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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1930
Page
4
Belmont Park hosted a hurdle race of 19 furlongs where Desertelle and The Polar proved notable. Track conditions were heavy with a single light shower, slowing many runners and shaping results in a day marked by slow times and bookmaker activity.
Nineteen horses ran in the trial events with Desert Belle taking a six length victory over Fuza and Jolly Major in a keenly contested card. Royal Polly and Jolly Crier featured among later placegetters as a field of contenders stretched across six furlongs to a mile segments.
Dal Cais led early but Constellation moved clear in the straight to win by five lengths. Green Post held second with Urden Poet fourth as Mountain Fawn finished third. trainer J. D. Brown and jockey L. G. Hall praised for improved form and strategy.
Fragmentary racing card data lists holders like Crowener and Noogee with odds and weights, noting a seven and a half furlong race at 4:45 PM. Partial entries show horses Cactus, Rees, Ergotic, Hazon, and Green and Bhe with inconsistent figures.
Readable parts mention a race at Canming Paths and a Desert Belle a runt race. Odds and a book named Maran appear, with disrupted names and numbers. The text is fragmentary, offering few clear events or persons to anchor a full summary.
The race featured Noogee prevailing by two lengths, with Terothc close in second and Antulography in third as setters battled for position. Betting crowds watched as the contenders clashed in a tight finish, with Lausnea and Chlabong Wy failing to gain ground in the final stretch.
In a tight handicap race at the Vale meeting the favorite failed to emerge. Abergwain surged late to win by a nose ahead of Sir Waddy with Castledon and Totola close behind. Metomic and Cactus contested the placing further back. The field tumbled into the final furlongs with lead changes and a dramatic finish.
A 1938 turf race report notes Melema Vale Meating winning by three lengths, Ergoth and St. Pillans close behind, with Rosanne, Syd Ws, and Prindena Lord Abbey among others in a muddy, crowded field. The chaotic OCR traces place the event at Aur 9 1938 and reference plates, purses, and multiple entrants in a dense listing.
A fragment from a race program lists horses and odds across several handicap events including COMO HANDICAP and CANNING HANDICAP. Notable names referenced include ROYAL WYN ELISIE DILLON MEDLOW JOY MISS REMSLA ROCK MAC LEN MARVIN and ALICE MYRTLE with various weights and entrants across a 2 1/4 mile program.
The opening meeting of the Perth trotting season at Brennan Park on August 1b draws fast entries including Willowcliffe Sheik Antarctica Arthur Oval Iss Cheano Hinges La Trust Me Minton Bella Taurekareha and more. Training races are planned with gear-up events over a mile. pacers like Sheik Taurokarok Trust Me and Willowcliffe are favored to boost attendance and records. Alfred Donald heads the sire list for the sedan par book with 25 wins, signaling strong local and interstate competition.
A fragment discusses potatoes and wartime trade with unclear names and numbers. It questions yearly production and sales figures, suggesting a claim about sales during the war and references to buses and conquests. The text is garbled and hard to verify against a coherent event.
An old newspaper clipping advertises seasonal vegetables for sale by Mr Gite and a supplier named A Scully Harvey. It mentions reliable satisfaction, cash-only orders, and delivery of flowers or plants with prepaid freight. Specific dates and readable details are garbled.
Annoyance, ridden by E Ardagh, won from Sorania in a congested race featuring Malinoa and Palpy as contenders. The field included Grey Label Warm Pie and Poletac with a late surge by Velocata as El Lord faded and Bombula led earlier. Ardagh’s double from the season builds on a strong start as the Handicaps unfold.
Fragmentary text appears to describe prices and tests for stock or poultry items with figures like 5 per 10, and 7/6, plus mentions of hens and breeders. Details are severely garbled and names or places are unreadable.
Thirteen runners contested the Farewell Handicap with Anticipate taking the prize after a closely fought race. Resource, First Prince, Ergotic, Lord Abbey and Smokelush trailed in a tight field as Anticipate edged to victory by a narrow margin on the home turn and held clear to the line.
The Brennan Park opening meeting this Saturday features events over eleven furlongs except the State Handicap at a mile and a quarter. Admission is 2 shillings 6 pence for all, 2/6 for enclosure ladies and gents in the main area.
The advertisement touts Black Orpington and White Leghorn chicks daily May to November with low prices. It promises best market quality, quick sale delivery, and a free illustrated catalogue from Tom P. On Northam.
An Ashton Poultry Farm ad offers Black Orpington and White Leghorn chicks at 15 per dozen, 5 and 2 pounds 12 shillings 6 pence per 1000, with 44 15 per 100 over 500 and rail free. September delivery discounts apply 1 per 100 less for 1000s. Cockers from single tested hens with scores 2560 and 287 in 355 days. Chicks hatched at 9 or 10 month incubator. stud cockerels available at 33 per 100.
An itemized list of numbers and codes appears, detailing numerous prize values and references such as £5, 916, 092 10d, and a wide array of alphanumeric identifiers. The fragment resembles a financial or lottery-like record with many unreadable or garbled entries.
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