FATALITY AT A. AND P. SHOW
GIRL RIDER KILLED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wliangarei, Last Night. 'A tragic incident brought the People's Day at Wliangarei A. and P. Association's show to an abrupt close at four o'clock this afternoon. Miss Polly Weaver, aged fifteen, the daughter of Mr. Harry Weaver, exMayor, was killed almost instantly when taking part in an event for lady riders over hurdles. The horse struck the top of a hurdle, turned a somert'iult, and fell with the girl directly underneath. All the other events and the judges' banquet to-night were abandoned.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 125, 17 November 1911, Page 5
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94FATALITY AT A. AND P. SHOW Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 125, 17 November 1911, Page 5
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