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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1908
Page
14
The first day featured strong crowds and good course condition despite a long dry spell. Trials and multiple races dominated the program with Pantheon and The Intended among winners, while Bungledoo claimed the Welter in a six length margin amid post race crowd reaction.
In Bathurst, the Com Opexing Handicap for 29 sors at 6 furlongs saw Cootah slow to a two and a half length win with time 1 min 13 sec. The Trial Stakes winner Guild er Rose led from the start, time 1 min 21 4-5 sec, and the Blackdown Handicap over one mile produced Reprint narrowly beating Acolyte by half a length in 1 min 44 5/6 sec.
At Eagle Farm the QT Club met in cool conditions with a fair crowd. Trials and several handicaps produced close finishes including Macota, Fawn, Polestar, and BoomER among winners, with an inquiry into Polestar’s run and times listed for each race.
South Sydney Harriers hosted a Redfern Oval sports meeting with a triangular challenge between Botany, St George, and South Sydney teams. Results include 1,000 yard and half mile races won by St George and South Sydney athletes, plus handicap sprints and a band program.
Victoria trail NSW after a long day at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Armstrong steady for 110 and Noble 100 led Victoria to 402, then NSW reach 204 with Hopkins, Waddy and Gregory contributing, while Noble takes 7 for 4 in the spell.
The Hobart noon restart saw England finish 453 in their innings with 28 more runs after two wickets. Tasmania trailed by 342, forced to follow on after closing at 113 in their first innings. Tabart led with 5 in the second, and Hanson and Paton carried through for Tasmania in a halted day of play.
Australian entry led by C Webb on Aeolus with J Norris and FP Cowie close behind. Zena steered by W Holmes finished far back as Scot and other rivals trailed. Final gaps show narrow win by one minute and one second ahead of second place with 25 seconds to third.
Workers at Miami who had been on strike meet to decide whether to resume work. A majority of 23 votes to 14 favors returning to Tosslay.
A serious railway accident occurred this afternoon at Stanwell Park Station on the Hiawarra line. The up train from Klama ran off the line at the point. Several persons were injured and one woman killed, but no names have yet been ascertained.
A middle aged man named George William Williamson left his daughter's Woolloomooloo residence early this morning. His body was found near Cowper Wharf with a wool weight tied to his neck. Police believe he died by his own hand during a temporary insanity episode.
The Col liery Proprietors' Association informs the Miners' Federation that Maitland South district owners will keep paying miners according to the declared selling price of coal. The arrangement runs until the Special Mining Court rules. This aligns Maitland with the Newcastle district and benefits the miners.
Race list from Ascot includes Flying Handicap at four furlongs with Clinker Tib Sarsfield Sancy Kate and others, Maiden Handicap with The Storm Ser Sib and a long field, Haonda and 14 two Handicaps listed with multiple entrants, Novice and Ascot Handicap results and weights, and various stakes like Approved Stakes and related entrants with weights and odds where legible. The text provides horse names, weights, and some partial results across several sprint events.
A message from Cronulla received in Sydney this afternoon says the stranded steamer Thode Fagelund remains in the same position with no change in status.
A London cable message to Dal edy and Company Limited reports no sales in the Home market on Thursday due to a thick fog. The note is dated the 23rd instant and originates from the London house.
Mr. Carruthers MLA opened the Kiama show as entries topped two hundred despite dry weather. Cattle led the exhibits while fruit and produce were below the usual standard, drawing a large crowd.
The barquentine Mary Yeabel from Whangaparaoa New Zealand towed to an anchorage in Johnstone Bay this morning with 296000 ft of kauri and white pine for R. Lamb and Co. Sydney. The voyage covered 11 days.
Officers trailed a man into the Manufacturers' Agency warehouse and escorted him to Central Station where he was charged with theft amid a shadowed morning observation by police.
The muggy afternoon sent residents to sea beaches with Manly attracting about 40 000 bathers aided by over 50 police staff. Coogee drew 3000 visitors while Bondi Bronte and Maroubra also hosted large crowds seeking cooler surf.
Large crowd at the Melbourne Athletic Club witnessed a 21 round boxing match. Russell used heavier body blows from round nine, while Fennessy hurt his left hand and faded. Referee Sammy Gray judged Russell the winner on points. Lang and Feliz may fight next at the club.
Friction between Wharf Laborers Union members and free laborers of Newcastle and Hunter River Company led to a police court case. William Macneil was fined £1 or 14 days imprisonment for assaulting William Davey on the railway overhead bridge near the wharf, the first such incident since the strike began January 2.
Commonwealth Weather Bureau reports warm to hot conditions in New South Wales with scattered afternoon storms. Victoria expects warmer days with variable winds and possible thunder. Queensland remains cloudy with showers mainly north of Rockhampton and hot conditions inland. South Australia stays warm with easterly winds veering south next week. Western Australia features very hot north and cooler central areas with possible thundery clouds. Tasmania forecasts fine to warm with increasing temperatures. Rain records list scattered totals across regions, with notable readings in Coonia, Goulburn, Narromine, and Warrnambool area. Mr T Bent, Victoria's Premier, currently visiting Melbourne ahead of tomorrow evening.
The surveying ship Dart with NEW Public Works officers is off Manning River entrance this morning. Soundings are being taken to plan improvements. The Tweed River bar is in a bad way again. the Dorothy steamer is stuck, unable to clear the river after 18 days delay.
A large tomato claimed as a record weight grows at Killarney Estate by Mr. E Stoltemberg and weighs two and a half pounds according to the Narrabri correspondent.
Melbourne stock listings show mixed results with several vessels and mining stocks advancing. Notable entries include Trustees' Executors at Barrier Wharf and Crown Lyell with varied gains and some payoffs on South Broken and Chillagoe followed by Dillett Lyell Dempsey’s.
At Sydney Railway Goods Shed this morning a brisk Saturday sale saw many buyers early, then thinning turnout as 70 truckloads of produce sold off amid heavy supplies. Prices held firm for lucerne and other items with mixed results across crops, lucerne, wheat, chaff, potatoes, and melons. several firms and dealers listed as participants.
Arrivals include January and Nerehana from London with GH tons under Tyser and Company. Captain Oethiends from Valparaiso with W. Brett Fell and Company. Departures January 3 include Ormus for London via Western Australia and Mobert. Kyarra for Melbourne Adelaide and Western Australia. Cine for Rotterdam. Kempeey to the Macleay River. Uncertain note mentions projected state revenue surplus. Julie Pitt, daughter of Edwin Pitt, aged years, to be laid to rest at Church of Expians Cemetery Richmond.
A brief notice from a local desk records a misfiled or late entry in the classification queue. It notes the item is not eligible for standard categorization and requires reassessment by authorities.
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