SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13942, 29 June 1907, Page 10

SPORTING.

NAPIER I'ARK RACING CLUB'S WINTER AiKETING.

(Pμ United Piihss Association.)

NAPIER, June 23. The Napier Park Racing Club was fortunate iu again having fine weather for tho concluding day oi its winter meeting. Tho attendance was about the fame as on the first day. The racing was good, though tho course was still heavy, 'llie sum of 47761 was invested on the totalisator, making a total of .£15,596 for tho two days— nil increase oi £2573 on last year's figuree. Tho following are the results ot the racing: BKOOKLAX-DS HACK HANDICAP,

Of 70sovs. Six furlongs. 23G—Mr ].' Thomas's Matauri, by Snraceu

-Jfoinoki, lyrs, 9.10 (S. Reid) 193—Mr J. Armstrong's Chicane, 10.7

(Williams) 2 144—Mr E. White's I/inkloss 9.1 (Kirk) 3

Also started: 79 Tarine. 9.5, 136 Blue River 9.5, 63 liolie Napier 9.2, '13 Snowstell 9.0, 22 Prince Hassan 9.0.

Chicane led for five furlongs, when Matauri challenged and won a good race by a neck. Time, lniin 31 l-ssec. Dividends, i'2 8s and £1 la.

WAIOHIKI HACK HURDLES, Of 70sovs. One mile and a-half. 250—Mr T. Jones's Golden Comb, by Gold Reef—Lorelei, aged, 10.G (H. Foirbrothei) 1 222-Mr G. P. Donnelly's Pleka, 9.12

(J. O'Connell) 2 U6-Mr C. H. Smith's Dulcinea, 9.5

(A. Wataon) 3 Also started: 22-1 Pretty Maid 10.11, 126 Tβ Koinui 9.3, 108 Seabohm 9.0.

Fleksi led tor a mile, when Golden Comb took command, and won easily by three lengths. Time, 3min llsec. Dividends, £2 16s and £1 Is.

WINTER OATS HANDICAP, 01 lOOaovs. Seven furlongs. Ill—Hγ A. Banks's Ilst'.ey, by Saracen— Makurs, aged, 9.2 (T. Pritchard) 1 214—Mr A. Ellinghaui's Hipporoila, 9.13

(Jensen) 2 222-Mr G. G. Cork's Moloch, 10.2

(S. Reid) 3 Also started: 423 Eons. 9.12, 110 Shrapnel Shell 9.6, 145 King's Lynn 9.5, 205 Hosegrove 9.0.

Eons led for five furlongs, when Hatley displaced him, and won with a trifle to spare from ilipporefla. Time, lmin 39 2-ssec, Dividends, ia is and £1 Bs.

. PARK STEEPLECHASE. Of lOOsovs. Two miles and a-half.

230-Mr H. K. Coilyne's Romany Lad, by . Gipsy Grand—Yattaway, aged, 10.9 I'iVford) l 71—Mr W. G. Stead's Starlight. 9.7

(A. M'Coniion) 2 157—Mr H. Hickey's Eclair, 11.8 (J. Hall) 3 Also started: 219 No Shot 10.0, CO Comfort 9.10, 89 Hikairou 9.10. No Shot led for a miio and a-half, when be again bored over to the saddling paddock fence at the place at which ho jumped over yesterday, and he refused to gallop, so was pulled up. Hikairoa fell. Romany Lad was in front for the last round, and vjyi easily by IS lengths. Time, 6min 1 4-sioc. Dividends, £2 8s and £2 10s. LADIES' BRACELET HANDICAP, Of Gssovs. One mile. 174—Mrs J. 1). Ormond's Outer, by The Officer—Target, 12.7 (Mr G. Hirst) 1 62—Mrs R. Hepburn's Sau Cruz, 10.7 (Mr 11, Hepburn) 2 131—Mrs T. E. Davis's Crackpot, 10.2 (Mr A. i,.yde) 3 Also started: 107 Malm 11.5, 160 Iceland 11.5, 103 Defeat 10.10. 123 Saukeria 10.12, 269 Leonorc 10.10, SO Hinupni 10.9. San Cruz showed the way for seven furlongs, when Outer shot up, and won by two lengths. Time, lmin 59aec. Dividends, £5 •Is and £i 17s. .PORAITE HURDLE RACE, Of lO'Jsovs. One mile and throe-quarters. 150—Jlr B. Clinton's Lavinia. by Handsome Jack—Kakino, aged, 9.0 (Pritohard) 1 202—Mr J. B. Williamson's Aqua Regia, 9.1 (Howard) 2 400—Mr J. Munn'a Gold Dust, 10.10 ' (Fairbrother) 3 Also started: 91 Aroha 9.0, Aqua Regia led tor a mile and a-lialf, when Lavinia went to the front and won easily by three lengths. Time, 3min 40sec. Dividend, £4 15s. N'EWSTEAD HACK HANDICAP, Of 70eovs. Seven furlongs. 347—Mr A. F. Douglas's Waipu, by Torpodo—Ua, svrß, 9.4 (Price) .. ~ 1 537—Mr L. Thomas's Mataari, 9.10 (S. Roid) 2 52—Mr D. H. Roberts's. Tangaroa, 9.12 (R. Cameron) 3 Also started: 101 Flower Girl 9.3. 57 Lord Bobs 9.3, 88 Robin Link 9.0, 43 Jack 9.0. Waipu and Mataari were in front nearly all the way, but Tangaroa, who got off badly, came very fiwt at tho linish, and n great race to the posl ended in a short nock victory lor AVaipu from Mataari, with Tangaroa a similar distance awny third. Time, lmin 41sec. Dividends, £2 15s aiyl lis. DEATH OF A RACEHORSE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. HOEART, Juno 28. (Received Jiuio 23, at 0.40 a.m.) The racehorso Hova is dead. HOCKEY. The following team will represent Otago against Dumdin to-day: —White, Johnson, Rybum, Shaw, Thomson, Goodman, Rutherford, Cuttfcf, Gower, MtuliTl. Tho match will bo played 1 on the Dunedin Ground at 3 p.m. sharp. GOLF. At tho St. Clair links to-day tho fourth round of the St. Clair Club's Championship will be played off. the draw being as follows: J. H. Fotherir.giiam plays S. F. Grigg, J. Lethbridgo (sen.) plays E. G. O'Bierne. The second round of the First Consolation will also be played off, tiho draw being as follows:—A. R. Gard'nar plays J. H. Ximmo, C. J. Ronaldson piss's J. Letbbridge (jun.), T. Palesson plays, E. Chalmers, P. R. Fordham playo E. L. Macassey, play to begin at- 2 o'clock sharp.