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H C HARLEY

The death occurred in Christchurch last week, after a short illness, of Mr H C Harley, well known in trotting and motoring circles.

Mr Harley was born in Nelson and went to Greymouth in 1898, where he founded the auctioneering firm of H C Harley and Company. He retired from business in 1921, and since then had lived in Christchurch.

At an early age Mr Harley was keenly interested in trotting and was one of the best-known amateur riders and drivers in NZ. In 1902 he won the Greymouth Cup with Uncle Tom.

In Christchurch, Mr Harley was prominent in the administration of trotting, and was president of the New Brighton Trotting Club, a member of the judicial committee of the NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club, and a member of the Board of the NZ Trotting Association.

He was immediate past-president of the Automobile Association of Canterbury, a director of the South Island Motor Union Insurance Association, and a member of the executive of the South Island Motor Union. He was a keen cricketer ans a vice-president of the St John Ambulance Association.

Credit: NZ Trotting Calendar 2Dec1942