78 Lovers of the Horse 



Robert Beith was born in Darlington Townshi]) in the year IS-i,'?. l)einii' tlie son 

 of Alexander Beitli, of Aro-yleshire, Scotland. After taking a prominent part in poli- 

 tics for vears. he was apjjointed to the Senate in the year 1907. and is now looked on as 

 one of the stalwarts of the Liberal party. 



When Mr. Beith was abont twenty years of age he l)ranclied ont as a horseman. 

 The orreatest victory ever scored bv ]\Ir. Beith was when he won the championshii) at the 

 World's Fair at riiicaoo in IS!).'? with Jubilee Chief. The next oroat victory was when 

 Saxon, another Hackney stallion, won the. same honors at the World's Fair at St. Louis. 

 This pair won innumerable ribbons, and were sold for a big price to Americans. Two 

 other good ones owned by Mr. Beith were (Jrij)thorpe Playmate and Robin Adair. These 

 were also great prize-winners. The horse Saxon lirought the largest price ever ])aid 

 for a Canadian-owned horse sold at public auction, as he brought the sum of five thou- 

 .sand five hundred dollars. Mr. Beith manages his own stable, and makes all his own 

 selections when he imports English-bred ones. He is of a genial (lis|)osition, but 

 very modest in his manner when s])eaking of himself or his many victories in the 

 show ring. 



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