NAPIER PARK RACES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 87, 11 March 1935, Page 10

NAPIER PARK RACES.

SPEED WINS CHIEF HANDICAP.

SHIRRED RIBBON THE HACK CUP.

Per Press Association. NAPIER, March 10.

Tho Napier Park Racing Club’s autumn meeting was concluded yesterday. The totalisator investments amounted to £5584 10s, a decrease of £9. The total for the meeting was £9355 10s, representing an increase of £272 on last year’s total for two days. Results:—

OMAHU HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, of £7O. One mile and a quarter. 2- HIGH GRADER, 10.4 (Walsh) ... 1 1-1 KAHUNOKE, 10.5 (S. Anderson) ... 2 3- TAREHA, 10.1 (Ridgway) 3 Also started: 5-5 Lady Wessex 9.7, 4-4 Mercian Lass 9.2.

A length; two lengths. Time, 2.10 1-5.

ST. PATRICK’S HANDICAP, of £BO. Seven furlongs. 2 CULLUS, 8.2 (Atkins) I 1 CYCLONIC, 9.0 (Berrigan) ... ... 2 3 GOLD MAG, 7.13 (A. Griffiths) ... 6 The only starters. A neck. Time, 1.27 2-5.

KUAO HANDICAP, of £65. Five furlongs. 1- PASSION FLOWER, 9.0 (Atkins) 1 3-3 BLUE CARTER, 8 0 (loach) ... 2 2- QUAKE, 8.13 (Marsh) ... ... 3 Also started: 5-4 Bogorrah car 7.8 i and Charade 7.0 bracketed, 7-7 Hunting Chorus 7.5. 4-5 Tidal Song car 7.8, 6-6 Mesurina cur 7.1 i. A neck; a head. Tidal Song was fourth. Time, 1.1 4-5.

PRINCE OF WALES HANDICAP, of £llO. Ono mile and a distance. 1 SPEED, 9.5 (S. Anderson) 1 2 SUNNY SKY, 7.8 (Wilson) 2 3 LADY SPY, 7.10 (Leach) 3

Tho only starters. Sunny Sky led I.ady Spy by a length for six furlongs, Speed being last. Lady Spy ran up to Sunny Sky turning into the straight, but Speed came up on the outside and won comfortably by two lengths from Sunny Sky, Lady Spy being a length and a half away. Time, 1.54 1-5.

TRIAL HANDICAP, of £6O. Six furlongs 6-6 FORTENE, 8.10 (Walsh) 1 3-3 COUNT WILLONYX, 8.6 (Wilson) . 2 5-5 PEGGY DEFOE, 8.0 (Marsh) ... 3

Also started : 1-1 Contact 9.0, 8.7 Peggy’s Joy 8.0, 4-4 Father’s Choice 8.3, 2-2 Potent 8.0, 11-11 Kroflite 8.0, 9-9 Grand Vizier 8.0, 10-10 Recitation 8.0, 7-3 Hunting Cat 8.0, Royal Holt car. 6.2 P Half a length; half a head. Time, 1.14 1-5.

WHARERANGI HACK CUP HAND! CAP, of £ll6. One nifio

6- SHIRRED RIBBON, car. 7.2 (Tattersull) 1 3-3 MEMNON, 7.7 (Marsh) 2 7- ROYAL DASH, 7.2 (Leach) 3 Also started: 2-2 Sunny Song car. 8.10, 1- Hunting Bag 8.12, 8-7 Flamingo cal. 7.10 i, 5-8 Tres Sec. car. 7.8 i, 4-5 Blywain 7.2, 9 9 De Trop 7.0. A length; three quarters of a length. Blygnin was fourth. Time, 1.39 2-5. TELEGRAPH HACK HANDICAP, of £65. Six furlongs. 2- SECRECY, 8.4 (Atkins) 1 1-1 QUEEN’S PRIDE, 7.9 (Anderson) 2 5-4 FORTENE, 7.2 (McNaughton) ... 3

Also started : 4-5 Cuwbeen 9.5, 3-3 Mata Hari car. 8.12, 7-7 Hunting Star 8.7, 6-6 Abbey Feale 8.2. Abbey Feale and Mata Hari led for half a mile, Hunting Star being next and Secrecy in fourth position. The latter and Queen's Pride moved up on entering the straight, Fortene at the same time coming from a long way back. A great race resulted in a win for Secrecy by a long riock, Queen’s Prido being a head in front of Fortene. Cawbcen was fourth. Time, 1.14.