Newcastle Race Club Annual Meeting
The Newcastle Race Club prepares for its annual meeting with plans to review the past season and set priorities for the next race year. Officials will discuss membership, schedules, and club developments.
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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 12, 1917
Page
3
The Newcastle Race Club prepares for its annual meeting with plans to review the past season and set priorities for the next race year. Officials will discuss membership, schedules, and club developments.
The notice outlines a Thursday program on October 18 with two stake events and several handicap races. It details six furlong and five furlong fields, class plates for horses by past wins and weights, and penalties for weight reductions and acceptances. It lists entries, distances, nominations and acceptances for races, including a one mile open event and a five furlong sprint.
Unclear race card fragment noting a six farewell handicap. Mentions second place at L7 and third prize to stake. Seven furlongs distance. Indicates eligibility for horses owned and trained outside a specified metropolitan area. Notes nomination deadline and entry figures: Nomination 75, Acceptance 35.
A historical notice outlines conditions for a turf club event with weight re handicap rules, rejection rights, exemptions for certain roles, and nomination closings. It lists pay fees, accepted payments, and penalties for non scrutched acceptors, naming officials and dates in October 1917.
Due to wood scarcity in Northam Wake Bros of the West Kor Wood and Coal Yards sell collie coal by the truck load ton or bag. Wood or coal delivered to any part of town with satisfaction guaranteed.
Racing cards describe multiple handicap and class plates at the York Jockey Picnic Meeting on Wednesday October 24. Nominations and acceptances set, horses handicapped by weight, and distances range from five to seven furlongs with purses and stakes all listed. Open entries include horses from outside Perth and Goldfields.
The program lists a Red Cross Plate and Red Cross Purse at Goomalling on Wednesday October 31 1917. It details two seven pound purses with mixed handicaps, nominations and acceptances, five and six furlong races, awarded prizes and weights, plus a patriotic handicap for backers and horses never having won a race.
Under the rules of the W A Turf Club the winner of any handicap Hat race after weights will carry a penalty of seven pounds for two or more runners. Committee may reject nominations at any time. Nominations close with York Secretary on Tuesday 9 October 1917 and acceptances due Wednesday 17 October 1917. Owners liable for acceptance fees if not scratched. Weights declared about Saturday 13 October 1917.
Nomination close dates set by Secretary Mr A Heazley with October 22 for nominations and October 27 for Hack Race complimentary entries. Weights to be declared about October 25. Races restricted to horses owned and trained three months prior within specified regions with profits directed to the Red Cross.
The note indicates afternoons featuring tea specialties at The Comforty and mentions Keystinguwnns of Patrons. The brief reads as a casual cafe notice about offered teas and patrons served.
S.G. Meares of Aurum Stud Poultry Yards offers Brown Leghorns and White Orpingtons with 265 egg strain, RI Reds, Buff Dnake, 7s 0d netting. Includes chickens, ducklings, and 15-dozen quantities.
After acquiring the business, the owner pledges to supply all hotels and soft drink shops with goods of the highest quality in large and small quantities, emphasizing readiness to meet demand.
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