Exchanges record the death, at Wyndham, of a young man named George Kirk, who was so seriously injured last week by being thrown by a bucking horse that he died a few hours after the accident. Deceased, who was the son of an old resident here, was jockey to Mr Ayson, of Mataura Plain, and a correspondent speaking of him says "that a kinder, more obliging little (? - GBC) it would be hard to find, or one more generally respected. I can bestow no higher praise on him as a jockey than that he was thoroughly honest." -Lake Wakatip Mail, 15/5/1879.
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The jockey George Kirk, well known at racemeetings in the Invercargill and Lakes districts, and generally riding for Mr Ayson, was killed a few days ago near his employer's farm at Birchwood. Deceased and his brother were riding towards the homestead, when the former's horse put his foot in a crab-hole, and, throwing Kirk, kicked him in the back. Kirk got on the horse's back again, and rode a hundred yards farther, but then dismounted, and died before medical aid could be obtained. -Otago Witness, 17/5/1879.
WYNDHAM.
Our correspondent, writing on Thursday, says:- "The funeral of the young man, George Kirk, who was killed, at Birchwood onWednesday, took place last Saturday. It was a pity that it was not delayed until Sunday, as the townspeople would have turned out almost to a man, to pay the last tribute of respect to one who was so well known and respected in his humble sphere. The Hon. Dr Merizies was communicated with on the subject of having a coroner's inquest on the body but it was not considered necessary. I may mention here that Kirk was very far gone in consumption, and in all probability he would hot have lived much longer. The spill he got would not have hurt any healthy person beyond a shaking. -Southlabnd Times, 19/5/1879.
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