SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1921, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACES AT ROTORUA. WOODY GLEN WIN) X.HE CUP, By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hamilton, Last Night. The Rotorua races were held to-day in fine weather before a large attendance. The totalisator handled £36,830, an increase of £15,673 compared with last year. Results: — HACK HURDLES—Lady Lyddita 1, Sea Deil 2, Capsol 3. Scratched: Lombardy, Astray, Irish Land. Won by four lengths. Time, 4min. 4 2-ssec. HOT SPRINGS HANDICAP.—Knighton 1, Brodick 2, Subwdy 3. Scratched: Morrin, Abbey, Foxglove, Lucy French, St. Waipa, Tui Clive. Won by a nose. Time, Imin 15sec. ROTORUA CUP.—Woody Glen 1, Starland 2, Jtockfield 3. Scratched: Esthonia, Tinopai, Prince Charleroi. Won by half a length, two lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 6 2)ssec. WAIMANGU HANDICAP. Dead Sweet 1, Tinokaha and Oak Abbey dead heat 2. Scratched: Golden Bubble, Infante, Regent, Bang, Lady Lilac, Thora. i Won by a neck. Time, 1 2 l-ssec. HACK WELTER HANDlCAP.—Nunerrant 1, Some Fashion 2, Penona 3. Scratched: Forest Gold, Master Rohan. Won by one and a quarter lengths. Time, Imin 41 4-ssec.

MOKOIA HANDICAP.—Knighton 1, Awareta 2, Lucy French 3. Scratched: Arch Carreno, Gurenerel, Tui Clive, Warnui. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, Imin 29 2-ssec. ARAWA PARK HANDICAP.—GoId Plane 17 Bezant 2, Ohinewairua 3. The only other starter was Prince Rufus. Won by a short head. Time, Imin. 42 3-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP.—Queen Abbey 1, Elsie Aroha 2, Infante 3. Scratched: Esthonia, Bang, Merry Nell, Abberfield. Won by half a length. Time, Imin. 4 l-ssec. » TURF TOPICS. • (By Moturoa.”) Wellington Cup to-day. Foxtofi Cup on Saturday Taranaki weights are due on Monday. J'irbt Salute is in tll-e boom at present. Maniahera has done well since the Manawatu meeting.

The Derby winner, Duo, has been nominated for the Sydpey Gold Cup. An exchange states that after racing at the Taranaki meetings Gloaming will go to ’Stralia. Tommy Rot is touched in the wind, but every time he gets out in a five furlongs race he is very hard to catch. Wellington papers prefer 80-Peep for the Anniversary Handicap, but the office boy is putting his five bob on Pente, and the writer is a bit with him. Punters wijl be right up against it when they come to tackle the Ruapehu Handicap to-day, but the winner may come frpm Automoana, Militaire and Strategy. Down in Wellington they will have nothing but Statuette in the Telegraph Handicap, but she will have to do something above the average to stall off Warplane in the last furlong. Gray’s horsemanship counts for a lot around turns, but in a straight six he will have little on a vigorous horseman like George Clarke. Rational is engaged in the Wellington Stakes. That is all.