Fragmented OCR: Night race entry confusion unfolds
Reading gaps show a late night draft about a car race or race entry mix up with names like Jay and Whit. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a rushed scene and scrambled phrases.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 24, 1952
Page
6
Reading gaps show a late night draft about a car race or race entry mix up with names like Jay and Whit. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a rushed scene and scrambled phrases.
The racing page notes odds and entries for Randwick events with 2nd favourite Admission and Neville leading hints. It lists horses such as Liquid Fire, Flying Handicap contenders, and jockeys like Randwick riders. Details include weights, prospects for Brisbane Doom ben Cup, and entries for multiple races with Nominations and anticipated mounts.
Weather delays and betting suspension loom as Oversight, weighted 9.9, is ruled an uncertain runner in the James Barnes Plate at Randwick tomorrow after rain dampens the track. Cr A mild forecast suggests patchy showers with Friendly Feeling tipped to lead in the rain.
The West City Rugby League team will assemble at Kingston Oval at 1 pm for a match tomorrow against the Federal Rovers. The Federal Rovers list includes Appton, Reid, Goarey, Kelly, Brogan, Keeley, Moore, Sykes, Spithill, Dixon, Indell, Chaiker, Carn, Thompson, Crawford, Armstrong, Fisher, Rees, Tretheny, Goodiad, Fain, McCullough, Trad, Stevens, Southwell, Valentine, Price, Young, Hanrahan. Players must meet at the Civic Post Office at 12 48 pm.
Referee Johnny Hoffman warned players in the upcoming Rugby League match between Land and NSW at Cricket Ground. He will pan line infringements of the play the ball rule and will be alert for breaches. Hoffman stressed no standing in a direct line beside the two men and warned against charges through a locked phase.
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