LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 23374, 18 September 1939, Page 11

LATE SPORTING

AVONDALE RAGES CONCLUDING DAY The second day of the Avondale Jockey Club’s meeting was held in fine weather before a large attendance. The track was in good order. GREY LYNN HURDLES, £250. One mile and three-quarters. 2- MIA LUME, 10.12 (Winder) ... 1 1-2—Biscuit, 8.12 (Turner) 2 9-9—Adsum, 9.6 (Fergus) 3 Scratched: Royal Dance, Mahala, Tea Chat. Won by two and a-half lengths; half a length. Time, 3min oOscc. MAIDEN PLATE. £2OO. Seven furlongs. All 7.11._ 3- —HUNTO (Wiggins) " 1 5-6 —Glen Connell (Forsyth) 2 1-3—The Dozer (Broughton) 3 Scratched: Bisquit, Miss Valerie. Won by half a length; head. Time, Imin 2S 3-ssec. NURSERY HANDICAP, £250. Four furlongs. 9-10—PAYETTE, 7.9 (Broughton) 1 1-I—Kentucky, 8.7 (Green) 2 3-3—Queen City, 7.9 (Wiggins) ... 3 All started. Won by a head; head. Time, 50 4LINDRUM TO TOUR WELLINGTON, September IS. Horace Lnidrum has arrived at Wellington to commence a two months billiards tour of the principal towns of the North Island. Previously he has only been to Auckland, and is looking forward to visiting other places with great interest. LAWN TENNIS FOREST HILLS, September 17. (Received September IS, at 11 a.m.) In the women’s final Miss Marble defeated Miss Jacobs, 6-0, 8-10, 6-4. In the men’s final Riggs defeated Van Horn, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. SWIMMING RECORD AMSTERDAM, September 17. (Received September 18, at I p.in.) Irene van Fcggelan established a world record for. 100'ds back stroke, her time being Imin 7sec.