AN APTLY-NAMED WINNER
Rushaway, a black gelding by' Haste (son of the French horse Maintenon) from the imported mare Roseway, created ■ quite a sensation in America recently by winning the Illinois Derby, nine furlongs,- and then being rushed away to'Latonia, where he was successful in the Derby of that name. After winning at Illinois,' Rushaway was placed in a car, and, after a train ride of over 300 miles, was landed at Latonia, the next morning,' none the- worse for his travels, as he demonstrated in the afternoon by a hollow victory over his seven opponents and running the* mile and a quarter in 2rriin 2 3-ssec: ' ■ Rushaway is owned by the Canadian sportsman Mr. A. G. Tarn,' and, when the latest newspaper files left America, he had started in 15 races in 1936 for eight wins, two seconds, and one third, earning stake-money amounting to 32,520 dollars. According to "American critics, the Latonia Derby, of 1936 marks an epoch. "No such performance was ever recorded in the history of racing, and it is likely to stand as a record for,many y v ears."
ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. 'Windy."—L.C., £2 17s.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 31, 5 August 1936, Page 15
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190AN APTLY-NAMED WINNER Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 31, 5 August 1936, Page 15
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