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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 02, 1917
Page
8
Nominations close March 22 for the Dowerin Race Club annual picnic meeting to be held Wednesday April 4. All profits go to the War Patriotic Fund and Dowerin Agricultural Hall. Open only to Eastern District horses owned and trained outside a 25 mile radius of the Metropolitan and Goldfields areas.
A detailed note on the Dividend Handicap split into two £6 races plus Second Class and Flying Handicaps, with entry rules, weights, and nominations. It lists race distances around 5 to 7 furlongs, entry fees, acceptance, and weight declarations, plus secretary contacts and rules about scratching and rehandicapping.
Farm property described as three hundred forty five acres total with two hundred ninety acres cleared and fenced. Water on site via water scheme and the dwelling is wired. Price and terms to be furnished by seller.
The Wednesday Northam Race Club meeting drew moderate crowds and featured several competitive sprints. Winners included New Gauze and Miss Warwick with tight finishes and solid tote dividends across multiple races, while jockeys Chandler and Hoskins rode notable mounts amid a field of small entries.
Belmont Park program listing various races with horses such as Tetoki Kemus in the hat event and Highgate Petrolite in First Class Plate. Second Class Plate includes Budgery Value Range Bow, March Handicap features Full Tone Florahel, and Third Class Plate lists Cantilever Foramen. Welter includes Down Town and Shamus.
ENLIST AT ONCE in the Northam recruiting area. If you are between Iion Mill and Merredin, Merredin and Goomalling, via Dowerin, Goomalling to Buntine, Nor tham to Toodyay and Bolzan, head to Northam for final enlistment. The medical exam at Northam is final. Contact the Recruiting Officer Northam at telephone 64 or the local Recruiting Committee secretary for full information.
A fragmentary sports notice references Daeeria Worm and Condition Powders for Tlorses and Cadle with a chemist named Trosise in Nort. The readable lines urge duty and mates asking for support.
Divided handicap of £15 with two stakes of £7 10s. Races cover six and seven furlongs with varied weights and penalties. Entries list weights from 9.7 up, with first and second prize values noted and lots of shorthand betting terms and costs.
Under WA Turf Club rules weights after declaration to be redrawn. Committee may reject nominees at any time. Galloway height certificates required at weighing in. Nomination fees due with entries. Registered horse and bookmakers fees listed. Races open to horses outside metropolitan and goldfields two months prior. Nominations close March 10 at 9 pm with Secretary Jenvacubbine or Horace Withnell Northam.
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