Napier Park Races

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 44, 15 November 1937, Page 15

Napier Park Races

GOOD SPORT AT GREENMEADOWS Totalisator Shows Increase of Over £1550 ■ 1 f'V r A' LIGHT RAIN FALLS The Napier Park Rachig Club's Spfilig Hieeting pa«s6d off irioSt successftilly at Greenmeadows on Saturday^ The totftlisatof turnover showed an ih^ crease of over §1550 on the correspondirig meetiiigf last year. Although j . light raih f ell at times duxing the afternoon it did not in any way spoil the outing. The pxincipal evenfc of the day, the Paxk Stakes, was a real suxpxise in which the two favouxxtes, Eoyal Min-. Stxei and Soho, finxshed weli baek; Ixegateo ffOm Gisboffie and Litobohm, the outsidfer, staged a gfeat flnish in whieh the foxmex held a small nxargin. An investightidn tvas IxOld into the mishap in the Trial Stakes in vlliicli Tommy Atkius fel.1 and bxought doxvn tw6 othfeis #hen tie lost hiM fefet in malcing the tuin. The oa.cuxxence waS xegaxded as beiag aecidental and was Itt no ivay contfibuted to by aixy othex hofse or rider in the raee nor to aay fakt iii the eotifge, tvhieh, on inspeetion, wai found to be in good ordeX. C. P. Shields was -the inost suecessful horseman, havitig tvro winning moants. Greenmeadows axxd Hastxngs stables ea^h had three wins. The totalisatof hahdled §7703 10/f ot the day as against §0136 10/; for the spring meeting last year. fietails of the cohcluding events are A4 tihder;-« greenmeadows haok huedles Of £100; li jnii'e 1 BEGOERAH, Mr A. W. Meikie 's b.g. 5yrs, Dord Ques^Tea Tattle 10.2 (A. E. Lord) l 6 Oletrae (Desiandes) D.O ..»» £ 7 Eapa Waiata (Kerr) &;0 ••».»» 3 Also startedi 4 Mahala (Trillo) 10.6, 3 Hixhtef 'ti M6ri (Waish) 10.0, 2 Top Hat (Kdhloff) 10.0, 5 Bothwell (Ander§611) 9.0. (Winner trained by fi. S. GrcftHe, Greenmeadows.) Bothwell took . 116 part in the race, goxng wide oft the field before the first jump. "Hunter 's Morn, 'Top Hat and Begorrah were early leaders, the favourite leading the others oif and gbing into the back stretch ahead of 'Top Hat, Hunter 's Morn, Kapa Wiata. There was little change in^ positions as a result of racing across the top, where the leaders were almost on tefms. Jumping splendidly, Top Hat and Begorrak led t6 the home turn, but the pair entered the straight together. Begorrah soon drew clear, leading over the last fence With Cletrac close u^. ln an esciting race to the post tlxe favour. ite held off Cletrac by a neck in a hard iinish. Bapa Waiata was third half a length away and Mahala fourth. Time, 2.55 1-5. TBIAL STAKESi Of £100; iive furlongs. 1 STAR LAD Mrs M. E. ' Campbell's ch.g. 3yrs Captain Bunsby — Lady Star 8.0 (Shields) 1...... 1 2 Amorosp' (Anderson) 8.5 2 3 Blame Queen (Callahan) 8.0 .. 3^ (Winner trained by W. C. Griffiths, Hastings.) Also statted: 8 Oha (Walsh) 8.5, 11 Tommy Atkins (Plier). 8.5, 6 Triplex Marsh) 8.5, Wilful Lady (Cullen) 8.5, Taparau (St'owe) 8.5, 5 Enfin (Leach) 8.0, 7 Quimper (Young) 8.0, 9 Bed Cockade (Gilmer) 8.0, 4 Guiding Light (— ) 8.0, 3 Daryill (Forsyth) 8.0. Wilful Lady, Daryill and Triplex were all badly left. Quimper was first to show out but soon lost the lead to Guiding Light, who led from Flame Queen, Oha, and Star Lad. Bounding the home bend, Quimper, Tommy Atkins and Wilful Lady all came round in a heap. Amoroso led into the straight from Flame Queen, Oha and Star Lad. The leaders staged a great race to the post, the favoixrite just managing to gain the deciskra by a short head from Amoroso, Flame Queen being almost level for third. Oha was a close fourth. Time, 1.2. jdvenile eandicap. . Of £100; 4 furlongs. 