TURF RESULTS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 1008, 1 July 1909, Page 8

TURF RESULTS.

NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB’S WINTER MEETING.

FIRST DAY. The Napier Park Racing Club opened their winter meeting on Wednesday in fine weather and before a large attendance. Most of the events proved easy things for the winners, and, with the exception of the last race, in which 12 horses started, the fields were small. The Investments on the totalisator amounted to £5389, as compared with £6343 on the first day of the last winter meeting—a decrease of £954. Thirteen bookmakers were on the ground—seven in the outside enclosure at £lO each and six inside at £2O 10s each, making a total revenue to the club from that source •of —£l97. The . events resulted as follows :— MOTEO HACK HURDLE RACE of 100 sovs. One mile and three-quarters. G. C. Hamilton’s ch g Forest, aged, bv New Forest —Patience, 10.11 (T. Pirie) 1 A. Reside’s Le Beccio, 9.9 (R. Horne) 2 Also started: Somali 10.4. Chicane 9.2, Donzel 9.0. Donzel was in command when the straight was reached for the first time, but at the second hurdle jumped the fence separating the course from the inner track and came down heavily. Chicane came to grief at the same obstacle. Somali afterwards fell, leaving Forest in the lead, and he was not afterwards troubled by his only remaining compair'on. winning in a canter by about four lengths. Time, 3m. 27 4-ss. PETANE HACK HANDICAP of 90sovs. Seven furlongs. F. Bowden’s Marathon. syrs, by Phaeton —Toredo, 9.2 (W. Young) 1 G. F. Moore’s Guiding Step, 10.5 (C. Jenkins) 2 R. Smith’s Waipunul, 9.13 (H. Telford) 8 Also started: Waioriki 9.12, Rohepotae ; 9.4. Isel 9.0, Mokai 9.0 (carried 10.5). I Won by about three lengths. A capital struggle took place for second money, • Gu’ding Step beating Waipunul by a I neck. Time, lm. 34 3-ss. I STEWARDS’ STAKES HANDICAP of j 150sovs. One mile. F. Hall’s br m Iranui, 4yrs, by Soult —Tauhel, 9.4 (W. Ryan) 1 ; Hon. J. D. Ormond’s Woodhey, 10.9 (F. D. Jones) 2' F. Armstrong’s Illustrious, 9.3 (A. Olliver) 3 Also started: Uenuku 9.12, LamsdorfT' 9.2. Hydraulic 9.0. The favourite (iranui) showed out in l front immediately after the start, and was never headed, winning by a couple of lengths, a length and a-half separat-

