MASTERTON RACES.

Wairarapa Age, 13 March 1933, Page 5

MASTERTON RACES.

CONCLUSION OF AUTUMN MEETING. LA FOOTES WINS CHIEF EVENT. OPEN SPRINT TO HUNT THE SLIPPER. The Masterton Racing Club’s autumn meeting was concluded at Opaki on Saturday in brilliant weather. The attendance was below the avenage, but the racing was again keen and interesting, with several excellent finishes. The fields for the most part were on the small side, but the material was there to ensure good sport and the fixture proved very enjoyable. The success of the win-and-placo system was demonstrated at the meeting. The more liberal distribution of money among investors under this system was noticeable from the start, and as the meeting progressed appreciation of this fact could be heard on all sides. The totalisator handled £2917 as against £4589 for the second day last year, a deerease of £1672. The sum of £1346 10s went throught the straight-out machine, and £1570 10s was handled on the place totalisator.' The total for the meeting was £5821, which represents a decrease of £3175 10s as compared with the total for last year. During tho day an acceptable programme of selected items was rendered by the Masterton Municipal Band, under the conductorship of Mr. R. J. Young. AN OVERDUE WIN. The Trentham-trained Epigram broke a long run of ill-luck when he scored decisively in the opening event, the Novice Stakes. Ho was installed a warm favourite, and, with Rhea and Valdorado out of the way, fully justified the confidence of his backers. Bene Belle, Secrecy and Walton Park, made the running to the straight with Epigram placed handily. When the field straightened up for the run home Epigram took command to win by a neck from Rene Belle, with Walton Park half a length away third. Ramanu was fourth. Secrecy received two serious ehecks early and these ruin her chances. COMFORTABLE VICTORY. White Squall led to the straight in the Waipipi Handicap and then failed to withstand a determined challenge by the fast-finishing Takakua. White Squall, Purse and Aroma were the first to show out and around tho top the leader had a break of two lengths on Takakua and Aroma. Takakua came through on the rails at tho distance to win by a length and a half from White Squall with three lengths back to Aroma. Purse was fourth. KEMBALL BRACKET PREVAILS. Palace, a red-hot order in the Second Highweight, made a brave showing to the straight only to be gathered in by the Kemball bracket, Cape Fair and Golden Horn. Golden Horn and Palace got the best of a good start and led Taura Lad, Spearopa and Cape Fair along the back. Around the top, Palaee had established a break of ten lengths on Golden Horn and Taura Lad, but entering the straight he commenced to go back to the field and Golden Horn and Cape Fair, who had come through fast, rapidly overhauled him to fight out a stirring finish. Cape Fair prevailed by a short neck. Palaee was?. third ten lengths away and Spearopa was fourth. LA FOUPEE WINS WELL The Woodville trained La Ponpee, scored a splendid win in the Opaki Handicap, the chief event of the day. She was lying fourth at the straight entrance but once the field settled down she flashed through on the outside to beat Gay Gourt by a length. It was a convincing win. Arrow Lad, Full Mark, and First Acre made the pace to the top bend, where La Poupee moved up and Gay Court, with a fast run around the outside of the field, assumed command. Lfr' Poupee came through at the distance to win by a length from Gay Court. Full Mark, who received a check at the top of the straight, finished well to collect third money. Arrow Lad was a good fourth. CHILE SPRINGS A SURPRISE. Chile made amends for his disappointing showing on the opening day by scoring decisively in the Mikimiki Handicap. He was blocked at the straight entrance but came down on the outside like a flash to beat Kalmuck by a length. Shootist, Rhea, Autumn Dawn and Vitaphone were early leaders and around the top, Shootist had opened a gap of ten lengths on the others. Autumn Dawn and Chock Say made runs at this stage but neither was sustained. Moving easily, Chile and Kalmuck trailed Shootist, Rhea, Chock Say and Autumn Dawn into the straight, but both had the measure of the field onee in the straight. Chile eame through on the outside to win going away with Kalmuck a length back and Rhea half a head away third. Shootist was a similar distance back fourth. LOOKED A CERTAINTY. The withdrawal of Bay Acre and Foreign Queen reduced the field in the Macara Handicap to a two-horse affair, but it turned out to be only a one-horse try-out. The public went for Hunt the Slipper and the Otaki gelding led from end to end to score by a length from his opponent, Sir Pombal. AN EXCITING FINISH. Foreign Queen scored smartly in the Farewell Handicap, the concluding event of the meeting. Foreign Queen jumped away nicely, and at the three furlong post led from Lackstou, Acron, Movietone and Lady Ronald. When the straight was reached, Foreign Queen was still out in front from Acron, Lackston and Lady Ronald. An excellent finish saw Foreign Queen prevail by a short head from Aeron with Lackston two and a half lengths away third. Lady Ronald was fourth.

