MARTON MEETING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 January 1939, Page 9

MARTON MEETING

MASTERTON .HORSE WINS CUP. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) MARTON, January 2. Though the fields were not very big for the opening day of the Marton Jockey Club’s summer meeting, the racing throughout the day was highly entertaining. Conditions were ideal, being sunny and warm. Form generally was reliable and betting was always spirited, the sum of £26,840 being handled, compared with £19,787 10s on the opening day last year. Results;—

Maiden Race, 6f.: 4, Aurora’s Star, 8.7 (W. Jenkins), 1; 7, Travail, 8.11 j, 2; 3, Regicide, 8.9' (W7N. Taylor), 3. Also started: 2, Red Chief; 4, Girl Pat; 5, All Blood; 1, Snigger: 8, Peach Blossom; 6, Doctor Defoe. Three lengths; neck. Doctor Defoe was fourth. Time, 1.14 4-5.

Ladies’ Bracelet. 9f.: 2, Golden Ridge, 11.10 (E. W. Watson), 1; 3, Otaki, 10.7 <H. Blunden), 2; 1, Bing Boy, 11.5 (K. Duncan), 3. Also started: 4, Donegal; 6, All Spirit; 5, Mataroa; 8, Airflow; 7, Taitoa; 9, Gladium. Two lengths and a half; length and a half. Mataroa was fourth. Time, 1.58 2-5,

Rata Hack Hurdles, 11m.: 3, Ambition, 9.10 (I. Rohloff), 1; 4, Entheos, 10.6 (P. Jarvis). 2: 4, Princess Isabell. 9.2 (R. Smith), 3. The second and third horses were bracketed. Also started: 2, Royal Record; 1. Porotiti; 5, Pound Sterling. Six lengths; three. Royal Record was fourth. Time, 2.45 2-5. Juvenile Handicap, for two and three-year-olds, 5f.: 1, Ecstatic, 8.11 (G. R. Tattersall), 1; 3, Varimond, 8.2 (I. Howe). 2; 2, Great Legion, 8.3 (J. Chaplin!, 3. Also started: 5, Prinihia; 4. Valpere; 6. The Tryst: 8. Wave Length; 7, Miss Leighton. Five lengths; three lengths. Miss Leighton was fourth. Time, 1.1 3-5. .

Marton Cup. 1 jm.: 10. Lady Montana, 7.3 (A. Midwood), 1; 6, Hunting Cat. 7.13 (J. Leach), 2; 1, Taurangi, 8.1 (J. Reynolds). 3. Also started: 7, Lucullus Lad; 4, Play On; 3, Mittie; 11, Siegmund; 5, Old Surrey; 9, Tiger Gain; 2. The Bigot; 8, Conveyer; 13, Tail Light; 12, Lone Raider. Two lengths; head. Tiger Gain was fourth. Time. 2.5 3-5. Railway Handicap. 6f.: 1, Oratory, 9.8 <G. R. Tattersail), 1; 3. Lady Ina, 7.13 <W. Jenkins), 2; 4. Te Hai, 7,81 (E. Manson), 3. Also started: 2, Russian Ballet; 5. Aureus; 6. Acceptable. Hall a head; three lengths. Aureus was fourth. Time, 1.13 4-5. New Year Hack Handicap, 9f.: 2. Seyfried. 8.0 (W. Jenkins). 1; 7, Viracious, 7.0 (J. Reynolds), 2; 1, Ruling Spi, 8.1 (G. R. Tattersail), 3. Also started: 3, Rarotonga; 4, Dark Eagle; 5. Whetuma; 6, Twenty Grand; 8, Maahanui. Neck; three-quarters of a length. Twenty Grand was fourth. Time, 1.56 4-5.

Dash Hack Handicap, 6f.: 2. Ruatiti, 8.0 (J. Reynolds). 1; 4, Saki, 8.0 (W. Jenkins), 2; 6, Night Eruption. 7.2 (W. Stevens), 3. Also started: 1. Sporting Gift: 3. Copy Cat; 5. Daisy Chain; 7, Brazil. Length; two lengths. Copy Cat was fourth. Time. 1.13 2-5.