Wednesday, 19 August 2015

Years, Names and Ages of the "Lost Riders"

Yes it's been a long time between posts, but I have been ticking over the names I accumulated, and I've even eliminated a few that on further research didn't belong on my list. So while the numbers have gone up and down during the research journey I've pretty much come to a steady total of 152 riders killed during their careers in New Zealand.  Below is the list of these men and women. If you know someone who is missing, definitely send me a message and if you know some one who shouldn't be on my list let me know that too.  I have a faint recollection of a young woman rider who died in Woodville? but I haven't been able to find out enough to include her.
It was interesting to note that while I thought only 7 riders died at Takapuna Race Course, I've discovered 9 had been fatally injured there. And should you be in Auckland and look across to Devonport ... on Mt Victoria there is a small, very old, cemetery and James Allum rests there from 1885 and yes he was injured at Takapuna - that discovery came courtesy of the Devonport Museum staff.


Year Surname Christian Name Age
1848 Unknown Unknown
1869 Bloomfield Henry Thomas 21
1869 Mahoney John (aka Jack) 17
1880 Hankins William Herbert 23
1880 Nolan John 27
1885 Allum James 24
1886 Todd John 14
1887 Herd Allen Mitchell 23
1888 McKenzie William 14
1888 Barton Richard James 32
1888 Ryan Arthur 27
1889 McGlynn Joseph 16
1889 Jones Pelham 31
1890 Vaile Edward 24
1890 Dodd Edward Montague 19
1892 Haines Jeriah Draper 16
1894 Watson Charles 27
1894 Priest Henry 24
1894 Cleaver Sydney Arnal 20
1896 Hammond George Henry 20
1896 Huxtable John 27
1897 Castleton Bertram Thomas 19
1897 Young James 27
1898 McNeill Henry 16
1898 McDonald Archibald Thomas 20
1899 McRae Richard Nelson 25
1899 Twomey Maurice 21
1902 Berry Harold 24
1903 Twomey William Toby 21
1903 Snodgrass David 16
1904 Quinton John 28
1904 Butler Alfred Charles Walter 24
1905 McAleer James 27
1905 Brombly Joesph Hensley 17
1906 Fergus Samuel 39
1907 Fairbrother Henry James 30
1907 Taylor Thomas 42
1908 Pine Walter 16
1908 Fahey William Lawrence S 28
1908 Webster George 18
1909 O'connell William 32
1909 O'connell John 29
1910 Whitehouse Fredrick Charles 28
1910 Price Ernest 17
1912 Whitaker Albert Royal 21
1913 Adams William James 23
1916 Marchant George 23
1917 Chaafe John Canon Leslie 16
1917 O'Connell Joseph 32
1918 McClusky John 35
1921 Adams Henry Cay (K) 20
1921 Wells Frank 22
1921 Moylan William James 15
1921 Manson Roydon McKay 23
1922 Hagerty Leonard 35
1922 Flynn Francis Joseph 33
1922 Faulkner Francis Robert 40
1924 O'Shea Michael Davitt 21
1924 Stonnill John 28
1924 Voight Owen 19
1924 O'connell Thomas William 25
1924 Oliver Arthur Alexander 37
1924 Webby Percy 23
1924 McFlinn Alfred John 38
1924 Reed Con Hathaway 22
1925 Keene Percy 19
1925 O'Shea John Bartholomew 31
1925 Walls Samuel 25
1925 Glover Thomas 20
1926 Preston Edward Montague 28
1927 Wilkins John Joseph 21
1927 Dwyer Noel Charles 18
1927 Towler Fredrick George 26
1927 Copestake Edward Charles 35
1927 Naylor Rangi 17
1927 Reilly Robert Henry 23
1929 Warner Alfred Ernest 26
1931 Henshaw Robert Owen 19
1931 Stockley Harry Edwin 17
1932 Tilson Ivan Clarence 31
1933 Edwards Gerald Balmain 18
1934 Baker George Albert 19
1934 Eastwood Arthur Henry 29
1934 Monkley T
1935 MacKinnon Herbert Francis 17
1936 Reed Roy James Edward 38
1937 Plier Clifford James 18
1938 Jones Ernest Arthur 18
1938 Voitre Keith Felix Hawkins 25
1938 Bush Walter Harold
1941 Horn George 24
1941 Poole Mostyn Morshead 16
1941 McTavish Rodrick Watson 39
1943 Gousbro Cyril George 42
1943 Evans Bryan Robert 20
1947 Stove Douglas David 18
1946 Hastie Thomas John Murdoch 23
1946 Harper R
1948 Hogg Robert Francis 17
1948 Robinson Leslie 32
1949 Bailey Harold Reginald 20
1948 Green Stanley John 24
1948 Clifford Lenard Herbert 32
1950 Ridgway Murray George 16
1950 Buchanan Francis George 26
1950 Pilley Henry Miles
1950 Black Henry Williams
1950 Murfitt John
1951 Bremner James Alexander 16
1951 Pacey Robin Windle 16
1952 Harris Desmond Horomona 19
1953 Jenkins Charles Clifford
1956 Peake Allan Care 25
1955 Cambell John Sylvanus 37
1955 Marsh Rangi 43
1957 Goss Ashley Trevor 18
1958 Alexander Murray Douglas (Peter) 18
1958 Hoy Norman Lester 19
1958 Holmes John 17
1959 Berry Kevin William 17
1962 Galvin Ian John 37
1962 Jones Jonathan Hugh 19
1962 Pilkington Lance Warrick 16
1964 Langford Brendan Joseph 31
1964 Ganley Stephen John 20
1965 Coley Vernon Ronald 31
1966 Sharkey Thomas James 28
1967 Hibberd Herbert William 48
1967 Hayes John Patrick
1969 Craig Benny Errol 29
1970 Toki John Howard 33
1973 Tucker Desmond Roy 22
1974 Goslin Paul Barry 19
1975 Rowlands Trevor Eamonn 17
1977 Mathews Kenneth Graham 19
1977 Donaldson Keith Charles 20
1976 Lake Wayne Gordon 17
1982 Milne Nigel Brent 17
1983 Cullen Brendon Kevin 18
1984 Thomas Hunter Armand 16
1988 Reddaway Tracey Leigh 19
1988 Heaney Mark John 20
1988 McIntosh John Alexander 23
1993 Thompson Ross 41
1995 Proffitt Brent Andrew 23
2002 McGartland Jo 25
2001 Hewinson Ray 42
2005 McRae Samuel 16
2007 Peters Rebecca 31
2012MundyAshlee Marie26






