AVONDALE MEETING

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 227, 24 April 1933, Page 7

AVONDALE MEETING

Press Association.—Copyright. Auckland, April 22.—The firsl day of the Avondale Jockey Club'.-- autuimi meetijig was held Lo-day. Owing to h'vivy rain in the morning and showers during the day, the track was heavy. The attendance was fair, the lotalisator handling £20,005, compared with £21,210 on the corresponding day last year. FOLEY MEMORIAL HANDICAP Of £250; 13 miles. 1/2—L'ALLEGItO, 7.12 (Wiggins) 1 (Broughton) 2 7/S—MERRY DAMON, 8.10 7/4—ALLOY, 7.3 (Tremain) .. .. 3 Also started: 2/- Royal Artist 5.7, 1/5 Tnneriri 8.10, 5/7 Valroe 7.10, 3/3 Grand Tea 7.1. G/6 Psychologist 7.0. From a slow start Valroe and L'Allogro wen! to the front and led the field into (he straight, where Merry Damon and Alloy came fast. Valroe and Alloy made strong bids on the outside, but L'Allegro had command at the finish to win by a length from Merry Damon, who was a. length and a-half in fronl of Alloy. Psychologist was next. Time. 2.S 2-5. WHAU HANDICAP Of £150: 7 fur. 3—JONATHAN, 7.13, car. 7.8 (N. MeKcnzio) i I—PROLYXO. 7.11 (K. Veil re) " : > 2—CHIEF COOK, 5.2 (Jenkins) . . 3 Also started: ! Gold Musk 7.0. "Won by three-quarters of a length, a neck between second and third. Time, 1.27 1-5. CHEVALIER HANDICAP Of £ll it; 1 mile. 5/S—MASTER NORVAL, S.O (N. McKonzie) '_ i ■■ 1/2- UNITED 5.5 (K. Voitre) " 2 4/3—LANDLUBBER, 5.5 (Jenkins) 3 1 Also started: 6/7 Valreinn S.l, 12/10 j Principal S.O. R/S Roman Mascot S.O, I 30/12 Ruling King S.IJ, 9/9 Mahkill I S.O. 11/1-J Glen Rata 9.9, ;!/! Don't Lap \ 8.11, li/fi Gigantic S.lO, 2/1 Tntvoon j S.O, 13/11 Wee Musk 8.0, 13/J3 Sear- j (•her S.O. Won by a head, with three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, 1,!l 3-5. RAILWAY HANDICAP Of £200; (i fur. J 3/2—GREEK GOLD, S.O (McTavish) < _ . _ i j G 'G— BRITISH COLUMBIA "? 10 I (Tremain) •> S/7—INSTALMENT, 7.0 (Duncan) 3 Also started: 1/1 Manawhenua 5.7. ' 7/7 Eager Rose S.S, 5/5 Hampton

! Park 8.1, 4/4 Lordly Knight 7.9, 2/3 j Tradesman 7.5, 0/9 Tetrarchate 7.1. TITIRANGI HANDICAP j Of £130; 1 mile. I 1/1— DESERT STAR, 8.0 (BroughI ton) 1 3/2—LIMEX, S.S (Tinker) .... 2 i 5/7—IMAM INT S.O (Wiggins) .. 3 I Also started:' 2/4 Lady's Boy 9.0, ! 4/3 Chief; Joy S.S, 6/6 .Gay Cockade 8.4, 7/5 Karangapai 5.4. Won by four .lengths, with three lengths between second and third. j Time, 1.40 2-5.