FATALITY ON A RACECOURSE.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Bulls, March 19.
A sad fatal accident occurred at the San* don Hack Races on Saturday. In the Flying Race 19 horses started; one stumbled and fell, and brought four others down. Three cf the jockeys were badly bruised, but escaped comparatively unhurt. A boy named Costello, 16 years, was unconscious for two hours ; Hall, 14 years, was unconscious for an hour, and had his left arm broken j a boy named McKenzie,‘l4 years, sustained concussion of the brain, and died 12 hours after. Sandgn, March 20. At tho inquest on the body of McKenzie, who was killed at the Sandon races, a verdict of accidental death was returned, mhe other boys injured are progressing favor-
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 838, 23 March 1888, Page 24
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