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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jun 17, 1957

Page

4

Field Chief Ready For Form Change

Field Chief in New Zealand form as he drops weights for 12 furlongs in the Winter Stakes. Pale Blue and Gay Lover loom in two-year-old and three-year-old events while Bolingbroke, Flying, and others seek wins after recent runs. Best selection: Field Chief.

New Zealand Vale Blue Sydney Glimpae Macdougs Empire Link Duchess Delville Metal Randwick Pale Blue New Pilot Taptoe Golden Sherry Trent Maid Gay Lover Royal Feast Troy Windsor Bolingbroke Timor Field Clefstron Denvid Piping Weardale Dail Vixener St. Precious Roys Val Exeter Charente Royal Feist Lochie

Brit runner Ibbotson falls 0.4s from world mile mark

Derek Ibbotson of Yorkshire ran a mile in 4 minutes 0.4 seconds Sunday in Glasgow, coming within four-tenths of a second of John Landy’s world record. The 24 year old Olympic hopeful had previously broken the four minute barrier last August in London.

Wbotson Glasgow A.A.P Reuters Derek Ibbotson John Landy Abbotson London

Randwick Form and Riders: Mixed Results Across Races

Race card details at Randwick list riders and horses like SOVEREIGN, PRINCE BUZZ, and ROYAL FEAST with weights and placings. Jockeys such as Cassidy, Mulley, Waller, and Green have mounts on multiple entries, including EMPIRE, SINGING DUKE, and TIMOR, reflecting a busy meeting with varied outcomes.

F. Saat Eras River Hickey ID Royal A. Clarke Voland N. Watterton Tafior B . Howlett M~ Rowdle Prince Buzz A. Mulley Lord Ray Cassidy EL Resoro the Beagle Ae Rass Ylesford Recess Lad Nock Vu Ben Hvp Timor Blond Val J. Williame Charente R. Williams Duke Royal Feast Cassidy Au Royal Kraal Luckydale Ig Lochie B. Howlett Gay Freeor Felstorm Mulley

Randwick Racecard Summary Notable Handicaps

The excerpt lists entries for Randwick races including the Randwick Order of Favouritism maiden events with horses Pale Blue Lord Ray and Macleay River and names in other maidens such as Golden Sherry Lucka Fortune Thumata Plymouth and Scortip. It also mentions the Windsor Handicap and Winter Stakes with contenders Timor Heroic Victory and Field Chief Gallant Lee among others.

Lord Ray Rocco Bolingbroke Duke Fetetorm King Boonala Gallant Lee Lindbergh Brimses Squire Astron Denvid Aluinn Noble Empire Dail Eireann Accountant Allison Royal Val. Sf Precious Flames Breeze Along Enow Gal

Thomson 22nd in U S Open at New York

Reuters reported Thomson tied for 22nd as Cary Middlecoff and Dick Mayer led with 282. Thomson finished with rounds of 71 72 74 71 to earn 240 dollars in the U S Open at New York.

New York Reuters Peter Thomton Pace Cary Middlecatt Dick Mayer Thomson

Selections For Flemington Racing Card

The list covers First Princess Handicap selections Jurat Michael Bird Note Jurator Second Princess Handicap Demumonde Aphelion Electron Marlborough Hurdle Refield McKenna Felseathh Britannia Handicap Beautys Sharana Royal Ribbon Birthday Handicap Globe Sanctum Beaupa Royal Steeplechase Settlers Royal Export Rousing Cornwall Highweight Cambuse Beaumine Cod-HW Lantasier Handicap Special Prince Farquhar Qad Cornwall Highweight Patue Order Royal Halo Arbolads Jattle Michael Beautus Special Prince.

Jurat Michael Bird Note Jurator Farquhar Syntax Michael Beautus

Three year olds head Brisbane Cup duel at Eagle Farm

Turf experts view the Brisbane Cup as a clash of three year olds Book Link and Macdougal with Book Link the favorite after a St Leger victory. Book Link carries 6.0 for the Cup while Redcraze also figures with trainer T J Smith optimistic of a repeat win if his horse stays sound.

Brisbane Eagle Farm Book Link Macdougal Nave Ifm Dan Ure Bat Macdougal F_ Beat Queensland Redcraze Hin Win Macy Amber Hin Or T. J. Smith Redcraze Cay Smith Australia

FORM AND RIDERS FOR FLEMINGTON

A dense list of horse names and owners appears with racing entries and numbers for a Flemington event. Names include A Yeomans and N Powell among others, with multiple horses such as ROYAL SIRIUS, GREAT SAINT, ROYAL EXPERT, and many more, each paired with figure annotations. The passage reads as a catalog of eligible horses, riders, and related notes for the race program.

GLOBE Sunium Royal Sirius Beautort Tsingtao VAL Sterpurgmane Abt E. Anderson U Franstone Elandery Somight J, Williams Inc. Afb Pen ALLA Farquhar Yeomans Livorno Williston N. Powell V. Hartney J. Patterson Beau Brance al Batile AL Halo A. Yeoman

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