E. Ropiha Injured
(H.Z. Preu Association) PALMERSTON NORTH. The Woodville trainer, Z. Ropiha. was rushed to the Dannevirke Hospital yesterday alter he had been injured in a fall from a young horse. Ropiha was found unconscious on the roadside early yesterday morning by the Woodville farrier. W. Pratt.
After being examined and treated by a doctor. Ropiha was sent to the hospital, where he was found to have a scalp wound which required stitching. Doctors suspect that Ropiha may have a broken ankle and they expect to keep him in hospital for a day or two yet. It appears that a young horse which the trainer was riding to the track reared and threw him.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32273, 16 April 1970, Page 25
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