SPORTING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 971, 25 March 1911, Page 3

SPORTING.

MASTERTON MEETING. The weather was beautiful for the opening day’s racing of the Mastertou Racing Club’s autumn meeting, which took place on Thursday. The attendance was large and the racing on the whole interesting. The sum of ,£6389 was put through the totalisator, as against ,£4073 on the corresponding day last year. Appended are the results : Maiden Hack Race. —Mescal 1, Stevens 2, Sir Knox 3. Time, 1 min 3 3-ssec. March Handicap.—Te Roti 1, Sunbonuet 2, Simplex 3. Time, 1 min 15 4-5560. Mastertou Hack Handicap. Melalogue 1, Long wood 2, Merrie Emerald 3. Time, xmin 43 i-ssec. Waipiri Cup.—The Rover 1. Meroze 2, Kauroa 3. Time, 2mm ysec. Ladies’ Bracelet Handicap. Merrie Valet 1, Boyne Water 2, Raugikapua 3. Time, 2min 15 i-ssec. Dash Hack Handicap. —Zealand 1, Vibration 2, Deploy 3. Time, imiu 2 4 ssec. Opaki Welter Handicap. —Te Roti 1, Attention 2, Gunboat 3. Time, imiu 46 2-ssec. SECOND DAY. The autumn meeting of the Mastertou Racing Club was brought to a close yesterday in perfect weather. There was again a large attendance, and some close finishes were witnessed by those present. The amount that passed through the machine was ,£6213 10s, compared with ,£3OOO on the second day last year, making an aggregate of ,£12,602 10s, as compared with ,4,7073 that was dealt with at the gathering last year. Results : Telephone Handicap.—Te Roti 1, Simplex 2, Full Rate 3. Time, imiu 2 4-ssec. Handicap Hack Scurry.—Gaby 1, Lady Volley 2, Stoney Falls 3. Time, 1 min 3sec. High Weight Hack Handicap. —Boyne Water 1, Merrie Valet 2, St. Brandon 3. Time, 1 min 45 3's s ec. Autumn Handicap.—Kauroa 1, Hilarian 2, Lethean 3. Time, imiu 41 3 ssec. Railway Hack Handicap. — Vibration 1, Zealand 2, Soultiiorm 3. Time, imin 16 i-ssec. Final Welter Handicap. — Brown Trout 1, Leahora 2, Aimwell 3. Time, imin 28 r-fisec. Telegraph Hack Handicap. — Master Sylvia 1, Deploy 2, Katua 3. Time, imiu 2 2*ssec. It appears that the local sportsman, Mr S. Messeua, is going in for big stakes, having nominated the Conqueror —Waipuna mare in the Great Autumn Handicap, of 1000 sovs. She will carry 6st Blb, and with good luck should be well up amongst the leaders at the finish.

Mr “Alt’” Wright’s b.g. The Rover seemed to have had a fairly easy win in the Waipipi Cup at the M.R.C. autumn meeting last Thursday. The win was a very popular one, and we hope it will not he long before the genial “Alf” lauds another victory.