TRACK WORK AT WINGATUI

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 22, 10 February 1937, Page 6

TRACK WORK AT WINGATUI

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Palmyra Goes Well Over Seven Furlongs WILD CHASE GOES WELL

(By Telegraph— ■

DUNEDIN, This Day. Fairly heavy showers fell during last night but the rain was not of sufficient quantity to affec't the tracks at Wingatui. The morning broke fine, but about an hour after daylight rain . sei in again and did not clear until inost of the training operations had finished. The outside of the course proper, with the trestles nearer the inside rails. was open for fast work. Argentic and Wild Chase the marle for tne morning 's gaiiops over seven iurlongs, moving the .distance in 1.33 2-5, after taking Slsees. for the first half-mile. Wild Chase appreciated the going with the sting out of the ground and, though there was little between them at-the finish, he appeared to be going better. ' t ■ - • Paper Slipper was not fully extended while moving over hajf • a mile iu 53 4-5secs. and looks well. Cerne Abbas was doing itjjetter. than Invoice at the end of four furlongs in 51 3-5secs. and finished , strongly. Haughty Winner and Top Notch finished together over the same course in 52secs. tiuperex was not going at top at any part of his half-mile in 62secs. Queen of Song, looking well after h'er raee at Riccarton, was let off with three-quarter pace work. Amy Johnson was worked on jfhe inside of the grass track and was not extended to run half a mile in 6lsecs. Royal Chief had Happy Knight for a companion over half' d mUe and the pair finished on even terms in 51 4-5 secs. — a good gallop for two-year-olds. Poniard reeled off seven furlongs in 1.35 3-5 and went well throughout. Top Row ran half a mile by himself in 53 3-5secs. - * • Davolo completed a ; circuit by. run- . ning the - last half-mile very - easily in 64 2-5secs. . This • hdrse • looks ! well after his racing at Riccarton. McHeath ;was steadied to finish with-.Grand.Finale in\ a . gallop over seven furlongs, -the - last six in 1.24 2-5, after taking 28secs. ;to run from the six to the four-furlong posts., . • ■* New Nute easily - acconnted -for. Invader over three furlongs in 42 2-5 sees. Waltham was Tidden out to beat Lumiere over five furlongs in 1.6 2-5-Violenta was sent away from' the nine-f urlong post yand took 1.55 2-5 to run the last eight. Willie-Wiii ran five furlongs attractively, * co vering the last four furlongs in 53secs. Black Earl beat a stable mate home very easily in 42 2-5secs. HaHwTotej who will be a starter- in * the Publicans ' Handicap, beat Trumpet Blast easily over five furlongs in 1.8-2-5, Palymra. ran away from Tunneller and Rebel Lad over tihe last three furlongs of a seven-f urlong gallop and recorded 1.33. Palmyra ran the first three furlongs in 37 3-5secs., and hers was a very fine « effort which should hring her into f avour. . Natty easily held Green Boa at the! end of three furlongs in 45secs., but neither was asked to show his best. Forecast sprinted home down the straight strongly. Knockfin, who show ed socne reluctitnce to go on the track, reeled off six furlongs in 1.21 3-5. Look Smart was sent nearly a mile, the last seven furlongs taking 1.43 2-5,. Barley Almbnd sprinted attractively over half a mile- Recollection ran five furlongs in 1.13 2-5 and looked as if he could have done much better. Royal Saxon (B. C. Shand) sehooled over three hurdles, jumping fast and well. He took 1.15 from the first to the third fences. Great Ecnpire finished a round at » steady pace by sprinting home over the last three furlongs. . .■ Fairway ran seven furlongs ro 1.38 secs. and appeared to be going well Within himself. Ashaway was on the course but was not stripped and, with his trainer up, jogged round on the inside .of the track twice. He looks well. Octane sprinted home the last three furlongs of a round at three-quarter pace in 45secs. . .. ' . Yiking and Gold Boa were both let off with easy tasks on the inside of the traek, where Trevenna was also given ■ steady work.