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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 11, 1946
Page
4
The Manjimup Ladies Hockey Club hosted its second annual dinner at the Town Hall to mark the season’s end. Attendees included representatives from Pemberton, Deanmill, Jardee clubs and the Manjimup Football Club, with tributes to players and organisers and presentations to captain Mrs. P. Smith.
Mr. Steve O'Neill and Mr. J. Gillard presented trophies to club members. Neil Howell won Most Consistent Player, Jean Craig Best Player, Joan Thompson Most Improved, Jean Giblett Best Club Girl. Acknowledgments were given to Gillard, Ethel Giblett, Joy Starkie, and secretary Pam Sibley. Pam Sibley’s Orchestra provided music for dancing after the dinner.
Agriculture department figures show a season long decline from Bridgetown to Northcliffe, though Manjimup-Pemberton posts a September gain. Bridgetown and Northcliffe post double digit and near double digit drops year to date, while Manjimup-Pemberton shows September up 4.5% but year to date down 0.3%. Cream quality improves with 0.64% under first grade. Export butters grade well. Warm weather prompts emphasis on can cleansing and scalding and cooling milk before dispatch to prevent sour or thick milk and losses to producers.
The Manjimup event featured three trotting races and two chopping contests with heats and a final. Baron Mavista led the Encourage Handicap and won as Little Arab placed second. Heatherwyn sing was third. The Manjimup Mile saw Rushworth win from Shining Colours, Wee Broad third. Heatherwyn won the Pemberton Handicap ahead of Hastle Nelson and Baron Mavista. Chopping heats drew small fields but produced solid racing with G Reynolds and J Kennedy winning the 12 inch chop, while G Coutts topped the Open 12 inch chop. A flag race and a walk trot and gallop completed the program, with Misses Smithers and Decke taking the top spots in the latter. Afternoon teas and a liquor booth were provided by the Manjimup Kindergarten, and loudspeaker commentary narrated the events.
The One Mile Trotting Encourage Stakes saw Baron Mavista led by L Walton win with a 40 yard handicap followed by Little Arab and Heatherwyn among others. In the Rushworth Lad Handicap at 2.26 and better, Shining Colors won with Wee Broad second and Fred's Best and Maori Star noted in the field.
Race results from a series of heats show G Reynolds B Donnelly Kennedy Dinneen Hennessy Fontanini Hastie Brown Fontanini Coutts and others competing in walking and trotting events. Final placings list Reynolds Kennedy Fontanini and Hastie in top three.
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