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reasonable to assume that in addition to his own high 

 quality as a performer, he will prove a brilliant success 

 at the stud. As a two-year-old he won five races, carrying 

 from 124 to 135 pounds. He is a horse of superb style 

 and faultless conformation, and in the opinion of Major 

 Daingerfield, of Lexington, he is one of the grandest 

 thoroughbreds he ever looked upon. 



The herd of Jersey cattle on the farm, though not a 

 large one, represents the choicest prize-winning blood of 

 this popular breed of cattle; while the Lord Eosebery 

 strain of Yorkshire pigs are said to be the choicest speci- 

 mens in this country. Buyers from Tennessee, Ohio, 

 Illinois and many other States, have enriched their home 

 stock with this popular strain. In fact, the demand, both 

 at home and abroad, taxes the capacity of the farm to 

 supply. 



Mr. Robert Davies, the owner of this splendid estate, 

 is a central figure in the business life of Toronto. He is 

 owner of one of the greatest brick manufacturing plants 

 in the world, also proprietor of a large paper mill and 

 the owner of two other extensive manufacturing concerns 

 in the cit3\ One would naturally suppose that every 

 moment of his time was occupied and his mind engrossed 

 with business cares and anxieties. Such guessing, how- 

 ever, would be wide of the mark. Wherever you meet 

 him, he impresses you as a man who has nothing to worry 

 him. A smiling face and a cheery voice are two of his 

 chief characteristics and he never shows to better advant- 

 age than when, as Squire of Thorncliffe, he welcomes his 

 guests, either at the old farm-house in the valley or at his 

 splendid mansion at Todmorden. Many a noted gather- 

 ing at both places could be recorded every year. Turf- 

 men and horsemen from all over the continent have 

 visited Thorncliffe, and one and all carry away with them 

 pleasant recollections of the beautiful estate and its 

 popular owner. 



