ROTORUA ‘MEETING

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 118, 12 February 1935, Page 13

ROTORUA ‘MEETING

Sinking Fund Scores in President’s Handicap CONCLUDING DAY EVENTS By Telegraph. —Press Association. Rotorua, February 11The Rotorua Racing Club’s annua meeting was concluded in fine but dul weather to-day. The track was slightlj holding and Ihe attendance good During the day the totalisator handled £.12 702, against £7820 on the corresponding day last year—an increase over the two days of £9477. The each-way favourite, Sinking hund, scored narrowly in the President s Handicap. Wait and See and Sinking 1< und made nil the running, and they came on to the straight together just ahead of hirst Lap and Prince Colossus. Sinking Fund stayed on at the finish to win by a neck from First Lnp, who finished gamely under pressure. Prince Colossus was a fair third, and Wait and See was fourth. Sinking Fund and First Lap both ran up to form. Wait and See had every chance, but failed in the last furlong.

Results in Detail

RENNIE STAKES HANDICAP, of £OO. Five furlongs. 3/2 FLEETWIND. 7.8 J 1/1 PARQUET. 8.7 .7 2/3 VELOCIPEDE. 8.7 ••• / Also started: 4/4 Brilliant Acre, car 7-, G/7 Glenation, car. 7.6; 5/5 Ludorace 7.0. Length; two lengths. Time, 1.3 4-o. TARAWERA HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, of £lOO. One mile. 3/4 LAP UP. 90 J 2/5 EMANCIPATION, 9.11 - Lassie, 9.9; 9/9 Kanapa 9.7; 7/6 I’otd Acre, 9.5; 4/2 Golden England, M; j/3 Ml Musk, 9.1; 13/13 Moree. D-0: 10/10 Dance, 9.0; 8/8 Valcuir, 9.0; 12/11 Kilstar, Three-quarters of a length; length. Time, 1.46 3-5. FLYING STAKES HANDICAP, of £9O. Six furlongs. 1/1 WINLONA. 8.4 J 4/2 LADY DIANA, 8.11 ; 7/6 WHISTLING RUFUS, 9.0 ” Also started: 3/4 Rex Victor, 9.0 6/7 Street Dancer, 9.0; 2/3 Tybalt, 9.0; 9/9 Uncle Walker, 9.0; 8/8 Arolia Pono, 8.11, 5/5 Racela, 8.4. ■ One length and a half; length. Time, 1.18 3-5. OHINEMUTU HACK CUP, of £lOO. Oue mile. 9/9 SUNNY DOWNS, 7.11 J 10/11 WAHINE REIHI. 7.0 l-JJ-',,? Also started: 1/1 Barn Dance, 8.12; 4/4 Royal Dash, 8.12; 3/3 Ballymoney, 8.10, 7/5 Respectful, 8.6; 2/3 Miss Lu, 8.4; 8/7 Tuaheahe, 8.0; 11/10 Enge, 7.11; 13/13 Holly Lu, 7.7; 0/8 Royal Secret, 7.2; 12/12 Hawthorn, 7.0. Length; half a length. Time, 1.4 b. PRIESID'E'N'T’S HANDICAP, of £l5O. One mile. 1/1 SINKING FUND, 8.2 1 5/5 FIRST LAP, 7.4 2 2/2 PRINCE COLOSSUS, 9.5 3 Also started: 4/4 Lady Spy, 8.5; 3/3 Wait and See, 7.8; 0/0 Trlshna, 7.4; 7/7 Pnneess Bede, 7.0. Neck; one length. Time, 1.44.

EDECTRIC KAiNIDICAP, of £OO. Six furlongs. 0/6 EXPRESS, 8.2 J 1/1 ASTiAR'IIH. 8.9 2 3/4 KILBERIS, 5.12 3 Also started: 5/5 Calcutta, 8.2; 4/3 Prince Ven, 7.31; 2/2 Nalilin, 7.5; 7/7 Princess Lap, 7.4; 8/8 Morce, 7.0; 9/9 Lady Illume, 7.0. Half a neck; three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.18 3-5.

BORO'L’GH HANDICAP, of £lOO. Six furlongs. 2/2 KING FORD, 9.3 1 4/4 HAMPTON PARK, 8.4 2 0/6 KURAPAE, 7.0 3 Also started: 3/3 British Columbia, 8.13; 1/1 Coronis, 87; 5/5 Exaggeration, 7.0. Three lengths; one length and a half. Time, 1.10 1-5.

FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £lOO. Seven furlongs and SO yards. 5/4 RESPECTFUL, 7.10 1 1/1 PROLYXO, 8.0 2 4/3 ROYAL DASH, 8.0 ,3 Also started: 0/0 Alloy, 7.8; 2/2 Lady Zinnia, 7.1; 5/5 Ford Acre, 7.0; 7/7 Valrelna, 7.0; 8/8 Master Musk, 7.0. Half a length each way.