MASTERTON RACING CLUB.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXII, Issue 9628, 17 March 1910, Page 4

MASTERTON RACING CLUB.

MEETING AT OPAKI.

Glorious weather prevailed for the opening of the Masterton Racing Club's autumn meeting to-day. The attendance is good, while arrangements generally are satisfactory. The turf is in excellent order, and the meeting promises to be entirely successful.

Appended are the results up to the time of going to press: —

HACK HURDLE HANDICAP, of 70 soys, second horse to receive 10 soys from stake; one and three-quarter miles. Mr W. Jack's br g Gold Bird, 11.0

(H. Cairus) .. 1 Mr J. R. McDonald's brgMillpond, y.O (Teeny) ..2 Mrs J. H. Prosser's b in Pakau, 9.0 (H. Telford) .. 3 Millpond got away and led right rouutl." Oomiug home, Gold Bird forged ahead, with Pakau about teu lengths behind. Five starters. Time, 3m iv 19sec. MARCH HANDICAP (open), of i<o soys, second horse to receive 10 soys from stakes and third horse 5 s-ovs. Six furlongs Mr W. Davis' blk in Ballarat, T. 12 (R. Young) .. * Mr W. Cooper's b m Suubouuet, ■7.8 •• * Mr R. H. Campbell's eh g Te Roti, fi. 13 (G. Coleman) .. 3 *Dead neat. Ballarat led ouc and held the positiou almost right round. Suubouuet came up when neariug the judge's box and the two ran neck and neck. Te Roti ran about four lengths behind. Six starters. Time, lmin losec. MAIDEN HACK R*ACE.—Penza 1, British Maid 2, Bernadiue 3. Time, lmin 3 2-rjsec.