ROTORUA CUP

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 116, 10 February 1941, Page 9

ROTORUA CUP

Black Musk Surprises CORATO WINS SPRINT Dominion Special Service. ROTORUA, February 8. The Rotorua Racing Club's annual meeting opened in fine weather. The track was fast and there was a large attendance. The totalizator handled £29,880/10/- against £24,354 last year. After the second race the judicial committee reversed the judge’s placings on the grounds of interference by Laughing Fox with Natal over the concluding stages. G. Cameron, rider of Laughing Fox, was suspended for one month for careless riding. The seventh and sixth fancy. Black Musk, brought off a surprise in the Rotorua Cup, in which the favourites, Foxsen, The Dozer and Greek Queen, were unplaced. The Dozer, Very Glad, Foxsen and Black Musk were quickly prominent from Rarotonga and High Delight. The Dozer held a slight lead going along the back and was joined nearing the turn by Black Musk, with High Delight, Very Glad, Queen City and Greek Queen closest of the others, and Erlick making a run on the outside. Once in line for the post,' Black Musk drew clear, and he won by a length and a half from Erlick, who finished strongly. High Delight fought on well to be a close third, and Greek Queen was fourth .ahead of The Dozer, Queen City, Pocket Venus and Rarotonga.

The Dozer failed to run it right out, and Foxsen, who was well placed early, failed to show any dash in the concluding stages. Pern ran ungenerously, and was never dangerous.

Details Of The Racing

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) Results:— POHUTU HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, of £2OO. One mile and 160 yards. 1/1 MISS BRIDGE, 9.0 (Winder) 1 10/9 MARCH BY, 9.0 (Chaplin) 2 5/5 BRONZE EMERALD, 9.2 CMarla) 3 Also started: 4/4 Acreman, 10.12; 3/3 War Cloud, 9.12; 9/7 Little Ruse, 9.10; 6/8 Devon, 9.8; 8/10 Parekura, 9.0; 7/7 Surmise, 9.0: 2/1 Surpai, 9.0; 11/11 Tea Drop, 9.0; 12/12 Worthy King, 9.0. One length; half. Time, 1.51 2-5. WAIMANGU STAKE’S, of £l6O. Six furlongs.

4/4 NATAL, 9.0 (Butterworth) 1 3/2 LAUGHING FOX, 8.7 .. (Cameron) 2 3/3 LADY VIXEN. 8.4 (Messervy) 3 Also started: 1/1 Bevace, 9.0; 6/7 Royal ■lav, 9.0; S/ll Stanbri-ght, 9.0: 5/5 Winning Tray, 9.0; 13/13 Gay Leslie, 8.11: 12/12

Hauwiti, 8.11: 11/S Sylonyx, 8.7; 7/6 Beau* coup, 8.4: 9/9 Prudent, 8.4; 14/14 Royal Melody, 8.4; 10/10 Tea Lass, 8.4. Laughing Fox finished half a length in front of’ Natal, with Lady Vixen two lengths away, but the judicial committee upheld Butterworth's protest against interference in the straight. Time, 1.14. MOKOIA HACK HANDICAP, of £lBO.

Six furlongs. 3/3 PAYMASTER, 7.10, car. 7.3 (Ensor) 1

2/2 COURT FAVOURITE, 8.2 (Cleaver) 2 C/6 PENZANCE, 8.4 (Cameron) 3 Also started: 1/1 Biddy Girl. 9.0: 4/4 Glen Connell. 8.12, car. 8.9: S/S Dutch Ace, 8.5; 10/10 (Jhmalia, 8.3; 9/9 Fairfield, 7.7; 5/5 Miss Valerie, 7.7; 7/7 Royal Son, 7.7. One length and a half; nose. Time, 1.13 1-5

ROTORUA CUP, of £5OO. One mile and a qua Her and ISO yards. 7/6 BLACK MUSK, 7.0 (Ensor) I 5/6 ERLICK, 7.0 ... (C. B. Goulsbro) 2 10/10 HIGH DELIGHT, 7.0, car. 7.7 (Gollop) 3 Also started: 3/1 Greek Queen, 8.2: 2/3 The Dozer, 7.11: 1/2 Foysen. 7.9; 4/4 Pern, 7.0; 9/9 Pocket Venus, 7.0; 8/8 Queen Citv, 7.0: 6/5 Rarotonga, 7.0, car. 7.34; 11/11 Very Glad. 7.0. One length and a half; neck. Time. 2.16 4-5.

