Rotorua Cup Won by Armacourt

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 38, 15 February 1937, Page 4

Rotorua Cup Won by Armacourt

TOURIST HANDICAP TO CROONING. TOTALISATOR INCREASE £5884. Per Press Association. ROTORUA, Last Night. The Rotorua Racing Club’s annual meeting opened to-day in fair weather although passing showers made the conditions at times unpleasant. The track was slightly holding. There was a good attendance and the totalisator handled £25,058 10s as against £19,174 10s on the first day last year, .there being an increase of £5884. Results: POHUTU HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP, of £150; 1 mile and 130 yards. 1-2 CALCUTTA, 10.2 (Day) .... 1 7-7 English Night, 9.0 (Baker) .. 2 6-6 Diacquedoon, 9.1 (Gilmer) .. 3 Won by three lengths; a neck. Time, 1.51 2-5.

Also started: 8-10 Keith Lu, 5-5 Valpai, 4-4 Lilbert, 30-8 Master Musk, 3-3 Modern Maid, 2-1 Bonstar, 11-11 Miss Musketoon, 9-9 Swift Spear. WAIMUNGU STAKES, of £130; 6 furlongs.

1-1 JACK TAR (Wiggins) .... 1 4-4 Haile Boy (McLaughlin) .. 2 7-7 Lady Meath (Goulsbro) .... 3 Also started; 8-8 Aces Up, 5-5 Urehlaw, 3-3 Very Glad, 6-0 Tralee Rose, 2-1 Kaepata. Half a length oach way. Time, 1.37. MOKOIA HACK SWEEPSTAKE, with £l4O added; 6 furlongs and 30 yds. 2:2 LADY DIANk, 8.6 (Goulbbro) 1 ' 7-8 Valrent, 8.6 (Mclnally) .. .. 2

5-4 Prince Rangi, 7.8 (Horne) .. 3 Also started: 4-5 Palustre, 6-6 Professional, 3-3 Racemosus, 8-7 Killadar, 9-9 Ford Acre, 1-1 Glen Abb, 10-10 British Isles.

Won by one and a-quarter lengths; neck. Time, 1.17 1-5.

ROTORUA CUP, of £340 and £3O trophy; !£ miles.

4-4 ARMACOURT, 8.0 (Cameron) 1 3-3 Lagoon, 8.11 (Preston) .... 2 6-6 Miss Lu, 8.7 (Horne) 3 > Also started: 2-2 Dark Shadow, 5-5 Sinking Fund, 1-1 Tybalt, 8-8 Gay Broney, 9-9 Kilberis, 7-7 Sergia. Won by one and a-quarter lengths; head. Sinking Fund fourth. Time, 2.8 J.

HOT SPRINGS HANDICAP, of £130; 6 furlongs and 30 yards.

2- STRATHIRE, 9.2 (Goldfinch) 1 3- Tidewaiter, 7.9 (Wiggins) .. 2 5- Racing Lady, 7.7 (Darrick) .. 3 Also started: 1-1 Raepata, 6-6 Shining Spear, 10-10 Queen Lu, 9-8 Erlick, 7-9 Inquisitor, 8.7 Maugakowhai, 4-4 Ngakuru, 12-12 Spear Lassie, 11-13 Smiling Thru. GEYSER HACK HANDICAP, of £140; 1 mile and 130 yards. 2-2 SURVOY, 8.6 (C. Goulsbro) . 1 4- Racemosus, 8.3 (Winder) ~ 2 6- Valpai, 8.9 (Horne) **.*.. 3 Also started: 1-1 Respectful, 5-4 Poker Face, 5-5 Lady Siegfried, 8-7 Erination, 7-8 Lady England. Half a head; half a length. Time, 1.51. ARAWA PARK STAKES, of £130; 5 furlongs. 2-1 TRILLIARCH, 8.6 (McKenzie) 1 7- Miss To Koura, 8.5 (C. L. Goulsbro .... 2 5- May Song, 9.4 (McLaughlin) 3 Also started: 5-5 Airam, 1-2 Tavern Song, 8-8 Lone Flier, 4-4 Son of the Soil, 6-5 Raceline, 9-9 Town Section. Won by a head; half a length. Time, 1.2 3-5. TOURIST HANDICAP, of £200; 6 furlongs and 30 yards. 6- CROONING, 8.1 (Murray) .. 1 8- Mungacre, 7.13 (Tremain) .. 2 5-3 Solaria, 7.12 (Fearn) ...... 3 Also started: 2-6 Triune, 1-1 Boughal, 10-10 Pukeko, 4-5 Bellkyrian, 12-12 King Ford, 11-11 Tin Lap, 3-2 King Neptune, 9-9 Lady Ruler, 7-7 Rulette. Won by a neck. Time, 1.16 3-5. ROTORUA ACCEPTANCES. The following acceptances have been received for to-day’s programme:— TARAWERA HIGH WEIGHT, of £150; 1 mile and 130 yards.—Calcutta 10.13, Valpai 10.11, Killadar 10.4, Modern Maid 9.9, English Night 9.5, Foker Face 9.2, British Isles, Erination, Lady England, Miss Musketoon, Swift Spear 9.0. FLYING STAKES, of £130; 6 furlongs.—liaille Boy, Llangollen, Erlick, Aces Up 9.0, Racing Lady, Taiaha 8.12, Spear Lassie 8.11, Inquisitor, Tidewaiter 8.5, Lone Flier, Susan 8.4, Miss Te Koura 8.2, Lady Meath 7.11. OHINEMUTU HACK CUP, of £175 and Sweepstake; 1 mile and 130 yards. —Respectful 9.9, Survoy 9.1, Huskie, Lady Diana 9.0, Racemosus 8.11, Professional 8.8, Lilbert 8.1, Prince Rangi 7.9, Lady Siegfried, Poker Face, Royal Nation 7.7. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £245; 1 mile and 130 yards.—Velocipede 9.3, Sinking Fund 8.11, Armacourt, Crooning, Tybalt 8.10, Miss Lu 8.8, Gay Broney 7.12, Wait and See 7.8, Kilberis, Sergia 7.7. RENNIE STAKES, of £130; 5 furlongs. —May Song 9.6, Airam 8.13, Miss Te Koura 8.10, Tavern Song 8.8, Miss Mestor 8.5, Lone Flier 8.4, Son of the Soil 8.1, High Spear 7.10, Town Section 7.7. BOROUGH HANDICAP, of £190; 6 furlongs and 30 yards.—Triune 9.1, Boughal, Mungacre 8.4, Solaria, Pukeko 8.0, Bellkyrian 7.11, Prince Ven 7.9, Lady Diana, Lady Ruler, Rulette 7.7. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of £130; 6 furlongs and 30 yards.—Strathire 9.13, Shining Spear 8.4, Haille Boy, Tidewaited S.O, Racing Lady, Vory Glad 7.10, Inquisitor, Maungakowhai, Ngakaru, Queen Lu, Tralee Rose, Kena, Ureklaw 7.7. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £160; 1 mile.—Triune 9.5, Tybalt 9.0, Wait and See 7.12, Rulette, Ureklaw, Tin Lap 7.7. TROTTING FIXTURES. February 27: Kaikoura T.C. February 27: Roxburgh T.C. March 5,6: Invercargill T.C. March 6: Wellington T.C. March 13, 20: Wanganui T.C. March 27, 29: Hawera T.C. March 27, 31: N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. April 3: Taranaki T.C.

