RACING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16923, 11 April 1929, Page 3

RACING

THE AVONDALE MEETING BIG DROP IN SPECULATION (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. The autumn meeting of the Avondale Jockey Club concluded to-day in dull and showery weather. There was a fair attendance. The track was a little slow. The totalisator receipts for the meeting were &7!>,0-5 IDs, compared with £90,(>59 10s for the autumn meeting' last year, a decrease of £1 1,().'!-!, Later results were: Mount Idi ten Handicap: I U. U. Loomb’s Value, 7.0 (Mutually), 1; 1 Subdivision. 8.4 (It. Jieed), —; 5 Cltclone, 7.4 (Bryce), Also started: 2 Lady Quex, British King, (i Marble King. Value showed out early, and held his position to win by half a length, with a neck between second and third. British King was fourth. Time, 1.14 M-5.

Mount Roskill Handicap: 4 J. MeNieol’s Black Mairc, 9.0 (Keesing), 1; 2 Kawainga, 8.8 (R. Reed), 2 ; 7 Justify, 7.J (ft. Wiggins) ,‘t. Also started: 9 Air King, Respirator, 4 Tc Money, .12 Star Comet, L's Frothblower, d Brilliant Light, 0 Grand Tea, 8 Brampton, 14 Bizarre, .15 Carmint, 11 Sports King, .10 War Officer. Black Alai re turned for home and won narrowly by a head with three-quarters of a, length between second and third. Brampton was fourth. Time, 1.4.4 15-5. Morningside Handicap: 7 W. Kemp’s King Emerald, 8.0 (Green), 1; 0 Thursby, 8.7 (Ludlow), 2; 0 Maori Boy, ,8.1 (K, Gill), J. Also started: 1 Olunemuri, 2 Queen Arch, 10 Barometer, 4 Lunette, 8 Master O’Rorke, 1) Sleepy Sol, 5 Owairaka. King Emerald led throughout to win by three-quarters of a length, with half a length between second and third. Owairaka was fourth. Time, 1.42. WHANGAEEI MEETING HANDICAPS ANNOUNCED (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. The following weights have been declared for the first day of the Whangarei R.C. autumn meeting. Portland JTitck Handicap, six furlongs. —Good Boy 10.4, British King 9.11, Partial Eclipse 9.6, Billiard, Light 8.9, Exalted 8.8, Brampton 8.3, Sunny Mom 8.1, Big Bertha, Atiipai, Camp Prince, Cragsman, Gay Cockade, Lord Hopetown, Measurer, Merry Mason, Otranto, Palmares, Paris Model, Princess Raiii, Sea Cob, Shine On, Viburnum, Wilkie 8.0. Mclones Memorial, one and a-qunrter miles. —Corinax 9.5, Branson 8.10, Thursby 7.8, Wenday, King Emerald, llipo 7.7, Schorr, Le Choucas 7.3, Tidal, 'J'itree, Right and I,eft, Sir Russell 7.0. Northland Hack Hurdles, 1-f miles ail'd 197 yards.—llipon Abbey 11.9, Ned Kelly i 0.7, Pekatahi, Odin 9.9,. Golden Wedding 9.7, Terrapecn, Just Quietly 9.1, Arche,na, ILiyly Damon, Bombarder, Gliaritaine, Illirigar, Michael, Night Comet, Sir Archie, Sulla 9.0. ilaiingatiipefe Hack Handicap, six furlongs.—Good Boy 9.0; Respirator 8.9, Mussie 8.6. Partial Eclipse 8.2. Envoy 8.0, Frot.bblower 7.8. Bulolo 7.7, Bril ban Light 7.5. Grand Tea, Exalted 7.4. Carmint, Cyiiique, Haviland, Little/Gift, Orchils. Viburnum 7.0. ■Stewards’ Handicap, six furlongs.— Vallar 9.0. High Finance 8.11, Dave 8.5, Subdivision 8.3, Te Monanui 8.2, The Begum 7.11, Melissa 7.9, Tea Time, Lorient IT, Lucy Rose 7.6, Royal Tea, Liaison, Glenstar, Titree 7.3, Clielone Ruffles, Good Boy, British King, Big Bertha, Bahama, Bulolo, Serang, Royal Blood, Cynthia N. 7.0. Settlers’ Handicap, seven furlongs.— Welcome Home 9.7. Right and Left 9.6, Exalted 9.3, Waning Light, Fiery Lad 8.11; Bowman 7.13, Kildecr, Gazevin 7.7, Xanken Blue, Creation, Blucspeav. Blue Bonnet, Royal Seagull, Mountain Knight gelding, Some Boy II gelding 7.0.' Waipa Handicap, one mile.—Lucy Rose, Lorient II 9.0, Wenday, IHpo 8.12, Lo Choucas, Schorr 8.8. llakanoa 8.5, Owairaka 8.4, Serang 8.2, British King, Aurioiilus, Barometer, Mark Mint; Right and Left, Sir Russell, Sleepy Sol, The Thorn 8.0.