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Lovers of the Horse 



MRS. DAVID DOUGLAS YOUNG 



M1?S DAVID DOUGLAS YOUNG belongs to a well-known 'l\)r()nt() family. 

 Ix'inii the yonngest dangliter of Hononrahle Sir Glenliohne Falconlnidge, 

 Cliirf Justice of the King's Bencli. Mrs. Young was Ymm in Ontario's capi- 

 tal, and as Miss Ainiee Falconhridge grew up in a family which a])preciated fully the 

 healthful, outdoor life which that city afl'onls during most of the year. During her 

 early girlhood she showed a fondness for horses and an ability in maiuiging them 

 more characteristic of P'nglish or Irish than of Canadian femininity. 



In the hunting-field Mrs. Young is a brilliant and fearless figure, showing the 

 a|)titude in management and guidance which l)eloug to the Ixini "ecjuestrienne" She 

 is one of the most enthusiastic followers of the 'I'orouto Hunt, and has been awarded 

 the l)rush on more than one occasion, an honour more coveted than a con(|nest in the 

 ballroom. Mrs. Young has the vigorous physi(|ue and flexible, well-pro])ortioned 

 figure which conduce to trinm])hs on the hunting-field. 



In l!)(l(i, Mrs. Young, then Miss Falconbridge, won her first horse award on Cloth 

 of Gold, owned by Mr. Alfred Rogers, capturing first ])rize in Uadies' Hunter Class 

 at the 'I'oronto Horse Show, winning general a})])lanse and admiration f(n- her spirited 

 bearinc A secoinl nri/e with Sir Robert, owned by ^Ir, Henderst)n, of Hamilton, 

 in the same class, was al-o won liy this fortunate com|)etitor. "^rhis annual excnt is 

 sometimes hnm<u(>n-ly referred to as if the horse were a secondary consideration at 

 this IJeautv and the Reast K\hil)ition. l)ut the honours are yet with those who know 

 and understand the horse, and the Toiduto woman who carries off a [nize at this event 

 is an object of envy 



'I'd win a jirize at the lb)r-e Show i> to remain unsalisiied without a i'e|ielilion 

 of the experience, and it was no surj)rise to find this fair ri<ler in the lists once more 

 in 1 !)()?. when she won a first prize on Miss English, owned l)y Mr. James Worts, and 

 third prize with Land's End. owned by Mr. Henderson, both in Ladies' Hnider Class. 

 At the Montreal Horse Show in the same year. Mrs ^ onng won first in the Ladies' 

 Hunter ("lass on The Jap. owned liy ^L•. Joseph Kilgour, and also won libbon in 

 Saildle Class on Harkwyn. owned by the same gentleman. Slu> is also a graceful and 

 accomplished <lriver, single, double and tandem, and has scored more than one victory 

 in the Harn<'ss Class. 



.\niong the younger set, Mrs. Young has no superior in the (|iialities which go to 

 make a successful horsi'woman, and her ambition in this field is not likcK' to go 

 liiirewarded, judging from her already remarkable acliievemiMiLs. 



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