SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 23 September 1901, Page 4

SPORTING

Avondale Races—First Day.

Auckland, September 21

The Avondale Joekey Club qpened the season with the first day's spring meeting at Ellerslie course to-day, when the weather was fine and the attendance good. The innovation of paying on the first and second horses was introduced on the tote, and on eight races the smr of £9424 was passed through the machines, an increase on the corresponding day of last year of £4597. The results are :

Maiden Plato Handicap, 6 furlongs— Glasgow 1, Sparkling Water 2, Progec 3. Time, 119 ; £llss and £1 3s. Handicap Hurdles, If miles—Regalia 111, Chancellor 2, Cavaliero 3. Time 3 34 : divs £1 13s and £2 8?.

Avondale Stakes, 4 furlongs—Grey Seaton 1, Idas 2, Spalpeen 3. Time, 50 2-5 secs; div, £1 9s and £5 11s. Avondale Cup miles —Nonette 1, Beddington 2, Bluejacket 3. Time, 211; divs, £5 2s and 11s. . Hack Handicap, 5 furlongs—Jewellery 1, La Polish 2, Golden Rose 3. Time, 1 5; divs, £1 14s and £1 19s. Handicap Steeplechase, about 3 miles —Voltigeur 111, Sudden 2, Tarragon 3. Time, 6 26; divs, £2, 14s and £1 7s. Pony Handicap, 6 furlongs—First Whisper 1, Pipiwbauraroa 2, Helidaos 3. Time, 1 19; divs, £7 and £4 4s. Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs—Yal Rosa, 1, Landlock 2, Balbirnie 3, Time, 117; divs, £1 13s and £6 Is. Hawkes Bay Weights. Naiter, September 20. The following weights have been declared for the Hawkes Bay Jockey Club’s Spring meeting;— First Handicap, Hurdles 100 sovs, 1$ miles—Hotu 11 7, Dartmoor 10 8, Dcrriogcotte 10 5, Voltaire 10, Stockade 10, Scallywag 10, Materport 9, Sylvauus 9, Phantom 9.

Welter Handicap 60 sovs, 1 mile— Daphne 9 13, Rubia 9 13, Warwick 9 5, Terea 9,5, Paphos 9 5, Passion Fruit 813, Weaver 8 11, Destroyer 8 11, Duffer 8 5, Andromeda 8 0, Culcita, 8 0. First Hack Handicap, 60 sovs once round—Cure 8 12, Heka 8 8, Robin Gray 87, Maro 85, Mongouui 84, Katriona 7 11, Blackwing 79, Cobra 7 7, Oonefort 77, Le Ikahourgata 73, Pearl Gun 6 11, Activity 6 11, Arrival 6 11, Culcita 67, Notoriety 5 7, Stanley 6 7. Flying Handicap, 100 sovs, 6 furlongs —Jabber 9 13, Ostiak 92, St Denis 89, Battleaxe, 88, Palaver 8 8, Nonette 85, Tauhei 8 2, Terror? 13, Indian Grain 7 9, Ringlet 79, Somerled 7 3, Ngaio 73, Calceolaria 73, Murmur 72, Toogai 72, Aenean 7 0, Tarwick 6 10, Destroyer 5 9, Woodthorpe 6 7, Pearl Diver 6 7, iioheto 6 7. '

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