f RESULTS in detail. I Pollowing are the detail results: — • Trial Plate, of 60sovs; 6f. 1/1, Mr. J. A. Taylor's ch c Epigram (Pombal —Episode), 2yrs, 8.5 (R. Reed) — 1 B/3. C. A. Cameron’s ch f Rene t Solle (Winning Hit —Belle of \ New York), 3yrs, 8.5 (S. Anderson) 2 Mr. B. Burgess's b g Walton Park (Cape Horn —Kilceit), 4yrs 8.5 (K. Voitre) — 3 (Winner trained by J. McLaughlin, Trentham.) Also started: 2/2, Secrecy, BJ> (B. H. Morris); 5/5, Ramanu, 8.5 (P. BurJgess). A neck; half a length. Ramanu was fourth. Time, Imin. 15sec. , Waipipi Handicap, of 70sovs; 7f. 2/1, Mr. W. M. Bennett's b g Takakua (Royal Divorce —Outlet), 4yrs. 9.0 (B. H. Morris) 1 4/4, Mr W. R. Kemball's b m White , Squall (Cape Horn — Martian Miss), 4yrs, 7.11 (H. F. Gray) 2 1/2, Mr. J. J. Maher's ch f Aroma (Arausio — Parearau) 3yrs, 8.6 (R. Reed) X (Winner trained by owner, Qpaki.) Also started: 3/3, Purse, 8.6 (K. Robinson); 5/5, Ben Hur, 8.6 (L. Harding). A length and a half; three lengths. Purse was fourth. Time, Imin 26 3-ssec. Second Highweight Handicap, of 75sovs; lm. 2/2. Mr. W. R. Kemball's ch f Cape , Fair (Cape Horn—Rag Fair), 3yrs, 9.6 (P. Burgess) 1 2/2, Mr W. R. Kemball's b.c Golden Horn (Cape Horn — Eurella), 3yrs, 9.5 (A. Jenkins) 2 1/1, Mr. R. Alston's b g Palace (Grandcourt —d'Oro), 4yrs> 11.3 (P. Mcßrearty)— 3 (First and second horses were bracketed.) (Winner trained by W. Hawthorne, Trentham.) 1 Also started: 3/4, Spearopa, 9.0 (A. McDonald); 4/3, Invite, 9.0 (J. Rolhoff); 5/5, Taura Lad, 9.0 (I. Tinsley). ’A short neck; two lengths. Spearopa Mas fourth. Time, Imin 41 3-sset. Dpaki Handicap (open), of lOOsoro; Im 1/2, Dr. W. Hunter Will and Mr. Millward's b m La Poupee (Tea

Tray—Dancing Doll), 4yrs, 7.13 (K. Voitre) 1 8/4, Mr. H. J. Harman's ch g Gay Court (Gainscount — Polonaise), 4yrs, 8.8 (S. Wilson) 2 4/3, Messrs. E. & N. Foreman's b g Full Mark (Greyspear — Markful), aged, 7.5 (H. F. Gray) —- 3 (Winner trained by J. Sullivan, Woodville.) Also started: 2/1, Arrow Lad, 9.0 (R. Seed); 6/5, Atholspear, 8.11 (A. O’Neill); 5/6, First Acre, 8.4 (P. Atkins); 7/7, Capetown, 7.0 (W. Shand). A length; a head. Arrow Lad was ifourth. Time, Imin 39 4-ssec. MRcimik? Handicap, of 70sovs; lm. 8/4, O’Meara’s b g Chile (Limond —Waterwings) 3yrs, 7.6 (S. Wilson) 1 3/3, Mr B. Burgess’s blk g Kalmuck (Caravel —Martuk), oyrs, 8.2 (C. Carroll) 2 5/6, Mr. A. O. Abbott’s eh f Rhea (Arausio —Gladshine), 3yrs, 7.7 (G. Jones) , 3 (Winner trained by A. Goodman, Trentham.) Also started: 1/1, Chock Say, 9.2 (K. Voitre); 7/7, Vitaphone, 7.13 (H. F. Gray); 2/2, Autumn Dawn, 7.7 (E. Reed); 6/5, Shootist, 7.0 (K. Robinson). A length; half a head. Shootist Seas fourth. Time, Imin 41 2-ssee. Marara Handicap (open), of 80bovs; 6f 1, Jlr. H. J. Stanbridge’s b g Hunt the Slipper (Leighton-Golden Shoe), 4yrs, 9.0 (R. Reed) 1 2. Mr. W. R. Kemball’s br g Sir Pombal (Pombal — Toiling Tessie), 3yrs, 7.6 (H. F. Gray) ... 2 (Winner trained by A. D. Webster, Otaki.) The only starters. Won by a length. Time, Imin 14 4-ssec. Farewell Handicap, of 70sovs; 5Jf. 3/1, Mr. D. Kemp’s b f Foreign Queen (Mercian King — Megan) 3yrs, 9.2 (K. Voitre) 1 3/3, Mr. F. W. Davis’s b g Acron (Eangitiro—Altitude), 6yrs, 7.11 (S. Wilson) 2 16/6. Mr. W. H. Brotherstone’s br g Laekston (Laekham — Trunov) 4yrs, 7.0 (C. Carroll) 3 (Winner trained by owner, Woodville.) Also started: 4/4, Cuddle, 8.9 (G. Jones; 2/2, Lady Ronald, 8.4 (A. O’Nedll); 5/5, Rene Belle, 7.0 (W. Shand); 7/7, Movietone, 7.0 (H. F. Gray). A short neck; 2J lengths. Lady Bonald was fourth. Time, 67 l-ssec.