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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 20, 1926
Page
13
The record lists divisions and entrants including Scotch Knight Love's Gift Miss Atty Dropout Chadson and Daren with multiple designations and placements. The fragment outlines a race card style sequence across divisions with potential entries and matchups.
A scrambled OCR from Albion Park race notes lists acceptances and heats for the Fourth Division events, with multiple horses and riders named in a jumbled sequence. It references tomorrow’s schedule, heats for the Fourth Division, and team selections with several names and notes about transport and emergencies.
Crisbe prints betting tips for Albion Mark elections and Melbourne Epsom fixtures. He lists heat order and contenders for Fourth Division First Heat Actinic for Gold Ales and other heats, plus Park Plate Faydera and Carolin Magnus. Sydney Evening News echoes Epsom betting, naming early contenders in two year old and open handicaps, brushes, and steeplechase entries with several horse names.
Week end lineup details list Samwel Allen Lone’s squad to meet Fresh water at Kreshwater with A Fleming as captain and nine other players. A separate squad for Frean water vs Samuel Allen's at Soseem includes Salathiel Fearyoods McBride Doran Hughes Tenni Lu low aides Boule Binns. Railways selections to face Postele at Wah rd Lordon feature Mehrena Cal Donohue Uuirk Hi paeare Crouch Noble Ouch Siewert Senish Maliett Fabien with bus leaving Queen's Hotel at 2 45 pm.
Townsville results from the bowling carnival show singles and pairs action. Names such as Lawrie, Willaraeon, Price, Lowrie, Tippett, Paskin, Snowden, and Walker feature across singles and pairs fixtures with several semi final and ongoing round results noted.
At the weekly executive meeting held Wednesday evening the Cairns Club was chosen to be represented at the Australian Championship. The selected boat will receive partial subsidy and the first race of the series for Messrs Favel Collins and Wilkinson’s trophies is set for this afternoon. Carnival arrangements were finalised and members urged to lend help. The club’s finances are tight as additional building costs must be met, making the carnival essential. The second race starts this Sunday at 2.48 o’clock with handicaps listed for Melodious and others.
Today there will be a mixed fourball competition for a prize of golf balls presented by Mir OC Woodward. Saturday will see the final of the medal rounds with the winner earning the monthly medal for the next year. Members eligible to play are listed in the Saturday column.
Auctioneer T. J. Reddan lists public auctions of railway net property and Mrs Pallan household effects on November 24 and 26, plus a moonlit harbour cruise, a concert at Freahwater Hall, and a Stretford euchre party. Also notes absentee tender invitations, a Fortnight timetable, and Jockey Club race plans at Worre.
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