ROTORUA R.C.

Grey River Argus, 13 February 1940, Page 5

ROTORUA R.C.

PRESIDENT’S TO. CORNISH. ROTORUA. February 12. The Rotorua Racing Club’s meeting concluded in overcast, showery wea«.ner, oexore a good attendance. The track dned during the week-end, following heavy ram on Saturday, but towards the end was inclined to be holding. The totalisator handled £48,143 for two days, a'hd compared with last year showed a decrease of £4,552 for the two days. The machine to-day handled £23,789, against £24,048 on the second day last year, a decrease of £259, and on the firsts day handled £24,354, against £28,647, a decrease of £4,293. Results:— TARAWERA HIGH WEIGHT.—2/2 HAILE BOY (Ferguson) 1; 4/3 Erinaton (Gilmer) 2; 7/8 Advance Acre (Burgess) 3. Also started: 5/5 Little Ruse, 1/1 Norse Lady, 3/5 Orient Dawn, 10/9 Bronze Spear, 9/7 Diversity, 8/10 Princess Lu, 6/6 Royal Huntress. Won bv a length and a-half; three-quarters of a length. Time—l.s3. FRYING STAKES.—S/6 LADY ACusrILA (J. Mclnally) 1; 2/2 Loch Acre (Fergus) 2; 6/5 Glenbevan (Day) 3.' Also started: 3/3 Expeliant, 4/8 Full of Scotch, 9/10 Master Ace, .10/11 Fine Lady. 1/1 Miss Ridicult, 7/9 Augment, 8/4 Pertinax, 11/7 Surtoy. Won by half a length; a neck. T me.—1.16 1-5.

CLARKE MEMORIAL.—S/8 HUTANA (Tremain) 1; 1 2/2 Kilcash (Evans) 2; 9/9 Pleurbn (Markwick) 3. Also started: 7/7 Anion, 5/6 Starbright, 4/3 First Gold Money 1/1 Ruining Bee, 3/4 Silver Cloud, 10/11 Agog, 11/10 Nyola, 8/5 Raepata. Won by a neck; a head. Time—l.sl 3-5.

PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP.—I/1 CORNISH, car. 7.0 (Markwick) l;'4/4 Kena (Messervv) 2; 2/3 The Dozer, car. 7.4 (Logan) 3. Also started: 5/6 Lady Montana, 6/5 Erlick; 7/7 Saccone, 3/2 Greek Queen, 8/8 Eastern He r. Won by a neck; half a neck. Time.—1.50.

RENNIE STAKES.—I/1 MERRY VAALS, 8.10 (Cameron) 1; 2/2 Fairfield (Horne) 2; 3/4 Valerian (Murray) 3. Also started: 5/5 Teacony, 6/6 Surpar, 4/3 Valsome, 7/1 Panthiest, 8/8 Gay Widow. Won by two and a-half lengths;, half a length. Time —1.8 l-o.

ELECTRIC HANDICAP.—9/8 KAKARERE, car 8.0 (Goulsboro) 1; 4/3 Town Section, car. 9.3 (Smith*) 2; 3/4 Pasture, car. 7.11 (Markwick) 3. Also si.artecl: 1/1 Kennet Robert, 10/9 Spearford, 5/5 Sir Tommy, 2/2 Estro, 8/11 Ngawire, .10/10 Gazeful, 7/6 Acreman, 6/7 Bronze Emerald. A head each way. Time. —1.16. BOROUGH HANDICAP.- 11/11 TRILLIARCH, car 7.2 (Goliop) 1; 9/J Penzance, car 7.3 (Midwood) 2; 2/2 Sir Robin (Horne) 3. Also started: 3/6 Corato. 4/5 Masam, 1/1 Sunola, 5/3 Noitaro, 7/7 Tosh. 8/8 Valimeen, 6/4 Aero King, 10/10 Valerian. Won by a head; a neck. Time —1.14 2-5. KIA ORO HANDICAP.—6/5 MAYSONG 7.7 (ommitted from acceptances) (A. Messervy) 1; 3/2 Grant City, car 7.10 (McTavish) 2; 2/3 Brazilian (T. Gneen) 3. .Also started: 1/1 Pocket Venus. 4/4 Prince Rangi, 8/8 Carlorie. 5/6 Raceline, 7/7 -pP" toes. Won by a length and a-half; a head. Time —1.51 1-5.

Poverty Bay Concludes

RAANA WINS STAKES. GISBORNE, February 12. Poverty Bay Turf Club’s summer meeting concluded on Makaraka course to-day in fine weather with a fair attendance. The track was hard. The totalisator handled £47944, against £87854 on the second day last year, a decrease of £3991. Investments for the meeting totalled £11,1214, compared with £14,065 last year, a decrease of £29434. -Results: — SECOND HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP.—! GOLDEN BLONDE (J. P. McLaughlin) 1; 2 Tetahinga (N. L. Cavaney) 2. The only starters. Won by fifteen lengths. Time 2.15 1-5. TRIAL HANDICAP.—I JUNGLE KING (J. Tattersail) 1; 2 Kincarole (R, Marsh) 2; 1 Hunting Dawn car. 7.6 (S. Waddell) 3. First and third horses were bracketed. Also ran: 3 Bold Bruce, 4 Sweet Pal. Won by two and half lengths; two lengths. Time 1.15 3-5. TAURANGA STAKES.—2 RAANA (W. Jenkins) 1; 3 Small Boy car. 8.6 (S. Waddell) 2; 1 Happy Landing car. 8.5 (R. J. Kerr) 2. The only starters. Won by half a length; two lengths. Time 2.9 1-5. HACK CUP.—I QUEEN’S DREAM (G. Tattersail) 1; 5 Red Cockade car. 8.14 (H. Callahan) 2; 3 Mendelssohn car. 8.44 (W. Jenkins) 3. Also started: 2 Chandlery, 4 Minnow. One and a quarter lengths each way. Time 1.42. OMANA MEMORIAL.—I KINDERGARTEN car. 8.14 (G. Tattersail) 1; 2 Rivertide (L. Cullen) 2. The only starters. Won by three lengths. Time 1.15 2-5. COOK HANDICAP.—I BLACK THREAD (W. Jenkins) 1; 2 Native Song car. 8.5 (S. Waddell) 2; 3 Endorsement car. 8.6 (L, Cullen) 3. Also ran: 4 Perfect Lady. Won by a nose; two lengths. Time 1.13 1-5. FAREWELL HACK.—3 DUTCH ACE car. 7.6 (R. G. Kerr) 1; 1 Diana Tetrix car. 9.7 (L. Cullen) 2; 6 Red Hunting car. 7.12 (N. L. Cavaney) 3. Also ran: 5 Minnow, 2 Modern Way, 7 Taharakau, 4 Waikawa. Won by three lengths; two lengths. Time 1.14. (