NAPIER PARK RACES

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 149, 26 June 1931, Page 6

NAPIER PARK RACES

SEVERAL CLOSE FINISHES

STEEPLES. TO. DISRANK

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NAPIER, 25th June.

The attendance was small and there -was little animation in the betting on the open-, ing day of the Napier Park Racing •. Club's Winter Meeting . to-day.. It was ..the.-first.-. meeting ilwld QJi,: the.; • Green- .-. Hieaclowa;,couTSo sutcevthe/.-eiirthftuake. The . weather was fine, but the track was holding. The. tota]isator;M\;estiliehts .aniount-::is'd-to* iffflWagntitf-g^O^qn t}te"bpehing 'day last year,: a 'decrease of ; £ 3025. FAVOURITE FOR START. With the defection of Mountain Heath . an the Moteo Hack Hurdles, Warzone, ,who scored at his last start... at Otaki, was made favourite, and:he justified-the choice. ■'JHe"was.'.:a]ways among."the\leaders, and '.'af per lifrpii ing^'firstV'dye'r.. .the ~ final fence " camii .to.TbeaJ -The" Warden,""who. put : mar fast'kte. run. s]6ng'-;the"jfail, by half a length. Okapua was a: fair third, with Goshawk, Bennanee, and Princess Elizabeth next. ■'.-; . ~..'/. ■' : - WINTER DAY AGAIN. '■'■'■■: Winter Day, who is owned'and trained :;-iiy-A. --JVI.- W.right,-' at;-Feilding,' v\yon his 'Second steeplechase-in three public appear--■"anoefe,--when- lie- accounted for -the 'opposition" in the Petane Hack Steeplechase. He took charge for the : second round, and afterwards always looked the winner. He is. only five years old, being a, bay gelding by Winterbourne from. a. mare, described •as by:Ghoqrka from Somnus, and ho looks like rising above ordinary, jqlass. Bon -. Ary^aaj Kaokaoroa, ~Eigoletto were •'■;bas£ol,ihe others.; V,..-; -^' c::-::^,:r:: ::;: *. 1 fJAVAHO AT LAST.^v ~_ - jfayajio's-ljjcli1 changed -jn-the -lleeanee - IJack 'Handicapj' and he-Avon'the. race de- • -eisivelyv' Nights'pe'aker:and Lady Eonald led him to the fitraightr but he quickly ■#Jiad -then? m'easm'e when he- :lod^ed his .' dh'sHenge,iand beatcthe -former.:hbme by :..":-fEe bestipact-of:a::length.', liady ilonald :ipaara fair .third, followed by. Hystride and ..Beverage.:'. Beverage should improve ■.v.with^theTa.ce,; ..-' .:'... ■■■;■ : ■'. . ' ;; .; :'-DISRANK'S STEEPLES. '''"'■ Disrankr who fell at the final fence in '-in'o Wanganui Steeplechase last; month, .'when a prospect for, a place, compensated ■his party by scorini; a very easy victory V--M thfr Jfapier "-Steeplechase.' -When Fine Acre came down-at-the-obstacle, near the ftx-iuf longs, Disrank was left with a comitianding lead, and he wound up. by beat- : .ing.r.Ee'd Fuchsia by ten lengths. He gave a good exhibition of jumping throughout, and if he remains sound should win again before the winter season closes. Had Fine Acre not fallen he would -probably . have been second. Pangolin, a bad third, . jumped poorly. The • 13-yeaf-bld Woden dropped dead: in. the,bifdcage.when being ans'addled. ' ..'...■. ". DEAD-HEAT IN MAIDEN. Happy Hit and Dick Whittington were the'only "two wanted by investors in the 'Maiden Scurry, and they had the race to themselves. --Happy Hit had every fchance of winning, but Dick ■Whittington never-let her get away, and at the finish the -judge -was unable to separate them. Had. the race ;been further Dick Whittington would: have won.. Bell Boy and Sweet Sue were closest of the others. KAHIKATOA IN FORM. Ealiikatoa put up a good performance to"win the Stewards' Handicap, and it is '■ fividentthat he is back to his best form. Prior to the meeting he had been working well, and he was accorded good support. Several times during the. season he has shown ability; above the average, and this was his seventh success during the term. In the race he lay behind Manifesto, Eoyal Songster, and Great Charter at the straight - entrance, but then came'through brilliantly to beat the first- '". iiamed by a length and a half, Pewa, the - favourite, was badly placed early, but finished" strongly into third place," a head behind Manifesto. Royal Songster, Arikita, and Great Charter were next. RASOULi OVERDUE. Kasouli, who now runs in the colours of the Levin trainer, F. J; ■ Gorlett, who holds him on lease from Mr. C, Boyle, has been-expected on'more than one occasion recently, but "until to-day; he had • failed-badly. He' did not have the best -. of .the. running, but he..finished .very im- .- :.pressively ■in the straight, ,and; cut down Chief Savage on the;.post._tp:score by a liead.- This -was his first success since he won the Cashmere Plate at. the last Grand National Meeting so convincingly. Chief Savage was easily best of the others. 'Blacksmith, Baskieiy and Autumn Dawn /were next some._distance away. 'Arrowzone was disappointing. ' . '

RESULTS IN DETAIL {Results were:— ■ •■—•.

