NAPIER PARK R.C. SPRING MEETING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7861, 30 September 1887, Page 2

NAPIER PARK R.C. SPRING MEETING.

President : John Close. Vice-President : John Heslop. Treasurer : E. W. Knowles, Stewards : James Irvine, 1). Glendinning, John M'Vay. A. M'Cartney, W. Heslop, J. Bennett, J. Heron, G. Tait, R. Smith. Judge: John Bennett. Starter: A. M'Cartney. Timekeeper : S. E. Cooper. Clerk of Course: James Lopdell. Handicapper: A. T. Danvers. The club were by no means favored by the clerk of the weather for their spring meeting, the major portion of yesterday being so like one of the May days which have not been celebrated by the poets, that it required powers of intellectual perception of the highest ordar to distinguish any difference. The mornin" broke promisingly enou"h, but later became cold and raw, and threatened rain, the piercing gusts of wind which swept np the streets at right angles to Hastings-street suggesting the donning of wraps and. overcoats with a pertinacity that won numerous converts. It is true that the sun shone brightly, but in spite of this advantage it was generally confessed that Captaiu Edwin was " in it," as a weather prophet, and the drive out to the course was by no means an unalloyed pleasure to those who took an outside passage. The day was declared a general holiday by the Holiday Association, and although a few shops kept by non-members remained open, this energy and devotion to business . did not result in an adequate return, the .■ town wearing a very deserted appearance after 12 o'clock. At this time the demand for vehicles was tlie most decided, as, although a large number of the sporting public had left town earlier, the first event on the card did not start till 12.30 o'clock, SO that holi-day-makers leaving at noon were able to witness the commencement of the day's racing, All kinds of vehicles were brought into requisition, fiom the humble express up to four-horse and five-horse coaches. A large number of private conveyances also took out wellPAcked burdens, but equestrians were no» very numerous. The co! 1 and nipping wiud which had taken a lot of the pleasure from the drive-out was also much felt on the course for a time, but fortunately the sun continued to shine from an unclouded sky, and as the wind lulled considerably as the afternoon wore on the meeting became thoroughly enjoyable. The course was in magnificent order, its condition reflecting the greatest credit upon the stewards and those. employed by them. The grass was as green and fresh as' that one" looks for on. the proverbial lawn, and the commendations passed by visitors were jqiiui,erou3 And well deserved.! The.^ appearance. 'of ythe course and* enclosure^ proved thVr the long and • weary hpi\t of electioneering just ended"had not taken away the relish for racing, a glance round showing that the greater portion of the townspeople Were present, and also, a, substantial nnni'ber or country visitors.-- -The Vat tractiveness'Of, the'- scetfe was •'■ added to by* . tha ' presence .of ,rtne- Qarrisdn7 : B^'d,."Twho, habited in > their new., uniforms, piayed throughout" the- day an i excellent i pro- ' gramme of sejeqftons; * f n^m^ers" lw»d; :

