AN EXCITING INCIDENT.
By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, January 6. Two ladies and two gentlemen who were riding along the tramway track between Breezes Road and New Brighton Bridge, last evening, had a narrow escape from death, and two of their horses were killed by colliding with tbe 10.10 o'clock tram from town. It appears that the men were horse trainers, and riding young, restive animals, while their lady companions were on quieter animals. They saw the tram car approaching but the track at that point is a right of way of the Board, ,and the ridera were compelled to turn into the fence to avoid the car. The horses became alarmed at the sound of the tramj and reared. One backed right in front of the tram, and was killed, while another, for which the owner refused £SO that day, had a leg broken clean off and ran on three legs 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 only severe shakings. The horseß killed were both young and valuable'animals.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9684, 7 January 1910, Page 7
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189AN EXCITING INCIDENT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9684, 7 January 1910, Page 7
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