MR. T. J. DALY DEAD

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 126, 25 November 1930, Page 6

MR. T. J. DALY DEAD

PGPULifR TRENTHAM TRAHs TER DIES SUDDENLY

Following a seizure after attending the training tracks yesterday morning," Mr. T. J. (Tim) Daly, one o£ the foicmost trainers of the Dominion and a man highly esteemed by all who knew him, passed .away at 5.40 last evening. After having supervised the exercising of' his team, ie had returned to his home with his ton (Mr. L. Daly) and his foreman (Mr. '"\V. M'Conkey), and it nas just after he had finished his breakfast that he collapsed suddenly and fell, striking his forehead against a fireplace. He died without .'regaining consciousness. The late Mr. Daly -nas born in Ashbutton in 1875, and, when a lad in his 'teens, was apprenticed to the Riccarton • tiamer, W. C. (''Fluff") Webb, with whom he was attached for five years. Mr. Daly then came to the JTorth Island, and, after a term of riding, engaged in training horses on his own account, first at. 'Masterton, then at Carterton, and later.at Masterton again. Among horses he rode .success- - fully were King's Bowman, Legislator, and Sir Agnes. He won the Masterton. Cup on King's Bowman in 1897, and on the second day was ju.-t beaten on the same horse by The Onyx. On Sir Agnes he had a particularly good run, winning at most of the southern Xorth Island meetings, legislator gave him his first success as a horseman, at a Wairarapa meeting, and it ivas a strange coincidence that his son, L. Daly, was first successful .'twenty--ine years later.on the same,course and • in the same event on Kilceit, then trained by his father. . In 1898, Mr. Daly, at the time of his .marriage to Miss violence Reading, of Carterton, decided to give up training and riding, and he was offered and accepted a position with the New Zealand Express " Co., Ltd. He remained with the Express Co. till 1921, when he was i advised to return to the open because of ill-health, and he joined up as head lad with the JUasterton trainer, W. Hawthorne-, then in charge ot Mr. W. R. Kemball's team. After a year, Mr. Kcmball split his stable, and Mr. Daly was placed in charge of one pait. Among those with whom he began were Kilceit and De Luxe. Twelve months ago Mr. Kcmball took over the present establishment at Trentham, and Mr. Daly bi ought his team to the new quarters. At the time of his death Mr. Daly had fourteen horses under his charge, these being Lady Pam, Hynaima, Mibs Ransom, Sir Limond, Speailad, l?at's ' Boy (spelling), Movietone (spelling), Cape Gold i Sailing, Maiitime, Falnvind, Trader Horn", Capetown, and Homeward Bound. He was particularly interested in the progiess. made by the last seven named, who are two-year-olds "by Mr. Kcmball's own 'sire, Cape Horn. Mr. Daly was well and favourably known -throughout 2Cew Zealand, and was highly "respected by all his Turf associates. There was no more genial or popular trainer at Trentham, and his death came as a, great shock, for he was m his brightest mood yesteiday morning, and showed no sign whatever of any indisposition. He had not had good health for many years, and. during his visit to Australia two years ago with Hynanna and :Thurnbell he had a special course of treatment. Recently he had apparently been in much better health. He is survived by his widow and an only son, Mr. Les. Daly, also of Tren- , tham, and to them the sympathy of a ■wide circle of friends is -extended in their loss.