OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16219, 23 May 1918, Page 7

OBITUARY.

MP STEPHEN XOSTVORTHY

Mr ."stephcn Xosworthy, wlicse death, o-curred at his residence, Canon street, St. Albans. yesterday, was a very old settler. Ho was hern i'.t Manaton, in Scuth Devon. in 1 I;:s forefathers for maiiv generations having been farmers in that "i-trir.. In his early daj's ho vovaged in company with a inend who v.-as a •s< a captai.i, to China, the Philippines, and (.nrnte dcv.n to X'ew Zealand, landi.ig at Auckland, then a collection of h.iUs on ]>iic.s along tho seashore, in H!s . Ur - returned Hom 0 in the ship in uhioh he arrived, hut came back to New Zealand in ißj"2. For several years he was engaged in pastoral work m the North Island. In 1860 ho came down to Canterbury, and two vears 'J l ' v, '" s appointed manager of -he levels Estate, then o.vlied bv the late A] i-sirs Robert Heat on Rhodes and '•-oigo K.iodes. After o::cupving that position for some years he wont to manage l, le St Loona~:"s Estate in ' ' -Vi-tin ,vh,o|, had been purchased fro.n the ate Vr f, ( > o rge Duppa bv the i * Rh , oc!rs ruu ' -Mr Robr-rt . .vin. and was there until the disposition o. th ? partnership in 18G3. Mr tT crthy s career as a breeder and n,opn r f?,n r . a ? P, | lorSoi J' Wllich is (loalt " ith - - ll "> below, began from the time ;T n h „° '>°»Eht from the late Mr Mai- *° V " + i ,l i <3 y Downs, a number of imported rnc-ng stock, including Traj.nrer and Mermaid. He bred a num- ? r f :l r ni . ma j* famous in the history of the In r f in Canterbury, and the- black a v , sc.ir.et sash, and red can were nronment on the recourses of tho \r!n i £ 111 thn cln - vq w1lc » Messrs Ala I lock, Redwood, and StudhoW wero prominent m racing circles. Later Mr Nosv, orthy sold h's own cttul nr ] became manager of the Middle Park Stud Company for a year or two. He then l emod from activo connexion with racing, and had s ine 0 lived in retirement, pi :ncipally in Christchurch. .Mr Xosworthy married in 18GG, his wife predecoasing l„m towards the end of last year. Ho leaves a family of two sons, of/nhom one. is Mr W. Xosworthy, M.P. claughters Uri ° n ' r unmarried

n c ajfarer," of tho "New Zealand Referee" staff, writes:—Mr Nosworth.v s association with sport was duo rather to a lovo of horses than to a liking f OP racing. H e was a shrewd judge of thoroughbreds, with a Rood knowledge of both the theory and the practice of breeding, and ho obflined a great deal more pleasure from In.s stud, whero he achieved verv considerable success, than ho did from the racecourse, whero Is© was unablo to reconcile himself to somo of tho methods that were jn voguo in tho days when ho was running horses. He sprang into prominence in sporting circles in 1872 as the breeder and owner or Lurline, a mare by Traducer from- Mermaid, that won the anterbury Cup of that and the following year, and proved herself to be indisputably the best racehorse produced in New Zealand up to that time. In tho same year ho brought out Calumny, another daughter of Traducer, from Gitana, that won the Canterbury Derby and subsequently showed herself a veritable flyer over short courses. These two mares wero purchased by Mr Harry Kedwood, and after winning further races here, were taken to Australia, where Lurline, running in the nomination of Air S. Gardiner, won in 1875 the Australian Cup, the Adelaido Cup, and the A.J.C. Queen's Plato, while Calumny won tho Newmarket liandinap. theso two great inarcs were Vo- " Xoswor thy's first winners. In 1370 he had won the Canterbury Derby with Envy, a filly by Traducer from Apicena, and with somo lesser lights of tho turf a number of races at country meetings in Canterbury. In 1867 ho took over a number of marcs and foals from Mr J. W. Mallock. including Gitana, Malice, Mermaid, Waterwitch, No Name, Etnmeline, and Futurity, and from these and two or three mares acquired from Mr lied wood and others he bred a succession of good horses. In addition to Lurline, Mermaid who had produced Waterwitch and Malice, while in tho possession of Mr Mallock, gavo him, Castaway, the winner of the first Wellington Cup, Le Loup, tho winner of tho Canterbury Cup of'lSSO, Naiad, Lure, and La Mode. Waterwitch was the dam of Natator, the winner of the Champagne Stakes and tho Canterbury Derby of 1878, and a very unfortunate loser of tho Canterbury Cup of tho same year. No Name produced Nonsense, tho winner of tho Champagne Stakes of 1832, and tho runner-up to Tasman in the first New Zealand Cup; Oudcis, the winner of tho Canterbury Derby of 1833, and Disowned, a red hot favourite for tho Now Zealand Cup of 1886, that failed, and afterwards won tho Derby. Gitana, already montioned as tho dam of Calumny, was also tho dam of Slanderer, tho siro of Grip, a winner of tho Canterbury Cup and other good races, and of Remnant and Tres Deuce. All these horses and many more wero bred for sale and not for racing, and though some of them brought good pricos, Mr Nosworthy did not find tho returns sufficiently good to encourage him to continue his undertaking, and for a time he returned to agricultural pursuits. For a year or two he managed tho Middle Park stud at Riccarton with complete satisfaction to his employers, but without the scope he wished for tho development of his own ideas, and again ho returned to the country. He was of a ciuiet and unassuming disposition, frank, and open, hut lie. earnod the respect aid of all thoso conI nectod with the Turf who came to un- ; derstnnd him and to appreciate his integrity. j Mil CHARLES BROUN. Very sincere regret was expressed by Scotsmen in Chnstciiurch on learning of the death of Mr Charles Broun, which occurred suddenly on Tuesday night, from heart failure. Th« deceasod took a keen interest in the forma- | tion of tho' Scottish Society and sue- j cocded tho lato Chief Mackintosh as Chief: he was the first treasurer of the Society, and held that position up to his death. Shortly after the out- j break of tho war, Mr Broun was one of a deputation which waited on Sir James Allen and urged the-raising of a Scottish regiment. To him, with Chief McGillivrav, was duo the initiation of Heather Day, in aid of war funds. Mr Broun was president of tho Lichmond Working Men's Club at the time of his death. "He was a native of Glasgow, and was educated at St. George's-in-the-Fields School. He came to the Dominion 23 vears ago, and was, at the time of his death, works manager at the Crown Iron Works, a oosition ho had held for tho past 21 years. He possessed great business ability, and was a member of the Institute of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (London). He was a widower, and leaves ono son, who is an engineers apprentice with Messrs Cooper and Duncan, of this city. , The funeral will leave Mr Broun s late residence, C.i'on street, to-morrow, at 2 p.m., for the Linworxl Cemetery.

