MEETING CONCLUDES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 150, 17 February 1932, Page 6

MEETING CONCLUDES

POSTFGNED SECOND DAY'S PROGRAMME COMPLETED TOTE RECEIPTS DROP SPEEDMINT WINS PRESIDENT'S AND TEA CHAT, BOROUGH HANDICAP The Kotorua Racing Club's annual meeting was concluded yesterday in showery weather. Early in the day, the weather was fair though cloudy, but intermittent showers fell from the third race onward until the close of the day, when the evening was again fine. The attendance was fair, though necessarily interfered with as the result of Saturday's postponement and the consequent alteration in plans of local residents. Some fine racing was witnessed, but scratchings were again numerous and the fields were small. As expected, the totalisator returns showed a heavy decline upon last year. The figures for the day were £7,095, as against £13,142 for the corresponding day at the previous meeting. This gives a total of £17,721 10s, in comparison with £29,041 10s last year, a decrease of £11,680. ' 0

There was a full field to face the starter in the opening race of the day, the Tarawera Highweight handicap. Pateena started favourite and gave her supporters a really good run for their nioney. She led the field the whole way until the turn into the straight, when Welcome Boy made his run followed hy Great Emblem and Good Idea, leaving the filly in fourth place. Flying Stakes Silene went out first favourite for the Flying Stakes carrying £150 from Last Lap with £135. The mare got well away and made the running for the greater part of the distance, "but Last Lap was always handy and made his run successfully on approaching the straight. The Ohinemutu Hack Cup saw Knight of Australia start favourite With Lady Lulu and Teels next in order. Holly Holm, Good Idea, Pateena, Excella Tea and Mia Stella did not face the starter. Heavy rain fell just before the start, but the shower lifted as the race was started on time. Teels made the running through the greater part of the race and finished well. Knight of Australia's showing was not as good as expected. President's Handicap Speedmint, who went out favourite in the President's Handicap, ran one of the best races of the day and secured her victory over Paganelli by a remarkably fine run up the straight. She had to make up a lot of ground, too, having a poor place in the opening stages of the race. The unexpected happened in the Rennie Stakes, when Master Brierly scored over Tin Lap and Welcome Lu. These two horses who had been racing in close company throughout, with Master Brierly lying third, left an opening at the entrance to the straight and the gelding shot through r^id won easily. Electric Handicap Transaction was the only scratching in the Electric Handicap. The rest faced the barrier with Searcher carrying £220 and Valpia £195. Mononatui was next favoured with £162. Arch Eagle did not show up prominently until the closing stages of the race when he got through and put in a fine run up the straight to win by a head from Silene. The public showed a marked preference for Tea Chat in the Borough Handicap and entrusted him with £658, the largest amount placed upon any horse during the day. Tradesman, the second favourite, carried only £163. Tea Chat practically had command of the race all the way. Although Homelight made a bold bid to capture the Farewell Handicap in a small field of three, Flying Prince proved himself possessed of too much speed at the end of the distance and won a good race with going to spare. Results are as follows: — TARAWERA HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP. Of £100; 1 mile. 4 — WELCOME Boy. Mr G. Earl's b g, 6yrs. Feramorz-Marble Arch Mare, 9.0 (Thomson) , 1 3— GREAT EMBLEM. Mr. F. Doherty's br g, 4yrs. Emble-matic-Tarlillian. 10 6 (H. Dulieu) - 2 — GOOD IDEA. Mr -T M. Buchanan's ch m, 5yrs Quin AbbeyMountain Dream, 9.12 (MeRae) 3 Also started: 1 Pateena, 9.12 (L. Dulieu) ; 5 Holly Holm. 10.3 (Gilmer) ; 8 .Wako King. 9.3 (Brady) ; 6 Homelight, 9.0 (Tinker) ; 7 Mia Stellr 9.0 (Turner) . From a good start Pateena wa:' first past the stand closely associated with Holly Holm, Wako King, Welcome Boy. Down the back of the course Pateena was still showing the way with Holly Holm, Good Idea, and Great Emblem close handy. Acros? the top the order of the leaders was Pateena, Welcome Boy and Great Emblem. On entering the straight Welcome Boy came to the front, to win from Great Emblem by a length. with Good Idea three lengths away third. Time, 1.42 4-5. FLYING STAKES. Of £85; 6 furlongs. 2— LAST LAP. Mr. W. Casey's br g, 4yrs. Lapidary-Quin Abbev mare, 9.0 (H. Tinker) 1 1— SILENE. Mr. P. W. Scally's b m, 4yrs. Cyllene MooreQuest. 8.11 (R. Bagby) 2 3 — MOMONATUI. Mr P. E. Brenan's ch g, 5yrs. Bisogne-Cule-bra, 9.0. (K. Voitre) 3 Also started: 4 Transaction, 8.11 (Rowan) ; 5 Valorous Knight, 9.0 (R Vincent) . At the start Silene was best away and down the back led Last Lap, Valorous Knight, Momonatui and Trans.action strung out. On the bend into the straight Last Lap came into the lead and held his place comfortably up the straight winning from Silene by three lengths, Momonatui ar eciual distance away third. Time, 1.16 2-5. OHINEMUTU HACK CtTP HANDICAP. Of *100: 1 mfe. 3 TFFLS. *-*r U. F. Uhvvs yanw m.itch. 7.1. (Cffliwr) 1 4 — ALLOY. Mr. W. ti. MariiV: __^_br_g, 5yrs. Thcspian-Bronze

