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single horse. The firm do a purely commission business, 

 thus in no way interfering with the interests of con- 

 signees. 



Mr. C. A. Burns is the active partner, and as an auc- 

 tioneer is a clever performer. He has been for years one 

 of the representative horsemen of the province, and it 

 would be within the mark to say that during the past 

 fifteen years he has owned and driven for his private 

 use more fast trotters and pacers than any other man in 

 the country. He is a keen and critical judge of horse 

 flesh, and this qualification has been of immense value 

 and a powerful aid in building up the firm's great busi- 

 ness. 



