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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume V, Issue 232, 3 January 1895, Page 9

The trotting contributor of the Canterbury Times reports a most dastardly act. Mr E. Freeman had a very promising three-year-old colt by Emmerson from a Young Performer mare running in Pigeonhare, Riccarton. The colt was all right on December 24th, but next morning it was found lying dead, a small bore bullet, having been shot through its head. Not satisfied with this cowardly act the offender cut through a turnip netting and barbed wire fence and boxed the sheep which had been running in the paddock. The police have the matter in hand, but I have not heard whether they have discovered a clue. But no doubt they will. A police officer may fail to find his quarry, but he never misses lighting on a “ clew.”