RACING NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 166, 29 May 1940, Page 8

RACING NOTES

Five Wins on End. The Oamaru trained, The Itaker. scored his fifth successive victorj r at Timaru, and will now do battle in open company. Bridegroom for Wanganui. It is stated that the Ken Duncan stable will race Bridegroom at Wanganui instead of at EllersUe. where the representative will be the improving Hirangi. To Uphold the Name. Wee Pat, owned in Auckland, a of the Great Northern Hurdles, will be represented on the turf in the future by Wee Pay, by Autopay. Grand Sport Resumes. The Gisborne bred, Grand Sport, lias been re-commissioned, and is now a member of L. Knapp's team at Awapuni. The Hunting Song gelding, as a 5 year old won the A.J.C. Stewards' Handicap. His mission in future Avill be to win hurdle races. A Gisborne Galloper. For many years Gisborne bred horses have ably taken their part at the best meetings in the Domin--1 ion, and at Mines Poverty Bay representatives have won big events' in Australia. News has been received that another good one will'' be produced during the winter. His name is Hunting Royal, and it is confidently anticipated that when he makes his appearance with the colours up on a damp track, the opposition will have quite a difficult task in the endeavour to catch liim He may call in at the Wellington meeting in July as sometimes the Trentham course is at least damp, in winter time.