Sporting

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6835, 16 April 1932, Page 4

Sporting

Masterton Gold Cup Won by Grand Jury FLYING HANDICAP TO IMPERIAL FAME Per Press Association. MASTERTON, Last Night. Fine but cold weather prevailed for the opening day of tho Masterton races. There was a fair attendance and the track was good. The totalisator Landleil £4403 10/, as against £6OOO on the first day last year. Results:—' NOVICE STAKES, of 60 sovs.; weight 5.5; live furlongs and a half. 5 GAY SONG, 8.5 (Shand) 1 3 Thornproof, 8.5 (Voitre) 2 I Clangor, 5.5 (B. H. Morris) .. ..3 Also started: 7 Araios, 1.1 Rene Belle, II Purse, S Red Top, 10 Acrclict, 0 Takakua, 6 Minstrel Lad, 13 Chaste, 2 Traymcla, 4 Chatteron, 5 Sailing and Popecto (bracketed with the winner).* Won by a head, half a length between -second and third. Time, I.S. LAWN HANDICAP, of 70 sovs.; one

mile. 3 CAPETOWN, 7.6 (Shand) 1 2 Lyrical, 8.6 (Morris) 2 1. .Toic do Val, 9.5 (A. E. Ellis) .... 3 Also started: 4 Kalmulc 7.9. Won by two and a half lengths, a neck between second and third. Time. 1.24.

HI GH WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 80 sovs.: one mile and a quarter. 2 BALLOON, 9.11 (Bowden) 1 I Full Mark, 10.2 (Jenkins) 2 4 Black Mint, 9.5 (Nicholls) 3 Also started; 3 Easterly 9.2, 5 Miss Hastings 9.0. Won by a length, two lengths between second and third. Time, 2.12. MASTERTON GOLD CUP, of 225 sovs.; one mile and a quarter. 3 GRAND JURY, 5.9 (Morris) .. 1 II Shrewd, 7.7 (Atkins) 2

I Easter Time, 7.S 3 Also started: 4 Arikira 9.9, 1 Gibraltar 8.7 (bracketed with Easter Time), 5 Rational 11. 7.8, S Jayson 7.5, 6 Esteem 7.5 and Statuary 7.0 (bracketed), 9 Eminent 7.0, 7. Foghorn 7.0, 2 Constant Sun 7.0, 10 Pcwa .7.0, Won by half a neck, a length between second and third. Time, 2.7 1-5. Grand Jury scored a decisive victory. He was lying seventh when the straight was reached, and wdicn the leaders, Eastertime, Shrewd, Pewa and Rational II were lighting out tho finish, he flashed through on the outside to win by half a neck from Shrewd. GRANDSTAND HANDICAP, of 70 sovs.; seven furlongs. 2 GOLD SAND, 5.12 (Morris) .. .. 1 1 Flower, 5.9 (Ellis) r .. •• "

3 Gran Chaco, 8.6 (Voitre) 3 Also started: 5 Manuiri 8.7, 4 Kotahi Eka 8.2, S Midnight Echo 8.0, 7 Trader Horn 8.0, 6 Park Acre 8.0. Won by three-quarters of a length, half a length between second and third. Time, 1.28 4-5. FLYING HANDICAP, of 90 sovs.; six furlongs. 3 IMPERIAL FAME, 7.8 (Atkins) .. 1 1 Orapai, S.O (Wiggins) .. ‘2 5 Atholspoar, 7.3 (O’Neil) 3 Also started: 2 Historic 9.2, 4 Moa Bird 7.13. Won by two lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time, 1.13 2-5. LANSDOWNE HANDICAP, of 65 sovs.; six furlongs. 1 ALPINIST, 5.6 (Voitre) 1 4 Lady Ronald, 7.4 (McDowell) .. .. 2 3 Orby’s Choice, 8.1 (Jones) 3 Also started: 2 Tavora 7.7, ’ False Scent 7.4, 6 Populace 7.4, 9 Blue Heaven 7.0, 7 Araios 7.0, 10 Thermopylae 7.0. Won by half a length, two and a half lengths between second and. third. Time, 1.14 2-5.

ACCEPTANCES POE TO-DAY. TRIAL PLATE, of 60 sovs.; all 5.5 , (i furlongs. Araios Thornproof Kono Belle Midnight Echo Purse Park Acre Hod Top Sailing Clangor Chatteron Acrelict Traymela WAIPIPI HANDICAP, of 70 sovs.;

7 furlongs. Gold Saiul 9 .8 Gran Chaco S -l Alpinist 0 8 Tavora 8 1 Flower 8 .11 Kotahi Eka 7 13 Orby’s Trader Horn 7 11 Choice S 10 SECOND HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 75 so vs.; 1 mile. Rational II. LI 4 Manuiri 9 0 Full Mark 10 8 Miss 0 Balloon 10 8 Hastings 9 Courageous' P.lnrk Mint 10 2 Midugt. Echo 9 0 o t; OPAKI HANDICAP, of 100 sovs.; 1 mile. Chopin Shrewd 9 Eminent 7 12 Foghorn 7 0 «0 ■Toie do Val 7 9 Pewa 7 0 Rational IT. 7 9 Statuary 7 0 Atholspear m iK! Mira 7 3 HANDICAP, of 70 so vs.; 1 mile. .Tnip. do Val 9 :! Capetown 8 1 1 v ,jral 8 8 Tvalmuk. i Niagara handicap, of do »ovs 5 (i furlongs. Historic 9 0 Moa Bird 7 12 Tmper. Panic 8 4 Eminent 7 4 FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 70 so vs.; Alpinist Gold Sand 54 furlongs. 9 0 Populace 7 o 8 1.2 Araios 7 0 Lady Ronald 7 10 Aerelic-t 7 0 Kinross Tavora 7 9 Sailing 7 5 Thermopylae 7 0 0 False Scent 7 2