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race, and a cross-countrv rider witli tVw erjuals, the <>allaiit Colonel has hroii<;ht home 

 many a horse to victory. It is now slightly over twenty years since he rode his last 

 steeplechase in En<iland. iind his feats as a gentleman rider in Canada have been no 

 less successful. Mr. I). S. Rickahy is also entitled to a meed of praise for the energy 

 and enthusiasm which he has displayed in the promotion of the s])ort of kings in Que- 

 bec. For a oreat miml)er of vears he acted as starter, a dutv which he never failed 

 to perform with credit, only retiring three or four years ago, when the Club secured 

 the services of a professional in llic pcison of Mr. McCiimiis. ]Mr. Francis Nelson, 

 for some years back, has also acted as judge. 



With its long and uninterrupted career the Clul) has never failed, except upon 

 one or two occasions, to hold its annual two or three-day meet. The last of these 

 was the season just past, when the Stewards thought it expedient to forego the anniuil 

 event owing to the races held by an outside orgamzation during the Tercentenary 

 celebration. This year the Club is planning a three-day meet, and with the enthus- 

 iasm and vigor which the meml)ers at all times exhil)it, there seems to l)e little tloubt 

 that it will prove the same great success which has always rewarded their efforts. 



