HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 692, 11 June 1903, Page 14

HAWKE’S BAY.

Napier, June 10. Waireka, in charge of Tait, arrived at Hastings on Friday evening. He is the first of the foreigners to make an appearance. Mr T. H. Lowry has a large string in work 1 at the present time, under the direction of his private trainer, A. Goodwin. The brigade consists of the following horses :—Rose Madder, Madrigal, la, Comfort, Creusot, Royal Fusilier, La Bigouterie, and the rising two-year-old son of Cyrenian and Fair Nell. The last-named was bred by Mr Gollan, and was purchased last March by] Mr Lowry for 105 guineas.

Creusot, while having a run in the paddock last week, slipped and hurt himself, which necessitated his being put on the retired list for a few days. At the time of wiring he has again taken a place in the active working gang. He is one of Mr Lowry’s nominations for the New Zealand Cup. Royal Fusilier, the other meinr ber of his string that has been entered for the big handicap of the year, has been resting for a lengthened period, though he is now following his. studies. He has thickened out greatly since he was seen out last season, and fills the eye as the making of a real good one. Hinetaura, one of Mr G. Richardson’s Cup candidates, has again been taken in hand by A. Woods. Robinson Crusoe’s comely daughter looks all the better for the holiday that she has had. Asteroid, who used to receive his education from A. Banks, at Hastings, is now under the guidance of George Collelo, at Taradale.

Mr Naylor, who used to pilot Awahm faat, season, now schools Frost in his work 1 over the obstacles. Inspan has been jumping well over the ■mall sticks on the Napier Park tracks, under a light weight. I fancy he will prove hard to master, for besides ability over the fences he has a more than fair amount of pace. Mr A. Hyde has been engaged to steer Creusot in the Ladies’ Bracelet, at the winter meeting of the Hawkers Bay Joekey Club. A well-proportioned, handsome, rising two-year-old son of Balms by T orpedo is being put through his facings by Mr A. O’Dowd, of Taradale. Bruce Lowe got his quietus the other day It will be remembered that he met with an accident at the last meeting of the Napier Park Club, in March, and a couple of weeks ago further injuring himself through getting foul of a wire fence. The poor brute was suffering so much that it was considered a merciful act to destroy him. . Though Kohupapa failed in his essays at Otaki, it must not be considered that he is wanting in ability. The state of, the going, and the bad start he got on ’ the second day were the causes of his non-suc-cess, and if he stands up to his tasks all right, I am a bad judge if he does not lower their colours at the forthcoming meetings of the Hawke’s Bay and Napier Park Clubs. Eclair is going very sore. His trainer, H. Hickey, has consequently been trying to ease him as much as possible, and for the last week has been giving him swimming exercise.