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Newspaper
Fremantle The Advertiser
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1928
Page
6
Helene Vale reports from Canning and Magnes Valley detailing Fremantle trained horses, riders, and betting swings. Ducat and Hopaway figures, along with Trolaga, Chadwick, Kilreid, Hermitage, and Peter Kyna, animate a packed day of hurdles and welters as markets shift and favorites cling to odds.
In a sea of entries, Selena Vale and Coastland 90 figure among top contenders. Hope of Brown Stag and Blackboy Handicap entries appear, with distances noted as two miles and 11 i/Coastland 90. The field includes Grant 90 and Coombola 98 as potential challengers across the track.
Palmyra travels to Cottesloe for a key weekend match with prize pressure on the visitors. A Palmyra win would boost hopes for the green and gold, while a defeat would dash their plans. The RSL Art Union continues for subscribers with 3125 pounds in prizes, supporting country hospitals and diggers, funded 75 percent to hospitals and 25 percent to diggers.
Two favorites for the Wagin and Boulder Handicaps were beaten by mishaps as Lord Harty and Moegala faltered. Willie Roy and Direct Kola, both 10 to 1 shots, won. Other results include Admiral Wood in Kalgoorlie and Myra Haut scoring, with Poker winning the Trotters’ Race. East Fremantle track work proceeds for July meetings amid harness plan doubts.
The Prince of Wales and his brother Duke of Gloucester embark on a East Africa tour. following a similar journey by the Duke and Duchess of York, the royal pair hope to broaden ties within the Empire. The voyage aims to complete the Prince of Wales’s visits to all parts of the British Empire.
A pioneering attempt to ship horses by auto truck from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic Coast has begun with four horses and a fifth added en route in Indianapolis. The Pierce-Arrow 18 foot 6 inch truck carried two-year-olds and adults at 45 to 50 miles per hour on good roads, averaging 250 miles daily from Los Angeles to Syracuse Kansas. The venture costs about £20 per day excluding wear, versus freight rates around £125, plus railroad fares for three men.
Bookmakers enjoyed a clean sweep last Saturday as seven favourites fell but three second favourites cushioned the impact. A large crowd gathered amid favorable weather and the chance to see the mighty Sheik in action, yet the champion was sidelined by a bursting brood incident.
Fremantle Trotting Grounds at East Fremantle set for the 61st meeting on Saturday July 21. Arrangements are complete with bright lighting and comfortable facilities for the public. Racing will follow the rules of the W A Trotting Association for a brilliant opening night.
Fremantle defeated East Fremantle by 15 goals in a high quality lacrosse match. East Fremantle played well early, with Len’s entry lifting the attack, while Fremantle surged in the final quarter to seal a decisive win. Easts face Guildford next at Wellington Square with a strong lineup.
Perth shop McIntyre and Co on Hay Street advertises stupendous reductions across men and boys clothing coats rainwear underwear fashion shirts and woollen goods. Despite a small shop size the firm claims wide price cuts offering Perth's most genuine bargain sale with details to follow in colorums.
Congratulations are extended to Mr McCormack who has been appointed Town Clerk at North Fremantle He has road board experience as secretary of Peppermint Grove Road Board and Municipal Inspector for Cottesloe He should fill the bill admirably Mr J W Bateman takes Harbour Extension seriously urging business leaders to consider the same path to keep Fremantle from becoming a fishing village
Mick writes to Pat in Australia but Pat lacks his brother's address. After a pause he resolves to write again and ask for the address, revealing a practical solution to a simple communication snag.
A stout woman stretches to claim two seats in a theater. The attendant asks who will use the extra seat. She answers she will occupy both seats, with them on opposite sides of the aisle.
Mrs Vere-Heare with her maid visited an Oxford Street draper and asked for red georgette. After a quick examination the shop assistant claimed the fabric would wash well. The lady then cut a sample and paid her maid to chew it to test color fastness.
An Irishman sits for a shave while a barber is detained in another room. A pet monkey in the shop seizes the shaving brush, lathers the Irishman, and even attempts to shave him with a strapped razor. Pat protests, insisting the barber must do the shaving.
A comic scene recalls two Irish tourists distressed by mosquitoes as they hide under the bedclothes. One peeks out and jestingly notes fireflies in the room are "looking for us with lamps." The other joke follows with a pupil defining a skeleton as bones with people subbed off.
Two hurdle races feature names Coombole versus Hopaway in the main hurdle event while Arimond clashes with Coolab in a companion trial. The plate race pairs Lord Readigg against Lady Hill as a supporting contest.
A mother warns Peggy that persistent naughtiness will be passed to her children. Peggy responds with a cheeky remark and gains a triumph over the warning, claiming the mother has given herself a warning.
A punter at a race meeting lost his watch and chain to a thief and returned with a brighter chain hoping to trap the thief. After the East race, a small tough man approached him and whispered Keep it covered, Chief, claiming he had faced danger five times already.
A kindly antique dealer tests a new assistant for six weeks as mistakes mount. A sudden crash when the youth, unable to move a heavy antique table, admits I carried it half way to Brixton but could not finish the task.
A nature lesson ends with the teacher inviting questions. Willie asks how hens know the size of a chick, prompting a pause before the class considers the mystery of bird development.
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