MASTERTON RACES.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1924, Page 3

MASTERTON RACES.

x THE ACCEPTANCES. Masterton, Last Night, Acceptances for the Masterton races are:—

RACING FIXTURES. March B.—Marlborough R.C. Summer. March B—Napier Park R.C. Autumn. March B.—Banks Peninsula R.C. Annual. March B.—Matamata R.C. Annual. March 15, 17.—Ohinemuri R.C. Annual. March 15.—Masterton R.C. Autumn. March 17.—Opunake R.C. Annual. March 21, 22.—Rangitikei R.C. Annual.

TURF TOPICS. (By “Moturoa.”) Banks Peninsula races at Motukarara to-day. The Marlborough and Napier Park meetings conclude to-day. Acceptances for Opunake dose on Monday at 5 p.m. Tick off Woden for further successes shortly. Admiral Codrington has many friends for the Rangitikei Cup.

But Wanganui-ites will not hear of Para being beaten.

With the sting out of the ground, Bumptious is always worth a pound. First Born looks very fit now, and is worth keeping In mind.

Merry Day was unlucky at Dannevirke, but may maks amends at Opaki.

Now that Auckland has struck form he should keep on winning—in weak fields. ‘•What's In a name ” Well, ask the fellow who rode All Fun at Te Aroha. The prad fell each day. Cambric is in work again. Wonder if his owner will regret declining 1050 guineas for him twelve months ago?

Landslide was unfortunate at Te Aroha. and his backers will be doubling up next start — perhaps at Paeroa.

If Pllliewlnkie Is saddled up for the Banks Peninsula Cup to-day he will just about spoil the race.

Before being sent to Greenmeadows Father's Voice had been galloping well, and the touts picked him as an early winner.

Zircon was noticed running on at Te Arolia, and If produced at the Ohinemuri meeting should run a good race. Zaragoza cost her party a lot of money at the Wanganui meeting, and they will try to get some of it hack at Motukarara to-day.

i The useful sprinter Blndle is in work again i after a long spell. It is two and a half years i since he was asked to gallop. ; The Hawk is well named. He has swooped I down on all .the weight-for-age ’•plums” of--1 fering in Melbourne this autumn. Up to date The Hawk has contested 39 races, and his record reads: 16 firsts. 5 seconds, 8 i thirds, and 11 times unplaced. He has won over £ 13,000 In stakes.

Zev, Papyrus and Epinard, the respective champions of U.S.A.. England and France, have been entered for the Ascot Gold Cup, to, be run In June. If the trio go to the post it will he an international contest of world-wide Interest.

“l a idy” Eva led In a winner at Thames in the shape of Dan Quinn, a three-year-old gelding by Quin Abbey—Danse use, and got a fine dividend as well. The erstwhile Taranaki (trainer *s now located at Te Aroha, where ■ he has a good team in work.

When Landbird won both hurdle races at ; Thames he was well handled by C. Mason, • who is not unknown in Hawera. Landbird Is ia six-year-old son of Finland'and Landrail, 'owned by J. H. Jefferd, and trained by T. I Morris, at Cambridge. He is a full brother Ito that (once) fine sprinter Chimera.

It Is a good number of yeafs since we had a Patea Cup, and it was a graceful act on ; the part of the Waverley-Waitotara Racing ' Club to put on a race of that name at the autumn meeting, to be held on the Waverley racecourse on Saturday, April 12. First-class stakes are offered at the meeting, and entries for all events close on March 26.

Mention of the Patea Cup recalls many amusing* incidents of the old days when the Patea Racing Club raced on the old course — sandhills, swamp and tussock being the principal features. At one gathering the Press were refused admittance to the course without full payment for the inside enclosure, and. as a result, went on strike, and returned to the township. The races went well under way before the president of the club and his stewards were apprised of the fact that the Press was missing, and immediately four-wheelers and other horse vehicles were requisitioned, and perspiring '‘officials” scoured the hotels for the strikers. We eventually gof “rounded up,” and our arrival on the course reminded one of the Duke of York's visit. Free drinks, luncheon tickets, etc., were showered upon us, and many a report of that famous gathering caused sub-editors to scratch their heads that evening.

