KILLED IN LONDON.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 25, 30 January 1934, Page 7

KILLED IN LONDON.

Noted New Zealand Sportsman

Run Over by Bus.

DEATH OF MR. H. GOLLAN.

LONDON, January 29,

A former New Zealander, Mr. Spencer 11. Collan, was run over by a motor bus in Oxford Street, London, and killed.

The late Mr. Gollan was a famous sportsman and one of the big laud owners during the early days of the Hawke's Bay ' settlement (says the "Star's" Napier correspondent). His name became renowned in many spheres of sport, but particularly in golf, rowing and the turf. In all sports he was exceedingly proficient, and he clung to his success even when well on in years, principally through rigorous training. In golf Mr. Gollan won a number of provincial titles in New Zealand, as well as Dominion championships, and in later years he annexed a number of important events in Great Britain, being a regular player at St. Andrews. As an oarsmau he was one of the world's outstanding amateurs in his day, being the winner of the coveted Diamond Sculls at Henley-ou-Thames. His eldest son Donald was also one of Britain's leading amateur oarsmen. In recent years it was on the turf that Mr. Gollan achieved the greatest distinction. He was a fearless and exceedingly competent gentleman rider, and also a breeder and owner of note. One of his most famous horses was Moiffaa, with which he won the Liverpool Grand National. Moiffaa, who was the only horse from the southern hemisphere to win the famous steeplechase, was afterwards bought from Mr. Gollan by the late Kin" Edward. Another famous horse owned bv Mr. Gollan was Mosquetane, for whom he paid 2025g5, up till then the highest price paid in the southern hemisphere for n yearling. Tirailleur, Bonnie Scotland, Tire Kimberley and >ovton were others of his horses which performed with distinction both in Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Gollan was owner of Mangatarata," near Waipukurau. one of the largest stations in Hawke's Bay, an estate of nearly 35,000 acres, carrying 45,000 head of sheep and 750 head of cattle. It w-as at "Mangatarata" that he maintained his racing stud, stocked with the best blood ' that money could buy. Though he was born in New Zealand in 1860, Mr. Gollan had not lived in this country since 180/, when he and his wife, formerly Miss Frederica Elizabeth Farmer, of Auckland, went to settle in England for the purpose ot educating their four children. Mr. Gollan himself was educated at Cambridge university. He had paid numerous visits to the Dominion in the last 30 years. Mr. Gollan was 74 years of age at the time ot ' his death. He is survived by Mrs. Gollan, 1 two sons and one daughter, another daughter having- died in 1931.