Because today is a public holiday, I finished applying the undercoat to the walls of the sunroom prior to commencing to do likewise in the laundry. It took me from nine o’clock until a quarter past ten to complete the former and a further three hours to do the latter. Afterwards I shaved and showered for the first time in two days.
“Reckless” — already the winner of this year’s Sydney and Adelaide cups — added the Brisbane Cup to his collection this afternoon. “Ngawyni” finished second and the Enzedder, “My Good Man”, third. Today’s victory is historic because the six-year-old becomes the first galloper to win all three cups in the one year. The horse is trained by veteran Tommy Woodcock, who was the strapper to the ill-fated champion, “Phar Lap”.
I watched the second half of “Mannix” between half past three and four o’clock, thence “The Flintstones”, “Bewitched”, “Willesee”, followed by the British series, “The Dick Emery Show” and “Love Thy Neighbour”. The final episode of “Rich Man Poor Man: Book 2” screens from half past eight and concludes with a fatal shoot-out.