WORK AT HASTINGS

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 153, 25 March 1938, Page 17

WORK AT HASTINGS

Dominion Special Service. Hastings, March 24. Very heavy fog this morning, which did not clear until after 8 o’clock made the timing of many gallops al:n ost 1 possible. Two days’ ram have made the various tracks in perfect order, a "| matter how dry weather is within the next week the going cannot be Laid for the cup meeting with such a splendid sole of grass on the course proper. ‘Quake and Allmetic registered 38 ioi three furlongs, both going solidly. Mahutai, who will race on the second day at Awapuni, showed decided improvement to run once round in L49t- **- was accompanied-by Master Cyklon. -ine latter was doing his task very east 7 and it has now been decided that he y, ill race on the opening day at Awapuni. Hunting Mint and Tauparau aPP ea ’’ed to finish very strongly at the end ot hie furlongs, but were not timed. A greatly improved filly is. Hunter s Eve, who impressed in a short sprint. She will not race at Hastings until the second day. . , , Short Circuit was going very easily to finish with Poverty Bay at the end ot four furlongs. Short Circuit is galloping well. , . The juveniles, Red Shoes and Eletra. pleased in a sprint. Both these unraeed youngsters in Cameron’s stable look like making good. _ . ■ . Haile Selassie gained friends for tomorrow’s maiden race by sprinting halt a mile in 50. He could have done betran half a mile in 52}, with Le Toquet going a second better. Master Contact and Black Frost were in that order at length intervals after a round run in 1.43}.