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RESUME OF WINNIPEG SEASON Canadian Tracks Highly Successful SuccessfulDuring During TwentyEight Days of ofSport Sport July 1 High Point WINNIPEG Man July 8 The Winnipeg racing season consisting of twentyeight days of sport came to a successful close last Wednesday with the running of the 2000 Polo Park Handicap which was won by L Pillings Euripides All in all the local sea con was the most successful since 1930 1930Whittier Whittier Park which opened the season was plagued by wretched weather yet man ¬ aged to equal last years attendance and handle Polo Park was more fortunate and produced better sport larger attendance and the best business in nearly ten years The high point of the meeting was reached on July 1 when 15000 people attended and the mutuel handle reached 166000 More than 100000 was handled on each of the final three days daysL L Pillings Euripides was the only double stakes winner of the season winning the 1000 western Canada Handicap at Whittier Park and the 2000 Polo Park Handicap at Polo Park In the last named event he came from behind to defeat Kenneth M Leachs Larry Eckhardt the best threeyearold de ¬ veloped in the West in many years yearsMANITOBA MANITOBA DERBY WINNER WINNERThe The tenth running of the 2000 added Manitoba Derby with a gross value of more than 3000 went to Larry Eckhardt in the easiest sort of fashion The other breeders stakes the 2000 Winnipeg Futurity for threeyearolds was won by the Whittier Park Stock Farms May Cudgel a speedy and game filly which just lasted to nose out Scotias Pride PrideThe The K M Leach stable won more than 6000 with a threehorse stable Roman Marcus speedy fouryearold colt won the 1500 westein Canada Handicap as well as one overnight handicap Larry Eckhafdt from the same stable won the Derby and one overnight handicap while Arabian Love won three claiming events eventsHainault Hainault Maid owned by F F Montague won the 1500 Speers Handicap which was the feature event at Whittier Park ParkThe The outstanding feature of the season was the class displayed by westernbred horses which won nearly every important event This was commendable because there were more horses here from the South than in many years
