THE MASTERTON MEETING

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9173, 13 October 1915, Page 11

THE MASTERTON MEETING

The spring meeting of the Mastorton Racing Club will be held on . the Opaki to-mori-ow. The recent tain*; ha Vo bad; a very beneficial cfeect .on 1 tho course, and' the going is perfect. Some wellbred youngsters are engaged in the Trial Stakes. ftvA furlongs, which is the opening event. Ihe .Highdon stable has Sedd el Bahr cnpged and this horse ran a very good second to, Scadown at Wanganui. Mendalis, m Lowe’s Trentham stable., is a full si^tor | to "Nones: winner of this year's Wanganui Guineas. Red Ribbon rs ;in JY-. Garrett’s stable, and tbe ?,^ eT . horses engaged are Merrto Bonnet and Lady General- Should bedd el Bari- start in this event in preference; to the Telephone Hack he is sivre ba well supported; Monolaus and. dved Itiobon. will also carry a lot or money. Prosser’s stable will bo represented, by Tango and the Eototawai stable by Fnvation.. . ; . . , , . Botanist '9.6) aa top weight in ''s® Telephone Hack. In his - last start -ho carried into third place -at Napier. Tho son of Treadmill and-Bonnie Brae is in good form just now. ■ .Mystiflctl, Happiness. Maltegardo and Arlington, have all been in winning form lately. If Sedd el Bahr is reserved'; for , this event ho is sure to start’ favourite. The local horses. Three and Voronezh will sport -silk, for the first time • this'' season, in the Plying Handicap - (sixfurlongs). 1 Both are in pretty good “nick.” Pcronilla is in winning form' just now, and carried 8.11 to victory at. Horowhenua. In this event i. slid i* nicely in at 7-.13. Pariform combs from tho- Highdea. stable,' and only heeds to got back to his form at two-yeat-Old to have a big chance at 0.12.' Paronillu. Three and Pariform will probably carry tho most money. • • ■ * ' There are six New Zealand. Cupl horses (Kinaldo, Sinapis, Multiply, Pavlova’, Tangihou and Maniaroa) engaged.’in the Spring Handicap: (one mile and a quarter).- Sinapis has a good ohanoo at 8.9. X’favlovU) though ; having done ; a fair amount of racing this season, has : only run into a place once. The - daughter of Charlemagne ll.—Stepka is a good.; one. and the course at Opaki’should suit her. Multiply foiled at Hawke’s Bay on Sat-’

urday last, but has 6lb less on his hack at Onaki. Einaldo has not been seen out this season, "but is reported to have undergone a sound preparation at Fordell. Maniaroa won the Horowhenua Cup with 7.13, and is not overweighted at 8.4. Both limner and Tangihou have been running well of late. Sir Knox will make his reappearance in this event, but is not expected to finish in front' of Pavlova, Sinapis, Binaldo and Mnnitiroa

Only six horses .have accepted for the Ladies’ Bracelet. Ruatangata is a wellseasoned horse, and is top weight with 12.3'. Prince Eddie has raced well over hurdles this season, and Chatto won at Pnhiatua. Eongora ran a fair race at Otaki, Prince Eddie, Chatto and Ruatangata will probably carry most money. Sixteen horses have paid up for the Masterton. Hack. ’sovpn furlongs.' Montana (10) won easily at Napier and Otaki, and muSt be largely taken into account. ' Plunder is meeting Montana on 121 b better terms than was the case at’Otaki, and may be depended upon to run. a good race. Thoughtful raced well at, Pahiatua, and is reported to have improved since. Malrtyraas Will probably be well supported, as the Otaki outing last month must have done the Prosser representative good. Bronk Delaval,. which is still in the New Zealand Cup, is not.".overburdened with 7st. Recent form points to Mia Cara (8.3) being heavily supported in the Stewards' Handicap. Bertracla is making his first appearance this season, while Sir Solo will sport silk for the first time, for a long while. Miraculous, has a nice weight. Hia Eminence may start in this event m preference to the big money. ’ In the Dash Handicap sixteen horses have accepted. . Limpet, Gold Foil and Marimba are fsmart sprinters. Jean Laddo gets quick away, biit does not stay Well. Martlett and Tiora are both winners over the distance, while Pppauira won kb Otaki. Limpet is trained at Porirua, and won the. Maiden at Otaki last month very easily. The race will be a hard one to pick. - ■ j