SPORTING.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 965, 17 March 1910, Page 7

SPORTING.

NAPIER PARK MEETING, PARABLE WINS THE CUP. (Press Association). Napier, Last Night. Thoro was due weather to-day for the first 'lay of the Napier Park Rboini? Club's Oup meeting. The oourse was iu good order aud the attendance fair. Nino bookmakers were licensed. The sura of £51156 was put through the machine, its against £5581 lor the first day last year. Results Omaranui Hack Hardies, \\ miles. -Polyanthus 11.3,1; Forest 10.2,2. Only starters. Wou comfortably by two lengths. Time, 8.20. Esk Haok Handicap, 7 furlongs,Amaru 7.0,1; Port William 8.7, 2; Baudalero 7.5, 3. Also ran: Kildouau, Composed, All Irumps, Wou by a head, half a length between second aud third. Time, 1.81 2-5. NAPIER UUP, Iyi miles. Parable, 7,9 ... j Woodhey, 8,5 ... 2 Bridge, 7.0 ... 3

Also rau: Sandstream, Olomora, Kopu, Lamsdorf. It was a great raoe. Parable led after a furlong had been covered and after being hard ridden from the distance won by a nook, the same distance separating second aud third, with Saudstreaua close up. fourth. Time. 2 9 l-5j

Trial Haok Stakes, 6 furlongs Bunkum 7.2, 1; Reformist 8.5, *2; Useful 8.5, 3. Won on the post, with half a length between seoond and third. Time, 1.17.

Welter Handicap, 7 furlongsWimmera 9.B,l;Ballylieigh9.2, 2; Golden Water 9.3 3. Also rau: Glissade, Dreadless, Berengaria, Mouto» Girl, Niwaru, Millenial. Won eaßily by a length, with half a length between seoond and third. Time, 1.29.

Sapling Stakes Handicap, 5 forlougs.—Birkdale 7.13, 1; Sea Eagle 9.7, Waraong . 9.5, 8. Mso ran: Vide, Gloss,, Waikehua, Ngakau. Won by half a length with Warsong the Bame distance away. Time, 1.2 8-5.

Redolyfl'e Hack Welter Handioap, 1 mile.-Obscurity 8.9, l; King's Prize 9,7,2 ; Amato 9,3,3. Also ran : Separator, Pdynices, Idealism, Dan Leno, Karatuia, Blaokwater, Stevens, Moaua. Won by a neck. Ainato was a poor third. Time, 1.44 1-5.

Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs.Mundio 7.12, 1; Ambala 7,8, 2; Maori King 9.0,3. Also ran: Voetgang and Mayflower. Won easily by two lengths, Maori King an indifferent third. Time, 1.14 4-5. TO-DAY'S ACCEPTANCES. Napier, LastJNight The following are the acceptances for the second day of the Napier Park mooting Omahu Hack Hurdles, 1 % miles.Polyanthus 12.2, Forest 9 13, Oakley 9.4, Centaur 9 4, Mervie Lawn 9,0. Telegraph Hack, 0 furlongs.Toanga 9.5, Fort William 8.10, Mayflower 8.3, Ortygia. 8.2, Moree 8.0, Amaru 7.18, Lord" Possible 7.11, Useful 7.9, Bandalero 7.G, Niwaru 7.5, Kildonau 7.3, Mnufcoa'Girl 6.10, Composed 6.7. . „ Close Memorial Handicap,™ llnTfe and'a distance.-Parable 85, Bollin 8.1, Clemora, Kopu 7.7, Bridge 7.3, Lamsdorf! 7.0, Separator 0.7. Kuao Handioap, furlongs.— Koh-i-noor 9.10, Birkdale 8 12, Mtinteone, Dereliofc 7.8, Virtue, Gloss' 7 6, Ngakau 6.7. High-weight Handioap, 7 furlongs. -Wimmera 10.0, Ballyheigh 8.13, Golden Water 8.12, Obscurity 8,8, Perolina 8.6, Berengaria, Ballyneety, Millenial 8.0.

Maiden Hack Sourry, 5 furlongs, weight 9st.-«Lady Montoa, Moutoa Girl, Appin, Red Seal, Haiekoa, Remark, Lulita, Miss Pigeon, New Idea, Boyne Water, Legner, Perceler, Gfuldemar, Goldeu Bell.

St. Patriot's Handioap, G furlongs. -Maori King 9.0, Woodliey 8.13, Mnndio 88, 4mbala 7.10, Glissade 7.5.

Stewards' Hack Welter, 7 furlongs -King's Prize 9.13, Amato 9.4, Bandelero, Idealism 8.1, Karakaturua, Moana 7.7. TURF JOTTINGS. By "Asmodeus." The roughlooking lilly by Merri-nwee-Palaver (who was by Apre-riiont-Flattei by St, George -Flattery by Traduoer) lias added another to her list of successes this year by winning the Napier Cup. Parable lias run very consistently this season and has very rarely bean out of a place. She won a double at Hawke's Bay and after running nnplaoed at Paliiatua, won the Racing 'Jlub Handicap at Foxtou, running seoond in the Cup on the .first day. Her best performance, however, was iu winning the Woodvillo Cup, defeating Woodhey by a neok. Tne weights of the two iu that event were Patable 7.5, Woodhey 8.8 History practically repeated itself yesterday when the two fought out another great finish, when Woodhey met Parable on a 71b better basis, but waß again defeated by n neok, after a desperate finish. By her win yesterday, for whioli she paid a prioe altogether disproportionate to her form, Parable earns a 101b penalty for the Feildiug Cup, bringing her weight in that event to 8.2. Bridge, who, as I remarked the other day, -was looking iu great fettle at Danuevirke, was knocking at the door iu a decided way in yesterday's Cup, and with only 7.3 to carry to day, Woodhey not running, awl Parable with a 101b inorease iu impost, Mr Watt's gelding will take a power of beating, It is au emtio public that goes to the racecourse, aud this fact was never more exemplified than at Napier yesterday, whou Obscurity, who wou at Daunevirke the other day, aud paid a nice prico tliore, was allowed to go out yesterday almost unsupported, and pay a price which would make her few backers want to turn on bottles of "tho hoy" for the rest of tho night. Mnndio, who has beeu ruuning disappointingly of la'-, made up for his poor showing by winning the last race of the day comfortably yesterday in 1.14 4 5. Nominations for the Mauawatu Racing Club's Autumn Meeting olose with the seoretary, Mr ;J. M. Johnston, at his office, Rangitikei street at 10 p. m to-morrow.

"Mi Highden's" Gloss was among the ranks of the also started yestor-

day. The [stable should be scoring another win shortly.

Ihe racing was very keen at Napier yesterday and unailv every fveut wits fought out to a utsperate finish, Among tiie but nf tlm battles was tlmt betwiou Mr T. Wilson's Kit)g's i Prize aud Obstsuril... The lj'jally-owned cult sotl'i r il .."t-feafe by a neck and as lie whs asked to carry !).7 his performance was bv no means disc rot) i table,