NAPIER RACES.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4606, 9 October 1883, Page 2

NAPIER RACES.

(Per Pubss Association.)

Napieb, This day. There was not a large attendance on the course. The grand stand was crowded, and there was a constant fall of rain, four horses faced the starter for the Guineas. A good start was effected, Jacob starting off with the.lead, but was soon passed by Escopeta, who finally won hands down, coming by Oberon, whose jockey-worked hard, but without success, the horses coming in as follows:—Escopeta, 1; Oberon, 2 ; Briar, 3; Jacob a bad fourth. Snider and Msrjory were scratched. Handicap Hxtbdle Eace—Doubtful, 1; Pastime, 2; Loch Lomond, 3. Waeawetiki was scratched. Doubtful made the running right through* followed by Loch Lomond, to the straight when Pastime gave, a fine challenge, coming in a good second; Reform was in the rear throughout; at the first hurdle Wild Dayrell and Juliet fe'l, and the ■ latter gave up the race. Dayreli's jockey quickly remounted, but had no show after his mishap. At the third hurdle, t^e first time round, Fear-ISTot fell. Lone Hand looked promising at first, but his weight told against him ; the second time around he took all the hurdles without baulking once.