BEMUSE BY A NOSE

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30106, 15 April 1963, Page 6

BEMUSE BY A NOSE

First Leg At Rotorua Press Association) ROTORUA, April 14. The Rotorua Racing Ch®’s Barter meeting was Mid on Saturday In ftne weaSher. There was a large attendance and the course was in good older. ■ Bemuse was always prosninent in the President's Handicap and he led for the latter lialf to survive a hot challenge from another front runner and the favourite, Persian Fair, by a nose. Results:TABAWERA HACK HURDLES, £400; about 13|f.— 3/1 TIKI JET (3) 9-8 E. Holloway 1; 1/3 JOLITOM (1) 9-13 E. Douglas 2; 3/2 lABCO (4) 6-2 R. Maurtri 3. Scratched: Joy Boy. Hesitate. Half length; four lengths. King FUou fourth. Time, 2:56 4-5. Wlh: £4 12s 6d. Places: £1 7s 6d. £1 15s. £1 15* WHAKA NURSERY HANDICAP. £400: Of.—First Division: 9/10 EL CORTEZ (15) 7-8 R. Lang. 1; 4/1 SUPERFINE (7) car. 7-111 N. D. Riordan 2; 15/14 JOY'S PRIDE 7-7 H. Green 3. Scratched: Joywyne. Kiwi Fox, Fair Panope. Neck; two lengths. Kirkmay fourth. Time. 1:13 4-5. Win: £l2 13s. Places: £4 10s, £1 12s 6d. Second Division: 2/3 ADRIANA (14) 7-8 S. Ganley 1; 5/5 DONTINE (23) 7-7 D. Bell 2; 14/15 CLAYTON ’KING 7-7 R. Sutherland 3. Scratched: Udare, Blue Bar. Frame Up. Short head; two lengths. Lordcation fourth. Time. 1:13 3-5. Win: £2 7s 6d. Places: £1 16s fid, £2 7s 8d Bracket: Misty Lu and Surmount,

HINEMOA HACK HANDICAP £400: 61—13/13 KILMARA (24) 7-8 H. Sutherland 1; 10/9 LAMYN (3) 8-4 J Humphries 2; 4/4 RIO BRAVO (10) car. 7-5 S. Ganley 3. Scratched: Lady Expanse. Lucky Filou. Paddy s Tax, Lord Thurnham. Nose: short neck. Surco fourth. Time, 1:12 3-5. Win: £4O 10s Bd. Places: £ll 1« 6d, £6 ts Bd. £3 Os fid.

