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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1925
Page
4
At Glen Idlyy Stud one mile from Forbes Post Office the season opens. A renowned Grand Prix De Paris event featured Bronzinio Ci. defeating English champions but losing to two French horses. The race carried a £100,000 bet backing for owner Mr Rothschild.
Bronzino, notable sire of winners through August 7 to March 1, 1922, will stand this season at Glen Idyll Forbes for 35 mares. Foaled 1907, he is praised for reed ing conformation and looks. Mares £10 10s payable before removal, season September to December, with paddocks and grazing details.
Abercorn sire of Royal Alwyne's dam among famed racehorses with winnings of £12731. Chester, his hire, won the Melbourne Cup with £8174 in stakes. Rand, Floneur by Chester's Hire, also Melbourne Cup winner. Marchesa's dam Sally Hrase closely related to Swiveller, sire of Mentor, another Melbourne Cup victor. Royal Alwyne won AJC Tocal Handicap and beat top rivals, with Lord Alwyne progeny noted in South Australia. Copyright notice from C. & MacPHILLAMY, Owner Warroo Forbes.
Dry conditions persist with light showers. two inches of rain would boost a record season. Wool now bulk buyers with shading cuts and river low. mosquitoes biting while fish bite sparingly. Farmers sow corn on floodmarks. Hooded waters flooded river flats earlier. Local trip to Bedgerabong for a concert. Laneyrie Cup match rescheduled for Sunday 13 September with Monwonga team officials and emergency contact listed.
A church building fund social at Wamboyne on Friday drew fair turnout though many women were missing due to a clash with a Queen Competition event. Music by Mise J Mulhall and Arthur Caine enlivened the hall with jazz caps and streamers. Hugh Lamont won the prize box of sweets and the Bricks ticket draw. Light refreshments and lighthearted notes about local ailments conclude the item.
International Prison Commission adviser A. O. Chisholm questions hopes that prohibition would empty prisons. In Periscope he notes a seething, state-controlled population, with wardens reporting increases. After years of travel he observes a larger unison population than last year across fourteen states.
An unclear Tanunda Standard ad fragment suggests promoting a hospital brandy product. The readable text references advertising the brand and a slogan urging business branding, but details are fragmented and unreliability prevents full reconstruction.
A representative toured Glen Idyll Stud Farm owned by George Sheehan and inspected horses including Seidonly, Bronzino, Arabwood, Lord Kitchen, and nine Sydney mares. The visit praised Bronzino as a cup winner under 100 caineas, noted the energetic Arabwood, and highlighted splendid accommodation, vast grass, and an up to date storage house. The farm plans expansion into Anglesey and Stokes Estates with special paddocks for mares in foal and ample water supply.
A vintage boast claims even Henry Ford could not buy better meat than Webb and Hand's. The slogan frames Webb and Hand's as the ultimate meat provider, suggesting the brand’s superior quality and life-enhancing pleasure in a period voice.
Trundle reports perfect weather and rising activity as crops progress in the district. Rainfall Friday and Sunday mornings aided growth while pests are being controlled. Local business expands with additions to Franks and Cols stores and a new bakery planned, signaling continued growth. Serious illness weighs on Mrs Medcalf and Mr Mailer with little improvement. Shearing remains strong with modest yields. Forbes defeats Trundle golfers, though Paul Merewether wins for Trundle.
A stallion from Fast Office stands the season at Glen IDYLI Stud Farm. Bred on approved lines with St. Simon on a double cross of Musket and Fisherman. Pedigree rich in Stockwell lines. Beidonelly has achieved sixteen firsts.
W. E. Rotterill owner at Parkes notes mares to be paid for betara remove and Benson starts It Sequmber. Head Grasse Paldocks. Retterill to charge.
The mare Queen of the Earth sired by Rotherode 17 dominaes the Surrey Foul Stakes and other classic stocks. Hades shown as a relation to Malster, with wins in Kempton Park Two Year Old Stakes and Manchester Two Year Old Stakes, alongside her dam Lonely and progeny like Malster. Bunnyvtile stud offers foaling care at Minestone country near Munildra and invites booklet from A Taylor at Bunny Side Cudal.
The Forbes Advocate claims to deliver high quality printing at no higher cost, urging readers not to settle for second-rate work. References to Pearce and William B. Parkes and contact details imply a local advertorial push for printing services.
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