SPORTING NEWS.
NAPIER PARK MEETING. [By Telegraph.] [From our Special Reporter .J Park Racecourse, This Day. The weather is glorious but the attendance poor for the opening day of the Park races. Following are the results:— Trial Hurdles, l£*mile. King Lear ... ... ... 1 Capon Rouge... ... ... 2 Toriki ... ... ... ... 3 Led all the way and won easily. Sylvanus fellbut Mitchell was not hurt. Time, 3mins. Div., £3 12s. Criterion Stakes, 1 mile. Tirant D'Eau ... ... 1 Blarney ... ... ... 2 Brennan ... ... ~, 3 Popgun was scratched. Brennan led into the straight, but was overtaken by Blarney and the winner. Won by a head after a punishing finish. Time, lmin 47secs. Div., £5 2s. County Handicap, 7 furlongs. First Blood ... 1 Little Billee ... ... ... 2 Links ... ... ... ... 3 Rivet, Nightingale, Lavendar, and llissle were scratched. Forest Rose led into the straight. Won by half-a-length. Time, Imm 33secs. Div., £4 4s. Park Stakes, 1} miles. Ctt>ur do Lion ... ... 1 Pom Pom ... ... ••• 2 Douglas ... ... 3 Wakelyn was scratched. Vedette led into the straight. A good race home was won by a neck. Time, 2min 14secs. Div., £4 17s.
Spring Welter, 1 mile. Nightingale ... ... ••• 1 Aphony ... ... 2 Petroline ... 3 All started. Won all the way. Time, lmin 49sec. Div., Lll 3s. Hurdles, If miles.
Rhino ... ... ... 1 Golden Plover 2 Troubadour ... ... ••• 3 All started. Won by a length. Time, 3min 2Qsec. Div., L 9.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 448, 12 October 1897, Page 2
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220SPORTING NEWS. Hastings Standard, Issue 448, 12 October 1897, Page 2
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