HORSES FOR HAWERA

Taranaki Daily News, 16 April 1935, Page 10

HORSES FOR HAWERA

L. F. BERKETT’S STRONG TEAM.

C. S. DONALD’S USEFUL STRING.

(Special to News).

The Hope Valley trainer L. F. Berkett y.as produced five horses at the two meetings— Guymond, Happi, Wrackless, Bronte and ifavelWeli—and with the exception of Bronte all have earned some money. Guymond With a win, four seconds and two thirds in seven starts has done best, and consistency has become a feature of his facing. The double gaited Wrackless has registered a win, two seconds and tWo thirds, one of . his. seconds being at the pacing gait, and he will race at Hawera in hopples. Happi, by Happy Voyage from-a Logan Pointer mare, after being third at Awapuni, won the first day at Wanganui, White Travelwell, by .Travis Axworthy— Nancy Maxwell, recorded a minor placing at Wafiganui. Plain Pearl, Berkett’s Hawera Cup ■ candidate, was Worked on Thursday and gave a fine display. She has improved since her visit to Epsom in February, and should race well at the meeting. C. S. Dcnald has a big string on the circuit but he failed to scorei at Wanganui. Casino, Plutus and Red Gold were winners at Palmerston North, and Insolvent registered two seconds at Wanganui. The raking looking grey may do better at Hawera. 'Blondie is improving and will be seen to better advantage at Hawera, where he won three races last Easter. Survivor spoils his chances in the trotting events by continual lapses. Mocast, who won a race at the Auckland summer meeting, will join the Belfast team for the Hawera meeting and should strengthen Donald’s hand. Red Gold, who very much resembtes the Auckland pacer Fishef, te one of the speediest in the team, but is a bad horse at the barrier.

Pauline Dillon, who won the Stewards’ Handicap and returned over a quarter of a century, the best priefe of the meeting, is a six-year-old mare by Harold Dillon, and she showed much improvement on her Awapuni display. On Sate urday she was driven by C. Fairman, formerly of Auckland, and his rigofous feinsmanship was a factor towards, her sutcess. Pauline Dillon is owned ana trained at Kaiapol by J. Dunick, and While she may make further progress on the trip, will find it difficult to win with her penalty'.

Modern Lady Improves. Recent racing evidently had a good effect on Modem Lady who, trotting in much improved style, won the Ballance Handicap attractively. Assisted by the mistakes ’of several in front of her, Modern Lady ran into a handy position at the end of’five furlongs and as the mile was completed Mackie took her to the front and it was all over. The authorities inquired into the improvement made by Modem Lady but expressed satisfaction With the explanation. As she will make further progress Modern Lady should do well at HaWera. King’s Guide and Dillon Bond are the only northerners who raced at Manawatu and Wanganui to fail to get any money. Dillon Bond contracted a cold And has been off colour. King’s Guide has been somewhat disappointing, and in gome of his races he has had every chance but lacked a finishing effort. It is not for want of condition that he fails, as he is very bright and muscular. Racing may play its part with the brother to First Flight, who may shortly demonstrate that his earlier form was not correct. Header added another second to his large list of minor places, and after giving a very solid exhibition in the two miles trot, he was unlucky to strike Modem Lady on the up-grade. This was Header’s first race on the circuit, an accident during the trip to Palmerston North putting him out of commission for a while. With the Classes at Hawera suitable, Header, who is a fine looking horse by Sonoma Harvester, should have a fine chahce Of breaking his run of minor pfacings. The Blenheim-owned and trained trotter Mabel Chimes was the medium of very solid support each day but bad lapses early soon extinguished her chances. The Cathedral Chimes mare has a great turn of speed, but in her races appears unable to control it. In her track work she trots solidly and when she goes correctly in a race she wilt take beating. Mabel Chimes won her first races in the South Island as a pacer when trained by E. Tuke, who formerly trained horses at Epsom and Otahuhu.