RTON RACES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 October 1938, Page 8

RTON RACES

AT OPAKI TODAY ■ IN FIRST CLASS ORDER. ' . '.7 (By "The Cynic.”) • ie Masterton Racing Club’s annual . Jeting opened at Opaki today in fine “tinny weather. The attendance early was satisfactory. The course is in firstclass order and indications point to the club experiencing a successful meeting. The results were as follow:— NURSERY HANDICAP, of £65; 4f. 2, Mr W. Higgins’s br c Beaulivre (Beau Pere —Pass Book) 8.5,(P. Atkins) 1 1, Mr F. Ormond's b f Nora Gregor (Bulanshar —High Art), 8.9 (J Campbell) 2 10 Mr H. E. Edmunds’s br c Deflation (Inflation—Time Step), 8.5 (S. Anderson) 3 (Winner trained by H. Telford, Trentham). Also started: —13 War Lord, 8.5 (P. Burgess); 13 Tristan, 8.5 (J. McCauley); 3 Beau Vite, 8.5 (S. Wilson); 8 Filbert, 8.5 (H. N. Wiggins); 4 Vascones, 8.5 (J. Chaplin); 7 Gothic, 8.5 (B. H. Morris) and Wedding Eve, 8.0 (G. R. Tattersall) bracketed; 16 Sir Crusoe, 8 5 (P. Williams); 13 Arita Foe, 8.0 (D. Lamb); 5 Equity, 8.0 (N. Cavaney); 9 Sceptre, 8.0 (C. G. Goldsbro); 14 Leighton Rei, 8.0 (W. Doyle); 6 Classform, 8.0 (W. J. Broughton); 11 Night Storm, 8.0 (A. Jenkins).

ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of £95; Im. 1, Mr H. S. George’s b g Earl Colossus (Colossus—Treadwell) aged, , 8.5 (P. Williams) 1 - 5, Mr F. Elbe’s ch m Sunny Blonde 1 (Psychology—Sunny Rok) aged, 7.9 (S. Wilson) 2 2, Mrs R. H. Edkin’s b m Accomplice (Night Raid—Endorse), 4yrs, 8.10 (P. Atkin) 3 Also started: 3 Lustral 8.7 (W. Doyle); 4 Cherry Plum, 8.0 (G. Goldsbro); 6 Raroa, 7.7 (A. Bennett). (Winner trained by M. Williams, Otaki.) Won by half a length with Accomplice 3 lengths further back. Cherry Plum was fourth. Time, 1.42 2-5. HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, of £100; lm. .8, Mr H. F. Wood’s br g Cricket (Chief Ruler—Summertime) 10.2 (T. Tito) 1 5, Mr H. C. Noble’s ch g Golden Ridge (Lackham —Varani) 9.0 (W. Pine) 2 2, Mr P. Griffiths br g Warehi (Gainscourt —Ruakura), 9.2 (C. Thompson) 3 Also started: 3 Red Rufus, 10.7 (A. Lord); 6 Beau Gallante, 10.5 (P. Burgess); 3 Pango, 10.0 (W. J. McDowell); 1 Alloa, 10.6 (S. Anderson); 7 Umpire, 10.0 (R. Savage); 9 Southern Blood, 9.9 (Rohloff); 12 Tareha, 9.0 (C. Shield); 10 Sky Full, 9.0 (J. Chaplin); 11 Twilight Song, 9.0 (Sullivan); 13 Sunder 9.0 (Sagar). (Winner trained by D. Prosser, I Porirua.)

Won by a head. Warehi was three»' lengths behind the second horse. Tare-, ha was fourth. Time, 1.42 4-5. MASTERTON HANDICAP, of £130; lm. fi, Mr W. J. Wood’s b g Arctic King aged (Rabbi-Snowland), 8.13 (S. x Wilson) ................................ i*' 9, Mr W. Henderson’s ch g Tiger Gain, aged (Gainsborough—Finland mare), 8.11 (T. Tracey) .... ' * 1 Mr F. kettlewell’s b g Siegmund. syrs (Siegfried—Lillimond), 8.7 (W. J. Brcughton) I Also started: 4 Dungarvan, 9.7 (W Doyle); 2 Master Cyklon, 9.2 (P. Bur - gess); 5 Roaming. 7.10 (C. Goldsbro) 3 Dorado, 7.10 (Edwards); 8 Liane, 7.1 (A. Bennett): 7 Silvanus, 7.0 (N. Wig . gins). (Winner trained by owner, Trentham. Won by 3 lengths; head a seek "nd and third. Time, 1.41 3-5. Silvanu: was fourth. RACING DESCRIBED j. HOT FAVOURITE BEATEN. Nora Gregor was backed for the Nursery Handicap as though the race were all over, but the Beau Pere colt Beaulivre. gave the Hastings filly n< chance. It was a two-horse raceBeaulivre clearing out from the bar:" rier, followed by Nora Gregor, Delia . tion and Equity. Nora Gregor rai wide at the turn for home and Beau . livre carried on to win when easin,up by four lengths from Nora Gregoi with Deflation five lengths back thirc;

A CLOSE FINISH. - Sunny Blonde showed the way t the distance in the Electric Handica .-nd then went under to Earl Colossu after an exciting finish. Raroa an Cherry Plum were lying handy t. Sunny Blonde and Earl Colossus ove most of the journey with Accomplici and Lustral well back. Sunny Blond) stayed on well but Earl Colossus wd going just a shade better and won b. half a length with Accomplice, finish mg fast, three lengths back, third. ; cricket springs SURPRISE, i Ci-kk’t snrung a surprise in th Highweight Handicap by scoring by I head from Golden Ridge. Runnin •icwn to the five furlong post Golde Pi : . had charge from Warehi, Crick* ■ "'' Beau Caliente. The order was tl ■ Ihe straight" where Twiligl -- ’ Alloa moved up fast. Golds - jQPked a winner at the distant Cricket came up along the rails -u'messfully challenge in the fin: stages. Warehi was three lengths awe ’-wd and then came Tareha and Tw Imht Song. The winner was purchase last January for llOgns and it was h first win since the change of owne. ship. -CHIEF EVENT TO ARCTIC KING After being well back over the ear stages, Arctic King came throuj smartly on the rails in the straight i score by three lengths from Tiger Ga| in the Masterton Handicap, the chievent on the card. Tiger Gain, Silvani and Dorado were showing the way pal sing the half-mile but Arctic Kir! made a sharp forward move when tl home turn was reached. Into tl straight the field bunched and a ked finish saw Arctic King draw away fro) Tiger Gain to win handsomely. Sie; mund, never going too well, got up collect third money a head furth back. Master Cyklon was a good thh beaten. The Savage Electric Release Barri