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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1922
Page
4
The Turf News notes H.A.L. Bowen pony won the Pony Handicap at Cleveland on Saturday by several lengths with Vist Tba in second. Bred by Mr B Schilling, the horse has a strong Townsville record, rarely losing. South African side defeats MCC Eleven by 163 runs in the first test match.
Fourteen boats competed in the 16-foot skiff championship at Bynday Harbour with seven from Queensland. Furious and Curious, both Queensland entrants, placed second and third while the Agnes of Townsville from North Queensland led early but faded to finish elsewhere. The Agnes had won the title in Sydney in 1920 but performed poorly this time.
The Port Denison Sailing Club hosted a holiday regatta marked by storms and heat that reduced success versus prior years. Seventeen to eighteen boats competed in multiple races with Townsville crews, the Cairns entry Sylvannia, and heavy wind challenging crews. Commodore’s skiff Vanus won the Port Denison Handicap, with Valera and Jitannia B. Maywhirt close behind. licenses and other handicaps were noted as teams battled rough seas and variable gales.
The ad promotes exclusive robes from Coomb Ellis with summer styles in a North region department. It highlights seasonal rise and fall of fashion, invites ladies of Hower to inspect frocks, and notes displays with multiple sizes priced two to twelve guineas. Brentshire context remains unclear but promotes exclusive direct-from-fashion-centres robes.
A long, lively account of sailing races and events in Sylvan, Bowen, and Port Denison. The report details the Bowen Merchants Handicap won by Corinne with a tight finish over Irene, plus Mosquito Fleet and Port Denison vessels racing in light to fresh breezes. It notes Thelma leaking, Valeta mishap, and Sylvania taking multiple championships, with conditions and crew details.
The Doughty’s Creek Handi Cap featured boats 16 ft and under with Marjoria Towneville winning by one minute over Lily, X.Y.Z third five minutes behind. Wave and Credanza followed as principal finishers in a light norwest wind.
A brief exchange promotes use of ice chest coolers to preserve dairy in high heat. Mention of Tarnlow Bros supplies suggests a retailer offering cooling appliances for households.
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