FAVOURITES FAIL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20067, 13 October 1939, Page 3

FAVOURITES FAIL

MASTERTON RACES SUCCESS OF MISHNA BRUNHILD’S SPRINT WIN • INCREASED TURNOVER (Per Press Association.) MASTERTON, this clay. The Masterton Racing' Club’s meeting was opened at Opaki in line weather yesterday. Late in the afternoon the sky clouded over and rain fell. The totalisator handled £7539, against £9109 on the first day last year. Results: — Nursery Handicap, of £65; 4 furlongs. —2 Absolve, 8.2 (Wiggins), 1; 1 Enrich, 8.5, 2; 3 Miss Hallomet, 8.0,,.3. Also started: 3 Beechnut 8.2, 5 Beau Coureur 8.2, 5 King's Mark 8.0, 10 Locrian 8.0, 7 Kehuraingi 7.11 and 7 Serena 7.11, bracketed; 6 Miss Wheriko 7.11, 9 Sheer Delight 7.11. A neck: half a length. Time, 49 4-ssec. Beau Coureur was fourth. Electric Handicap, of £95; 1 mile.— 6 Cherry Picker, 8.5 (Jenkins), 1; 4 Gothic, 7.12, 2; 1 The Ring, 8.8, 3. Also started: 2 Mother-in-Law 8.6, 3 Girl Pat 8.6, 5 Trench Law 8.5, 8 Titter 7.11, 9 Pirinoa 7.7. A head: half a head. Time, 1.42. Trench Law was fourth. Highweight Handicap, of £100; 1| miles.—s Cricket, 9.13 (Anderson), 1; 1 Cuisinier, 10.4, 2; 4 Debham, 9.10, ? Also 'started: 2 Lustral 10.4, 6 Donegal 9.4, 7 Etzel 9.0, 3 All Blood 9.0, 8 Sky Limit 9.0. Two lengths; three lengths Time, 2.11 3-5. Sky Limit was fourth. MASTERTON HANDICAP, Of £130; 1 mile. 4 MISHNA, 8.0 (Burgess) .. .. 1 2 GAY CHOU, 9.0 2 6 ARCTIC KING, 8.13 .. ..3 Also started: 5 Lucullus Lad 9.0, 8 Siegmund 8.5, 7 Dainty Sue 8.3, 9 Winsome Lu 7.7, 10 Might 7.4, 1 Corroboree 7.3, 3 Hinerawe 7.2. Two lengths; a length and a half. Time, 1.40. Winsome Lu was fourth. Maiden Stakes, of £75; 6 furlongs. —5 Duncannon, 8.5 (Wiggins), 1; 4 Siglow, 8.5, 2; 11 Coronado, 8.5, 3. Also started 1 8 Esperance Bay 8.5, 9 Coronado 8.5, 3 La Coquette 8.5, 7 Siegall 8.5, 13 Game Pit 8.5, 6 Shetland Isle 8.5, 12 Balgowlah 8.5, 2 Gay Fox 8.5, 10 Hasten 8.5, 1 Val Here 8.5. Three lengths; a length. Time, 1.16. Esperance Bay was fourth. Grandstand Handicap, of £100; 6 furlongs.—6 Brunhild, 7.6 (Stowe), 1; 3 Flammarion, 8.9, 2; 4 Lady Montana, 8.5, 3. Also started: 2 Hace Call 8.3, 1 Globe Trotter, 7.10, 5 Matoru 7.0. Half a head; a neck. Time, 1.15 3-5. Lawn Handicap, of £95; 7 furlongs.— 6 Great Legion, 8.1 (Warbell), 1; 1 Morning Flight. 8.12, 2; 5 Larwood, 8.5, 3. Also started: 8 Royal Tinge 8.8, 6 Barabbas 8.3, 4 Acrobat 7.13, 3 Race Away 7.11, 2 Colfort 7.11, 9 Lady Cygnus 7.7. Half a head each way. Time, 1.29. Colfort was fourth. Lansdowne Handicap, of £95; G furlongs.—2 Punarua, 7.13 (Atkins), 1; 4 Hunter’s Eve, 9.0, 2; 1 Shining Hours, 8.9, 3. Also started: 6 Sigurd 8.8, 5 Rarotonga 8.0, 3 Joe Louis 7.13, 7 Tidal Gift 7.7. A neck each way. Time, 1.16. Sigurd was fourth.