RACING.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1928, Page 3

RACING.

NAPIER PARK MEETING. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) NAPIER, September 22. The Napier Park spring meeting was held to-day in fine but windy weather, with a fair attendance of the public. The course was in excellent order. The tote handled £8,662$ against £8,878 last year. Results : Prjnce of Wales Stakes.—(6) Royal Line 1, (1) Lord Like 2, (2) Cuticle 3. Won‘by a length and a-half; a head. Time 50 4-5 secs. Trial-Handicap.—(7) Brown Sugar 1, (3) Last Mark 2, (10) Connoisseur 3. Haif a length.each way. Time 1.17 3-5. Greenmeadows Hack Hurdles.—(3) Lieut. Bill 1, (1) Mountain Heath 2, (9) Jen 3.- Won by two lengths; one length. Time 2.45 4-5. Park Stakes.—(s) Star God 1, (3) Cohesion 2, (1) Tresliam 3. Won by a length and a-half; four lengths away. Time 2.9 3-5. Ahuriri Hack.—(4) Kilmezzo 1, (1) Dreamy 2, (7) Keen ,3. . Won by three lengths; a head. Time 1.16 1-5. Taradale Highweiglit.—(l) Starboard Light 1, (4) Kilmoyler 2, (5) Polonett 3. Three lengths each way. Time 1.43 4-5. Railway Handicap.— (4) Merry. .Damon 1, (3) Lipsol 2, (1) Kaiti 3. Won by half a length ; two lengths. County Hack. —(1) Toxeurqa 1, (2) Tanagra 2, (3) The Mug 3. Won by a length and a-half; one length. Time 1.29 3-5. .

\ AVONDALE J.C. MEETING. AUCKLAND, September 22. The Avondale Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting opened to-day in exceptionally bad weather. The course was very ' eavy. and nearly every race was run in heavy rain. x,ie poor attendance was reflected in the totalisator receipts for the day, which totalled £26,9107, „ s against £54,759$ fob the corresponding day of last year, when’the meeting was lielcl at Ellerslie,' a decrease of £27,840. Results:—

Maiden Plate. —I* irst Division .0 ) Grand Tea. K Comak 2, (14) Lunette 3. Won by hafi’ a length; a tliird of a length between second and third. Time LBS. " . V ; ' . ’ Maiden Plate.— Second Division : C ' Arikitoa, 1, (5) Parfait Amour 2, (13) Uppko * 3.1 Won by a’‘neck,; with ’two lengths. 'Time 1.32. ' . ./ I. Kingsinnd Hurdle Race.-(l) ?otoanui 1, (s)‘ Siaosi 2, (9) Hangawerfi 3. Won by two and a-lialf lengths.; with the third horse four lengths away. Time 2.54. . Members’ Handicap—(!) Bdhkms, !, Liaison 2, (9) Master Doon 3. Won by three lengths; a neck between second and third. .. Time 1.20. ; .. : > • j Avondale Cup Handicap,—(4) Bisox Mint 2, *• Won by .pne, and ,admlf lengths , V ith the third borse half .a length away. Time 2;44 3-5. ; Avondale Stakes.-(l) Supremacy 1, Hunting; Day 2, (4) Imperial Guard 3. Won by six .lengths; a .neck. lime 1.4 3-0;.,.. .|| . ' jFlying Stakes Handicap.—(l) Hoariri 1, ? (2) j Si'lvermirie 2, (6) Kingfield 3. Won by three lengths; two and a-half lengths. Time 1.17. .Swanson Handicap—(9) Storm Fiend 1. (10) War Officer 2. (5) Luminary 3. Won by two and a-half lengths; one and a-half lengths. Time 1.49. Henderson Handicap.—(?) H?gh pitch 1, (7) Modest Boy .2, (3) Tekoroke 3. Won. by a length;, a neck. Time 1.33 3-5.

ASHBURTON MEETING. ♦ - ASHBURTON, September 22. The County Racing Club’s spring meeting was held in bleak weather, rain falling for three races, but sunshine prevailing afterwards. The course was good and the attendance was fair. The rain in the city militated against the attendance. The tote took £9,7104, against £10.0m,last year. Results:— Longbeach Hack. —(7) Royal Tine or 1 ,5) Amor 2, (11) Uproar 3. Won easily by four lengths; one length. Time 1.15 2-5. Selma Trot.-(l) Tone 1, (3) Apex 2, (2) Wracken 3. Won by two lengths; one length. Time 3.30 2-5. Trial Handicap.—(2) First Raid 1, (1) Quacee 2, (3) Proud Knight 3. Two lengths each way. Time 1.1 !-*>• Ashburton Handicap.—(l) Hojlake 1 (S') Malmsey 2, (4) Sir Roy 3. Mon by three lengths; two lengths. June 2 ‘ Fairfield Hack—(s) Beau Geste k (5) Night March 2, (2) Carmtlna 3. Won by half a head; a short head. Time 1.41 1-5. Rakaia Trot—(3) Wraekler 1, (1) Run fish 2, (8) Erin’s Lynn 3. Mon by a length; ten lengths. Time 202 2-o Farewell Handicap—(l) I‘irst Sight 1 (9> Silver Coot 2, (4) Money Mine 3. Won by a head; two lengths. lune 1.13 1-5. HAWKESBURY RACES. SYDNEY, September 23. At the Hawke sburv Races, the Park Stakes First Division resulted : Bavarde (7.13) 1, Sear (7,11) 2, Boston 0.7) 6. Nineteen started. Won easily by five lengths, the New Zealander two lengths further back. Time 1.15. Gesto was withdrawn from the Second Divismi . The Three Year Old Handicap res'.lted: Knvalli (7.12) V An.pliher (8.8) JBlock Douglas (8.5) S. Eleven Varied. Won by four lengths, k inie k*

Jazz Baby was fourth in the Flying Handicap, . which was won by Don Moon (8.13) from Lord Romeo (7.5). JHawkesbury Handicap.—Sharp Son 1, Oratrix 2, Prince Colugo 3. AT RAND WICK. TOTE DECLINES AT RANDWICK. SYDNEY, September 23. Owing to there being a gradual diminution of the totalisator investment on the Randwick course throughout the past year, the New South Wales Cabinet lias authorised the Australian Jockey Club to revert to its; former basis .for the distribution of dividends, namely, sixty per cent for the second and third horses. The present distribution is fifty per cent, thirty per cent .and twenty per cent.

N*Z. HORSES SOLD. SYDNEY, September 23. Though New Zealand owners and trainers find races difficult to- win in New South Wales, they find a ready market for their charges. Tea Tray Gold Tray and Perfection have changed owners since their arrival here from the Dominion, and Mr Luke Wd SOT1 > who brought Raasay and Gesto to Sydney, goes home empty handed. Gesto was sold on Friday to a patron of G. Price’s stable. He shaped fairly in his last start at Rosehill.