UNUSUAL ACCIDENT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23382, 26 June 1939, Page 10

UNUSUAL ACCIDENT

HURDLE JOCKEY HURT CONTINUES THOUGH DAZED COLLAPSE AFTER THE .RAGE A most unusual accident befell a jockey, P. M. Brady, while riding Green Label in the Orakau Hurdle? at the Waipa Racing Club's winter meeting at Te Awamutu on Saturday. Just after the horses had been pulled up and were returning to the birdcage, Brady, his face covered with blood, was observed to be in a state of collapse, with his arms outstretched round his horse's neck, and he had to be lifted from the saddle to receive medical attention.

When he revived Brady had no recollection of what had occurred in the final stages of the race, except that lie had been struck by a hoof of a falling horse when Si we J, Gadger and Chikara fell at the third to last fence, where Siwel had just gone ahead of Green Label, who hacf "been racing in front. The blow stunned Brady and left him in a dazed condition, but, nevertheless, he remained in the saddle while his horse continued on, jumping two more hurdles before the finishing post was passed. It was only'when the race was over that the jockey partially collapsed. The wound Brady received on the head was not serious and he soon recovered. H. Turvey, rider of Chikara, had a leg broken, and -was removed to the Waikato Hospital. W. Aukett, rider of Gadger, escaped without injury.