GLOAMING DEFEATS THE HAWK.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2882, 12 May 1925, Page 2

GLOAMING DEFEATS THE HAWK.

RECORD CROWD WATCH RACE. Not for a generation has so much interest been manifested as in the meeting of the two equine champions. Gloaming and The Hawk, at llie Hawke’s Hay Jockey Club’s races on Saturday. The club enjoyed a boom meeting on this account, followers of the Turf coming from all parts of New Zealand to witness the evcnl. The public thronged the precincts of the bird-cage when The Hawk and Gloaming entered, the other two acceptors baling been withdrawn and round after round of applause was given as they cantered down in their preliminaries. lioth the contestants looked boautHullv lit. Gloaming' kicked out as the rug was removed from bis back prior to bis jockey mounting', i, otherwise in* maintained his calm and deliberate demeanour. Tbe Hawk, which is very little -mailer than the lighter bay, betrayed more temperament, and was very rest less at the tapes. but (Lev nursed him and saw to it that lie lost nothing when the bari icr rose. From the outset. Gloaming had twice as niuch support ns the Martian gelding, whose eared to have a monetary interest, in the duel, :iiid (bis ratio was maintained until the last few minutes, when Gioaniii, g wound up three to one on. Api m rent I v most of Ihe Hawk s supoorters i'll tile from local sources. After a little manoeuvring, the lv,'o were dispatched over their mile journey together. Gloaming being the inside. For the lirst furlong, v bieh was covered m a lick over |'_> see-, the two raced together, .‘it lie end of a furlong and a ball, covered in 1 Usees.. The Hawk began ~, I'oi'ge ahead, and was quickly a ei,ar length ahead of Gloaming. ; the six furlongs reached in 2> . ces.. The Hawk bad slightly in-,-if used his advantage, and bad the m-ide running along the hack traighi. Three furlongs were lett i.ebiud in Mi 1-osces. At: the half sdte. which was gathered up in ,{i i lit* posit ions vt'iTo uu- . hanged, but a furlong further on loaming began to gather bis op- . ~uent and rounding the bend they i.re again on terms. As they turn,l into the straight The llawk ap ~cared lo have his nose in trout, .Roaming having to run wide to get mind. Iml Gray was using bands heels for all he was worth, whi!e\ Gloaming was still impressed. \t Hie distance, the two were . : ill on terms, but it was here that ; Icorgi- Young gave bis mount a : ad;, and in a trice lie had his head a irmil. Gloaming held The Hawk, hii-ii was not asked to do the im-.is-iblo. and in the last few yards, d. Greenwood's wonder horse Jew, passing the post a clear length ; betid of The Hawk, which obvi•■ll -1 v had had enough. The winon Ihe Other band would not ::\e blown nlil U candle. Aunt her demonstration occurred s the two returned >o weigh in, ; Roaming returning one of the best dividends of !i:s career. Cinema •amerns were busy throughout. Subsequently Mr Ueo. Grmund 'esellted the handsome gold tl'opll.V ~ yjc (i D. Greenwood and Mrs •niuiid placed the blue riband :■,,.ind Gloaming's neck. it was genera II \ anticipated that, Respite the extremely rough slate ~j the course. The Hawk's record l.Jti 1-4 would be closely proaehed but the official time was ! ..'IS 4-A. Tims ended one of the greatest duels of the Australian and New /-■aland Turf —a decisive win for ('dimming.