NAPIER PARK CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 58, 9 March 1936, Page 11

NAPIER PARK CLUB.

HEST BEATS GRANVALE. GREEKORE AT LONG ODDS. PASSION FLOWER SCORES. (By Telegraph.—-Press Association.) NAPIER, Saturday. The Napier Park Racing fClub's autumn meeting was concluded to-day. Rain fell for 24 hours up to 10 a.m. and the stewards met to consider the question of postponing the meeting, but finally decided to race. The rain cleared before noon and except for two or three light showers remained fine. The attendance was good considering the circumstances, and the totalisator investments amounted to £5275, against £5581 on the second day last year, making £9328 for the meeting, compared with £9352 last year. After John Charles (favourite) had won the Omahu Hurdles later results were: — TRIAL HANDICAP of £00. Six furlongs. 4—PUCCINI. S.ll—Young 1 I—IDIJO, 8.11 —Rood - 2—lf IK ST CI-lAPTEK, B.l2—Forsyth . 3 Also started : 3 Joviality, 9.0 : 11 Blue Shirt, 5 Hunter's Mam, 8 Tractile. 9 Forum, 0 Trailer, 10 Charade. 7 Mickey, 8.9. Two lengths and a half; live. Time 1.20 4-5. TELEGRAPH HACK of £05. Six furlongs. 7—-GREENORE, 7.l3—Forsyth 1 G—MESUKINA, S.s—Morris 2 3—LACQUER, 7.12 —Broughton 3 Also started: 1 Contact, 9.3; 2 Silver Song, 8.11; 4 Blue Garter, 8.1 ; 5 Recitation, 7.9. Length each way. Time 1.19 4-5. KUAO HANDICAP of £05. Two-year-olds. Five furlongs. 2—CANDICO, B.2—Reed 1 I—MANDAMUS, S.ll—Atkins 2 S—INHERITANCE,5 —INHERITANCE, 7.0 —Shields 3 Also started : 3 Gay Doll, 8.0; 4 Essex, 7.0. Three lengths; four. Time 1.5 4-5. PRINCE OF WALES HANDICAP of £110 and trophy valued at 25 guineas. One mile and a distance. 2—HEST, S.9—Olson 1 S—GRANVALE. 7.l3—Wilson 2 7—PEGGY DEFOE, 7.lo—Marsh 3 Also started : 1 Kotou, 8.3: 3 Version, 7.13; 4 Confiscation, 7.12; ti Monarchy, 7.7 ; 9 Royal Garter, 8 First Chapter, 7.0. Three-quarters: two. Version was fourth. Time 2.5.

ST. PATRICK'S HANDICAP of £100. Seven furlongs. I—PASSION FLOWER. 7.2—Savage . 1 2—I'LAIDIE, B.l—Morris 2 3—CULLUS, 7.9 —Broughton 3 Also started : 4 Slippery, 9.4; 5 Royal Banquet. 7.3. Five lengths; two. Time 1.32.

WHARERANGI HACK of £70. One mile. I—I'AKANUI, B.lo—Atkins 1 3—SYBIL SONG, 7.4—Broughton . . 2 2—MAINE, 9.s—Shields 3 Also started: 6 Contact, 8.12; 5 Blue Garter, 7.13; 7 Begorrali, 4 Drumpeel, 7.2; 8 Royal Dash, 9 Bothwell, 7.0. Two lengths; half. Time 147 3-5.