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The Hendrie breeding establishment is Valley Farm, about five miles from 

 Hamilton, on the Plains road. It is a beautiful place, the lower part of it overlooking 

 Burlington liay. There are large and conunodious barns for the brood mares, yearlings, 

 weanlings, stallions and horses in training. Everything about the place is kept neat and 

 in first-class order. There is excellent jjasture for the horses, the farm-house is large 

 and comfortable, the walls of the rooms l)eing adorned with pictures of famous race- 

 horses. There is also a training track of five furlongs on the farm. The soil is dry 

 and sandy, enal)ling the trainers to work the horses early in the spring. 



Shortly after the death of Strathspey, Mr. Hendrie bought the importe(l stallion 

 Derwentwater, by Doucaster-Tliorwater, who was most successful in the stud, Butter 

 Scotch and Lyddite, the Plate winners, both being sired by him. He was also the 

 sire of the fast mare Springwells, The Provost, Ayrshire Lad, Denham, Ayrwater and 

 other good horses. Alter being at the farm for a number of years, Derwentwater was 

 ship])ed to Nashville, Tenn., where he died as the result t)f an accident on tlie cars. 



While the late Mr. Hendrie won many races with horses of his own breeding, 

 his greatest success was with American thoroughbreds. Pee Wee]) won the Lxxjuois 



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Toronto Cup; Spencer Handicap. Total Winnings, 552,000 