Motco Haok"HnrcJlcs,. of 100 'soVa;":6nß milo '■nM a hair:—l Wa«Mu5;D.lI-(W.-B)antlie),-1; Warden, 9.5, 2g 0 Okapua, 9.0, carried

!>.;'.>'•, 3. Also started: U Goshawk 10.13, 2 White Fung 10.3. 11 llattleracnl 9.11, 10 Muslier 9.3, 5 Princess Klizaheth 9.2, 7 Cook 9.0, 4 Bennanee 9.0, S Day Lass 9.0. Won by a short head, two lengths between second and third. Cook Jell. Time, 2mln 51 2-sscc.

Petane Hack Steeplecliase, of 115 soys; two miles.—2 Winter Day, 0.11 (Skipper), 1; 5 Bon Aryan, 9.0, carried 9.111/', 2; i Kaokaoroa, !).4, 3. Also started: (i Call Again 9.11, 3 Sir Moment.9.B, 9 Modcstriaii !).O, carried 9.iy 2 . 8 Beau Kegal, 9.0, -carried 9.2, 1 Blgoletto 9.0, carried 9.3, 1 Cloyne 9.o,'carried 0.2%. Won by two lengths, 50 yards between second, and third.:; Time, 'Imin ti ii-Sscc. Moeanoe Handicap, of 100 soys; six furlongs. —2 Navaho, 9.11. (K. F. Robinson), 1; 3 Night Speaker,' 9.5,' 2'; 1 Lady Ronald, 9.0, 3. Also started: ? False Scent 10.6, 8 Repay 9.10, 5 Jloatoa 9.5, 1 Beverage 9.7, 6 Rapallo 9.2, 4 Hystride 9.0... Won by three-quarters of a length,'a' length between second and third. | Time,', imin 19see. : NAPIER STEEPLECHASE, of 175 soys; about - -..;.... two miles- and a half. ■ ■ 2 Dlsrarik,' 9.11 (Jenkins) 1 1 Rod Fuchsia; 11.8 (M'Donald) 2 3 Pangolin;' 9.9 (Mills) 3 Also started: i Fino Acre 10.0, 6 Handy 9.5, 5 Woden 9.2,7 Dapper Boy 9.0, carried 9.2%; AVoa by ten lengths, 50. yards between second and third. ; Handy was fpurtlu Fine Acre, fell.,•■■' Time; smta'\l2,.4-ssec. , . .;;. >raideh Scurry,'of T5 soys; five furlongs.—l Happy Hitj 9.0 (B. H. Morris); and 2 Dick Whittlngton, 9.0 (L. .Dulleu), dead heat, 1; 11 Bell Boyi 9.0, 3. Also started: 6 Abasan 9.0, 7 Piketo. 9.0,-7 Mon Roi .9.0, S Crown Jest. 9.0, 5 Talma 9.0; 3SweerSue 9.0, carried 9.2%. 10' Lady" Wangaohu 9.0...9. Comcroft 9.0. Bell. Boy was ;flvrq lengths away. Time, Imin 4 .4-5 sec '" ■ " ";'.. . ' . ■ ■ .' : ' '.. " ' ;.'.,-.

■ ■'Stewards';1. Stakes;'of 125 soys; one.-.mile.— 3 Kaliik-a't0a,.9.13,-.carried- 9.8 (Elers); 1; 0 Maulfesto;-.ft.0 ) .2;-l Powa, 9.7, 3, Also started: 1 ■-.Great Charter 10.10, 8 Head Serang OJi, 5 Royal-Songster 9.5, 2 Arikira 9.5,,7 Kory Mor. 0.'3, 4 Cuticle '9.0, .10" Gaze 9.0, carried 9.3. Wou by a longth and a half, a head between second and third:' Time, "Imin 45 4-ssec.

Settlors' Hack 'Handicap, of 100 soys; seven flirlongs.—2 Rasouli, 0.12 (B. H,Morrls),.l;. 3 Chief Savage, 9.4, 2; 5 Blacksmith, 9.2, 3. Also started: S Baskier.-10.0, 1 Adventus 9.T, 10 Masher 9.4, 4 Arrowzone 9.3. G Silver Fern 9.0, It Autumn Uayrn. ».O, carrieti f1.2%, 7 Manuiri 9.0 i 9'-walfo'rie. D-o.\ Won by... a head, two lengths and: a half between second and third. Time, Imin 32 2-ssec, - .