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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 08, 1940
Page
3
Racing notes list acceptances for Saturday at Rosehill with three and four year old handicaps and key races. The card includes the Murger y Handicap and the Rosehill Stakes with horses such as Royal Chief Fearless Old Rowley and Mag Mort, plus Railway and Parramatta Mile events and numerous entrants.
The program lists Canberra Stakes courses including 473 yards divisions with Beaurigard Oipenu Black Brew and others. Maisien Stakes features Baau cash Bebo Sleeping Doll and more. Fourth Division includes All Zang Dalgety Lass and Golder Curled. Flying Stakes shows Athol's Hope Bonne Femme Carhan River Chakola's Pride Jack Brad bury among entrants. Also Canberra Stakes 473 yards divisions include Bermaline Bronson En cenada Flying Maron Lingo Queen Speedy Blue Summer Tan and The Boss. Second Division features Basso's Own Cinquy's Hope Dan O'Gow Editorial FI Whitey Frisco Slim Radio Comedian. President Stakes 660 yards lists O'slik Flying Merne N Knight Spanish Queen Whit Maid. What Division includes Just Smiles Laughing Joe Menia BUl Poastage Pride of Canberra Reel Speed.
Canberra Club members plan a Saturday spoon competition with entrance fees donated to Joan Bale Queen of Sport. Participants include Cooma Canbe Newman Percival De Ville Fran cia Grinsdale Trevillian Johansen Somerville Chidgey Hobday Brack enrng Monahan Bradley Cooper McKinstry Miy Aeji. Edward and Hellier meet in the semi final and a singles handicap event will end with two bowls each. Entries close on Sunday.
Saturday racing features Leonard stakes at 10 o clock and multiple events timed from 1.46 to 4.40. The card includes the Lloyd Stakes with runners such as Manrico and Chatsbury, Autumn Steeple headlined, and the Farewell Handicap with a large field led by Fil Golea and Pandect amid a full program of distanced purses and race names.
The NIS 4 io Club championships proceed with matches scheduled across the weekend. First day includes Treweek, George, Eldridge, and Maguire/Murray pairings, followed by Martha Howard and Rees, and later Treweek versus Yates, with several mixed doubles and singles events on the roster. Second day features Treweek, Adama, Durant, and Durant versus Bene, with Boag and Gregory also on the card and Nish partners.
The Kaaliake Football Club reported a sound financial position at its well attended annual meeting. Treasurer O Leary praised the year’s record and administrators including Mesara Rogers and D Dillon. A draft constitution was presented to streamline activities and new officers were elected including Patron F Gordon and President O W Bisimart.
Racing summary from Flemington lists Terka Boy winner of a 2 mile event in 4 41 time with Glowing second by five lengths. Orteli wins the Hopeful Stakes at 6.2 odds, Tidal Wave and Air Link place. Ajax dominates King's Plate with Plymouth Hoe and Maikal in the frame. Industry Handicap goes to Lucrative at 62 odds, Elms Handicap notes True Flight winning by a neck, with Sir Grey and Bankshaw close behind.
Jockey F Shean leaves for Sydney this evening and will be available for mounts at Roachill on Saturday.
Movements include Reading and Early Bird with Lycujjua Lad traveling to Sydney by train for weekend action. Reading is set to run in the Chipping Norton Plate on Saturday if no further trouble arises. High Caste faltered in the St Leger but posted a fast 49 second time over four furlongs at Caulfield, though the opening two furlongs lagged behind.
Hollywood reports Bing Crosby joins William J. Smith and partners to bring six to eight Australian racehorses sired by Heaupere to race in the United States with Crosby and Larry Crosby in the ownership group. One horse will race in Australia as AMIN supplies a horse and staff. Crosby says the venture is not for profit but a gesture of international goodwill.
Queanbeyan Club travels to Goulburn on Friday for a return cricket meeting with the Goulburn Association team. Queanbeyan lineup includes Ri Kay J Noakes R Jenkins H Maloney J McGuigan R C Kesterton H Kendall Lo Brien J McKie A Clark M Strang.
The associates’ season began yesterday in warm weather with 60 members present. Results show Mrs Drake 38, Mrs Doran 18, Mrs Wallace 12, Mrs Parbury 18, Mrs Punshon 47, Mrs Hughson 38, Mrs Davies 38.
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