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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1936
Page
4
Unclear race card mixes boxing and greyhound racing notes from York and Cardiff. Report mentions Cape Race, Mace, and several dogs and boxers, with postwar fan reaction, weather delays, and a postponed main event amid crowd unrest. Details are fragmented and names are inconsistently captured in OCR.
Ming's Pride ran poorly in the Canberra Stakes won by Monscural but led from the boxes in the Showground Stakes before being headed. Canberra Laidie secured a double, Flying Fluke had a stylish but narrow win, and numerous juveniles contested divisions with Kings Pride dominating the Showground Stakes in a track record time.
Race results from Rothesay Handicap feature Silver Reign winning by a neck over Golden Light with Heros third. Payouts showed win 8/ B, place 1/2/4, and 2/4/6. Time recorded near 1.27. Other notable runners included Pactolus, Woodface, and Santa Casa in varied placings.
The Anal stage of the No 4 club trophy was fired from the 800 yards mound on Gmurcay. J. Lioyd won with 1144 points, N. Canham scored 463, W. Webb 1141, and W. Lioyd 138. Daily cash prizes went to A. Lioyd, N. Canham, and W. Webb.
Thorough notes from Ascot races detailing Rem Brandt and Buonartti win marks in the Welter Mile with time equal to a course record. Division results show Wind Ball, Belted Almond, and Winpoll among top finishers, plus entries like Queen Moab and Majorca in subsequent heats and various betting odds.
Printed notice from Hedierat Capitel Press for Awelmane Ltd appears with an address at More Street Sreaan Vasbesre and an 84 year term. Details read as a damaged OCR fragment indicating a corporate publication.
Match snippets show Graham and Mrs Torrance losing 4-6 to Israel and Mrs Stephen while Kestel and Taylor beat N Gamble 4-6 in another pairing. Several doubles fallouts include Engram with Minn Houston 6-2 and Taylor with Mrs Cudack defeating Gamble and Miss Probert 8-1 amid varied scores.
Kingston defeated Queanbeyan 5 1 in a brisk home match with Crappweein and Tindale scoring for Kingston while Read and Readk aimed to defend. Manuka Rover and Leary tried to rally late as Kingston held the lead through steady attacks and strong backline play.
Fragmentary report lists players such as Homann, Meere, Keage, and Barrenger in mixed doubles results and singles bouts. Scores include 8-3, 6-1, 9-4, 6-4, and 6-3, with references to Bradey, Carter, Hunt, and Heyes as opponents.
Match snippets show Crapp and Perrinon edging Owen and Nuss Fogarty 6-4, Fogarty and Horan prevailing 6-3, Braddon team plus Joyner thrash Swinton and Kohner 2-0 4-6. Griffin 17-47 drops to Werpan, GERRA 1-27, Amblin 1, Yarra Lmla 0-17. leaders' positions after play remain uncertain.
A compact note announces a special arrangement for information sources used in the compilation at overseance. It mentions collaboration with Routers World Review and other unspecified sources guiding the publication’s sourcing strategy. The brief underscores curated, diverse inputs behind the overseance edition.
The report lists scattered scores and names across divisions including Megs Findon tartan and fire brigade, with figures like 16 14 12 and multiple mentions of Braddon Reid North bourne Barton and Amalio. The OCR copy is garbled but indicates a multi division event with several 1s and 14s across categories.
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