Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 03 November 1922
dere frend well ows the game, me an bill Smith as decided that we are goin to cum down fer the cup after all. I ad a bit of a job like makin things rite with the wife but when I promised er she cud go to the Gunns Gully show year after nex we sorter made a com pro- mise as me an Bill will be down on Mundee. I see be the papers that ouses is so scarce in Melbourne that peepil as got to live in stables. If you ave a couple of beds in your flat that aint werkin praps you mite give me an bill doss wen we cum down. I no its the racin seeson on new but I aint so enthusiastik about it that i want to go an live in a stable durin me stay in town. I see Davids price as shortened up a bit since you put that quid on for me thats the worst of avin the dinkum oil an lettin the eads see were your muneys goin bil smith wants to back parrertoo but i rekin ees a fule hoppin you are the same yours truly Ben Bowyang