NAPIER PARK MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22825, 9 March 1936, Page 13

NAPIER PARK MEETING

MARRED BY BAD WEATHER HEST PRINCIPAL WINNER (Peb United Press Association) NAPIER, March 7. The Napier Park Racing Club's autumn meeting was concluded to-day. Ram fell ■For 24 hours up to 10 a.m. and the stewards met to consider the question of postpooine. finally deciding to race. The nun cleared before noon, and, except for two or three light showers, remained fine. 1 lie .attendance was good considering the circumstances. The totalizator investments were £5275 10s, compared with £5581 10s on the second day last year, lhe total for the meeting was £9328, compared with £9352 10s last year. Following are the results:— OMAHU HACK HURDLES Of 70sovs. One mile and a-half. 1-JOHN CHARLES, 10.2 (Walsh) 1 S-LORD HEREFORD. 3—ROYAL SHIFT. 9.2 (Miles) .. 3 Also started: 4 Count Willonyx 9.8. Won by three lengths, with six lengths between second and third Time. 2min 55 2-ssec TRIAL HANDICAP, Of COsovs. Six furlongs. A— PUCCINI, 8.11 (Young) .. .. 1. I—IDDO. 8.11 (Reed) .. .. .. •• \ 2—FIRST CHAPTER. 8.12 (Forsyth) 3 Also started: 3 Joviality 9.0, 11 Blue Shirt 8.9, 5 Hunter's Morn 8.9 8 Tractile 8.9, 9 Forum 8.9, 6 Trailer 8.9. 9 Charade 8.9. 7 Mickev 8.9 Tractile was fourth. Won by two lengths and a-half, with five lengths between second and third. Time, lnun 20 4-ssee. TELEGRAPH HACK HANDICAP. Of 65sovs. Six furlongs. 7--GREENORE, 7.13 (Forsyth) .. 1 (i—MESURINA. 8.5 (Morris) .. .. 2 3—LACQUER. 7.12 (Broughton) .. 3 Also started: 1 Contact 9.3. 2 Silver Song 8.11, 4 Blue Garter 8.1, 5 Recitation 7.9. Blue Garter was fourth. Won by a length, with a length between second and third. Time, limn 19 4-ssec. KUAO HANDICAP, Of Gasovs. Five furlongs. 2—CANDICO. 8.2 (Reed) 1 I—MANDAMUS. 8.11 (Atkins) .. 2 S—INHERITANCE, 7.6 (Shields) .. 3 Also started: 3 Gav Doll 8.0. 4 Essex 7-0. . , , Won by three lengths, with four lengths between second and third. Gay Doll was fourth. Time, lmin 5 4-ssec. PRINCE OF WALES HANDICAP, Of 130sovs. One mile and a distance. 2—HEST, 8.9 (Olsen) 1 S—GRANVALE, 7.13 (Wilson) .. .. 2 7—PEGGY DEFOE. 7.10 (Marsh) .. 3 Also started: 1 Kotou 8.3, 3 Version 7.13, 4 Confiscation 7.12, 6 Monarchy 7.7, 9 Royal Gaiter 7.0, 7 First Chapter 7.0. Hest, Peggy Defoe and Grauvale led almost throughout, with First Chapter handy and Monarchy last. Three furlongs from home Grauvale went up second, and a hard race to the post saw Hest win by three-quarters of a length, with Peggy Defoe two lengths back and Version fourth. Time, 2min ssco.

ST. PATRICK'S HANDICAP. Of lOOsovs. Seven furlongs. I—PASSION FLOWER. 7.2 (Savage) 1 2—PLADIE, 8.1 (Morris) * 3—CULLUS, 7.9 (Broughton) .. .. » Also started: 4 Slippery 9.4, 5 Royal Banquet 7.13. . Slippery was first out, with Cullua next. Cullus joined Slippery at the end of two furlongs. At the half mile Cullus led by two lengths from Passion Flower and 'Pladie, Slippery dropping back. Passion Flower came away in the straight and won comfortably by five lengths from Pladie, with Cullus two lengths back third and Royal Banquet fourth. Time, limn 32sec. WHARERANGI HACK HANDICAP. Of 70sov@. One mile. I—PAKANUI, 8.10 (Atkins) .. .. 1 3—SYBIL SONG, 7.4 (Broughton).. 8 2—MAINE, 9.5 (Shields) > 3 Also started: 6 Contact 8.12. 5 Blue Garter 7.13. 7 Begorrah 7.8, 4 Drumpeel 7.8, 8 Royal Dash 7.0, 9 Bothwcll 7.0. Won by two lengths, with half a length between second and third. Blue Garter was fourth. Time, lmin 47 3-ssec.