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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1926
Page
3
In uncertain weather a large Belmont Park Club attendance saw Durilian win the Belmont Haulirap principal event. Other races included Hurdle Race, Belmont Park Plate, Belmont Purse, Belmont Handicap, Trial Stakes divisions, and Welter Handicap with payouts and div idends listed for each.
RB Burns trainer faces stewards as Pannikin allegedly dead heated Rea for placings at Belmont. Public crowd recorded a glare over the gelding’s performance and inquiry was opened and adjourned to Monday for further review.
At Rosehill on Saturday the nine furlong Guineas saw Cromwell win by two lengths over Rampion, with Dene third. Valjoan led the Fill race early but settled, while Valamita captured the Rosehill Cup by a half length over Imperial Jeveral Spark, the time 1.88. Betting favored Valicare at 8 to 1 and Hawk 13 to 1 as Spark run finished.
The Allen Trophy stage two saw top shooters chase 700 and 600 yard lines with McComish leading after a 89 in the first stage and a high 902 total. Shenfield and King faltered early, Quien finished second, and the club announces a prize fund of 300 with cash draws and a final payout.
In a rainy Saturday fixture the Albany Bownd ole Control team advanced a stage in both 4 and Bograde sections though senior game turnout was low. East’s top players were absent or slow, Newth’s side won the first match while the Bernd fixture saw Fast triumph by five points. Barthel and Angove led officiating roles for the day.
North beat East by 24 points after a close first half, with key absences on both sides. North leaders Rasajou and Shenfield starred, while East relied on Milne, Saunders, and Madgen to keep pace, but fell short as the wind and late goals sealed the win.
East triumphed over North by five points in a tight B grade clash after trailing at times. Final score East 7 goals 10 behinds 52 to North 7 goals 6 behinds 47 with O Keeffe kicking three goals and Milne two for East while Martin three for North and Webb two.
The Western Australian Football League wrapped Saturday with Fremantle East Perth West Perth and Subiaco advancing to the semi finals. Subiaco 9 16 70 beat West Perth 13 0 (37) East Fremantle 12 1 79 defeated South Fremantle 11 1 (??) East Perth 18 17 107 toppled Perth 10 11 71.
Katanning defeated Nelson by 9 goals in the country match at Katanning, 11 goals 12 behinds to 10 goals 12 behinds. Melbourne reported results from the Great Southern Carnival with Fas Sendon beating Cecloog in a semi final of the Victorian League competition with 17 goals 15 behinds to 10 goals 10 behinds.
A party of Government officials with English representatives and an Australia meat council visited numerous English and Scottish ports to push higher prices for Australian meat. They toured Glasgow Hull Manchester and Liverpool among others, while farmers and retailers watched closely as taxpayer-funded travel aimed to educate traders about price dynamics and supply. The piece criticizes the trip as wasteful and argues meat pricing should be determined locally by producers and retailers.
Fragmentary notice mentions 50 000 at 2s 6a and tickets obtainable from BW Rant Todd's Arcade York Street. References the Secretary Forpetes Trustes Vuihiings Perth and applications with stamped envelopes, but text is garbled and largely unreadable.
The Kybra arrived from Fremantle and will depart for Enela via assorted ports, with further itineraries to Hopetown and Esperance centered on October 6. The Nestor and other liners from Blue Funnel, Aberdeen, and White Star lines are due, carrying passengers, cargo, and mails, reaching Albany from London and Liverpool through October.
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