ROTORUA RACING

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21036, 12 February 1940, Page 8

ROTORUA RACING

CONCLUDING DAY HAILE BOY SCORES AGAIN PRESIDENT’S TO CORNISH (By Telegraph—Special from “Martian**) ROTORUA. Monday Under greatly improved weather conditions, and with a good crowd present, the second and concluding day of the Rotorua Racing Club’s annual meeting was held to-day. Although it received a certain amount of benefit from yesterday’s sunshine, the track was still dead. Results:— TARAWERA HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP Of £170; 1 mile and 00 yards

2—O—HAILE ROY. Mr W. J. Thompson’s blk g by The Ace—Star of Gold. 6yr*. 11.1 R. Ferguson > ... 1 4 3—ERIWTION, Mrs A. Loomb’s ch g by Illumination—Erlnagh, aged, 9.2 A. Gilmer) 2 7 S—ADVANCE ACRE. Mr R. Vincent s b g by Acre—Ohorere, Gyrs, 9.0 iD. J. Burgess) 3 A l*o started: 5—5 Little Ruse. 9.11 ' McKinnon : I—l Norse Ladv. Cleaver,; 3—l orient Dawn. 9.3 R. E. Thomson j ; 10—<.i Bronze spear. 9.0 - Butlerworth : 9—7 lUvei-iitv. 9.0 Winder ; 8— 10 Princess In. 0.0 Curran : —c Royal Huntress, «».o (Fergus . Winner trained bv M. R. Abbott. Opotiki. Halle Boy repeated Ills good form or opening dav when, after being handy to the leaders throughout, he drew aw.iv in the straight to win decisively. Urination Improved on first-dav running to be a commendable second, while Advance Acre, who wa* finishing on on the first day. shaped like an Improver. Norse Lady, the favourite. wa< badly checked when her saddle slipped round her girth approaching the home bend. Royal Huntress and Orient Dawn were the first to Jump out. Advance Acre coming to the lead passing the stands from Little Ruse. Orient Dawn. Rronze c pear. Diversity, Erinatlon and Halle Roy. Orient Dawn ran to the front along the back and was followed here by Little Ruse. Bronze Spear. Advance Acre. Haile Boy. Erinatlon and Diversity. Little Ruse hit the front at the half-mile and here Haile Boy was right behind him in front of Orient Dawn. Advance Acre. Norse Lady. Erinatlon. Bronze '•pear and Boval Huntres*. There was little alteration In the order as they raced to the home turn. Halle Roy doing best in the run home to prevail by one and a-hair lengths from Erinatlon. with Advance Acre threequarters or a length awav. Little Ruse was fourth and then came orient Dawn. Roval Huntress. Norse Lady, Princess I u. Diversity and Bronze Spear. Time, 1.53. FLYING BTAKEB Of £150: 6 furs. 5 C—LADY .ACUSHLA. Mr J. D. Kenin’s gr m by Ho.vlake —Acushla, 4yrs. s.ii 3. mdually) 1 2—2— LOCH M:RF. Messrs cexton s and W. I. Taylor’s b g by v r e—\urJalian. 4yrs. 0.0 (J. F. Fergus) .. 2 6 S—GLENBEVAN, Messrs A. C. Jones and C. Mar wood's b g by Musketoon—Country Lady. Syrs. 8.7 J. Day) a Also started: 3—.3 Expellant. 9.0 j (Evans ; 4—B Full of Scotch. 9.0 McKenzie ; 9—lo Matser Ace. 9.0 Goulsi bro. ; to—li Fine ladv, 8.1 i (O. Medially*; 1— 1 Miss Ridicule, s.n Downing ; 7—9 Augment, 8.7 Midwood* a—t i Pertlnax, 8.7 McTavlsh/. 11—7 Surtov, 8.7 Messervy . I Winner trained by owner, otorohanga. ! Lady Acushla. improved bv her first ! day s running, scored her initial success when she came through halfway down to I win attractively from Loch Acre, who after being one of the leaders throughout Just failed to go on with it. Glenbevan. arter attempting to win from end to end tired In the last furlong. Loch Acre was the first to show out and he led along the back from Glenbevan. Fine l ady, Miss Ridicule. Augment and Master Ace. At the half-mile. Glenbevan had gone through to the lead and he was followed here by Loch Acre. Miss Ridicule, ladv Acushla. Master Are V 1 F ine l adv. Pacing to the turn. Clenhe\a:i had an advantage of fully .me and : half lengths over l o»*!i ; Acre With Miss Ridicule. Augment. Mister 'ere and Lady Acushla in that order. I ady I Acushla did best in the run home to win by balf-a length from Loch Acre With Glen - bevaii a neck away. Master Ace was fourth and then came Augment, .