A FIGHTING FINISH
. Prairie King was severely chastised to clinch- a hard-earned victory over the tiring. Supertax in the Au Revoir Handicap., Both horses were all through at the end. Supertax put a break on the field crossing the top, arid he looked assured of success a furlong from the post. Prairie King -\#as inclined to hang in to the rails, but F. G. Holmes persuaded him to come out over the last 100 yards, and he won handily at the end.
Supertax, who is reputed to be slightly touched in the wind, was stopping to.; a walk, but the others, were a long way back, and Rey Spec, who was still last with half a mile to go, gathered them all" in. Chancellor,; who : led for about,, seven furlongs, was =-• a moderate'fourth. He is not a fighter. Fernbrpok ■ Lass and Logan's . Pride were the; next.to finish. Willow; Wave and Craganour again broke at . the start.. -'Prince Pedro's sulky collapsed inside the three:furlong post. . \
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Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 35, 11 February 1936, Page 14
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164A FIGHTING FINISH Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 35, 11 February 1936, Page 14
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