NAPIER RACES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17569, 20 June 1925, Page 7

NAPIER RACES.

FIRST DAV. (Special to the Star.”} NAPIER, June 19. The Nil pier Park Racing C lub's winfine weather, alter a few showers early in the morning. Tho course, though r.itbor heavy, bad dried fairly well. There was a fair attendance and good racing but the state of the going upset punters’ calculations and fair dhidends Averc ' paid in practically CA'cry Many Colours was favourite for the Moteo Hack Hurdles Handicap, with Bone-cto second in demand, Avhile Little RiA-cr and Borc.il is Avere next best, backed. The race Avas always between the two favourites and at tho finish Bonecto carried too many guns for AJany Colours. (Luzon finished third Alahia curried most money in tho Petano Hack Steeplechase, Avhile Undo Dave and Jovial were preferred to Kovno, avljo had run well in hunters’ company List season. The race was a chapter of accidents, all but Kovno, Alaraetotara and Ala Din coining to grief at some portion ol (be journey. Jovial had a good lead when lie came down, leaving Kovno to win easily by ten lengths from. Alaraetotara, with Alahia a long way back third. Arch Salute, Pronto, Battle Knight and Lady Joyce Av-as the order of bet. ting for the Stewards’ Handicap, whil-i Tari, Avho had passed into the possession of the Native owner, Air Alik« Thomas, a. fww Jays ago. vas eighth choice There is however, not a better mud lark in the country than Tari and he quickly put u. break on his field, which he maintained to the finish, winning comfortably by a. couple of lengths from Alegnn. Lady Joyce and Arch Soluto were the next, two to finish. C'arnAViM-k wax the public's filsfc selection for the Napier Sh-eplodiaxe, with San Forte, Buckeye and Firvl,light, all caiiying more nionev than Eerie. The favourite was never travelling well and be came to grief in the second round, j but tlie other five stood up. Eerie had

11° difficulty in winning from San lolte. while X- ireblight, who had been running, second for most of the journey, made a faulty jump at the second last icnce, dropping back into third place. General Carrington came in for most ■support in the Ladies’ Necklace, Good -Mark and Royal Song being next in taro,,,-. Royal Song had th 6 -services ot the crack amateur. Mr J. Morris, ni the saddle and she won by a length. Askari s tickets were in most rcquest for the Ahuriri Hurdle Handicap, Santiago and Suspicion being the order of backing of the others. Suspicion led for a mile and a half, when Askari drew up, and with Santiago, iua most dangerous opponent, coming to grief when making his run, Askari won nicely from Goldpiece. With a field of twenty m Ihe last race punters went for a recovery on Olympic, while much good money went on Hie Strand. Jubilee and Polyphcmous. None of this lot got into the stake money, for a, rousing finisli ended ir a dead heat between Manutoi (sixth fancy) and Ivilmero (twelfth in order of betting)., wifb Alabama verv close up third, and Huikai fourth. It was a fine finish to a good day's sport but unfortunately for the club the tote, staff were not kept so busy as usual.