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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1903
Page
2
An old advertisement urges parents to use Scott's Emulsion to ease teething pain in infants. It claims the product acts as medicine and a toning food, strengthens the child, and aids tooth development. The ad notes a wrapper image of a man with a cod fish and offers a sample and booklet for six pence.
The Bellinger district faced its worst flood in a decade with 16 inches of rain from a southwest gale that shifted to southeast and east. On Tuesday the river peaked at 201 feet, farmland flooded, fences and trees felled, a 30,000 ft timber stack swept away, roads inundated, a dredging plant washed from its moorings, and post and telegraph services disrupted for days.
An advertisement claims influenza can be cured by starting Cham berlain s Cough Remedy at first symptoms. It states thousands have used it with no displeased cases. Also promotes Coleman eucalypt extract for colds and Rost eaten tablets.
Saturday’s Warwick Farm card drew a large crowd despite the Prince of Wales Birthday meeting. Favorite backs were rewarded by outsiders winning several races, while Kensington’s jockey Jennings was suspended for a month after a carelessness inquiry. Additional notes cover Melbourne and Adelaide meetings, wagers, and upcoming events at Canterbury Park and Kensington Trotting Club.
Weights listed for Rosebery Park events on Tuesday June 9. Entries include Welter Handien and Fourteen-three events with horses such as Horseshoe Tar Portrait Lee Weller Bernice The Masher Shopwoman Lay Primrose Lady Belle Misa Beauchamp Idle Fellow Wavelet Alice Stella Myalba Clare Rockleigh Mise Oracle Misa Arden Tille Fellow Too Soon Mab Omelcite Top Maltese Miss Chetwynd Gold Dust Waitress Rene Tamar Ellen C W Biddy Nights!ade Creep ing Jane Playboy Reveille Lucky Boy Paleface Suntown List Coolus Darkie Pheasant Nargo Maid of Erin Ingle burn Adam Bede Descender Lady Bratdan Fred Miss Beecroft Banker Parine Lee Weller Primrose Elwyn Robin Lady Lillian The Novice Descender Battler Sea Bird Freedom Free Lance Rosebank Blackwing Bernoke Merry Dance Robin His Delight Napler Gipsy Queen with weights in pounds and fractions.
Horse racing card lists weights for June 1 meetings at Hensington R C. Fifteen-Hands Handicap 5 furlongs with entrants Dumar esq Olive Loyal Prix Tea Time Sea Hird Goodwin Dart Bismarck Loch Arrow Silent Bam Little Gull Welter Handicap 4% furlongs with Misa Beauchamp Alice Vixen Bobbie Kingfish Miss Moorefield Talka live Rose Park Clare Firelight Bessie M Chieftain. Trial Stakes 6½ furlongs with Freelance Sareaparilia II Carnation Specimen Snowflake. Thirteen-Two Handicap 4 Cre ss 13b Sceptre &4 The Mint Mascotte The Zulu Queenie Fourteen-Two Handicap 4½ furlongs with Miner va Olga Patricia Lee Weller Eva Meg Lady Margaret Botreaux Bob Pearlash Carbeau Yarim Report Idle Beau Wakeful Index Rosy Morn Nada Loss Woodbine Rivulet Gambara Primroge Crossfire Kensington Handicap 1 mile with Toriec 1st 10%b Our State Snowden Boda Goodwin Carlotta Blarkwing The Martin Em press West Key Carnation Snowflake
Only one NSW Association match played Saturday saw Newcastle City edge University in the paused Crazy contest, with University taking 6 sets 41 games to 2 sets 30 games on Newcastle City courts.
In the First Grade Competition on Saturday Leichhardt defeated Woollahra by an innings and 71 runs. Petersham beat Redfern by an innings and ? runs, Paddington beat Waverley by an innings and ? runs. Paddington Second and Auburn had a thrilling second grade game won by Paddington by 23 to 20 after leading 6 to 3 in the tenth. North Sydney beat Leichhardt Second by 1910 11 and Chatswood beat Petersham Second by 58 to 7.
Open sweepstakes shooting held Saturday at Hampden Ground Pennant Hills produced nine events. Notable results include C A Haley and BR F Ryrie tying for first with four kills in event one and Haley winning multiple events with eight and four kills across others, while W G Keane claimed the top score of ten kills in event four and Locksley secured several wins.
In A Grade lacrosse at Rushcutters Bay Oval on Saturday North Sydney beat Burwood by 6 goals to 1 Balmain defeated Petersham at Petersham by 9 to 2 An undefeated Sydney side drew with Marrickville with no scores recorded in the clash
The third round draw lists matches for tonight start with P Hart versus W Watts and G Fenton against P Mendelson. Other pairings include R Eaton vs J Belfield H M Gregor versus E K Moss W Stephenson vs Wagga Wallace vs J Lemon and G aa bier versus A Elwyn with various point implications noted. Assumed name.
Sydney defeated Melbourne to claim the Inter-University boat race on the Parramatta River. Coaches B. Mitchell and A. G. Purves praised for guidance as Sydney dominated the series, marking nine Sydney wins to Melbourne five and Adelaide two overall.
The report covers a mile course with heats and semis. Kerr beat Deacon in 25 seconds, Kenny beat Dewding in 20 seconds, Johnston beat Dight in 1 second, Williams beat Jones in 40 seconds. Semis had Kenny over Kerr in 20 seconds and Williams over Johnston in 40 seconds. The final is set for Saturday between Williams and Kenny.
