SPORTING.
WAIPAWA RACES. [By Telegraph—Press Association.] t Napier Park, last night-, r There is beautiful weather for the first , day of the Waipawa races, which are being : held on the Napier Park course, owing to . the Waipawa grandstand being burned ■ down recently. ■ Alaiden Flat: St. Just 1, Assassin 2, , Alusketoon 8. Scratched : Crown Prince ■ and Notoriety. It was a one-horse race, and was won with the greatest ease by three lengths. Time 1.26; div. AT 13s. County Handicap : Bonnie d’Eau 1, Weaver 2, Passion Fruit 3. Scratched: Lady’s Link. Won by half-a-length, after a fine race. Time 2.15; div. £6 16s. Autumn Handicap : Duffer 1, Pony 2, Rags 3. All started. Won by a length. Time 1.19 ; div. i'3 10s. Hurdles: Bush Rose 1, Merry Boy 2, Eucharis 3. Scratched : Quicksilver. Won by half-a-length. Time 2.59 ; div. £2 11s. Railway Handicap: Derringeotte 1, Kissmary 2, Jewel Gun 3. Also started : Tigress, Jadoo, Autaia. Won by half-a-length. Time 1.184 ; div. .£8 10s. Flying : Woodthorpe 1, Queen’s Signal 2, Assayer 3. Scratched : Pony. Won by a bare length. Time 1.18 ; div. £lO 6s. . The final event at the Waipawa Racing Club’s Meeting, the Welter Hack Handicap, was won by Alerry Boy, Rags being second, and Alusketoon third. Time, 1.34. Div., £l6 7s. Napier, last night. '• Tlie following acceptances have been i received for the second day of the Wai- 1 pawa Racing Cluh’s autumn meeting : i Electric Hack, ' 1
Our Auckland ■ special correspondent telegraphed last evening:—“ Drum Major, an Auckland hurdler, was shipped to Sydney last evening with a view to liis being used as.a sire.”
Mongonui ... 9 2 Tirca 7 7 Queen’s Sign’] 8 11 Cobra 6 9 Woodthorpe 8 4 Fly-byTNigbt 6 7 Horocka ... 7 11 Avenue 6 7 Rain ... 7 8 Handicap Hurdles. Merry boy ... 11 2 Eau deVio... 9 0 Eueharis ... 10 2 Victor 9 0 Rhodara ... 9 7 Manawatui 9 0 Wharangi ... 9 0 Quicksilver 9 0 Grandstand Handicap. Robin Adair 8 13 Horocka ... 7 0 Rags ... 8 6 Musketoon 7 0 Merry Boy... 8 0 Duffer 7 0 Queen’s Sign’l 7 9 Andromeda 6 7 Park Handicap. Dcrringeotto 8 10 Ivissmary ... 7 9 Murmur ... 8 8 Weaver 7 7 Goyt ... 7 13 Jewel Gun... 7 7 Passion Fruit 7 11 Uila 6 11 Daphne ... 7 11 Rags 6 10 Stewards’ Handicap. Dcrringeotto 8 13 Weaver 7 9 Tigress ... 8 9 Assayer 7 8 Jadoo ... 8 8 Autaia 6 10 Murmur ... 8 8 Duffer 6 7 ICissmary ... 8 3 Fly by Night 6 7 Je’wcl Gun... 8 0 Manawatui 0 7 Passion Fruit 7 11 Avenue 6 7
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 89, 24 April 1901, Page 3
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