RACEHORSE ATTACKED
A DASTARDLY DEED UNEXPECTEDLY BEATEN (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) Reed. 10.30 a.m. SYDNEY, To-day. A dastardly attack on the racehorse Bronze Fuze in the Bong Bong Cup was made at that town yesterday. r lhe animal is now suffering intense agony. After Bronze Fuze was unexpectedly defeated in the Cup, and returned to the enclosure, it was apparent that Something was wrong with the horse. Mr. Gaxieu, an amateur rider, dismounted as soon as the winning post was reached, and led the horse, which was blind in both eyes, and was stumbling, back to the enclosure. Mr. Devlin, the chief stipendiary steward, conducted an examination, and found the horse paralysed in the loins. He said it appeared to be a clear case of doping. Later a man was ordered off the course.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 565, 18 January 1929, Page 9
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