ON HAWERA TRACKS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 33, 9 February 1939, Page 4

ON HAWERA TRACKS

FINAL PREPARATIONS YESTERDAY’S GALLOPS HAWERA, Feb. 8. With a large number of visiting horses on the scene the Hawera tracks presented a busy appearance this morning when the final gailops for the Egmont meeting were conducted. The plough was again fast. Features of the work were smart half-miles by Dainty Sue and Lady p Ina, and a last mile by Dungarvan, '* while other Cup candidates whose 11 efforts indicated that they were right . at their best included Rustem, L ‘ Lickem, Winsome Lu and the ruling ' favourite Lady Furst. War Lap (Edwards) hit out boldly ' over six furlongs, the last five in 1.5 i. He is a much improved hack. ■ r Notium (Cole) ran half a mile * easily in 52sec. He has made favourable progress since his resumption. * For a similar effort Naughty Mariy etta (Ryan) recorded 51 4-ssec. She f appears to have made a good recovery from the injuries sustained in an accident on the road on the eve of the Opunake meeting. Early Colossus (Williams) traversed I six furlongs under a good hold in j 1.181. He is in good trim for his i middle-distance hack engagement to--5 morrow. , Silver Gift (Edwards) sprinted half e a mile in 50sec. Aiyth (Edwards) - occupied 501 sec. over the same ? ground. She will require a soft track i to be seen to advantage. Le Marquis (Grylls) encompassed - six furlongs at a working gallop. He - continues to impress. > The best mile gallop recorded on , the new plough to date was credited - to Dungarvan (Ryan) who drew at- - tention to his Cup prospects by covu ering the distance in 1.401, the last - six in 1.17. He bears a very bright ) appearance and seems right back to his best. ’ Rustem (Williams) got to the end - of five furlongs in 1.3 and the Pahia- - tua Cup winner completed his task in * pleasing fashion. Dainty Sue (Edwards), who looks 1 vastly improved since her success at > Stratford, sprinted half a mile in 49 L 4-ssec. The Australian-bred mare i should be hard to dispose of to-mor- • row with her light weight. Lady Furst (Williams) created a lot of interest when she went out to I gallop on the course proper and she ’ completed a round of strong work by ’ running home from the half-mile peg in 54 2-ssec., finishing with a good ’ deal in reserve. On appearances the ; three-year-old Siegfried filly is quite • as good as her record suggests. Lickem (Edwards) reeled off three furlongs in 36 l-ssec. He will not lack friends in his engagement. The sprint topweight, Lady Ina (W. Jenkins), worked attractively over ; half a mile in 49 4-ssec. She has gone on the right way since Trentham. * 1 With the assistance of Raceaway (Chaplin) over the last three in 38 , j sec., Winsome Lu (Farland), after a t • slow beginning, traversed six furlongs •in 1.22. Winsome Lu was not out to ’ make time and no fault can be founu ' I with her condition. She has advanced II in favour for the Egmont. Cup on the ' .' strength of her win at Opunake. 1 Lady Boden (Edwards) finished bet- , J ter than Oak Light (Farland) over J j the concluding stages of half a mile ( lin 51sec. The former appears a good ‘ . * novice prospect at the meeting. . Viracious is suffering from interna.' J trouble and he will be an absentee. ( H. Maria's team were let off with ’ light tasks. Triune bears a very doubtful looking joint which may prevent him from starting to-morrow. .