SPORTING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10510, 23 December 1911, Page 6

SPORTING NOTES

(By "Laybreal:.")

The Masterton meeting was- asgreat a succeas as a onei-day meetiing could be expected to be, • and ttSii&re was a 'good attendance c£ tlie stpc-nting public. '■CflJa-s was- not very well repiresenited.at.Oj>q.ki.oii Thwsd'ay, and small, ifteldis were- the order- cf Hbte day. Lord Renown, who paid the biggest dividend of the day, can go very fast, and should pay his way. Full Rate looked big at Opaki, and should race better next tiniie ' he starts. He has, paid up at Palmerstow.

Young Garrett was unlucky in. has first mount, and losing his stirrup iron at tthe start, failed to do justice to' Sir Solo, who. may be expected to run. well a,t Taratahi.

Aberbrothock, by his easy win on Tlmirsday, will' come into favour for ilw. Manawafcu Cup, and should he train on, may come back to his old form.

Lady.Laddo has only been up a few months,.and may be expected to win somie good races in the near future.

Traiaier A. Weight, brought SinAntrim' to Mastertan, and worked him (wi the locail traok, as the tracks' at Foxton are not in the best condition at present. Lord ■ Palmer ran-a good -'race in the Maiden on Itorsday last, but the fast pace set by Peiiomeal oaririied .hiim off his liegs iiii the early stages of the races. The r'ace should do him good, and he wffl. show better form at Taratahi.

It. Knox's st-abfte is right out of luck, three seconds faffing to the ilofc of this stable in the afternoon, and added to that Over Rate broke down in his second race, and will have to be spelfed. Xt is unfortunate that he should go wrong on the eve of two meetings altaost at home, especially as his-' form pointed to him winning a race shortly. Afterthought, who looked well and carried a lot of money, failed to run prominently, though, she had all th=) best of the start. (Given good weather, a -large 'vc»vd biionl.J be present at Tairatahi or Dlayi wb«*ri some of rh* good icings' which" missed at Maiterto'.

may make good. C Price- was leading jockey at Masterton. with two wins and a dead heat.. 0. Jenkins, V. Lee, McDouaM, T. Pritchard and T. J3. Va-Manc© scored one win eadli. Following is a list of winning owners at the Masiterton meeting:—Mr D. Buick £l3O, Mr D. Wright £llO, Mr J. It, McDonald £7O, Mr H. Whitney £6O, Mr W. N'idd £45, Mr G; Hume £4O, Mr J. Cameron £4O.