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Lovers of the Horse 



Steve Lane 



Mr. Case's first venturo as an owner of thor()Uji;lil)re(ls was when he purcliascd 

 tlie liorse Sufrar King. Takini^ this as a start, the younii; man added to his strin-,^ 

 yearly, until he heeaine one of the best known owners of le))|)ers on this continent 



One of his greatest achievements was (hniii},^ the fall of 1!)()S, when iiis horse, 

 Steve Lane, won four races in five days, a record tiiat will take some time to heat in 

 the field. Mr. Case had only three horses at Hamilton, and out of ten races run 

 through the field at the meeting. Mr. Case won live, was second once and Ihinl 

 once, his horses not being out of tiic money in any of llic events in whicli tliey started 

 He showed great judgment in the |)nrcha.sc of tlic le|)|(cr Uann<'ll. who won his lii-st 

 race with Mr. Ca.se's colors u|) 



Steve Lane was the first horse of any ini|iortance lo !)<■ ac(|iiii-ed \)\ the yunthfiil 

 owner, who purchased him in the season of 1!>07. and won three races with him 



Then came the |)urchase of the Icppcr Mark>man. who won hi- (ir>t race under 

 the colors of his new master, a victory that was icpcateil on moi-e than one occasion 

 during the same season, while in 1!)(),S Marksman again won laurels for his owner. 



These three horses gave the young Canadian the best stable of steeplechasers of 

 that year on the Canadian circuit. He was the second Kindest winuei- .it the Ilamiltoii 