1 IYAB Mr .F. Ormond 's b.g. Beau Fere — Higix Art (Forsyth) .... 1 2 Beaupartxer (Atkins) 8.2 2 3 Screen Lord (Anderson) 7.13 t . 3 (Winner traihed by S. J. Beid, Has- ' , tings.) Also star'ted; 5 Uold Chase (Walsh)8.2, 4 Merry Simon (Callahan) 8.2, 8 Sardu (McNauglxbon) 7.11, 7 Lady Furst (Stowe) 7.1, 6 Laughing Bong 7.7 (Marslx) 7.7. Lady Furst did not get away with the field and the race resulted in a fiurther trium'pli for the Beau Pere stock. Beaupartjer was the best away from Screen Lord, but Ivar was soon into secojid place. The raee resolved itsolf into a contest between Ivar and Beaupartier, the favourito prevailing in a neck-and-neck contest by a neck. Screen Lord was third, tliree lengths back, and Merry Simon fourth. Time, 49 2-5secs. C. Plier, rider of Tommy Atkins( who fell in the bunch in the Trial Stakes, was removed to the Napier Hospital. PARK STAKES. Of £150; lf miles. 4 LEGATEE, Mosses; H. H. 'and N. Smith's bnh., 5yrs., by Posterity — Motley, 7.10 (J, Leach \ 1

8 i/imbohm, Mr. J. Whttie br.g., aged, 8.2 (C. Shields) 2 3 Gay Hunter, Mr. H. K. Ewan's . b.c., 4yrs., 7»7 (J. Forsyth) *.«, 3 Also started: 1 Royal Minstrel 9.0 (E. Anderson), 2 Soho 8.9 (P. Atkins), 6 Pladie 8.3 (R. Marsh), 9 Tres Sec 7.0 (T. Dorman), 5 Buster Brown 7.0 (L. CullOix), 7 UmpifO 7.0 (H. Call&han). (Winner trained by J. C. WoodB, Gia* bofnO). Given a good dispatch, Eoyal Minstrel had ehfifge as they ; passed the staiid the first time from Buster Brown, Soho, Tres Sec, Gay Hunter, Umpirb aiid Pladxe. Going oixt of the straight, Buster BroWh tipok the rUnning from the favourite Tres Sec, Soho and Gay Hunter. AS they rau doWn the back Pladie eteadily went up to lie in second position at the flve furiong post. LegatOe at this Btage had mdved up from the rear into fourth place jxist behind the favourite and Gay Hunter had dropped Well back, Actoss the top Legatee lxe&ded off Royal Minstrel to lie in third place. Behind the fav1 durite ran Lifiibohmj Tres SeCj Soho and Umpire. Rounding the home bend the favourite made a fast run but was Uiiable to gatlier in the leaders. Once they had straighteiied xip for the run to the post Leghtee gathered in the leaders j Limbohm foliowOd through challenging the leader. Legatee finished strongly to Wifi by OVor half a leiigth, Gay Huhter, making a brilliaiit j run, came throxigh from well back to j go up to ehallenge the leaders being I three guarters of a length back third, Buster Brown was ^fourth. Time, 2.10 1-5. AHURIRI HACK HANDICAP. Of £100; 6 furlongs. 3 REASONABLE, Miss G. Twist's eh.c. 3yrs, by HUnting Song — llnreasonable 8.0 (j. Doole.y) — 1 7 Le Touquet, Mr W. 3". McGilKs ch.g. 4yrs 7.0 ('1\ Dorman) . . . . 