RACING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8863, 24 October 1907, Page 6

RACING.

TURF NOTES. (By Zetland.) 'The Masterton Racing Club's spring meeting, which will open today, should be a pronounced success. The acceptances average 110 less than fifteen for the eight events, and the contestants are candidates from Tarata'ci, Mannwatu, Rangitikei, Hawke's Bay, Wellington and Canterbury. This will lend additional .interest to the fixture, and the racing throughout should be decidedly interesting. Of the horses mentioned in ■to-day's book William, St. Amelia, Playmate and Gauze have been withdrawn. Letherin and Aberration will be bracketed on the totalisator on account of certain owners having an interest in both horses. They are, however, trained by W. Garrett and M. McGrath respectively. The first race will be run at 12.30 p.m. The following are selected -as being likely to fill the dividend paying places in their to-day's engageinents * —■ ' Hack Hurdles—Royal Blue and Dulcinea. f lying Hack —Clem and San Julie. Masterton Cup— Chatterer and Polyanthus. . Maiden Hack—Prize Bloom ar.d Conquer. Ladies' Bracelet Belario and Maku. October Hack Scenery and Mahoe. Publicans' Handicap—The Stake and Gawain.

Dash Hack—Volodia and Clem. . In the event of the withdrawn from the Publicans' Handicap, Splendid Idea may score, and in the absence of Clem from the Dash Hack Warloch should be well up at the finish. The well-known hack racer Clem will be submitted for sale by public auction at the Opaki course, by Mr J. K. Nicol auctioneer. The three-year-old filly by Merrie England—Minnie Palmer has been named Hinerangi. The name is appropriate as the meaning is Motherland. The Wairaraoa horses, Elevation and Mahuta, which are engaged in the New Zealand Cup are doing most satisfactory work at Riccarton. Full Rate, the district's only candidate for the Stewards' Handicap, will be seen out at Opaki to-day. Waitapu, an acceptor for the Masterton Cup to-day is still in the New Zealand Cup. If he fails to run prominently here he may not be taken South. One hundred and ten horses are engaged at the Masterton meeting today, and backers may have an exceedingly difficult task to select winners. Taken on the whole the outside horses are more forward in condition than those locally trained, and the former may therefore win the greater part of the stake money. The course is in splendid order, and some of the contests are sure to be well worth witnessing. ,