SAVAGE RACE HORSES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2456, 10 April 1901, Page 47

SAVAGE RACE HORSES.

FDNO OF CHILDREN".

Mrny lacehri-es who have b^en notoriov.sly* «i\rge with tl.osc -who^p duty it lik-5 bi ci. 10 tr'id' them, or with gi own-up pcr~ >n* < '" .<i'> kind, haw by soin-' > accidental or-fui-pi. ■ blio 1) that thej cm ')•? perfectly quiet wi' 1 (.1 1' 'r- vl — Jiii? proving that ir--tiiicc tell, iic.ni thiv* I.iue l.'jthing to fear fioai c Gino helpics:- little nine, who, in a;* unainrd-i' ip"'r<.iii. has got wil''in leach of then icet'i and heels.

We (Sporting Sketched will rel.xte an 111-t-tn\t" ot the kind in connection with (_'o-ru-in", a hnr-e v.-l o will be lemcmberpcl as beir-g nioio than useful when racing fo. 1 the 1 ii'ii "\i--ijdis of Tlavtingtmi, and trained by C'oi-lo- V .-5. F" was not really a Fa\age, ]j n foi a! 1 t'vit t'iok a lot of watohiap, ha'iiic a Itk' ■<, way of "letting go" at; \i.~itor 3 as th< v wore leawng his box. A. mau knov n as "Brighton" u»ed to "do" , him. and ono lvorvmg, hiuiny been engaged^ m riding l>i^ own and other horiP- in some trial-, had or en kept out considerably beyond Ins lir^akra^t time. Hl3 wife sent 1113 nieal lo'intl to tho stables by a little bit (if\a toddler, about four year* of age. The lhtiG fellow «a\e his fithtv what he was emnuted with, and the latter came out of CorunnaV box with a .skip, leaving the box. door open. No c ooner had he gone than IV httlo ch'ld went straight into the old Love's ho\ and began playing with his tail, absolutely grinding between hi-- hive! leg*. Mr Blci«s parsed by, and wa=? simply horrified to see tho iio&itkm of the chile, though he oa.ro not approach him, or e\ en speak a woicl, for fear of exciting the hoiv>e, who was calmly turning his head and watching tho child's peiformance, as much as to say, "Oh! I see your little game 1 " Charles Bloss's nephew Fred next came up the yard. "For Heaven's sake don't go near Co- ' runna!" the trainer shouted. ' "Brighton" 5 j child is pla3'ing round his heels, and if he | kicks out he must be killed."

Ju=t then "Brighton" himfelf returnee', 1 but before reaching his horse's box his ni i~- ' ter explained the awful predicament of h.s j child, naturally expecting he v. oiilcl bf 1 ■-cared half out of hit* wiU when be hrpul o i it. Not a bit of it ! | "Lord bb 1?^1 ?^ you, sir." v?= the cool rep'i . < "ray old hoi*e is more senf-iblo than an 1 - | Christian. He knows my little kid won't

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hurt him, and I know he won't hurt the kid." , , With that he quietly went to his horse s box, moved the child out of danger, and sent him back with his breakfast things, just as if nothing in the world had happened.