Napier Park Races

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 41, 4 March 1937, Page 5

Napier Park Races

MEETING 'OPENS

Wananga Wins Redclyffe Handicap SON & HEIR'S STAKES The Napier Park Racing Olub'i autumn meeting opened at Greenmeadows to-day in'fine bufcloudy weather, whLch brightened during the aftemoon. The course is in excellent order, -ihe grounds being very atferactive. There is a very; satisfaetory attendance of the public, who were treated to an excellent afternoon's sport. Moclerate fields competed, providing interesting racing. The arrangements for the day were perfect, the eventa being run well on scheduled time. Musical selections were relayed through loud-speakers. The single-pool macbine was in operation on the totali.sator. Resultss— OMARUNUI HIGHWEIGHT. Of £100; li mile. 3 Mr. E. J. Macdonald's RED RUFUS, by Gainscouit — Bon Marche, ch.g., 9.12 (Jenkins) I 1 Mr. H. McManaway's Eoyal RCntine, 9.12 (MeGovern) 2 2 Miss M. J. Douglas* Lady Quex, 9.3 (Weaver) 3 Also rau: 4 Lord Herefoxd 9.7, 5 Count Willonyx 9.^ . V Royal Routine was the best away, being well clear as the field paesed the ; post. Lord Hereford and Count Wil- ; lonyx were together going out of the straight. The favourite quickly opened a gap of four lengths from Count Wil- | lonyx, Lord Hereford dropping back. Half a mile from the post Lady "Wessex ; ran into second position, and raoing to ; the hom© tum Red RufuB took second : place two lengths behind the favonfite. As they turned into the straight in ihe | run to th© post th© favourit© was un;.able to hold off the field closing on him. j Red Rufus caught him almost on the post, winning in a strong finishing riin by a short head. Lady Weseex, four I lengths away was third and Lqrd Here- | ford fourth. Timo, 2.9 3-5. j REDCLYFFE HACK HANDICAP. Of £100; 1 mile. 1 Mr W. Hogan 's WANANGX, by ■ Oration — Flower of Gold, b, g., ^ 4 yeajs (Anderson) 7.12 ...... I ; 5 Mr H. Dennett% A gog (Goldsboro> 7.7 S 3 Mr Priest's Trailer (Marsh) 7.15 3 Also ran: 2 Hamarin 8.2, 4 Panpy 7.7. Parry was best away, but at the ejsd of a furlong Agog tobk charge ffma Trailer and Hamarin. Racing across the top Wananga ran np, taking ihe ; lead from Agog, Trailer and Parry, ! The favourite continued his good rtin, ; being two lengths clear as the field entered the straight from Trailer, Agog and Hamarin. Racing to the post Wananga ran wide ont on the course, ; bnt finisbsd strongly, winning easily by ; three lengths from Agog, who beat Trailer by a head. A bare margin ; only separated Trailer and Hamarin^ . Time, L38. , SAPLING STAKES HANDlOAP4 Of £100; 5 furlongs, 3 Mr T. W. Will'a SON AND HEIR, by Siegfried — Arajean, b. c. 8.1 (Gilmore) I 2 Mr A. F- M. Syme's'Screen Star 8.2 (Morris) 3 1 Messrs J. S. McLeod's and A. E, Cooper's Only On© 8.5 (Burgess) 3 Also rau: 10 Star Lad 7.12, 5 Goldea Memory 7.12, 6 Mahutai 7.12, 5 Airinfc 7.11, 8 Etzel 7.9, 4 Cloak 7.9, % Tull*n more 7.7. From a rather uneven despatch Sereen Star quickly went to the lead from Golden Memory, Airini, Cloak, Son and Heir and Only One, and at two furlongs Airini and Son and Heir moved into second an2 third places behind Screen Star from Cloak, Etzel and Only One. Running to th© far tum and entering the straight the order remainad unchanged, Onco settled down in the race to the post, the field swung into line. An exciting finish ensued, SorL and Heir pulling away from the challengers by Screen Star and the favourite, winning by over a lenglh. Scrflea Star prevailed against the favourite by a neck for second. Airini was fourthv Time, 1.2, NAPIER CUP, KING'S LANCER I Soho 2 Inheritance 3