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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1957
Page
4
A terse note records a W10.a achievement in the Lordy Utah tradition, highlighting a notable feat within that regional custom. The brief item emphasizes a unique local practice and marks the occasion as a point of regional pride.
Aboukir is aimed at a moderate field in the Canterbury programs. He is favored to win with solid form including a recent Rosehill Flying success and a strong Canterbury trial. Kalimah, Granita, and Wonderwood also feature as rivals across the card with betting notes highlighting Aboukir’s speed over shorter trips.
Queanbeyan greyhounds meet lists multiple divisions and races including Pure Gem Sir Cadenza Acorn Moochia Gem and Farrago Miss June s Own Shamrock Jet Flying The Checkers Countess Tao Digger s Havoc with nominations open for all track events and mixed flying brakes.
The page lists multiple lottery syndicates with entrants and addresses, plus a block of drawn numbers and prize amounts. Names include Mrs D Dunning, Mrs W Gates, Mrs EB C Williams, and P H Meyer among others. entries reference locations in Sydney and Manly Vale, with various “Money Spiders” and “Lucky Thirteen” syndicates and prize lines in the tens and hundreds of pounds.
Jack Kramer and six players wired 1,000 dollars for Lore Larsen’s medical expenses after a highway accident. The contribution from Kramer’s troupe in Sydney was addressed on behalf of Crank Sedgman Rex Hartwig Pancho Segura Pancho Gonzales Tony Trabert and Ken Rosewall to aid the former U.S. national tennis champion who is partially paralysed.
Trainers protest as Sydney Turf Club splits the Belmore Stakes into two divisions for Saturday's Canterbury meeting. Seventeen runners in the first division and eight in the second left, with some saying they would have withdrawn horses if division had been known.
Sydney cricket scene notes the New South Wales side set to face South Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground with Capt Craig, and players Treanor, Wats, Saunders, Bene, and a noted squad member to compete in the match.
At the NSW Lawn Tennis Association annual meeting delegates quashed Grafton’s bid to remove Newcastle as a country tennis centre. NE LTA president A R Colvin ruled the proposal unconstitutional and out of order, noting the constitution covers all NSW outside Cumberland as country tennis.
Sydney Thursday reports five Newcastle teams advancing to the semi finals at White City tennis courts in the Country Week team matches. Newcastle squads vie for mens A and women's A titles while two other Newcastle squads join knock-out play to determine additional semi finalists.
The Canberra Racing Club announces a two day Commonwealth Cup Meeting at Acton on February 7 and 9 with £910 total prize money. The main event is the 8 furlong Commonwealth Cup offering £210 plus a 100 guinea trophy. Leading Sydney trainers plan to send horses, with notable jockeys Thompson Bellwood and O'Sullivan expected. Delegates from the Pacific Travel Association will attend opening day and donate a £60 trophy to the main event. Freight rebates are offered to attract visiting owners, nominations close January 1.
Victoria North’s second eleven to NSW match at St Kilda saw a dramatic late resistance as 6.23011 replies to 505 left Victoria 2 wickets down at stumps. Jim Cosgrove top scored with 181 not out, while 18 year old John Porter added 40. Openers Livingston bowled two overs then retired, Barker claimed 4/66 as Victoria extended play into the final day.
Trainer George Daniel outlined Sailor's Guide autumn ambitions in Sydney saying a successful Melbourne carnival could lead to entries at Moonee Valley on January 26 in the William Reid and at Caulfield on February 2 in the C. F. Orr Brakes weight for age. Daniel indicated Sailor's Guide would be ridden by Danley in Victoria.
A dense racing program lists numerous horses, jockeys, owners, and weights across several races. The entry includes paddock notes, hind notes, and appraisers results with broad participation and multiple stakes values.
The annual meeting of country delegates to the Lawn Tennis Association agreed in principle to a new plan for country individual championships in 1958. Seven zones would select 42 winners in men’s and women’s singles and doubles to compete in Sydney, possibly at the LT A. Delegates will choose between the new plan or continuing the existing championships.
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