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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
1
A crowded Cup Day scene is described with a fire accident when a careless person dropped a lighted match, burning a dress on Mrs Joseph who saved herself with quick action. Separate items note charity guests at the Girls Orphanage, a zoo tropical house visit, and varied political and social news from the era.
Skelton was sent into town by a special train but died en route. An accident cast gloom over the day’s events. At the next hurdle Fidele took the lead while J Kent escaped serious injury. The ramming of Fleet in Ballmage Staker drew public attention. Redoe So and others see horses traded, with Featherstitehmail among the names mentioned in postrace chatter.
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