RACECOURSE ACCIDENTS.
Sir,—A lover of a good horse and admirer of a good rider" writing on the shocked to discover that races take place at which no ambulance is in attendance to hurry any injured person to the nearest hospital. He hopes to stir the authorities to a sense of their responsibilities, ibis is a commendable purpose so far as it goes, but it should be plain that the chief responsibility is on the patrons, who are attracted by the opportunity of gambling on the result far more than by their love of horses, or admiration for their riders. Accidents are inseparable from such barbaric exhibitjons, and if there is genuine compunction regarding them, the racecourses will soon be deserted, and the many thousands who frequent them may be expected to seek worthier entertainment from which it is to be hoped tha gambling habit will be excluded. Such a stop would hasten the coming of the good time when mankind will cease to desire enrichment by the losses of others and show, more kindly consideration for their dependent fourfooted friends. Progress.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18888, 22 December 1924, Page 9
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181RACECOURSE ACCIDENTS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18888, 22 December 1924, Page 9
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