NAPIER PARK

Evening Star, Issue 23208, 6 March 1939, Page 4

NAPIER PARK

IVAR SCORES IN BIG RAGE KATHBELLA BEATS GAY SON The Napier Park Club’s Autumn Meeting was held in brilliantly fine weather and the ’track was hard and fast. There was a very large attendance, and the totalisator handled £9,783 10s, compared with £8,184 on Saturday last year, when a two-day meeting was held, the increase being £1,599 10s. Following are the results: — OMARUNUI HANDICAP, £IOO. One mile and a-quarter. 2 MISURINA, 9.11 (A. E. Lord) 1 I—Red Rufus, 10.8 (W. Pme) ... 2 3 Umpire, 10.3 (J. Dooley) 3 Also started: 4 Rapa Waiata 9.2. Won by a head, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 12 3-ssec. Time, Imin 2sec. MAIDEN SCURRY, £IOO. Five furlongs. 1— SCREEN LORD. 8.0 (Forsyth) i 2 Gold Chase, 8.0 (H. Murray) ... 2 4 Colin, 8.5 (J. Campbell) 3 Also started : 6 Defray 8.5, 7 Penny Farthing 8.5, 3 Kalika 8.5, 8 Bryda 8.5, 10 Misty Bay 8.5, 9 Arctic Que.cn 8.0, 5 Laughing Song 8.0. .Won by a head. Defray was fourth.

SAPLING STAKES, £IOO. Five furlongs. 1 GAYEST SON, 8.1 (R. Marsh) 1 2—Dainty Dell, 7.12 (H. Callahan) 2 4—Charing Cross, 7.0 (B. Stowe) ... 3 Also started: 1 Tableau 7.12 and Sun■ola car. 7.7* bracketed with the winner, 3 Kobi 7.11, 5 Regale 7.7, 7 Charles Edward 7.7, 6 Romano 7.4. Won by three lengths each way. Sunola was fourth. Time, Imin 1 1— NAPIER PARK CUP, £2OO. One mile and a-quarter. 3 IVAR, car. 7.2 (J. Campbell) 1 4 —Granvale, 7.0 (W. Mudford) ... 2 2 Tiger Gain, 7.13 (J. Forsyth) ... 3 Also started: 1 Big Dock 8.4. Tiger Gain and Ivar made all the running, with Ivar just holding the advantage into the straight. Tiger Gain weakened at the distance and Ivar went on to win convincingly by half a length from Granvale, who finished fast to beat Tiger Gain by half a neck. Time, 2miu 5 l-ssec. ESK HANDICAP, £IOO. Six furlongs. 3 HALLEY, car 7.4 (J. Campbell) 1 2 Gay Mimic, car. S.l (L. Cullen) 2 6 —Greenore, car, 7.10* (H. Callahan) Also started; 1 Red Witch car. 9.0, 4 Royal Spades car. 7.8, 5 Quilp 7.7, 7 Tycoon 7.7. .... Won by a head, with two lengths between second and third. Red Witch was fourth. Time, Imin 14 3-ssec. AUTUMN HANDICAP, £l3O. Six furlongs. 1— KATHBELLA, ear. 7,4 (J. Campbell) 1 3 Gay Son, 9.5 (H. Callahan) ... 2 2 Felicitation, car. 7.10 (W. Mudford) ... 3 Also started: 4 Fossicker car. 7.3, 5 Omarere car. 7.5*. Kathbella led all the way and shook off Gay Son to win by three lengths, with Felicitation three-quarters of a length away and Fossicker fourth Time, Imin 13 l-ssec. REDCLYFFE«TIANDICAP, £IOO. One mile. 1— GAY MIMIC, car. 7.11 (L. Cullen) I 6 —lmogen, car. 7.0 (R. Howell) ... 2 2 Classical, car. 7.9 (B. Stowe), ...» 3

Also started: 3 Grnnvale car. 8.12, 5 Parry 8.1, 4 Opoho car. 7.4.Won by half a head, with two lengths between second and third. - ran vale was fourth. Time, Imin 42 2-ssee.