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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1962
Page
3
A chaotic keeper of horse racing results lists numerous horses, drivers, odds, and placements. It names Lady Vitesse, Lady Regal, Emperor's Belle, and other runners with prices, times, and betting stakes, reflecting a busy race card and results.
Scores from Canberra Golf Club include Wark and J Hunter 45 points in A grade. N Tuckwell and K Crichton 44. R Day and L Redshaw 42. R Chalmers and S Power 42. Federal Club four par event across grades with A grade winners on countback and various 1 to 4 down handicaps. B and other grades show multiple 30s to 40s with several players posting strong scores.
The event at Ainslie Oval featured strong performances across open and junior divisions. Peter Vallance set a new junior loop step and jump mark by five inches, with multiple athletes posting notable times and throws in 100 yards, hurdles, and javelin, including D Geimmond and J Barrett among others.
Canberra Rifle Club's 900 yards grade match saw Jim McIntosh lead A with 78 of 80. B grade was Bob Beckwith with 70 and C grade included a tie between Marker and Davidhald om with 74. Other results feature McIntosh 78 and White 77 in top ranks. Parkins, McLeod, Dwyer and Holdom scoring in mid ranges. The Canberra Pistol Club held a separate monthly medal shoot with Peter Fox winning rapid-fire, followed by AL Wallace and A. McFadyen. National Pistol Club held ABC Grades Handicap rapid-fire with J O'Brien and J Green among top scorers.
Readable results from the district championships list winners in under 12 and under 14 divisions across 20 and 40 yard freestyles and breaststroke. Notable names include Covington, Steinemann, Custance, Wright, Gill, and Rouse among others, with times between 12.8 and 44.6 seconds across various age groups and divisions.
Readable bouts list several results including Henvitle over N May 3 13 F Wee iLood vy May wa A Mi Clarke 31 17 D a Rumbia over J Brogas f ait Martin Mankla over McAbbion Kennedy 21 20 Harper Rumble over Kearney Prendergast 23 21 Lamb Douthwaiter over Stafford Moore 21 15 and Captains w Capen team Yass 7 1 No 4d Queanbeyan 7 0 No 5 team over Goan West 5 2.
Readable fragments describe a local scene involving Tallef and Pet Thoes at a desert location near Bisate. Details are sparse but suggest a brief community note or notice.
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