DIAGANO GOES WELL

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 51, 29 August 1934, Page 6

DIAGANO GOES WELL

GOOD TRIAL AT HAWERA

(Special from "Limited.")

HAWERA, August 28.

A- contingent of over twenty Haweratrainecl horses leaves tomorrow morning for J^ew Plymouth to take part at the Combined Hunt Clubs' Meeting, to be held on Thursday and Saturday. Although many of the horses will be facing the barrier after a good lapse of time, several are forward enough to give good accounts of themselves. ■

■ Taranaki sportsmen will be pleased to learn that Caries is to race in his old colours, arrangements having been completed transferring the interests of the game little Nigger Mtustrel gelding to Mrs. Kobert Hicks. ,

The semi-final gallops for the meeting were performed on Saturday. The outside of the course proper was used with the peg 3 33ft out. . The course was heavy and cut up freely, times being necessarily slow. ': ..."'■■

Carfes and Taitoru -were first out and galloped five furlongs, Carfex finishing a length, in front iv lmin 12^2sec. "

The two maidens Colossal and Eara occupied 42see over three furlongs. Colossal is fairly well seasoned and finished on the more strongly.

, Flower Bag, looking an improved horse, was given a working gallop over a round, striding out in fine style.

Diagano again shaded Aga Khan in a gallop over five furlongs covered in lmin 12 3-ssec. Diagano appeared to handle the going comfortably.

Silk" Sox is doing good track work and beat Benedictine decisively over six furlongs in lmin 29see. Friesland had no difficulty in beating R->se Ray over half a mile in 58sec. . .

After "leading for three furlongs Harvest Mood completely failed to handle the heavy going,'and the hunter Cynical Kid beat him home by a length in a gallop over:five furlongs covered in linin 12% see. Cynical Kid's effort was an- attractive pna aiid draws attention to his prospects at New Plymouth. • ', Sandlark, alone, sprinted half a mile iri 59sec. St. Clara finished a ■ couple of lengths in fi'ont of Crennatown over seven furlongs in lmin 48sec. 1 'Ashes was given a working gallop over a round." The Tiger was given only trot^ ting, and cantering exercise. Kaiterernaj occupied lmin 14% sec over five furlongs. : March Alone (I..Tucker) and Kaola (A. Gilmer") gave an excellent exhibition over four of the ■ steeplechase fences. _ March; Alone hasmaide improvement in his jumping, but Kaola stuck determinedly to him and the; pair finished together over the last fences with plenty of pace on.. Qnewhetu. who has been idle for a day or'two owing to being kicked by a stablemate, may be taken up .for Saturday s racing..