THE FINAL GALLOPS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 222, 19 September 1929, Page 12

THE FINAL GALLOPS.

THE AVONDALE MEETING. "• RULING KING PLEASES. STANDFAST ALSO GOES WELL. ii The spring meeting of the Avondale u Jockey Club will open on Saturday, and d the final gallops took place this morn- ■- ing. At Ellcrslio the course proper, with the flags 35ft out from the rails, e was open for fast work, and the No. 3 grass and hurdle track were also avail- . able. The going was good and probe ably better than at any time since the ° season opened. 1 Course Proper. s Welkne was first out, and accomt plished a seven-furlong task in 1.37 3-5. Gx-and Spirit was given a sprint down f the straight, striding out freely. Gold Money and King Emerald ran j home from the five-furlong post in 1.5 b 2 " 5 > the former having a shade the better of it at the finish, although King s Emerald also galloped well. 1 _ After commencing slowly from the six-furlong peg, The Lover and Palmares j ran their last five furlongs in 1.6. 4-5, The Lover doing best. j Corinax and Alloy ran over six furB longs in 1.24. 2 Thursby and Restaurant were to- , gother at the end of half a mile in f 52 2-ss. ■ Kawainga was going better than War J Officer at the end of four furlongs, in \ 51 3-5 8 . 3 Bombarder took 1.1 to complete five I furlongs. Sea Comet was given strong work ; over a mile and a-half, covering the last * round in 2.19 2-5. , __ Taneriri sprinted four furlongs in ' 52 l-ss, and did it well. Gemlight was a bit in front of ' Tetrachate at the end of six furlongs, 1 in 1.20 4-5. Ridden out, Golden Wedding finished 1 up with Myola after doing half a mile 5 in 51 2-ss. Standfast, Hyde Park and Cynthia N 1 had a bit of pace on when they jumped off at the seven-furlong post, and after running their first three furlongs in 39s ' they completed the journey in 1.32 2-5. » This was a good gallop, with Standfast < just ahead of Hyde Park, at the finish, i Currajong sprinted three furlongs in • 425. He was wide out.- ' After Breakfast. [ Eager Rose easily accounted for Theo- , dolite at the end of half a mile in 525. Chesterman, who ran six furlongs, in 1.24 2-5, was joined at the half-mile post by Royal Lad, the pair finishing ' together. | Zircon, going freely throughout, . covered a milo journey in 1.50 1-5. 1 After jumping a couple of hurdles In good style, Master Clements ran half a milo in 52 3-ss. Roman Pearl was several lengths in front of Catoma at the end of five furlongs, in 1.7 2-5. Bizarro defeated Diamond Queen in a half-mile sprint, which occupied 52 l-ss. Dark Prince took 1.9 3-5 to run five furlongs. Leader and Amor jumped off together at the six-furlong post, and after covering the first three furlongs in 395, finished up their task ,in 1.20 4-5. They were on terms when . the post was reached, and both did their work well. Sir Archie had Kauri Park as a companion over a round, which they traversed in 2.12 2-5, the last six furlongs taking 1.26 2-5. Hannibal and Wild Country dashed over three furlongs in 40s. Measurer and Spring Abbey took 52 2-5s to run half a mile. Lady's Boy was going nicely beside Tukunoa over the same distance in 52 2-ss. The two-year-olds Ruling King, Rafflight, Thcspis and Tremetus jumpeu away at the mile-post and ran three furlongs along the back in 37 l-ss. Ruling King began best ans was slightly in front at the finish,' although Tremetus, who did not get away too well, ran up to him at the end of a furlong, and was practically alongside him when the five-fii'rlong post was reached. Spring Song, Thais and Speak Out ran four furlongs in 56 3-ss. They went from the half-mile peg to the winning post. Spring Song did best. Master Doon and Mon Star were timed to run six furlongs in 1.23 1-5. No. 3 Grass Track. Great Emblem, Lady Court, Tambourine and Salamander were in that order at the end of four furlongs in ] 51 3-ss. The Jumpers. j Adjuster (Nightingale) gave a safe > display over four schooling hurdles. Marita (J. Burgess) had Tin Whistle ; (E. Garrett) as a companion over the i steeplechase fences on the fiat. Both jumped well. Tin Whistle repeated the i performance, Calithe (R. Olive) going , with him on the second occasion. Both i gave a satisfactory display. WORK AT AVONDALE. CRIMESTOR GOES FAST. The course proper, about 55ft out from the rails, was available for fast work at Avondale this morning, and the ; going was good. Cylinder appeared to be holding Appeal safely at the end of half a-mile, run in 53 l-ss. Piuthair was not doing her best to run a mile in 1.54 4-ss. Star Stranger was sent a mile, being joined by Historic over the last seven furlongs. The full distance took 1.50 l-ss, and the last seven furlongs 1.34 4-5. Both went well. Chief Link and Lineage, two two-year-olds, ran three furlongs in 37 3-ss. There was not much between them at the finish, but Chief Link appeared to be doing it best when the post was reached. Bob Amans and Crown Arch covered half a-mile in 53 l-ss. False Scent defeated Knightlike over five furlongs in 1.5 4-5. ' There was not much between Single- 1 ton and Maori Boy at the end of seven ' furlongs in 1.34 3-5. Oil King pleased better than Orapai and Huntique at the finish of half a- 1 mile in 53 4-ss. Maurieana and Appellant from a ; slow start ran six furlongs in 1.21 2-5. Set Fair and Running Over, two two-years-olds, who hail from Gisborne, cach 1 lan half a-mile separately, the former taking 53 4-ss, and Running Over 54 4-ss. Silver mine beat Te Atiawa at the end of nve furlongs in 1.8. Silvermine appeared to be easing up at the finish. { Takamnga ran three furlongs in 40s. ' Gold Lily got to the end of half a- ! mile in 52 4-ss, the last three taking 37 1 4-SS. ° i Gold Rep did serviceable work over a ' round, the last half-mile taking 575, f but he was not doing his best. s Lord Topetown ran six furlongs in i 1.26, being accompanied over the° last 1 half-mile by Parrafin. . <