SPORTING

Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1933, Page 3

SPORTING

A RACE FOR WINOOKA.

tUnited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). .NEW YORK, October. 11. Laurel Track officials have announced the conditions for a. race for Winooka oii October 20. . It will 1 be for three-year-olds and up, over six furlongs, with the weight of ten. pounds, below scale, for a purse of .2500 dollars with a 250 dollars subscription by each entrant added. Character, who is a possible starter, ran first in a race to-day over six furlongs in 1.11 2-5, or only 1-5 seconds slower than the track record. The Navlor-Whitney negotiations for a match race between Equipoise and Winooka have apparently reached an impasse. Mr Naylor will consider no distance in excess of seven furlongs, but is remaining here till Friday with a view to the possibility that Air Whitney may agree to a shorter distance. 1 If a race with Equipoise i. s not arranged) Mr Naylor suggests a three cornered race for Winooka, Jamestown and Gold "Step. V

N.Z. HORSES AT SYDNEY. . 1 SYDNEY, October 12. Rog.lln has been scratched for the Caulfied Cup. The New Zealand mare .Korokio, which was booked to return to the Dominion to-morrow, ..will not be sent home till Friday week, as she is engaged in the Flying Handicap at the City Tattersalls meeting at Rand wick on Saturday, in which Autopay is top weight. The latter is in fine trim again. Tnflatiom : >'i«'-i>etnrnrng by to-day’s boat.