SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 434, 27 March 1890, Page 2

SPORTING.

TOROA STEEPLECHASE NOMINATIONS. FLYING HANDICAP. Peka Here Kere’s Dancing Master J. Smith’s Turoa J. Smith’s Assassin J. Smith’s Privateer W. Hamon’s Nora O. Hansen’s Truthful McAndrew’s Claude D. Hepburn’s Pouawa A. Parsons’ Impostor C. Pitt’s Fitzjames G. Brown’d Falcon G. Taylor’s Tam >hine G. Taylor’s Silvermine TOROA STEEPLECHASE, Currie and Hogan’s Darnley J. Smith’s Turoa T. Carroll’s Dynamite C. Pitt’s Oeo C. Lewis’ The Witch) EASTER HANDICAP. J. Smith’s Privateer W. Hamon’s Nora O. Hansen’s Truthful McAndrew’s Claude D. Hepburn’s Pouawa A. Parsons’ Impostor G. Taylor’s Tamahine G. Taylor’s Silvermine G. Taylor’s Lockboy G. Brown’s Falcon C. Pitt’s Fitzjames NAPIER PARK RACE MEETING. (from our own correspondent.) Napier, last night. The above meeting took place to day on the Park Racecourse. The attendance was large, notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather. The racing was very good indeed, there being some very close finishes. Appended are the results:— Handicap Hurdles—Waterfall 1, Darnley 2, Uranus 3. This was a splendid race. Uranus was the favorite. Waterfall just beat the Poverty Bay horse on the post by a short head Time 3m 50s. Div,, £6.

Napier Cup. of 250 sovs —Hil 1, Patchwork 2. Cynical 3. Six others ran. A good race, Hilda winning by ha'f a length. Time, 2m 41s. Div., £2 19s. Hack Flat Race—Tit 1, Too Blue 2, Swivel 3 Six others ran. Won by a length. Div., £2 183.

Sapling Stakes—Aronoel and Seraph ran a dead heat, St. Andrew 3. Dreamland also ran. A good race; Aronoel caught Seraph on the post. Tim’. Im 44d. Div., £2 Ils. Selling Race—Eileen 1, Partner 2, Salisbury 3. Six others ran. Won by a neck. Time, Im 59-«. Div., £5 Ils. Shorts Handicap—Revenge 1, Piscador 2, Tit Four others ran. Won by a length. Time, Im 20s. Div., £9 16’. Flying Handicap—Strephon 1, Lochness 2, Antelope 3. Seven others ran. Time. Im 17s. Div., £lB Hr.