Cimabue to Run in Classic

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 634, 10 April 1929, Page 12

Cimabue to Run in Classic

UNDER ORDERS FOR HASTINGS (Special to THE SUN) WELLINGTON, Tuesday. It is understood that arrangements have been just about finalised for T. J. Daly to bring the team of horses he trains for Mr. W. R. Kemball to Trentham. Daly has been at Opaki for some years, but the move has been in contemplation for some time and as arrangements have been nearly finalised for him to take over the place formerly occupied by R. D. O’Donnell it is expected that the transfer will take effect shortly. Cimabue is booked for a trip to Hastings to compete at the Hawkes' Bay autumn meeting. He is very well and is expected to play a big part in the Hawke’s Bay Stakes, which is run over six and a-half furlongs on the first day of the fixture. It was expected that with the Masterton meeting at hand there would be a fair amount of galloping at Trentham this morning, but matters at the course were comparatively quiet, probably on account of most of the horses having done a good deal of racing in recent weeks. The principal gallop was a mile by Tclieka. He was accompanied in the first half of the gallop by Money Mint, and over the last half by Last Crust. Tcheka went particularly well all the way and is a very fit horse. He should have a say in some of the middledistance events very soon. His time for the mile this morning was 1.43. which was good. Another good effort was that of Push, one of Mr. Vivian Riddiford’s two-year-olds, who beat Ex Dono over half a mile in 49. Nothing much was asked of Glare and Quantum, both of whom raced at Easter and before. Glare is improving all the time. Tresham easily beat Black Mint over a half-mile in 52. There was not a great deal of merit in the performance of either. After declining to gallop with a mate, Footpad worked on his own and went nicely.

LAMENTABLE Probably the most prominent feature of the racing at Avondale on Saturday was Che lamentable displays of riding given by the Northern jockeys in the main. H. Goldfinch’s handling of High Pitch was the only bright exception. R. Reed rode Kawainga, Gay Ballerina, Subdivision, Flying Juliet, Owairaka, and his handling of those horses, even the two last, who failed to gain a place (comments “Vedette”), was in such marked contrast to the efforts in general of the opposition that words fail.