TWO HORSES KILLED.
RIDERS' LUCKY ESCAPE. CHRISTCHURCH, January 6
Two ladies and two gentlemen wnc were riding along the tramway track between Breezes road and New Brighton bridge last evening had a narrow escape of death, and two of their horses were killed by colliding with the 10.10 tram from town. It appears that the men werehorse trainers, and riding young, restive; animals, while their lady companions were on quieter animals. They saw the tramcar approaching, but the track at that point is a right-of-way of the board, and as no provision other than rail bedding for the roadway, and they were compelled to turn into the fence to avoid the car. The horses became alarmed at the sound of the tram, and reared. One backed right in front of the tram, and was killed ; while another, for which the owner had refused £SO that day, had its leg broken clean off, and ran on three legs for some distance, when it was shot by a resident. One of the ladies was thrown in front of. the car, but all the riders got, off with very severe shakings. The horses killed were both young, valuable animals.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2913, 12 January 1910, Page 28
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