OPOTIKI MEETING

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 229, 24 June 1936, Page 15

OPOTIKI MEETING

Little Ruse Wins Two Races on End

CUP TO LAGOON By Telegraph.—Press Association. Tauranga, Jane 23. The Opotiki Jockey Club’s meeting was held on the Gate Pa course to-day in fine ■weather, and the attendance was a record. The totalisator investments were £19.370 10/-, compared with £2481 last year. Results are as follow:— NOVICE HANDICAP, of £OO. Five furlongs. 2/2 LITTLE RUSE, 9.8 .... (Preston) 1 9/11 JOYZELL, 8.0 (Goldfinch) 2 1/1 RUAVILLE. 8.3 (McKenzie) 3 Also started: 5/4 Fnll o’ Scotch, 9.5; 8/8 The Brusher. 9.1; 9/10 Gay Athlone, 8.5; 2/2 General Ruse, 8.0: 9/9 Golden Spahl, 8.0: 6/6 Heskertoon, 8.0; 4/5 Lady Balma, ‘80; 12/12 Matonga, 8.0; 3/3 Nugget, 8.0; 7/7 Poker Face. 8.0. Three lengths; one length. Time, 1.2 1-5. STEWARDS’ HACK HANDICAP, of £lOO. Six furlongs. 3/4 LITTLE RUSE. 8.7 (O. Evans) 1 7/8 RACEMOSUS. 8.0 (Winder) 2 10/9 POI DANCE. 8.0 (Tremain) 3 Also started: 8/7 Leo Colossus. 9.6: 9/10 Gigantic. 8.10; 4/3 Trouvaille, 8.10; 1/2 Professional. 8.8: 2/1 Cyllaros, 8.0: 6/6 La Femme Noire. 8.0: 5/5 Miss Hornet, 8.0. One length; half a length. Time, 1.15 2-5. BAY OF PLENTY STEEPLECHASE, of £l5O. About two miles and a halt. 1/1 ILLUMINAGH, 9.13 (Mcßae) 1 3/3 EMANCIPATION. 10.9 ... (Baker)' 2 5/5 COUNT ROUSSILLON. 9.0 (Jones) 3 Also started:'2/2 The Hiker, 10.3; 4/4 Imperial Prince. 9.5; 7/6 Grand Tonic, 9.0; 6/7 Te Moqatekapa, 9.0. Half a neck: one length. Time, 5.5 4-5. Count Roussillon ran second, but was disqualified for running off at a hurdle. E. Jones, the rider, was fined £5 for supplying false information. OPOTIKI CUP, of £l6O. One mile and a quarter. 2/3 LAGOON. 7.12 (Tremain) 1 1/1 ENGE. 8.3 (Fearn) 2 3/2 TE HAI. 7.0 (Vaughan) 3 Also started: 6/6 Lord Vai, 7.12: ./!"• Gav Rose. 8.7; 7/8 Miss Ln, 7.7; 0/9 I»nnr Gay. 7.5; 8/7 Keith Lu, 7.3: 5/4 Queen Nona, 7.3; 11/10 Grand Talk, 7.2; 10/9 Gay Sister. 7.0; 12/12 Killadar, 7.0; 13/11 Wlnlona. 7.0. Half a head; one length. Time, 2.9 3-5. WAIOEKA HACK HANDICAP, of £75. One mile 1/1 RESPECTFUL, 9.4 .. (McLaughlin) 1 8/9 CADGER. 8.0 <E. Manson) 2 0/6 RACEMOSUS, 8.0 .... (Glading) 3 Also started: 2/4 Huskie. 9.11; 5/5 Leo Colossus, 9.6; 9/6 Air Commodore, 8.0: 3/2 Cyllaros, 8.0; 4/3 Full o’ Scotch, 8.0; 10/10

Green Park, 8.0; 7/7 La Femme Noire, «.0. Oue length; half a length, lime, 1.44 40. KUTARERE HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, of £lOO. Ono mile. 4/3 KILLADAR. 9.1 (Walsh J 1/1 TUAHEAHE, 9.9 (Cameron) 3 5/5 HUSKIE, 9.11 (I S, e A r \ o Also started: 3/4 Keith Lu, 043, Woofitnll, 9.13: 6/6 Gigantic. 8.12: 8/9 Valueless. 8.6; 9/8 Count Roussillon. 8.0, 7/7 Miss Hornet, 8.0. , One length; one length. Time, 1.44 1-3.

OTARA HURDLES, of £l3O. One mile and a half. , , 1/1" BLACK MARLIN. 10.2.. (Mcßae) 1 2/2 MODERN MAID, 11.5 .. (Rennie) 2 4/4 BOOKLAW, 9.11 .. (McLaughlin) 3 Also started: 5/5 Spearmarch, 9.0; 3/3 Ballymoney, 9.0. Two lengths; four lengths. Time, 2.49

FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £125. Six furlongs. 6/7 SOLARIA, 8.4 (Keesing) 1 4/4 ROYAL SECRET. 8.7 .... (Horne) 2 8/8 WINLONA, 8.0 (Glading) 3 Also started: 1/3 Boughal, 9.2; 3'2 Tradesman. 8.9; 2/1 Mungacre, 8.2; b/6 Grand Score, 8.0; 9/9 Respectful. 8.0; 7/5 Te Hai. 8.0: 10/10 Waltaka, 8.0. Half a length; neck. Time. 1.14.