SPORTING NEWS. NAPIER PARK RACES. Napier, March 27.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 355, 30 March 1889, Page 6

SPORTING NEWS. NAPIER PARK RACES. Napier, March 27.

The concluding events of yesterday's racing resulted: — Sapling SuAkes Handicap of 50sovs. Six furlongs. Mr Munn's br c Quilt,, by Robinson , Crusde'— Patch, Bst 41b (Morrigan) 1 Captain Russell's b f Eileen, 6st 1210 (Whibaker)' . ... ... 2 'Mr Gibsons b c The Bean, 7st slb_ 1 (Higgins) . ... "3 These were the only starters. Won easily by .half .a length. Time, Imin 23sec. Dividends, £1 10& and £l 14s. Napier Cup Handicap of 250spvs, one mile and a-halfr Mi.C. Beresford's'ch c Leopold, 3yrs, by ''Leolinus— Lovebird, 7st 111b, includ-' ing 51b penalty (Lindsay) 1 ..., . .., 1 Mr Hunter's b in Benore," by Musket — " Miss Laura,. 4yrs, 6sb 121b (McMorrin) 2 Mr N. 'Dickey's br h Tetford, aged, 7st 101b.(D. Page) ' 3 Silence, Salisbury, Cupid, , Foxton, and /Thyme also started. . The flag fell to a capital start, Tetford's white face showing hiosfc prominently, the others in a cluster. Tetford,'led"intd the straight by two lengths from Lenore, with Cupid and Foxtoii next, Leopold filth, then came Silence, Salisbury, arid iThyme in a cluster. Tetfoid, pulling double, inor^ased his lead passing the stand, but roundingthe turn to the backof the course the field .began to close up. At the back Lenore drew up jbo Tebford's quarters, and &eo.pojd ian- through into third place. At lehill bend Leopold caught Tetford, and raced him for a furlong, 'when he had the big, horse 'beaten ; then Lenore came again with, $ good ruah, but died away -"in the straight, leaving Leopold to win comfortably by a couple of lengths. Tettord was {the "'sa-me distance away, third, Salisbury fourth, Foxton fifth, Cupid sixth, Silence seventh, and Thyme a long way off, last. Time, 2min 44 2-sth sec. Dividends, £4 11s and £4 19s.

Selling- Rage of 40sovs. Once round. Mr Martin's q q Soudan, 6yrsi by Musketf—Maid of Athol, 7st IMb „. " ... 1 ,Mr Heiify.'s b q Or,\vell, aged, 7st 131b... 2' ,Mr Munn,'s blk q Rangipai, 3yrs, 7st lib 3 Patchwork;' Bronte" and Clyde 1 , also started/ !j Won rather easily by a half-length. Time 1 , "2min 5 l-sth sec. Dividends,, £2 and £1 :18s. '

Flying Handicap of lOOsovs. ' Six furlongs. Sir Hepburn'^ ,ch,g Audacity, syrs, 7sb . ;>l2lb(F. Stowe) .!. , 1 'Mr , Munn's eh- q Tennyson, syrs, 6sb - 101b (Shaw) ... ' *.. 2 Mr Beresford's b h Escutcheon, 4yrs, Bst2Jb(Kean) " „ , „. ..." 3 Tetford, Kotuku,'and Kariri also started. > Won easily- by three Jengths, Escutcheon a head behind Tennyson;- was third. ■ Time,, lmin 20sec. ' Dividends,* £7 /12s ■ and £9 ' 19s, • ' i : ■. » v ■ • •

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