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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 13 December 1927, Page 7

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WAIPA MEETING. RE-HANDICAPS MADE. (by telegraph—press association.) AUCKLAND, Deo. 13. Re-liandicaps tor tne Waipa Racing Club’s annual meeting at Te Awamutu .on Saturday aire : Pirongia Hurdles.—Lord Star 11.7> lvihikiiu Handicap—Day Guard 9.1. Drakauj Hack. —Abbey Day 9.5, High. Roc;© 9.1, Flitter 8.5. r lying Handicap.—Maoroom 7.6. Uliaupo Handicap.—Day Guard 8.11, Abbey Day 7.7. AUSTRALIAN HORSES FOR NEW NEW ZEALAND. Jl CABLE -PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received 11.15 a.m. to-day. SYDNEY, Dec. 1-3. { Mr. P. Riddle, a trotting owner and I trainer, is leaving for New Zealand on Friday, taking Tne Slieik, Happy Rosa and Native x'rinec. The Sheik is engaged in the Auckland Uup. HAWFiIiA TRACK NOTES AND TOPICS. (By “Limited-”) The .weather, , tnougn threatening, kept fin© until important work was finished on"tne course this morning, rue plough, track was in excellent order and ail last work was accomplished thereon. Bis ox was hast to gallop, going jsiix furlongs hy herself jn. 1.19 2-5. With a moir;3- vigorous rider Bisox would have clone better.

Onward did Raff pace work, and San Fera worked a couple of rounds at a good solid pax©. Rairryanda beat Pink Rose over five furrongs, run in 1.5. 1-5 ■Qrcudes and IVhysogne went well together over .half a mile in 50 2-5. Killock and. isovena did a good, working gallop over seven furlongs in 1.35 2-5.

Royal Acre finished in front of Glengaiulf over four- fur.ongs in oLsecs. Fermanagh, was given a round of good pace work, Troilus being allotted similar work. Bonogne. ran half” a mile by himself in 53secs.

i ,vo aid a splendid work out oyer seven furlongs. Jienzora went with her for five furlongs, the pair registering 1.3. Vivo continuing on and finish.ng the full journey in 1.30. The Lani b was responsible for a good mile, being joined by Silent at the five funion,a post. He ran bis mile out in 145. ; Reremoana, by himself, galloped four furlongs in 50seos. Bright Glow and Eka were restricted to strong pace work, and Paitona, who has freshened up nicely, was not atskpd to go against the watch. _ ' Lady Desmond and Euphonium, went seven furlongs, finishing together in 1.314. Silver Rule, Golden Flower and a number of other two-year-olds were exercised, on the youngsters’ track. Royal Flight, Green Acre and Kawakina finished in that order in a halfmile sprint in Shsecs. Mountain Bell, the hurdle mare, siicwed ,groat dash in poking her nose in front of Black Odin and* Pop Off in a flutter over three furlongs, run in 38secs Poteen, ridden by Chaplin, was given a round of the schooling hurdles, jumpincr satisfactorily. Silvermine, in charge of his trainer, left bv train this morning for Auckland. His mission is the Railway Handicap and other spirant races at the Christmas meeting. During J. Brown’s absence Stan McCormac will superintend the rust of that trainer’s team. S Reid’s apprentice, J. Gunn, will: ride Silver Rule in the Palmerston % Cleaver is located at Normanby po-ain having Rovail Flight and Poteen —two of Mr W. Schollum’is horses,' under his care. T. Chaplin .is here also ■o do the riding on the hurdler Poteen-