AVONDALE CUP GOES TO SCOTLAND

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 209, 20 September 1937, Page 15

AVONDALE CUP GOES TO SCOTLAND

Press Association.)

Royal Bachelor Wins the Flying STAKES TO PROTECTOR

(By Telegraph—

' AUCKLAND, Last Night. Ideal conditions prevailed for the first day of the Avondale Jockey Club's' spring meeeting. The track was firm and there was a large attendance and the totalisator handled £41,045 10s compared with £31,073 10s for the first day last ye&r, representing an increase of £9972, Results were as follow: — MAIDEN PLATE, sweepstake of £2 each with £150 added; 7 furlongs. 5 MARIES AGRE, 8.2 (L. J. Ellis) 1 8 Balinavar, 8.2 (Horne) 2 6 Tui Nui, 8.3 (Winder) 3 7 Raepata, 8.2 (B-roughton) .... 4, Also started: 18 Bronze Wing, 4 Bryce Street, 20 Cometarium, 21 Elashing Spear, 10 Forest Acre, 22" Grand Dance, 15 High Sea, 19 Hot Shot, 17 Lipadarian car. 8.2f, 1 Mai de Mer, 16 Prival, 12 Raana, 2 Saccone car. 8.3, 12 Seven Seas, 14 Aero Queen, 9 Land Girl and Privy Seal braeketed, 11 Sen Acre and Tepoto,car. 7.12 braeketed, 3 The Vamp and Tiverton car. 7.11$ braeketed, Won by one and a-half lengths; threequarters of a length. Time, 1.29. KINGSLAND HURDLES, of £200; 11 miles. 2 CHANG, 10.10 (Sullivan) .... 1 1 Lady Ruler, 10.8 (Baker) .... 2 6 Thespis, 11.3 (Fergus) 3 Also started: 7 Windsor Lad, 9 Lap Up, 7 Englishman, 4 Pennyplain, 3 Ballymoney, 14 Gowanlea car. 9.4, 11 United car. 9.1, 12 Top Star, 15 Gay Cavalier, 13 Brioni, 16 Carshalton, 4 L'Allegro car. 9.11, 10 Racemosus. Won by two lengths; two lengths. Time, 2.46. Englishman finished second but owing to his jockey, N. C. Trillo, weighing in without the breastplate, the horse was distanced, Lady Ruler being placed second and Thespis third. Racemosus fell at the first fence in the straight and broke his neck. HENDERSON HANDICAP, of £165; 0 furlongs. 1 ANION, 8.3 (McTavish) 1 7 Palustre, 8.6 (Green) 2' 6 Jan Ridd, 8.0 (Broughton) .... 3 4 Glen Abb, 7.10 (Wiggins) .... 4 Also started: 16 Parquet car. 8.2, 9 Philemup, 5 Nelumbo car. 7.12, 8 Captain Bruce, 19 Valise car. 7.12, 3 Young Paddon, 10 Aiyth, 13 Solo Song, 31 Poland, 2 Barricade car 7.6J, 15 Omaha car. 7.3$, 12 Rainier car. 7.7, 13 Hopalong, 17 Malagigi car. 7.6$, 18 Piracy car. 7.11$. Won by two lengths; half a length. ■Time, 1.34 4-5. AVONDALE CUP, of £625; 1$ miles. 6 SOOTLAND, 7.13 (McTavish) .. 1 5 Boomerang, 7.11 (C. G. Gouisbro) 2 12 Armacourt car. 7.9 (Goldfineh) . . 3 1 Catalogue, 8.10 (Broughton) .. 4 Also started: 2 Enge, 4 Fersen, 6 .Valmint, 3 Ceine Abbas, 9 Knight of Australia, 15 Day Wind, 10 Kiltowyn, 11' Velocipede car. 7.6, 13 Tybalt, 17 Maine, 19 Lord Val car. 7.3, 14 Loombination, 18 Huskie car. 7.4$, 8 Gay Rebel, 16 Mungatoon. Won by one and a-quarter lengths; fthree-quartsrs of a length. Time, 2.7 !l-5. Enge and Catalogue led over the Aarly stages and at the half mile Catalogue and Iviltowyn were in charge. At ithe distance Catalogue was still showing the way but was tiring. Scotland and Boomerang then challenged, Scot- ! land doing its best to win by a length j and a-quarter from Boomerang. ArmaI ,court ran on solidly to be three-parts of j a length away third and the next to finish were Catalogue, Valmint, Gay Eebel, Tybalt and Fersen. , AVONDALE STAKES, of £300; ; 4 furlongs. i 1 PitOTECTOR car. 8.5 (L. J. J Ellis) i ! 6 Arvakur, 8.0 (McTavish) . . . . 2 i 2 Namara, 8.0 (Wiggins) 3 14 Yed Prior, 7.9 (C. L. Gouisbro) . 4 Also started: 3 Nordic Song car. 8.1, ■5 Vitement, 9 Native Song, 11 Kingcraft car. 8.3 and Miss Brierly braeketed, 13 Phildale, 10 Eastern Heir, 7 Hot Box, 4 Fidelis, 17 Wynardo car. 8.1, 8 Little Dorrit, 18 Bayamo, 13 Lady Clorane, 12 Empire Action, 16 Jean Quex car, 7.12. Won by three-quarters of a length; one and, a-half lengths. Time, 48 1-5. ullAMPiUA Ixa..„ u. „ouJ; 1 mile. 1 TIP TOES, 8.9 (Goldfineh) 1 3 Black Musk, 8.9 (McKenzie) .. 2 2 Besiege, 8.9 (C. G. Gouisbro) .. 3 7 Siega, 7.7 (Tremain) 4 Also started: Abbess of Whitby, 4 Eoyal Passage, 6 Silver Glow car. 7.10. Won by a long neck; a head. Time, 3:42 2-5. FLYING HANDICAP, of £300; 6 furlongs. 4 EOYAL- BACHELOB, car. 7.7$ (Broughton) j 5 Golden Blonde, car. 7.4 (Wiggins) ; . . . 2 1 Maori Song, 7.7 (Evans) 3 8 Te Hai, 7.4 (C. G. Gouisbro) .... 4 Also started: 14 Impasto and King Key braeketed, 10 Eoyal Appellant, 3 Triune car. 8.4 and Airam car. 7.7 braeketed, 2 Eoyal Dance, 19 Lagoon, 6 Tosh, 7 Jonathan, 15 Lornacre, 9 Stretto, 12 Merial car. 7.9, n G-ay Seton, 16 Johnny Walls car. 7.4, 19 Bachelor King, 18 Eound Up, 17 Fleet Wind, 13 Trilliareh car. 7.0$. Two lengths; three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.13 3>5, Wlien the field had settled down Tosh and Eoyal Bachelor were in command. Eoyal Bachelor and Maori Song led into the straight, the former drawing out at the distance and scoring easily by two lengths from Golden Blonde who finished well to beat Maori Song by threequarters of a length. Te Hai was close up and then came Lornacre, Pi,oyal Dance, Eound Up, Johnny Walls and Gay Seton. ,

SWANSON HANDICAP, of £200; 1 mile. 4 DUTCH GIRL, 7.8 (Horne) .... 1 6 Gay Streak, 7.0 (Thomson)' 2 1 Valamito, 9.0 (Tinker) 3 9 Olivette, 7.0 (Howard) 4 Also started: 7 Teddy Boy, 5 Euin•ette, 8 Mere Haka car. 7.5$, 2 Locknit car. 7.4$. •Won by a neck cack way. Time. 1.42. '