IT CAME TRUE

NZ Truth, Issue 1167, 12 April 1928, Page 10

IT CAME TRUE

Hynanna Wins Like Tradesman Though very few people knew it, the Great Easter at Riccarton was won on a wishbone. "THE honors of the day went to the 1 second top-weight, Hynanna, ridden by Reg. Mackie. When the course was getting its soaking on the first ' .day, neither Mackie nor the trainer, Tim Daly, were at all confident of the issue, but Tuesday found the turf firmer. Mackie weighed out and when he was legged up m the bird-cage he wasj carrying with him. a wishbone. U The race calls for little description,! as from the turn home, there werel only two horses m it. ' 1 Lady Desmond had been m the ' third berth all the way and she took the lead with a little und<sr two furlongs to cover. : She was going strongly, but Barry soon found he was going to be m a fight. Hynanna had ranged up on the outer, having made a big forward move on the turn. He got to Lady Desmond and Barry pulled the stick on the mare. She kept with Hynanna for a few strides, but then the big-striding chestnut drew away and the race was m his keeping. Knowing he had Lady Desmond on the rails settled, Mackie did not worry about her again and he look*ed over his shoulder to see if anything was coming up on the outer. There was not, and he won by a good length. The performance put the seal, on Hynanna. Nine-stone six is a big load to carry to victory m any type of race, and the manner m which he did his job was very tradesmanlike. A nice horse, he does great credit to his sire, Hymestra, which could not do anything over a distance of ground. It was a lucky day when "W. R. Kemball bought Hymestra at the disposal sale of the Blairlogie stud.