AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20255, 26 July 1937, Page 11

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

JOCKEY INJURED. PLANS FOR TALKING. CHAMPION MILER INDISPOSED. United Press Assn —Flop Tel Copvrignt. SYDNEY, July 25. The Sydney rider W. Cook suffered a fall at the Grafton meeting on Thursday and it is feared that his spine is injured. He is to be X-rayed to-morrow. Cook is the leading Jockey in the State for the present season with 80 wins afld five dead-heats. His nearest rival is M. McCarten with 70 successes. MELBOURNE, July 25. Mr A. Cooper has announced that Talking’s spring mission will be the A.J.C. Epsom Handicap at Randwick and his form in that event will decide whether he.will contest the Caulfield Cup or the Melbourne Cup. MELBOURNE, July 25. The Queensland champion mller, Pamelus, is very sick with colic and even if he survives he is unlikely to race at the spring meetings. ADELAIDE MEETING. WIN FOR CHANDRA. United Press Assn , Fir- t<m cnpi'i*i*ht. ADELAIDE, July 25. The two-year-old New Zealand-bred colt Chandra, by Night march from Rapina, won the flPst division of the Acorn Handicap at the Adelaide meeting yesterday. Chandra won by three lengths and ran the seven furlongs in 1.29*. ROSEBERY MEETING. j SUCCESS OF DEPUTY RULER. j united Press assi. ki-• Tel o r-eht. SYDNEY, July 25. The New Zealand-bred gelding Depute Ruler, by Chief Ruler —Duchess Eudorous, showed his best form for some time when lie comfortably won the second division of the Welter Handicap at Hie Rosebery meeting yesterday. Tin Freak was second and Berkley third. Gay Blonde, by Gay Shield, having her first outing for a long time, finished fourth in the first division of Hie same event, which was won by Trick from Bulldozer, j Sir Regent, was unplaced in the Cape ■Solander Handicap, won iii race record time by Tonga. Leu fort gained his third successive win when lie accounted ipr the Fourteen-Two Handicap.