BOY CYCLIST'S INJURIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19041, 11 June 1925, Page 11

BOY CYCLIST'S INJURIES.

COLLISION WITH A HORSE. A QUESTION OF IDENTITY. The identity of a draught horse was the point Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., had to decide yesterday in the Police Court, when Winstone, Limited (Mr. Haig) pleaded not guilty to a charge of permitting a horse to, wander in Great North Road. A boy named Mclvor, who was riding a bicycle, received injuries resulting in his admission ;to tho hospital through a collision with a wandering horsp. ... During the protracted hearing of the case mention was frequently made of a ponderous draught horso named Tiny, owned by defendants. It was alleged Tiny was the horse the boy collided with. Percy Winstone, a director of tho defendant firm, expressed doubt whether Tiny was to blame. Ho had offered, without prejudice, to pay Mclvor's hospital expenses and' for his lost employment rather than have a Court case, although he disputed responsibility. "But besides that, they asked for' £100," he added. Mr. Hunt: And you drew in your horns? —Yes. A fine of 10s and £2 7s costs was imposed, but it was increased to £5 10s and £2 7s costs on counsel's application and security for appeal was fixed at £lO.