RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20230, 15 April 1929, Page 13

RACING.

MASTERTON MEETING.

[CHIEF. EVENT TO RAMESES.

bonogne beaten by a nose.

LAST CRUST'S SURPRISE WIN. [by telegraph.—peess association.] , MASTERTON. Saturday. The second day of tho Masterton Racing Club's meeting was held in overcast weather, with en o °r I'Sht showers. The course was holding. The totalisator investments were £15,531 compared with £11,736 on the eecond day last year, the total for t!i«s meeting being £28,701, compared with £12,006 last year. Results were:— SECOND HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. Of £130: 1 mile. I—STARBOARD LIGHT, 10.13 (M. Nicol) • 1 2—AIRTIGHT. 9.13 (G. Hobson) . . 2 4—LADY GAY. 9.8 (A- E. Ellis) . ..3 Also Started—3 Black Mint, 11.2: 5 Elicit, 10.13: 6 Mountain frag, 9.3; 7 Lady Killer, 9.5: S Matu. 9.0 Won by four lengths, with half-a-length between second and third. Time, lm -lis TRIAL HANDICAP. Of £110; 6 fur. S—GLARE, 8.3 (B. H. Morris) . . .1 6—STREAMER, 7.11 (H. Wiggins) .. 2 I—HIGH SOCIETY. 9.0 (A. E. Ellis) . . 3 Also Started.—2 Glen Dhu. 8.10: 1 Tano. f.3: 5 Golden Flower, 8.0; 7 Gambler, 7.7. Won by a nose, with n head between second and third. Time, lm 17t>. WAIPIPI HANDICAP. Of £130; 7 fur. R—BILLION. 9.1 (S. Wilson) .« ~ 1 2-ST. MELBA. 8.1 (R. Reed) .. ~2 7—MONETIZE, S.l (S. Fratus) .. ~3 Also Started.— 1 First Ruler. S. 10: 5 Bissae, 8.4; 1 Footpad, S3; C Australia. 7.11; S Spearopa. 7.11. Won by a. length; a head separating secend and third. Time, lm 31 2-53 ; CAVE HANDICAP Of £130: 5 fur. and 110 yds. g—COURTLIKE. 8.4 (R. Reed) . . . . 1 I—ORAL, 9.1 (B H. Morris) . . .. 2 6-TOBACCOLAND. 7.11 (H. Wiggins) . 3 Also Started.—'2 Refract. 7.13; 7 Push, 7.11; 4 Hunting Call, 7.8; o Ben Hur. 7.6, and Pat's Boy, 7.5 (bracketed): 8 Halftimo, 7.3. ...Won by a head, with a noso between eecond and third. Time, lm 8 4-ss. OPAKI HANDICAP. Of £200: 1 mile. 2—RAMESES. 7.3 (A. G. Murray) .. 1 I—BOXOGNE. 8.1 (R. Reed) . . . . 2 4-JOY BIRD. 7.10 IT. Green) .. ..3 Also Started.—S Teri, 8.3: 10 Tiega. 7.12; 5 Stanchion. 7.10; 9 Locarno, 7.9; 3 Tcheka, 7.9: 7 Spearmiss, 7.5: 6 Rory Mor. 7.2. Won by a neck, half-a-length separating eecond alid third. Time, lm -12s. MLKIMIKI HANDICAP, Of £130; 1 mile. 2—FULL MARK. 7.12 (C. Davis) ~ 1 I—ATHOLSPEAR. 9.S (R Reed) .. 2 3—ROYAL BLACK. 8.9 (Robinson) . . 3 Also Started.—s Mothplane, 7.10: 4 Aurora Borealis. 7.5; 6 Shortly. 7.0. Won by a length; a nose separating secend and third. Time, lm 45 2-ss. MACARA HANDICAP. Of £150; 6 fur. S—LAST CRUST, 7.0 (J. Fergus) .. 1 I—-QUANTUM. 8.7 (A. Fratus) . . .. 2 2—VERONESE. 711 (H. Dunn) . . . 3 Also Started.—3 Miss Ransom. 7.11: 4 Borsalene, 7.8. Won,, by a head, with two lengths between second cni third. Time. Jm 153. FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of £120; 5 fur and 110 yds. 3—SECOND THOUGHT. S.B (T Webster) 1 2-ROI DE VAL 9.3 (H. Morris) .. 2 I—ARROW BOY. 8.1 3 Also Started.—6 Imitation, 8.7: 5 Miss Gowrie, 7.5; 4 Money Mint, 7.0: 7 Streamer 9.0. Won by a nees. half-a-length separating necond and third. Time, lm S 3-ss. NOTES ON THE RACING. STARBOARD LIGHT AGAIN. COURTLIKE DEFEATS ORAL. [bv telegraph.—own correspondent. ] MASTERTON, Saturday. For the Second High-weight Handicap at Masterton to-day Starboard Light was easily fret favourite, with Airtight and Black Mint nest in request. Staiboard Light was three lengths clear of Airtight and Elicit at the turn, with Lady Gay and Black Mint handy. Starboard Light was not troubled to win.by four lengths from Airtight. Lady Gay was half a length away, followed by Elicit and Black Mint. Starboard Light won easily, but put up for auction after the race failed to find a buyer, being passed in at 300 guineas. In the Trial Handicap High Society was fin odd3-on favourite, with Glen Dhu (lightly better backed than Glare. Glen Dhu turned for home ahead of High Society, Streamer and Golden Flower A creat race home saw Glare come through on the rails. Streamer and High Society T'ere going best of the others, with Glen Dhu and Golden Flower weakening. Glare beat Streamer home by a head, with High Society half a head away third. Tan#, Glen Dhu and Golden Flower were next Glare and Streamer both finished very well. In the Waipipi Handicap Footpad was favourite, with St. Melba, Billion and First Ruler equally backed. Spearopa led fo the turn from Footpad, First Ruler. Billion nnd Biseac. Billion, St.. Melba and Monetize came through in the straight. Billion beat ing St. Melba by a length, with Monetize a head away third. Speaiopa. Bissac and Australia were next. Billion won well, but St. Melba nnd Monetize were both going etrongly at ihe end. First Ruler and lootpad ran badly. In the Cavo Handicap Oral was a £''io better favourite than Retract, with Courtlike and Hunting Call fairly well backed. At the end of a furlong Courtlike and Hunting Call were in charge from Tobaccoland and Oral, with Ben Ilur leading the rest. Oral and Tobaccoland clored on the leaders in the straight, and ill a. good race to the judge Courtlike, Oral and Tobaccoland flashed past the post together, the margins being a head and a nose with the horses placed as named. Hunting Call was a, length away fourth, with Ben Hur, Retract, and Push next. C'onrllike just won. end owed her success to Reed's handling. Oral and Tobaccoland both ran good races. Tobaccoland improving a great deal.

