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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1940
Page
6
Warwick Farm Autumn Cup and Fairfield Handicap dominate today's program at Randwick with multiple divisions. Entries include notable horses such as Flying Knight Red Pete and Moorilak, plus local contenders like Sapphire and Dark Ele.
A dense Canberra racing page lists the CANBERRA HANDICAP and CANBERRA TROTTING HANDICAP with final weights and runners. Notable entries include Duntroon Glen Buchan Lionhearted My Gipsy High Jinks Gift Law Veiling Mantle and Ridge of horses across multiple races with varied weights and outcomes.
The selections list for Melbourne covers Hurdle with Glowing 1 Terka 2 Glen man 3 and Two-Years-Old with Diatinection l Happiness 2 Trangull Star 3. St Kilda Handicap features Prince Sian 1 Elanage 2 Triode 4 while Steeple includes Gold Glare 1 Testudo 2 Imitari 3. South Yarra Handicap lists Chats bury 1 Pamelus 2 Prairie Flower 3 and Welter shows National 1 Courage 2 Denis Girl 3.
Selections listed for multiple Randwick races including Novice Handicap Fairfield Handicap first division second division Chipping Norton Plate Liverpool Handicap Autumn Cup Cabramatta Handicap with top three placements for each event. Notable names include Guinessa Tinker Bel Dark Elegance Pan Pipe Enwign Panchlo Hel n ate Billposter Gold Salute Rodborough Cherry Bar Brazen Lad and Yours Truly.
Queanbeyan will represent against Hall in the ACT final of the competition at Manuka Oval today. Players listed include Kay Power Kelly Jenkins Kendall Alchin Ireland OConnor Strang air Guigan Clark and Ainslie lineup with Lane Nicholas Cheel Wilkinson Wilsden Williams Smith Williams and Savage among others.
Athletes from University and Harton clashed at Acton in a sub-distance match while the annual Primary School swimming Carnival unfolded in Canberra. Telopea Park dominated the school events with wins in both sections, and notable results included B Déphiyson in the 66 yard championship and M Fid ards leading the 9 years and under division with strong times.
The Queanbeyan Cricket Club will meet W J Gibbs Veterans for the Fantan Cup tomorrow. Team lineup includes F R Kay T O Connor J McGuigan J Noakes L O’Brien M Strang J Mckie R Chesterton KH Jenkins H Maloney A Clark.
Canberra Club members named Forbes Crease Bale Heyes Loughrey Chapman May Dee Rain Somerville Piper Wodgaon Bishop Gray McKinstry Lott Hinchliffe Cok Whiteford Francia ieattie Prust Weatherston Monahan selected to meet City club at Canberra green today in the Rose Bay competition. A spider event follows and a prize to the bowling winner. Singles handicap fixtures include Prunt v Hellier Warwick v Wilcock May v Chapman Trevilian v Weatherston Cooper v Rain McKinstry v Grinwale Brackenter v Heyen Piper v Chidgey De Ville v Bale Stafford v Brown.
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