Raise A Colt 05 Chapter Two

CHAPTER TWO
DOUBLE DASH RACING 1957 - 1975

By the mid-fifties it was becoming obvious In 1975 the pacing divisions had grown in
that the format for stakes racing had to change numbers such that separate divisions of colts
from heat racing to something more up-to-date. and fillies were required, all going double
The coming of the mobile starting gate and the dashes. This was an omen of things to come
advent of night racing, with the installation of and before long it became standard procedure
a lighting system at the Charlottetown Driving to separate the entries on sex in addition to age
Park signaled a new era of racing on PEI. and gait.
The breeding of standardbred horses was also

experiencing a growth spurt and the number of
older horses racing was such that the PEI
tracks at Charlottetown and Summerside were
adding race dates. To complicate matters
further there was a steady decline in matinee
racing events and such popular venues as
Covehead, Montague and Northam were
having trouble attracting patrons who were
demanding more modern facilities. The city
tracks were in a position to dictate the format
of their racing programs and in the face of this
the change from heat racing to something more
entertaining and more compatible with the
needs of the general public was made. Shermar David became the first sub 2:10 three-year-old
pacer in 1966 winning both dashes
Double dash racing became a thing of the past

in 1976 when again the growth in the industry
and changing customer preference resulted in
single dash racing being the format of choice
for overnight races.
Rushaway Chief becomes the first sub 2:20 two-year-old in

1962 with Don MacNeill up.
The annual meeting of the PEI Harness Racing

Club voted unanimously to adopt a “best of
two” races format that became known as
double dashes. While many of these early races Lookaway won in 1970 for co-owners Don Simmonds and
resulted in double winners, it was not always Dr. Blair Kelly. Don drives here and wife Nan is by his side
so, and the method used to decide the ultimate
winner in the case of the two dashes having
different winners was called “best of
summary”. This amounted to determining
which of the dash winners had finished best in
their losing race and in the event of a tie on
that basis the best winning time was the
deciding factor. There were occasional races
where the class had enough entries to split into
two divisions and when this happened the top
three or four in each division, depending on the
total number of entries, would contest the
second dash, with the overall winner again
decided by best summary. There were several
occasions where the ultimate winner did not Club secretary Bill Gillespie presents the trophy to Mr
Agnew and Mr Ellis, the owners of Cyclone Kelly, driven
win either of the divisions but did win the by Lorne Kelly to a win in 1960
second dash and thus was declared the overall
winner.
RAISE A COLT
1957
The President’s View – J A Annear – Vice President
“In recent years we see new records piling up. September 4th 1957 - Charlottetown
This last year Lady Lakeburn trotted a mile at
Fredericton in 2:08.3 and thereby shattered the 4 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $500
old record of 2:14 held by Hillside Scott since
Ruthies First (Cyril Smith) 2 of 2 Dashes
1939. A new record for Maritime bred two-
Winning Owner – James Shaw, Montague
year-old pacers was also set by Hal Again, Best time – 2:21.3
pacing a mile in 2:16.4. We feel both of these
performances will take some time to better. 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $500
Bad weather postponed our races from the Jolly Bruce (D Macneill) 1 of 2 Dashes
scheduled Labor Day to September 4th. There Winning Owner – George Brookins, Kensington
were twenty-six starters and total purses of Best time – 2:18.4
$2,500.
3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $500
It is with sadness that we note the passing of Lady Lakeburn (M MacArthur) 1 of 2 Dashes
veteran trainer Clarence Schuman and Cyril Winning Owner – Dr Atkins, Fredericton, NB
Dauphinee of Halifax, a longtime supporter.” Best time – 2:12 Stakes record
Race Highlights 2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $500
Pepsi First (J Annear) 1 of 2 Dashes

Ruthies First gave Cyril Smith his first Winning Owner – Annear&Lowery, Montague
Futurity win in a two dash triumph in the four- Best time - 2:21
year-old trotting class.
Pepsi First with Jack Annear driving took the
Mary Leah (S. Stead) 2 of 2 Dashes
two-year-old pace. It was Jack Annear’s first
Winning Owner – Leigh O’Brien, Elmsdale
Futurity win as a driver and second as an Best time – 2:24.4
owner.
Lady Lakeburn took over four seconds off

the three-year-old trotting mark and was driven
by Myron MacArthur in his first Futurity win
in 2:12. She was bred by George Woodside of
Fredericton NB, and bought initially by Dr
Atkins who stood her sire Lakeburn. He was a
Maritime bred, the breeder being Leonard
Barrieau of Lakeburn NB. Lady Lakeburn was
later bought by the Mapco Stable of
Summerside. As a broodmare she produced the
iron tough Judge Rankin, a twenty-five time
winner and a Futurity winner that made over
$32,000 and was sold into Quebec.
Personalities
Myron MacArthur had several very special

