WINNING HORSEMEN.

Otago Witness, Issue 2490, 4 December 1901, Page 49

WINNING HORSEMEN.

The most successful horseman at the meeting was J. M'Comb, who, counting his deadheat on Fulmen as a win, steered five horses to victory out of 11 rides. M'Comb rode in his best form, and the resolute manner in which he got to work on Fulmen in the Farewell Handicap v/as a treat to see. His handling of Ayrdale was also worthy of honourable mention, as he waited on tke Australian-bred gelding until the last bit, when The Serf challenged, and then gave his mount a couple of rib-roasters which made him shoot out and win by a neck. In. M'Comb's three other winning rides on Vladimir, Lady Rosslyn, and Dartmoor he handled his mounts in a manner that left little or nothing to be desired. He was always one of the first away, and is apparently never guilty of going asleep on his mounts at the post. With three rides less than M'Comb the next in the winning list is L. H. Hewitt, who won three races out of eight rides. He rode Pampero in good style, and did nofc make too much use of his horse. On Vandyke he had an almost bloodless victory, as after Foray dropped out of the race through stumbling, Vandyke came in on his own. Pampero is a horse whose conformation is, I think, eminently adapted to the crouch style of riding, as the chestnut is remarkably strong in front of the saddle. S. Smith, the young light-weight attached to Messrs Ellis Bros.' .table, had two winning rides out of eight mounts, and he deserves some little praies for the patient manner in which he handled Red Gauntlet when he won on the washy chestnut. Smith did not allow himself; to get bustled, although he was challenged' on the right and left by Petrovna and Edelweiss at the finish. A. Godfrey had two wins out of three rides, each of which wa* on. Goldspur. The next on the list is T. Buddicorab, who had in all six mounts, and, counting his dead-heat on Wild West as a win, he scored on two occasions. Buddicomb provect that he has not entirely lost his cunning and/ vigorous finishing power through his unfortunate accident on La Reine, and it was a great go betweau M'Comb and himself in the Farewell Handicap on their respective mounts. Buddieonrb's friends were particularly pleased with his riding, and given a little more practice in the pigskin, there is not a doubt but that he will be able to hold his own with the majority of our horsemen. W. Brown, Lindsay, and H. Jackson had each one -winning mount, and this concluded the list of successful riders at the fixture.