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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
2
Belmont Park hosts a Saturday meeting with the Maiden Handicap at seven and a half furlongs and the Belmont Handicap over a mile and a quarter. A strong Welter six furlongs and the Breeders Handicap for state breds are also on the card with top weights favored in the main event.
A frustrated note questions the value of discarded shoes and complains that none of six customers fit. The speaker asserts the shoes do not fit anyone and critiques the product's comfort or sizing.
Gloucester Park hosts an eight event meeting on Saturday in aid of patriotic funds. All races are free from handicapping penalties with the first event over 1 mile 9 furlongs and the W A Breeders’ over 1 mile 3 furlongs. Several strong fields feature in Northam Geraldton Melville Handicaps and Swanin Narrogin Handicaps for top pace performers.
Amite marks a halt as figures amid a ripplian routine. Engle and Toman lead a sequence with peers in a tense moment.
A garbled page lists horse names and race divisions such as FIRST and SECOND, with Belmont Handicap entries including Calerius Aga Kring Samgai Clipper Creeders. Portions mention Welter Handicap Bravio Star Lad Prilock Sir Nathan, but details are unclear.
Four New Zealand bred horses, High Caste Beau Vire Beaulivre and Gold Salute, stand among the season’s premier gallopers. The trio High Caste Beau Livre and Gold Salute come from long established Dominion lineages, with Beau Vire’s ancestress winning early 1900s New Zealand titles.
Mr. W J Winterbottom is elected chairman of the Western Australian Turf Club after the retirement of Sermoat. He has long served as vice-chairman and is known as a prominent owner with Perth Cup winner Seigneur in 1920. Maikai and Gay Balkan also earned classic placings under his ownership.
A Royal Air Force Sunderland crew guards a convoy across the Atlantic amid foul weather and a broken wireless. Despite 1300 miles flown mostly in darkness, they locate the ships, maintain watch, and rely on dead reckoning with smoke floats, proving boldness and resilience in wartime provisioning.
Londoners seek relief from the food crisis with calls for a juicy steak as shortages persist. The Ministry of Food and Lord Woolton blame price rises on unpunished racketeers and high fines, while eggs and vegetables move through distribution centers to caterers at elevated prices.
Discussion on record weights for oxen notes a ton and a quarter carcass in England and compares it to the Durham Ox of 3330 pounds and Pat the Giant of Leeds at 3558 pounds live weight with 60 percent dead weight. The British Government reportedly purchased the bullock.
A list of names appears to reference multiple gating events with handicaps and horse or contestant identifiers. The readable fragments include Lena Noaliea Mefer Coney Maveista and others, with mentions of Northam, Brentlight, Dukeland, Swanholane, and related terms.
Sonia Aaggie Sadie a Friesland cow owned by Tonia State hospital has completed her year as a 12 year old cow producing 29,629.2 lb milk and 7,405 lb fat. Her life totals rise to 25,594 lb milk and 7,405 lb fat, keeping her ahead of all life producers in America. She remains productive at the end of her eighth lactation with a fourth straight year above 900 lb fat and another above 28,900 lb milk.
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