Myron MacArthur at his home track in Kensington
moments in his long association with the sport.
In 1957 he drove Lady Lakeburn to a Colt
Stakes record of 2:12, taking almost five
second off the previous mark and setting a new
one that held up till Pack Truce beat it in 1981.
Lady Lakeburn would repeat the next year
with another stakes record in the four-year-old
trot. His second great moment was being
chosen as the PEI Colt Stakes representative to
sit in the Royal box with Prince Charles and
Princess Diana on their visit to Charlottetown.
He later distinguished himself as a driver with
Myron McArthur meets Princess Diana and Prince Charles
Free-for-all horses with Dees Boy winning the at the races in Charlottetown
Gold Cup and Saucer.
RAISE A COLT
1958
The President’s View – J A Annear – President
“Another year has passed and it gives me great September 1958 - Charlottetown
pleasure, as President, to report that there was
more interest shown in our stakes than ever 4 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $500
before, based on the large crowd in attendance. Lady Lakeburn (M MacArthur) 2 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – Dr Atkins, Fredericton, NB
The question of the four-year-old races
Best time – 2:09.1 Stakes record
continues to be raised and we have struck a
committee to be responsible for laying out the 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $500
guidelines for all races with respect to Izzie Reynard (G Callbeck) 2 of 2 Dashes
eligibility, payments and purses such that we Winning Owner – George Callbeck , Summerside
can have some basis for future decisions and Best time – 2:14.1
needed changes. Members of the committee
are myself, Bill Gillespie, Harold Cudmore, 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $500
Mary Leah (H B Willis) 2 of 2 Dashes
Lorne Kelly, and George Gregory.”
Best time – 2:29.2
Race Highlights
2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $500
Lady Lakeburn repeated her efforts of last Lady Lou Hal (W A Roberts) 2 of 2 Dashes
year with yet another record breaking Winning Owner – W A Roberts, Fredericton, NB
performance as she swept the two dashes of the Best time - 2:18 Stakes record
four-year-old class for trotters. 2 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $500
Miss Honey Fingo (S Campbell) 2 of 2 Dashes
Lady Lou Hal and Miss Honey Fingo won Winning Owner – W A Roberts, Fredericton, NB
the two-year-old pacing and trotting classes Best time – 2:38.1
respectively and both were owned by the same
owner, another first for the Futurity.
Izzie Reynard gave George Callbeck yet

another Futurity win as he owned and drove
the three-year-old pacer that was bred by
fellow club founder Wilbur MacArthur.
Mary Leah repeated as a Futurity winner with

H B Willis driving to his first Futurity win.
Personalities Maritime Champion Lady Lakeburn
Horace (H.B.) Willis was a potato farmer and

