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Lovers of the Horse 



Mk. J. C. Watson on Otraissa. Going to the Post. Montreal Hunt Cup Steeplechase. September 14rn, 1907 



JOHN C. WATSON 



OXK of the Itrio-litcst voiiiiii' iHirsciiicii In tin- I'rovincc of (^uclicc is Mr. .loliii ('. 

 Wiitsoii. He is well known as a reinsnian. as well as a nervy and fearless rider, 

 ininiia prominent nienil)erof and one of tlie re<i;ulars at the Montreal Ilnnt. In 

 the show rin^ very few snrpass him, while as a steeplechase rider he has won many events. 



lie developed the art of ridinn- when only a hoy, and hy paying |)arlicnlar atten- 

 tion to it has become a master e((uestrian. He was one of the orioinal nicniliers of 

 the Montreal Polo ("hih. and when the Back itiver Clnh was formed he joined 

 tliem, and is one of their best players, lie has Ix'cn associated with the horse 

 more or le.ss all of his life, having his initial mount at the liist liorsc show held in 

 Montreal. Since that time he has ridden at Montreal. Madison S(|nai'e (iardens, 

 Moston and Toronto, winnintr a irood share of ribbons. 



Horn in Montreal, Mr. Watson has always made liis home there, lie em- 

 barked in the brokerage business, and soon Ijecame prominent. He is a general all- 

 ronnd favorite, and his stable is .seldom or never without a classy hunter and a first-class 

 string of |»oli) ponies. 



