RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 4, 26 July 1946, Page 7

RACING NEWS & VIEWS

The Winter Cup Hawke’s Bay’s leading hack performer Tribal Night, is having . a special preparation for the Winter Cup. In the hack ranks he has been a very fine galloper, with brilliant finishing runs. In past years the best hecks have been successful in the mile race on many occasions. Accepted Without Question In his annual report to the N.Z. Racing Conference the President ■stated that the Government’s decision not to sanction week-day racing had been accepted by that body without question. A Well Developed Thoroughbred The Foxbridge—Llangollen three-year-old colt, Provider, bred at Opotiki, is executing good work at Masterton, and is expected to race very prominently in spring events. He has been allowed time in which to develop, and is said to be all the better for it. Provider is to fufil his Canterbury engagements in August. Boony Flight Bonny Flight is Southland’s hope in the Winter Cup. This four-year-old mare is a very fast miler, that landed at her best would take a lot of beating. In G.N. Hurdles . Mr Harvey Evans’ Musketoon— Miss Webb gelding, Bettermusk, is listed as a candidate for Grand National Hurdles, and is likely to fulfil his engagement. His successes at Tauranga and Paeroa over the obstacles showed him to be a capable 'jumper and a thoroughly, game galloper. At Paeroa he clouted some of the jumps owing to the slippery course, but gamely continued in the lead, quite undeterred by the knocks. Leading Trainer in N.Z. Trainer George Cobb, of Matamata, heads the list of winning trainers of the Dominion for this season, an honour that will be appreciated by his patrons and friends generally.. For the new season he has nearly a full compliment of horses and is likely to have another highly successful term.