LATE SPORTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 February 1940, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

TODAY’S MEETINGS EVENTS AT ROTORUA. lIIGIIWETGHT WON BY HAILE BOY ROTORUA. This Day. The first day of the Rotorua Racing Club's annual meeting opened today with light rain falling. There was a good attendance of the public and the .track was in excellent order. Results:— POHUTU HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP 1 mile and 160yds. 3/3 Haile Boy. 10.8 (Ferguson) .... 3 6/6 Norse Lady, 9.0 (Cleaver) 2 1/2 Orient Dawn, 9.2 (Thompson) 3 Scr —Starbright, Vitement, Australian Star. Flashing Spear, Floodlight, Wapaugh. Won by 2 lengths; one. Timo. 1.53 4-5. EGMONT HEAVY RAIN EXPERIENCED. STUDENT PRINCE SCORES IN HURDLES. HAWERA, This Day. The second day of the Egmont Racing Club's meeting opened in heavy rain. The track is very soft. The attendance is good. Results: — OKAIAWA HURDLES.' Dm. 2/2 Student Price. 10.5 1 4/4 First Chapter. 9.12 2 3/3 Race Boy, 9.2 3 Scratched: Disturbed, Miss Appellant. Won by four lengths; one length. Time,'2.sB 1-5. MEREMERE HANDICAP. 7 fur. Silver Gift. 8.0 1 Ripple, 7.13 2 Scr—Miss Clipper, Bidens. Gitana Lass. GORE KING’S CHORUS SALUTES JUDGE. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. INVERCARGILL. This Day. The Gore Racing Club’s meeting is being held today. Results:— oGORE HIGHWEIGHT, BJf. 8/7 Silkwood, 9.9 1 2/2 Merry Simon, 9.4 2 1/1 Royal Style, 9.13 3 Scratched: Atuarere. Won by a neck; two lengths. Time, 1.54. The winner paid almost half a century. LONGFORD HACK. 6 fur. King’s Chorus, 8.4 1 Pink Board, 8.2 2 Counterlunch, 8.3 3 Scr—Verdure, Baitruin. Won by a length; a nock. Time, 1.17. RACING IN AUSTRALIA NEWMARKET HANDICAP. AJAX AND DELMESTOR WITHDRAWN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, Noon.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Ajax and Delmestor have been withdrawn from the Newmarket Handicap.