NAPIER PARK FIXTURE

Hawera Star, Volume L, 26 June 1930, Page 3

NAPIER PARK FIXTURE

PROSPECTS EOR FRIDAY (By Maecenas.”) The winter meeting of the Napier Park Racing Clulb opens to-morrow and concludes on Saturday. A,si the prospective competitors at Napier Park were, in the majority of cases, runners at Hastings last week, winners or placed: performers at Hastings may be proponent at the Park. . Shrewd and! Llyn Dhu are a pan engaged in the Moteo Hack Hurdles at Napier Park thalt have m'or.e .pace than the average jumper, and with experience they should pay their way. .Masher is to make his debut as a hurdler in the Hack Hurdle race at Napier Park to-morrow. Trainer Al'f. Wright describes Masher as- most promising and he expects the gelding to prove hard to boat, despite inexpensive over jumps. Wycford lost his rider at the third jump on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay meeting. He had schooled well in private and jumped in- a proficient, manner over the earlier fences. ’Wye'f.ordl may do better tomorrow if a runner in the Potane Steeplechase. Others engaged in- the same event that raced well last week are llilcullus, Tiniipouri and Winnigan. 'On the strength of a reui'arkably good gallop on the eve of the meeting, Winloeh was solidly supported' at Hastings last week, but the event, run over six and a-half furlongs, proved just too far. .'Winloeh may .do better in the Mceanee Hack to-morrow, run a-half furlongs Joss distance. Evening Hero and Arrowhead are a bfiace likely to show up p dominion My in the same race.

Most of those likely to compete in to-morrow’s Napier Steeplechase were in action at the Hawke’s Bay meeting, so bettors' will have a- good guide, bult a newcomer in Birkbec'k may be prominent to-morrow. 'The. shorter distance of the Napier Park Steeplechase miles) should suit Handy, but as he is now somclwhat of a. “plodder,” one like Red Bank or Birkbeck may beat him.

The Ahuriri Hurdles is described as an “open event,” but in eias's and lvumlbers it will be a very poor race. The Moteo Hack Hurdles will be much harder to win. All things considered, the . Ahuriri Hurdles will be a race backers may be wise to “side step.” To win the Hcretaunga Handicap at Hastings last week, Bold Front had to register a really good performance, .so an additional Slbs. may not. prove prohibitive t'o him in the Stew-lards’ Handicap to-m'orrow. Balloon (who did not run last week) and Whakaari appear the most dangerous rivals of the topweight, to-morrow.

.lE. Gray liray ride Lordlike in' the. Settlers.’ Hack at Napier Park and, if he does, thalt good looking gelding, which won so well at last week’s meeting at Hastings, is certain to, be a 1 good favourite. Potoaform will be prominent in the event if a runner and Adventus, with R Reed in, the saddle, will have m'any a'dmirers, but Lordlike should be the “elect.” In recent comment about tHo Hastingsl winner, Ganlpat, it was intimated' thalt he claimed relationship to Runnymede. This i 9 incorrect, Ge*sto and Tiega are the pair claiming the same dam.