Lovers of the Horse 



A contribution such as tliis to so valuable a work as "The Lovers of the Horse" 

 would l)e incom})lete without some reference to tlie men who have fosteretl the s])ort 

 of thoroughbred racing. The Lowells, of Gait; the Whites, of Halton, were much 

 to the fore forty and fifty years ago, and so, too, were the Ilendries, who have 

 lasted down to the present day. Then John and \Yilliam Ilendrie — the latter of 

 whom was the first honorary member in Canada of the English Jockey Club, oidy ])assed 

 away in 1907 — rode their own horses. So, also, did Dr. Andrew Smith, the veteran 

 ex-principal and founder more than 60 years ago of the Ontario Veterinary College, 

 while Mr. Robert Davies had a winning mount in the Queen's Plate race of 1871. 

 These men have all contributed largely both to the maintenance and ])rogress of racing 

 in Canada. 'J'hey have been aided in their undertaking by the Dyments of Barrie, 

 Nathaniel and John; by the late J. P. Dawes, of Lachine, who passed away in 1!)()S; 

 bv the late Josej)h Duggan, owner of the Woodbine jjroperty in Toronto; by the late 

 Wm. Christie, Vice-President of the O.J.C. ; by G AV '^rorranc(\ not so much as an 

 owner, but as a valued member of the executive of the O.J.C; by the Pleads, J. H. 

 anrl C. T. ; bv James Carrnthers. now of ^Montreal but formerly of Toronto; by E. 

 King l)(i<lil>, he of tlie ever-n^ady voice jind pen: by the late Sir Frank Smith; by 

 manv other men of rank and talent, some of whom have figured prominently and some 

 of whom have not, and more than all by the late Mr. T. C. Patteson, a giant in sport- 

 ing literature, and a one-time owner, with ambitions and aspirations; and ^Iv. Jo.seph 

 E. Seagram, the foremost of tiieni all. President of the O.J.C, honorary niemlxM- of 

 the English Jockey Clul), and a man entitled to raid-, with the biggest-hearted, most 

 liberal promoters of racing, and largest owners on llic .Vniei'ican continent. 



