SPORTING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 74, 28 March 1895, Page 3

SPORTING NEWS.

YESTERDAY'S RACING AT NAPIER PARK.

0 AUCKLAND JOCKEY INJURED.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Napier, Wednesday. At the Napier Park Meeting to-day wferal accidents occurred. In the Trial flurdies Nightshade fell ab the firsb jump, and Donovan suffered ' slight concussion 0 { the brain, but has since recovered. In kfie same race Moa fell, and Cullon had his coliar-bone broken. In the last race, going roonti the hill bend, Stepfeldb collided ff Hh Pompom; both fell, and the Auckland jockey Joseph Gallagher, on the former, was badly hurt, his collar-bone being broken, and ha.also sustained serious internal injuries. He was removed to the : f, oa pibal, and recorerad consciousness. Subsequently ib was found that Gallagher j 8 getting along well. His injuries are nob 8 o serious as was ab firsb anticipated. Raynor on Pompom oscaped uninjured. £5,537 was put through tho machine, giving a total of £11,151 for the two daya, 83 against £9,407 last year. Cm' Stakes Handicap of 225sovs. One mile and a-quarter. 574— Mr W. Douglas's Ua, by The Mute—Waitiri, Sac(Fairbrobher) 1 ■ 301—Mr L, D. Nathan'a The Dancer, - get 71b (Gallagher) ~, ... ... 2 163— Captain W: R. Russell's Krina, 7ab 101b (Whittaker) ... ... 3 Also started: 156, Spindrift; 100, goosander, 7at 41b ; 87, Ring Cannibal, 63b Won by half-a-length. Time, 2mm 12sec. On returning to the scales Spindrift's jockey failed, to draw the weight by thrao quarters of a pound, and the raco was awarded to Ua, with The Dancer second and Krina third. Dividend, £2 163. Snindrift would have paid his backers £6 Two year-old Bant>tcap of 7580vs ; second horse lOsovs from the stake. Six fur longs. . 257—Mr A. Portland's Rip Van Winkle, by Somnua — Waimarama, Sab Blb (Wbittaker) ... ' .... .... 1 222—Mr T. H. Lowry's Orion's Belfe, Bsb l2lb,(Collelnj. ... .- . ... 2 239 Hon. J. D. Onnond's Spruce, ,7ab 121b (Delaney) ... ._ ... 3 t These were the only starters. Time, lmin 1720bb see. Dividend, £2 13s. Second Handicap Hurdi.es of 100$ovs. One mile and three-quarters. 227—Mr W. Douglas' Kapua, 6yrs, by The Mute — Uira, llsb 121b (Hope) ♦ ... ... 1 303—Hon. J. D. Ormond's Hopeful, lOst 7ib (Stowe) 2 214—Mr R. Kingan's Auroa, lOat 91b, (Kingan) .. ... ... — 3 Also started : JO7, Tiritea, llsb lib ; 63, Morag, 9ab 101b ; 58, T Kose, 9sfc 71b. At the jump in the sbraigbb Tiritea and Auroa were first over, with T Rose, Hopeful, Morag and Kapua following. At the back Tiritea still held command, with Hopeful next, Kapua coming up fast. Ab the hill band Hopeful and Kapua got on terms, and passing Tiritea the pair led into the straight, find down over the last jump, when a slashing finish was witnessed, Kapua squeezing home by a short neck from Hopeful. Time, 3min 23sec. Divi- ; dettd, £3 17s. HuKiir. Scukky Handicap of 50sovs ; second horse lOsovs from the stake. Seven furlongs.tl7—Mr T. Q,pinlivan'B Brooklet, by Torpedo — Rivulet, Bsb 111b (Conn op) ... ... ... •- 1 18—Mr YV. JPebUe/a Waitress, 6at 101b ( (^airbrother) ../ ~,.-.' .... 2 54—Mr P. Ropiha's Flaneur, 7sb Sib ; •;^,. (Rowbottom) ... 3 Also star tad ; 108, Lotion, Bat 101b ; 118, - lady Sfonnus, Sst 81b : 70, Kiritea, 7st; 64, Arciierese, 6eC 101b ; 13, Starlight, 6sb 71b; 16, Slumber, 6sb 71b. Won easily. 'ifjme, lmin 33. 2-sth sec Dividend, £1 Wi.r : { IVavkklkv Stakes Handicap of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 109—Hon. Captain Russell's Krina, 7sfc . 101b (Whitaker) ... ...... 1 U4_Mr W. Douglas' Amoureux, 656 101b ... ... 2 150—Mr George Hunter's Searchlight, 63b 81b (Connop) ... ... ... 3 Also sbarted : 375, Stepfeldb, Ssb ; 43, Pompom, 7sb 101b ; 87, Allan-a-Dale, 7sb 81b ; 44, Nixie. 7sb 21b. Sfcepfeldb was the firsb togeb away to an indifferenb sbarb. Pompom came next, and Searchlight lasfe. Stepfeldfc immediately pulled back into third place, and Pompom and Amoureux took up the running. After going a couple of furiongs Stepfeldb tried to get up between the two horses', and, colliding, brought down herself and Pompom. Affc9r the accident Amoureux, Searchligbb and Krina led into the straight almost abreaßb, Allan-a-Dale being interfered with by bhe accident. The race from this poinb was mosb exciting, every inch of ground being contested right to the finish, Krina getting home by half a-length from Amoureux, with Searchlight, the same distance away third. Time, lmin 16 2-sth ccc. Dividend, £7 12s.