SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10194, 22 March 1911, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE MASTERTON MEETING

(By "Minor: I ;.'' in Dannevirke Advocate.)

Of those engaged in the March Handicap, Lcahora, Killaloo, and Sunbon.net hold pride of place. It may be remembered that the firstnamed scored decisively in both her hack essays at the recent Woodville meeting,' which suggests that the black mare* must play a prominent part-in the decision of the race with the. light impost of 6.7. The Masterton Hack Handicap will produce that consistent performer Brown--Trout, who should run with commendable success at the meeting. Loiigwood, with 8.0, ■reads,'.well. The manlier in which Queen of Soots ■ ■showed . up. at the late Dannevirke meeting has earned the 'Robin Adair,, mare many admirers,' and' a win tor her owner would be very popular. The list of ; acceptors for the Waipipi Cup includes some very smart performers, and the race will he a difficult problem for backers to solve. Many keen sportsmen are selefeting The Rover to. upset the.opposition, , while Te Puia. liaslost none of her: admirers at -the Dannevirke meeting. According to reports, the San Frari mare has been responsible for some sensational gallops,; and providing ' tlhe light-weight' division does not make' ihe pace too, hot during the early stages of the race, the local Cup winner may again credit her owner with a win.

Boyne Water may have a chance of rewarding his owner with, an overdue win in the Ladies Bracelet Handicap. The class of horses opposed to the big gelding is very moderate, the best perhaps being Tobermorey, who comes from a good strain.

Deploy, Vibration, Soultiform, Longstep, and Katua all appear to possess a chance of earning Avinning brackets in the Dash Hack Handicap. The former has competed very consistently this, season, and may give the opposition a very busy time over the five fur-, longs.' ■(.'.. _ " Providing Aimwell is in a galloping lmmour, the Soult gelding may have something, to say in the decision of the Opaki Welter Handicap; Of the other horses engaged, Brown Trout and Hilarian have been leniently treated by the handicapper. Makara and Dogfish are sure to have a large number of followers in the Maiden Hack Race. The latter is a chestnut gelding by Merrie England out of Sunfish, and when competing at the summer meeting of the Woodville Jockey Club gave a creditable display.