towards of the club did their work most ungrudgingly, nothing being left undone to secure the comfort and convenieuce of visitors, the result being that not a single hitch of any kind occurred to mar. the .pleasure and success of the- meeting. Mr J. Lang was in charge of the catering, which was. fully equal to what the public have been led to expect at these gatherings at the hands of Mr D. B. Watt, who is succeeded by Mr Lang. Both gentlemen supervised the arrangements, which gave general satisfaction.. Messrs Cohen and Stock were in charge of the two totalisators on the ground, and duriug the day put through the respectable sum of £2373. The racing commenced with the Maiden Plate, for which there were only three starters, who were all very evenly backed. The winner turned up in Kingrose, who was nicely ridden by Clifford. The next event was the Handicap Hnrdle Race, and this was rather a boil over, as Rimn, who had the services of Redmond in the saddle, went to the front at the start and holding a good position all the way passed* the post fonr lengths in front of Clyde. The backers of Rimu received a nice dividend from the totalisator. The principal event, the Park Stakes Handicap, was the next to come on for decision, and it at-, traded a field of seven starters, of whom Salisbury was pi course elected favorite. He justified the cbnfidencebf his backers by winning, although after a hard race with Strenuous. The', least fancied of the septette was Pouawa, a three-year-old sister of the winner, and she was ridden by young Banks, better known as " The Bruiser." The next event, the Selling Race, saw Titikei upset a. good favorite in The Laird. This was followed by the Tramway Stakes, which brought to the post only four contestants. Of these Strenuous was most fancied, and he had little difficulty in winning. The sixth race was the Disposal Stakes, catch weights, and The Arrow, with "The Bruiser" np, was at once made a hot favorite, but after the best race of the day he went down before Titikei, who was ridden by "The Brasher." Both horses were under the whip from the distance post, and it was only in the few last strides that Titikei gained the advantage. The last contest was for the Grand Stand Handicap, and five horses faced the starter. Forester carried the bnlk of the public's money, and he won hard held. The following are the results of the various events : — MAIDEN PLATE, Of 50 soys. 1 mile. Mr R. Gooseman's brg Kingrose, 4yrs, by Jav'lin — Primrose (Clifford) ... 1 Mr P. F. Tancred's eh c Orator, 3yrs, • by Premier— Gossip (Vaile) ... 2 Mr J. Munn's br c Waterfall, 3yrs, by Musket— Cascade (A. Woods) ... 3 The flag fell to a good start, from which Orator was first away, with Kingrose next, and Waterfall last. The latter soon took second place, and at the back the positions were Orator, Waterfall, aud Kingrose, a length dividing each. At the bend leading from the back stretch Waterfall went np to Orator and the pair raced side by side to the turn into the' straight, where Waterfall was under the whip and Orator apparontlycoming away, but Clifford, who had waited very patiently, here brought Kingrose up with a good rush and won all out by a length and a halt, Waterfall a length away third. Time lmin 25sec. Totalisator — 229 investors, 77 on the winner ; dividend, £2 13s. HANDICAP HtTRDLE RACE, Of 80 soys ; second horse to receive 10 soys from the stakes ; 1 miles. Mr M. Ryan's h g llimu, aged, by Maroro,' lOst (Redmond) 1 Mr W. Y. Dennett's b g Clyde, aged, 9st 21b (H. Dennett) ... 2 Mr H. Monteith's b g Premium, syrs, 9st 71b (M'Lean) 3 Mr H. Hill's b g Kangaroo, aged, lOst 121 b (Winteriugliam) 0 Mr W. T&tham's b g Uranus, 6yrs, lOst 81b (Hickey) 0 * Mr J. Rollo's br g Echo, 6yrs, lOst 71b ? (Rollo) 0 {, Mr Carrow's b g Chemist, aged, 9st 101 b \ (O'Shannassy) 0 J Two breaks-away occurred. Finally Kangaroo got away first, Rimu next, and l then Echo with the others in a bunch. * Rimu soon went into premier position, " followed by Echo and Premium. At the ? first hnrdle Rimu and Premium jumped Jj together, Echo third, Uranus fourth, J Clyde fifth, Chemist sixth, and Kangaroo V last. At the back Premium led, and the 9 next hurdle was taken by Premium first, ° Rimu next, the others as before. Round- j ing the bend by the hill Premium and ' Rimu . came away from the field and n secured a lead of six lengths from Echo, " who was third, and Uranus fourth. The ° hurdle in the straight was taken by Pre- c miura and Rimu together, with Echo and d ' Uranus next, then Clyde, with Chemist {' and Kangaroo lost. Passing the stand Pre- £ miuni led by two lengths, and Rimu was * six lengths in front of Uranus, then came v Echo, fourth, and Clyde next, the other a two a long way in the rear. At the hurdle at the back Premium and Rimu „ were again together, Uranus third, three lengths off, and Clyde had moved up into fourth position. The next hurdle saw E Rimu first over, with Premium second, p and Clyde close alongside, Uranus fourth. V This order was maintained over the succeeding hurdle, with the exception J that Echo had passed Uranus and ran p into fourth place. The last obstacle was taken by. Rimu three length in front of E Clyde, and he won easily by four lengths, j Premium third, a length behind Clyde, v Echo fourth,. Chemist (who passed Kan- E garoo and Uranus as they were pulled g up) fifth, Kangaroo sixth, and the favorite absolutely last. Time, 4min 12 l-sth sec. Totalisator — 405 investors, 38 on the winner ; dividend, £9 lis. PARK STAKES HANDICAP, c Of 200 soys ; second horse to receive 20 soys from the stakes ; li mile. I Messrs Stock and Conroy's b" g Salis- ■ bury, syrs, by Foul Play— Aconite, k . 7st 21b (A. Woods) 1 i Mr F. Hill's b h Strenuous, syrs, 7s 1 G 101 b (Vaile) 2 * Mr VV. Y. Dennett's eh in Marami, •4yrs,6st 71b (Brown) 3 I Mr J; Saunders' b g The Shah, syrs, , Bst 61b (Clifford) 0 \ Mr H. Hill's b g Deceiver, 6yrs, 7st 12lb(Lagor) 0 I Mr D. Johnstone's b g Orwell, aged, - 7st 21b (Brimmer) 0 Mr W. Proffltt's br f Pouawa, 3yrs, 6st (Banks) 0 Some delay was caused at the starting post, the horses breaking away several times, and when the starter eventually dropped his flag the fi«ld got away in rather loose order, Warama being in front,. with Pouawa next, Shah third, and the others well together. Almost immediately after the start Pouawa rushed into first place, and led post the stand, closely followed by Warama second, The J Shah and Strenuous together, Orwell ( next, and Salisbury and Deceiver together last. Going round to the back Pouawa i and Orwell, who had gone up fast, took a ! lead of four lengths from tlie remainder ' of the field, - but in the back stretch all the horses closed up. At the far bend Pouawa dropped_ back^ leav- ' ing Orwell in the van, with Salisbury j and Warama next in order. Before the straight was reached Orwell retired ' beaten, and Salisbury took command, leading Warama by two lengths, with ; Strenuous next, coming very fast. Once ! fairly in' the straight Vaile brought Strenuous np with a great rush, and endeavored to come np on the inside of . Salisbury. Wood, however, prevented - -this, and Strenuous was brought up on the outside, but was nnable to quite reach Salisbury, wlio won a capital race by half a 'length, Warama a length and a half away third. Time, 2min 43 4-sths "sec. There was a protest against the ' winner on the ground of a cross, but after . hearing evidence, the stewards dismissed ' the protest. . ' Totalisator— s33 investors, 194 on the winner j dividend £2 9s. SELLING RACE, •i •*, Of 40 soys ; 1 mile and a distance. Mr E. Bronghton's br g Titikoi aged, - by Patriarch— Maggie, 7st 71b, (A. • „ Woods) ... 1 Mr W. Y. Dennett's b g The Laird aged, Sst (Dennett) 2 Messrs Stock and Conroy's br in Kitty . ; Totara 4yrs, 9st (M'Taggart) ... 3 Mr B. Cave's blk g Larrikin aged, 7st 71b(Lagor) 0 ■■ A capital start was effected, but Larribin was ' quickest on his legs, aud -^ai once._nssumed the lead, followed •iy- Kitty Totara, The Laird, and Titikei, in the order named. These positions were maintained until rounding the far bend, when Titikei went ■ up< and turning into the straight he had . a length's lead of Kitty Totara, and coming on well won somewhat easily by a length and a half. There was a slashing race between the other three for places, which resulted in the Laird securing second position by half a length from .Kitty Totara, who was the same distance in front of Larrikin, Time, 2min 8 3-sth see. Totalisator— 267 investors, 71 on the winner; dividend, £3 7s. TRAMWAY STAKES, Of 75 soys; second horse to receive 10 , . soys from the stakes ; 6 furlongs. Mr F. Hill's br h Strenuous, syrs, by St. George— Strenua (imp.), 7st 121 b (Vaile) „ 1 Mr H. Hill's b g Deceiver, 6yrs, 7st 111 b (A. Woods) 2 Mr D.- Johnstone's b g Orwell, aged, 7?t 21b (Riley), 3 " Mr'AV. Tatham's eh g Psycho, 4yrs, -. i 6sr 121 b (Bfown) Q Strenuous and Deceiver were first away^ '..tluj' other two close up. " Strenuous held a length's lead of Deceiver until nearing the . straight, when Deceiver and Orwell closed „-on' Strenuous, and the three came into the straight together, bnt Strenuous was not to be denied, and won rather easily .by .half a length from Deceiver, who was -three lengths in front of Orwell. Time, ■: lmin 19 4-fjthsec.

