event at Royal Canberra drew crowds and posted results for multiple competitors. Notable performances include W Wilmispointe and Jordin hurst Md, with various marks such as 10.88 and 14-28 noted for several entrants. Other athletes listed include Corrigan, Orr, Milcahy, Dabien, and Swarpe among others, reflecting a dense field across events and distances.
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