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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1910
Page
2
The readable text mentions medicines and a spy tale with scattered phrases. It references a Perit and Lanse asking SOLE and a famine related term. Names and places are unclear, with multiple broken terms and quotation fragments.
Tomorrow marks the closing of nominations at 4 pm for Randirk’s winter turf fixtures. Major events include the Metropolitan Handicap and December Stakes with horses such as Grenfell and Nimrod in focus. Racing saw falls in hurdles and heavy going, but Backers held belief with Blairs and Malster Maid delivering notable performances amid a crowded Rosehill meet buildup.
Racing notes cover Randwick and Rosehill fixtures with horses like Tilson and Laddie popular picks. Reports include results from a Winter meeting, discuss weights, fences, and entries, and mention Aulshed and Archibuse in several events with outcomes and riders noted.
John Roberts defeated Chas Memmott by 21 points at Alcock’s Tournament Room in Sydney after conceding 200 start. Roberts tallied 18 000 to Memmott’s 15 765 with strong final sessions, while Memmott’s bests were 1 9 and 2 1. Lindrum plans two $000 matches with start conditions and a possible 1923 championship match outcome remains uncertain amid new challenge talks. Glebe Working Men’s Institute tournaments conclude with multiple semi finals and final results in Snooker Billiards and Consolation events.
At Rooty Hill on Thursday and Friday next the N S W National Coursing Association will stage a grand challenge stakes meeting. The draw is to be made on Wednesday at Usher Metropolitan Hall King Street Sydney. Comedy King won the Victoria Derby and Senate and Willandra, both owned by Kelly Brothers, divided the Oaks Stakes.
Cycling brief notes the Fechese Club fixed its Liv ePool race date for June 25, correcting a prior June 11, 84 listing. Sanction has been applied to the league council for future no pay Ford races to be run soon.
Athletics report from Sacuniay lists J Grinton winning the 0yd dash in 3 d-Herc, E Pazacker taking the bwlt-rafle in Robin Ries, and C Weymann winning the rifle walk as the track remains wet. Sydney Harriers plan to field a team for the New South Wales cross-country chase on July 1. Queensland results include De Varce KT O Tani time Miss Thee Millon J Garvens and Betdeen. Hamner Throwing: M Gravih ADA Zia.
Entries for the N. S. W. Cross Country Championship are slated to close at Victoria Park Ragecoaran on July 38, with July 40 as the event date. Brighton Harriers recorded a 76 yard handicap at Brighton Racecourse, with Osborne and Ryall among the top finishers.
In Sydney Newtown clubs top Rugby Union and Rugby League competitions as Bathurst results show South Sydney beaten by Western District by 14 points. Hume Guan, ex-South Sydney, kicked a goal for the electors. Second Grade Rugby Union leads. Newtown, South Sydney, Sydney, Glebe on top. Eastern Suburbs strong in Third Grade. Sydney defeats All Saints College. Bingarra beats Experiment Farm by two goals.
English authorities raise a question of amateur status in Mr Mark Foy's challenge for the Anglo Australian Shield. Foy plans to sail the Southerly Buster in England with Chris Wabb and some Australians if the English ruling holds. If not, Sydney sailing men compete for cash prizes and Foy cannot assemble an amateur crew under the English definition.
The Drummoyne Club held its annual prize presentation on June 4 at the Masonic Hall. Courtesy contributors included Miss Cavil Hall Campbell and Bonnie Quinlan, and Messrs BR Allen J Wiseman and S Buddie. Mayor Alderman Henley presented prizes, praising membership growth from 35 to 57 and fund increases from £27 to £45, as well as the Western District Championships wins in 500 yd 230 yd and 100 yd events. Mr J H Salmon presented the secretary with a dining-room clock, honoring his service. Mrs Salton received an electro plated rose bowl.
Due to ill health TS Clibborn resigns as secretary of the Australian Jockey Club a post he held for 27 years At a club committee meeting it was resolved to accept the resignation and express gratitude for his devoted services The committee also planned to rename the New Stakes to Clibborn Stakes in his honor Clibborn’s career began in Victoria as an amateur rider and he later served as secretary to two jockey clubs He supervised improvements at Randwick Racecourse and the prize money rose from £40 in his first season to over £45 000, placing the AJC at the forefront of racing in the Commonwealth
A testimonial from Mrs Calberiin Lennon of Garden Arcos describes months of backache neuralgia and gravel pain, relieved after using Dr Sheldon’s Gin Pills. The letter claims rapid relief, improved health, and urges others with rheumatic and kidney troubles to try the pills, noting price and availability for quick purchase.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Tom Bear and a troupe singing a tune about a peppery cure for poison病. Names and context are garbled, with no clear event, date, place, or organization.
The Commonwealth Department of External Affairs plans a new method to showcase Australian farming. It will print farmer reports with district names, yields, and returns, sent from Australia to Britain for readers to evaluate. Early cases show strong profits per acre in wheat farming, suggesting help for settlers and agriculturalists abroad.
A Department report notes wheat breeding experiments in Victoria yielding major gains. Old varieties averaged 18-11 bushels while improved strains hit about 94 bushels under similar conditions, signaling a potential shift in Australian wheat marketing and naming practices to favor stronger white and No. 1 red classifications.
Amid harsh weather 18 riders entered the motorcycle reliability trial. Riders traveled to Bathurst and back, with several machines and names listed among the entrants and officials like Henry A.W Keen F, Davy, and Q. Z. Hill assisting the committee.
Alfred Aldis Cyril Hundley and two girls pulled an SEI from Petrimen's Shed Milson's Point on a Sunday. A sudden change led to their capsizing near Chowder Bay and Bottle and Glass. They clung to the wreckage until the motor yacht Mischief owned by Arthur J. Milson brought them to safety at Milson's Point. They were escorted to Citron Gardens Hotel for dry clothes and later returned by police launch, all in a shaken but non fatal incident.
A middle aged woman was assaulted and robbed on Saturday night near a butcher's shop after leaving with a parcel of meat. Sire Ansie 3411s and Mr Mills of Sutherland reported the incident to Prince Alfred Hospital. The attacker dislocated the woman's shoulder and grabbed her valuables before fleeing.
Fragmentary report from Intercolonial L and B Company on half yearly balance, dividends, and water rights. OCR text is garbled with misread names and numbers, but references a tea report, balance due, and proposed distribution to shareholders.
A fragmentary account notes workers in a continuity line facing low pay and rising costs. It mentions weekly earnings near £4 and contrasts wage levels with other groups while hinting at labor pressure and employer dynamics in the colonial or wartime economy.
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