SATURDAY IS HASTINGS

NZ Truth, Issue 1191, 27 September 1928, Page 13

SATURDAY IS HASTINGS

Meeting Will Not Cause Any Great Sensation Racing up m Hawkes Bay district appears to be going from' bad to worse. Napier last week was terrible.

QUFFERING more from the shortO ness of money than perhaps any. other district m New Zealand, racing must feel the pinch. " ■ Hastings will hold its spring meeting on Saturday, but few will be interested. The fields are going 1 to be better than at Greenmeadows — at least they promise to be; acceptances are not yet to hand. The race Tresham -had last week may improve him enough- to win the big handicap. He has little to beat and a win would not affect his poundage a great deal. Cohesion races well on the tracks and all but won the Cup there once. If Broad Acre will bring out those two Wanganui efforts he will be the hard one m the Flying. The class is a bit different this time. Merry Damon, after last week's win, will be supported. Should Cohesion drop out of the Hurdles the' money may go for i Lieutenant Bill.

The . distance may be his main trouble. , ♦ ■"..'■■'[ Back to his best, Ballyfarnon would give them all a headache." The two top weights, Pale Star and Star God, may take a hand, m the finish of the Glenaray Handicap. Early two-year-old races trouble bettors a bit, but those round Hastings should have a good idea of what is what. * - | Lordlike was beaten at Greenmea* dows on Saturday, but as his vah^ quisher is not engaged this Saturday., the crowd may stick to, him! ' : , When he "strikes form, Kilmezzo can hold his own m the best hack company. He came to light and won at Napier Park on Saturday last and that is to be kept m mind. Dreamy has -a liking for the track and she has shown up there before this. • She followed Kilmezzo home at the Park and now comes m on a lot better terms. But then Kilmezzo won by three lengths.