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SHIP WINOOKA TO HOMEWOOD Australian Sprint Champion to Start in Opening Day Feature at Washington Park LOUISVILLE Ky May 19 Having suf ¬ fered no ill effects from his sparkling effort in the Antipodes Purse here Wednesday and the first engagement of his second American campaign Winooka superlative Australian sprint champion is on his way to Wash ¬ ington Park the 2000000 home of the Washington Park Jockey Club where on Thursday opening day of the Homewood track meeting he will compete in the re ¬ newal of the Washington Park Handicap HandicapIf If anything his performance in the An ¬ tipodes Purse in which he was beaten by the smallest of margins Ebony Lady getting up to nip him at the end did him a world of good according to Michael Pol son trainer of the invader invaderUnless Unless the handicappers treat him too harshly I doubt if Winooka suffers another defeat in this country eaid Poison just before he left for Homewood to be on hand when his champion arrives arrivesIn In the Washington Park opening day fea ¬ ture the Australian whirlwind may find among his rivals such fast westerners as Advising Anna Evergold Isaiah Mr Joe Princess Camelia Gift of Roses Pancoast and half a dozen others of almost equal merit Weights for the race which will be run over six furlongs are due tomorrow Fortyone were nominated for the fixture fixtureOn On his trip to Washington Park Winooka has Trevallion also Australianbred and owned by Matthews McDonald as a com ¬ panion Trevallion is slated to make his first public appearance of the year at the same Chicago course
