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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1929
Page
2
The listing shows a dense grid of horse names and handicaps for Canterbury Park races. It includes multiple events such as the 4 mile and furlong Main Handicap and the Mandigal and Eight Handicap. Key horses mentioned include Good News, Lady Mani, and Green Math, with various weights and competing runners listed in a dense legacy racing format.
A man was found dead this morning in Northwood, hanging from a tree. Life was extinct, with no letters, identifiable marks, or clear signs of intent. The report notes no preceding notes or familiar clothing details available.
Rosehill features a crowded field in the Granvil Stakes with multiple entries such as Arcturus Panty Alwric and Thane Hrwitn Day among others. Early pace unsettled the run with several horses shown near the lead before approaching the final stretch and a Flying Handi ent group noted in the listed entries.
Fragmentary list of names and places from a Melbourne Tuesday page. Includes references to Jhon Moon, Gene, Tim Kent, Frances Uyte, Lady Cateeft, and various regional names with scattered numbers and affiliations, suggesting a race or senior event lineup and associated scores or entries.
A historic Melbourne Cup field narrows with several withdrawals and uncertainties as race organizers confirm the smallest lineup since 1863. It notes Amannis departure and mentions riders and horses in question, with attention to form and betting implications.
The readable portion lists horses and race terms but lacks coherent event details. No clear winner, venue, or date beyond a vague November reference.
Report shows a chaotic OCR excerpt for the Melbourne Cup two mile race with scattered names and terms. Key entities include Miah, Nightmare, Paquites, SK, and Bra Money Demest. The fragment mentions wind and various garbled participant cues, lacking coherent times or results.
The event lists trials and performances across Flemington tracks with horses like AU Flemington Hightd Wat and others achieving times around 2.1% and 3.50 for mile segments. Notable entries include Pharl Lap style coverage and a nine furlong mile pace, with various horses contesting the course and distances.
A scrambled report outlines yesterday's Hoorhill races with selections and odds for each event. Key contenders include Com Monroe, Granville Reaken, Prince Wormeee, and Canonbury Barker. Predictions highlight Hayld’n Day and Whitewash as notable chances, with Fouritie and Heeauryton among potential dangers.
Fragmented text lists horse or dog names and odds style terms such as MAIDEN and Phaera NURELEY STARE, with scattered proper nouns like MAIDEN WEAR, LANHAM, BOUVEREL, PARHAMATTA, and MILE-14-15. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the readable fragments.
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