THE AVONDALE MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26216, 29 July 1946, Page 3

THE AVONDALE MEETING

ROYAL CHARTER A WINNER (P.A.) AUCKLAND, July 28. Dull weather marked the Avondale Jockey Club’s winter meeting at Ellerslie. There was a large attendance. The track was firm. The totalisator handled £142,521, making £278,464 for the meeting. The details are as follows: WAITEMATA HANDICAP, Of £4OO. One mile. 3/4—Valtoon, 8.5 (Holland) 1 5/5 —Skymaster, 8.4 (Green) 2 1/2—Peggy O’, 8.10 (Galvin) 3 Scratched: Duke Royal, Captain Thome. Half a length each way. Time, lmin 42sec. NEW LYNN HURDLES, Of £6OO. Two miles. 4/3—Slavonik, 9.1 (Williamson) .. 1 , 6/s—Stock Exchange, 10.11 (Skiffington) 2 3/2—Hunto, .11.7 (Chaplin) 3 All started. Five lengths, neck. Time, 3min 59sec. CHURCHILL HANDICAP, Of £IOOO. One mile and a-quarter. 1/I—Royal Charter, 7.6 (Holland) .. 1 .2/2—Ruling Master, 7.9 (Jillings) .. 2 8/B—Valley Boy, 8.9 (Parker) .. .. t 6/6—Our Gold, 8.0 (Tremain) .. t Scratched: Good Bay, South Riding. High Span. Neck, three-quairters of a length. Time, 2min 16 2-ssec. WHAU STEEPLES, Of £7OO. About three miles. 1/I—Brookby Song, 10.10 (Chaplin) .. 1 3/4—Town Survey. 10.10 (Collett) .. 2 2/2—British Mint. 9.12 (Cleaver) .. 3 Scratched: Etaro, Comrie. Six lengths, one length and a-half. Time, 6min 22 VICTORY HANDICAP, Of £SOO. One mile three furlongs. 2/4—Landfire, 8.4 (Holland) 1 7/B—Duke Royal, 8.0 (Jilling) .. .. 2 9/7—Ostentatious. 8.0 (Ireland) .. .. 3 BLEDISLOE HACK HURDLES. Of £SOO. One mile and three-quarters. 5/6—Sir Fox, 9.9 (Brady) 1 1/I—British Talent, 9.3 (Poad), bracketed with Master Cameron .. .. 2 8/B—Default, 8.0 (Brown) 3 Scratched: Sir Jovial. Two lengths, 10 lengths. Time, 3min 27 l-ssec. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, Of £650. Seven furlongs. 2/2—Brockton. 8.0 (Bagby) 1 6/7—Yorkish, 8.7 (Chote) 2 3/3—Master Ted, 8.11 (Galvin) .. .. 3

Scratched: Victory Song, Marinoto. Half a length, length. Time, lmin 33sec.