AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB MEETING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume I, Issue 38, 18 April 1891, Page 3

AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB MEETING.

This meeting takes place at Avondale to-day. Fifty-nine horses have accepted for seven races, and if the weather is propitious a gopd afternoon’s sport should come off. The course being conveniently situated to the railway and adjacent to the city, the meeting also being held on Saturday, a fair number of people should be present. From a perusal of the programme my fancies are: — The Maiden Plate, ten acceptors, is rather difficult to pick, but if I choose Forget-me-not and Millifera I may not be far away. The Hurdles, for which ten have been left in, one mile and three-quarters, may be won by Orakei, who from the way he put down Sentinel in the Hurdle Race at the North Shore showed he is possessed of good speed. If well he should take a lot of beating. Relation, with 9 st, cannot be out of it.

For the Avondale Cup, one and a half miles, eight have cried content, and the weights seem fairly adjusted. Ingorina, Bst 121 b, Try Fluke, 6st 121 b, and Warrior, 6st 71b, appear to me to be the best. The Flying Stakes, eight acceptors, should be won by Maccaroni, who, if wanted, at the weights appears well in. If beaten it might be by Warrior. The Steeplechase, for which there are ten acceptors, Hopeful Kate may win, from the way she got over the course at the last meeting; but the field is so moderate that Ingarangi, with the top weight, might take it. _ The Novel Race, Bacchus, if intended, might Handicap, seven furlongs. Eight have accepted. Master Pat, who from his two last performances at Takapuna, and Ellerslie must be a fair horse, should win, but might be upset by Octopus. It is to be hoped that strict time will be kept, so as to enable visitors to see the whole of the events, as at last meeting the last race had to be viewed by a great number from the railway in the dark.