NAPIER PARK RACES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2120, 11 October 1894, Page 30

NAPIER PARK RACES.

[The first day's racing will be founa on page 32.] ' | Napier, October 10. The weather was again glorious for the second day of the Napier Park R*ciDg Club's Spring meeting, and the attendance was much larger than -ou the previous d&j. All the chops and bueineas establishments were cla-rad. Tie amount put through the machine was £5465Results : — SECOND TRIM, HTJK.DLBS, Of 50sqvs ; second bone lflbova. One jmiia and a-half. 188— Mr D. Knight's br g Hopeful, by Furfri— frowning Beauty, syts, ILO (Anderson) 1 105-Mt Gaisf orcPs Barbarian. 10.0 CM'TsegarO » 66 -Mr Diamond's Jewel, 9.7 ... (W- Shaw) 3 Albo started : 93 WaterlQy 11.0, «7 Austral W.«, 49 Rags 9.10, 49 Aotea 9.7. Rounding into the straight Hopeful came through, and the last fence being down came away and won easily by a couple of length* from Barbarian, Time, 2min 59 3-ssec. Dividend, £3 la. CALEDONIAN HANDICAP, Of (JOaovs ; Becond none lOsovs. Six furlongs. 310— Hon. J. D. Ormond'ahrg North Atlantic, by Nordenfeldt— Atlanta, 10.2 (Boyle) 1 97— Mr Knight's Poinaettia, 3.4 ... <Ayers) 2 42— Mr Douglas's Aphony, 8.8 ... (Lindsay) 3 Also started : 86 Focus 3.5, 46 Lobelia 8.3, 109 Barbelleß.o. Aphony led until fairly in the home run, when Poinsetti* got in front and North Atlantic was brought along under the whip, and after a sharp struggle with »PoißEettia came away and ' won by a couple of lengths, Aphony almost making a dead heat for second place. Time, Imin22 3.ssec. Dividend, £2. > IUCIKG CLUB HANDICAP, Of 15QSOVS-; second horse 15sovs. One mflo and * distance. 136— Mr A. Portland's eh g Golden Plover, by Forerunner— Plover, 4yrs, 7.13 (Whittaker) 1 351— Mr Ker€ker6'sMahaki,7i6 ... (Head) 2 41— Mr Gollan's Leontine, 7.1 ... (JenkusJ 3 Also started : 139 Westmere 8.8, 100 Scot Free 7-12, 142 Purepo 7.9. 61 Blarnoy 7.5, 96 NixU7.3. 65 Brigand 7.1, 00 Princess May 6 10, 17 Marino 6 6. Half a mile from borne Mahakl commenced to go up, and coming into the straight- disposed of Nixie and Princess May, and was astride with Purepo. At this point Golden Plover pat in his claim, and a splendid set to under tha -whip ensued. ~ About a couple of chains from the post Golden Plover forged dead sod won by half, % neck from Mahaki, while Leontine filled third place half a length away. Time, 2min 4 3-£t3ec. Dtvide&d, £8 4s. TELEPHONE HANDICAP, Of BOsovs ; Becond hjrse IO3OVB. One mile. 229— Mr Renata's Prince Charlie, 7.8 <KingaE) 1 7H— Hon. Mr Ormond's Spinfeldt, 8.0(Connop) 2 53— Mr Diamond's Jewel, 7.2 (Read) t 14-Mr Rathbone*« Rayfeldt, 7 0 (MTLaugblin) f Also started : 74 Meteoro 7.7, 34 Waitress 7.7, 7 Moine 7.6, 40 Rainbow «.'7, 38 Vasoo 6.7. In the straight Prince Charlie soen cut down Spinfeldii, coming borne an easy winner by a couple of lengths. A dead heat for third place. , Timei lmln 50»ee. Dividend, £2 2». •SECOND HANDICAP HURDLES, Of SOaovs ; second horse lOsovs. One mile and tttree-tjuattara. £S2-Mr Robertson's Melinite. ILII <flickey) 1 172 -Mr Goodwin's T Rose, 10.2 ... (Goodwin) 3 28-Mr Collins'* Dainty, » 0 ... (F.Stowe) g Also started* 61 Kapna 12.0, 127 Chatterbox ' 9.13, -25 ■ Tiritea 9.8, 146 Worth 9.2, 18 Tricky Jack 2.0. • Tiritea and Dainty led alternately until the hurdle at the hill bend, the former going round. Melinite was sent moving along *md soon held command, which she maintained to the finish, winning by four lengths. Time, 3min 37 3-ssec. Dividend, £2 19s. JUVENILE HANDICAP, Of 70sovs ; second horse lOsova. Four furlongs. 185— Hon. J. D. Ormond's b f Film, by 'Eiridaporde — Margaret, 8 0 ... (Kingan) 1 306-Mr Gonsenian's Wikitor'a, 8.9 (P. White) 2 43-MrO'Coulton'sOombermere, 6.7 (Watt) 3 Also started : 148 Dissenter 67. Disnenter w*s le<t at the poet. Wikitoria led with Film and Combermere until entering the straight. Here Film closed en Wikitoiia, and a.cup'tal r*ce resulted in Film winning by a short neck from Wikitoria, with Combermers a close third. Time, 56$ssc. Dividend, £4 4s. GBAND STAND HANDICAP, Of 50fovs ; second ior«e lOsovs. Seven furlongs. SiS-MrKerekere'sMahald.S.O ... (Reid) 1 fi3-Mr Tlichardfon's Priocesß May, 7.1 (Watt) 2 104— Mr M'Kinnon'is Scot Free, 7.9.. (Lindsay) 3 AUo started : 189 Prairie Grasß 7.13, 78 Brigand 7.10, 68 Nsxie 7.4. Princess May and Nixie were the first info the back stretch. At the hill bend Scot Free and Mahaki commenced to go up on the outside, and put in their claims at the entrance to the straight;, when .Nixie fell back, and Scot Free, Princess May and Mahaki came on together. Half way down the straight Mahaki got in front, and coming en with plenty in feanA won by three lengths. Time, lmin 33§neo. Dividend, £2 4a. ' At the "Wellington Trotting Club's meeting yesterday Blaettone iron the Maiden Trot, Grey Tom the Pony Harness, Cable the Club Handicap, Coal Queen the Selling Trot, Kelpie tha Miramir Handicap, Lady Emma the Pony Saddle Trot, and Invictus the Eleotric Handicap. ,