SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1959, 2 October 1888, Page 2

SPORTING.

NAPIER SPRING MEETING.

(PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Napier, October 1. For the first day of the Jockey Olub'e Spring meeting the weather was fine. There was a good attendance and olose finishes. Frbb Handicap, of 70 oovt j one mil© and a dlatauoe. ' Mr Kennedy's b o Reolnse, 3yr i, 7afc ! 2:0 ... ... „, , ■ (>t J Mr Janaea Mann'B oh g Partner. 4yrß, 6atß ! b , n :.. „, ... 2 Mr Tanored'a b g The Spv,s gytß, 7afc 3h ... » ",„ iti 3 Klght afcatteta. Won by a long neck. Time— 2mln l-sthsc c. Divldenda— £2 7§ and £2 18«. First Handioa? Hurdxjjs, of 60 aors ; about two miles. , Mr S. H, Gollan'a b g Comet, aged. 8»t 101 b .., ,„' i Mr G. P. Donnelly's blk c Maneahaone, 6yrs, 12st 2ib ... 2 Mr F. Martln'o b g Kangaroo, aged, Ilat6!b ... 3 Nine starters. Won by a head after a hard struggle. Time— 4<nia 19aeo. Dividends—£lß 16s and £18 15i.

Hawkes Bay Gdineas, of 300 sots, with a eweepstake of 10 aovi enoh for acceptors ; one mile. Mr P. Butler's br^o Manton, by Muaket — Tresdooe, Bpt 101 b (Clifford) 1 Mr Burke'a br c Ouiraaalei, by Mnsket -Frailty, Bst 101 b ... (Vaile) 2 Mr Bereafofd'a oh a Leopold, by Leolinns—Lovebird, Gut 101 b (Kean) 3 Rangipo, Katinka, Fox ton, Jet d'Eau, and Ohpdleigh also started. Won by a neck. Time— lroin 45 2*sthseo Dividend — £1 15a;

Sellino Raoh, of 40aovfl, we!ghi-!or-Bge i one mile and a qattter. Mr P. M»rMn'a g.g. SdadaD, 6yra, . Bat lib y, „, %t< ttt j filr R. ©ooaemaa'fl b.g. Deceiver, aged Bat lib ... „. , #t 2 Mr J. Kennedy's g.g. Rtmu, aged,' b3t lib ,„ „, „, 3 Fire Btarterei Won easily, Thne— 2min 15 1 Sthseo. Dividenda-£2153 and £2 18s,

Post Stakes, of 20aova : once round The Laird 1 Sylph 2 Oeo , #t tit 3 Four ttarted, Dividends— £4 8s and £4 9i.

*ww& Sakdicat, of 76iovs ; six farlooga, Mr Keith's Efloap«de,7st9lb 1 Mr Botler'e Manton, 7at 101 b 2 Mf Kenuedy'a Reclua«, frt Blb ... 3 Ten atarted. Vtme-lmin IGaeo, PlvldeQdj~.£6 19a and £7 9i. $3*20 pusad throago. the, j