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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 36, 29 September 1914, Page 6

» The, death of Mr Harry Piper, whicn occurred in the Christchvtrch Hospital last Friday evening, removes from the New Zealand turf one of its Vestknown figures. Oii his arrival in the Dominion, in the early days of Canterbury, He obtained a position with Messrs Manning] and .Co.'i brewers., ol Christen ;irch, and after having been about six years in their service, he took over the Wharf Hotel on the Ferry Road. While there, says the Evening News, lie raced two horses named Beer Tax and Levant, both sue cessful hurdlers, which he'rode himself in some of their winning essays. The deceased also devoted'some of his time to the racing and traihing'bf trotting horses, afterwards handicapping' and starting for some of the local'clubs. His,'first attempt at starting racehorses was h.ft I'lumpt'on about two years before "''• Sam Powell died, and since that ti:ie he has acted for a number of club;-', Tt was in the position of starter that he ; was best known to most of the present-day sportsmen. ' The late Mr Piper was taken seriously ill with an internal complaint several months ago, and spent some time in liV vital; , He, recovered sufficiently to be, ible.to return to his home early in August, but suffered a relapse on Wednesday, and was again admitted fr> the institution. • W'