SPORTING NOTES

Opotiki News, Volume X, Issue 1050, 28 November 1947, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES

AVONDALE MEETING (By Arrissimo.) The first day of the Avondale Jockey Club’s second Spring meeting opens to-morrow with good fields. Rungitdto Hurdles: Cornell, Duncan and keep vour eye on Prince. Apprentices’ Handicap—First Di-' \ision: Beau Rosa is the form horse, . Faithful Knight Diagram. Second Division: Omar Khayyam, Dukedom. »

Nihotapu Handicap; Foxbay, Len Rosa, pemonic. Bollard Memorial Handicap: Balgoevan should do it- again. Coogeo, and Ostentatious is a 'consistent place getter. Avondale Stakes: Taulcch, Oh till in, Beaufighter. Members’ Handicap: Coolgai'dic,' Valley Trail,. Ruling Prince. Sheriff Handicap: Regal Praise, Flowerbui'ii, Lord Revel. Electric . Handicap: Formula. Double Chance,, Lola May. CANTERBURY MEETING The second day of the N.Z. Cup meeting will be held at Rieearton. Suburban Handicap: Wane, Grand Forest, Foreign Ways. Churchill Stakes: This is a small, but select field with Soncri and Beau le Harvo predominating and it might resolve in these two' fighting it out. Pioneer Handicap: Musschnan, Trident, .Robin Redbreast. Seymour Handicap: Coral Are,

Primitive, Morning Watch. N.Z. Oakes: Excellency, Ladyship, Ballochbuic. Metropolitan Handicap: King's Ransom, Signal-Officer, llowc. Olaio Plate: Pageantry, Fine Night, Dark Arrow. Jockey Club Handicap: Voltaic, Zealander, Rahine.