SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 221, 14 October 1903, Page 4

SPORTING.

NAPIEB PAEK MEETING,

FIRST DAY. TOR PBBSS ASSOCIATKW, Napiek, October 13. The Napier Park Meeting commenced to-day in fine weather, the attendance being large, but only .£3989 was put through the. totallsator. Results : Maiden Hack: Trent 1, Spoil 2, Auser 3. Time, lmin 31 l-6sec. Div., £7 lis. Handicap Hurdles: Midia 1, Comfort 2, Eclair 3, Time, 3min 242-5 sec. Divs., £3 2s and 12s. I County Hack: Oasis 1, Dafoe 2, Asteroid 3. Time, lmin 45see. Divs., £7 18s and £1 2s. Napier Stakes: Royal Fusilier 1, Melodeon 2, Galahad 3. Time, lmin 3 4 ssec. Div., £2 13s. Park Stakes: Menura 1, Hinetaura 2, Dexterity 3. Time, 2min 13 l-ssec. Divs., £3 and £2 4s. Welter: Bandmaster 1, Taura 2, Oracle 3. Time, lmin 32 4-ssec. Divs., £1 19s and 15s. Ahuriri Hack: Rose Madder 1, Contingent 2, Wet Reef 3. Time, lmin 42- ssec. Divs., £5 9s and 14s, Railway Handicap: Madrigal 1, Gold Seal 2, Starshoot 3. Time, lmin 18 2-5*60. Divs., £3 5s and £1 10s.

TO-DAf'B ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for to-day's events are: Puketapu Hack Handicap, one mile : Creusot 9.5, Idea 8.12, Dafoe 8.2, Oisis 7.3, Nukumaratia, White Squall 6.7. Second Hurdles, one mile and threequarters: Evening 11.10, Comfort 11.1, Midia, Eclair 10.10, Rigs 10.2, Nance O'JNeill 9.10, Nadador 9.0. Two-year-old Handicap, four and a balf furlongs: Electric Gun 7.11, Forest Ranger 7.9, Carnelian, Hibernate 6.9. Racing Club Handicap, one mile and' a distance: Dexterity 8.9, Tradewind 8.3, Rangicata 7.8, Gold Dust 7.2, Provcst Marshal 6.12, Asteroid 6.9, ! Benefactor, Optimist, Taoiwha 6.7. Caledonian Handicap, six furlongs : A.B.N. 9.9, Repulse 9.6, The Rioter 8.10, Lady's Link 8.8, Pantaloon 8 7, Warwick 8.2. Telephone Hack Handicap, six furlongs: Wet Re;/ 7.13, Merope 7.10, Trent 7.5, Seraphine 7.2, Paymaster 6.9, Anadeja 6.8, Nukumaratia 6.7. Grandstand Handicap, seven furlongs: Gold Saal 9.8, Rangitata 8.7, Perfection 8.4, Rose Madder, Idea 7.9, Asteroid 7.4, Gold Dust 7.3, Taura 7.2, Enna 6.7. WELLINGTON ACCEPTANCES.

Wellington, October 13. Wellington Racing Olub acceptances are:— October Hurdles, one mile and threequarters: Eveniog 10.13, Mourner 10.2, Kohunui 9.13, Defiance, Romany Lad 9.8, Killarney 9.5,' Leviant, Dr. Bill 9.0. Shorts Handicap, fivefurlongs: Field Battery 9.0, Gold Seal 8.9, Starshoot 8.0, Full Ory, Gold Crown 7.6, Matuku 7.5, Platypus 7.4, Te Taiaha, Aurat.us, Ideal 6.13, Pure Silver 6.12, Regiment 6.10, Miss Hamilton, Greensleeve 6.7. Wellington Handicap, one mile and a quarter: Shrapnel 8.10, Pallas 8.9, Hinetaura 8.6, Terrapin, Kelburn, Ghoorka, Heroiam 7.4, Menura, Ringman 6.12, Royal Fusilier, Perfection 6.11, Provost Marshal 6.9, Optimist 6.7. Wainui Handicap, seven furlongs : | Sea Lion 9.5, Fleka 9.2, Hinekoa 8.12, Bitsy 8.11, Delarey 8.9, Platypus, | Fakir 8.7, Bandmaster, Maroa, Lizzis 8.2, Will-'o-the-Wisp 8.0. Nursery Handicap, four furlongs: Purdoy, Musketry-Fatigue cols 7.13, Promotion 7.11, Master Ab'x, Veneer, Fore3t Ranger 7.10, Albiifera, Yaloie, Solution, Possibility, Stepaiux', Companion 7.8, Unawares 7.4. Flying Handicap, ,?ix furlongs: Okoari 9.6, Pallas 8.13. Field Battery 18.10, Gold Seal, Rawiri 8.9, Msdrigal 3.3, Stnrshoot 7.12, Gantral Symors i/.'tO, Black Rsysard, Delarey 7.8, : b"uli Ory 7.5, M"issku 7.4, Auia'u; | Paritutu, lev 0.12, Pure Silver, Wiil- ! o' the-wisp 6.7.