SPORTING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 240, 11 October 1888, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

NAPIER PARK RACES. N.U'JK.r:, Wednesday.

The concluding events resulted :— Park Stakes Handicap, ol 200s6vs. One

mile and a-half

Mr J. Kennedy's be Reel use, oyvt-, by Daniel O'Rorke— Voltaire, 'hb 31b (Katterns)... ... ... ... Mr Hunter's bm Leuore, 6'yri", 6sb (Law-

ton) ... 2 Mr James Munn's br h Waterfall, 4yrs, • o

7st 61b (Page) Silence, Escutcheon, Dudu, Cuirassier, Jet d'Eau, Meta, and Partner fllso starred. The field wSs quickly despatched to a g-;od start. Meta was first) on her fed. then Partner and Waterfall in close attendance, Jet d'Eau being very slow. After leading for about a quarter oi a mile Meta gave placer to Partner, who led past tho stand by hall a length in advance of Meta and "Waterfall, With Cuirassier and Diidu next, Kecluse heading the remaining division. At the bend Meta a_ain went up ami raced Partner, Dudu moving up into'third place, while Escutcheon also advanced. At. the back Partner and Meta bad to ibttre, and Dudu led by a length from Waterfall, who had Escutcheon and Rouluss on hi* girths, J_£ d?Eau still whipping in tho' held. Bounding the hill bend Lenore shot out irtim the ruck and*joined the leaders. Entering the straight Recluse oarnei to the front, and raced into the straight, but was hotly pursued by Lenore. who caught him about a furlong from home, tvben the spectators were tratted ton splendid finish; the pair racing ncek-;uid-!»ei.-k (o I the post, the three-year-old just landing the stakes! bs'a short head, all out; Waterfall, la length and a-half away, third; E.«cubi ohebn, fourth; Dudu, fifth. Then came Meta, Silence, Partner, Cuirassier; and Jut ! d'Eau, in that order. Time, 2mm 50.=ee. Dividends : £10 6s, £11 Bs.

'■ Tramway Haxdicap, of 7osbv#. ; second ' horse to receive ssovs. from the stakes; Six furlongs. Mr G-. Hiiiiter'B blk m Whisper, 4yrs, ;. 75...;. . ■ ... i :Mr 'O. Ellis's br m Lady Florin, 4yrs,

. 7stl3lb ... Mr \V. H. Keith's b g Escapade, 6yrs> I Ssteib

Forester, Leopold, Batista, Rufus, Soudan, Tennyson, Man Friday, and Katinka also started." Whisper won untouched by bhe whip, by. a length and a-half. Balisfa was fourth and Leopold fifth. Time, lmin 20 5-sth sees. Dividends, £14 19s and £1113 a G'RviNo Stand Handicap, of 40sovs. Seven

furlongs.

Mr VV. H. Keith's br m Dudu, 4yrs, Bsb lib (Keith) Mr H. Gaisford's eh it) Meta, 4yrs, 7sb (Peter) ... Mr G. Hunter's -b f Lenore, 4yrs, 6ab 121b (Pelterson)

Partner, Corsair, and Ririin also started Woti by a length and a-half. Time, linin 54sec: Dividends, £2 16s and t2 19s.