Lovers of the Horse 



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GEORGE WILLIAM COOK 



ONE of the most proinineut horsemen in Canada is George W. Cook, of West- 

 mount. Montreal, Que. He has done much to encourage good sport. Ever 

 since he can rememl^er lie has been intimately associated with the horse, and 

 has bred quite extensively. He has been racing for the j)ast ten years, during which time 

 he has owned such good horses as Orontas. Merriment. Benckart. M.D.A., Too 

 ^Nlany, Mango. Factotum. rU\ One year, witli a stal)le of six horses, Mr. Cook headed 



the list of winning Canadian 

 owners. His favorite horse has 

 jjrobably been Orontas. winner 

 of the Liverpool Cup and many 

 other good races, the next best 

 being Merriment, who was also 

 winner of the Liver])0()l Cup at 

 'I'oronto, the spring handicap at 

 Washington in 1905, and who as a 

 three-yea r-(jld was only beaten by 

 the great McChesney. by a nose, 

 at Chicago when the world's rec- 

 ord for six furlongs was lowered, 

 (ieorge William Cook is 

 very j>rominently known in the 

 lunil)er Ijusiness. He was born 

 at "Edgehill." Morrisburg. Out., 

 and was educated at Montreal, 

 Morrisburg and Upper Canada 

 College. Toronto. In 1905 he was 

 married to ]Miss Willa O'^NIeara, 

 daughter of I). I). O'Meara, In- 

 spector of Ports, of Quebec. Mr. 

 Cook comes of a widely-known 

 family of U.E. Loyalists, who settled in the County of Dundas and all of whom have 

 manifested a fondness for good horses. His grandfather was the late Capt. (ieorge Cook, 

 who as a young man fought at Crysler's Farm, and in 1S.'37 at the battle of the Wind- 

 mill. The family have always been staunch Liberals, ]Mr. Cook's great uncle and 

 father having represented the County of Dundas in Parliament for many years. 



Mr. Cook is President of the Cook & Bros. Lumber Company, and the Serpent 

 River Improvement Co. He is a member of the ^Montreal Board of Trade. Socially 

 he is connected with the Montreal Hunt Club. Montreal Kacciuet Club. St. Georo-e's 

 Snow Shoe Club. Moiitrt-al Amateur Athletic Association, and the Ontario Jockey 

 Club. He is also a member of the ]\Iount Royal Club. Montreal, and the Reform Club. 

 Mr. Cook's summer residence is his l)irtliplace. "Edgehill." Morrisburg. His city 

 residence is 400 Elm Ave., Westmouut, Montreal. 



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