While the Queensland Cup distance of two miles proved too far for most of the runners yesterday, it was just a couple of. strides too short for Star God, as the race was run. In that distance he would surely have over-hauled the Prudent King mare, Sandlet, who won practically from barrier to box.Star God, who had been at 7 to 1 overnight, was backed down to fours on the course, the price of the favorite ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 938 wordsJIMMY Stopford, member for Mount Morgan in the Legislative Assembly, and noted humorist, brought down the House with his suggestion regarding the Racing Commission at a recent silting. "I have a suggestion to make," said the ex-Home Secretary. "Why not get ...
Article : 186 wordsACCORDING to Gorman, who rode Bernfield, favorie for the Queensland Cup,a bash on the feace in which Jimmy's right fool acted in buffer,in the first furlong, did that colt no good. Gorman's boot was torn away and hit foot, injured to such an extent that on ...
Article : 178 wordsLess than three feet separated Jack Murphy and the heavy betting followers of his stable from the fruits of one of the most ambitious coups which has been attempted on Brisbane courses for a long time. SUNNY Queensland, that outsize ...
Article : 419 wordsAS MISS DRY had equalled the Queensland record for sever furlongs in winning at Tattersall's meeting a few weeks ago, the price of 5 to 2 which the books bet against her in the Flying at the Q.T.C. IT might have been that the wonder- ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 385 wordsWhen Togo Johnstone refused the rides on a couple of popular picks for the second division of the Trial at the Q.T.C. meeting yesterday and selected ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 375 wordsALTHOUGH seven months have elapsed since the jockey, J. Horaery sustained a broken forearm when Apprentice fell with him at Albion Park ...
Article : 83 wordsHaving been successful in his stunt of dwelling slightly on the mark and short cutting half the field by shooting across behind ...
Article : 404 wordsHAD the mounted constable who does duly in the straight at Ascot race meetings been of the case-hunting calibre he might easily have made a ...
Article : 100 wordsBACKERS did not seem to care a hang whether an outside position at the six-furlongs post at Ascot was a handicap or not so for as the ...
Article : 245 wordsAs forecast in "Truth" last week the Doric filly, Alienor, had just as easy a task in the McDougall Stakes on Wednesday as ...
Article : 265 wordsEXCEPT for Samland, who gained the minor situation in the Two-Years-Old Handicap at the Q.T.C. meeting yesterday backers of the ...
Article : 241 words"I've seen spirits brought in for the jockeys at every meeting and I did not think there was any harm in it," was the ...
Article : 400 wordsWho said that Fred Ponton sat still on his steeds? The . ex-Sydney, pony jocklet rode one of the best finishes with the whip that we have seen on Brisbane courses for a long time when he won the Heavyweight Handicap at the Q.T.C. meeting ...
Article : 376 wordsBernatus, one of those plodders who look like being able to travel at the same pace all day, was made favorite for the Third Novice Handicap at'the Q.T.C. meeting yesterday, but Brusque beat him home because that gelding had a kick left ...
Article : 359 wordsThose few Seremond mares who can stay are more or less of the jade type, but the three-years-old filly,Lady Bine, in running second in the Derby and then defeating all comers in the 11 furlongs Prince of Wales Plate, at w.f.a. has helped to ...
Article : 391 wordsBenefiting by the racing she had been given throughout the meeting, the Seremond filly, Lady Bine annexed the ...
Article : 192 wordsHaving bagged both the £1000 race for two-years-olds earlier in the meeting, Mr.,E. J. Wall did not produce either of his horses in the Two-years-old Handicap in which both sexes were shuffled up at the Q.T.C. meeing yesterday, and the locals consequently made a race of it betwen them. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 365 wordsEVIDENTLY the Canning Downs studmaster, Mr.J. H. s. Barnes, is not wrapped up in every horse he breeds. ...
Article : 105 wordsTWO years old races us a rule are more or less of a picnic for punter-dom, although backers contracted a pain in the kick after the juvenlle event ...
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Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sun 10 Nov 1929, Page 2
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