Christmas Racing Carnival Opens With WA Derby Readings
The Christmas racing carnival in Perth opens December 21 with the WA Derby and the Karrakatts Plates for two year olds. The three year olds chase the Derby while the Railway Stakes is on December 25. The main Berth Cup on New Year’s Day tops the card, with the Imperial Stake closing the meeting. Notable runners include Tetbury, Apollo, First Wave, Mansion, Maika, and Nicimba, with strong showings from Starooo and Galerius in recent events.
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Peevisws Yrars
New Year Handicap Horse Race Upsets Likely In Wide Field
The New Year Handicap lists a large field with numerous contenders including Ray 12 owing Ron Scanlan and Admiral Run. Notable entries include Bayil Grattan Simple Bee Sunny Morn Lady Childewood Earl Pronto Von Sheik and Arab Chief Alfreds Double as potential winners in a one mile three quarter contest.
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Scanlan
Bayil Grattan
Idee
Sunny Morn
Lady Childewood
Earl Pronto
von Sheik
Alfred
TURF NOTES ON CARNIVAL FIXTURES AND RACING NEWS
Racing notes from the Watc carnival listing fixtures for December 27 and January 3. Discusses horses such as Esmerose, Goga Wood, Astrasign, Madam Altair, Jatalita, Old Story, Frema, Fine Spin, Edward Stretta, Verilate, First Wave, Rumired, Silburn Disappoints and other contenders with recent performances and upcoming events at Goodwood Melbourne and related meetings.
Trotting Cup Candidates Dominate Gloucester Park Racing
Red Lad placed in a Gloucester Park card as Takuma Killarney Boy Kolech Von Sheik Edward Stretta and Lyle Gold shine as Cup contenders. Von Sheik clocks 5 441 for one mile five furlongs Tess notes his first win since January as festive trotting events unfold with a New Year Handicap upcoming.
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Red Lad
Gloucester Park
Takuma
Killarney Boy
Kolech
von Sheik
Edward Stretta
Lyle Gold
Tess
Jani
Saturday Winners Highlight York Show Purse Upsets
The report notes Verilate dominant in October and Breeders' success from Inverness and Meloy Lad. Paternus wins the Goodwood Mate on protest with Esmerok third narrowly. Mount Etna, trained by W Tanda, wins Goodwood Purse First Division, while Verilare and others claim minor placings. Headfern shows consistent form with multiple wins in recent months across various distances. Apollo wins Christmas Handicap. Galerius struggles to second money with Nirimba, and Spring eyes the Derby as Pan demonium leads Avalon.
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Wadmonday
Gay Gipsy
Beau Comique
Goodwood
Paternus
Hotanic
Helena Vale
Tonquahuric
Amusing
First Consul
Footwark
Footmark
Prince Dante
Old Story
Prince Dunje
Tetbury
Amulette
Mancoza
Lord Chaney
Septima
Covadwood
Stardex
Botanic
Verilate
York
W. Tanda
Verilare
Darkide
Blue Lake
Two Great Cricketers Honored to Fourth Position
A chaotic racing report mentions Heather Bloom and Speed Derby with Poko Childe in a cup context. Alfred’s Double shows unreliable barrier issues but may surge with a clean start. Entries include various horses and stakes names, with scattered notes on form and prospects for upcoming carnival events.
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Heather Bloom
Feather Bloom
F_ W. Gottecke
Poko Childe
Alfred
Gloucester Park Mystery Cup Preview Gains Capped Odds
Favourites Gladys Derby and Earl Pronto, noted as prior winners, started as add-on picks at Gloucester Park on Saturday night. Hoth seemed to need a run, Gladys Derby settled for second place, while Earl Pronto finished ox.
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Gladys Derby
Earl Pronto
Gloucester Park
Hoth
Christens Trotting Carnival Opens With Six WA Cup Divisions
The Christens Trotting Carnival launches Monday night featuring six divisions of the WA Trotting Cup a mile and a half. Winners advance to further heats on Wednesday and Saturday with prize money from £146 to £40s for top placers and the final selecting competitors for the Cup on Saturday night. Notable entrants include Arabian Arthur Royal Louis and Mavis Royal among others across divisions with local establishments like Edward Stretal Altril and Ugowra Lady listed among contestants.
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Christens
Winneers
Auoine Falls Deeen Divissems
Poth
Fromeele
Kalgoorlie
Solwreay
Gret Bores Lee
W.A
Arabian
Arthur Royal
James Direct
Alianio
A Louis
Gladys Derby
Lady Pay
Eugowra
Marn Royal
Killarney
Urouilland
Vesems
Palmerston
Cowntry Las Fame
el Geurs
Suail Gratt Aral Ubiet
Robert
Lady Keamate
Edward Stretta Altril
Mavis Royal von Sheik
Unclear OCR fragment hints at multiple horse race entries
Fragmentary text lists numerous names, horses, and handicaps with scattered terms like PRIME WELTER HANDICAP and PUBLIC names such as Mata, Gay, Prince, Loman, Chironamy, and Beutler. Many garbled phrases impede identification of a clear event, date, or outcome.
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Prince
Dawa
Beutler
Diggle
Loman
Chironamy
Agron
Song
Clmclan
Charming
Murphy
Brighton
Rewari Sons Chainer Dean Ie
Inoarn
Amat
Iin Inci
Ropine
Tryon
Gut
Ben Roslin -Chraart
Aristor
Vaurion
Imperial Stakes Run on January Three Over 1.5 Miles
Fragmentary text mentions Imperial Stakes and a run on January 3 over one and a half miles. Names and context are garbled. readable elements reference murata and words suggest a racing event but details are incomplete.
Fragmented dialogue recalls a life of bachelors and aunties
A passage shows Fluvie six years old questioning marriage norms and women’s roles. Masters on holiday discuss schooling and misdeeds of a pupil while one ponders the life of bachelors. The excerpt hints at social expectations and a book titled The Life of a Bachelor.
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Alamunm
Phe Aykew
Ani
Kate
Mantia
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