THE JUMPING SEASON.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 108, 9 May 1896, Page 3

THE JUMPING SEASON.

* cheat great deal of curiosity is being fenced jnsb now aa to how the new local candidates for jumping honours are shaping I their effort*. J. Rae has put Threo itaroter the obataclea several times since hehaa had him In hia efeable, and the divB ppoiatin K gelding jumpe fairly well. Mass Nelson has been schooled over the obstacles f,wo or three occasions, and shapes in etl nital style. Webley is another who is «nite proficienbat the game. Grenadiers SabU ties were seen at Lhe Arondale SJon Saturday last, and that effort to Sfie speaks well for his chance of in^ winning honours Nothing but S ng.cSt 8 greach me olF.buU.tJ, ?b lity to get orer the little st.cks, andl aftor fboTakapuna Meeting we may expect Adam fe» School St. Kilda in real earnes^ SofarAcone and Panoply hare not been Sed oror hurdlea ab Ellerslie, and it » the ieneralopimon that they will nob be among CGrand National Hurdle Race starters. Next week the outude of the course proper i, to be tbnwn open to the'jumpers for chooling purposes, and the do.ngs then Zuld prove of intere»b in view of the Tflkapnna and North New Zealand Grand KtlLl Meetings. Mr Evett has some splendid material to work on in making his firand National Hurdle Race and Great Northern- Steeplechase handicaps, and his diustments are being looked forward to with a very considerable amount of interest.

NAPIER PARK WINTER MEETING. The Winter Meeting of the Napier Park Racing Club takes place on Wednesday and Tkursday next. Acone and Panoply wore shipped to the convincing ground by the s.s. Flora yesterday, and the pair ibould play a prominent part in-thenrst dave events. With Bst 31b Panoply reads a pretty fjood thing for the Stewards Stakes Handicap. Of couree, ab this stage it is difficulD to say which of tho events tne pair will start for. Acceptances are du9 to-night. The 'Napier Steeplechase ia run on Wednesday and 1 like best the chances of the top weigrhta Tiritea and Mutiny. Of the othere Zaccho cannot be left out of calculations. The following are tho names of the horses engaged in the leading events :— Electric Handicap, of 70sovS.' Six furlongs. stlb " stlb Acone ..9 6 Musketeer .. 7 0 v an op]y -8 10 ICinKsnmn .. 7 0 ffibrook. ..8 7 Mysterious ..7 0 Solilftira .. .:' , Danns: .. ..7 0 Aio ... .. 712 Kuponga .. .. 7 0 Jloonraker. .. 710 Popgun .. ..7 0 R-ality .. •• 7 10- Bowshot .. ..6 8 illaii-a-D-le ..7 9 lironnan .. .. <> I Heavenly Twin.. 7 2' Kapiek sstekplechask, ot 170 soys. About threo miles. stlb sfclb Tiritea .. ..12 8 The Plug.. ..10 3 mS -.12 3 Auroa .. .. 10 0 Gondolier.. ..11 B .. .. 91 Hopeful .. .. 11 3 Nat- .. .. .. KanntL 11 3 Nnrrat* .. ..9 7 Mo?ag ■I: ::i0 7 Gleneig .. ..9 7 Sfhy .: •• 10- 6 Tally-ho .. ..9 7 Kossall .. .. 10 3 Stewards' Stakes Haxmoap of 150s»vs, One mile and a-quarter.. stlb stlb Bsssia M'Cwthy 9 5 Wcstmere ... 7 7 Wion ..8 13 Allan-a-JJale ..7 2 The Artirtv ■. .. 8 7 -KinKsmnn •.. 7 0 Piiioply.. ' ■• 8-3 Musketeer .. 612 81arnev"' 7 10 Crimson Streak CIO iio ". - 710 Mystical.. ..6 10 fflyinKShot .. 710 Laontini .. ..6 7 -ilarino ~. ..7 9 Capon Koug© .. 6 7 /low Forest ..7 7 HiNDICAPHURDLERACEOf 7030T5. TWO . . miles. ■/....; stlb stlb goueful „ ..12 5 T Ro3e .. .. 10 3 Kapua .. .. 12 0 Waituua _ .. 10 0 «orag '.. .. 10 7 Tally-ho ... .. 910 TaePlur.. •• 10 -4 Nat.. .. .. iaroa ... .. 10 3 Canard .. ..So Zaccho .. '..10 3