Hawkes Bay Happenings

NZ Truth, Issue 1079, 29 July 1926, Page 13

Hawkes Bay Happenings

(By "Demosthenes/)

- Eloquent is now m regular work. In the King Mark filly Dave Thompson has a candidate that should make an auspicious debut. #*•. • ■ ■ At the present time there are more horses m work at Greenmeadows than at any previous period m the history of the Napier Park course. The daily attendance is about 70. • • a ■ One of the most unfortunate horses racing at the Hawkes Bay winter meet'ngs was Cohesion. Bad luck surely will not continue to dog the Polydamon gelding at Gisborne thia week-end. ' • ; m a • Koodoo Strikes Out Since ralh has fallen m the Hastings district Koodoo is striking out m his work: with more freedom than for some time. He will be hard on the Gisborne trip. .. ■ ■ ■ ■■'*.'.-..•■■ • ■ " ! Jubilee twelve months ago looked like a fair sort; but failed to reproduce his promise. Of late he has been galloping much better m private, which makes his party sanguine for to-day and Saturday. ♦ ■ .* • ♦ Chris. Haldane has given his Paper Money three-year-old Essential a great chance to make good. If he cannot win one of those maiden races m Poverty Bay j his prospects are none too bright. ■■■>■ # * "Although Guanaco stands up to his work satisfactorily, he does not hit out as he should. A real good fencer; one of those hack 'chases at Gisborne 'might come his way. National Candidates Napier and Hastings stables will be represented at the National meeting principally by L-andbird, Comical, Crown Coin, Little River, Merry Singer, Sturdee, Ranui, Fireblight, Olympic, Imitation and Maunga. . ■ • ■ • ■•, ♦ • : * i Very fair acceptances have been received for the Gisborne meeting, which commences to-day and concludes on Saturday. ■■■-#■•*.; • • • In Maunga, Crown Coin, Little River, Comical and Landbird, .Hawkes Bay holds a very fair ■hand m the big. hurdles. The whole quintette should be at home over the distance. * * • Tho well-known owner and trainer, Miki Thomas, with his team, are at present following . the eaUing of the idle rich. ■■.'•.....•'■ " * ■ ■ -• To-day at Mangateretere the Hawkes Bay Hunt Club will hold its initial point-to-point meeting.

: Fireblight, it is safe to say, will strip fitter m. the Grand National this year than at any other time m her career. She must have a great chance. • • * * Patuki the other morning went once round over the hurdles m great style. Although not yet raced between the flags, when last m Kemp's stable the Solferino gelding was taught to jump. Merry Singer, m the different steeplechases m which he has competed, has found the last half-mile of two and a half miles the biggest obstacle. The Enfleld is only two mile's, which should' I suit him admirably. •

Since returning from Trentham, Landbird hus not been asked to jump the country, so it should be safe to assume that the National Hurdles will be his mission. *> * * ! Miss G. Maher, who has a bigr string m work, on her return from the National meeting will bring back from the Wairarapa three more horses, including Peneus. For household use, we recommend Stockton Screened Nuts to those who require a clean, well -graded coal, of nice uniform size for. easy handling. They, make a clean, bright and longlasting fire, with a very small amount of asn and other waste. Reasonable m price. What is more, they are made from the famous WestportStockton coals, the best steam coal bar none, and which is mined right Here m New Zealand, ac Ngakawau, Westport. One of the best-known characteristics of this coal, from the furnace users' viewpoint, is its small ash residue, meaning almost complete combustion.*