1— KNIGHT OF AUSTRALIA. Mr. F. Rose's br g, 3yrs, 7.10 (Craig) 3 Also started: 2 Lady Lulu, 7.8 (Voitre) ; Hiata, 7.12 (Cammick) ; 6 Illuminagh, 7.1 (McRae) ; 7 Shelley 7.3 (Murray) . Lady Lulu was away at the start, but across the top of the course Teels and Hiata were in the lead upon even terms with Lady Lulu and Knight of Australia handy. The order was more or less maintained until the bend into the straight was reached when Teels took charge, followed by Alloy and Knight of Australia and passed the post with a length to spare. A bare head separated the second and third horses. Time, 1.43 2-5. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP. Of £150; 1 mile. 1 — SPEEDMINT. Mr. A. Courtney's br f, 3yrs. Catmint-Ser-ita Thurnham, 7.3: (Voitre) .... 1 2— PAGANELLI. Messrs, R. W. Roberts and W. J. Carroll's br g, aged. Lord Quex-Ringdove 9.8 (Mclnally) 2 5— KARANGAPAI. Mr. H. T. Dagnall's b g, 4yrs. Peach Brandy-Star Attraction, 7.2 (Gilmer) 3 Also started: 3 Sir Mond, 4 Grand Spirit. Paganelli was first away followed by Grand Spirit, Karangapai, Sir Mond and Speedmint, the latter being well behind the leaders. Around the back of the course Paganelli was still in the lead with Grand Spirit, Karangapai, Sir Mond and Speedmint handy and this order was practically maintained across the back when Speedmint commenced to move up and at the turn into the straight she was lying third. She then put in her challenge to Karangapai, who had headed Paganelli and scored a fine victory by three-quarters of a length, ! a neck separating the second and third. Time, 1.41 4-5. RENNIE STAKES Of £85; 5 furlongs. 2— MASTER BRIERLY. Mr. R. B. Hines' ch g, 2yrs. Muske-toon-Lady Brierly, 7.7 (Voitre) 1 1 — TIN LAP. Mr. J. Whitten's br f, 2yrs. Lapidary-Multini, 8.9. (McTavish) 2 3— WELCOME LU. Mrs. F. M. Reilly's blk f, 2yrs. LucullusLady Birdwood, 8.1 (Parsons) 3 These were the only starters. Welcome Lu was the first to get away closely followed by Tin lap, Master Brierly two lengths away. Around the back the order was maintained, but at the bend into the straight, Master Brierly seized an opoortunity to shoot past on the rails and galloped home an easy winner by three lengths, one length separating second and third. Time, 1.22 2-5. ELECTRIC HANDICAP Of £65; 6 furlongs. 7 — ARCH EAGLE. Mr. N. D. S. Rumney's b g, aged. Archies-town-Glen Papu, 7.7 (Chandler) 1 "*• — SILENE. Mr. P. W. Scally's br m, 4yrs. Cyllene MoreQuest, 8.7 (Craig) 2 -> — VALPAI. Mr. E. L. Collins' ch g, 5yrs. Valkyrian-Whine-pai, 7.0 (McRae) 3 Also started: 1 Seacher, 9.5 (McTavish) ; 4 London, 8.5 ((jonnor) ; 3 Momonatui, 7.5 (Voitre) ; 5 Royal Manu, 7.0 (Cammick) ; Excella Tea * 0 (Gilmer) ; Winter Boy, 8.5 ^m'gus) . Royal Menu was first away from •ha barrier followed by Silene. At he back of the course Royal Menu. Silene, Valpai, Momonatui and London were making the running. On the bend into the straight Valpai and Silene were on even terms with London, Royal Menu and Momonatui handy. Arch Eagle then commenced to come through and fought his way up the straight to beat Silene by a head with Valpai a head away. Time, 1.16 2-5. BOROUGH HANDICAP Of £110; 6 furlongs. 1— TEA CHAT. Mr. B. E. Hart's ch g, 3yrs. Tea Tray-Philo-mela. 8.3 (T. Green) 1 5 — GOLD DAY. Mr. D. Jackson's ch g, 4yrs, 8.8 (Bagby) 2 2 — TRADESMAN. Mr. H. T. Reilly's blk g, 4yrs. RacefulLady Birdwood, 8.7 (L. Dulieu) 3 Also started: 3 Lucky Alice, 7.11 ( Chandler) ; 4 Karangapai, 7.10 UJorne) ; 6 Ruling Chief, 7.7 (Bent'ey) . Tea Chat got away at the barrier, followed by Gold Day, Karangapai, Tradesman and Ruling Chief handy and this order was maintained to the bend into* the straight, Tea Chat winning comfortably by a length a neck separately the other two horses. Time, 1.161. " ~ FAREWELL HANDICAP. Of £100; 7 furlongs and 80yds. !— FLYING PRINCE. Mr. E. H. Cucksey's b h, 5yrs. Flying Rrnfr-Vanga, 8.9 (Voitre) 1 ; ttomeLIGHT. Mr C. Mason's ; Flumination-Fan-iiv Homer, 7.0 (McRae) ...... 2 2- SIR MOND. Hon. E. W. Alison's b g, 6yrs. Seremond-