exporter in Kingston, PEI. He became involved
in harness racing first as a pastime, and then as
a breeder and ultimately, a serious buyer of top
horses. He was a partner in some of his buying
and breeding adventures with George
Henderson, who operated Angus Farms in
Quebec and later in Ontario. His favorite horse
was Canu Bay, a New Zealand gelding that he
campaigned on the Maritime circuit and earned
over $122,000 with forty-two wins lifetime,
many with H.B. in the bike. He stood several
stallions including Hoot Frost, and was the first
Islander to have an entry in the Hambletonian,
a horse called Arnies Aim, later exported to
Denmark. He also bought and raced Armbro
Belmont, a son of Albatross that was the first
stallion to stand at Hanover Shoe Farms and be
owned by a Maritimer. After his Futurity win
in 1958, he won again in 1964 with Genessees
Pal, a trotter he bred, owned and drove in the
three-year-old Futurity that year. He also bred
the two-year-trotter Murrays Laddie, a Colt Horace Willis
Stakes winner in 1973.
RAISE A COLT
1959
“You will recall that last year a committee was September 1959 - Charlottetown
appointed to look into the continuation of the
four-year-old trot and other stakes matters. It 4 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $500
was decided to continue the race provided that Mary Leah (D MacNeill) 2 of 2 Dashes
a minimum of ten horses were nominated and
Best time – 2:20
four started. In addition, the Club will add
$250 to each class and the balance of the purse 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $500
will be made up of the fees paid for that class Morleys Pride (R Annear) 2 of 2 Dashes
and any other funds such as the Government Winning Owner – Jack Annear, Montague
grant, which would be similarly apportioned. Best time – 2:17
This proved much more satisfactory than the
previous way of having all purses the same 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $500
Emba (Lem Neill) 1 of 2 Dashes
amount, regardless of the number of entries.”
Winning Owner – George Callbeck, Summerside
Best time – 2:24
Race Highlights
Mary Leah repeated again as a Futurity Holly Bud (C Poley) 2 of 2 Dashes
trotting winner this time as a four-year-old. Winning Owner – C V Poley, Quebec
Her three Futurity wins have come with three Best time - 2:20
different drivers, this year with Don MacNeill 2 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $500
taking his first stake win. Brewers Pride (D Seaman) 2 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – E M Johnson, Great Village, NS
Emba in the three-year-old trot was driven by Best time – 2:32.3
Lem Neill for his first of several Futurity wins
and another owner win for George Callbeck.
Holly Bud won the two-year-old pace for his

Quebec based owner C V Poley.
Brewers Pride won the two-year-old trot class

with Don Seaman driving and owner/breeder E
M Johnstone of Great Village Nova Scotia
claiming his first of four Futurity wins.
Morleys Pride won a double dash three-year-

old pacing class, driven by Ralph Annear for
his owner/breeder father and new Club
President Jack Annear. It was a fitting victory
Jack Annear with trotter Ritas Trinket, a winner in 1947
on the 25th anniversary of the Club’s founding.
Personalities
Jack A Annear was President of the Club

from 1958 to 1967. Prior to that he was a
director for several years. His influence both
on and off the track has been a major reason
for the success of Colt Stakes racing over the
past sixty years and it continues today through
his son Ralph. The Annear family, through
Jack and Ralph as breeders, owners or drivers,
has collectively won more Futurities and PEI
Colt Stakes races than any other individual or
family, and the number continues to grow with
each passing year. Jack Annear first joined the
PEI Harness Racing Club as a member in 1945
and was joined by his son Ralph in 1957. He
owned or shared in eight Colt Stakes winners
and with six of these as the breeder of record.
He also drove one of his own to a Colt Stakes Jack Annear
win with Pepsi First in 1957.
RAISE A COLT
1960
“I think we will all agree that this year’s stakes September 1960 - Charlottetown
were the best ever. The classes were filled, the 4 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $450
attendance was the largest ever and the races Cyclone Kelly (Lorne Kelly) 1 of 2 Dashes
were close and exciting. Everyone enjoyed Winning Owner – Agnew&Ellis, Charlottetown
Best time – 2:19
themselves in the spirit of Colt Stakes racing
that has become a feature of our annual event. 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $700
Mainland horses were again quite prominent, Holly Bud (B Noland) 2 of 2 Dashes
capturing two classes. There were thirty-six Winning Owner –Poley&MacLean, Quebec
starters in the five classes, the most we have Best time – 2:14
ever had. We have approached the Exhibition
Association to see if next year we may return 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $450
some or all of the races to Old Home Week. Brewers Pride (E M Johnson) 2 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – E M Johnson, Gt Village, NS
Best time – 2:19
It is my sad duty to record the passing of
George Cudmore, our Vice President and a 2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $550
member for the past ten years ”. J Orland C (R Annear) 2 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – Jack Annear, Montague
Race Highlights Best time - 2:25.3

Cyclone Kelly won the four-year-old trot with Catherine M (Leo Collins) 1of 2 Dashes
the best summary for Lorne Kelly who picked Winning Owner – W Keenan, Murray River
up his first Futurity win. Best time – 2:29.2
Brewers Pride repeated as a Futurity winner

by taking the three-year-old trot class, and was
driven this time by owner E M Johnson.
Holly Bud repeated as a Futurity winner, for

new ownership and a new driver, in the three-
year-old pacing class.
J Orland C won a double dash two-year-old

pacing class, and it was a second consecutive
year for owner Jack Annear and driver Ralph
Cyclone Kelly wins in 1960, Bill Gillespie is presenting
Annear to make the winners circle.
Personalities
Ralph Annear first joined the PEI Harness