-urt<>\- ami l \ reliant. Time. 1.16 i-r>. C. A. CLARKE MEMORIAL CUP Of £2ioi; I mile and tr.o yards I s—B—Hl TANA. Mr J. Armstrong's rli g by Iluapapa—Librord, aged, 8.11 ( S. J. Tremain * \ 2—2— KILE A?lf, Mr P. Corbett's c r bv Mii.-ketooil—Mussie ,3yrs, M.n ij Evans) ' . . -» ; 9—9—rj.HURON. Dr. A. McGregor Grant's b h by Caeldon—lsalon, 4yrs. T.r *R. Markwick) 3 Also started: 7—7 Anion, 5.12, car. 8.9 (Gilchrist * ; 5—6 starbrlght. 8.7 (McKenzie); 4—3 First Gold Money, S.i r. Green); 1— 1 Hunting Pee. 8.3. car 7.12 (Cleaver): 3—4 silver Cloud. 8.2 Long ; 19—11 Agog. 7.9 D. Green:; 11 —l9 Nyola, 7.7 * Messervy * ; g—5 Racpata, 7.7, car. 7.2 J (Midwood). Winner trained by R. R. Savage, Te Awa mutu. llutana put up a solid performance in finishing on and heading Kilcash some 20 yards rrom the post and beating him in an exciting finish by a neck. Pleuron. who was well placed throughout was picking up to be right up third, while liaepata drew attention to his Immediate prospects by the manner in which he was finishing on. Anion, after setting the pace to the turn, Taded right out in the run home. Anion was followed early bv Hunting Bee, First Gold Money. Agog, Starbright, Nyola, Pleuron and Kilcash. Along the back Nyola had raced up behind Anion and this pair was followed by Pleuron, First Gold Money, Agog. Hunting Bee. -tarbright and Kilcash. Half-i-mile from home, there was no alteration in the leading quartette, but Kilcash and imported Ills position and at this stage was m front or Agog. Starbright and Hunting Bee. Anion Showed tile way into the -traight to Pleuron. Nyola. Kilcash. Hunting Roe and !Hu tana and in a fine finish llutana and k.l - I **ash DMjirht it out. the Dinner winning bv ! a neck from Kilcash with Pleuron a bead j away third. Haepata. finishing on, wafourth and then came Silver 1 1 bright, Agog and Hunting Roe. ime 1 :,t I 3-5. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP Of £350; 1 mile and luovda 1 Breturn's br g by Foxbndge—mi-s Egypt. 3yrs, 7.4, car. 7.0 (R. Markwick 1 4 4—KEN A. Mr K. L. Richards’ bg bv Musßetoon—Mi.* sit, aged. 3.3 \. C. Messervy « 2—3—THE DOZER. Mr J. J. Drozdowski’g b g by A'alette— Kukuriki, 4STS. 7.0. car. 7.i I. Lot Also started: 5—6 Ladv Montana s.r, car. 8.1 Midwood ; 6—5 ’Erlick. 7.12 o\ Evans ; 7—7 Saccone, 7.5. car. 7.1 Spinley); 3—2 Greek Queen. 7.1 Long ; s—3 Easter Heir. 7.0, car. 7.3 'Thomson'.. Winner trained by F. Smith, Takanlni. I Cornish, the favourite on opening dav, made amend* on this occasion when he finished attractively arter being well placed throughout, to win in- a tight finish with Kena, the first-day winner, and The Dozer. Greek Queen had every chance, but failed to go on with it in the straight. Greek Queen jumped out to lead past the I stands from Cornish. The Dozer, Kena, j Eastern Heir. Erlick. I ady Montana and ; Saccone. Kena hit the front as they went out of the straight and led along the back. 1 Just a shade in front of Greek Queen, j with The Dozer and Cornish on term* behind, in front of Eastern Heir. l ady Montana and Erlick. who were racing abreast, iwith Saccone following. Kena and dree; Queen were still together at the hair-mile, with Tlie Doze:- in close attendance in fr-mt <>r Cornish, l.adv Montana and Saccone. There was no alteration as they raced to | the home turn. Cornish and Kena fighting out a thrilling finish in which the r.i\ - ourite prevailed by a neck rrom Kena. with The Dozer hall-a-neck awav. Saccone . was fourth and then followed [.ady Monj tana. Erlick, Greek Queen and Eastern Heir, j Time, 1.50. AERO KING LEFT I OWNER S OBJECTION I Following llie running or the last race on the first day of the Rotorua Racing club’s meeting, a complaint wa* lodged bv the owner of Aero King. Mr c. M. Emanuel, against the starter 111 dispatching the lb-id without Ae! , King. Alter lieirmg evidence the judicial vumilttce decided to ac -p; the starter's explanation and take uu action.