Well Known Owner About to Retire

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 196, 8 November 1927, Page 11

Well Known Owner About to Retire

DISSATISFIED WITH CLASSES

MAY JOIN GALLOPING RANKS with the tight classes on Auckland programmes and the unsatisfactory training facilities obtaining for the greater part of the year,” remarked a prominent owner to "Abaydos” recently, "one is better out of the business.” # The foregoing opinion was expressed one day during the past week by F. J. Docherty, who is one of the bestknown Auckland light-harness enthusiasts, and whose green and gold livery has become familiar with racegoers throughout the province. “Dock,” as he is familiarly known among the sporting fraternity, also

raced Bridget Galindo at the Southern meetings with a fair measure of success. Bast season in this province he raced the Don Pronto gelding at several fixtures, but the trotter only secured two third placings. The fillv Bonniewah, who was an unsuccessful candidate in the recent Great Northern Derby, also belongs to F.J., and he is the proud possessor of two high-class youngsters, by The Triumph and Matchlight. The owner is prepared, so he states, to quit the lot and go in for the galloping game as a pastime. He considers the classes a.re too tiaht for the maiden element and sajs theie is no encouragement given to owners who are out to help the sport along. Many regrets will be expressed if ,r Docl--” goes out of the. game, but should he decide to follow the sister sport he will carry the good wishes of the boys for the success of his colours.