MASTERTON RACES

Wairarapa Daily Times, 20 October 1930, Page 3

MASTERTON RACES

mac MEETING. BALLOON WINS CHIEF EVENT. The Masterton Racing Club’s spring meeting was concluded on Saturday in fine weather. Owing to fairly heavy rain showers all the morning, the attendance was not as good as it might have been. Although the track was a' little on the soft side, the condition's were good, and some excellent racing was witnessed. Balloon, who was little fancied 'by the investing public, created a surprise by winning the Masterton Handicap in good style. The Grandstand Handicap went to Habit, piloted by H. Gray, the most successful rider at the meeting, who rode four horses to victory and one to second place. He was also on Jayson, the favourite in the Maiden Stakes, who was left at the post and took no part in the race at all.

A dispute arose as to whether- W. Broughton was to ride Sir Ronald or Crash in the last race. Both trainers were under the impression that Broughton was to ride their respective horses. Sir Ronald went out to the starting post with W. Broughton up, and Crash was left without a ridrer. After a ten minutes’ or so consultation, during which Crash was on the point of being scratched, Manson, 741bs. overweight, was engaged. The race was half an hour over the scheduled time of starting.

The amount put through the totalisator was £11,962, compared with £18,734 last year, a decrease of £6772. The details of the races run after the “Daily Times” went to press on Saturday are as follow: LANSDOWNE HANDICAP, 7 furlongs. 4 Messrs Cornfoot and D’Oyly’s Tripping, 8.2 (11. Goldfinch) .... 1 1 A. Goodman’s Lady Rene, 8.2 (H. Gray) 2 4 W. H. Gaisford’s Hawkshaw, 8.2 (W. Broughton) 3 Also started: 2 Cluny, f 3 Brilliant Light, 5 Water Spear, 8 Tea Queen, 6 Silver Fern, 9 Peep, 7 Joie de Val, 7 Great Lady.

Lady Spear and Rangimahoe were scratched. Tea Queen and Cluny were early leaders, but Tripping led into the straight, closely followed by Hawkshaw, with Lady Rene handy. Half-way down the latter put up a fine challenge, but Tripping flashed past half a length ahead, with Hawkshaw threequarters of a length behind Lady Rene. Cluny was fourth. Time, 1.30 2-5. MASTERTON HANDICAP, lj- miles. 8 J. H. Hardwick’s Balloon, 7.0 (J. Gunn) 1 2 F. Hall’s Merry Damon, 9.9 (Green) 2 1 Trevor and McMillan’s Pahu, 8.0 (Wiggins) 3

The scratchings were Sir Limond and Marjoram. Footpad, Balloon and Black Mint led the field round the back in that order. Before the straight was entered, Footpad fell away, and Grecian moved up from near the tail of the field. Balloon M into the straight, with Pahu the favourite, and M? rr y Damon on his heels. Balloon won by half a length from Merry Damon, with a head separating tile istttev, and Pahu the favourite. Gl'eoian, who seemed to be going well, was fourth. Time, 2.13. LAWN HANDICAP, 1 mile. 2 R. P. Lees’ Dainty Ways, 5.4 (H. Gray) 1 5 H. J. Harman’s Arrowzone, 7.5 (Gerrand) 2 1 T. W. White’s Fitzquex, 8.9 (T. Green) 3 Spearopa and Kiriaua were the only scratched horses. From a good start, Fitzquex and Arrowzono in that order led the field to the straight, where the latter took command. Dainty Ways was lying about fourth, and half-way down came away at a rattling pace to head off Arrowzone by 1J lengths, with Fitzquex a length further away in third place. Sir Limond was .fourth. Time, 1.45 2-5.

GRANDSTAND HANDICAP, 7 furlongs. 3H. McManaway’s Habit, 8.11 (H. Gray) 1 2 E. and N. Foreman’s Full Mark, 8.4 (Gerrand) 2 1 W. R. Kemball’s Miss Ransom, 8.8 (H. Goldfinch) _ 3 Duellona was the only scratching from this race. Keddar and Marjoram led a bunched field into the straight. Habit, Full Mark and Miss Ransom fought out a great finish, Habit winning by a head, and a nose separating Full Mark and Miss Ransom. It was hardly possible to mark the fourth horse, as the others came in a bunch. Time, 1.30 2-5.

ELECTRIC HANDICAP, 5} furlongs. 1 Hodgson and Thompson’s Hunting Call, 8.10 (H. Gray) 1 3 Mrs C. E. Elgar’s Baslder, 7.11 (J. Barry) 2 5 W. T. Bailey’s Rule Britannia, 7.4 (W. J. McDowell) 3 Watergrcen, Silver Fern, Grey Witeli and Millestra were scratched. In a big field, Gray, on Hunting Call, scored, lus third successive victory, winning from Baslder by three-quarters of a length. Rule Britannia, who ran well, secured third place, being half a length behind the second horse. Lady Spear was fourth. Time, 1.8 4-5.