' Vlotalisatpr— 4o2 investors, 129 on the " the winner ; dividend, «2 15s, • i

t DISPOSAL STAKES, » Of 20 soys, catch weights ; 1 mile, f. Mr W. Brough ton's br g Titikei, aged, i by Patriarch— Maggie (C. Woods) ... 1 1 Mr P. Martin's blk g The Arrow, aged 3 (Banks) 2 i Mr W. Y. Dennett's b g Crossbow, 3. aged 3 i -i-Pilot, Larrikin, Mormon, and The i Laird also ran. 1 Titikei was first away, closely attended 1 by Crossbow and The Arrow. Crossbow 1 was at once taken into first place, and : led bis field by two lengths until the i bend was reached, when The Arrow and ; Titikei went up to him and raced to the turn into the straight, where they came 1 away from Crossbow and ran a most i punishing race home, Titikei winning by a long neck, while a length divided The I Arrow from Crossbow. Time, lmin 48 ■ 4-sth sec. Totalisator— 2o6 investors, 37 on Ihe winner ; dividend, £5. GRAND STAND HANDICAP, - Of 60 soys ; 7 furlongs. Mr P. F..Tancred's eh c Forester, 4yrs, by Puriri— Gossip, 9st (Vaile) ... 1 Mr H. Hill's b g Deceiver, Cyrs, 7st 101 b (Woods) 2 Mr D. Johnstone's h g Orwell, aged, 7st 7lb (Riley) S Mr J. Saunders' b g The Shah, syrs, Sst 4lb (Clifford) 0 Mr H. Hill's b g Kangaroo, aged, 7st . ; (Lindsay) 0 The Shah was the first to move, with Forester, Deceiver, Orwell, and Kangaroo next in that order. Forester and Orwell rushed to tho front and cut out the running at a merry pace. At the entrance - fo the straight Orwell was done with, and resigned his place to Deceiver, but Forester won hard held by half a length, Orwell ft good third. Time lmin 34 3-sth sec. Totalisator— 333 investors, 167 on the winner ; dividend, £1 15s.