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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1939
Page
4
A promotional note touts Rexona proprietary soap and ointment as a complete treatment for blemishes. It promises clear, healthy skin with frequent washing and nightly applications to affected areas.
A dense schedule lists programs across 2FC 3CY and Sydney stations with talk, music, concerts, news, and weather segments. Highlights include hospital hours, school broadcasts, symphony for the public, and community notices spanning morning to late evening slots.
Race meeting reports Canberra Stakes events across 473 yard heats and flying stake races. Dan O'Glow and Milanor Lad lead multiple divisions with Jerilderie Lass, Lady Guandi, Sand Yet and Colleen among observed contenders. Time marks range from 16 7/10 to 27 4/5 seconds with several margins noted.
In a packed program at Moorefield, Jack Mac and Lockslea led a field of horses including Tower Hill and Naterre. The meeting featured divisions of the Sologram stakes with multiple runners from El Carmarilla to Gullible, and the Grand National Steeplechase with Giant Killer finishing five lengths ahead of Turf Boy and King’s Warden. Betting pools favored early leaders with close finishes across divisions and events, noting times around 1.16 for sprints and 6.15% in the steeplechase.
In a packed Flemington program Douwtsa Galla Hurdle winners include Green Cape with Cheery Jack second and Cape Race third. Two Year Old Mile sees Cape Sable ahead of Sunshine Boy with Cavallo third as Betters place inspector Scott and Romany Chief noted among contenders. Time figures and trial hurdles listed with several named horses and jockeys, including Methuen and Star Lover.
In the Canberra Stake over 473 yards Frisco Hing led early and finished among the top three with Golden Bots and 2 Golden Dots favored at 6/4 in betting. Time 27 1/5. Prescient Stake over 6460 yards saw MISS MIA DNA win by two lengths, Cashaway held second at 2 with 5/2 Anne joining MIS S MIA DNA in the top quartet. Time 86 1/6.
R E Richards excelled at Royal Canberra Golf Club in the Silver Spoon event on Saturday posting 768 off the stick to earn a handicap cut from 10 to 8. A and B grade play was mostly mediocre despite good fairways aside from post-rain heaviness.
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