AVONDALE MEETING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 9 April 1945, Page 2

AVONDALE MEETING

HONOURS TO CONSTITUTION

Auckland, April 7. The Avondale Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting was held at Ellerslie to-day. The weather was f.ne but overcast, and the track was heavy. There was a large attendance. Results were : *

Dominion Hack Handicap, of £4OO (7f.) : First Division: 1-1 Kindroon, 9.0, 1; 5-7 Colonel Dink. 7.13. 2; 2-2 Hunting Park. 8.8, 3. Half a length; a neck. Time, 1.31. Second Division; 14-13 Romalin, 7 13. 1; 1-1 Odvaals, 8.10 2* 8-8 Tarzah, 8.4, 3. Head; half a length! Time 1.31. Scr.: Royal Honour, Borderer, Royal Meer, Kilcommon, Kinnaird, Silver Pere, Travelling star, Lady Adornment. Felix Street.’ Brackets: Kindroon and Odvaals His Grace and Colonel Dink, British Patrol and Romalin.

Hobsonville Hurdles, of £SOO (2m.) : 6-6 Good Fun, 9.9, 1; 1-1 Ramillies, 9.9, 2; 2-3 Good Armour, 9.0, 3. Scr. : Bright Fox, Varuna, Diamond King, Kouraeka, Brome. Two and a half lengths; half a length. Time, 3.51. Good Armour was bracketed with Lapidarian. Waitakere Handicap, of £SOO (lm ) • 11-11 Valley Boy 8.0, 1; 13-10 Fine Kin 8.10. 2; 6-1 Bramble Song, 8.7, 3 Scr • Ninth Star. Mild Flutter, Fencourt’ Hunting Park. Length; a neck. Time!

Foley Memorial, of £ISOO (14m.) • 4-5 Constitution. 7.8, 1; 1-2 Swift Quarrv 8.2 2; 13-13 Mr Rosa, 7.0, 3. Scr. : Lord Chancellor, Coronaire, La Fillette Royal Musk. Two lengths; half a length. Time, 2.40 3-5.

Nursery Handicap, of £SOO (6f.) : First Division: 9-9 Salt-water, 8 8 1* 8-8 Balgowan, 8.8. 2; 4-5 Good Company, 9.2, 3 Length and a half; half a length. Time, 1.17 3-5. Second Division: 3-3 Black Ace, 8 11, 1; 5-4 General Lytup, 8.1, 2; 7-7 Glace, 3. Threequarters of a length; half a length. Time, 1.17 4-5. Scr.: Perdition, Dougal Skymaster Grey Arch, Miss Malibu’ Balgowan. was bracketed with Duke Royal.

Mt. Roskill Handicap, of £550 (Ilf)-15-15 Our Gold, 7.7, 1; 4-2 Chung

Chong. 8.4, 2: 3-2 Spirillum. 8.5, 3 Scr.: Alcyone. Hunting Loch, Lo Zin, Bramble Song. Three lengths; three- j quarters. Time. 2 24.

Mount Eden Handicap, of £750 (6f.) : 1-1 Cowper. 7.0, 1; 2-2 Cambria. 9.4, 2; 3- Tiger Taa. 7.4. 3. Scr.: Lady Pay, Laddie Boy, Subadar, Sousa. Morningside Handicap, of £600; One mile.—lo-15 Navroze, 7.1, 1; 4-4 Nepcta, 7.0, 2; 9-8 Town Survey, 7.5, 3. Also started: Babrow. Broiedame. Sir Dingle, Betterman. La Fillette, Gay Chat, Marble Fox. Kraal, Broieform, Regal March, British Talent, Royal Master. Head: half a length. Betterman was fourth. Time, 1.40 2-5. The totalisator handled £151,672, compared with £140,435 last year, an increase of £11*237. “