FINAL GALLOPS

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12434, 30 April 1926, Page 10

FINAL GALLOPS

TRAINING AT HASTINGS Per Press Association. HASTINGS, April 29. The weather was fine for training operations on the Hastings tracks this morning, and some good gallops were reeistered before breakfast. Rapine ran six furlongs on the plough. I Star Stranger did a mile in Imin 40 > sec. I Reremoana, working by himself, cover- j ed five furlongs in lmin 3sec. j Grand Knight did a couple of circuits. ' Automne : and Lady Joyce together went . once round at a fast clip. % Kahumanu was the first out after breakfast, going two rounds! on the out-j side of the course proper, and finishing up the last three furlongs at top. General Carrington and Jubilee together went 'two circuits at half-pace. Wairipo strode out well, over two circuits. Wilmoreana was sent ot.ee sound at a solid pace. Plain Sailing went a circuit, sprinting home the last four furlongs. Serenade and Vivo hopped ofl! at four furlongs, cutting out the distance in 52 2-sser, and finishing together. Killoch, going well, went once round in lmin 41 2-ssec. Suspicion and Coot did a useful gallop once round on the lower plough. Royal Damon was restricted to halfpace. Little River and Hillation did six furlongs in lmin lfisec, Little River finishing well in front Peneus, with McCarten up, sprinted half a mile in 48 2-ssec. Glentruin was restricted to lialf-pace, doing a couple of circuits. HuJcuwai and Caluma galloped half a mile in 50sec. finishing together. Gaze and Malntqur went once Tound at top, Gaze finishing well in front. Egyptian Flower did a couple of circuits, sprinting home over the last four furlong*. Haurangi went well over a circuit. TRACK INBADTeONDITION STAR STRANGER LAME (By Telegraph.—Special to “Times.”) HASTINGS. April 29. The rain that fell last night and today in the Mnnnwatu and the southern part of Hawke’s Bay did not roach Hastings, and though the prospects are not too bright for rain, at the time of wiring, a good deal would have to fall to affect the tracks, which are in a bad condition as a result of the drought. Star Stranger, to-day, has been under a cloud. He is lame, and the leg was poulticed. Every endeavour is being made to get him fit, and if possible he will start. This morning me galloped once round in 1.39. 'Hie latest whisper about town is Kilfaire, who won last year. Royal Damon is the prime fancy foi the open sprint, in which he will be ridden bv E. Dunn. Both Reremonana and Glentruin are in groat nick for their battle in the Stakes. Rapine has also done well since Awapuni.