PACERS AND TROTTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 32, 8 February 1933, Page 4

PACERS AND TROTTERS

RECENT BEREAVEMENTS

(By "The Eagle.")

The death of Mr. R. W. Short, until recently secretary of the Wellington Trotting Club, removes from the local followers of the sport a well-loved personality whose kindly and,genial nature endeared him to all with whom he came in contact. A. zealous and painstaking worker, he made the interests of his club in particular and the trotting sport in general his first, consideration, and his services to the sport will not soon be forgotten. The sympathy of all followers of trotting will be extended to the bereaved widow and family in their loss. Trotting followers in Wellington will' also extend their sympathy to the family of the late Mr. J. T. Craig, who waa one of the foundation stewards -of the Wellington Trotting' Club, and- whose death occurred at the Upper Hutt last week. Mr. Craig was still a steward of the club at the time of his death. Like Mr. Short, he was one of those engaged in fostering the sport in its earliest days in .the Wellington district, and trained and drove his own horses when meetings were promoted at ihe Quinn-'s Post course and at' Johnsonville in the early days. Mention of Mr. J. T. Craig's connection with trotting will remind old racegoers of -an incident many years' back at a meeting of. the Wairarapa Trotting Club on the old military course at Greytown, when the deceased gentleman drove his horse Tally Ho home a winner, and it was found that not a single ticket had been invested on his chance on the machine, and all investments were returned to speculators. Later in tlie day he started Tally Ho again, and duly won, but this 'time he was sent out a staunch favourite. Another trotter raced by Mr. Craig some years back was Leda, from whom he bred Miss Leda, who is raced: by a member of the family. The Hutt Park-trained horses Hemlock Hero, Jean Parrish, and Mihad figure in several events at the Marlborough Trotting Club's meeting to-morrow, and also in' the trotting events on the programme of the Marlborough' Racing Club on Friday and Saturday. Judged on their work and their_ condition,prior to leaving for the meeting, all should give a good account of themselves. Jean Parrish looks particularly well placed-for a win in the Trial Handicap to-morrow.