SPORTING-NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 459, 2 April 1890, Page 4

SPORTING-NEWS.

NAPIER PARK RACES. Napier, March 19. The following are details of the concluding events of to-day’s racing : Napier Cup, of 25050i r s. One mile and ahalf. Mr W. Somnterville’s br m Hilda, 4yrs, by Musket—Ouida, 9st sib, including 10lb penalty (Taylor) 1 Mr W. Bobbett’s br h Patchwork, 4yrs, 7st 71b 2 Mr D, Hepburn’s br g Cynical, 4yrs, 6st 51b ... * ■ ... 3 Lenore (7st. 91b), Wakatipu (7st 71b), Burd Helen (7sb 41b), Eitzjames (7st), Loch Ness 6sb 12ib), and Meta (6st 101 b) also started. All got away to a capital start, Hilda being the first to move, with Lenore, Cynical, and Burd Helen next, and Wakatipu last. Hilda ivas quickly pulled back into third place, Loch Ness rushing to the front, ivith Cynical next. Passing tlie stand the first time round, Loch Ness was leading by a length and a-half from Cynical, next to whom came Burd Helen, Hilda, Meta, and Lenore in a line. Going round to the back both Burd Helen and Meta began to go up, and nearing the bend the field began to close up. Burd Helen, although already under the whip, could not improve her position, and Meta passed her, while Patchwork rapidly overhauled, his horses,, usd, at the turn into the straight he had a neck the best of Cynical, ivith Meta next, and Hilda fast coming to the front. All down the straight the ivhips 'vere at work, but the top-weight out-paced the outsider, and gained a clever ivin by a neck from Patchwork, ivho was just clear of Cynical. Time, 2min 41 l-sbh sec. Dividend, £2 19s. Sapling Stakes, of 75sovs. Five furlongs. Hon. Captain Russell’s ch f Aronoel, by Apremont Leonora, 7st 101 b (Lindsay) 1 ... + Mr J. Maher’s b f Seraph, 6sb 71b ... t Mr J.D. Ormond’s b c St. Andreiv, 95b... 3 Dreamland (Bsb) also started. Seraph made all the running until fairly in the straight, ivhen Aronoel, ivho had been lying third, began to go up fast, but about 150 yards from home, in trying to avoid a collision ivith St. Andreiv, Aronoel crossed her legs, and iva3 throivn out of her stride. The filly ivas soon set going again, and finishing splendidly, just gob up in the last stride, and made a dead heat with Seraph. Time, lmin 4 3-sth sec. Dividends : Aronoel, £2 11s ; Seraph, £2 18s. The owners agreed to divide the stakes. The Selling Race, of 60sovs, once round, was Avon by Hon. Captain Russell’s b f Eileen. Dividend, £5 11s. Flying Handicap, of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. Mr Munn’s br cStrephon, 3yrs, by Ingomar—Elphin, 7st 101 b (Lindsay) ... 1 Mr McKinnon’s br c Loch Ness, 3yrs, 7s b 31b 2 Mr T. Page’s br m Antelope, 6yrs, 9sb

31b 3 Forester (9st 51b), Lady Florin (Bst 61b), Man Friday (6st 111 b), Lullaby (6st 91b), Dauphine (6sb Sib), Kaihora (6sb 91b). Cynical (6st 91b), also started. Loch Ness and Strephon led the field in company at a nterry pace to the burn into the straight, ivith Man Friday, Forester, Dauphine, ancl Antelope following in the order in ivhich they are named. In the straight Taylor brought up Antelope ivith a determined run, but the mare ii r as unable to got on terms ivith the leaders, and after a great finish Strephon passed the post a winner by a neck from Loch Ness, who ivas just clear of Antelope. Time, * lmin 16 4-sth sec. Dividend, £lB 18s. ENGLISH NOTES. London, March 25. Mr White’s Derby candidate, Kirkham, is being steadily trained, and is sent for a. gallop once every day ; bub Narellan, the other nominee, has been granted a spell, and at present does nob take his usual! exercise. The Australian horse Chicago, ivho started in the Lincoln Trial Stakes, appeared to be very sore, and did not run anything like up to his form. It is thought that Plutarch was merely started in the Trial Stakes to qualify for future events. The course ivas very iveb and the goingheavy.