HORSE'S ILLNESS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 192, 7 April 1932, Page 5

HORSE'S ILLNESS

Press Assn.

iVERY EFFORT MADE TO SAYE LIFE OF THOROUGHBRED WITHOUT SUCCESS ATTENDANTS SHED TEARS

— By Telegraph — Copjright.)

Rec. April 6, 9.0 p.m. LOS ANGELES, Tuesday. The trainer of Phar Lap, Mr. Wood:ek, who slept only a few f eet away tm the thoroughbred, entered the ise's stable upon waking this mornj, Phar Lap was lying down, and :iag frightened, he summoned Mr. rilson, who had no difficulty in dia:osing the ailment. Ihe vetinarian then plunged into Ltask of relieving the animal with |e assistance of other veterinarians. Iworked on his eharge all the morn|>and into the afternoon. Iffoodcock bowed his head when Kar Lap drew his last breath. [ihe illness of the gelding was [arded in the stable as a jealous liet.

■It transpires that a party of visitpnewspaper men this morning askIto he allowed to see the horse, and i:;n permission was refused, suslion was aroused. Several hours elKcd before the actual fact could be ■trmined. Then a question was put ■sctly-to members of the stable, and K tears eoursing down their cheeks, ■jconfessed that death had claimed Sr charge.