JOCKEYS NIGHTMARE RIDE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 69, 22 March 1941, Page 4 (Supplement)

JOCKEYS NIGHTMARE RIDE.

lOL'KFC\ AN'DV IvNOX had a nightmare J ride 011 Petruehio in the Flying at Randwick last Saturday. For more than five furlong- of the six furlongs event Knox had little control over I'etruchio when one of the bridle reins broke. "I was running second when the. near side rein of Petruchio's bridle suddenly .-napped,'" he said. "There wore ten horses behind me, and I thought of all sorts of things that could happen. "I've never had such an experience liefore, and I certainly don't want to go through another like it. "Luckily for me Brazandt was out in front making the pace a cracker. When the rein broke I was 011 the cuits-ide of onlv one horse. That was Flying Knight. I quickh got over to the fence and .-taxed there. "I wa-11't worried ab,.ut falling oil. not unless my mount fell, but if Brn/andt had suddenly lallen back on mo 1 ccrtainlv would have been in trouble. "Petruehio ran a hit erratically, but th-

micrierca with wa- hiving led McMenamin. Kmght Ted MoMcnatuin. on Flying Knight, had to .-h.-.-k his mount to avoid 1 etru.hi.) s heel-. ' added Knox. Petruehio 10-t ground alter passing the halt mile and was -i\th for home. In the straight ho dropped lw.-k to hnt.-h la.-t. When Knox endeavoured to wheel his mount to return to the oijxln onrlnMitv, 1 t ruchio -pun around in rirclos. led McMenamin noticed that Knox was in trouble and "Tabbed tlm bridle to lend Petruehio. Petruehio pulled McMenamin from Thing Kni-hfW bark and Hying Knight returned to the saddling paddoek riderlc'" Kventually hnoT dismounted and. o„ fKnox and McMenamin accompanied I Ptrurhio hack to the <>nrln«.iin,»