Dalvui Wins 2nd Leg Of £54 Napier Double

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31005, 10 March 1966, Page 4

Dalvui Wins 2nd Leg Of £54 Napier Double

(N.Z. Press Association) HASTINGS. The T.A.B. double on the second day of the Napier Park Racing Club’s meeting at Hastings yesterday was won by the Feild-ing-owned and trained Sparkling Maid and the locally-owned and trained Dalvui. The combination paid £54 8s for £l.

Sparkling Maid which had won this race last year, again showed her brilliance with a powerful burst from behind, to win by more than a length from Shut, with Baloo finishing well from an awkward position to her third. Sir Barton ran an improved race for fourth ahead of High Disdain (last at the half-mile), El Ganador and Otakiri Boy. Dalvui sprinted past the first day winner, Combination, to win the Stewards’ Handicap easily, with 'Gold Dowa finishing on for third. Hooplah was fourth, and Prince Mahmoud fifth. The off-course substitute, Royal Pursuit, led to the turn, i but again ran greenly and was 'soon beaten. The on-course double was j won by Travelling Light, i which had finishing second on • the first day, and Ta Vince, a winner over six furlongs on I the first day, and the double paid £lO3 4s 6d. The on-course totalisator | handled £38,790 which was £136 more than on the corresponding day last year. The T.A.B. total was £107,596 15s, a decrease of £648 5s on last year’s total. The weather was fine and the track in good order. There was a fair attendance. AHURI HACK HURDLES, £375; Um.—«/ 3 TRAVELLING LIGHT (5) 9-8 G. Jenkins 1; 8/8 MANIPULATE (4) 9-3 G. R. Bell 2; 1/2 AORANGI fl) 9-9 N. C. Treweek 3. Scratched: Advance General Three lengths: four lengths. Blue Stand fourth. Time. 2:49 4-5. Win: £9 3s 6d. Places: £2 ss, £5 2s. £1 14s Sd. TRIAL PLATE, £300: 61.—0/6 FREMONT (12) 8-0 J. T. Anderson 1; 14/14 DAMAR (11) 8-11 H. N. Rauhihl 2: 4/4 ABDICATION (9) 8-0 B. S. Dodds 3. Scratched: The Main, Top Print, Pasta. Neck; two lengths. Balyn fourth. Time, 1:14 1-5. ■Win: £lO 12s 6d. Places: £3 12s 6d, £3l 13s. £1 19s 6d. MEEANEE HACK HANDICAP. I £385: Im.—s/7 TA VINCE (2) 7-12 B. L. Cullen 1; 1/1 PETER'S PRIDE (7) 8-0 R. A. Jenkins 2; 8/8 ELUCIDATION (6) 7-9 N. D. Riordan 3. All started. Head: two lengths and a half. El Cerrito fourth. Time. 1:40. Win: £8 19s 6d. Places: £2 17s «d. £1 18s. £3 Bs. MAREWA HANDICAP, £350; fit. —5/5 COPROSI (3) 8-7 M. H. Donoghue 1: 2/2 PONSADIN (2) 8-9 A. T. Jones 2; 3/3 SHOWTIME (5) 8-0 C. A. Bowry 3. Scratched: Amant, Success Story, Spirit. Two lengths and a half; long head. Relampago fourth. Time, 1:11. Win: £9. Places; £2 Ils. £1 Us 6d. £2 Bs. LEOPARD GOLD CUP, £1500; Ilf. 5/2 SPARKLING MAID (19) 7-9 L. K. Tinsley 1

4/4 SHUT (5) car 7-94 R. W. Taylor 2 2/3 BALOO (1) 9-0 K. S. Cullen 3 11/12 Sir Barton, 3/5 High Disdain, 1/1 Tarim, 10/11 Diaeol, 6/7 Hakawai, 8/8 Count Down, 7/6 Otakiri Boy, 9/9 Shady, 9/9 Watchet, 16/15 Sir Juvante, 14/10 El Ganador. 12/14 Israel, 13/13 Karent, 17/16 Omahaki, 15/17 Trossach also started. Length and a quarter each way. Sir Barton fourth. Time. 2:17 1-5. Win: £8 14s. Places; £2 13s. £2 17s 6d, £2 14s. PUKETAPU HACK HANDICAP, £375: 6f.—2/2 LEANEL (3) 8-4 L. K. Tinsley 1; 4/4 BIENTOT (5) 7-13 J. T. Anderson 2; 3/4 HOME (2) car. 8-2 T. W’hittington 3. Scratched: Bold Invader, Char tres Elucidation. Four lengths: length and a quarter. Playboy fourth. Time, 1:13 1-5. Win: £4 14s. Places: £1 19s 6d. £4 14s.

STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, £600; 71. 1/2 DALVUI (7) 8-5 A. T. Jones 1 4/4 COMBINATION (3) car. 7-12 R. B. Marsh 2 11/11 GOLD DOWA (7) car. 7-4 B. L. Cullen 3 2/3 Royal Pursuit, 5/5 Gyross, 9/9 Prince Mahmoud, 3/1 Hooplah, 9/10 Advance General, 6/6 Jan Eyre, 7/7 Pursuit, 7/7 Reciprocal, 12/12 Spirit Hill, 8/8 Tuskar Rock also started. Three lengths; two. Hooplah fourth. Time, 1:25 1-5. Win: £3 2s. Places: £1 10s, £2 15s 6d, £ll 14s. TARADALE HACK HANDICAP, £420; 11f.—6/6 GURKHA (7) 7-10 G. L. Willetts 1; 5/5 GRISBI (5) 8-4 A. T. Jones 2; 7/7 HONNETE (10) 7-9 L. K. Tinsley 3. Scratched: El Cerrito, Ben Bella, Jubilee Boy, Gayemana, Top Print. Nose; length. Tinsel fourth. Time, 2:20 4-5. Win: £9 14s. Places: £2 13s, £2 Ils. £2 15s.