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  2. Rockhampton Produces a Mystery Horse, a Mystery Sire a Scarlet Pimpernel Owner.

    ALTHOUGH cattle, which if fat would be worth a couple of pounds per leg are turning their toes heavenward as if in muted protest and sheep are changing into dried mutton in their thousands in consequence of the existing drought. Western and Northern squatters attended Rockhampton's carnival ...

    Article : 278 words
  3. JOCKEY FINDS THE ROYAL ROAD TO RICHES.

    AMONG the many Brisbaneites "Truth" met at Rockhampton was Jack, Landers. the ex-Spring Hill picture show proprietor and one time ...

    Article : 275 words
  4. SPORTY TRIPLETS EFFECT A COUP.

    The Rockhampton hotelkeeper, Copey Adair, who races Lenol and Maitland Bell, is the proud father of triplet girls, now about eight years of age. The principal pastime of the triplets is playing poker for pennies. ...

    Article : 96 words
  5. ROCKHAMPTON GOES THREE BETTER.

    The Rockhampton races produced a mystery horse last carnival, but this carnival it went three better, for in addition to ...

    Article : 274 words
  6. "GO NOW!"

    THREE furlongs of the finish of the Rockhampton Cup one of the riders in the much behind the leader, Delytta. called out ...

    Article : 317 words
  7. BOOKS CAUGHT IT IN THE POCKET.

    With, both Newmarket and Cup going to the favorites, the Rockhampton ring had a heavy settting, and many good winners are reported in connection with the double. The Brisbane bookmaker. Bill. ...

    Article : 296 words
  8. CARNIVAL SPIRIT PREVAILED IN SPITE OF DROUGHT.

    ALTHOUGH most of the' squatters from the drought stricken West were present at Rockhampton's carnival, the fact that many station employees who in previous years have been in the habit of playing up their cheques were on this occasion forced to remain at their jobs in an ...

    Article : 247 words
  9. £4000 TO NIX!

    OF the money to nothing which was offered in connection with the Rockhampton Cup. the Brisbane owner-trainer. Tim Smart, ...

    Article : 257 words
  10. BERGSTROM'S TROT OF OUTS.

    THE death of the Seremond filly, Wiseling, was the sensation of the Rockhampton Cup carnival, and as is usual following on such affairs,, all kinds of rumors were afloat and various theories were advanced. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 364 words
  11. Hookity Crookity.

    Brisbane jockeys who visited Rockhampton carnival. have had some, interesting experiences, and Syd Bennett tells a good one. ...

    Article : 115 words
  12. "Fair Exchange."

    If the crack lightweight jockey Arthur Davis. is in[?] to believe in omens or "offices," be must have felt confident of his evince in the ...

    Article : 108 words
  13. DETAILS OF ALBION RAGES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,090 words
  14. THE GENTLE GRAFTERS.

    MANY sinister stories are being whispered in connection with the Rockhampton Cup but such things are common after every race of importance. There was of course the usual intrigus shelfing and scheming ...

    Article : 285 words
  15. WESTERN PUNTER'S HUGE PROFIT.

    THE big clean up of the Rockhampton meeting went to a prominent Western punter, who gave the bookmakers a severe ...

    Article : 151 words
  16. BARNEY PAGE'S PENCHANT FOR DODGING Disaster.

    ALTHOUGH it is probable that the accident would not have happened had the well-known Brisbane jockey, Barney Page, been on Brown Polly on the morning of the C.Q. Derby, Page only missed the ride by a few minutes. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 335 words
  17. GLEANED AT THE CUP CARNIVAL.

    JOLLY HANDSOME and Scholarly are likely to figure prominently in a double connection at the forthcoming Townsville meeting. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 836 words
  18. LOCAL STIPE OFFICIAL AT ROCKY.

    Mr. Frank McGi officiated as stipendiary steward at the Rockhampton Carnival, in the absence of Mr. Wylie Wilson who ...

    Article : 91 words
  19. FOUR FIGURE PROFIT.

    The Rockhampton Jockey Club is hopeful of making a four figure profit over the meeting and this is nothing short of marvellous ...

    Article : 34 words
  20. TEXAS SQUARES UP.

    TEXAS CORVEN pulled out a race on the concluding day of the Rockhampton meeting and as the gelling was well backed as second ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 166 words
  21. GO NORTH, YOUNG MAN!

    Six years ago [?] landed in Rockhampton, w[?] hope in his heart and little [?] -18/- to be exact—in his pocket, to-day is one ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 41 words
  22. GENEROUS PUNTER.

    Some of the urgers picked up a punter who was betting on a large scale at Rockhampton, and endeavored to induce him to back the ...

    Article : 70 words
  23. BACKED TWO WINNERS AND LOST.

    Apparently unregistered, racing at Bowen is conducted on novel lines. At Rockhampton "Truth" heard of a Bowen man recently backing two winners of the one race and losing £1 on the pitch. The punter had laid £6 to £4 on the first of the three runners to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 140 words
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