The dcntli occurred in W cllinjfton on Monday of Mr William Kerr, who had been for over 30 venrs in the service of tho Bank of New Zsaland. The tieceased, who was 59 years of ace. was the son of the late Mr John Kerr, of Christchureh. He was in charge of the Tnkaka branch for some time, and was then transferred to the headquarters ftaff in Wellington. eventually retiring on superannuation. Mr Alexander Kyle died at his homo in ltoslyn, Duncdin, on Monday, aged 75 years. Twenty years ago he was ono Qf ithe bgst-known teachers the scr-

vice of the Otago Education Board. He entered their service as head teaciier of St. Leonards School in April. ISiO, and was successively head teacher at "Waireka, first assistant at Alosny street, and head tcachcr at Ravensbourn,. until, in April. 1881. he was appointed head master at Mornin<:t<m, a post he retained until his resignation in 189'.), at which date he was a director and major shareholder in the ous Hartley ar.d Riley claim, and had acquired a competency. Mr leaves a widow and. four children. His only son is an engineer in the employ of th<-> U. 5.3. Company, and two of his girls are married, one (-Mrs Meek) resident in Dur.edin, and the other the wile of a New York clergyman.

The death has occurred in Wellington of Mr John Walter Glennie, well known in baud circles in New Zealand. The late Mr Glonnio had suffered a lons illness as the result of a bicycle accident. Born in Nelson 5- years ago, lie attained considerable notice as a oor-nctir-t and bandmaster, having won the Xt'iV Zealand cornet championship on two occasions, and the championship °r Australasia at Melbourne in lt-07. _ He was formerly conductor of the AN aihi and Invorcargill Municipal Bands for many year.?, and in contests pained many successes. The late 3lr Glennie was a solo cornet player in the New Zealand Hand which toured England and Wales in 1803, and had been cornet player in the Wanganui Garrison. Wellington Garrison, and Invercargill Bands, and until recently was solo coruclist for tho Wellington Tramways Brass Band. The late gentleman, in his early twenties, competed with groat success as a professional runner find jumper. He was a man cf fine physique and many sterling qualities, and his death will be greatly regretted by friends in all parts of New Zealand. There arc four sons and two daughters left to mourn their loss—Mr John W. Glennie, jun., is a member of the Wellington Professional Orchestra, and champion New Zealand trombone player; Gunner Edward Glonnio is at the front, and was recently wounded; and Mr Robert Glonnio and a younger brother reside in Wellington. The daughters are Mrs TI. Abel and Miss Glennie, of Wellington.