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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1939
Page
6
Local report details Parkes events and entrants for this week’s race meeting. It lists weights, participants, and probable contenders including De Marton and Magica, with notes on form and notable names like Hughes, Rowen, and Teun.
Sparkling exhibition by Forbes players in the Hore Gold Cup clash. Despite an early 6-0 deficit, the Parkes holders rallied as W. Flynn’s team surged to 13 points, reversing the game through a decisive period of play. The detailed line notes and player names are obscured by the OCR, but the core outcome centers on Forbes reclaiming the Hore Gold Cup with a strong second-half performance against Parkes.
Fragmented text shows references to horse events, a Johnnie Walker race, Parkes, Forbes, and various place names, likely a sports or racing page. It includes names, odds, and scattered notes on dates, venues, and results, but lacks coherent summaries or final outcomes.
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