WINOOKA’S RACK

Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1933, Page 2

WINOOKA’S RACK

BETTER PERFORMANCE. COMMEftT .ON THE; RUNNING. .United Press Association—By JBile ’trie Telegraph—Copyright.) BALTJAIORIS, October 28. Winooka gave a much better, . pmfqnnancg than on Wednesday. He was up with the leaders ivoiii, the.-start and was second at the head of the stretch but weakened, to finish a, length behind Hope To Do. Mr Poison informed the Australian Press Association that .Britt rode to orders. He was well pleased with the improvement in the horse and was convinced that Winooka was net quite acclimatised. Hope To. Do was the first horse to find his stride. He gave way alter the first furlong to De viilera, who sec the pace to the head of the stretch and then retired. Dark Hope, who was well up in the early funning, also fell 'hack. Spring Steel dated, m fourth position down the back stretch and began’ making his fun well round the turn. He came fast when straightened in the stretch and overtook Band Wagon when seventy yards from the finish. Spring Steel' ran the distance in lmin 11 3-ssec: one and one-fifth second faster than Mate. • The jockey, Britt, was blamed for getting Winooka into repeated trouble, but it is understood that he rode to instructions, namely, to keep on the rails. Tlie footing was deeper along the rail, causing the American horses to awing at- thp. turn, into the straight where Winooka saved ground. The horse was again impeded,when the leaders swung toward the rail, when they straightened away. It was. a very close, finish. The crowd of 8000 gave Winooka and Britt a big ovation..in the parade to the post, but there was slight booing and jeering after the finish. Winooka gained many new friends, and the general opinion is that his !■ performance was a great improvement. His next start probably will be in the Baltimore Handicap at Pimlico, where he will carry 8,8. Jamestown is eligible for the race, and is handicapped at Ost. Poison and. Naylor are highly pleased at to-day’s running by Winooka. Poorly ridden by Britt,' Winooka gave' an impressive '' performance, and ridden by ah experienced jockey, might have secured a victory, experts said. Par in the ruck in the early stages, Winooka loosed a hurst of speed to Work his way to the fore at the head of the stretch, and was- only a head away from Hope To Do/the pacemaker, at-that stage.’ 'Winooka’was run into clpse quarters a furlong from home. Britt apparently did not; know what to do, and when he eased’.back, Spring Steel .qpickly sprang to thef front,' just managing .to beat Hope: To Do. . : A . Laurel message ;,says *• that, JJ-ir'e, Naylor has announced' that Winooka definitely will run in the.Pimlico-Han-dicap oh, Wednesday, the weight being 120 pounds. .A WIN FOR TREVALLION. BALTIMORE, ''October 27. Trevallion galloped to, an easy , four | lengths’ victory over a mile and onesixteenth in the eighth race. Charliek was second and Highstocks third. Britt rode Trevallion, who won by four lengths eajsing up, receiving a "big hand” from fihe crowd. The winner was the rank outsider. . MOONEE Va'.MjEY RACES. MELBOURNE, October 29. At .Moonee Valley Cup meeting yesterday the New Zealand-bred horse, Our Comet, trained by Dave Price, rah second in the Mai Mai Hurdle-s. Pasha, trained by the New Zealander, J. T. Jamieson, had an all-the-way win in the first division of the Colts’ St-. Albans Handicap. The second division of the Colts’ St. Ailban s Handicap was won by Ferndale, ridden by Ashley-’Reed, and is trained by Lou Robertson. The Cox Plate resulted ;—Rogilla 1, Dermid 2, Waltzing Lily 3. The Moonee- Valley Cup resulted; Peter Jackson 1, Ruach 2, Jimmie Boy 3. The winner belongs to the same interests as Gairie Carrington. The Dundojiald Handicap resulted;— Golden Hail* 1, Closing Time 2, Lelitc 5. Won by half a length; third two lengths away. Time 1.12, which equals the course record. Weatherwise has dislocated its off fore fetlock joint.