Show Omaha Goes to England S In J Quest of Ascot Cup By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Sports Writer NEW V YORK Jan 8 8 Omaha Omaha who thrilled the turf world last year with a grand slam in the rich year old stakes was on the high seas Wednesday bound for England where he will campaign campaign cam eam- pa n next summer against outstanding distance runners B Before fore dawn this morning Omaha Oma 4 ha was taken from Aqueduct race racetrack racetrack racetrack track to special quarters on one of the passenger decks of the Cunard liner Aquitania His owner William Woodward V millionaire New York banker and his trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons mons mans supervised pr preparations for forthe forthe the champions champion's ocean voyage I have great hopes for him said Woodward Omaha has al alwa's always always al- al ways was been a favorite with me since the first time I saw him as a gawky yearling Seeks Gold Cup Gui Woodward wants to win the I Gold Cup a prize won only once before by an bred American-bred horse Way Vay back in 1882 Foxhall won and only once since has an American horse been a contender In 1929 Mrs John Hertz Reigh Count finished finished fin lin- second As the Aquitania eased awa away from her dock Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons mons one of the keenest judges of horseflesh in the land remarked Omaha has one of the toughest assignments ahead of him that ever faced an any race horse but somehow I have a hunch that he will show the same courage and stamina on the other side that he did in this country If Jf Omaha remains sound and is not bothered by the ailment which appeared last summer I 1 believe he will make a a. good showing on the English turf That horse likes to torun torun run and I think the distances over there will be to his liking Man Many Horses Horse F Fail il Many an American horse has failed dismally in England after great victories at home home among among them Twenty Grand Fair Fail Play I Colin Cohn Ballot Mate ate and Mike Hall 4 The Tho climate turf contour of f the courses and other elements have always proved unfavorable Precedent is against Omaha buthe but bu the big bis chestnut son of Gallant Fox has never been a horse to let precedent precedent precedent prece prece- dent hold him back He duplicated I the feat of his illustrious daddy in winning the Kentucky y derby Preakness Freak S ness and Belmont stakes The only other horse to accomplish accomplish S pUsh that feat was Sir Barton in 1929 Omaha also won the Arlington Arling Arling- S ton classic placing father and son along side each other as the only two horses ever to score a grand gram slam in the four richest old 3 stakes |