DAY FOR HAWKES BAY

NZ Truth, Issue 1203, 20 December 1928, Page 13

DAY FOR HAWKES BAY

Waipukurau Will Interest Qowd On Holiday Waipukurau may not be anything approaching a city, m size, but it conducts one of the best picnic gatherings of the year. .

IN the matter of stake money the club can never be accused of lagiging behind, and it is not surprising that there is always a g-ood nomination and acceptance. For Boxing Day the fields promise to be big— acceptances are not to hand at time of writing. At Woodville, Mountain Heath got up m time to .dead -heat with Catkin m the big handicap. That performance should make him favorite for the Amalgamation Handicap. He certainly has a lot more weight, but he is big enough to carry it. Locarno has fun out a decent ten furlongs before this and he, should acquit himself well. , Hunting Day is the only one really well-known m the Juvenile and his experience should stand to *him. Knightlike should be up to beating the class engaged m the Tahoa Handicap. He was running fairly well at Woodville the other day when he met with interference. Arrow Boy, at his best, would possess a very good chance. Kalos is so consistently m the money that he will be sought after In the hack mile, even with all his weight. Royal Lineage is a good one when y)iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiMniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiuiuiniiiiiiiiiiiuiiniiiiiiiiui|

properly, wound up, and there is his form at Ellerslie m the spring to consider. Jack Cameron has Curtsey engaged In the same race and she showed out m the final event at Woodville last week. Riders will count more than a little m the Braeburn, m which appears the name of.Perle de Leon. Atareria and Peneus should be capable of carrying their big loads. The open sprint points strongly to Kllmezzo, which r bolted home m a seven' at Woodville. He is very well just now. Huikai is always up to carrying weight m this class and he, with Starboard Light,- may provide-most trouble for Dave Kemp's gelding. Several runners m the Hack six ■ will be racing tho second time and form displayed earlier m. the day will have a lot to do with betting.