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Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Oct 25, 1929

Page

11

Melbourne Cup prospects and Caulfield notes in turf column

Doncaster reviews Paquito's Melbourne Cup buildup and Caulfield gallop, lists final acceptances due dates for Melbourne Cup Cantata Stakes and V R C Derby, and discusses Moonee Valley Cup field and betting. It also notes jockey G Young's retirement plans, changes to Flemington Caulfield timing systems, Highland's Spring prospects, and Phar Lap versus Manfred as top three-year-olds in the era with Cup implications.

Paquito Caulfield Fancy Kidaides Prince Viol Shadow King Brisbane Freebooter Dreamfoot Romaic Nawallah Mondiago Demost G. Young Young Flemington Highland Son Highland Jbut Happe Im Reh Syee Adelaide Annie Anton Raith Whittier Russler Beckwith H. R. Telford Peer Tig Victoria Paes Tap Strephon Phar Lap Iain Cotine Manfred Windhag Windbag Dove Screphon Cman Niele Ma Bose Winelts Met R. Reed Randwick

Mareeba Turf Club Sets Race Meeting Plans for November 23

Mareeba Turf Club committee met to outline a programme for the November 23 race meeting. Prize money set at £150 with six races, including divisions and a two division Handicap. The 1930 annual programme to mirror last year except the Derby, Bracelet and Cup to be run, distances six furlongs and one mile, and the annual date set for May 31 and June 3. Amateurs may ride Bracelet and Cup on equal terms with professionals after approval.

Mareeba Mareeba Turf Club C. Moore Hampe Messrs G. H. O'Donnell L. M. Carroll R. Pata J. Weatherburn D. T. Dickson I. R. MacDonald

Albion Thousand Probable Riders Named for Brisbane Race

Brisbane October 24 probable riders for the Albion Thousand include Freedomer with T Brennan, Prawn Aprieae with Shipton, Ine with Ashney, Bow Tie with Brown, Romaic with Hill, Zoteena with Ross, High Treasure with Smith, Kenbinella with Ponton, Dreamfoot with Jeffers, Wauken Sun with McCabe, Bright Un with Goddard, and British Line with J Conquest.

Brisbane Albion Freedomer T. Brennan Prawn Aprieae Oe Wraith Shipton Ine Ashney Bow Tie Brown Romaic Hill Zoteena Ross High Treasure Smith Kenbinella Ponton Dreamfoot Jeffers Wauken Sun McCabe Bright 'UN Goddard British Line J. Conquest

Brisbane Gallops Report Detailing Freebooters Victory

Brisbane racing notes describe Ascot gallops with Freeboot er finishing strongest among several contenders. Bow Tie Smithfield and other rivals chased over half a mile with varied times. Quantive edged Renbinella and Will Yet in a separate half mile drill, while Lady Bine and Seredale appeared less tested in their six furlong exercise.

Brisbane Ascot Freebooter Smithfield Ney

Tenders and meetings in Far North Queensland notices

Tenders for a drain age Crown Land lease selection open at 11 o clock Friday November 15 1929 at the Land Office Port Douglas. A Cairns Tableland Publicity Association meeting on Thursday November 31 at o'clock at Canegrowers Association rooms Cairns Pictures. Eacham Shire Council Malanda invites tenders for formation and earthworks fencing on the Milla Millaa Innisfail road and for a single reinforced culvert on Peeramon Boonjie road. Alternative offers close with the Director of Lands and Surveys Castner for old Customs site purchase and building Cooktown and for mail colliding etc.

Port Douglas Cairns-Tableland Publicity Association Canegrowers’ Association Cairns Eacham Malanda Milla Millaa-Innisfail Peeramon-Boonjie Rad Ad Surveys Department of Works Cooktown Mail Co

Moonee Valley Races a List of Acceptances and Horses

Melbourne October 24 acceptances for Maumee Valley Meeting feature MIA MIA HURDLES and ST. ALBANS HANDICAP as well as the W.S. COX PLATE and Moonee Valley Gold Cup. Numerous horses named include Highland Amounés Naight Black Duchess Bacchus Second Wind Harbinger Temoin Gulyarti Dancing Master Wanda King Nightlark Welcome Stranger and Barbette among others.

Melbourne Gulyarti Dancing Master Wanda King Vathroy Nightlark Welcome Stranger Rathlugo Blarwyn Janot King Swivel Fathom Invincible Buisdale Kit Carmen Manzanita Tetcatt Topfite Iwate

Melbourne Cup Betting Prices Highlight Phar Lap Lead

Melbourne betting early in the day lists Phar Lap at 7 to 4, with Night March at 5, Winalot and Second Wind at 12, and other contenders including Paquito High Syce Kidaides Carradale and Prince Viol. Taisho Caramelo Shadow King and Amonnis appear at longer odds as the field shapes up.

Bacchus Prince Melbourne Winalot Paquito High Syce Kidaides Carradale Prince Viol Akuerio Pentheus Demost Amonnis

Central and Suburbs football fixtures and lineups

Centals tackle Freshwater at Fresh on Sunday with Nicholls Williams Norris Siem Jones Weaney Sills and others. Suburbs meet Edmonton with 9 15 am rail leave. Wrights Creek clash Gordonvale features Sarr Faw Sim mond Collinson Davis Croker Hawkins Dalton and others in a packed local schedule.

J. O A. Nicholls J Williams Joe Norris Siem T. Jones Weaney Som W. Sills Edmonton Cae J. Smith B. Lordan T. Ahern Ney B. Baker A. Nash A. Lasher Dbk Evans J. Hiudson K' Pershouse Wright's Creek Gordonvale P. Simmond G. Collinson L. Davis

Cairns Cycle Club Plans November 30 Programme

Cairns Cycle Club Committee met at the Golden Vale Cafe to arrange a busy program for November 30. The lineup includes a half mile and one mile publian's purse, a mile youths race, a mile scratch race, and the 5 mile Club Championship. Many riders are visible in afternoon track activity and several are entered for Saturday's road race to Stratford.

Cairns Cycle Club Golden Vale Stratford

Tomorrow's Handicap Road Race for Ma J. Tully Trophy

Handicaps published for Saturday's road race from the hotel to Stratford and back. Contestants include Williams, Howard, Dowker, Frain, Murray, Langtree, Eldridge and others with various seconds behind. Riders have trained hard. eight riders fueled for a close race with Hyde, Murray, and Eldridge among possible winners.

Stratford Ma J. Tully H. S. Williams J. Howard J. Dowker A. Frain Swies A. Tabke A. Weinert Reno A. Murray Be. Trevor J. Foley der McDonagh Les Harris H. Johnston R. Newell R. Eddleston J. Eldridge Hel Y Langtree Ke Page Her. Maunting Manning Behin Latw Husser Sowity Dempsey

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