Lovers of the Horse 



209 



ROBERT DAVIES 



ONE of tli(> best known horsemen in Anu'vica is Mv. Uol)crt Davics, not only 

 from the breeding standpoint. l)nt from the ein-umstance that he has raised 

 and raced manv of the consjiienons winners on record. For many years Mr. 

 Davies was ahimst exclnsivelv <levoted to breeding, showing and importing the heavier 

 chiss of horses. l)efore he showed a hking for the thoronghbred. His farm, familiarly 

 known as " Thorncliffe." has sent to the show ring many champions in almost every 

 class. It was on this farm that Mr. Davies raised his tirst tlioronghbred and met 

 with a great deal of snccess in the racing 



world . 



INIr. Davies has a choice collection 

 of ril)bons, won at the nnmerous horse 

 shows thronghont Canada, particularly 

 at the Toronto Exhibition, where it is 

 pn)bal)ly harder to win than at most 

 shows on this continent. He has won 

 ril)l)ons in the classes for Clydesdales. 

 Shires and thoronghbreds. sending back 

 to the farm many a riblxm as trophy. 

 Of recent years he has not devoted so 

 much time to the heavier classes, but to 

 the thoroughbred. In this class, he has 

 in his stud Orme Shore, probably one 

 of the l)est stallions ever brought to 

 Canada. This horse should prove a 

 famous sire, and, though imported by 

 Mr. Davies .some four years ago. was 

 not raced to any extent after (oming to 

 Canada. 



The Hrst horse to bring this owner 

 into prominence in Canada was Thorn- 

 clitt'e, one of the best leppers that ever 

 looked through a bridle. He won again 



and. after 

 1 to a Buffalo owner. ( ontimud his victorious career. Another of INIr. 

 Davies' winning steeds was the little mare Eonpanga. being by Kapanga. out of Eon 



D. She won many of the stakes for Canadian-bred horses, and even held her own 



ao-ainst some of the best racers on the Canadian track. 

 ^ For many years, Mr. Davies was one of the Vice-Presidents of the Ontario Jockey 



Club, resigning on account of pressure of Inisiness a few years ago. He has devoted 



Ro|)t-;kt DvWlES 



and again for his breeder 



much time to racing interests in ( aiiada, seldom being without 



an entrv in the King's 



