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]\rr. Dvmeiit li.nl all the ([ualities of a sportsman; the i)ettiiig ring liad n<» attrac- 

 tions for liiiii, as lie seldom wagered on a horse, hut spent thousands of dolhirs 

 on foreign hreds for tlu' purpose of bettering his string; tliis being done for the pure 

 love of tlie s])ort and not for the financial Ijenefit to be derived therefrom. 



His fondest hopes were realized when he won the King's Plate twice in succession, 

 first with llicssalon of his own breeding, and the second time with Sapjier, sired by 

 his famous stud ('ourtown, and purchased bv him at a small figure. Mr. Dvment's 

 coimection with the turf dated l)ack for 

 manv vears, and the oran<>e and oreen 

 colors of the stable were well known 

 ai'onnd the larger tracks. He had the 

 distinction of being one of two Canadian 

 owners who had a horse ht to start in the 

 American l)cri)y, which was run at 

 Washington Park 'brack. Chicago, for 

 years, and was the richest stake for 

 three-year-olds on the Americ-an con- 

 tinent. He was a most enthusiastic' 

 memA)er of the Ontario and Hamilton 

 Jockey Clul)s. and for two years won 

 all of the more important races on both 

 tracks. 



The largest ])urse ever won by the 

 owner of the Brookdale I'arm was the 

 Buffalo Derby, which wa.s worth some 

 twcntv-five thousand dollars to the win- 

 ner the year he won it with Fort Hunter. 

 The following season he finished second 

 with Tongordei" in the same event, and 

 with a lietter ridei- would have won. 

 Mr. Dyment had the credit of paying 

 the largest price that was ever paid for a 

 thoroughbred by a Canadian, when he 

 |)urchased Kinleydale, the .son of Kinleymack, for $11, .)(((). 



Nathaniel Dyment was born at Exeter, Devonshire, Euglanil, December '^i.')l\\. 

 1832, and came to Canada with his parents when he was three years old. He lived 

 with his father in Peverlev Township, Wentworth (Onnty, until he was sixteen years 

 of age. He began business for himself at that age by purchasing a big pine tree, 

 which he felled himself and had taken to the mill; as he made money he pnrcha.sed 

 more pine, and from hunber ama.ssed a large fortune and renuuned in this business up 

 to the time of Ins death. His first contract was with the (ireat Western Railway, 

 sn|)])lving them with the entire output of his mill at Linden. 



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