GAY BLONDE’S GUINEAS

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1934, Page 4

GAY BLONDE’S GUINEAS

AVONDALE SECOND DAY PLUMPTON TO MASTER NORVAL. SINKING FUND'S OPEN SPRINT.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. Showery weather prevailed for the final day of the Avondale Jockey Club’s spring meeting at Avondale to-day. The attendance was small and the track was in good order, being little affected by the rain. The totalisator investments . totalled £11,444, compared with £17,591 on the second day last year. The total for the meeting was £31,546, as compared with £39,994 in 1933. Results are:—

GREY LYNN HURDLES. Of £175. One and three-quarter miles. 1— THESPIS, 10.5 (Burgess) 1 2— KING WIN, car. 9.2 (Mcßae) .... 2 3— GLENADE, 9.2 (Sullivan) 3 Also started: 4 Silver Division, car. 9.3i/ 2 . Three-quarters of a length; eight lengths. Time, 3m 11 l-ss.

NURSERY HANDICAP. » Of £l5O. Five furlongs. 2- GAY SHEIK, 8.11 (Tinker) 1 3- TRIUNE, 7.10 (Horne) 2 3-3—VELOCIPEDE, car. 7.11 (Tre-

main) «■ Triune and Velocipede were bracketed. Also started: 1-1 Fairfax, 8.10; 4-4 Singara, car. 7.11; 5-5 Gay Acre, 7.0. Neck; half a length. Time, lm 1 4-ss.

MOUNT ALBERT HANDICAP. Of £l3O. Six furlongs. 1-I—SILVER JUBILEE, 8.8 (Green) . 1 3-3—PRINCE ACRE, car. 7.0 (Winder) 2 6- MISS LU, car. 7.4 (Wiggins) .. 3 Also started: 4-5 Princess Star, 9.0; 5-6 Solomon, 8.11; 2-2 Ballymoney, car. 7.5; 7- Lady Diana, 7.2; 9-8 Chief Emerald, 7.0; 8-9 Cornerman, car. 7.3; 10-10 Express, car. 7.3. Head; length. Time, lm 14s.

PLUMPTON HANDICAP.

Of £4OO. One and a-quarter miles. 4-I—MASTER NORVAL, 7.11 (Horne) 1 1-4—ROYAL ARTIST, 8.1 (Pine) .... 2 9-9—MUSQUIL, car. 7.3 (Cameron) .. 3

Also started: 3-2 Carfex, 8.11; 2-3 Aga Khan, 8.3; 8-8 Baroscope, 8.0; 6-6 King’s Archer, car. 8.12; 5-5 Lord Vai, 7.11; 7-7 Killadar, car. 8.3. Three-quarters of a length; neck. Time, 2m 7s. King’s Archer took the lead early from Royal Artist, but Musquil and Baroscope went to the front along the back. They led into the straight from Royal Artist and Aga Khan. Master Norval came through with a fine finishing run over the last furlong to defeat Royal Artist, Musquil and Killadar. Musquil, the outsider of the field, made a good showing and finished solidly after- making most of the running with Baroscope.

AVONDALE GUINEAS. Of £3OO. One mile. 1— GAY BLONDE, 8.5 (Tinker) 1 2— REREPAI, 8.10 (McKenzie) 2 3— NAMAKIA, 8.5 (Keesing) ..... 3 The only starters. Two lengths; two and a-half lengths. Time, lm 41s. Namakia went to the front at the start, but was soon passed by Rerepai and Gay Blonde. Rerepai maintained the lead until entering the straight when Gay Blonde went to the front and drew away to win comfortably.

‘ PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP. Of £2OO. Six furlongs. 2- SINKING FUND, 8.5 (McTavish) 1 4-3— BRITISH COLUMBIA, 8.3 (Gold- • finch) . 2 3- KYRA, car. 7.0% (Pine) .. 3 Also started: 1-1 Rereatu, 9.0; 5-5 Tradesman, car. 8.2. Length; neck. Time, Im 14s.

NEW LYNN HANDICAP. Of £l3O. One mile. 1- KELLY, 7.13 (McTavish) 1 3-I—KING BRIERLY, 8.0 (Wiggins) . 2 2- NUN NICER, 7.11 (Pine) 3 Also started: 6-6 First Lap, 8.13; 4-4 Bonny Gay, 8.1; 10-11 Safari, car. 8.1; 9-9 Ruling King, car. 7.10; 8-7 On Ap-. proval, car. 7.9; 5-5 Aubretia, car. 7.3; 11-10 Gold Musk, car. 7.3; 7-8 King Tut, car. 7.2%. Length; short head. Time, Im 425.

NIHOTOPU HANDICAP. Of £175. Seven furlongs. ' 1- GAY MARIGOLD, 8.5 (Goldfinch) 1 2- KING MESTOR, 7.7 (Wiggins) .. 2 4- ARCH RULER, 7.3 (H. Gilmer) 3 Also started: 7-6 Gay Broney, 8.4; 6-7 Whakapara, car. 7.3; 3-2 Jalldy Karo, 7.5; 5- Psychologist, car. 7.1. Length; length and a-half. Time, Im 26 3-ss.

After hearing the evidence about a mishap in the Henderson Handicap on the first day when Chief Cook broke a leg and had to be destroyed, the judicial committee decided the cause was Chief Cook being crossed by Hushing ridden by L. Clifford. Clifford was suspended for one month.

AVONDALE SCRATCHINGS. The following are the scratching times for the two main handicap races at Avondale on Saturday:— Avondale Cup: Royal Artist (11 a.m.), Lord Vai (11.15 a.m.), King’s Archer (12.45 p.m.), all on Saturday. Flying Stakes: Star Artist (1.40 p.m., Friday), Gay Blonde (11 a.m., Saturday). Gay Seton was scratched after racing in the Champion Hack Plate.