ON HAWERA TRACKS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 296, 17 December 1940, Page 9

ON HAWERA TRACKS

HOLIDAY PREPARATIONS

SATURDAY’S WORK

Smart trials by Manawatu candidates, including Friesland, Vai Pere, Greenock, and Stencil, were features of the work on the Haw era tracks on Saturday morning, when the plough and the course proper provided excellient going. Most of the horses booked ;to race at New Plymouth also I executed fast times, writes * Goldspur” in the Hawera Star. On the Plough. Sea Link (Ryan) shaded Air Flight (McDonald? at the end of a smart-run live furlongs in 1.3 4-5. After a fairly slow beginning Friesland (Ryan) and Vai Pere (Holland) linished full of running to complete half a mile in 49 3-ssec. It was a • notable effort on the part of both [horses and they can be relied upon to [run prominently in their holiday en- • gagements. ■ Stencil (Holland' and Night Ray | (Ryan), the Nightly filly in H. Mills’ stable, recorded 50sec. in a similar 'effort. The former has improved with I recent racing and it will not be on the score of condition if she fails to show up in the immediate future. Notium (McDonald) led Chief Lord (Ryan) by a couple of lengths throughout seven furlongs, the last six in 1.18. Chief Lord is not a good track worker. Star Mark (Cole) completed a round of pacework by sprinting three furlongs in 39 3-ssec. without being hurried. A speedy daughter of Hail Mark, she is not expected to remain {long in novice ranks. i Surveyor General (McDonald) was allotted a similar task, running the ; distance in 37Lsec. He is in first-rate order. I Gold Grip (Grylls), Resingold (Grindlay) and Chiltern (McDonald) | were companions over five furlongs in I Bidens (Ryan) ran three furlongs in 38sec. Tavoy (Cole) hit out boldly over a I round of solid paceworK which she j completed by reeling off the 1 | t two • furlongs in 25 2-ssec. She is thriving on her tasks and has developed into a very handsome mare. On the Course Proper. | Greenock (Holland) strode out freely over half a mile in 50 4-ssec. She ' continues to impress, being easily the i most forward of the local two-year- ‘ olds. Pink Lass (Cole) and Ngamatu ' (Sexton) required 52 4-ssec. over Tie [same ground. | At the third attempt from a barIrier start Min Vaals (Ryan), Ring [Chief (McDonald) and Ngatere (Cole) 'traversed three furlongs in 42sec., the latter easing off before the completion. 1 Barry Boy (Mills) showed the way to High Tone (Holland) over three [furlongs along the back in 39 2-ssec. i Both horses recently resumed fast work after a let-up. ■ Battledress (Holland? held the [measure of Retort (Ryan) at the | conclusion of a similar distance in 39sec. A bay colt by Posterity—Midinette, Battledress is coming to hand inicely under O. Cox’s care and he may I be seen to advantage oefore the season is far advanced. Trainer-jockey W. C. Grindlay reI turned to Hawera on Friday from ,the Palmerston North Hospital, where he had been an inmate with five broken ribs since the second day of 'the Feilding meeting. He expects to : resume riding at the holiday meetings.