RACING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 September 1933, Page 5

RACING

CONFIDENCE IN WINOOKA.

SEATTLE, Saturday. The Seattle “Post-Intelligencer” tomorroAv Avill print a copyrighted article by Mr Rufus Naylor, replying to the contentions of Whitney and other Eastern horsemen in connection Avith the proposed Winooka-Equipoise race for £2OOO. Mr Naylor Avrites:— ; “The disparaging remarks concerning Winooka’s eligibility to i match Avith; Equipoise are against . racing facts. Winooka is recognised as the fastest, sprinter produced in Australia ahd NeAV Zealand. This is backed by the Season’s record, and wins, in Sydney Melbourne. ” - . , / - lie issues, a formal challenge to Equi* poise’s owner for a six-furlong race late in Octobfer,-either in New York or in Maryland;': Other members of the, entourage also took exception to Whitney’s remarks, and intimated that the hbrse’s backers are prepared to waget heavily against Equipoise. They suggest: a Avinner-, take-all match. . . . It is said that Mr Naylor has u been authorised by Messrs Macdonald and MattheAVS to wager £2OOO that Winooka Avill defeat Equipoise at seven furlongs. Mr Poison to-day stated that the horse Avas reaching top form, He predicted that he Avould break the Avorld ’s record in the six furlongs match against Onrush on 16th September.