WINOOKA BEATEN AGAIN

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7300, 30 October 1933, Page 8

WINOOKA BEATEN AGAIN

Runs Third in Westover Handicap HORSE GIVES IMPROVED PERFORMANCE United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. BALTIMORE, Oct. 27. Tho Australian champion racehorse Winooka failed again to-day when he ran third in tho Westover Handicap of six furlongs, for a purse of 1000 dollars, horses of all ages being eligible. The race resulted as follows: SPRING STEEL, 8.8 1 Hope To Do, 7.10 ......... 2 Winooka, 9.0 3 Hope To Do was the first horse to And his stride. Ho gave way after the iirst furlong to Do Valera, who set the pace to the head of the stretch and then retired. Dark Hope, then well up in the early running, also fell back. Spring Steel raced in fourth position down the back stretch and began making his run well around the turn. He came fast when they straightened up into the stretch and overtook Bandwagon when 70 yards from the finish. Spring Steel ran the distance in 1.11 3-5. This is 1 l-ssec. faster than Mate’s time over the same distance in the challenge race. Winooka gave a much better performance than on Wednesday. He was up with tho leaders from the start and was second at the head of the stretch, but ho weakened to finish a length behind Hope To Do. M. Poison, his trainer, informed the Australian Press Association that Britt rode to his orders and he was well pleased with the improvement. Ho was convinced that "Winooka was not quite acclimatised. Britt is blamed for getting Winooka into repeated trouble, but it is understood that ho rodo to instructions to break slow and to keep on the rails. The tactics caused the American horses to swing out at the stretch turn where Winooka saved grouud. The horse again was impeded when the leaders swung toward the rail when straightened up. It was a very close finish. The crowd of 8000 gave Winooka and Britt a big ovation at the post parade. There was slight booing and jeering after the finish. Winooka gained many new friends. The generaL opinion is that the performance was a great improvement. Tho next start will probably be at Pimlico where he will be carrying 8.8. Jamestown is eligible for the race and is handicapped at Ost. Messrs Poison and Naylor were highly pleased with to-day’s running of Winooka. Britt’s Riding Criticised “APPARENTLY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO” Received Sunday, 7 p.m. BALTIMORE, Oct. 27. Foorly ridden by Britt, Winooka gave an impressive performance; ridden by an experienced jockey, the Australian horse might have been given victory, experts said. Far in the ruck in the early stages, Winooka loosed a burst of speed to work his way to the fore at the head of the stretch and was only a head away from Hopo To Do, the pacemaker, at that stage. Winooka ran into close quarters a furlong from home. Britt apparently did not know what to do, easing back. Spring Steel quickly sprang to the front, just managing to beat Hope To Do. Winooka Will Start Again on Wednesday Received Sunday, 8 p.m. NEW YORK, Oct. 28. A Laurel message says that Mr. Naylor announced that Winooka would definitely run in the Pimlico Handicap on Wednesday, tho horse’s weight being 8.8. Britt Rides a Rank Outsider Home Received Sunday, 7 p.m. BALTIMORE, Oct. 27. Britt later rode Trevatlion, who won by four lengths, cased up, receiving a big hand from the crowd. The winner was a rank outsider. New Zealanders at Moonee Valley Received Sunday, 7.25 p.m. MELBOURNE, Oct. 28. At the Mooncc Valley Cup meeting to-day the New Zealand-bred Our Comet, trained by Dave Price, ran second in tho Mia Mia Hurdles, Pasha, trained by the New Zealander J. T. Jamieson had an all-the-way win in the first division of tho colts St. Alban’s Handicap. Mr. W. Kcmball’s Cavalcade was fourth. The Weaner, trained by A. Webster, was third in the second division of the colts St. Alban’s Handicap, the winner of which, Farndale, Tidden by Ashley Reed, is trained by Lou Robertson. The Cox Plate resulted: Rogilla 1, Dcrmid 2, Waltzing Lily 3. The result of tho Moonee Valley Cup was Peter Jackson 1, Ruach 2, Jirnmio Boy 3.