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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Oct 26, 1929

Page

13

Moonee Valley features loom in Doncaster notes

In a Melbourne racing rundown Doncaster notes Cox Plate and Moonee Valley Gold Cup entries. Night March faces Amounis Mollison Highland, while Second Wind Shadow King Demost Kidaides Prince Viol Some Quality vie for form. Jockeys Keys and Meyers arrived in Woree for today’s meeting. 2.30 pm starts set as local turnout expected strong.

Demost Melbourne Moonee Valley Amounis Mollison Highland Vitoria Hooks Sydney Shadow King Kidaides Prince Viol Tasmania Moonee Valley Ci Clean Sweep Diner Ine C. Keys J. Meyers Townsville Woree Nnis J. Coras Fientighon Paquito Rivoh Comedy King Desert Gold Lore’ Aers Prince Van F.or Yd T Spike Buckinbar

Doncaster Comic Song and Cox Plate Night March

The passage references a Doncaster event featuring a comic song by ONS St Alban’s Tiana and notes a W S Cox Plate night march.

St. Alban Tiana W. S. Cox

Albion Thousand Race Card Speeds Into Afternoon

The Albion event features Honey for Freehouter to lead with Romaic close behind in the field. Starting times include Nursery at 1.10 pm and two divisions slated for 1.35 and 2.00 pm respectively. Alan's handicap is listed without complete time.

Albion Alan

Acceptances for Albion minor events at review meet

List of acceptances for numerous Albion minor events at Brisbane meeting on October 23 including names such as Massanissa Sir Nut Lord Beven The Dragon Pegeants and many others with varying numbers. indicates a comprehensive field for Review 9.7 Adaptation 9.2 and related races.

Brisbane Albion

Plate and Acceptances for Albion Thousand Races

Plate one mile and seven furlongs listed with multiple horses and odds. Acceptances for the Albion Thousand include Freebooter 102 and several others such as Brown Apple 9.3 Cornraith B11 and Zoteena 8.6, with prices shown beside each entry.

Albion Thousand Form Guide at Albion Park Race

Brisbane October reports list top weights and contenders for the Albion Thousand at Albion Park over seven furlongs. Freebooter leads with 10.2, others like Amberlinre Brown Apple Cornraith and Lady Bine show recent form. many entries have placed in Albion events, with bets and weights noted as reviews progress toward acceptance closing.

Whiffler's tips spark Albion Park racing notes

Blue Herod claims Fourth Division on August 31 and Third Division on September 14, with third in Third Division on September 28. Trials at Ascot October 5 produce a close fourth for British Line. Novice day wins and losses follow. Burradoo shines in Second Division at Rockhampton, Eve Paddington wins Toowoomba Third Division on September 21, awaiting Brisbane appearance. Kerraith wins Albion Second Division on August 31, Mabaix third in Ascot Three-Year-Old Handicap, Nigra Avis close in Ascot Heavyweight. WHIFFLER'S BRISBANE tips for Albion Park include selections for Third Division First Meat, Second Heat, and categories with noted horses.

Wolowa Albion Dreamfoot mWauliken San Ascot Welter Scholarly Townsville Sir Sarchedon Brisbane Rockhampton Warwick Newmarket Brighton Jimmy Poitrel Flyimg Company Ascot Wik Blevheim Bern Rimaing Welln Secu Divison Pure Company Smithfield Blue Herod British Line Spearman Credence Pride Burradoo Ion Eve Paddington Toowoomba Nigra Avis Wester Whiffler Albion Park Baracre Amber Jicky My Koat Lady Bine Freebooter Zoteena Gillips Buckren Monte Blue Macnee Atty

Handicaps Declared for Sunday's Third Race at Le Course

The handicaps for Sunday afternoon's third race for Neary Mazlin and Mackay trophies over the le course have been announced. Winds are light southeast and northerly. Memory scratch Alma 34 Sylvania 633 Velese 656 P Laurens 879 iad 979 Eiy 2 2 7 99 Malva 12 8 10 Sunbeam te M.S. 43 12 3 Vous QJ ATkinson 5 14 12 14

Messrs J. P. Neary H. W. Mazlin Mackay and Co Memory S_ an Alma W. Prichard Sylvania S. Tredrea Velese F. Thompson P. Laurens

Advertised Events and Tenders Across District Roads

Old and new time dance will be held in Worse Schoolroom tonight. The Asher laize Board invites applications for Manager and Secretary. Douglas Shire Council seeks tenders for a drainage scheme. A J Draper Ltd Auctioneers sell for Mrs E Collins at 231 Esplanade on Tuesday November 5 at 12 a.m. Household furniture. W J Seater auction on Friday November 1 at 1 p.m. Eacham Shire Council Malanda invites tenders for formation Earthworks fencing and a reinforced culvert on local roads. A J Draper Ltd to sell freehold of Kuranda Hotel on Tuesday for enterprising buyers.