A crowded Golden Gate Club saw Bingham defeat Tracey in the eighth round and Robbo beat Dobbs in the fourth. Taylor refused to box Robbo over weighing issues, Dobbs replacing him. At the Gaiety Novice tourney Evans beat Dock, Ratt over Fitz gerald, Ryan over Bullet, Havssn over Dobson, Walker over Bream, and Herrin over Hodder in two or four rounds respectively. Upcoming bouts feature Tom Taylor versus Heckenberg and Hecksutt versus Tweedie for South Australia light-weight title.
North Sydney defeats Eastern Suburbs 3 nil in first grade while South Sydney beats University 11 1 2. Newtown trails Balmain 14 nil as borough and second grade results reshape the Metropolitan Rugby Union table. Western Suburbs and Balmain second teams did not play. In Australian rules Redfern thrashes Paddington 22 71, Balmain defeats Newtown 45 25, Sydney m c a 4 29 over East Sydney 15 38, North Shore beats Ashfield at Summer Hill.
The Gardner Cup second round saw Pyrmont edge Ultimo 5 goals to 1 in a high tempo Wentworth Park clash with Pyrmont leading 1 goal 1 behind to Ultimo 1 goal 4 behind at half time. Granville beat Sydney by 2 goals. Glebe beat the Navy 5 3 in a spirited Birchgrove match. Bolmola Rozelle drew 0 0 in a tense affair.
Gulf Costerd Club members contested a Saturday match for a trophy presented by Mr BE M Be Bursh with several players listed by handicap. Hunter's Hill Club hosted mixed foursomes for Mr G H Partridge's trophy, Buckland and Ailsa Cowle won 11 up, others followed with close margins. Doliroyde Links saw Moncey set a record from Sh to 4. Magickyile Club bogey results highlighted T Hay faundion 14 with 1 down, Souter and Stuke close. Australlan Club mineteh A Grade went to W Tilley 16.14-81, C L Macken second. Lind won foureaises ap Lind 14. Murrichy Mub’s championship had W Vicars defeating J A Thorpe by 2 up.
St Leonards defeated the local club 81 to 41 in a four ring match at Gladstone Park. St Leonards also beat Mosman 66 to 25 in a three rink match on its green. Randwick led 87 to 82 at home after five-point spreads in a four rink game. St George beat Strathfield 69 to 60 on its green. City defeated Manly 87 to 7 at Cook Park. Ashfield beat St George 93 to 61 in a four rink contest at Ashfield. Ashfield slp won 64 to 53 at Hunter's Hill in a three rink match. Garden and J Bears beat M Donald and F Bowlis 107 to 25 in Ashfell Club's Winekcombe pairs. Petersham had an easy win at Victoria Park. In a four-tinl match, the park bowlers led OG and 41. Followme reached the Petersham Club semi-final for the vice president's trophy with teams Gough Montagu Atkinson and Rowley. near Hobson Alcock Dir Purser and Harber.
A two room weatherboard cottage on Hansard Street Waterloo caught fire around 11 on Saturday night. Owner BE Goadfrey woke by a neighbour and with help quickly extinguished the flames. Three separate areas were set alight and kerosene liberally sprinkled, suggesting a deliberate attempt. The timely discovery by occupants prevented major damage.
Tuesday’s mails from the GPO Sydney list ship departures for Port Macquarie Hellinger Heads Byron Bay Richmond River and United Kingdom via Holydale Ca vanba St George overland to Adelaide and RMS Omrah to West Australia Dunedin Hobart and Tasmania with times ranging from noon to 7 p.m. including overland routes to Adelaide and Melbourne connections.
Infant son of Edward M Coy of 1 Little Stewart Street Paddington fatally burned on Saturday night when a debtor candle set fire to bedclothes. Father and mother slept through. the child was taken to St Vincent's Hospital by Mr May but died two hours later after admission by Dr Marshes.
Maud Hynes a 40 year old widow residing at Cooper Street Double Bay told friends on Saturday night she would take her own life. No heed was paid to the remark, but about 2 o clock the next morning Sergeant Holmes found ladies clothing on the Double Bay pier and later located Mrs Hynes body coat ing near the steps. The remains were removed to the Morgue at Circular Quay.
About 8 o'clock Saturday night carter William Nixon, recently of Evan Trow, was knocked down and run over by a goods train as it steamed into Katoomba station. He suffered severe injuries and died at 4 a.m. Sunday after being taken to Nepean Hospital. The accident marks the second fatal crossing incident in twelve months and calls for better safety arrangements at the main Sydney Bathurst road crossing.
Martin, a chemist in Southampton, issues a compact notice urging readers to obtain Martin's product line. The brief item emphasizes brand reliability and availability in local shops.
Reads like a shipping list of arrivals on June 7 including vessels Flectra Norit Coast SN Company Limited Allen Taylor and Company Pasengers list for Sonoma RSLS etc. Numerous captains and routes cited from Manning River Cape Hawke New Castle Haven Mercury Bay Valparaiso Fremantle Melbourne and more. Passengers names appear in long lists with many individuals and families aboard.
A long, fragmentary ocean news column details ship arrivals departures and passengers. It lists crews and travelers aboard vessels including Pacific liners and the Union Company ships, with references to San Francisco, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, and Calcutta routes, plus cargo items and winds en route.
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