ROTORUA CUP

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21576, 12 February 1940, Page 8

ROTORUA CUP

Kena Successful Corato Wins Sprint By Telegraph—Press Association ROTORUA, February 10. 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 progressively more holding as the rain continued. There was a good attendance and the totalisator turnover for the day was £24,354 against £28,647 last year. Results:— POHUTU HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, Of £200; 1 mile and 160 yards. 3/3—Haile Boy, 10.8 (Ferguson) .. 1 6/6—Norse Lady, 9.0 (Cleaver) .. .. 2 1/2 —Orient Dawn, 9.2 (Thomson) .. 3 Also started: 2/1 Midland 10.6, 4/4 Erination 9.2, 7/8 Advance Acre 9.0, Diversity 9.0, 5/5 Royal Huntress 9.0, 10/10 Simint 9.0, 9/9 Stokowski 9.10. Won by two lengths, a length between second and third. Time—lmin 53

4-ssec. WAIMANGU STAKES Of £160: special weights; 6 furlongs 1/1 —Merry Vaals, 8.7 (Cameron) .. 1 2/2 —Pleuron, 9.0 (McTavish) .. ..2 ( 6/8 —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, < 9/12 Ventree-a-Terre 9.0, 10/9 Bronze ] Spear 8.11, 6/5 Misora 8.11. 4/4 Miss j Ridicule 8.11, 12 TO Augment 8.7, Glenbevan 8.7, 11 11 Surtoy 8.7, 13/14 Douglas Hyde 8.7. Won by six lengths, threequarters of a length between second and third. Time—lmin 15 1-5 : sec. : MOKOIA HACK HANDICAP, I Sweepstakes of £2 each, with £lBO added; 6 furlongs. 1 2/2—Sir Robin, 9.0 (Horne) 11l 3/4 —Town Section. 8.8 (Winder) .. 2 1 10/9 —Kenneth Robert ,8.12 3 . Also started: 9/10 Spearford 8.12, 8 8 1 Valerian 8.7, 4/3 Silver Cloud 8.6, 1 1 Pasture 8.5, 5 6 Sir Tommy 8.4, 6/5 Bronze Ertierald 7.8, 7 7 Gazeful 7.8. . Won by a head each way. Time —lmin I 15 l-ssec. ROTORUA CUP. Of £5OO and gold cup valued at £5O; | 11 miles and 180 yards. 9 7—Kena, 7.6 (Messervy) 1! ! 4 I—King Rey, 9.0 ‘McKenzie) .. 2 ' 11/12 —Namara, 8.0 (Cleaver) .. -3 Also started: 7 8 Lady Montana 8.7. | 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 Cornih 7.4, 3 4 Scotland 7.2, 4/1 Greek Queen 7.2. j 12/11 Eastern Heir 7.2. Greek Queen and King Rey were bracketed. Won by four lengths, threequarters of a length between second and third. Time—2min 20 1-5 I sec. HOT SPRINGS HANDICAP, Of £165; 6 furlongs. 1/I—Hunters’ Rose. 8.7 (Markwick) 1 4/3—Little Ruse, 8.5 2 3.4 —Trig Station, car. 7.13 <Brown) 3 Also started: 22 Estro 8.7. 6,-6 Ngawiri 8.1, 5,5 Kakarere 7.12, 8/8 Gazeful 7.11, 7 7 Lady Acushla 7.7, 9/9 Valrua 7.7. Won by a neck each way. Time—lmin 15sec. GEYSER HACK HANDICAP, Of £185: 1 mile and 160 vaids. 4/s—Hunting Bee 7.6 ‘Cleaver) .. 1 j 1/1 —Kaspian. car. 8.0 (Gollop) .. .. 2 2.3 —First Gold Money. 8.2 (Evans) 3 I Also started: 5/4 May Song 9 0. 3/2 I Starbright 8.7, 7.7 Agog 7.10, 86 I Raepata 7.10, 6/8 Nyola 7.7. Won by I two lengths, a length between second I and third. Time—lmin 55sec. ARAWA PARK STAKES HANDICAP | Of £165; 54 furlongs. 6/6 —Surpai, 7.0 'Cleaver) 1 ' 4/2 —Paymaster, car. 7.2 (Midwood) 2 8/7 —Valsome, 7.11 (Evans) 3 Also started: 2/4 Sir Lysander 9.5. 7/8 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, 5/6 Silveyor 7.0. Won by a head each way. Time —lmin 12 2-ssec. TOURIST HANDICAP, Of £300; 6 furlongs. 3/5 —Corato, 8.0 (Green) 1 6/6 —Noitaro, 7.8 (Cleaver) 2 1/1 —Gamos, 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, half a length between second and third. Time—lmin 15 l-ssec. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY 12.15 p.m. TARAWERA HIGHWEIGHT, of £7O: 1 mile and 160 yards.—Haile Boy 11.4, Little Ruse 9.11, Norse Lady 9.5, Orient Dawn 9.3, Erination 9.2, Advance Acre 9.0, Bronze Spear 9.0, Diversity 9.0, Princee Lu 9.0, Royal Huntress 9.0. 12.55 p.m. FLYING STAKES, of £150; 6 furlongs.—Expellant 9.0, Ful Of Scotch 9.0, Herbage 9.0, Loch Acre 9.0, Master Ace 9.0, Fine Lady 8.11, Lady Acushla 8.11, Miss Ridicule 8.11, Augment 8.7, Genbevan 8.7, Pertinax 8.7, Surtoy 8.7. 1.35 p.m. C. A. CLARKE MEMORIAL, of £200; 1 mie and 160 yards—Town Section 9.4, White Rajah 9.0, Anion 8.12, Hutana 8.11, Starbright 8.7. First Gold Money 8.4, Hunting Bee 8.3, Silver Cloud 8.2, Kilcash 8.0, Agog 7.9, Flying Vixen 7.7, Nyola 7.7, Plueron 7.7, Raepata 7.7. 2.20 p.m. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of £350; 1 mile and 160 yards.—Lady Montana 8.6, Kena 8.3, Jack Tar 8.3, Er-lick 7.12, Saccone 7.5, Cornish 7.4. Greek Queen 7.1, The Dozer 7.0, Eastern Heir 7.0. 3 p.m. RENNIE STAKES HANDICAP, of £140; 51 furlongs.—Merry Vaals 8.10, Valerian 8.10, Teacony 8.3, Fairfield 8.2, Surpai 8.2. Valsome 8.0, Pantheist 7.13, Gay Widow 7.0. 3.45 ;-.m. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of £140; 6 furlongs.—Town Section 9.8, Kenneth Robert 9.3, Spearford 8.11, Sir Tommy 8.6, Pasture 8.4, Kakarere 7.13, Estro 7.12, Ngawiri 7.12, Gazeful 7.8, Acreman 7.7, Bronze Emerald 7.7 Master Ace 7.7. 4.30 p.m. BOROUGH HANDICAP, of £250; 6 furlongs.—Lornacre 8.10, Corato 8.10, Maxam 8.10, Sunola 8.4. Noitaro 7.12, Tosh 7.12, Gamos 7.10, Trilliarch 7.9, Valimeen 7.9, Aero King 7.7, Anion 7.7, Penzance 7.7, Sir Robin 7.7, Valerian 7.7. 5.15 p.m. KIA ORA HANDICAP, of £230; 1 mile and 160 yards.—Erlick 8.9, Brazilian 8.4, Pocket Venus 8.4, Prince Rang! 7.10, Calorie 7.7, Grand City 7.7, Raceline 7.7, Tip Toes 7.7,