Asherlaize Board Douglas Shire A. J. Draper Ltd E. Collins Esplanade Charles and McKenzie Streets W. J. Seat Cote Eery Eacham Malanda Millan Millan-Innisfail Peeramon-Boonjie Messrs A. J. Draper A. J. Draper Limited Kuranda Tucson

Gordonvale Boxing Tournament Heads for November Dates

As advertised, Gordonvale boxing tournament entries close November 19 for a two day event on November 21 and 22. Organizers promise a largest ever meet with strong local interest. For entry details contact J Lish, Box 55, Gordonvale.

Gordonvale

Rowing Cairns Club Notes Barrine Bowl Race Set

The Barrine Bowl race is fixed for November 1 with section heats and winners racing a final for Barrine Bowl replicas donated by vice president Mr Balfe. Crews from each section will be transported to Smiths Creek to witness and members will be notified by the Carnival Committee secretary of duties. Aquatic Club members may row at 6 am on request, and a working bee will rebalance riggers this afternoon.

Wore Itate Woree Gordonvale Cairns Mareeba Cairnssvnne Altenic B. C. Balfe Smith's Creek Aquatic Club G. Gill

Cairns Association Arranges Representative Matches

Cairns Association announces two away matches on Sunday November 3. First game features a Cairns side versus an Innisfail Cricket Association representative team at Innisfail. second game pits Cairns against a South Johnstone representative at South Johnstone. An excursion train departs Cairns about 7 am, arrives Innisfail 10.40 am. Selectors Thompson Lymam and Griffiths named 11 players led by captain R. Thompson. further selections to meet South Johnstone to follow. Players to notify selectors or secretary Tom McCoome if unavailable.

Cairns Innisfail Cricket Association Innisfail South Johnstone Cricket Association South Johnstone Messrs. Thompson Lymam Griffiths R. Thompson R. Gelting W. A. McDougall J. Spiers Horwood J. Lynam A. Seam H. Burns T. McCoombe J. Walker Saturdry

Cairns Cricket Premiership Round Ends In Close Lead

In Norman Park, the Cairns Cricket Association premiership round one concludes at Mark. Mercantiles, chasing a first innings win to stay undefeated, face Rovers who trail at 72 after Mercantiles posted 316. Spiers steadies the chase as Waratahs defend 173 against Ivanhoes, who sit at 5 for 100. Carr 43 not out and Hoey 0 remain the only not outs. A tight race for the lead looms with Waratahs favoured by form.

Cairns Cricket Association Mercantiles Rovers Spiers Waratahs Ivanhoes Carr Hoey

Lindrum Sets North of Tweed Billiards Record in London

Lindrum, in London on October 24, established a Scottish billiards record with a 1 134 unfinished break and an overall 1 184 average for the evening. He surpassed Smith’s Scottish record, achieving the thousand-point milestone in 49 minutes and delivering a masterly exhibition across the border.

London Lindrum McConachy Smith Tweed

Buyers Strike at Melbourne Hides Sale After Years of Frustration

Melbourne buyers including farmers refused to bid at a Melbourne Woolbrokers Association sale on October 24. After decades of regulations, buyers urged revision to match Sydney standards. Despite September talks, no agreement was reached and the sale was abandoned.

Melbourne Tarmers

Tilden Ranked Among World’s Top Tennis Stars

London based Evening Standard lists Grteber Tilden among the world’s elite tennis players. The ranking centers on the season’s events, naming Cuchel Lacoste Wilden Bootes Hanter Demorpheo Matewhaner Wrenn Nuctin and Von Kehrlin as notable contemporaries.

London Grteber Tilden Evening Standard Cuchel Lacoste Wilden Bootes Hanter Demorpheo Matewhaner Wrenn Nuctin von Kehrlin

In transport by rea int Great in has doubled in the last four

The fragmentary item notes a transport related change described as a doubling over the prior four periods. Named entities and precise details are unclear due to OCR garble, but the core claim concerns a sudden rise in transport measures or volumes over four intervals.

Rea Int Greatin

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