AVONDALE EVENT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 19, 15 October 1937, Page 15

AVONDALE EVENT

Fancied Runners for Openiftg Day TO-MORROW'S FIELDS (Special — From "Early Bird") AUCKLAND, This Day The second spring fixture of the Avondale Jockey Club is to be held at Avondale to-morrow and on Monday. The programme is purely a handicap one and the rather small stakes has resulted in small fields in some instances. Nevertheless after the experiences of backers at both recent Avondale and Auckland meetings the tlrop in nuinbers sliould be appreeiated by speculators, for tliey have found tlie gomg very hard so far this season. The course at Avondale is very fast at timo of writing and uniess rain falls will be hard and provide summer racing conditions. Tlie totalisator will operate on the two-dividend system. One of the most interesting titbits for to-morrow is the appearauce of Tei Hero in his first outing in publie. He is engaged in the Juvenile Handicap, and the fact that he was left in the Weilington Wellesiey Stakes makes it appear as if iirst impressions were correct. 'i'e Hero unpressed considerabJy whcn ixe pavticipated in the two-year-old parade at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting at Ellerslie* nearly two months ago and hopes were entertained that he would measure up to the highest standard. If as good as thought he should not experience much dift'iculty at Avondale, tor the opposition is just moderato. Most of those left in tho priueipai llat race, the King George Handicap, have been raeed recently and so the xorrn is well exposed. However, niany norscs are still on tli^ improve and that is wrhat makes spring racing so diliicult generally. Of to-morrow 's field the fact that at most thero will not be more tnan about seven jmnnors does not simplify matters to any extent, for Gallio, Jonathan, KiJtowyn, and Gay Rebel all have good chances, while the small field should be helpful to Con Fuoco and Tybalt. At the inoment a preference is expressed for Jonathan, for it was On this course a month ago that he put in a telling finlsh to be beaten a length and a head in the handicap over this distance on the second day. Triune should be the hardest to stop from winmng in the sprint, the Electric Handicap, while in the other events the following read well placed: Erlick (Trial Stakes), Englishman (Hurdles), Rainier (Spring Handicap), Airam (Merabers' Handicap) and Glen Abb (Three Kings Handicap). The following should go well in tomorrow 'a engagements: — TRIAL STAKES". — Erlick, Raepata. Barrister. RANGITOTO HURDLES.— Englishman, Limint, L'Allegro. . JUVENILE HANDICAP.— Te Hero, Eastern Heir, Gay Hussah. KING GEORGE HANDICAP.-^Jona-than, Gallio, Kiltowyn. SPRING HANDICAP. — Rainier, Gay Egypt, Palustre. MEMBERS' HANDICAP. — Airam, Kilonso, Paso Robles. ELECTRIC HANDICAP. — Tiiune, Bachelor King, Orate. THREE KINGS HANDICAP. — Glen Abb, Captain Bruce, Gay Streak.