Tho Opiiki Handicap Saw Bonogne. Rnmeses, Tcheka and .Toy Bird well backed in that order. Joy Bird led Teri, Tcheka *nd Rameaes at the half-mile, villi Bonognc sr,d Tiega next. One hundred yards from home T'ameses, Bouogne, Joy Bird and Teii were 1 in line, fighting hard. Haineses and Bonozne drew out in the last bit, Rnmeses winning by a head. Joy Bird was half a length away, witli Teri another length away. Then came Locarno, Spearmis3 and Tcheka. Raroenes had just a. little more luck in the race than Bonogne, and these two ran solid races. Joy Bird and teri both stayed on better than on the first day. Tcheka was a- disappointment. In the Mikimiki Hack Handicap Atholspear was backed down to decided odds-on, »cd his backers were fortunate to get a fraction Of their investments back as a tfcond dividend. Full Mark was a liberalpriced second favourite. After a furlong Full Mark and Shortly took charge from Atholspear and Royal Black, with Mothplace just ahead of Aurora Borenlis. So the- raced to the turn. Athclspear wan *li6arjiointed when making lire run on the

outside and was pulled into the rails, while Aurora Borealis and Royal Black were in hot pursuit of Full Mark. Full won by three lengths from Atholspew Black and Aurora Borealis in lin® across the course. Full Mark won well, but Aurora Borealis should have been second. Atholspear was unlucky in the straight. In the Macara Handicap Quantum was backed down to a short price, but the outsider of the field of five beat him homo and paid the dividend of the meeting. Miss Ransom and Borsalene Bhowed the way to Veronese and Quantum to the turn, with Last Crust a eouplo of lengths away. In the straight, the field closed up, and a furlong from home they were in line. Quantum headed off tho early leadors, but could not withstand Last Crust's challenge, and ♦he latter won by a long head. Veronese was two lengths nway, a length in front of Miss Ransom. Last Crust has not been in work long, but ho has lost none of bis pace in his three years' absence from tho turf. Quantum again ran a good race. Veronese is improving. Miss Ransom weakened over the last furlong. . 11l Farewell Handicap Arrow Boy, Second Thought and Roi do Val were all heavily backed. Money Mint and Miss Gowrie soon rushed into tho lead from Arrow Boy, Seccnd Thought and Roi do Val, but the leaders were done with when in line for home, and Arrow Boy and Second Thought went on, followed by Roi do Val. Second Thought .overhauled Arrow Boy and Roi de Val stuck to his task, but failed to reach Second Thought by a head. Arrow Boy was half a length away third, and Imitation and Money Mint next. Roi de Val was not quite good enough for Second Thought, who stayed on very well. Arrow Boy really had every chance. ELLEfiSLIE TRAINING NOTES SATURDAY MORNING'S WORK. BY ARCHER. It was wet while training operations were being carried out at Ellerslie on Saturday and there was not a great deal doing. The tracks were heavy after the overnight rain and slow times were recorded. Most of the work was done on the sand, although there was a little sprinting on the No. 3 grass. Details of tho work are as follows: NO. 3 GRASS. Thursby led Sleepy Sol over five furlongs in 1.8 1-5. Thursby benefited by his race at Avondale, and will bo in his element now the ground is getting softer. Beau Cavalier strode along for six furlongs in 1.26 3-5. He seems to be throwing off the soreness that has been troubling him. Wenday moved freely over a round in 1.45. She looks all the better for her recent racing: and should 6trip well at Whanearei. Gay Cockade sprinted four furlongs in 535. Bulolo went nicely over the same ground in 51 2-ss. THE