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stable, but his name as an owner upon a Club's racing 

 programme is a powerful assistant in popularizing the 

 running turf in this country. 



No feudal Baron in ye ancient days wielded more 

 power than a modern railway magnate whose word, as 

 in the case of the President of our great national high- 

 way, is law to thousands of employees ; a slight idea can 

 therefore be formed of his far-reaching influence which 

 extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. Such a 

 citizen is therefore a powerful addition to the Canadian 

 list of owners, and that the success of his colors may be 

 equal to the popularity of their owner, will be the earnest 

 wish of every lover of our national sport. 



