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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1935
Page
2
Yesterday at the Royal Canberra Golf Club a tag competition was won by Mie Btrahan. Mire Downes recorded 35 for the ninth hole. An unusual veterinary exam revealed a nonformal horse yearling was removed from a cave by fankmakers who intended refunds. all other bets remained valid.
James Martin 35 appeared before JP G C Hook at Queanbeyan Court on drunkenness and indecent language charges. He claimed he took the wrong train at Goulburn after release from goal. Fined £3 or six days for language and £1 in default two days for drunkenness. Constable Jones said the arrest followed a theft at the Hotel Queanbeyan. no charge pressed. A long record of convictions was noted.
At Fremington Saleyards Sydney on Thursday keen inquiry for 40 000 sheep and lambs. prices rise one to two shillings from last Monday. Prime lots in demand, plain and inferior grades irregular. Buyers had 2450 head in catde section. quotations show shorn sheep 14 to 19s, lambs 8s to 10s, beef cattle ranging 28s to 40s per 200 lb.
Race list from Warwick and Macquarie meetings includes the Greystanes Juvenile Stakes with Royal King Home Thrust and Teddy Boy among notable runners. Other events feature Grand Conquest Mogul Alftrada Cascade and Royal Bird in various handicaps and stakes at 1 mile and shorter distances.
In the Richmond racing meet, three Highcraight Handicap runners saw Bowery fall early, Abb Lad clinching easy victory. Wallage, the Flying Welter favourite, finished second despite a wide lead. Rotary and Maiden both faded in Novice Handicap, while Palm Nut and Colunder tussled in Encouraged Handicap. Rat Trap then Flying Bud led a tight field in the division two, with Cockpen narrowly edging Bamovar in the Richmond Handicap.
Second round fixtures in all grades of F.C. Cricket resume tomorrow, with Northbourne and Kingston-Ainslie expected to tense limits. Key figures include Northbourne's Lees and O'Brien, Ainslie's Entwistie and McGill, and Manuka’s bowlers Hill and Canron, as teams chase totals around 125 to 208 and anticipate close finishes.
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