SAND. The Thorn and Palmares were associated over five furlongs in 1.7. Roman Pearl easily beat Master Clements over five furlongs in 1.6 1-5. THE JUMPERS. Ned Kelly (E. Slanway) jumped four hurdles in dashing style. He appears to be well forward for bis engagements at Whaugarei. Bayly Damon (J. Burgess) was sent over four hurdles aud fenced cleanly, giving one of his best displays to date. Kamehameha (H. Dulieu) and Master Doou (A. McNeil) were associated in a, bout over six hurdles and both fenced well Master Dooii is steadily improving in his fencing. CANTERBURY NOTES. CHARLATAN AND ABERFELDY. [by telegraph.—own cokrespondent.] CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday. Charlatan and Wharucliffe wero schooled in company this morning over a round of the steeplechase fences at Riccarton. Charlatan showed that he had not forgotten the business, as be gave one of bis customary good exhibitions. Wharncliffe's jumpius Tvas very careful, and he will require more education. Aberfel-dy jumped four hurdles in firstclass Style this morning. He lias been nominated for the hurdle race at Amberley. His owner-trainer, R. W. Hint?, has not decided on his winter programme. Gold Mint gave a pleasing performance over two hurdles this morning, but Zeusis, who is another novice, did not Bhape so satisfactorily. The three-year-old gelding Chide has made a good recovery from the chill which prevented him from his Riccarton engagements this month. Ho looks well after his short spell. G. Murray Aynsley expects him to develop into a stayer, and intends to nominate him for the New Zealand Cup. A couple of yearling colls have been broken in by W. G. Hobbs. One of them, by Shambles, is the first foal of Palcstrina, whilo tho other is by Nightraid from Week End, the dam of Economist and Evening. Another colt by Tea Tray from Bon Avis, her first foal, will be broken in shortly. A. McAulay is working a couple of two-year-olds. One of them, an Australian-bred filly by Saltash from Fairy Las 3, had to bo put aside after doing a little work last sprinK. The other, a gelding by Airowsrnith from the Demosthenes maro Thea, is beins prepared to carry his trainer's colours, and ho may he a useful galloper next season. T. Lloyd is working a vrry promising three-year-old filly named Nightdew. She is by Nightraid from Lady Victoria. THE TURF IN ENGLAND. NEWBURY SPRING CUP. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Received April 14, 5.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 13. The Newbury Spring Cup (one mile) resulted as follows: — ATIIFORD 1 GANG WARILY v.- 2 RESIDUE 3 Twenty started. Won by half a. neck.

FOKTHCOMING MEETINGS. WHANGAREI RACING CLUB. Acceptances for all events to bo run on the first day of the Whangarei Racing Club's Autumn Meeting close today (Mollday). at 5 p.m., and tlie Fame may be lodged either with tho Hecrctary, Mr. F. L. Gunn, Whancarei, or with Messrs. Blonificld and Co., High Street, Auckland. FEILDING CLUB'S JUBILEE. [ftY TELEtJKAI'H. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] FEILDING, Saturday. The Feilding Jockey Club's jubilee year begins in July. The club Las decided to ofler a 100-guinea cold cup, in addition to the prize-mcney. for the bit; 'nee (the Feilding Cup) at the November meeting, and for the Easter meeting Mr. R. L. Levin has donated a 100-guinea gold cup to ndd fo the prize-money for the Easter Cup race. HAWKE'S BAY BEHANDICAPS [BV TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Sunday. Ho.wke's Bay rehandicups are:—Nursery Handicap, 5i fur.: Conrtlike, 8.-1. Poukaua Handicap. G fur: Second Thought, 8.7. Autumn Handicap, 1 mile 1 fur.: Starboard Light, 8.7.