HE CAME BACK

NZ Truth, Issue 1263, 13 February 1930, Page 13

HE CAME BACK

The Hawk Collars Taranaki Gup

Jack Cameron's contention that there was a good race within The Hawk has been verified. THE 11-year-old son of Martian — * Sparrowhawk fairly trounced eleven others m the Taranaki Cup by sheer gameness, refusing to give m when seriously tackled all the way down the straight. | It was a fairly rough race' at different stages, Vertigern, Avhich finished second, being one of the unlucky ones just wtien victory seemed within his grasp. '

The favorite, Pegaway, had to go where he was forced throughout m the scramble round the bends and was never m a winning position when the rush home commenced. In the Shade and Corinax were two to meet with some interruption on the journey, while Yoma's passage was not the best, though he was m third money after being up with the leaders a bit too soon.. Nevertheless, The Hawk's victory was popularly received. Loud cheers greeted the presentation of the Cup trophies to. the Hawkes Bay ownertrainer after the race. The Hawk's time — 2.36 1/5 — had been beaten by Cold Steel and Stork. The Hawk has been racing for ten se.asons, having figured m about 114 starts for 31 firsts, 15 seconds and 16 thirds, ' his unplaced performances numbering 52. ... i" He is now m his eleventh year, and his tenth was the only year he figured on the turf without scoring a win, though m that season he was m the minor money on three occasions. i