Good morning Chuck
The Hornet Moth looks, and is a lovely aeroplane, but she is very heavy in the tail, especially if you compare it to a Tiger Moth which is a stable companion of the Hornet. It takes two people to pick up the Hornet's tail, but one guy can easily pick up the Tiger's tail and walk away with it. So Wheeling the Hornet Moth onto the runway means you need a bit of speed to pin it down tail up. This is all extra speed that has to be scrubbed off before it comes to a stop, therefore eating up more runway. If in ones keeness to get her down she is wheeled on a bit too hard the inertia will drop the heavy tail, increase the angle of attack and she's airborne again
I have wheelered her on to tarmac quite successfully, but I've never ever done it anywhere near as short as even a bad three pointer.