SPORTING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1566, 17 March 1887, Page 4

SPORTING.

NAPIER SPRING MEETING. The first day’s racing of the Napier Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting on Tuesday was largely attended, over 3000 being presen'. The racing was excellent, but marred by an accident in the Selling race, in which four horses came down together and seriously injured Langor, who had an elbow broken and sustained severe, concussion of the brain. Stowe and Parker are also pnft'uicg from slight concussions ol the b. . . .md Yaile had his collor bone broken. £5902 were put through the totalisator. The following are the results;— Railway Stakes Handicap, of 100 sovs ; 1 mile—Messrs Stock and Conroy’s Miss Dargon 1, Mr Saunder’s The Shah 2. Time, Imin 45secs. Eitst Handicap Hurdle Race, of 120 sovs; about 2 miles.—Mr Donnelly's Owhoka 1, Mr Martin's Erebus 2. Time, 4mins 4secs. Napier Handicap, of 600 sovs; second horse to receive 50 sov«, and third horse 20 sovs from the stakes ; If miles.—Mr Bobbet’s Lady Norah 1, Air Martin’s Silience 2, Mr Munn’s Rivulet 3. Time, 3mins. 7secs. Dividends, £l2 16s and £los 11s, Nursery Plate,, of 120 sovs; for two-year-olds ; 6 furlongs.— Mr George Bevau’s Lady Florin, by Musket—Florin 1, Air Milton’s Meta 2, Mr G. Hunter’s Whisper 3. Time, Imin 20aecs. Selling Handicap, of 100 sovs ; 1 mile. --Air Hill’s Strenuous 1, Mr Mason’s Yirndgrette 2. Time, Imin 46secs. Dividends, £l6 10a and £9 9s. Weller Handicap, of 100 sovs; l£miles, Air Hunter’s Alystery 1, Air Saunder’s The Shah 2, Air Jones’ British Lion, 3. Time, 2mins and 53isecs,