RACING

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3418, 11 February 1936, Page 3

RACING

THE ROTORUA MEETING FIRST DAY’S RESULTS The annual meeting of the Rotorua Racing Club was commenced at Arawa Park on Saturday in fine weather. There was a large attendance, the totalisator handling £19,261, compared with £14,147 10/last year, an increase of £5113 10/-. The chief event of the day, the Rotorua Cup, was won by the favourite Enge, while the locally owned Solomon returned a dividend close on half a century in winning the Tourist Handicap. Cambridge Horses Cambridge interests were represented in the first event, the Arawa Park Stakes by Golden Princess and Abbess of Whitby, but neither played a prominent part in the race. Mr A. Coubrough’s Sandy Dix installed favourite for the Pohutu High-weight Handicap, but could only finish seventh. Gloucester was also well fancied in the Mokoia Handicap after his win at Auckland, but this time he did not get to the front early and in the run home finished third behind Bellkyrian and Queen Nona. Sir Tommy finished fourth. Investors received a surprise in the concluding event, when Mr L. S. Otway’s Solomon, the twelfth favourite, beat Prince Yen by a nose. The winner finished on much better than usual. Results were:

ARAWA PARK STAKES, 5 furs.: 5 5 —Triune, 9.0, 1; I—l—Teak, 9.6, 2; 3—3 —Marjory Daw, 7.11, 3. Won by a head, third horse two lengths away. Time 1.2 1-5. POHUTU HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, 1 mile 130yds; 3—3 —Teddy Boy, 9.13, 1; 7—7—Gigantic, 9.13, 2; 6_6—Master Musk, 9.8, 3. Won by a length and a halty third horse a length away. Time 1.52 4-5. MOKOIA HANDICAP, 6 furs. 30 yds: 2—l—Bellkyrian, 8.5, 1; s—6 Queen Nona, 7.12, 2; I—2—Gloucester, 8.2, 3. Won by a length, third horse a similar distance away. Time 1.16. ROTORUA CUP, 11 miles: I—l— 7.10, 2; s—7 —Lagoon, 8.3, 3. Won by three-quarters of a length, third horse half a length away. Time 2.8. HOT SPRINGS HANDICAP, 6 furs 30yds: 8 —8—Muskon, 8.2, 1; I—l — 3. Won by half a length, third horse a neck away. Time 1.18. GEYSER HANDICAP, 1 mile 130yds: I—l—King Brierly, 8.2, 1; 7 7—First Dance, 7.7, 2; 66 —Leo Colossus, 9.0, 3. Won by a length, third horse a neck away. Time 1.51 2-5. WAIMANGU STAKES, 6 furs. 30yds:B—lo—Racemosus, 9.1, 1; I—l— 8.2, 3. Won by four lengths, third horse half a length away. Time 1.17 4-5. TOURIST HANDICAP, 6 furs. 30yds: 12—12—Solomon, 7.0, 1; I—l— Yen, 7.9, 2; 4—3—Crooning, 8.6, 3. Won by a nose, third horse half a length away. Time 1.17.