Canterbury Saturday Maiden Acceptors Race Summary
Canterbury Saturday accepts list shows Vera cnt Clete as a maiden entrant in the Thmay Far Old Maiden event.
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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1946
Page
4
Canterbury Saturday accepts list shows Vera cnt Clete as a maiden entrant in the Thmay Far Old Maiden event.
Forbes Jockey Club hosted a show to raise funds for the Forbes District Ambulance and the Forbes District Hospital X-ray building fund. The program included racing and social events, with profits expected to be substantial though not yet quantified.
The event features trotting classes with riders and horses, including notable names such as Arthur Mollows and various entries from Coloma and surrounding towns. Large crowds witness racing heats, prize money totaling several pounds, and exhibitions highlighting equestrian skills at the fairground venue.
Fragmented text cites John Howse and Mr Howes debating 1945-46 wheat policy. References to Wheat Board duties, wartime price plans, and government stance emerge amid unclear quotations and garbled names and dates.
Fragmentary OCR data lists several unreadable names and times with scattered phrases. No coherent event or identifiable organizations are clearly readable for a proper summary.
The Wellington judge Mr J Whiteley praised high standard in hackneys ponies and lady rider classes at the show. A trotters display featured the 36 years old Blackwood Chief new half mile record breaking the previous local best.
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