QUEEN IN SALESMAN’S ROLE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17739, 28 March 1932, Page 6

QUEEN IN SALESMAN’S ROLE

LONDON, Eeh. 25. The Queen unwittingly acted :is a saleswoman at the British Industries hair, it was revealed to-day, when an American buyer ordered three dozen replicas oi the Chippendale chair in which he had seen the Queen sitting. The chair was placed in an elevator lor the Queen. After she had left the fair the American followed attendants who put the chair back in a display booth. "That's my chair, the one the Queen sat on.” the American said. “And I’ll take 36 replicas of it,” he added.

Time, Jmin. 22scc. Final: H. S. Davis, 1; llewson, 2; Bishop, 3. Time, Imin. 20 2-ssee. ICOyds. Ladies’ llnudicap.—First heat (7 entries): Miss ,1. Oaten, 7yds., 1; Miss iM. Clare, lyd., 2; Miss Gritton, 7ycls., 5. Time, 13 2-ssec. Second heat (8 entries) : Miss G. Gooch, s£yds., 1 ; Mrs. Thompson, 6Jyds., 2: Miss M. Leigh. 2yds., 5. Time, 13 3-ssee. ICOyds Ladies’ Handicap.—Final: Miss' Gooch, 1: Miss Oaten. 2; Mrs. Thompson, 3. Time, 13 3-sscc. 220yds. Flat Handicap—First heat ;6 entries) : Cl McDonald, 13yds., 1 ; Bain, 37yds., 2; G. Miirland, syds., 3. Time, 25 2-ssee. Second heat (6 entries) : V. Davy, 30yds.. and J. Csddor. 14yds., dead heat, 1; Smith. Byds.. 5. Time, 25 4-sseuv DAXCLX’G. Highland Fling, under 9 years (5 entiles). —Tui Menzies, 1: Thelma Doran, 2; Margaret Jonassen, 3. Highland Idling, under 18 years (5 entries).- Miss Aileen Bryan, 1; Miss Edith Livingstone, 2: Miss Flora Johnstone. 3. Sean Truiblinis, under 12 years (9 entries). -Elsie Barker, 1 ; Lorna Johnstone, 2 : Tui Menzies, 3. Highland I'ling (4 entries). —Miss Nancy Barker, 1; Miss Lunin JohnI stone, 2; Miss May O’Rourke, 3. ■ ! Sean Truihluiix, under 18 years (n eat ries).—-.Miss Edith Livingstone, 1; Miss Aileen Bryan, 2: Miss Colleen Bersttm, Reel o’ Tulloch, under 12 years (10 entries). —Natiev Barker, 1; M. John- 1 son, 2; Tui Menzies, J. CHOBPIXG ! Maiden Standing Chop. 12in. hloek (18 entries).---First heat: F. Twistleton, 33sec., 1; J. Graham, 30see., 2; E. Beets, 24see., 3. Second heat : Sonny White, lOsee.. 1 ; doe Dalim, 15sec., 2; 11. E. Mcl’liee. 35sec., 3. Final: Graham, 1 ; Beets, 2. • 14in. Standing Chop (23 entries).— First heat: M. Spellars, jun., 30see., 1 : J. Stevens, 30see., 2; J. A. Brownley, 25see., 3. Second heat: M. Spellars, sen.. 40see., 1 ; Bert Costello, 27sec., 2: C. Whitehead, lOsec, 3.