ROTORUA CUP

Evening Star, Issue 23498, 12 February 1940, Page 5

ROTORUA CUP

EASY VICTORY FOR KEHA CIIATI BEATS NOITAM * The first day of the Rotorua Racing Club’s 'annual meeting was held in ! heavy rain. The track was in good order early in the day, but became pro- • gressively more' holding as the rain continued. There was a good attendance, and the totalisatpr turnover for ihe day was £24,354, against £28,647 lastycar. „ POHUTU HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, £2OO. One mile, and 200 yards. 33—HAILE BOY, 10.8 ... ... ... 1 63—Norse Lady, 9.0 (Cleaver) ... 2 1- Orient Dawn, 9.2 (Thomson) 3 Alto started: 2-1 Midland 10.6, 4-4 Etination 9.2, 7-8 Advance Acre 9.0 •and Diversity 9.0,‘ 5-5 Royal Huntress 9.0.10-10 Simint 9.0, 9-9 Stokowski 9.0. ■ ; Won : by two lengths, with a length between second ana third. Time, Imiu 53 4-ss*c, WAIMANGU STAKES, £l6O. Six furlongs. A-l-i-MERRY VAALS, 8.7 (Cam- . eron),.. ... ... ... ... ... 1 2- Pleuron, 9.0 , (M’Tavish) ... 2 63—Commemoration, 8.7 (Winder) 3 Also started: 15-15 Expellant 9.0, 14-13 British Isles 9.0, 3-3 Herbage 9.0, . 16-16 Loch Acre 9.0, 5-7 Vaalsmac 9.0, 9- Ventre a Terre 9.0, 10.9 Bronze Spear 8.11, 6-5 Misora 8.11, 4-4 Miss Ridicule 8.11, 12-10 Augment 8.7, 8-6 Glenbevan 8.7, 11-11 Surtoy 8.7, 13-14 Douglas Hyde B.o'. WPn by six lengths, with threequarters of a length between second and third. Time, Imin 15 l-ssec. MOKOIA HACK HANDICAP, £IBO and sweepstake. Six furlongs. 2- SIB ROBIN, 9.0 (Home) ... 1 3- Section, 8.8 (Winder) 2 10- Kenneth Robert, 8.12 ... ... 3 Also started: 9-10 Spearford 8.12, 8-8 Valerian 8.7, 4-3 Silver Cloud 8.6, 1-1 Pasture 8.5, 5-6 Sir Tommy 8.4, 6-5 Bronze Emerald 7.9, 7-7 Gazeful 7.8. . Won by a head each way. Time, Imin 15 l-ssec, ROTORUA CUP, £SOO. One mile and a quarter and 180 yards. 9-7—KENA, 7.6 -(Messervy) ... 1 4-I—-King Bey, 9.0 (M'Kenzie) ... 2 11- 8.0 (Cleaver) ... 3 Also started; 7-8 Lady Montana 8.4, . 2-3 Jack Tar 8.4, 6-5 Erlick 7.13, 5-6 The Cardinal 7.9, 8-9 Brazilian 7.8, 10-10 Saccone 7.6, 1-2 Cornish 7.4, 3-4 ", Scotland 7.2, 4-1 Greek Queen 7.2, 12-11 Eastern Heir 7.0. Greek Queen and King Rey were bracketed. • Won by four lengths, with threequarters of a length between second and third. Time, 2min 20 l-ssec. HOT SPRINGS HANDICAP, £165. ; Six furlongs. „ 1-I—HUNTER’S ROSE, '8.7 (Mark- - unolf*l ... ... ... 1 4-3—Little Ruse, 8.5 ..’ 2 3- Trig Station, car. 7.13 (Brown) ... 3 Also started: 2-2 Estro 8.1, 6-6 Ngawiri 8.1, 5-5 Kakarere 7.12, 83 Gazeful 7.11, 7-7 Lady Acushla 7.7, 9-9 Valrua 7.7. ■ Won by a neck each way. Time, Imin 155e0.. GEYSER HACK HANDICAP, £lB5. One mile and 160 yards. 43—HUNTING BEE, 7.6 (Cleaver) 1 1-I—Kaspian, car. 8.0 (Gollqp) ... 2 2_J_First Gold Money, 8.2 (Evans) 3 Also started: 5-4 May Song 9.0, 3-2 Starbright 8.7, 7-7 Agog 7.10, 8-6 Raepata 7.10, 6-8 Nyola 7.7. Won by two lengths, with a length between second and third. Time, Imin 55sec. ARAWA PARK STAKES, £165. Five furlongs and a-half. 6-6—SUBPAI, 7.0 (Cleaver) ... 1 4- —Paymaster, car. 7.2 (Midwood) 2 8-7—Valsome, 7.11 (Evans) 3 Also started: 2-4 Sir Lysander 9.5, 73 Pantheist 8.3, 3-3 Fairfield 8.0, 10-10 Lord Waitangi 7.11, 9-9 Gay Widow 7.0, 1-1 Gold Money Song 7.0, 5- SUveyor 7.0. Won by a head each way. Time, Imia 12 2-ssec. TOURIST HANDICAP, £3OO. Six furlongs. 3-S—CORATO, 8.0 (Green) 1 6- —Noitaro, 7.8 (Cleaver) 2 1-I—Games, 7.9 (Thomson) 3 Also started: 4-3 Tosh 7.12, 7-8 Trilliarch 7.10, 8-7 Anion 7.8, 2-2 Aero King 7.7, 9-9 Cappy 7.7, 5-4 Penzance 7.7. Won by two lengths, with half a length between second and third. Time, Imm 15 l-ssto.