KEEN RACING.

Wairarapa Age, 11 March 1933, Page 5

KEEN RACING.

MASTERTON CLUB’S AUTUMN MEETING. GOOD SPORT IN PLEASANT WEATHER. CUP GOES TO GAY COURT. The opening day of the Masterton Racing Cluh’s autumn meeting at Opaki yesterday gave rise to keen and interesting racing, the majority of the finishes being very close. The weather was delightful and the track waa in perfect order, with a splendid sole of green grass. The attendance, even for an off day, was disappointing. The system of win and place wagering was in vogue for the first time and. proved very popular. The totalisator handled £2904 as against £4407 10s for the first •lay last year. a. decrease of £1503 10s. The sum of £1570 10s went through the straightout machine, and £1333 10s was handled on the place totalisator. Gay Court scored a surprise win in the Masterton Cup Handicap, the chief event on the card, and he returned his supporters a very satisfactory dividend. During the day an acceptable programme of musical selections was rendered by a gramophone-amplifier installed and controlled by Mr. W. D. Ansell. A DECISIVE VICTORY. The Carterton-trained Rhea was an apparent certainty beaten in the opening event, the Novice Stakes. First out, Mr. W. R. Kcmball’s Quietly led all the way to score a decisive victory. Mr. Kemball won the same race last year with Gay Song. Bey Area and Secrecy dwelt at the start and Quietly, Invite, Ramanu and Grand Blow were the first to show out. The favourite, Rhea, was tailing the field. The order around the top was much the same, with Valdarado and Rhea beginning to take a hand. Quietly led into the straight from Grand Blow, Valdarado, Ramanu and Rhea. In the run home, Quietly withstood a strong challenge by Rhea to win by half a length, with Valdarado a good two lengths back third. Rene Belle was fourth. ANOTHER FAVOURITE BEATEN. Chock Say went out a hot favourite in the Lawn Handicap and after having every chance went under to the fast-finishing Kalmuck. The winner showed a welcome return to form and won nicely. Shootist and Kalmuck were early leaders from Cardinal Moon and Chock Say. Once the field settled down, however, Vitaphone joined Shootist, Cardinal Moon dropping back to the rear, round the top, Shootist and Vitaphone were out in front from Chock Say and Kalmuck with- a big gap back to Chile and Cardinal Moon. Chock Say moved up into second place entering the straight, with Vitaphone and Kalmuck handy. Kalmuck flashed through on the outer at the distance to Win by two lengths from Chock Say. shootist was five lengths away third, and Chile was a poor fourth. WON ALL THE WAY. Palace scored an end-to-end victory in the Highweight Handicap. Golden Hom looked dangerous at the top of the straight, but he failed to respond in the run home and finished third. Pnlaee jumped away quickly from a good start and showed the way into the back stretch from Fallow, Taura Lad. Golden Horn and Full Mark. Along the' back, Palace was two lengths ahead of thill Mark, Golden Horn and Fallow, with Cape Fair showing up on the rails’ At the turn the order was Palace, Full Mark, Spearopa and Golden Horn. Palace and Full Mark still led into the straight with Golden Hom lying handv. Palace lost the lead momentarily in the straight to FuU Mark, but he quickly went away again to win by quarters of a length from Full ® < j lde J‘ Horn was tw ° ;,tkl a half lengths back third and Cape Fair was fourth.

A STIRRING CONTEST Coming to light with an irresistible ? °-J P^ d ln the a traight, the lit-tle-fancied Gay Court went on to take can°'X 1 Vr e Vastertt>n Cup Handicap, the chief event of the dav It was a fitting finish-to a stirring eon

