At Napier Park.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 225, 22 September 1928, Page 11

At Napier Park.

THE SPRING MEETING. ROYAL LINE SMARTEST JUVENILE. ', (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") NAPIER, this day. The Napier Park Racing Club's spring meeting is being held at Greenmeadows. Despite dull weather there is a good attendance. The track is in fair order. Results:— PRINCE OF WALES STAKES, of 100 sovs. (For two-year-olds.) Four furlongs. 6 —ROYAL LINE. B.o—Stratton 1 I—LORDLIKE.1 —LORDLIKE. 8.5 2 2—CUTICLE, 8.0 .'. .. 3 Also started: Cossack, Chief Admiral, Drake, 8.5; Gay Virginia, 8.0 Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Time, 50 4-ss. TRIAL HANDICAP, of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 7—BROWN SUGAR. B.l3—Savage .. 1 3—LAST MASK, 8.10 2 10—CONNOISSEUR, 8.10 3 Also started : Belgian Queen, 9.0; Kinross, 8.13; Tea Tattle, Imperial Fame, 8.12; Havana, Trisogne, Zippor, Repay, Whakaari, Primax, King Mann, Mt. Shannon, 8.10;. Won by ■» i-ngth. Time, 1.17 3-5. GREENMEADOWS HURDLES, of llOsovs. One mile and a-half. 3—LIEUTENANT BILL, 9.2 1 I—MOUNTAIN HEATH, 9.12 2 9—JEN, 9.0 3 Also started : Ballyfarnon, 10.13; Royal Elm, 10.3; Grand National, 9.5; First Prince, 9.2; Crishna, Elicit, 9.0 Won by two lengths. Time, 2.45 4-5. PARK STAKES.' STAR GOD. 1 __ COHESION ..., 2 TRAINING AT RAND WICK. THIS MORNING'S GALLOPS. SYDNEY, this day. The weather was dull and there was a fine drizzle at - Rand wick this morning. For training on the grass track the flags were 20ft out. The going was excellent. Prince Humphrey went better than In the Shade over a mile and a-quarter, in 2.13. Rionscup did five furlongs in 1.8. Ramulus and Jocelyn ten furlongs in 2.12J, and Valparaiso six in 123 comfortably. Fourth Hand beat Yodelist over ten furlongs in 2.13. Winalot covered 9 furlongs nicely in 2.1, Tibbie ten in 2.19J, and Amounis six in 1.17, without being distressed. On the tan the going was fast. Statesman led Bacchus at the end of nine furlongs, done in 1.585. Oatendale, Leadlight, The Happy Warrior, and Kinbally finished in that order over nine furlongs, done in 22. Mollison led Mountain Prince at the end of a mile, in 1.41, a good gallop. Cimabue went six furlongs in 1.17J; a decent performance. Tea Tree beat Concentrate over seven furlongs in 1.34. Neither was fully extended. Reonui was not asked to go fast.