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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 271, 15 November 1910, Page 6

\ fatal accident occurred cm Wednesday afternoon outside the laceeourse gate (reports -the Waverley cqrresponlent of the *Patea »«*■)• J. McMabon and a Maori, named Toharangi, of Wnitotara, were- drrrang ;swt_ of the rra,tß wlien the horse "began to lock, and ifieff Til traced forward, making a shaip turn down, -the .road. The trap overturned -and the.-two men «n^thr o^ 11 out Mr McMahon -was seen to be badly cut about the -face, ami both were -tunned Air" MeMahon was taken to the Patea hospital, where he died on Wednesday night from the effects of tasinjuries. At the inqyest a verdict of accidental death was- returned. A second ar-cident occurred in the evemn| after thr races were over. Potraga and Toh-arangi, the ™ Maori -who was in the previous accident, were dTivmg home in a ■bu'm-v, and .by some means the tra-p dCpeizwT "Both meu were fine out, Jd tad *ne lof 3m broken. The injured ma/n was removed to the hospital.

Wiih reference to the message cabled a lew days ago from Sydney .to. the effect tAkt fcirs. Gow, of that city, is takingsteps to confirm cable advices that she is; ih'e legatee of the late Mr. Patrick jMaguivi;—who recently died in America, leaving property valued at 7,000,000d01, the "Evening Post" says that Mrs. Gow Iβ; the daughter of Mr. Harrington, of Hanfurly-road, Otago, and. a sister of Mr.' John Harrington, hotelkeeper, of Millerton, near Westport, and Mr. Barclay Harrington, licensee of. a, hotel at Hawera; and it Is understood-tliat her fattier and brothers are also likely to obtain a share o£ this legacy. Mt . Harrington, of Eaaiurly at one tune Uvcd S Kew York Mr,. Gow has been Uvice married the I toire wu not very successful f