Napier Park Races
NAPIER, Last Night. The Napier Park Racing Chib’s winter meeting opened to-day in fine woatlior before a fair attendance, Ihe totalisator handled £5435, against £9060 for the first day last year._ Results continued from yesterday’s issue; NAPIER STEEPLECHASE, of 175 sovs.; two miles and a half. 2 DISRANK, 9.11 (Jenkins) .. •• 1 I RED FUCHSIA, 11.8 (McDonald) 2 3 PANGOLIN, 9.9 (Milos) ■• •• •• 3 Also started: 4 Fine Acre 10.0 (fell), 6 Handy 9.5, 5 Woden 9.2, 7 Dapper Boy 9.0. Handy led early, followed by Disrank, Pangolin and Woden. The order was maintained until Pangolin moved to the front at the stand double, Red Fuchsia displacing Woden in fourth position. Across the back Disrank was in the van from I’ine Acre, Red Fuchsia and Handy. Fine Acre fell at the brush. Disrank, Red Fuchsia and Pangolin were first into the straight,/the first-named going on to win comfortably by ten lengths from Red Fuchsia, which beat Pangolin by 15 lengths. Handy was fourth. after the race Woden collapsed and died Jn the birdcage. The time was 5.12 4-5. MAIDEN SCURRY, of 75 sovs.; five furlongs. 1 HAPPY HIT 9.0 (Morris) .... * 2 DICK WHITTINGTON, 9.0 (Du- # lieu) .. II BELL BOY, 9.0 (Wiggins) .. .. 3 *Dead heat for first place. Also started: (5 Abason 9.0, 8 Pikcti 9.0, 7 Mon Roi 9.0, 5 Crown Jest 9.0, 4 Yalma 9.0, 3 Sweet Sue 9.0, 10 Lady Wanjgachu 9.0, 9 Corncroff 9.0. Dead heat for first place, third horse four lengths back. Time, 1.4 2-5. STEWARDS’ STAKES, of 125 sovs.; one mile. 3 KAHIKATOA, 9.13 (Elcrs) .... I 9 MANIFESTO, 9.0 (Atkins) .... 2 1 PEW A, 9.7 (Green) 3 Also started: 6 Great Charter 10.10, 8 Head Serang 9.5, 5 Royal Songster 9.5, 2 Arikira 9.5, 7 Rory Mor 9.3, 4 Cuticle 9.0, 10 Gaze 9.0. Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Time, 1.45 1-5. SETTLERS’ HACK HANDICAP, of 100 sovs.; seven furlongs. 2 RASOULI,, 9.12 Morris) 1 3 CHIEF SAVAGE, 9.4 (Wilson) .. 2 5 BLACKSMITH, 9.2 (McDonald) 3 Also started: 8 Baskier 10.0, 1 Adventus 9.7, 10 Masher 9.4, 4 Arrowzone 9.3, 6 Silver Fern 9.0, 11 Autumn Dawn 9.0, 7 Manuiri 9.0, 9 .Waiforte 9.0.
Won by a neck, four lengths between second and third. Time, 1.32 2-5.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 June 1931, Page 2
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