The Accident on the Auckland Course.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3745, 28 December 1880, Page 2

The Accident on the Auckland Course.

FUETHEE PAETICULAES. Auckland, This day: Libeller was ridden by John Folau, and King Quit by Fred Caningtoa. They were coining to the winning pott, and when at the baok of the ooone, iMfera - coming round, the twohorieadisappeared :'/ and were then obserted to get oa.thai* legs and run over the field without their riders. A crowd was seen to, gather round the spot, and it was soon rumoured,. that Nolan was killed. There was ""- a great rush to the scene; aad '■ many ladies left the stand,, and did not wait for subsequent erenti. D* Goldsbro' and Dt Hooper, vw«i present, and Nolan ' was pronounced: by them dead. The body was remored to the Ellerslie hotel for an'inquest. The injnries were a fracture at the base of the skull, and other contusions. The" whole base of the skull wu smashed in. He must hare been sfruok . by a Hoof of one of the horses. Carrington was restored insensible, and when he recovered he said," The collision and accident were caused by the foul riding.of Nolan. Nolan crossed, sad^ before I could pull out, Sing Quail struck ;> Libeller on the quarter, and both want off their legs. Nolan deliberately, oronid my horse; and before I ootrid pullelear the horses cannoned, and both went down." . Ariel and Foul Flay were close behinq, but their jockeys can say little about the accident, each haying his attention odtt. centratod on his own horse, ... . ~': An inquest .into the death of Nolui may bring out some further partieularf. . King Quail suffered only sli^htly.qtt the. shoulder, but Libeller is behered to be seriously shaken.