tab man forever

[the galah]

i was listening to trackside today and they spoke a lot about the life of a man called gary williams who had died and some of the things they said about him sounded similar to what tab man has told us about himself.

So i googled gary williams auckland harness racing and it came up with an obituary on hrnz which when i read it,had even read  more similarities.

if he is the same fella,then i'm sure we will all be saddened.

i do hope he makes a reappearance on here,but maybe someone may know whether hes the same man we  often debate .

its one of those things ,when you contribute to a site like this. You can tell so much about how the person you discuss things with,without actually knowing who they actually are.

i had recently been wondering what had happened to the man who called himself walt ,as he discussed he had health issues at one point and we haven't heard anything from him foer a while.i hope hes doing ok.

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[the galah]

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[Gammalite]

1 hour ago, the galah said:

i had recently been wondering what had happened to the man who called himself walt ,as he discussed he had health issues at one point and we haven't heard anything from him foer a while.i hope hes doing ok.

I think Walt was pretty crook , and had returned to his native Nelson from Auckland after an absence of some years, to enjoy memories from the past that he kindly shared with us here for a time. seemed a kind and knowledgeable bloke.

 

1 hour ago, the galah said:

So i googled gary williams auckland harness racing and it came up with an obituary on hrnz which when i read it,had even read  more similarities.

 

Hesi was just reflecting on several regular posters at forums over the years that had passed in recent times. I guess we have quite an aged cohort , so mostly quite a few are battling health issues. 

Condolences to the family and friends of Gary Williams. that was a long article on him that you referred to on the HRNZ with his sudden passing . he had quite a history. Lately = A member of the ATC race night Steward team that helped with the co-ordination of syndicates, winning owners and trainers and the like on race nights. 

I don't recall 'TAB 4 Ever' mentioning these activities so feel he is different person ?,  but did race in both codes as Mr Williams did in Syndicates and the like (including Changeover in the Cup for Mr Williams )  many folk do race both codes of horses,  and one friend I write to, and was competing with in on-line racing comp's in NZ , does have   current very handy trotters in the North Island,  and also shares in Te Akau gallopers as well. So I think this type of owner is not uncommon in NZ. Is great these type of blokes supporting the racing scene and wish them well.