SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 152, 1 July 1903, Page 4

SPORTING.

NAPIER PaBK HBBTING. FIdBT DAT. PEB FXBBB ASSOCIATION. Napieb, Jane 30. Fine weather favoured the Napier Park Riding Club for the first day of their winter meeting. The attendance was large, but the iacing was not very exciting, most of the events beiag won fairly easily. The earn of £4126 was pat through the totalizators. a decrease of £231 on last year's total. Results: Hick Hurdles.—Comfort 1, Rags 2, Ogle 3. Won easily. Time, 3min 26 3 ssec. Divs, £2 lis and XI 2*. Steward's Stakes.—We imoe 1, Oamelot 2, Tradeaind 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 2tnin 16|sec. Divs, £8 6s and £1 lis. Handicap Hurdles.—Monrner 1, Meteor 2, Kohunui 3. Won by four lengths. Time, 3min 54 2-ssecs, Div., £4 3s. Ladies' Bracelet.—Creusot 1, Defoe 2, Apres 3. Won easily. Time, 2min 19 l-ss<cs. Divs., £3 6s and £4. Hunters' Steeplechase.—Hokowhitu I, Drags 2, Counterbine 3. Won by a feogth. Time, 4min 48 4-ssecs. Divs., £l4 13s and £1 6s. Pa>k Steeplechase.—Croc ja 1, Straybiid 2. -Won by two lengths. Time, fijmin 35 3 s.»ecs. Div., £4 7s. Settlers' Hack Handicap.—Opal 1, Taniwha 2, Rapids 3. Won easily. Time, lmin 20 3-saec3. Divs., £3 5s and £1 15s. _______ i AOCEPTANOBS TOR TO-DAY. The following are the acceptances (or the second day: - Hurdles, one mile and a half: Bags 11.13, Comfort 11.2, Tradewind 10,11, Evening 10.8, Inspan 9.4, Hinekot 9.3, Waireka, Rhyl 9.0. Napier Steeplechase, three miles: Jack-o'-lantern 11.2, Pipi 10.9, The Giyphon 10.9, Oronje 10.8, Straybird 9.13. Winter Oats, one mile: Waimoe 10,11, Menura 10.7, Ballyneety 10.3, la 10.1, Hardwork 10.0, Gold Dust 9.13, Lady's Link 9.7, Mongonui, Jiinerve, Tyrone, Rapids, Pantaloon 9 0. Hunter's Hurdle Rice, one mile and three-quarters: Great Shot 13.9, Hinewai 13.7, Draga 12.7, Bin.dictine 12.2, Hokowhitu 11.13, Modesiy 11.9, The Gun, Gun Metal 11.0. j St cond Handle p Hurdles, one mile and three-quarters: Mourner 11.4, Eclair .UJ), Rags 10.3, Smithy 9.10. gg, Farewell Steeplechase, two miles and a quarter: The Gryphon 11.6, Grotje 11.4, Straybird 10.13, Great Shot 10,11, Umslopagaas 9.13, Eucharis 9.13, Draga 9.10, Counterbine, Bushwhacker 9.7. j- Newsteid Hack Handicap, seven ' furlong?: rVpnsot, Dafo j 11.9, Optimist 11.3, 0., i :,. , 0 i 0.6, Acdree 9.13, Quira 9.7, First Foo% Paw?, Spendrift, Nukumaratia, Nadador 9.0.