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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1919
Page
7
Reports detail upcoming race meetings at Jennacubbine Goomalling and Merredin with seven races at each venue. Nominations close soon. stewards and handicappers named. Results from Merredin include Jamwood disqualified for six months after a clash with Piatrix.
Nominations close with the secretary of the Goodwood Race Club on Tuesday April 13. Acceptance requires a letter and fee. unconfirmed acceptances will be liable for the acceptance fee. Officials include A Ch, HM Edwards, and HI Weel.
Race card from Beverley outlines multiple races from five to six furlongs with handicaps and prize allocations. Entries require stewards approval and residency within 25 miles for two months before nomination day. Prizes range from 2 to 7 sovs for second and third placings across seven events.
Nominations close March 29 for Goomalling Race Club events including Flying Handicap Second Class Plate and Goomalling Cup. Races feature horses such as Liz and Pinata with distances from five and a half to six furlongs and amateur rider restrictions with minimum weights noted.
The notice lists races including five and six furlongs and seven furlongs with stakes ranging from 8 to 42 80mm. It specifies second and third place prizes in sovs or sows, nomination figures, and steward decisions. Also listed are the Galloway Handicap and Open Hack Race details with eight and twenty sows offered as prizes.
All races run under WATC and EDRA rules with exempt rules 29 CD and E43 and AR Ga for backs only. Winner after sweepstakes declaration carries a 710 penalty. Nominations close with the Secretary or Mr H Withnell Northam on Wednesday April Fees to accompany nominations. Bookmakers fees are listed as 1, Lg 5x2, L338 each over 2, La 2s each. Train from Northam arrives at 4 o'clock. First race 3 pm.
Historic Meckering Race Club notice outlines Wednesday races for April 23 1919 with multiple events. Nominations reference seven horses and various distances from five and a half furlongs to one mile, including sow and stake phrases typical of the era.
A notice outlines the Meckering Race Club rules under WATE regulation. It lists nomination fees and required payments for horse registrations, officials’ signatures at scales, and the prohibition of start without full payment. It notes the secretaries and observers, the use of a portable starting gate, and bans on side shows.
A fragmentary record notes very few drinks of a ration described as the best variety. The readable text hints at limited allocations and quality without detailing names, dates, or places.
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