NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB AUTUMN MEETING. Auckland, March 24.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 250, 28 March 1888, Page 10

NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB AUTUMN MEETING. Auckland, March 24.

Tuk tirst dny's racing cominenccd to-€lay. L«'ni:E I]ani>i<.\u>. — Audacity* 1; Whisper, 2. Hiiuur.E-s.— Tros Hoc, i ; Manslaughter, 2 ; C'honusL 5.

Nwimi IV c Hasmcw of 250sovi-; .second hor.se to receive 20s«ov» from the stakes. Winner of ;\ny handicap ot the value of 400sovs after tho declaration of the weights to carry 71b eNlra; of Iho value of 200?ovs 51b, extra. One mile ami a half. Sfc. Clair . . . . ... 1 Tonijariro . .. ..2 yileficc .. .. ... 3

Tin' concluding events of yesterday's racing at the Napiov Park, tetulled ;—; — ]SS r A}'i)K Cri- HaM'lC.w, of 250?0\.*. One mile and a -halt. < Tlon. (J. McLeans b hSt. Clair, hyliuv k»-i — Pulelna, 4\rs, 6^b 10lb (Me- i Mori in) . " . 1 Mi* .f. P. Belcher's b q Tongaiiro, 4j'i:s 7ht 111b (Vailc) ... . • • 2 Mr I*. Martin'o brg Silence, 6yi&, 3»fc 81b (Cliflbul) . .. • . . • . 3 Reiosfoul and Antolopo übo slnrtcd. The (lag fell to an excellent starts nil the horses moving away in a line, but .St. Clair soon placed n gap between himself and the others, and he passed the stand n length and a-luilf in front of Tongariro. after whom cair.o Antelope, Boiesfoicl, and Hilenco, all together tliroo lengths away, ('.ointy round to the back, St. Clair still farther increased, his lead, and opposite the stand ho was two lengths in advance of Tongariro, with Antelope third, Silence fourth, and Beresford last, his jockey already usinjj the whip, Hounding the hill enc{, Tongaiiro closed on Kt. CLiir, and Silence made an effort, but it was of no avail, as St. Clair maintained hi-* position and won haivtl heW by over a length from TongariFo, who betit Silence by a length for second p^ace. Boresfoid' \va- fourth, and Antelope last. Time, limn 45 l-sth sec. Dividends, £4 17s and t'3 17s.

Hich WhtGUT H.vxdk <uv ol SOsovs. One and a quarter miles. Mr H. Monteith's b q Prcminm, Syr?, by I'ctraich — Nutwitb mare r 8? t 101b (Fanell) 1 Mi- \Y. Y. Dennett's b q Clyde, ajjed, Bstl2lb(H. Dennefcfc) 2 Mr W. Y. Dennett's eh c Brcwit, 3yi-a, Bsb(.l. Stcwo) 3 Watci fall also started. Won easily by over a length. Time, 2min. 19sec. Dividend", £4 9a and £3 12s. Selmv. Racij, of 50sovs. One mile. Mi i) . ('ooper'fe b q New Yovk r aged, Ist (McMorrin) 1 Mr P. Martin's b m Tainahine. aged, 7s*fc (Myers) 2 ]Slr W. Y. Dennett'^ b in Syl[>h, 6>rs^ 7s t 2lb, including 21b overweight (i\ Stovre) 3 Hiiitii, Orwell, Expelled, The Arrow,. Wapiti, Titiki, and Solitude also started. Time, hnin. 47bec. Dividends, £21 and £19 Us.

Fr.MXG H vvbtc'VP of 1003O\» ; second horse to receive lOsovs from the stakes*. Three- I qumters of a mile. Mr I>. Tv chill's blk m Cinderella-, 6yrs, 9st 51b (Hope) * . . 1 Mr D. Hepburn'B eh er Audacity, 4yrs, 7st(F. frtowe) .. . . 2 Messrs Stock atul Conroys eh m Miss Dargon, s>tv, Bst 51b (A. Wood) ... 5 Tongaviro, Antelope, Whisper and Gojden C'rc^t also started. Coming into the straight (.Jolden Crest ran very wide-, ami comf Icte-ly extinwubhed her chance. This left Audacity in the van, bt*t Hope bought Cinderolli up wifch a weU-timed run and secured the judcre's verdict by three-quarters-of a lonfjth. Time, -lmin 19 3-sth sec. Di\ ule»d&, £4 18s and £6 12s>

Huki>lc Rack. —Chemist, 1 ; Denbigh, 2 ; Man^aohane, 3. A protest was lodged for crossing but vva 13 cn>im«so f }. Totalisator dividend : Inside, £t> 12a ; .£5 Bs.

Wavi.ri.ky Stakes, of 75 soys,. I\ nailes*. — Whimper, t r Waterfall, 2: Golden Crest, 3, IK adenda— inside, £'i 19s ; outside,

City Staffs Handicap, of 150»ovs. One mile and a quarter. Silence, 85fc 91b (Clifford) 1 Audacity, 71b 21b (Stowe) 2 Antelope, 7st 41b (William*) .. 3 St. Clair, Tst Sib, nlso started. St. Clair mado the running, but in the fetraight Silence came through his horse I*,1 *, and won h_\ a length from Audacity. Time, 2mm 14 2-oth sec. Dividends, iZ 12> and £2 8?.

Wuvnii: Handicap, of 50sovk One mile and a distance. Waterfall. Ssb 101b (Woods) 1 Piernium, 9at (Fnrrell) 2 Clyde, 8«t 7lb (F. Sfcowe) 3 Clyde made play for over six iurlongs, but) in'lhe straight both Waterfall and Premium passed him, the foimer winning easily by a length. Ti:ne, 2min 3 2-sth sec. Dividend?, 11 lGeand£l 17s.

fSi.LjjiNO Back, of 50soy". One mile. TfUhfthine. 6st 131b (Myers) 1 Orwell, 7st 131b (Favrell) 2 Vnitnor, 7^t,4lb (Lindsay) 3 Wapiti, Solitude. Sylph, and New York also van. Won by halt a length. Time, iniin 47 4 sth sec. Di\idend&, C 6 6s and £5 7.5.

Consolation Handicav, of 50f«ovs. One mileMi**^ lHr^on, tst (Lindsay) . 1 Beresford, Bsl Blb (Huxtable) . 2 Expelled, 6sfc (Mjov?) 3 Bcrenfovd made the pace for the greater part of the journey, but in the straight Miss barton drew up to him, and a grand race home resulced in Miss Daemon winning hy r a neck. Time, limn 47 2-sth see. Dividends, £1 7.s and £1 12s.