WCTC 20220428

DALBY PICNIC RACES - Nancy Evans reporting
They came from all over Queensland
Bunya Park Racecourse
was filled with
racegoers on Saturday for
the 109th annual Dalby
Picnic Races.
People travelled from
all over Queensland to
enjoy a great day of country
racing and catch up
with friends and family.
With the 2800 booked
tickets sold out, the marquees
and general admission
areas were packed,
and bookies did a roaring
trade.
During the afternoon
the Fashions on the Field
attracted a large number
of entrants. Prizes were
awarded for Best Dressed
Classic Lady, Best
Dressed Contemporary
Lady, Best Dressed Gentleman,
Best Dressed in
the West, Best Millinery
and Best Dressed Couple.
The Calcutta on Race
7 also created a lot of interest.
Entertainment in
the marquees included
acoustic duo The Hired
in the Windsor Marquee,
soloist Candice Long in
the Black Toyota marquee,
and DJ Tyra from
Brisbane in the main tent.
After the races, popular
trio from the Sunshine
Coast, Whisky Highway
performed until late.
Sophie Alcorn, Cairns, Cate Ostwald, Dalby and
Gemma Kelly, Toowoomba
Courtney Bills, Jandowae, with Chloe Horan,
and Kate Dann, Toowoomba
Paul and Tracey Dehle, Ipswich
Amelia Wood and Charlie Salter, Dalby,
and Eliza Sargent, Eromanga.
Elspeth and Phil Cooper, Goondiwindi with Sophie
and Warwick Cooper, Wallumbilla
BOWLS
CHINCHILLA: Wednesday winners
Brian Turner, Fuzzy, John Gray
2w + 23; Runners-up Don Critch, Peter
Moar, Brian Hammermeister 2w + 15.
Sunday Social winners – Brian Turner,
Fuzzy, Don Critch, 2w + 12, R/u – 1
w + 4.
Championships – Handicap singles
- Mark Denominator Posa verses Kenny
Mr Cool Dolbel.
The Denominator, on top of his game
at the moment, would have had good
positive thoughts going into this match.
Ken was focussed expecting a beating
but was not prepared to lay down
and attacked hard scoring 3-2-3 to get
the jump on Mark.
It’s first to 31, Mark on – 2, Ken on +
2, a long way to go.
Posa scored a 2 to make him even on
the board but Dolbel kept up the pace
complementing his quick start reaching
19-6 before the Denominator clicked
into gear.
Mark made an amazing comeback
allowing Ken only three shots over the
next 13 ends to take the lead 23-22,
then scored another 3, up 26-22, Mark
only needing 5 for victory.
Mr Cool dropped 1-2, Denominator
back in control up 29-23 but the Cool
man slotted a 3 to give the score a
shake, 26-29. He held Posa to a single
next end for him to be on the brink, 30-
26, and Kenny looking down the barrel,
Dolbel wasn’t finished yet nabbing a
4 to make it 30 all then scored a single
for a great win.
This weekend, April 30 and May 1,
is the trip to Coorparoo.
I been told there are only about seven
or eight players making the effort.
Is there a time when you are more
available to play on these trips, if so,
please let Billy know.
If you are available for this trip,
please advise Billy.
Not sure when I will be on the green
again, and I am getting out of touch, so
would someone please put your hand
up and tell me the news.
Especially when there is a Championship
match on, tell me who’s playing
and I’ll do the rest. You can all do it if
you want.
Thanks to some hard selling from
President Elva, the Chinchilla Mixed
Fours Carnival was a success with 26
teams out of a possible 28 nominating.
With only 23 teams on the books on
Thursday it looked like the numbers
would be down, and Elva desperate not
to have a bye in each round did well.
The contest was over two days, three
games, Saturday, two Sunday.
Alby Gibbs of Pittsworth, not to
travel too far without good help was
the only unbeaten team in the Comp,
and scored 102 points, with locals
Kenny Dolbel, Sam Roberts, Caroline
Hope and Bruce Maguire losing their
first game by a single shot, 17-18, did
not lose after that and beat Blocka from
Roma by 1 point to take second, 89
points to 88.
Plenty of chances to claim some
money paying down to sixth.
Chinchilla Club performed great getting
four ‘Home’ sides in the first six.
Fourth in was Sue Slatter, Jim Donnelly,
Ian Beared, David Jones on 84
points, fifth Gerard Bellgrove, Craig
Smith, Kerrod Barker 83 points, sixth
Brian Turner, John Gray, Bob Cook,
Kathy Cameron, 81 points. - Harry
Smeeton.
10 - WESTERN DOWNS TOWN and COUNTRY - APRIL 28, 2022
Tess Redmond, Brisbane, with Josh Fritz, Sheila Rawlins,
Michael Rawlins and Kate Walker, Dalby
Best dressed couple Emma Clarke,
Brisbane and Daniel McCullum,
Gold Coast
Jan Bulman, Rockhampton and Barbara
Thompson, Cooyar