Black Musk hit the front early and stayed there, paying over a score. ■

HOT SPRINGS HANDICAP, of £lO5. Six furlongs. 1/2 HUNTER’S ROSE, 8.7, Car. 8.0 (Markwick) 1 4/4 KADINA, 7.11 (Messervy) 2 3/3 SHARMiN, 7.7 (Dye) 3 Also started: 5/5 Golden Pam, S.ll; 2/1 Bambury Cross, 8.4; 8/8 Trouvaille, 7.13: 7/6 Auburn Lu, 7.7; 9/9 Crestman, 7.7; 0/7 Snow White, 7.7. Length each way. Time, 1.13 3-5. GEYSER HACK HANDICAP, of £lB5. One mile and 16 yards. 2/4 HAPPY ENDING, 9.0 .. (Burgess) 1 6/6 LADY ACUSHLA, 8.1 .. (Messervy) 2 1/1 MENDELSSOHN. 7.13 (Wiggins) 3 Also started: 3/2 Karatoki. 8.9. ear. 8.3; 7/7 Gold Spot, S.S, ear. 5.3; 5/5 Glenbevan, 8.6. car. 7.13; 4/3 Raepata, 7.7. One length and a half; neck. Time, 1.50. ARAWA PARK .STAKES, of £165. Five furlongs and a half. 5/5 BRONZE BIRD, S.O (Meynell), 1 1/1 BABROW, S.O (Wiggins) 2 3/2 FOXMINT, 7.11 fMcTavisht 3 Also started: 2/3 Teacony. 9.7: 6/6 High Spv, S.O; 7/7 (Mato, S.O; 4/4 River Blate, 7.0. Half a length; three lengths. Time, 1.7 4-5. TOURIST HANDICAP, of £3OO. Six furlong's. 2/4 CORATO, 0.l (Cameron) 1 1/1 MERRY’ VAALS. 7.12 .. < Wiggins) 2 6/6 AERO KING. 7.12 .... (.McTavish)_ 3 Also started: 1/1 Besiege, 7.4, ear. 7.7, bracketed with Merry Vaals; 3/5 Orate, 7.8, car. 7.1; 4/3 Augment, 7.4; 9/9 Jayola, 7.0; 5/2 Noitaro, 7.0; 8/8 Town Section, 7-0; 7/7 Trilliarch, 7.0. Length and a half; nose. Time, 1.13 1-5. Acceptances For Today (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ROTORUA, February I). Acceptances for tomorrow are:— TA.RAWEiRA HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP. of £l7O. One mile and IGO yards. — Acreman. 10.11 ; War Cloud. 9.11 ; Miss Bridge. 9.10: Little Ruse, 9.9; Marchby, 9.4; Bronze Emerald, 9.3; Clooneen, Crestman. General Riske, Maxown, Parekura, Royal Jay, Surpai, Worthy King, 9.0.

ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of .£l4O. Five furlongs and a half.—Biddy Girl. Hunter’s Rose. 9.0: Tcacony, 8.13; Verulam. 8.12; Golden Pam, 8.4; Dutch Ace, 5.3: Ohmaha, S.l; Kadina. 7.13; Natal. 7.5; Bon Trek, Bronze Bird. Misfi Valerie. Opuatia, Koya! Son, Vaalsmac, 7.7.

FLYING STAKES, of £l5O. Six furlongs.—Bevace, Royal Jay. Starbright. Vaalsmac. Winning Tray. 9.0: Sporting Ace. 8.11: Manuma. Sylonyx. 8.7; Beaucoup, I.adv Vixeu, Nan Vaals, Tea Lass, 8.4.

PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £350. One mile and 160 yards.—Greek Queen, 8.5; Black Musk, The Dozer, S.O; High Delight, 7.12; Duvach, 7.8; Besiege, 7.4; Eastern Heir, Pocket Venus, Queen City, 7.0; Rennie. Teacony, 9.7; Bronze Bird. 8.10; Kudina. 8.7: High Spy, Malo, 7.12: Wee Sal, 7.11 ; Mihinui, Pukaliu, Regal Fox, River Plate, Opuatia, 7,0. C. P. CLARKE MEMORIAL CUP HANDICAP, of £2OO and trophy valued al. £2O ami sweepstakes of £2. One mile and 160 yards.—Acreman, 9.4: Glen Connell, B.l'l ; Court Favourite. 8.7: Paymaster. 8.7; Karatoki, 8.5; War Cloud. 8.4; Miss Bridge, 8.3; Lady Aeushla. 8.1; Lord Ace, 8.0; Mendelssohn, 7.12- Fairlield, Raepata, Snow White, Tea Lass, 7.7.

BOROUGH HANDICAP, of £250. Six furlongs.—-Corato, 9.10; Merry Vaals, 8.2; Aero King, 8.1; Orate. 7.9; Duvach, 7.8; Biddy Girl, Noitaro, Trilliarch, 7.0.

KIA ORA HANDICAP, of £230. One mile and 160 yards.—Black Musk. 9.1 ; Aero King. High Delight, 8.13; Flying Acre. 8.9; Augment, Forest Acre, 5.3: Sir Robin. Very Glad, 8.0; Noitaro, 7.10; Eastern Heir, Jayola, Prince Rangi, 7.7.