Omoto racecourse, early 1900's.

[Murray Fish]

This photo popped up in a feed. with a poem attacthed!

Two things re the Photo..

1) The Barbed wire looks interesting!!    

2)  has the photo be presented facing the wrong way??? 

An old poem from the late Slim Gillman (A racing stalwart who trained at Omoto)
"It was a lovely day as they started away with a smile of content on their faces
.. the money they spent was meant for the rent, but they had a lovely day at the races.

[Shad]

2 hours ago, Murray Fish said:

This photo popped up in a feed. with a poem attacthed!

Two things re the Photo..

1) The Barbed wire looks interesting!!    

2)  has the photo be presented facing the wrong way??? 

An old poem from the late Slim Gillman (A racing stalwart who trained at Omoto)
"It was a lovely day as they started away with a smile of content on their faces
.. the money they spent was meant for the rent, but they had a lovely day at the races.

Great photo, funny my uncle who passed on the racing bug to me( for which there's no cure)as a very young lad, an new slim,would recite that poem when we would leave for the races, had a bit of a twist in the lyrics though, his version at little more curse, ended with wat a .... of a day at the races. Oh the memories what a great crowd.

[curious]

Trained a handy black mare ... Colfix?

[Shad]

47 minutes ago, curious said:

Trained a handy black mare ... Colfix?

Remember colfix, may have won the nuggets, out of red mit from memory, she was a coast specialist, trained a few more handy ones, but names escape me, been a few good gallopers grace the coast tracks over the years, remember the mighty scapolo winning at omoto, Royal adder, blue sage, miles better, placido, cappiemore, Modena,to name a few, some of these horse won 10 or 15 races, you just don't that these day, nice little roll call of very good performers, fell free to add a few more.

[Murray Fish]

54 minutes ago, Shad said:

Modena

won a nice mile race at Trentham, D Browne on? then backed up for a place in the G1?   a nice grey

56 minutes ago, Shad said:

scapolo

did he get to 20 wins! I have some nice shots of him winning at Riccarton!

[Shad]

11 hours ago, Murray Fish said:

won a nice mile race at Trentham, D Browne on? then backed up for a place in the G1?   a nice grey

did he get to 20 wins! I have some nice shots of him winning at Riccarton!

Yes, very smart horse by light spirits from memory, trained by Jim Melton, witnessed him winning his maiden race, was at Westport though, got well back, and I've never forgotten the turn of foot he showed to pick them up an win very well, knew he went on to top races, a grey horse, then to aussie I think, can't recall how he went over there, but that win, has stuck with me, and Damien Browne did ride, coincidently light spirits sired the last ever winner of the Westport cup, Elad Nova, 1996 from memory was their last hurrah for the throughbred racing there.

 

[Murray Fish]

2 hours ago, Shad said:

trained by Jim Melton,

[Shad]

4 hours ago, Murray Fish said:

That's him, nice picture, I think Paul Falvey may have ridden him the odd time,

[Murray Fish]

17 minutes ago, Shad said:

That's him, nice picture

thanks, back when that camera was manual and you got one chance to 'pan, left the horse Run Into Focus' continuing the pan after the shat has happen! as in cricket Follow through..   lol,   this race was the Captain Cook Stakes,  I had the rent money that day on the nose of CWJ and Rough Habit,  I recall that Modena's prelim was So Nice I popped of and had nice Q bet with RH.  One of those days when it seemed almost easy!
ps. the Big Miles that Year at Trentham produced some strong results for The South!  M Pitman winning his first G1, also with CWJ on board Just Tommy!   Modena with D Walsh on board had beaten JT into 2nd in the lead up G1 mile...  I was close friends with both Michael and Chris back then!