DEATH OF MR H. T. GORRIE.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17607, 9 November 1922, Page 11

DEATH OF MR H. T. GORRIE.

,■ . » I A PROMINENT SPORTSMAN. I • Considering how cloeely he has been associated with racing, it was rather a coincidence that the first public intimation of the death of Mr H. T. Gorrie, who passed away on Saturday morning, should be the flying of thq flags at the Ellerslie racecourse at half-mast when the racing season was opened (says the Auckland '-Star"). A life member of the club, its vice-president, and for many years honorary treasurer, he was one of the besUcnown racing men in the province, and his unexpected death, caused general regret. Mr Gome was in town on Friday night, and when lie reached honve lie complained ol a pain in the. side. Remedies were appued, aud when asked early on Saturday morning how he felt ho said he was vei j well aud a short while after expired. Death was due to heart trouble caused by a strain. _ Tb© youngest son of Mr Wiiliflni Gorrie, one of Auckland's earliest-set-tiers, Mr H. T. Gorrie was born 73 years ago in Auckland. He entered the service of the Bank of New Zealand, and was connected with that institution until some 40 years ago, when he joined his father-in-law. the late Mi Aiireu Buckland, in the we.l-known auctioneering business, of which he became ssinor partner and managing director. His business naturally brought him into contact "with a large number of farmers and in addition his connexion with hunting also took him much about t.h© country, so .that there was not a settler for miles round Auckland who did not know ''Harry" Gome, as he was mvariablv known among his friends. . lie was Master of the Pakuranga Hounds for two seasons, and always took a keen interest in the club. For some time lie was vice-president and a j steward of the Avondaie Jockey Club. In his time Mr Gorrie did a litt-'o rac- ! ing, chiefly with jumping horses, particularly with his tamo-us hunter-steeple-chaser Mozel, which won, among other events, the Auckland Racing Club's Summer Steeplecha&e of 1898, and was noted for its good fencing qualifications. Both Mr Gorrie's sons were killed in the war, one in France and the other in Palestine. He is survived by his widow and four daughters—the Hon. Mrs A. Borthwick. who is living in England, ; Mrs Jones, wife of Surgeon-Commander Jones R.N., Auckland, Mrs R. Buttle, Auckland, and Miss Rachel Gorrie, who 1 is at present on a visit to England. ' Mrs J. H. Upton is a 6ister of Mr 1 i j Gorrie. I