Hawkes Bay Happenings

NZ Truth, Issue 985, 11 October 1924, Page 9

Hawkes Bay Happenings

(By "Demosthenes.")

Crishna is now m the paddock. This colt has not done well the last three months, and. on recent indications it appears that he will not come right for a good while yet. Barrier, who failed to run up to expectations recently, through no fault of his own, is now m the paddock and likely to remain there for. some'timetendon trouble. Miss G. Maher is getting a ,big. stringtogether. Two of Mr. Diamond's are the latest additions. Toa Taua is now trained by Peter Smith, Joe Griffiths rather having his box than his' company. Mr., J. Landels recently purchased Blissfulness, but after his poor showing'at Hastings .sold him back to his original owner for a hundred per cent, more, with as much more out of his stake. The price m the first place was a shilling; he was returned back at two bob, "with a further two bob out oi- his first win. For some time past Hastings trainers have been ..complaining about the attendance of 'a certain sect of local track watchers who attend daily. It is reported that at the next committee meeting of the H.B.J.C. some action is to be taken. . Many would-be buyers were after Vern. Colello's maiden, Martona, after' he ran two seconds at Hastings. Ready cash proved the stumbling block, all

• the offers being so much down, etc. • Vern., not -wishing to introduce the "sewing machine" payment into racing, still retains his gelding. ; In the Maiden at Hastings Polyastra i. knew more than they who were responsible for his nomination, he being 1 as fit to race as this -writer is to swim ' : Cook Strait. 'The Folydamon geldingrefused to go within a hundred yards ' of the barrier. Battle Knight and Lavinck are now trained at Greenmeadows by Jim Ly- .' ford. May he do- as good with the former as -his late mentor Atlas "White „ did. .! "Wassail's party, after that horse's two recent local defeats, have been thinking some, and at present are undecided whether to continue on racing him or allow a. let up. The latter cannot do any harm. Lady Joyce's hard race m the H.B. Guineas caused her to lighten up considerabljr. Koodoo, looking nice and fresh aftsr his holiday, ,is back on the tracks. Royal Diadem, who led for about six furlongs m the H.B. Guineas is improving now every day. He yet requires at least a month before being able to hold his own m any sort of decent company. It has now been definitely decided not to risk a New Zealand Cup preparation with Duo, and m the meantime he has been sent up to his owner's station for a short spell. Merry Singer looks none the worse for his two races. He is booked to go to Trentham and then on to Riccartoa for some of the. minor handicaps. Maunga, after his spell dating from the National, is again m work under Joe Griffiths. Mr. J. S. McLeod is due back early next month. His two-year-old colt, half-brother to Kick Off by Catmint, is developing into a fine dolt. He will not bo raced until the early autumn. Only, a brace of local horses claim, engagement at Masterton, Killpck and Zaza. Killock has been galloping very well, and m the mile hack race the first day should give an excellent account of herself, although another Kilboy, m Kilceit, will take some heading off. Palmerston North, m Bullford, claims the best hunter seen out this season. To a certain extent their claim is justified, but if he is ever up against a horse called Gaze this scribe knows how he will get on. Theic was very backward at Hastings. Waipawa Handicap will s.ee him. right. His native owner, Taranaki Te Ua, is at present m a bad way m a Napier hospital. ,; Purseproud, who has not done well of late, , due mostly to Ms continued growing; has been turned out to grass. to his great showing m the open Plying at Hastings, local punters are awaiting Master Beckwith's appear - ance m a, short hack race. It is not likely that he will race before Wai. pawa, and then m the open Flying