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Lovers of the Horse 



Wiki: In. bv Wickha.m — 1-aii\ I.u.iiiiom 



fi'oni Mr. II.ifi'N ( ii(l(liii<;'s, a w cll-kiiow ii In'ccdcr in Caiiad.-i. who has his sliid at 

 Oakvillc. ()iitari(). 'I'lic liorsrs Wire In and War Whoop \v<r<' the two lion^ht. and 

 tlif lar<ft'st |)ricc tliat was ever ^ivcn lor [)rovinte-l)recl!S was |)aid for them. The sum 

 was seven thousand (h)llars. Wire In was a three-year-ohl, and War Whoo|) a two- 

 year. War Whoop was kc|)l as an entrv for the Kino's IMale. tinishiug second. 



It was tlirouffh Wire In that Mr. Mackenzie gained nnich of his success as an 

 • )wiier. This horse was most consistent in his work, ami was not retired until the fall 

 of l!>0(i, and that was after the close of a hard cam|)aign in the south during the 

 early spring, where he ho[)ele.ssly l)roke down. He established several hack records 

 duriri'i' his racintr career, and is now doinij' ser\ice in the stud. W ,\v NNliooii. tlie 

 otlu'r purchase, was hardly so consistently successful, although he was a full brother to 

 Wire In. being sired by Wickluiin out of the mare Lady Lightfoot. The success 

 gained from year to year by tlie stable only added to the lire of en'husiasm. and 

 each .season i)etter horses were added to the string. Two expcnsi\c horses wci'e 

 piircliaserl in Kngland, Cicely and Moitlake. It was with the mare (icely that one 

 of the biggest coups ever pullefl off by a (auiidian owner was made. I)uring the 

 season of lOOO another lot of yearlings was secured, and Tourcime, a likely looking 