„.‘ SpCa 5 ful ; La Pou P ee and Arrow Lad were the first to show out from First Acre, Capetown and Atholspear Around the bottom turn, First Acre took command and led into the back Pouw E tT^ m A ‘ rioW La<] ’ Spearful, La p °“P«b Capetown, Gay Court and Atholspear Chopin and Grand July were a i so handy . Aefe y Gran'd around ‘he top bend with Athn? Jury ’. Arr . ow Lad > Spearful and ar i S ?° W i ng oBt Ga - V Court, ' order Ath J* ° Upee Were ncxt ' in Frst Apl - Pea - took the lead f rom Gav g<H " g !nto the straight, and ?V >Vcd up lnto third place. Once the field settled down for the run tX e ’aS Z i C ° Urt thn>ugh the ", I a Punishing finish, prevailChnnL h n 1 l C "^ h fr<Hn Atholspear. Jwpin, which had finished fast on the baek’tVd th T T < ’ nartarB of a ‘ongth fourth lrd ' an<! P ° UPCC Was a S“ od

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— FAVOURITE SCORES Wsormandy, a red-hot order for the •randstand Handicap, duly won in convincing style. He was placed handy to o- f a . en ex perienced no g eat difficulty in staving off challenges by Aroma and Takakua g<?S Normandy was an early leader from Aroma and White Squall,' but after gm from wi r ! 0 “£. Aroma tool[ the lem> kakua ' Th? Ua d’ N ’ ormand y a « d Ta Bouaß \ hC strai B ht from White v. . ? a length from Aroma with Ta ' After that fixture he developed spavin and had to be 9pelled hiiAn X dC w a n r t Pid ? ,nrn His's u h e° wT O s Wa e tk ?me T .‘° his Ownervlw 7..i.Vw ID ?’ Pre « d ent of the ““d things practically all his own way Mi the open six—a three-horse race.

Sir Pombal took the lead from the barrier but Foreign Queen quickly ran up on the outer and led Sir Pombal and Hunt the Slipper along the back. Entering the straight, Sir Pombal was half a length ahead of Foreign Queen. Hunt the Slipper did best in the run home and won by two lengths from Sir Pombal with Foreign Queen a neck away third. Foreign Queen showed none of her old brilliancy and raced disappointingly. PALACE WINS AGAIN. There was a slashing finish to the Lansdowne Handicap, the concluding event of the day, in which honours went to the favourite, Palace. Although his win in the Highweight cost him 51b rehandicap, Palace made light of his task and looked all over a winner at the top of the straight. Purse, Movietone and Lady Ronald were the first to show out, closely attended by Palace, Lackston and Acron. At the turn, Palace led from Movietone, Palace and Lady Ronald, but at this stage Palace worked through on the rails &nd was in the lead at tho straight entrance. Purse, Movietone, Cuddle and Lady Ronald were the next in order. Palace held on in the run home to beat the fast-finishing Lady Ronald by a length and a half with Purse a similar distance away third.: Acron finished well in fourth place. (Continued on Page 7.) TO-DAY’S ACCEPTANCES. Trial Plate; 6f. (all 8.5). —.Secrecy, Valdarado, Rene Belle, Grand Blow, Ramanu, Walton Park, Rhea, Epigram. Waipipi Handicap; 7f. — Takakua, 0.0; Purse, Aroma, Ben Hur, 8.6; White Squall, 7.11. Second Highweight Handicap; Ira.— Palace, 11.3; Takakua, 10.0; Autumn Dawn, Cape Fair, 9.6; Golden Horn, 9.5; Spearopa, Invite, Taura Lad, 9.0. Opaki Handicap; Im.—Arrow Lad, 9.0; Atholspear, 8.11; Gay Court, 8.8; Hunt the Slipper, 8.6; First Acre, 8.4; La Poupee, 7.13; Full Mark, 7.5; Capetown, 7.0. Mikimiki Handicap; Im.—Chock Say 9.2; Kalmuck, 8.2; Vitaphone, 7.13; Autumn Dawn, Rhea, 7.7; Chile, 7.6; Shootist, 7.0. Macara Handicap; 6f.—Bay Acre, Hunt the Slipper, 9.0; Sir Pombal, 7.6; Foreign Queen, 7.0. Farewell Handicap; s}f.— Foreign Queen, 9.2; Cuddle, 8.9; Lady Ronald, 8.4; Acron, 7.11; Lackston, Rene Belle, Bay Area, Grand Blow. Movietone, 7.0.