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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1951
Page
6
The draw lists a field including The Paleface Fes Berndan Mare Maver and Och Rob Sas Lady Lar Jean Gengrie Andilongs Dauxnter with Canberra Blakes and Carey M/A among entries. Times noted with prices indicate betting odds while the overall pace and potential favourites are discussed for the event.
Fragmented odds and horse names fill a racing card with Princess Parma and several sponsors listed. We see betting quotes, horse numbers, and prices like 1/4 and 9/2. The text lacks a clear event outcome or date due to OCR garble.
A garbled race card listing multiple horses and odds from the Flemington York Hurdle event. Notable rivals include Russian Bot and Hetty Loon with various weights and placements, alongside Royal Handicap and Buckingham Highweight entries.
Readable portions mention numbers and vague references but no clear names, places, dates, or events. The text fragments lack a defined incident or subject to summarize into a concrete news card.
In Paris on day one of the Davis Cup doubles, France and Australia split matches with France’s Raber farm and Medregor dispatching opponents in straight sets while Bon isoles Hensober halted further play as rain interrupted the schedule.
A large field of players contested the Federal Club event led by G. Tuer and W. Warp with a tight count back victory over T. Swanwood. Wrinkmay posted a strong 00-12-86 score as play continued at the course today.
Australia defeated England by an innings and 41 runs after England collapsed for 144 in reply to Australia’s 963. Misa Wilson (Australia) delivered notable figures with 3/21 and 3/38 as England’s batting faltered.
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