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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
8
Sporting Sparklers notes a large acceptances list for Northam show meeting and a Repatriation Fund race at Kellerberrin next Wednesday. Nominations close soon for Northam and York programmes with significant stakes and new facilities announced at Dowerin including a special race day train.
The handIcaps for the Kellerberrin meeting were declared by Mr A E Warman for the event to be staged on Wednesday. First glass plate.
The Newcastle trained Lycosa fights Ever and is strongly fancied for the Epsom Handicap. She shares with Balarang Poitrina and Rosedell the Australian six furlongs record of 1 min 11 percent.
Nominations close on Wednesday September 24 1918 with races at Dowerin on October 2 1918. A special trio will depart Northam for the meeting to relive after race with handicaps placing horses in First and Second Class Plates over six to seven furlongs. Prizes range from 6 to 7 pounds with varying nominations and trials including a six furlong hack race and a flying handicap of eight pounds with entries limited to horses within 80 miles of Dowerin Post Office.
Conditions under WA Turf Club rules with exemptions, race cancellation rights, and entry restrictions. Nominations close with the Hon Secretary by 9 p.m. on September 24 aided by Horace Withnell Reg. For October and Flying Handicap open, weights declared around September 26. Riders colors and horse pedigrees required with entry.
Nominations close Wednesday September 18 for the York Jockey Club Stakes rated event. The programme lists entries including Mr G Bony Slater and Myr Chipper with handicappers Mr A Clydewale noted.
Entries show a York region meeting with races across five furlongs to one mile. Nominations and acceptances set prize allocations and out of stake payments, with horses within a 15 mile radius competing for multiple stakes. The Handicapper sets the distance and prize breakdown across three races in the program.
Under WA Turf Club rules the winner of any handicap may be rehandicapped after weights. Nominations close Sept 18 at 4 pm with Yorke or A Clydesdale Perth. Acceptances due Sept 16 at 3 pm with York or A Clydesdale. Scratched horses count as acceptors. acceptance fees apply. Weights announced around Sept 21.
Fragmentary text appears to reference weight declaration, re bidding, a committee reserved right and a named secretary. The readable portions include odd phrases such as Grand Ball At Night and names Folubté UF and Dawerin but lack coherent context or verifiable events.
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