7 comments:

  1. Hello, I posted this about a month ago. I never heard back and I don't see my post on your website, so I thought I would send it again. My name is George Cantu. I live in the US and I am related to two jockey's on the above list. Thomas Taylor - 1907 and Thoms John Murdoch Hastie - 1946. Coincidentally, my grandmother was daughter of Thomas Taylor and the mother of Thomas Hastie. I would love to know of any information you have found on the two and I would be happy to share what have with you. George

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  2. Tracey Reddaway 19 and Tracey Khan 18 died in a care accident going home from Gisborne races in May 7th 1988

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    1. Thanks for that, I forgot to reply to you, but I did start following up on Tracey Khan as I only had Tracey Reddaway on my list. cheers Maggie

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  3. who knows anything about Jimmy Sharkey, car accident (dead) 1966, He was apprentice to my Father Staff Ingham in UK. My E mail is tonyingham@bigpond.com.au, thanks, Tony Ingham

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    1. Hi Tony,
      I've not heard of Jimmy Sharkey? was he a kiwi rider working in the UK? I've only listed the riders who died in New Zealand or in the odd occasion (Kiwi riders who were working in Australia) Thanks for the post.

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    2. Hi there - Jimmy Sharkey was my husbands father - in the list as James Sharkey. He was Scottish and apparently had been working in NZ as a jockey three years before his death. My husband was only three months old at his death so would love to know any more information out about him, about his racing, or about anyone who knew him. Our email is: thesharks@xtra.co.nz. THANKS!

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  4. Hi,my ex partner Wayne brendon Langford Harris is son of Brendon Langford he has an older half brother also.

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