LOOKED THE GOODS, AND WAS.—Chippa Shoon had thrown out the soon signal last week, and punters grabbed the hint wit both hands yesterday. He was followed home in the Second Divition by H[?] andene on the inside and Venoa on the other. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 70 wordsDignifying was backed with Surprising confidence in the Plate at Albion Park yesterday, when, although he failed to find a place among the prize money, he did the next beat thing after having none the best of the luck in running. ...
Article : 270 wordsWhalebone was much in evidence at the finish of the Third Division at Albion Park yesterday, for both Billy Shipton and Stan Ruane, the respective riders of Chantross and Black Monie, had resorted to their whips. ...
Article : 316 wordsWhen Barney Page, who had the mount on Apple Crown in the First Division at Albion Park yesterday, was seen to be shoving his ears off in the first half furlong it was thought by some of the spectators that this choice sample might turn out to be only a windfall by being ridden ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 355 wordsAlthough the best backed of the pair of performers stripped by Normar Conquest failed to figure any where among the money, backers extended an ovation to the rider of the other on his return to scale after the second heat of the Fourth Division yesterday, for it is a long time ...
Article : 311 wordsCONSIDERABLE confusion was occasioned by some juggling with the scratching board at the Albion Park meeting prior to the opening event, the first division of the Fourth Division, yesterday. High Chord wit shown as a non-starter, while Crazy Molly ...
Article : 226 wordsWith the winner out of it, the First Division at Albion Park yesterday would have been a good race provided ...
Article : 188 wordsHe who laughs last laughs loud est, and the bookies had the hearty, ha, ha at the expense of the Rivers' punters after the Second ...
Article : 160 wordsAfter being recognised as a Gloaming among goats for nearly two years the Rockhampton champion, Koongal, has met his match at last. In a series of inter-city contests he has been stoushed by a Tovnsville tin eater named Son o'Mine. ...
Article : 401 wordsOn the occasion when Our Colours commenced to stroll along the winning way and accounted for the first leg of his hat trick, Ray Jack finished a good second to him in an Albion Park Fourth Division, which fact wasn't forgotten by many of ...
Article : 329 wordsWHAT WILL HE BRING?—Apple Crown, who failed to win the Toombul Plate at the last meeting at headquarters, was never off the bit yesterday. He is advertised for sale by auction. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 32 wordsThere is little satisfaction in keeping a watch dog, or a pack of them, and then having to do your own barking, and no doubt the committee of the Queensland Turf Club is fully appreciative of this. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 826 wordsHad the sentence of the stewards, imposed on Stumpy Davis a month ago, less a day or two, stayed put, backers might not have incurred such heavy losses over Pat Leonard's mare, Lady Romance, in the second heat of the Fourth Division ...
Article : 360 wordsDainty Jem was dropped to fourth class company for yesterday's meeting at Albion Park, but, while he showed much of his old time pace, he was shy of pep. IT took Dainty Jem quite a while to ...
Article : 275 wordsPromotion to third class company, plus a furlong and a half longer race, found Black Monic, one of the short Fourth Division winners of last week, again at the head of the procession when the judge had to reach for the numbers yesterday. ...
Article : 344 wordsWhen trainer George Shepherd gets a horse well it generally remains so for some time, so that there were a large number of backers at Albion Park yesterday who profiled by the fact that the good race which Chippa Shoon had run a week ...
Article : 319 wordsFRUIT FOR THE SIDEBOARD.—Apple Crown again proved to be the pick of the whole blooming orchard when he spreadeagled the field of First Division candidates at Albion Park yesterday Nothing had a chance with the winner, who was followed home by Walfortis arid Fast Leo, heads apart ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sun 25 Dec 1927, Page 2
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