2 9 ':Joe Louis, Mr F. Nichol's blk,g. 6yfS 7.9 (J. Forsyth) - 3 Also started: 4 Gasman 9.3 (J. Walsh), 1 Lindrum 8.4 (P. Atkins), 10 JNereus 7.13 (C. L. Kerr), 2 Money j Radd 7:13 (S. Anderson), 5 Screen Star 7.11 (R. Marsh), 6 Perfect Lady 7.9 (C. Pfeffcerlie), 8 Parry 7.0 (H. Callahan), • (Wiriner trained by G. C. Swifierd, Greenmeadows). Money Raid was first to break the line, leading out from Screen Star, Lindrum, Le Touquet, Perfect Lady, Joe LouiS, Nereus and ReaSonable. At the ehd bf two furlongs the favourite had taken charge froxn Money Raid, Perfect Lady and J oe Louis. Eeaspnable at.this stage was stili well back. Entering the straight Lindfiim was sighted first from Joe Louis, Perfect Lady, Le Touquet aixd Reasonable. The favourite was soon overran and, a furiong from the post Reasoxtable joined^ the leaders, and in a sple'ndid run ti the post, prevailed against Le Touquet, j who staged a strong finishing mn, by half a. length. . Joe Louis, who also fOught Out the final stages, was ottly a neck away for third. Lindrum was fourth. Time, 1.15. FLYING HANDICAP. Of £125; 6 furlongs, . 1 JOVIALITY, Mr F, T. HaU's br.h. 5yrs, by Hunting feong — MOrty Roe 8.13 (H. Callahan) •* 1 2 Mata Hari, Mr A. Pittar's eh.m. aged 7.13 (P. Atkins) . . . .1. . . . '2 3 Slippery, Mr G. McGoi'mick -'s blk g., 7.7 (R. Marsh) 3 Also started: 6 Padishah 8.4 (J. Dooley), 4 Master Cyklhn 8.3 (C. Shields), 5 Bodyline 7.0 (I. Briggs), 7 Mercian Prince 7.0 (T. Dorxttan). ' (Winner trained by W. M. McKinnon, Greenmeadows.) Although he delayed the start, Slippery got away wexl to be an eaxly leader from Joviality, Bodyline, Mata Hari and Master Cyklon, After a short distance, Joviality took the lead from Mata Hari, Bodyline and Slippery. This order was maintained into the straight and to the post. The . favourite kept the measure of' Mata Hari to win by three-quarters of a length, Slippery, who finished the strongest of the rest, was third a length and a-half further back. Bodyline was fourth. Time, 1.14. COUNTY HACK* HANDICAP. Of £100; one mile. 5 FELICITATION, Mr P. F. Wall's b.f. Syrs, by, Siegfried — • Dissertation 8.7 (C. P. ShieldB) 1 3 Granvale, Mr I. R.. Jeffares, ch. g., aged 8.5 (R„ Marsh) 2 4 Gironde, Mr T. White's br.g. 6 yrs, 7.8 (P. Atkins) 8 Aiso started: 6 Fossxcker 9.2 (J. Walsh), 2 Lacquer 8.3 (J. Dooley), 1 Bluffer 8.2 (S. Anderson), 8 Wananga 7.10 (E. Tinwirth). 8 Marsyas 7-St (J. Forsyth), 7 Hamarin 7.5 (H. Callahan), 10 Tullamore 7.4 (J. Leach), 12 Agog 7.2 (B. Stowe), 14 Likely Boy 7.0 (H. Stowe), 11 Larwood 7.0 ( (L. Cullen), 15 Clavercourt 7.0 (C. Pfefferlie), 16, Fundy Bay 7.0 (T. Dorman), 13 Mohutai 7.0 (I.. Briggs). (Winner trained by C. J. Stowe, Hastings.) Once they came into view Granvale was showing the way to Larwood, Bluffer, Clavercourt and Fossieker. At the end of three furlongs Marsyas had run up in behind Granvale, from Bluffer, Clavercourt, Fossieker and Fundy Bay. Racing across the top, Wananga and Mahutai got into fourth and fifth positions, Felicitation being still well back. There was no change in the leaders as they turned xnto the straight and in the run to the post, Granvale ran clear and appeared to have the race well in hand when Felicitation came through with a brilliant overpowering run to get Granvale in the last strike on the line, winning by a nose in the xnost surpr sing iinish of the day. Gironde was third two lengths i away with Marsyas fourth, Time, 1,41.