SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 20905, 23 September 1931, Page 12

SPORTING

A VONDALE GALLOPS. Ah Auckland Press Association telegram states that it was oil' morning at Avondale, and low horses wore asked to gallop. The fast inside grass track and the course proper with trestles about (36ft out irom the rads wore available The weather was line, out die going was holding on the grass rack, Granndo did pace work on the aside grass anti his stable mate, Historic, also worked over a couple of rounds on the same track, doing a second circuit at a good strong pace, this horse is looking in first-class condition. Grand Tea also did useful work, and is looking in good order. On the course proper Golden \\ ings (ridden by 11. Wiggins') was sent live furlongs. Me commenced slowly, taking just on Msec for the first furlong, 27 2-ssec for two furlongs, and running the full distance in ’.I min 6 2-ssee. r I 1 1 iwas a lirst-class gallop, and he was finishing on nicely. , Lady Pam and Spear Lad began slowly from the mile post and covered the last six furlongs in linin 28 2-osec. Lady Pam looks well, but may want another race before being at her best. The two-year-olds, Posy and Rulanut, were on terms over halt a mdo run in 55 4-ssec. Cape Gold hud Actaeon as a companion over six_ furlongs run in Imin 23sec. They finished together, and both worked well. Cessation and Kozan were not doing their best over live furlongs in Imm lOscc. Croupier worked very lazily over half a mile in 58 4-ssec. ibis horse has not completely recovered from its cold, and was coughing this morning. , , ~, , Gibraltar and the Avondale .Stakes candidate, Merry Way? ran homo from the threc-fnrlong post m 42 4-ssec, doing it comfortably. Little Doubt also worked, but did not have much pace on. ... , Lady Quex sprinted three furlongs in 41 3-ssee, but could have done much better. . , Arrivals this morning were Grand Tea, King Colossus, Sastrugi, Haulbowline, View. Halloo, Chief Link, Silvermino, Richfield, Peter Jackson, and Splutter. LAWN TENNIS. LOS ANGELES, September 22. (Received September 23, at 1.30 pan.) In the second round of the singles Hughes defeated M‘Arthur. 7-5. S-10, 6-3. In the third round Perry and Ruby Bishop (Pasadena) defeated Phil Hanna and Dorothy Robinson (Los Angeles), 7-5, 6-1. Perry defeated \ul Gross (Los Angolcs), 7-5, 6-3.