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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1954
Page
8
J Thompson is engaged for three Canterbury favourites by Dawy on Friday. The article notes uncertainty over early market decisions and lists horses including Boake as potential acceptors, with Regal priced to be cut short.
A jumble of race entries and distances outlines a Canberra meeting with Maiden Stakes across 380 and 390 yards, multiple divisions, and a long list of horses, riders, and trainers. It notes Blur Farrage and Miss Fay net mare Dreara among others, with references to favourites like AM Gene and Tatyoon, and mentions apprentice D Carmicinse riding.
Fragmented OCR lists entries such as Six Furlonge Masuole and Bloomind Boy with unclear names, ages, and placings. The garbled text resembles a horse racing programme with incomplete identifiers and dates, offering little coherent detail beyond event labels and scattered participant hints.
A fragmented program lists two year old handicaps, Ashbury Stakes, Daring Mac and Prince Sha, Welter Handicap results, Best Selection, Burradella, Regt, Livorno, Moon, Hasty Fretense, and multiple named horses. It includes notes on tote bets, Flying Handicap, Flemington program references, and various stakes races such as Grand National, Lawn Handicap, and Second Division events with numerous horse names and placements.
Two-year-old entries include Hant and Baroda Beam. Horses such as Footscray Steeple and Cat Etigaty appear among the field with notable names like Von Lovinner and Shu. The event is a 220 yard winter handicap featuring multiple runners and a mix of ages, with betting and placing indicating a crowded sprint to the finish.
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