A CLOSE GALL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 72, 22 September 1930, Page 6

A CLOSE GALL

- FOR KING COLOSSUS IN ■' v AVONDALE STAKES

fcADY VANE'S BRILLIANCY

(By Telegraph.)

(Special to "The Evening Post.")

AUCKLAND, 20th. September.

On the strength of his second in the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui, King Colossus was installed a staunch favourite for the Avondale Stakes, and he duly won, although his backers received a shock/when lady Vane flashed up with :-a brilliant run and nearly caught him on the: post;;. King.. Colossus just showed aut ahead, of JJoyal; Artist at the start, and they'made' play, into the straight from Wanfylari,. Sonny Lea, and Baroscope, who ran: very'wirfc. Less than a ■furlong from the post King Colossus looked like winning easily, but he had to be shaken up to hold off the fast-finishing Lady Vane, who-came with a great: rush on the. outside. Royal Artist was threeparts of-a length back third, and Summer Time fourth.,. Golden Sceptre and Eoyal oallant were. next. ■. The;.-winner is' the. .first of the" progeny pi the Polymglus, horse Colossus to race, and'is an attractive galloper -rfho will win more races through the season. On this occasion he gained an advantage over Lady Vand by beginning better than she did, but he seems more likely to improve .than the filly,. and may always .be her superior. Summer Time was clow to begin, and was never in the picture until the last furlong, when she unwound a good run. ...