ROTORUA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 February 1940, Page 9

ROTORUA

CUP GOES TO KENA. CORATO WINS TOURIST HANDICAP. ROTORUA, February 11. The first , day of the Rotorua Racing Club's annual meeting was held on Saturday in heavy rain. The track was in good order early in the day, but became progressively more holding as the rain continued. There was a good attendance, and the totalisator turnover for the day was £24,354, as against £28,647 last year. Results: — Pohutu Highweight Handicap. Im and 160yds: 3/3 Haile Boy, 10.8 1; 6/6 Norse Lady, 9.0 (Cleaver) 2; 1/2 Orient Dawn, 9.2 (Thomson) 3. Also started: 2/1 Midland; 4/4 Erination; 7/8 Advance Acre; Diversity; 5/5 Royal Huntress: 10/10 Simint; 9/9 Stokowski. Two lengths; one. Time, 1.53 4-5. Waimangu Stakes, weight-for-age. 6f: 1/1 Merry Vaals. 8.7 (Cameron) 1; 2/2 Pleuron. 9.0 (McTavish) 2; 6/8 Commemoration. 8.7 (Winder) 3. Also started: 15/15 Expellant; 14/13 British Isles; 3/3 Herbage; 16/16 Loch Acre; 5/7 Vaalsmac; 9/12 Ventre a Terre; 10/9 Bronze Spear; 6/5 Misora; 4/4 Miss Ridicule; 12/10 Augment; 8/6 Glenbevan; 11/11 Surtoy; 13/14 Douglas Hyde. Six lengths: three-quarters. Time, 1.15 1 -5. Mokoia Hack Handicap, 6f: 2/2 Sir Robin, 9.0 (Horne) 1: 3/4 Town Section, 8.8 (Winder) 2; 10/9 Kenneth Robert. 8.12 3. Also started: 9/10 Spearford: 8/8 Valerian: 4/3 Silver Cloud; 1/1 Pasture: 5/6 Sir Tommy: 6/5 Bronze Emerald; 7/7 Gazeful. Head each way. Time. 1.15 1-5. Rotorua Cup, l.{m and 180yds: 9/7 Kena (Messervy) 1; 4/1 King Rey, 9.0 (McKenzie) 2; 11/12 Namara, 8.0 (Cleaver) 3. Also started: 7/8 Lady Montana: 2/3 Jack Tar; 6/5 Erlick; 5/6 The Cardinal; 8/9 Brazilian; 10/10 Saccone; 1/2 Cornish; 3/4 Scotland; 4/1. Greek Queen; 12/11 Eastern Heir. Greek Queen and King Rey were bracketed. Foui- lengths; three-quarters. Time. 2.20 1-5. Hot Springs Handicap. Of: 1/1 Hunter’s Rose 8.7 (Markwick) I: 4/3 Little Ruse, 8.5 2; 3/4 Trig Station, 7.13 (Brown) 3. Also started: 2/2 Estro; 6/6 Ngawiri; 5/5 Kakarere; 8/8 Gazeful: 7/7 Lady Achusla; 9/9 Valrua. Neck each way. Time. 1.15. Geyser Hack Handicap. Im and 160 yds: 4/5 Hunting Bee, 7.6 (Cleaver) 1:

1/1 Kaspian, 8.0 (Gollop) 2; 2/3 First Gold Money, 8.2 (Evans) 3. Also started: 5/4 May Song; 3/2 Starbright: 7/7 Agog; 8/6 Raepata; 6/8 Nyola. Two lengths; one. Time, 1.55. Arawa Park Stakes Handicap, 51f: 6/6 Surpai. 7.0 (Cleaver) 1: 4/2 Paymaster. 7.2 (Midwood) 2; B'7 Valsome. 7.11 (Evans) 3. Also started; 2/4 Sir I.ysander; 7/8 Pantheist: 3/3 Fairfield; 16/10 Lord Waitangi; 9/9 Gay Widow; 1/1 Gold Money Song; 5/6 Silveyor. Head each way. Time. 1.12 2-5. Tourist Handicap, 6f: 3/5 Corato. 8.0 (Green) 1; 6/6 Noitaro, 7.8 (Cleaver) 2; 1/1 Games, 7.9 (Thomson) 3. Also started; 4/3 Tosh: 7/8 Trilliarch; B'7 Anion; 2/2 Aero King: 9/9 Cappy; 5 4 Penzance. Two lengths; half a length. Time, 1.15 1-5. Apprentice Suspended. For causing interference to Amigo and Footloose in the Flying Handicap at the Egmont meeting on Thursday, the apprentice V. Dye. rider of Gold Dale, has been suspended for one month. Dye came into prominence at the Taranaki holiday meetings with eight wins and many placings over four days.