MR H. GOOD MAN.

Otago Witness, Issue 2425, 5 September 1900, Page 39

MR H. GOOD MAN.

This well-known trainer and owner had expected to leave Dunedin for Christchurch last week, but, what with the wet wcathar , raid the many litfle tilings that have to be attended to by the head of a lamily and th<principal of 0 training stable ero he can make a move, he got delayed, and lie is net actually away yet, though I expect he will shift after the tfouth Canterbury meeting, his intention, when I saw him on Monday, being to visit the Timaru races, then return, and take Cherrystone and Transport to Riccarton, where, front Dcrrett's stables, he will prepare these, the remnants of his team, fot racing at Afhburton, Geraldine, and Christchurch. , 1 fear that this change means the breaking of Mr U-oodnvm's connection with Dunedir.. L He has«hung on as long as possible in the old place, hoping that the Forbury will be leopened. and,— as the prospects of this hap penuig grow smallei, he finds himself compelled to move away. To go to "Wmgatui, as ho s>avs, would mean building a stable, and, having hU own property ,on hand, he hardly se-ss hi* way to incur the double expense. If Mr Goodman is thus forced away from Dunedin by circumstances, he himself v,iJl go 'with some reluctance, and- we shall all bs forry U lose him. He has lived here practically all his grown-up life. I remember hi* present stable, or rather the nucleus of it. so long back as about 1878, and it had been going for some lime then. ' During this somewhat lengthy occupation Mr Goodman h:is put a groat number of good horses throughtheir training. Chancellor was one of '{Re- '. fiist that I personally call to mmd — he war good enough to win the C.J.C. Handicap, the prsdeieasor of the New Zealand Cup- Sir Modrcd, said to be the hand°o:uest horse eve; bred in the colonies, was another inmate of , the Kew stable. Somuus, a real sturdy weight-carrier, and fast, nourished about the ram 6 time. Le Loup came ' to this place ruther late in life; still, he could gallop even then. That wondeiful battler Billy helped • to keep the establishment going for many a day. First Lord, big, lazy, and terribly fast, took on t.ho champions of his day, and rose to the top of the tree. The speedy Apropos and that Fouad and swift horse Silver Mark (a stayer also) followed. Then, in later years, JTiiroclydon went out of this stable to gain champio.i hocour.3 against all corner^. An interesting article could be written on the horses that Harry has put through during his long career ; but that is a subject that can stand over. Meanwhile, I express my regret that so worthy a trainer has had to move against his will, and I am sure that we all hope he will soon settle down somewhere, and get a good team. There is no better trainer in the colony, and none with a more honourable record.