TALLY HO! TALLY HO! TALLY HO!

NZ Truth, Issue 1199, 22 November 1928, Page 6

TALLY HO! TALLY HO! TALLY HO!

IN New Zealand, where racing gives pride of place to no othe<- sport, it is by no means uncommon to And men' who live, -breathe and dream horses, and -Leopold Coiiinson; of Palmerston North, though he does not live by them certainly' 'lives- fur his equine friends. . Catching the horse' habit when still yoymg, Leo, brought up amongst horses, had ample opportunity of studying this all-absorbing: hobby. So much so that wore it not for the painstaking- efforts given it by the other members of his family, his garden would be just one mass of weeds. He oft-times turns a deaf ear lo the urgent call 'of duty to .answer the whinnying and neighing of horses collected for a race or hunt club meeting. His motives, however, are not those of, the mercenary punter seeking lo derive prollf from the sport of kings. No, though Leo's walking stick Mini fIoUV glasses? are well known on the course, the tote sees "him but sel-

dom. Leo does not go to races to lay wagers, rather does he prefer to watch the horses fighting for supremacy. Master of the Manawatu Hunt Club for the past several years he has endeared himself to all the members of the club and is graciousness itself to the lady members, many of whom have improved their riding through useful suggestions received from' their master. Leo rides his own horses at hunt club meetings, and has some very fine trophies, the Hawkes Bay Steeplechase (tSvice) and ■ the Christchurch Hunt Club's Cup being numbered amongst them. An ex-president of the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association Where he has held a place on the committee for over 17 years, Coiiinson is present president of the Manawatu Trotting Club, and has also been president of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce.