A GOOSE RACE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2389, 12 November 1880, Page 4

A GOOSE RACE.

A goose derbjr was recently run in Simla, according to a correspondent of the “ Times of India”, who writes : “ There were about 11 or 15 entries,each owner, jockey (or driver), and the bird being named something in this style ; Captain Gough’s blue c b Gander, Sutlej, After the preliminary canter past the the stand —every man with his goose or gander under his arm —the starter contrived after some lluttering and quacking on the part of the racers, to form a very fair line. Each driver was provided with a couple of long sticks, the birds were placed on the ground, and a'ter one or two false attempts the fiag fell to a good start. The scene that followed was most amusing. Each driver in his anxiety to bring his bird in first forgot for a time that he was driving a goose and not a horse, the result being that the unfortunate birds were tossed and tumbled about in a most miscellaneous manner, some bolting to the right, some to the left, and others again turning right round and charging through their drivers’ legs. The drivers meanwhile rushed about in the most frantic manner, endeavouring with their sticks to lead back their birds to the straight course. One knowing A.D.C., more patient than the rest, managed to get his goose into a half fly and half run, and following his bird up, placed each of the sticks under a wing, and thus came in a winner by several breaks.’,