OHINEMUTU HANDICAP, £400; 6f.—First Division: 7/8 MELELNA (23) 8-9 J. Humphries 1; 2/1 DANEBWAY <5)B-11 W d Cotter 2; 5/2 EILEEN’S CHOICE 8-9 R. A. Barron 3. Scratched: Ashbourne Gold. Two lengths: length. El Soberano fourth. Time. 1:13 2-5, Win: £6 19s 6d. Places: £3 113. £2 2s. Second Division: 1/4 CLARENE (4) 8-11 G. N. McLiesh I; 11/11 RAREOLL (10a> 8-U A G. Colven 2: 15/14 CLARENDON car. 8-8 E. Douglae. 3. Scratched: Synonymous. . Airshot, Bairay. Scott's Luck. Three lengths; three-quarters of a length Elsie Lee fourth. Time. 1:13 1-5. Win: £2 13s 6d. Places: £2 10s Bd, £5 Is. Brackets: Meleina and Miss Tellus; Rareoll and Summit Star PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, £900; Um and 180yds. 8/6 BEMUSE (7) 8-1 G N McLeish I 1/1 PERSIAN FAIR (3) 8-6 , J. Humphries 2 7/7 ATLAS (9) car 8-2 R. J. Leggett 3 5/5 Revello. 2/3 Taumaf. 4/4 Simea, 11/9 Gardone, 9/12 Dalmally, 8/8 Early Light, 10/10 Fangio. 3/2 Lady tn Blue. 13/11 Slnceure also started. Nose; three lengths Simea fourth. Time. 2:lo. Win: £9 15s 6d. Places; £3 la. £1 15s 6d. £4 Us 6d. CLARKE MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP, £500; Um and 180 yds.-3/4 MARTU (7) oar. 7-64 G. Carson 1; 8/8 TIME PAYMENT (20) car. 7-11 W. C. Cotter 2; 1/1 STELLA SUMMA (1) 8-9 R. J. Leggett 3 Scratched: Supreme General, Camen Heath. Summer Sun Half a head: half a length. Davett fourth. Time. 2:16 4-5. Win: £6 19s. Peaces: £2 13s 6d. £5 ss. £1 17s 6d. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, £550; «f. 1/2 COURT RAID (2) car. 7-4 .. R. Lang 1 3/3 PAYE GOLD (15) 7-0 S. Ganley 2 11/11 BEECH PARK (5) 7 6 H Tuhakaraina 3 6/7 The Answer, 7/6 Black Lad, 5/5 Excador, 4/4 Red Forest, 2/1 Khadija, 14/14 Judy Gilpin, 13/13 Kia U. 12/12 Luvlal, 8/9 Onoway. 9/1.0 Royal Dragoon. 10/8 Sincerely also started. Half a head; half a length. The Answer fourth Time, 1:12. Win: £2 Us 6d. Places: £1 Us. £2 4s. £lO 4s fid. FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP, £450; about 9Jf—l4/14 TAMARANGI (17) 7-12 G. Carson 1; 4/4 SHIRLEY SUMMIT (15) 7-12 P. Hardwick 2; 5/5 TAURUA PA (3) 7-13 P J Pennell 3. Scratched: Caracas, Caminar, Chiming. Golina Lord Louis Length; long head. Hong Mah fourth. Time. 58 4-5. Win: £62 7s 6d. Places: £9 ss. £2 12s. £3 6s. Course Fire Delays Race (N.Z. Press Association) ROTORUA. April 14. The hedge along the back of the co’ rse caught fire just before the running of the second leg of the T A.B. double at the Rotorua Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday The horses were about to enter the starting stalls tor the Electric Handicap when the fire began about 20 yards ahead It quickly spread to a pile of hurdles which had been creosoted and they blazed fiercely. The Rotorua Fire Brigade was called and put the Are out quickly, causing little delay to the start of the race. SYDNEY CUP The Dip Hot Favourite tNZ Press Assn.—Copungnt) SYDNEY. April 14 Doubles bookmakers face a pay-out of more than £250.000 after Fine and Dandy's win in the Doncaster Handicap at i Randv ick yesterday. Bookmakers estimate that Fine and Dandy has been coupled with the New Zealand-bred stayet The Dip. favourite for tomorrow’s Sydney Cup,'to win £250 000

One leading bookmaker said ounters have coupled Fine and Dandy with 15 of the 18 horses still left it) the cup The Dip now Is a very shortpriced favourite tor the- cup Any further support would result in him being at odds-on The Dtp turned In a sizzling gallop yesterday and he will be a, 2?^ J P eak ,or Sydney Cup Ridden by C Clare. The Dip ran a mile In Imin 42aec. coming home the last two furlongs in _2ssec on the Inside grass at Rosehill A cup win will boost his stake earnings to £16.920 for one month's racing tn Sydney To date he has raced three times this autumn and has won three times tor £9670 in stake monev The Sydney Cup field la (4 55 pm New Zealand time' The Dip (18) (G Moore) 8-12: Burgos <l7l (R Selkrig) g-9; '4l (B. Moon) 8-8: Welkin Prince <l> (L Cole*). Dunada (12) <R Williams), Marco Khan (15) <F Heys). Ruato (10) (G Podmore) 8-2: Tsmure (6) (R. McCarthy) 7-11; 9* n US) < J Waterhouse) 7-9: Royal Bark (16) (D Royte) 7-4; Zend (13) 7-3: Kwateha (ID (B. Dawes) 7-1; S hi <«2>“*s (3) seratrhed; an J tn l« h JL!”- Manhead (14) (W. A, Smith). Grand Lee IS), Royal Courage (7).