MOUNTED RIDERLESS HORSE

Chronicle (Levin), 23 April 1946, Page 7

MOUNTED RIDERLESS HORSE

-Press Association

SPECTATOR AT ELLERSLIE MEETING

By Telegraph-

- ' AUCKLAND, April 22, Seizing aud . mounting a' riderloss horse at the foot of the Straiglit iu the Autumn Steeplechase at Ellerslia., • a siiectator, Mr. T. Kiely, of Epsom,* made a gallant attempt 'to bring hiiu into third place. : *' The liorse was Paid whicii liad fallen at the secoud fence on the liill' and- had come riderless ovef the stOnewali at tlie foot of the straiglit. The lirst twd; horsos, Ngaiuq.tu and Rival, were pas) the post and tliere was no oiie in the running for." the third prize of £100 wlieii Kiely mounted Paid witli' thq ob joct of completing tlie course on hiiu. He lost some time through bei'ng unable to return to tlie steeplechase course *t'o get beliind the stonewall which Paiu liad to jump again to qualify for third place, but undismayed, Kioly junipeu Paid o'ver the obstacle the reverse way and turned liirn round to complete tlie course. In the meantime, however, a jockey, W. Jenkins, had remounteii Kanui te Pai which had fallen wlien . disputing the lead with Ngamotu at the . secoud ••to last fence. Kanui te Pai was ; taken over the last fence aiid iame ainl almost at a walk as he passed the post,,.. gained third pl'ace. Kiely had not sefcn Kanui te Pai remounted and' brqught' -. Paid over the last two fences, 'safely teaching tlie post only to lind He had been deprived of success. ' . ' , . . Hatless aud withqut a raincoat,^ the impromptu jockey was very wet when; he bfouglit Paid back to the scale. ' He would have had no trouble* in drawihg , weight aiid would not have been dis- * qualiiied on tliis count- liad his; horse gained a place. Kiely weighs 11st. 2ib ■ and Paid started chrrying 12st.' 341b. Ngamotu and. Rival were' thq o'nly. tiV.o of six hoi'ses in the steeplewliase to-conr plete the course. safc'ty. Kanui Tq Pa( and' Paid fell. Ta'ngirere' rau ti# and Eorest Hill pulled up. ' In the Wellington . Steepleciiaso . i-iy 1944, Kanui te Pai was remouhfe.d. ' to" take third money. , He fell wben' riddeii by A.' Jenkins and was reuiounted by L. C. Brown, wlio brought liim: saf'ely* Ovcf tlie last fence to .collect tlie third priise of £450.