144 CANADIAN TUEF RECOLLECTIONS 



A WELCOME ADDITION. 



The addition of such a name as that of Sir Thomas G. 

 Shaughnessy, K.C.V.O., President of the Canadian 

 Pacific Eailway, to the list of Canadian owners of thor- 

 oughbreds is an event worthy of record in these pages. 

 Men of great influence and some of them bearing names 

 of historic interest in Great Britain, are owners of racing 

 stables, and the prestige of their social standing and influ- 

 ence is a mighty factor in upholding the prosperity of the 

 English turf. The King of England is the representative 

 turfman of the Empire, and certainly his example has had 

 an all-powerful influence for good in the management of 

 turf affairs across the sea. The English Jockey Club is 

 the most exclusive organization in Europe, and its roll of 

 members, as alluded to elsewhere, includes the names of 

 many men of world-wide reputation. 



Here in Canada, where the field is so limited, we doubly 

 welcome the addition of one whose name is known and 

 honored from one end of the Dominion to the other. Sir 

 Thomas Shaughnessy, by the force of his own genius, is 

 to-day a central figure in the history of Canada and if his 

 accomplishments in the next ten years are at all com- 

 mensurate with his past performances, then indeed will 

 he stand forth one of the most conspicuous figures in our 

 national history. 



His debut as an owner was made at the Montreal 

 Jockey Club meeting in 1908, and it is an open secret 

 amongst his friends that his appearance as an owner was 

 due to his desire to support the Club, of which his friend, 

 Sir Montagu Allan, is President, and the fact that his 

 colors have many times been first past the post is emi- 

 nently satisfactory to his admirers. It could not be 

 expected that one, upon whose shoulders such great in- 

 terests rest, could give his personal attention to a racing 



