I never knew him. He died in 1926 saving a horse during a stable fire--a horse broke away from someone else and trampled him to death.
But, during his career he won both the King's Cup (now the Queen's Cup--all depends on whose on the throne) in Canada and the Havana Stakes, as well as a bunch of others.
My dad was in line to follow in his footsteps, but he took shrapnel in his knee in Belgium in 1944, so that pretty much put an end to that.
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Date: 2009-05-01 03:01 pm (UTC)But, during his career he won both the King's Cup (now the Queen's Cup--all depends on whose on the throne) in Canada and the Havana Stakes, as well as a bunch of others.
My dad was in line to follow in his footsteps, but he took shrapnel in his knee in Belgium in 1944, so that pretty much put an end to that.