Auckland R.C.

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 61, 30 March 1937, Page 12

Auckland R.C.

-Press Association.)

TOOLEY STREET'S EASTER Champagne Stakes To Smoke Screen CERNE ABBAS SCORES

(By Teleffrap'h-

AUCKLAND, Last Night. The Auckland Kacing Cluh'B Easter meeting opened to-day in unsettled weather. The attendance J was 17.500 after the postponement on Baturday and the totalisatoi* handled £54,987 as cpmpared with | £48,459 last year. the increafie he- | ing £6528. Besults: — IPBESIDBNT'S HANDICAP, of £400; ' : li milos. 3 FLOODTIDE, 9.4 (B. H. MomsT 1, 6 Kelly, 7.8 (Gilohrist) 2m 2 Knight of Australia, 7.12 (Dulieu) 3; ■ Also gtarted: 14 Master Brierly, S Lagoon, 1 Armacourt oar. 7.9J, 13 Gay Broney car, 7.18J, 7 Gay Rose, 11 Higli Tea car. 7.10, 12 Bespectful, 10 Eound | Up, 9 Loombination car. 7.8, 15 Day Wiud car. 7.7f, 8 Prince Oolossms car. j 7.8, 4 Legatee. ' ! Ncck; three lengbhs. Time, 2.9. | GBEAT KOETHERN OAKS, of £500; . li miles. 1 OBBNB ABBAS (Broughton) .. 1 t Laughing Lass (Morris) ...... 2 3 Rulette (C. G. Goulsbro) .... 3: , Also started: 5 Abbess of whitby, 6' t Aero Queen, 4 Missal. One and a-half lengths; three-quarters | of a length. Time, 2.40 2-5. I BRIGHTON HURDLE RACE, of £400; ! 2 miles. 5 EBINATION, 11.0 (Muir) .. .. 1 7 Huekie, 10.3 (Watson) . , .* v. 2; - 1 Valpai, 10.7 (Day) Si Also started: 3 Modern. Maid, 6 Highi Quality, 4 Sandy Dix, 2 EngKsh Night., Four lengthc ; three lemgthe. Time,1' SJ5S. Modern Maid mad® the pnee until t/hej j eoocnd last fence, where he surrendered' ihe lead to Brination, who was never i afterwards troubled and won by four lengths from Husjde, who beat Vaipai fey three lengths. Modern Maid was fourth and Higfh Quality flfth. Sandy, Diac fell early. Englieh Night fell fivc- - furlongs from home. \ EASTER HANDICAP, of £800; 1 mile. 10 TOOLEY gSTBEET, 7.7 (Gilchrist) 1! 8 Whirliag, 7.10 (Goldfinch) .. ;.. 2 2 King Rey, 8.13 (Tinker) . . .. r.. 3' Ako started: 5 Scotland, 9 Triune, 1, S Boyal Appellant, 12 Lady Kyra, 17; ' Tray Btt, 13 Golden Sheila, 7 Royal i Dance, 4 Adalene oaT. 7.13i, 11 Tybalt . car. 7.9, 6 Kilonsoa, 3 Galilee, 16 ' ^rooning oar. 7.12, 15 Haut Monde car. ! 7j9, 14 Prinee Acre, 10 Valspear coupled with the winner. Half a length; one and a-half lengths. Time, 1.41 2-5. Triune, Adalene and Royal Dance were drst away, but after a furlong iRoyal Dance was in oharge from Prince j Acre, Trinne, Scotland, Adalene, Galilee, ; King Rey, Whirling, Valspear andi j iTooley Street. At the home turn Royal ' Dance just headed Galilee, Prince Acre, (Triune, Whirling, Scotland and Kilonieoa with Tooley Street coming up on lthe outside. Galilee, Royal Dance and , "Whirling challenged and just when ! Whirling seemed like the winner Tooley i Street finished fast. on the outer to win |by half a length. King Rey was oue jand a-half lengths further away third, >and Boyal Appellant was fouffch. The iyouthful jookey of Tooley Street, Geoffrey Gilehrist, aged 14§, who has jhad only six rides, received a spirited jovation. iGREAT NORTHEBN OHAMPAGNE STAKES, of £600; 6 furlongs. I 2 SMOKE SCREEN (B. H. Morris) 1 1 Praueif Drake (W. J. Broughton) 2 6 Airam (Maria) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Aiso started: 3 Baehelor King, 5 Elanage, 4 The Oxooner. Nose; two lengths. Time, 1.16. MANGERE STEEPLEOHASE, of £300; about 2i miles. , 1 IRISH COMET, 10^ (Mnir), .. 1 2 London, 9.6 (IMcBae) . . .. ., i. . 2 4 Bomo, car. 9.2 (Fergue) .».» •» 3 Also started: 3 Gay Cavalier ear. 9.2. .ThTee lengths; 150 yaTds. Time, 5.12. V, L. Grahame, the owner and trainer of London was fined £1 for late arrivai in the birdcageONSLOW STAKES, of £§00; 6 furlongs. 3 ROYAL BACHELOR, 7.10 (W. J. Broughton) . . 1 2 Wildflower, 8.12 (B. H. Morris) ~ 5 Barricade, car. 7.8 (C. G. Goulsbro) «» «■ «. . . .* m m 0 0 •• 3 Also started: 4 Nuclei, 1 Boyal Vauls, 6 Highbora, 8 Besert Wings, 7 Saccone, 9 Siega car. 7.8. Three lengths; necjc* Time, 1.16 2-5. : EDEN HANDICAP, of £300; 1 'mile. j 3 VALMINT, 8.11 (Murray) .... 1 6 Besiege, car. 8.0 (Pratt) ...... 2 j 1 Jack Tar, 8.1 (Wiggins) 3 Also started: 9 King TJieo, 5 Blaci Musk, 12 Strathrre car. 8.2|j 8 Killadar, 3 Valamito, 4 Tail Light," 7 Ringshol car. 7.13J, 15 Grand City car. 7.8, 13 Thangilamba car. 7.8, 17 Digitalis car. 7.9, 14 Bass, 10 Raepata car. 7.8, 16 Speedfast caT. 7.8, 11 Very Glad car. 7.8. Half a length eaeh way. Time- 1.42 2-5.