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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 17, 1952
Page
6
Engaged to ride Artois in the Fly Handicap at Renduce. Six runners compete with apprentice P Burckhardt aboard Tavern Mong and Canute among favorites for the two year olds. Other entries include Moylan, Opera, and a long list of horses and handicaps noted in the program.
State lottery Sydney Prasy draw placed a major prize to firm 17223 with recipient A R Callaghan of 219 Rocky Point Rd Kogarsh Becond. Second prize to Old Ac quaintance Syndicate with M Rowels, Signals, Chullora. Third prize to C and KR Syndicate with R J Maybury of 7 William Street Burney. Fourth prize to A LR ayndicate with R C Hunt of Averton Road Hamilton. Fifth prize to Voyage ayn dicate with J Treay of Carington Avenue North Duliba.
Lord Veateym’s son in law Friar Major Geoffrey Harbord offers a reward of £1000 for information leading to the conviction of the person who drugged his horse Duex Tymps at Cheltenham on April 18. Reports state the horse was given Precaine.
In the 19031 Canberra Amateur Billiards Association round Fire Brigade and Services Club vie in a tight field. Scores list Acton Hotel and Workmen's Club near the top with individual scorers including J Clements, V Foulkee, and N Ryen among others as Canberra Club trails.
Paris reports seedings for the French Championships with Ravaslav Drobnyia listed as No 1 and Frank Sedgman (Austria) as No 2. The article notes early rounds and expectations for the singles draw.
OCR text shows fragmented wording about a coursing meet with mentions of individuals, bets, and performances. Despite garbled letters, the passage hints at notable entrants, results, and crowd interest. The piece preserves a sense of 1900s newspaper tone and period sports suspense.
Longden, one of racing’s greats, rode Firet Diver to win the third race at Hollywood Park as he neared his 4000th victory. The crowd cheered the 42-9 jockey, now the second in history to reach this milestone after Gordon Richards.
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