AUCKLAND RACES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 62, 31 March 1937, Page 8

AUCKLAND RACES

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Gay Talkie Wins Nolasi Handicap CERNE ABBAS' STAKES

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! AUCKLAND, La sb Night. Olose flnishes characterised the events at the Auckland Racing , Club's autumn meeting, which concluded at Ellerslie to-day in flne and sunny weather. The attendance was below that of the second day last year, which was Easter Monday. The track was slow. The totalisator handled £30,779, compared with £53,832 last year, the flgures for the meeting being £85,768, against £102,291 a year ago, a decrease of £16,525.. L. Clifford was flned £10 for breaking. an engagement on the first day to ride A. E. Pearce's horses, Thaiigilamba and Saccone. , Results: — , NELSON HANDICAP, of £300; 1 mile. . 3. VALAMITO, 8.1 (C. G. Goulsbro) 1 . 10 Grand City, car. 7.9 (P. Fearn) 2 . 4 Valmint, 9.6 (Murray) 3 . Also started: 5 Yalspear, 2 Besiege car. 8.2, 7 Black Mnsk, 8 Tutor, 1 Jack Tar,' 11 Ringshot car. 7.13, 15 Trouvaille, 6 Tail Light, 12 Missal car. 7.6, 14Backblock car. 7.2, 13 Very Glad car. - 7.8, 9 Te Broney. Half a head each way. Time, 1.42 2-5. VICTORIA HANDICAP, of £350; 6 furlongs. 1 ROYAL BACHELOR; 8.6 (W, J. . Broughton) .. 1 3 Wildflower, 9.8 (B. H. Morris) 2 6 Saccone, 7.7 (Long) 3 Also started: ^5 Nuclei, 2 Dragon Moth, 4 Barricade. ! Two lengths; three-quarters of a ' length. Time, 1.16 3-5. ST. HELIER'S HURDLE RACE HANDICAP, of £300; 1§ miles. 3 KILLADAR, 9.8 (Day) 1 2 Sandrift, 9.13 (Fergus) 2 1 Windsor Lad, 10.8 (Muir) .... 3 AI30 started: 5 Digitalis, 4 Celtie Lad car. 9.1. Neck; six lengths. Time, 3.18 2-5. • H. O. NOLAN HANDICAP, of £650; li miles. 1 GAY TALKIE, 7.13 (Long) .. 1 j 10 Day Wind, 7.7 (Tremain) ,,,,.21 4 Kelly, 7.13 (McTavish) 3 Also started: 3 Flood Tide, 2 Scotland, 5 Master Brierly, 6 Knight of | Australia, 7 Tooley Street, 8 Legatee, ■ 9 Loombination, j ' Half a length; neck. Time, 2.36 2-5. Scotland, Day Wind and Tooley Street were first out and after the halfmile Tooley Street made the running to the home turn, being followed by i Knight of Australia, Day Wind, Kelly, j Scotland and Gay Talkie on the outside. j In a great finish Gay Talkie did best to beat Day Wind by half a length with " Kelly a neck away third and Flood Tide fourth. AUTUMN STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of £350; about S miles. 1 TUDOR, 11.5 (McRae) 1 2 Forest Glow, 9.9 (MeDowell) .. 2 3 Irish Comet, car. 9.8 (Muir) .. 3 Also started: 5 Billy Boy, 4 Yalpeen. - Four lengths; eight lengths. Time, 6.1 2-5. GREAT NORTHERN ST. LEGER STAKES, of £500; 11 miles. 1 CERNE ABBAS (Broughton) .. 1 2 Mandamus (Morris) • 2 ■ 3 Rulette (C. G. Goulsbro) .... 3 Also started: 4 Raepat' Half a head; neck. Time, 8.12. In apite of the small field an exciting contBst was provided." Rulette set the pace right up to the straight from Mandamus and Cerne Abbas, who tailed the field most of the way to this stage. Cerne Abbas challenged over the last furlong and in a determined finish gained the verdict by half a head from Mandamus, with Rulette a neck away ! third. HUIA HANDICAP, of £450; 6 furlongs. 1 WHIRLING, ' 8.7 (Broughton) .. 1 4 Prince Acre, car. 7.7$ (Horne) . 2, 5 Royal Dance, car. 8.4$ (Cavaney) 8 [ Also started: 3 Laughing Lass, 8 Tray Bit, 6 Adalene, 2 Galilee, 9 Sweet Rose, 7 Johnny Walls car. 7.8, 10 Anion , car. 7.8, 11 Sebrof. Neck; head. Time, 1.14. ISLINGTON HANDICAP,, of £350; 1 mile. 5 GAY ROSE, 8.3 (Horne) ...... 1 ' 7 Respectful, 8.7 (C. G. Goulsbro) 2 , 6 Te Hai, 8.7 (Manson) ........ 3 Also started: 3 Triune, 8 Lagoon, 2 King Neptune, 11 Horo whenua car. 8.11, 1 Parquet, 10 Yersant, 4 High Tea, 9 Tradesman, 22 King Tut. Half a lengfch; neck. .Time, 1.40 3-5.