MAIDEN DEAD HEAT

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22313, 24 April 1947, Page 4 (Supplement)

MAIDEN DEAD HEAT

KEEN H.B. TUSSLE (Herald Correspondent.) The Tomoana Electric Handicap, the race for maideners at time of starting, resulted in a dead heat between Nighten'a and Hostility at the Hawke’s Bay meeting on Saturday. Hostility was always in the first two from the fall of the flag and in a great tussle hung on long enough to divide the major honours. Some few months ago she was purchased by the Hastings lady-owner. Mrs. E. Selby, mainly for stud purposes later. Hostility is by the Blandford horse Solicitor General from Rival Shot bv the N.Z. Derby winner. Winning Hit from Rivalry, by Antagonist from Equipment, by Martian from Tomorrow, by Bill o’Portland from Elusice by Trenton from the imported mare. Elusis. so has the right background. So far on the turf she has not been a paying proposition, her only placing previously this season being at the Poverty Bay summer fixture. Nightena, who divided first place with Hostility, was fifth last week when 5-5 in the betting. This time Nightena was made the both way favourite and very -nearly won the day. Blank Cheque, winner of the first day’s hack seven, ran a fair race with 9.5. but found that impost on top of the heavy going too much of a handicap. He was always in a good and forward running position, but over the last furlong weight told its tale. He was giving away 211 b to the two deadheaters which finished ahead of him. Bonnie Fair, a winner on the opening day, was ridden by an inexperienced and unsuccessful horseman, while Merciful, after being near the van for about half a mile, closed up at the business end of the seven furlongs. Hawke’s Bay and Lorenzo had every show, but were not good enough. Run Bahadur, with the services of W. J. Broughton, did a little better to weigh-in fourth. Paulus was never in the call. The Poverty Bay owned Gondolino, by Hazrat from Gold Sac (Hunting Song-Golconda), having her first race and ridden by an experienced boy, raced greenly as expected. Abbey Dornie, a chestnut four-year-old gelding by Lang Bian from Abbey's Only, showed improvement by finishing on to occupy fifth position. This was only his second effort,