TINAKOA'S WIN

NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 11

TINAKOA'S WIN

Harmon's Fine Run At Te Kuiti Fixtures - (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Rep.) .''-'•■'';■■'' Cambridge Owner-trainer "Dick" Hannon must have pleasant recol- ■■•-. lections of Te Kuiti racing fixtures, .for right clown the years, horses figuring m his nomination, have won innumerable races. COME years ago, "Dick" won no fewer. ■^ than five different Te Kuiti Cups by the aid of Tinopai, and n ow ne ' nas captured the Te Kuiti Handicap with one of Tinopai's progeny— Tinakoa. , Those' who observed; Tinakoa. run two rattling good races at the Great Northern fixture, were/quite prepared for the success of Tinakoa m last Saturday's : Mile,-- but. .the. little- black son of Quih Abbey had. experienced such a long trot of outs that no allpw" ance was made by the rank and file of punt e^s for. improvement, and T. he. returned a, Umit dividend. 7 .. ' The heavy going suited him, and though Tinpkoa was! out No. 16 at the barrier he* soon worked himself, up m behirid the actual ;' leaders. ■•'■ ' - When it, came to racing up the home stretch, *he outpaced the freak horse, TDayg'uard, by two and a-half lengths £pr the hpnpra,