CAUGHT IN FLOOD.
Racehorse Drowned. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WHANGAREr. this dav. Gay Acre, half-brother to Black Marlin «?n, dl ;° Wned , in the rtowl or » Thursday! With his mother, Mata Kaiuga, he was surrounded by the rising water on the property of Mr. A. Finlayson, of WhakaP ?r i a 'i . hen the water reached knee nigh both animals commenced swimming Laught in the swirling torrent Gay Acre (who is by Acre) was swept against the girders of the traffic bridge spanning the main highway, his head hitting the ironwork. Hie body was last seen f-areerin<* toward the Hikurangi swamp. The older horse swam against the stream and reached an island. She was rescued yesterday. Gay Acre raced five times as a two-year-old, twice at Whangarei meetings, and was rec-oveiing from an injurv which he suffered on his last track appearance. Mr. Finlayson estimates his value at
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 156, 3 July 1937, Page 10
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