WOODVILLE REHANDICAUS The following rehaudicaps have been declared by Mr. J. E. Henrys for the first day of the Woodville autumn meeting: President’s Handicap (hack), of 7 furlongs: Sansfoy 51bs. to carry 9.6, Royal Minstrel (51bs.) 7.13. County Handicap (hack), 6 furlongs: Sansfoy (slbs.) 9.7, Colleen Gain (31bs.) 7.10. NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB. FIRST DAY NOMIN4TIONS. The Napier Park Racing Club has received very fine nominations for the autumn meeting, which is to be held on March 4 and 6, and there is every reason to believe that the club wiil have a successful meeting with splendid racing. The list for the first day ia as under:— OMARANUI HIGH WEIGHT; miles.—Tareha, Lady Wessex, Royal Routine, Curie, Monarchy, Lord Hereford, Jazz King, Summerhill, Count Willonyx, Red Rufus. ESK HACK HANDICAP; 6 furlongs. —Quake, Tupai, Royal Solo, Royal Minstrel, Rustem, Hunters’ Morn, Pirima, Taupiri, Asset, Mahaanui, Blygain, Hunting Spy, Tycoon, Hinepit, Silver River, Jazz Boy, Mohua, Helios, Recitation De Friend, Hunting Step. SAPLING STAKES HANDICAP; 5 furlongs.—Mary Rose, Only One, Star Lad, Screen Star, Day Cloak, Ensiii, Mahutai, Pullamore, Etzel, Money Raid, Airini, Golden Memory, Son and Heir. NAPIER CUP; II miles.—King’s Lancer, Inheritance, Tareha, Lady Wessex, Patter, Black Fox, Royal Solo, Tractile, Wananga, Lucuilus La 6, Ma liaanui, Gay Hunter, Trailer, Soho, Blue Garter. MAIDEN SCURRY; 5 furlongs.— -Agog, Triumph, Tainui, Patter, Black Fox, Claver Court, King’s Hope, Allin etic,Nereus, Gay Step, Asset, Charles Hugo, Gaelic Song, Hinepit, Top Hat, Grey Molly, Gironde, Hunting Crop, Nelumbo. AUTUMN HANDICAP; 7 furlongs. —Sir Nigel, Sansfoy, Lavina, Pennycomequick, Hatuma, Hunting Mars, Passion Flower, Snowball. REDCLYFFE HACK HANDICAP; 1 mile.—Appendage, Silver River, Wananga, Lucuilus Lad, Trailer, Blue Garter, Hamarin, Parry, Mon Ace, Ralphyllis, Agog. The four-year-old boy, perched on his lather’s knee in the crowded bus, looked hard at the stout, gaudily-dressed woman as she bustled in and edged herself into the only seat left. Then ho turned to his mother. “Mum,” he said loudly, “it’s a lady.” “Hush, dear,” said his mother, “wo know it is.’ 'The little boy looked puzzled. “But, mummy,” he shrilled, “you just said to Dad: ‘Whatevcr’s this object coming in T’ ”