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DR. R. E. WEBSTER 



or so often ;is (lesirod does one see the coinl)inatioii of a man very husy in his 

 profession or practice, and e(|nally Imsy in the introduction of good horses. 

 None the less. Dr. R. E. Webster, a leading gynaecologist of Ontario, finds time 

 or makes time to devote much of his attention to liorse-flesh, and that he is a lover of 

 it goes without saving. He is a prominent practitioner in Ottawa, devoting his atten- 

 tion altogether to surgery. He is a native of Brockville. and took up residence in 

 Ottawa nine years ago. A gi'aduate of McCiill, he completed a post-graduate course 

 in Xew York, and afterwards practised in Texas, where he was lecturer on surgery in 

 the Texas Metlical College. Because of ill-health he returned to Canada, and he is 

 now chief surgeon of the Carleton County General Hospital. Dr. Wel)ster has always 

 been a horseman, and .">in(c liis early days has had an inclination towards the thorough- 

 bred. His horses have been many, and have been shown at all the leading Canadian 

 shows. Among them was the Earl, afterwards sold to tlie late INIr. Hives, who won 

 often in Xew York, Chicago anrl St. Louis, and Ottawa, and subsequently sold him 

 to ('. ^^ . \\atson. of lialtimore. 



Mrs. Webster, who was Miss Irene Jones, of Brockville. is equally as enthusi- 

 astic as her husband. She is the owner of Roxana, which is still in her stable. As a 

 li<>htweio;ht satldle horse Roxana seems to be in a class bv herself, and last vear was 

 an easy winner at ^lontreal. Another fine horse in Dr. Webster's stable is Skylark, 

 who won second In the middleweight hnnters at Montreal in 1!)(I7. Still another is 

 A\oodlark, which will lie brouiiht out in the siirino', and is said to i)e one of the biir- 

 gest jumpers in Canada. Dr. Webster is Master of the Ottawa Hunt Club, and was 

 practically responsible for the formation of that flourishing organization two years 

 ago. Outside of the fact that his |)o^itioii is a rt>s])onsible one, he is interested at all 

 times, and much of the success of the Club is due to his indefatiuable eft'orts. 



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