At another meeting on the old Patea course a friend of the writer’s iiad a dark horse engaged in the Farmers’ Plate, and to keep the secret tight, put his own son up. In those days the running track was only fenced for a hundred yards or so in the straight, the horses running outside occasional posts on other sections. Our “moral” was paying about a score, and when he went to the front four furlongs from home our hopes ran high. He was first through the swamp, and came into the straight many lengths clear of the others. Two hundred yards from home the boy on top looked round, and. seeing the others well in the rear, took off his cap and waved both arms, cheering lustily. The crowd roared with amusement, and the horse shied and left the course at the beginning of the rails, and continued through the crowd on the wrong side of the fence. I forget what won, but heartily agreed with the enraged owner when he soundly thrashed his boy in the birdcage. Successful gallopers can pick up great money In the USA Last season twelve horses won over £7OOO apiece. Zev, of course, headed the list, his stake earnings being £34,401. In Memoriam notched £l‘-344 and St James £l7 336 Chacolet followed with £l4,suu. Vigil with £12.535, and Wise Counsellor with £ A*" big'fire In the stables owned by Messrs. Wiedman and Madden, of Churchill Downs. Louisville, did damage estimated at £6OOO, but fortunately the conflagration was not attended with loss of life. The staff at the stables numbered about one hundred, and .3 horses were sheltered there, but all were got out without mishap. Amongst the horfww wwi

In Memoriam and Great Jazz, the latter.being I the fastest sprinter in the West. ' Mr. T. M. Burke, the Melbourne horse- ' owner, lias lately come into the limelight i through lucky purchases of horseflesh. Evi- | dently he Is a good judge, and he doesn’t mind ' what he pays as long as he gets good “cattle.” i He recently bought El Dorado, and immediately won the rich A.J.C. Anniversary Handicap with ! him. Thon he paid a tall figure for Quintus, ! and the three-year-old won the Newmarket , Handicap, so that he has good reason to feel i pleased with his purchases. The same sports'man was after The Hawk, but the New Zealander was not for sale at any price, whicn . ; shows that Mr. J. M. Cameron knows a good horse too. . I Mr. J. H. Prosser was considered fortunate in receiving 2000 guineas for Lovesign (Nas'sau— Formnal), though he Js undoubtedly a smart sprinter. As a thfPc-year-old she ran I four firsts, four seconds and a third, and tins , season she scored four firsts and a dead-heat ' for first, two seconds and a third, in thirteen ' starts. When she won the Summer Handicap at Trentham she ran a mile in Imin. 37 _-•> sec. and won easily, so possibly she will win i nf wround in ’Stralla.

TELEPHONE HANDICAP. Hytinus Six furlongs. 9 0 Ma Bough al 8 4 Piquant 8 11 Kilceit 8 2 Pillage o 8 Bonrina 7 4 Good Mark 8 a Solrino 6 10 FLYING HANDICAP. Six furlongs. Martian Miss Chimera Lady Fingers Quest Backsheesh Prince Hal 9 0 8 10 8 3 8 1 7 f 7 S Foolish Probate Hytinus Mountain March 7 2 7 1 6 7 6 7 AUTUMN HANDICAP. One mile and a quarter. Bonetter 9 4 Little River 7 11 Scion 8 8 Bitters 7 9 Merry Day Bumptious 8 7 Vagabond 7 6 8 2 Zero Hour 6 13 JUVENILE HANDICAP. Five furlongs. , Wee Marble 8 1 Mountain Jean 7 12 Tutankhamen 8 1 Jubilance Nlcullus 8 1 Kllmint Bonideer 8 1 Kilmar « Starshell 7 13 Perandenlya 7 9 Subjection 7 13 Lady Ideal 7 9 MASTERTON WELTER. Seven furlongs. Gladful 10 3 Sir Moment 9 0 Wheel 9 13 The Miller 9 0 Otauru Kid Hyama Tattoo 9 8 9 0 9 0 Lady Gay Kilfaire 9 0 9 0 STEWARDS’ HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. Peneus 9 8 Refrigeration 7 12 Bonetter 9 7 Probate Printempa 8 9 Tenterfield 6 12 Festivity Lady Ben 7 13 Blrkenella 6 7 DASH HANDICAP. Six furlongs. Foolish 9 3 Solrino 6 12 Pillage 8 9 Sir Moment 6 10 Avonlea 8 8 Kilbonnie 6 10 Good Mark 8 6 Bonllta 6 10 Tawehl 7 3 TRIAL STAKES. Gold Pan The Miller Tattoo ■Ongaha Elmorz Black Rock Sunny Valley. Waetea Tawehl Helen Winkle Willow Wai Kilfaire Lady Gay