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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
8
Racing fixtures and horse notes across Northam and Warwick highlight a busy week. Ambberdown the 12 time winner leads chatter with Gauze currently standing in Northam, while Maori Lad’s dam Baorland looms as a mating prospect for the Grand National scene.
Belmont Park meeting results list a string of horse names and placements across multiple classes including Second and Third Class Plates. Notable entries include Rim Tone a, Lero, Mountess, Murvena, and Orzilla with various place finishes and a Patéwell Handicap with Palisade Ritz and Son of Flevas scoring.
An incomplete OCR text indicates a meeting programme set for Wednesday August 22 in Northam. The fragments mention a club and a venue, with garbled street or district names and unclear details.
A compact note on Gosuin line from Maid Miriamdam of Polymelus Ercilonae and Bruntwood, and on Ribbori the famed brood mare foe Lennox. Includes Entice bred by Messrs White Bross. Harter River 8.9 W.
The notice proclaims a drapery sale as prices climb and stock becomes harder to replace. It urges customers to buy now to avoid missing bargains, claiming the firm will sacrifice current stock rather than raise prices. The advertisement cites Carlier and Co's Drapery Sale at Northana Fr ar Heh t Complaints and finals.
Nominations with prizes and distances announced for Northam Trotting Club events in Western Australia. Distances range from one mile to five miles with stakes from 15 sovs to 25 sovs and varying handicaps. Nomination and acceptance fees specified. races include metropolitan and Goldfields area horses, and horses handicapped at 2.40 or better.
Nominations close with the secretary at Perth by 5 pm on Thursday. Acceptances are due at sale with handicape. final decision will be announced on Friday, August 1701.
The Northam Race Club schedules multiple handicap plates in three races. Distances include 5 furlongs and 6 to 7 furlongs with weights adjusted for handicapped horses. Prizes range from £10 to £15 per race, with nominations and acceptance fees noted, and conditions restricting entries by ownership and recent race history.
The Northam Rage Club announces its bylaws for a race after decisions. Weighing on August 9 1917 and final acceptances due with the secretary in August 1917. Nomination rules state acceptors and nominators will be delayed. committee reserves rights. only registered booktalkers allowed. fees from four to five guineas.
Recruits urgently required for overseas service in the ALP. No vacancies in Light Horse Artillery or Camel Corps. Infantry men are needed in significant numbers. For details apply to Organiser F C Strith Yorkerton H GD Keyser Recruiting Office Morthaa.
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