ing the second and third horses. Time, Im. 48 3-ss. NAPIER STEEPLECHASE of 250sovs; second horse to receive SOsovs and third horse 20sovs from the stake. About three miles. H. Fryer’s ch g Lingerer, aged, by Apremont—Taihoa, 9.8 (F. Flynn) 1 T. Lloyd’s Speciosa, 11.4 (J. T. MeGregor) ••• • • 2 H. E. Troutbeek’s Eldorado, 9.12 (Rangi Thompson) ............... 3 Also stated: Nadador 11.2, Coy 9.7, Sylvia Maid 9.7. , Lingerer, Speciosa (the favourite) and Cov were the first to get away. Passing the stand the first time Lingerer was still showing the way, and he kept in the van till the finish, winning easily by a good six lengths. Speciosa beat Eldorado by a length and a-half for second place. Sylvia. Maid fell at the brush in the straight. Time, 6m. 48 3-ss. LADIES’ BRACELET, valued at 55sovs. One mile and a-quarter. Mrs. W. J. Douglas’ blk g Maku, syrs, by San Fran —The Brook, 11.9 (Mr. G. Hirst) •••• • • • 1 Miss M. Te Wiripu’s Water-o’-Milk, 10.7 (Mr. W. Hollis) 2 Miss D. Palmer’s Sealer, 11.3 (Mr. A. G Palmer) « Also started: Waioriki 11.5, Colossus 10.8, Maimoe 10.7, Pukehou 10.7. Won easily by about 10 lengths. A length’ separated the second and third horses. No time was taken. AHURIRI HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 120sovs. One mile and three-quar-ters. W Griffiths’ b g Commander, 6yrs, ny The Officer—Nix’e. 10.0 (T Pine) . . 1 Sir W. R. Russell’s Corazon, 9.10 (J. Hall) • • .• 2 O. George’s Somali, 9.4 (C. Cochrane) 3 These were the only starters. An interesting* race saw Commander get home by a long neck. Time, 3m. 23 3-ss. SETTLERS’ HACK HANDICAP of 80 sovs. Six furlongs. W. Cattanach’s blk g Mundic. 3yrs, by Gold Reef —Hopeful, 10.10 (G. (.Tones) 1 S. Pitt’s Timothy, 9.2 (C. Cochrane) 2 W. Telford’s Bercola. 9.2 (H. Telford) 3 Also started: The Squatter 9.12, Miscast 9.12, Andrew Mack 9.9, Splash 9.7, My Darling 9.4. Miss Tally 9.3, Cork 9.2, Magneto 9.0. Mundic romped home a winner by a dozen lengths. Timothy beat Bersola for second place by a length. Time, Im. 19 3-ss. SECOND DAY. The second day of the Napier Park Racing Club’s winter meeting was held on Thursday in cold and cloudy weather, but no rain fell, so the day’s sport was not materially affected. The attendance was not so good as on the previous day, but speculation was a little brisker. Most of the events proved easy things for the winners, the only close contest being in the final event. The totalisator investments amounted to £5809, making £11,198 for the two days, as compared with £12,609 for the winter meeting last year. Nine bookmakers were licensed. The following are the details of the racing:— BROOKLANDS HACK HANDICAP of 80 sovs. Six furlongs. W. Cattanach’s blk g Mundic, 3yrs, by Gold Reef —Hopeful, 11.7 (T. Jones) 1 T R. Taylor’s Zora ; da, 9.7 (H. Cairns) 2 S.‘ McGlashan’s Rohepotae, 9.0 (C. Jenkins) 3 Also started: Timothy 9.7, Splash 9.6, The Limit 9.3, Cork 9.0, Resign 9.0, Master Stent 9.0. Mundic won easily by three lengths, Zoraida beating Rohepotae for second place by four lengths. Time, Im. 19 3-ss. WAIOHIKI HACK HURDLE RACE of 90sovs. One mile and a-half. A. Hodge’s ch g Diplomatic, syrs, by D'plomat, 10.4 (J. Lyford) 1 J. Whenuaroa’s Rawhiti, 10.2 (W. Young) 2 G. C. Hamilton’s Forest, 11.10 (T. Pine) 3 Also started: Andrew Mack 9.4, Monsieur Beaucaire 9.0 (carried 9.2), Pukehou 9.0, No Shot 9.0 (carried 9.4). In the straight Diplomatic drew away and won comfortably by about three lengths. Rawhitj beat Forest for second money by about a neck. Time, 2m. 56 l-ss. WINTER OATS HANDICAP of 125SOVS. Seven furlongs. F. Hall’s br m Iranui, 4yrs, by Soult —Tauhei, 10.2 (W. Ryan) 1 Hon. J. D. Ormond’s Woodhey, 10.13 (F. D. Jones) 2 F. Armstrong’s Illustrious, 9.4 (A. Olliver) 8 Also started: Waikaraka 10.10, Inez 9.10, Uenuku 9.9 .Mussel 9.0, Hydraulic 9.0. Iranui started favourite and led all the way, winning by half-a-dozen lengths. About a length and a-half separated the second and third horses. Time, Im. 34 3-ss. PARK STEEPLECHASE of 20sovs. About two miles and a-half. H. Fryer’s ch g Lingerer, aged, by Apremont—Taihoa,, 10.7 (F. Flynn) 1 V. O’Neill’s Coy, 9.7 (C. O’Neill) .... 2 L. Mackersey’s Needlework, 10.4 (O’Connell) 3 Also started: Post-haste 10.2, Eldorado 9.13, Gold Shower 9.7. In the early stages Gold Shower had a commanding lead, but Lingerer had command at the town bend, and the Apremont gelding romped home 20 lengths in advance of Coy, who was four lengths in advance of Needlework. Time, sm. 36 l-ss. LADIES’ BRACELET, winnei- to receive a bracelet valued at 55sovs. One mile. Mrs. T. R. Taylor’s Zoraida, 6yrs, by Handsome Jack—Baby, 11.4 (Mr. T. R. Taylor) 1 Miss Beatson’s The Squatter, 11.11 (Mr. G. Beatson) 2 Mrs. H. M. Rathbone’s Waioriki, 11.2 (Mr. R, Hopkins) 8 Also started: Water-o’-Milk 10.11, Cloughton 10.10, Perchance 10.9, Colossus 10.9, Girton 10.7.

The Squatter was left at the post. Zoraida shot to the front at the home bend and won by about a dozen lengths, half-a-length separating the second and third horses. Water-o’-Milk was fourth. Time, Im. 52 3-ss. PORAITE HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 120sovs. One mile and three-quar-ters. Sir W. R. Russell’s ch g Corazon, syrs, by Coeur de Lion —Rasulka, 10.1 (J. Hall) 1 W. Griffiths’ Commander, 10.11 (T. Pine) 2 O. George’s Somali, 9.0 (C. Cochrane)) 3 Only three horses started. On the flat Corazon drew steadily ahead, and passed the post a winner by two lengths, about the same distance separating the second and third horses. Time, 3m. 35 2-ss. NEWSTEAD HACK HANDICAP of 80 sovs. Seven furlongs. R. Smith’s br c Waipunui, 3yrs, by Conqueror—Sheet Lightning, 10.1 (F. D. Jones) 1 G. McGuire’s Rohepotae, 9.0 (A. Olliver) 2 G. F. Moore’s Guiding Step, 10.7 (C. Jenkins) 3 Also started: Marathon 10.2, Sealer 9.6, Cork 9.0, Amato 9.0. A great struggle in the straight resulted in a win for Waipunui by a bare head, Guiding Step finishing a good third. Time, Im. 34 3-ss.