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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Oct 15, 1957

Page

4

Topweight Mares Favoured in New Zealand and Australia

Topweight mares Gentle Lu and Ma Reine are highlighted as strong contenders in the Easter race meetings. Gentle Lu placed third in Randwick finals while Ma Reine is tipped for the Th furtong-Tabemba Handicap at Easter. The Blue wi?t and other top weights also figure in heavy competition across Welt er and Theo Marks events.

New Zealand Nheir Gentle Lu Ma Reine Bs Hennesy Yes Please Randwick Gentle Lai Hosenill Rosehill Theo Marks Teranyan Yea Please Grenoble Galloper Blue Awit Suc Deas

Caulfield Cup Field Dwindles as Tulloch Tops

Tulloch leads a shrinking Caulfield Cup field with top contenders such as Book Link and White Hills among a list including Babashire and Pandy Son while Saturday’s Guineas Test looms. Names like Tudor Hil Beaumine and Sandora appear in race chatter as the field tightens.

Tollowlix Ithilloch Tulloch Syntax Top Fred Sailor'n Guile Mac's Amber Pandie Sun Lord Gavin Birnight Idraw Book Link White Hills Tudor Hil Beaumine Rummaty Sandora Rhythmonie Fighting Force Prince Darius Caranna Salen Cords Tushoves Pandy Son Borghi Monte Cavio Ithy Thewnae Cosduen Buren Boinster

Australians sweep Casablanca tennis tourney wins

Australians won all three matches in a 1 professional tennis tourney yesterday. Ken Rosewall defeated Jack Kramer 8 6 7 5. Low Head Weat Pancho Segura won 6 4 8 6 10 8. Head and Rosewall defeated Kramer and Segura 6 4 8 6.

Casablanca Aap-Reuter Ken Rosewall Jack Kramer Low Weat Pancho Segura Head Rosewall Kramer Segura

Kuts Breaks World Record at Rome Olympic Stadium

Vladimir Kuts, Russia's double Olympic gold medallist, set a world mark in the 6,000 metres with a time of 15 minutes 25 seconds, beating Britain's Gordon Pirie's Bergen record by 1.8 seconds yesterday at Rome's Olympic Stadium.

Rome Olympic Stadium Vladimir Kuts Russia Britain Gordon Pirie Bergen

RACING CARD FOR CANTERBURY MEETING SHOWS WEIGHTED ENTRIES

The card lists numerous races including the Wel as GOLDEN TER stakes and the WELTER HANDICAP with apprentices allowed to claim. Notable horses include AVRO BD, LINDEN, PRINCE, SHOWPIECE, and GOLDEN MILLS among others with weights and riders noted.

Prentices Uw Pesay

Unclear State Lottery Result Listing Fragment

Fragmentary OCR of a state lottery results page shows numerous garbled names, addresses, and ticket numbers. The text lists venues and individuals with random numbers and monetary amounts, lacking coherent results or dates. The readable elements are sparse, including scattered place names and a few cross references to lottery numbers.

Tennis in Germany Faces Court Shortages and Costs

The article reviews postwar German tennis, noting few public courts exist and new court construction is rare. It cites high costs for balls and memberships, limited indoor facilities, and the social gatekeeping of clubs. It highlights clubs in Berlin and Cologne, officials’ cautious stance, and mentions players like Von Cram and rising juniors Bungert and Diser Hebe amid the sparse, elite tennis scene.

Fultier Australia Germany Wiill Pentricia West Germany Berlin Cologne Persus Aioe Ilege Littin Tengaen Ike Deurscher Hanover Raffelberg Binu-Weiss Rott-Weiss West Berlin Atlatralia Petching Kooyong Melhounne The Byeney Rennnis Dw BlawWeles Club Achere

New Zealand Women Table Tennis Stars Visit Exhibition

The New Zealand women’s table tennis team, led by Barbara Packwood and June Magorian, arrives for a high profile exhibition in Avetraith. Packwood, 26, is ranked No 3 with a record of six singles titles, five doubles crowns, and ten mixed doubles titles. Magorian, ranked No 4, is famed for elegance and long standing success. The event showcases NZ’s top players as they meet local fans and promote the sport.

Heslowing Veette Calera Chity Agimur Thahta Tanaka Typhs Tennis Asaeciation New Zealand Barbara Packwood Nance Ueing Xponge June Magorian Adsiond Yoslaria Yana Om Wielwelling

Kramer Troupe to Visit Canberra for Tennis Show

Plans call for Jack Kramer's touring group to perform an exhibition at Manukau Oval Canberra on December 21 with Grass court seating and ticket prices set for adults and children. The event will feature a Continental Round Robin and include Segura Heal, Rosewall, and Kramer in a series of matches with bookings available at Ally Nish's stores as preparations continue.

Kramer Troy Weet Ally Nish Aporta Jack Kramer Segura Heal T Hold Rosewall Ftonewall Segua Canberra Segurs

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