AVONDALE NOTES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 13 April 1928, Page 5

AVONDALE NOTES

.By Telegraph.—Special to "The Mail") AUCKLAND, 12th April. Splendid acceptances have been received for the first day of the Avondale Jockey Club's Autumn fleeting which opens* on the Club's greatly improved course on Saturday, and concludes on Wednesday.

Of the '25 carded for the Alaiden Plate (seven furlongs) tile two weights. British King and Storm Fiend will he likely to dispute the. favouritism. Diamond Queen will also have friends. There are onlv eight scheduled for the Hobsonville Hurdles (two miles) for which Archibald, . Uralla. and Lady Spalpeen have the best credentials. 'The Foley Memorial (ten furlongs), the principal handicap, has attracted an acceptance of seventeen, that, good horse, Star Stranger, figuring at the head of the list of favouritism. This place should. however, he shard by Li the Shade, Town Raid;, and Valkon. Of the thirteen scheduled for the Oaklev Handicap (one mile), perhaps Micrometer, Ohinenmri, and AurieUiUs will he the most .sought after. There are still ten horses engaged m the All-Aged Stakes (six furlongs), and with such goi'd performers as Aussie, .lov King, and Paganelli in the field, the classic event will arouse great interest. Whaka King. Ladies' Boy, and-Cata-pult are among those who will be 11) demand for the" Chevalier Handicap (m furlongs), in which seventeen horses have engagements. There is a select field of fourteen lor tiie open sprint, the Railway Handicap (six furlongs). •Ware re Flving .lubet. and Kingfield, will be a solidly hacked trio on their recent form. For the Titirangi Handicap (cue mile), with which the first day's programme terminates, thirteen will face the starter There will be plenty or money for Le Choucas, Romford, and Judge- Box.

TRIALS ON NEW COURSI

(My Telegraph.—Special to -The Mail")

AUCKLAND. This DayHot interest centred in the meeting between Aussie and Awarere at Avondale this morning, racing students wtshin<r to get a line on the properties ol the new course Aussie won a bairmile sprint by three lengths m 52 1-5 sees (sixty vards out from the rails). Aussie could* have done better it pnsh°'joy King ran the half-mile in 53 3-5 S °St'ar Stranger's time in the. run home from the sixth post was Imm 22 2-5 sees. He was going strongly at the finish. . , ..,„ The most interesting work on the plough was a mile by Papain and Oration in lmiu 44secs. Papain, on the outside, was going the stronger. . Everything points to a successful inaugural meeting on the new course.

GOOD ACCEPTANCES

(By Telegraph.—Press Association)

AUCKLAND, lit It April. The following acceptances have been received for the first day oi the Avondale Jockey Club's autumn meeting on Saturday next: — Maiden Plate Handicap, of 200 sovs, seven furlongs.—Catamaran 7.11} Lrilish King 9.0: Storm Fiend 8./: Maori l»o\ 8 6: Josie Melville 8.3: Arihana. Bomharder 8.2; Kvngzone 8.1; Knthoremai, Parfait, Amour, Ponticus, Master Clements, Luminary. Good Boy, Eerry Uance, Blue Spear. Noe Hall. Doublemint, P.ettv Zane. Diamond Queen. Miss Mvrtle. Princess Pain. Uuephaim. Merr\ "Light, 7.9. f llobsonville Handicap Hurdle Lace ol 300 sovs: two miles-Archibald 11.9, Uralla 10.0: Lady Cmtra 10.5 L. d> Spalpeen 9.11: Karamu, Kendal. Luxurious, Nola Night. 9.0. ,'««„„„,. Folev Memorial Handicap, ol 600 so\s. one mile and a quttrter.-Star Strat.ger 10.1: Eden Hall 8.3; Desert Glow 7.12, I„ the Shade 7.11: Town Lank 1.7. Papain. Princess Ronnie;. Valkon 'ltansformer. 7.5: Branson 7.2; llipo 7.1, >< Choucas, True Blood Golden Kmt, Alonsoa. Queen Arch. Hay Guard 7.0. Oaklev Handicap, of 250 sens, one m iV;!_.Micrometer 8.10: Modest Boy 8 9: Ohinemuri 8.6: Piet 8.4: Aur.culus 83; Takuranga 7.11; Respirator 7.4; Miss Mercia. Catapult. Waning Light, \rch Queen, Restaurant. i.O. Chevalier Handily, of 250 sovs: six furlongs.-Aston 10.5; Waltzer 10.0, Wl.aka King 9.7: Welcome Home 93; Ladies' Boy 9.0: Oimn.er 8.12 ; N««; luirv 8.9: Catapult 8.5; Appellant 8.3, Wyoming. IMton. British King. »eseit Knight.' Vallar, Idun, Glenetta, Wee Marble. 8.0. ' Itailwav Handicap, of 400 sovs: six furlongs," -Nancy Lee, Awnrere, 9.0, Kovnl Tea 8.4: Plying Juliet-. Kmgfield. 7.9'; High Finance, Covent . < -ar.l.-ii Tinokoa. High l'ifoli. Subdivision, Ihe Immigrant. King Emerald, Aurumav.s. Melissa. 7.0. . Titirangi Handicap. ''• 250 sovs, o . mi |„._L,; Choucas 9.2: 'I he J.»»orn 9.0. Oration 8.10: Bomford 87: High litch, Onineoma 8.4: Judges Box 81: I ..nometer. Mervette. Kb Urn.. Prmce l.u, Arch.-no, Matinee, 8.0. • All Aged of 1000 sovs: ms furlongs! weight-foi-age.-Ai.ss.e 9 10. Joy King 07: Paganelh 9.5: Lysau le, 9 0: Prince Humphrey 8.0: '-ifMithra 7.7: White Wings7.s: le An iiwa 7.4 : Lucy Pose i.l.