H.B. PERFORMERS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 204, 14 September 1937, Page 15

H.B. PERFORMERS

'The Barb.")

Form Shown At Wanganui

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Somo of tlio I-Iawko's Bay horses l'acing at Wanganui last Thursday find Saturday did not perform as well as cxpected, there being oue or two big disappointments. However three wins and some minor placings were reeorded, all the straiglit-out succe-sses being attained by horses trained at Greenmeadows. * a Amoroso (Phibunor — Maid of tho West) was sturtcd only once and the Ngatarawa traim'd :,;cld'.:igi for his first public appeaiaui'i' \.eut quite a pleasing race to shovv plenlv of specd early in the running. The showing he gave

"'f'1 '• 1 " ' " " and experience gained will probably see him in keen demand by the bettiug - publie when next saddled up. This four-year-old is bred to stay and it would not be in the least surprising if in the coming autumn sees ( Mr. A. B. Williams's colours once'again carried to victory in an important race. » » # Acron, from Waipukurau, ran a good race in the steeplechase to collect seeond prize money and dividend, but his iorm, to my way of thinking, only revealed the opposition to be very poor. £ Joe Louis ran two poor races, but maybe the going was not to his liking, as has so often been the case with H.B. trained horses at both Wanganui and Foxton with their sandy tracks. So Joe Louis will not be condemned offhand. # # * Top Hat failed to get even place money wliich must have been an unpleasant surprise to his conneetions. Rlowever, to start him in a mile and a-kalf hurdle race ahd a five furlong scurry was for sure "mixing it" some. # * * Diaua Tetrix went a better race than many expected. in the Debutant Stakes on Saturday. As she is by no means the best of the Hastings juveniles, her forward runniug promises well for our nursery candidates later on, unless, of course, they were a very poor lot ihat were opposed to the Hunting Song filly. # " * ^ ' Maine, like olie or two of the others, thougli not in the money, may improVe with the racing. She uow goes on to contest the Avondale Cup, run next Saturday, and maybe the track there will suit her better than that at Wanganui s * # Joviality tvas in his best of humours and aecounted for a double. W. McKinnon liad the Hunting Song — Merry Eoe horse in great lieart and has now has Bucceed in winning four races with him siuce receiving him into stable last May. The light duty he had at the stud last season has apparently idone liim good from a racing point of view, as previously he had only won on» maiden event. # «= • Nelumbo and Shirred Eibbon caused a great deal of money to change hands last Saturday, both iailing even to occupy even a minor place. Here again the track is blamed ±0r their indifierent displays. Moreover Nelumbo did not get the best of the start an^ Uever got into occupying a favourable running position. # * * White Gold was stepped ont only the once, when she made hacks or the opposition on Saturday. Mr. T. H. Lowry's Hunting Song — Pure Gold mare is a brilliant galloper and ero Jong ma jy Jbe accounting for bigger races just as easily. It is a big jump from a novice event to a Guineas race, but tliis filly may make the A.E.C. Guineas next month a more interesting race than it iookcd like being berore her win. She is the first winner turned out for Mr. Lowry by H. S. Greene. In fact, it was that trainer's first attempt for the Squire of Okawa. * » Pakanui was unlucky the first day, as he was prevented from giving of his best by getting squeezed out at a cxitical stage, yet at the finish was close up, while on Saturday he caught a tartar in Chief Eanger. I » '# # Ben Braggis ran a most creditable race under his 9st. the first day to go down narrowly. His usually vigorous rider seemed to ride anything but a weil-judgcd race and it iookocl aS if he had been caught napping, thus allowing Denham to score an apparently lucky win. This ace shows Ben Braggie up as a first class sprinter, but unfortunately for him the handicappers will treat him ratlier as a dictor than as a victim. « * • Slippery, who had been bowling along here in fine style, broke down in his one attempt, but as yet nothing is definite whether the brealc-down is serious or not. He has never been sound and many times has looked as if gone for ever only to come back and win another race so maybe the little fellow with the big heart will stage another come-back. =s= # Lindrum was not taken to the meeting. His stable mate Gifonde met with a road accident, so Mr. T. White would not take the three-year-old without his aecustomod company. Lindrum has been galloping weil aud is not destined to remain for long in the maiden class.