OBITUARY

MR F. W. DELAMAIN. The death of Mr F. W. Delamain, which occurred yesterday, removes one of the m'ofefc notable of the old-time racing, men. Mr Delamain caiile to Canter tufy iv the early days, and was for some time a member oi the Provincial CouEciL During the early seventies the deceased gentleman owned teveral rar '■'horses, including Tempieton, one of tho most popular' ndrsefc eVer seen "on a Ctirterbury track, and Pungawerewere. With the former he captured the Auckland Cup, 0.J.0. Great Autumn Handicap, D.J.O. Handicap, Dunedin Cup, an I Forbury Handicap, while Pungaworewer. also credited him with a Dtinedin Cup and many lesser events. On giving up the ownership of horses, Mr Dei amain for years officiated as a R*ov?rl or the Canterbury .lockfy Cub, a }>< dtion which he filled with (>vur\ satipiaotion. Even up till i.ulte recenibiy he was a regular atttendant at tii* Rjc^srton Meetings, and was a" first-class judge both of racing and bloodstock Of late years Mr fr^arnain -I(Ted a retired life. Exceotl Avith regard to his connection in ihe earJy days with, the Provincial »)i>iiTicil h»> t)i>k no prominent part in Aib'ic matters The well-known Yaldhiirst racing farm was-first taken by the :te Mr Delamain, who 1 named it after bis uncle's. place at Home, the district bring given the same name. He f«>on established his racing stablos, am! £<» together a string of horbes. Sam Haines trained for him for a time ; then Monaghan^ took charge till he left to go to Sydney, and he was followed by Mr R. J. .Mason. In January, 1867, Mr Delamain' s colours, first appeared on the .course. He won the Lottery P.'ate-and Criterion Stakes with Presto by Peter Flaib," his Musician gaining second pace in the Maiden Plate. \ In. January 1865, his • Belle of Hhelsle ran' secend 2i> tho Ohxistchurch Plate. Mastf

other' Horses owned, and bred by Mr Delamain Carried his colours with more or less success on various courses, but the most noted of His breeding wae. the grand Horse Templeton, by Traducer ■ — Belle of the Isle, which wac the first claimed Yaldhurst as their birthplace, of New Zealand's noted horses that In 188 Mr Delamaan gave up racing and sold YaldHurst.