8 



Lovers of the Horse 



Mr. llrn(liii'"s foimcction with the 

 turf (hiteil !)ack many years, long before 

 the Ontario Jockey (liili was organized; 

 and tlie famous colors, brown body, yel- 

 low slecv(>s and cap. are well known, 

 not only on the Canadian tracks, but in 

 the Fnited States as well. 



Ill lS()'i he rode the bay gelding. 

 Mark 'rapley. to victory over a steeple- 

 chase course of twelve .stiff jumps. On 

 >[ay "21. 1864. great interest was taken in 

 the match race between Mr. Hendrie's 

 '■ HiHciiiair" and James Wliite's '• Donna 

 Maria." the fornnM', who was ridden by 

 John Ilendrie. wiiiiiing. Mr. Ilendrie 

 was Secretarv- Treasurer of the Hamilton 

 Ilaciup' As.s()ciation in bSOT. He was 

 one of the fathers of the Ontario Jockey 

 ( lub, and was a judge at its hrst 

 meeting in ISSl. He IxHaine President 

 in ISSi) and held the office for several 

 vears. retiring in favor of the late Sir 

 Frank Sinitli. and succeeding again to 

 the honor on tiie death of Sir Frank. 

 Ml. Ilendrie also organized the coni- 

 pjinv which built the llaiiiilton Jockey Club track. 



Year after vear Mr. Heiidrie had candi<lates in the (^ueen"s Plate, and altiiough 

 thev were not successful he never became discouraged, but phickily ke|)t at it. Several 

 times his horses finished iii>ide the money, but it was not until 1S!)!». when Uutter 

 Scotch was returned the wimirr. thai he was rewanled for his perseverance. 



Ill \'.)(H Mr. Ilendrie had the honor of winning the first King's Plate with Lyddite. 

 It i^ the ambition of every Canadian turfman to win the King's Plate with a horse 



Tlij, l-.vli- \\i:-LiAM Hl:\i>Kih; 



>f his own breeding, not because of the value of the purse. 



althougii 



h it has been 



increased every year. l>ut if is a matter of pride to win a premier race, especially when 

 this race is the «)lde.st fixture in .\merica. From the lime the youngsters are b)ale(l they 

 are closely watched, and their yearling trials are awaited with int(M-est. and even 

 if they show jjronii.se at two years old, they are not allowed to race b)r b-ar of 

 winning, which would di.sc|nalify them, I he l)ig Canadian I'veiit l>eing exclusively U>y 

 maidens. Everv vear the promluenf Canadian fuifmeii iiave from fifteen to twenty 

 Province-bred foals, but when the finir conio to enter them b.r flu- iilate not more 

 than four or five of them are worthy of iieing uommalcil 

 what expense turfmen go to land the coveted (iuiueas. 



ihis noes to show to 



