FINAL GALLOPS AT HASTINGS

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 259, 31 July 1942, Page 7

FINAL GALLOPS AT HASTINGS

Track May Be Holding Dominion Special Service. HASTINGS, July 30. Final gallops for Saturday's races were done under fine conditions, but the track was loose on top after'24 hours rhe ■ track at the weekend promises to be slight ly holding. Good acceptances have been received,. of whom Vin d'llonneur ixnd Cheddiugton are unlikely starters. Captain Star, showing improvement, took 1.21$ for six furlongs, time that was,not bettered for this distance. Rough Passage ram four In 03, nie Scot came home the last three of his f* q lu in 40 Vin d’lionncur, with a lightweight up, finished strongly to .record, furlongs, a very fair effort. In a slow-ruU half-mile in 56. Hesloyslde was ahead of Dark Morning. , , , Boxing Day, at an even gait throughout, took 1.59 for once round, the last mile in 1.49. Tashi Lanin went five furlongs at a working gallop in 69. . ~ Fiddler’s Green was not very Impress!)e when defeating Blandtsher over six in 1 25. Ivar ran an easy four in -%. -the best half-mile was credited to Enthrall, who was Just ahead of the novice lalwh.ilnui In 51J. The next best to this was Black Majesty, who showed obvious improvement to' register 511, carrying over nl C?an i tiiin'"Tor. and Black Sultan ran half a mile In even time, n similar task being allotted to Golden Acre, who arrived on Wednesday. . . , Going very comfortably, Kastik was clear of Sports Flash at the end of four in o 3; Ozel when defeating Glenfalloch over the same distance in 54. was not very impressive for one going south to race iu minor events at Riecnrton next week.The best live furlongs went to Poutatau and Slyana, who recorded (k>l, the former going very comfortably, Siytina being kicked out. . • . , Cheddington, under light restraint, ran three In 38$. but. Sun Valley, occupying the same time, was kept up to his work. Support ran four In 53, and Theatre four in 545. going easily. Gale Duchesse and The Ring were abreast at the end of four in 524. • • The Hunt Cup Steeples candidates Indian Sun and Cherry Plum were associated over six furlongs to record 1.225, fair for their class. Indian Sun was going obviously the better at the finish. Llmbohm and Smooger, who arc engaged in the same race, took 1.24 for a similar distance. Darag was weakening at the end of .s'ix run alone iu 1.214. lie did not gain many friends by this effort, better being expected of him. Authoress gave a sound display over six hurdles, but Alienate did not go as well. as usual when accompanied by Black in a similar school, at the finish of which Black Saint was going the better. , Riding engagements announced tor • Saturday are: —-B. Hawes. Black Saint, dian Sun; L. Lewis, Limbohm, lash! Lama; H. J. Callahan. Gobi Court, Hesleyshle. Darag; P. Atkins. Taiwhahmi. Centrepoise. Cheddington; R. Marsh, support. Glenfalloch; D. Place, Prairie, Palora: N. Holland. Theatre, Sangar; B. 11. Morris. Piko I’iko, Burra Sahib; P. Waaka, Enthrall. Poutatau; I. Galvin, Blandishvr; J. Forsyth, Ivar, Siyana; A. Sagar, Cuisinier: A. Gregory. lying Spy : A. Midwood, Gkidynev; ,J. Campbell, Rough Passage; D. W. Redstone, Guy Falcon; N. Sellars, Captain Star, Augment; T. RLgour, Kinconda: T. Wlniata, Gain Duchesse, Fiddler’s Green; IL G” lH b . Verify; S Anderson. Boxing Day. Bia«-K Majesty, Black Sultan, Coronaee, Vengeance; Mr. N. A. Cowie, TrilHareh; H. C, Murray, Smooger; J. Fagan, Half. Caste; Mr. G. H. James. Inventor; E. Temperton, Beau Monde; K. Chute, Ozel, Golden Acre, Prairie Girl; Mr. E. W. Symes, Lonnie Scot. ... Saturday’s starting times tire:—ll.3o, Hurdles; 12.10, Okawu Maiden Nu. 1; IJ.oO. Hunt Cup Steeplechase; 1.35, Rhn?rsha Handicap; 2.20, Okaw a Maiden No. 2; 3.5, Soutra Handicap; 3.50, Tlkokino Handicap; 4.35, Waitangi Handicap. Brackets for Saturday are:—Steeplechase: Cherry Plum and Smooger. Waitangi Handicap: Theatre and Coronaee; Auburn Lad and Kinconda; Brolvene and Gale Duchess: Siyana and Blandisher; Sun Valley and First Role. Tlkokino Handicap: Gladynev and Augment. The first race will now start at 11.30 Instead of noon, as previously advertised, while the original order of the races sees

the two last events transposed, making the Wattangl Handicap now the last event. The Okawa Maiden will be run as two; separate races, the second and fifth events on the programme. The divisions are Malden No. 1: Yurllla, Grey Spur, Rack-. man, Sun Valley, Waipiro, Gale Duchesse, Hesley-stde, Rough Passage, Gay Falcon, Glad Fox, Sanger, Glenfalloch, Prairie, Lastik. Maiden No. 2: Arausio Lad, Enlarge, Miner's Hope, Grey Spy,' Black Sultan, Charivari, Captain Tor, Taitero, Dark Morning, Taiwhalnul, . Ozel; Verify, Fox Queen.