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Lovers of the Horse 



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CHARLES SNOW 



onU tlirouiiii his ownershij) of luinu'ss horses, hut throunh tlic owninu' 

 iiiimers, is Mr. Ciiarles Snow known to tlie horsemen of Canada. Horn 

 and educated at Whitl)v, Mr. Snow eanie to 'I'oronto in 1.S!).5 to oo into husi- 

 ne.s.s with his father. In lS!)i) he entered the wholesale eonfeetionerv I)usiness for 

 him.self. meeting with unhniited .sncccss. In 1907. Ids l)nsiness had grown to sueh 

 an extent, that it was necessary to look for new premises, and his ])resent place of 

 husincss on College Street ^^ est was purchased. 



Mr. Snow's first venture into the 

 racing world was when he purchased 

 l?urr Oak. with whom he won manv 

 races through the fields. It was on this 

 horse that Nat Ray. the famous steej)le- 

 ehase jockey, rode his first victory. 



When Burr Oak was i-etircd. he was 

 replaced 1)\' King John, who wou the 

 Toronto Hunt Clul) cup on the Hat. hut 

 who was a failure over the jumps. 



Mr. Snow then tnrned his attention 

 to liarness horses, and bought and sold 

 many before he secured his first winner, 

 the pacer Little Boy. who won the 

 championship of Toronto in l!)(l,'). and 

 was considered one of the fastest pacers 

 vwY owned in the city. 



The next purchase was the mare 

 Rheda Wilks. who won many prizes at 

 the matinees of the Toronto and Dufi'erin 

 Park Driviug Clubs. 



()ther horses have I)een i>ought and 

 sold by Mr. Snow, but Rheda Wilks will 

 end her life in his stable. 



Mr. Show has always Keen au odicial 

 at the local races, while he has also offici- 

 ated at the meetings of clubs iu smaller towns, lie was eleetcfl S(>cretary of the 

 Dufi'erin Bark Driving Club when it was first formed, holding the office for two years. 

 when he rejoined the Toronto Driving Club as Secretary, which office he has held foi- 

 many years. 



Mr. Snow, who is regarded as one of 'Toronto's most promising business men, is 

 looked upon as an authoritv on harness horses. lie is ever rea.ly to lend his aid to any 

 project for the advancement of the horse and of the racing world, and it is to some of 

 his suirsrt'Stions that the local driving clubs owe their success. 



CijAKi.i-:s Snow 



