HAWERA TRACK WORK

Taranaki Daily News, 25 May 1934, Page 3

HAWERA TRACK WORK

WORK YESTERDAY MORNING.

RISING TWO-YEAR-OLDS GALLOP.

Work on the Hawera tracks was not of a particularly interesting nature yesterday morning, for very little galloping was done. The trial grass was open for fast work and was slightly faster than it has been during the past fortnight. Royal Peak (Grylls) and Taitoru (Duncan) set out together from the five furlongs peg. The former began more smartly, soon establishing a two-length break on her companion, and although Taitoru reduced the gap he was still a neck behind when the post was reached in Im. 4Js. The first three furlongs occupied 38s. It was a useful effort, the Royal Divorce maiden working very impressively. At the same time Taitoru did not hit out nearly as pleasingly as on Tuesday morning. Harvest Moon (Grindley) slipped over two furlongs down the back stretch in 2545. He has no immediate engagements but would require very little fast work to be brought to concert pitch. A good deal of interest was taken by numerous spectators in a run- down the straight by the Limond—Joanfax filly (Cole) and the Captain Bunsby—Silver Link filly (Duncan), who are the first of the Hawera brigade of rising two-year-olds to be allowed to go fast. Naturally both youngsters shaped greenly, but nevertheless strode along in promising style. Mr. Easton, owner of the Limond filly, and Mr. Kirkland, owner of the Captain Bunsby filly, were present at the trial.

Kiateremai (Grindley) was sent over a round of the schooling fences, giving a good display of fast and safe jumping. Kiateremai is being trained by T. H. Fryer, who will prepare him for hunting race's during the winter. He is a four-year-old brown gelding by Sandstar out of a Potoa mare and is owned by Mr. R. Stewart, Eltham. He is of a racy type but is inclined to be rather on the small side. At the Waitoitoi beach picnic races in March Kaiteremai won the Waitoitoi Cup as well as running second in another event, so after he has been in training for a time he should soon acquire enough pace to enable him to hold his own among the hunting class. Nothing has made more progress at Hawera of late than the rising three-year-old gelding in R. Brough’s stable by Colossus but of Lady Eglentine. This half-brother to Green Linnet and Head Lady is coming to hand in fine style. A dark chestnut he was very much in the rough when first placed in work some months ago, but since then he has developed considerably. Both of fits half-sisters were decidedly smart over sprint courses, but the manner in which the Colossus gelding, who is the third foal of Lady Eglentine, shapes indicates that like most of his sire’s stock he will be more at home over longer distances. The Nigger Minstrel—Airway filly trained by W. Grindley has completely recovered from the cold from which she was suffering and is getting through everything required of her in good style. She is to race under the name of Silvanus.

I. Tucker was discharged from the Wanganui hospital during the last weekend, and after returning to Hawera for a day left for Auckland, where he will remain until the conclusion of the Great Northern fixture.