“GO SLOW” AT RICCARTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17188, 3 November 1923, Page 1

“GO SLOW” AT RICCARTON.

BY

SINBAD.

The horses at Riccarton, kings of the track, a union are forming at last, and any dark horse will be branded as black ” who chances to travel too fast. The ringleaders gathered in secret last night, quite close to the President's stall, and earnestly studied till early daylight the problems of racehorses all. The President. Roseday. was greeted with cheers when he on his feet rose to speak: 44 1 can’t see.” he said with a shake of his ears, •‘why this is called Carnival Week. Though humans from every day labours take rest, no carnival spirit is ours; 'tis then they our speed and our stamina test, and bet on our various powers. 1 think that we leaders should take a firm stand, declining their bidding to do ; we’ll all •'get together and strongly demand that we have a holiday too. Then, if they don't give us a holiday space, for us to enjoy as we like, we'll firmly decline to compete iu a race—iu fact, we will ail go on strike.” And then spoke % the racehorse that lost you your coin—his name 3 for certain don’t know ; he said, “In a strike 1 am too scared to join, but cheerfully will I go slow.’*