Racing Club over fifty years ago and drove to
his first win in the Futurity in 1959 with
Morleys Pride, a horse owned by his father
Jack Annear. The following year he won for
his father again with one of his favorite horses,
J Orland C. Since that time, Ralph has been a
perennial contender in the annual Colt Stakes
and is one of the oldest members of the Club
still active. With twelve Colt Stakes wins as a
breeder, seventeen as an owner and eighteen as
a driver, he has amassed more Island Colt
Stakes victories than any Islander in the history
of the Colt Stakes racing on PEI. He has also
earned four Stakes records, all with trotters,
and currently holds the three-year-old trotting
record of 2:01.1 set by Maple Leaf Noble in
2006. He is, and has been several times
before, a director of the PEI Colt Stakes, and
among his many accomplishments he could
easily claim the title of “Mr Colt Stakes”.
Ralph Annear
RAISE A COLT
1961
“At every annual meeting it becomes necessary September 1961 - Charlottetown
to write into the records unhappy events 4 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $450
connected with our membership and there is Brewers Pride (E M Johnson) 2 of 2 Dashes
none more so than the passing of our former Winning Owner – E M Johnson, Great Village, NS
President Dr R F Seaman. He was the heart
and soul and inspiration for the Colt Stakes for 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $750
many years. His calm, courteous manner, his Nora Annway (George Callbeck) 2 of 2 Dashes
well beloved figure and his high standards of Winning Owner –George Callbeck, Summerside
sportsmanship have gained him an unassailable Best time – 2:17
position of public trust and confidence. He will
be remembered by all who had the priviledge 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $400
of knowing him.” Brewers Bill (E M Johnston) 2 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – E M Johnson, Great Village, NS
Best time – 2:19
Race Highlights
Brewers Pride became one of the few horses True Long (A Lowery) 2 of 2 Dashes
in Colt Stakes history to win in all three years Winning Owner – Jack Annear, Montague
as he beat the four-year-old class. Best time - 2:21

Brewers Bill made it a double celebration for Little Art (E Semple) 2 of 2 Dashes
owner and breeder E M Johnston of Nova Winning Owner – George Semple, Kensington
Scotia as he took the three-year-old trotting Best time – 2:33.2
Futurity with two wins.
Nora Annway took best summary in the three-

year-old trot as George Callbeck won his last
Futurity, to make it five in total as a driver.
Little Art won both dashes of the two-year-old

trot for driver Earle Semple and breeder
George Semple.
True Long won the two-year-old pacing class

with Alf Lowery driving. Jack Annear watched Esker Hillhurst, Norah, owner Joe Arsenault and Kathleen
his third consecutive winner as an owner. MacMillan celebrate a Colt Stakes win in 1991
Personalities
Norah Longworth was a long time member of

the PEI Colt Stakes. She was named an
honorary director in 1984 for her support of the
program. She bred and raised horses with the
Esker name. As the story goes it should have
been Esher, after the street where she lived in
Charlottetown, but the registration for her first
foal, Esher Dreamtime, from her foundation
mare Day Dream Lass, came back as Esker Day Dream Lass winning for Lorne Kelly
and the name stuck. Nora was an outspoken
activist for the cause of horse racing generally,
seldom missing a race program. Esker
Hillhurst, one of her favorites, won the four-
year-old pacing class in 1991 to finally give
her the Colt Stakes win she long hoped for.
Her legacy lives on as another descendant of
her mare Day Dream Lass, named Longworth
Midnight, was a stakes winner at year end in
2008, albeit it not a PEI Colt Stake race. In all
Day Dream Lass had nine foals and all of them
raced and took records.
Nora Longworth
RAISE A COLT
1962
“In an effort to increase the purses for our September 1962 - Charlottetown
stakes, the membership approved an increase
in the payments by an extra $5 per payment. At 4 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $400
the same time, a request was forwarded to the Mr Gallon (Stanley White) 2 of 2 Dashes
Provincial Government requesting an increase
Winning Owner – R S Humphrey, Kensington
in their annual grant, which has been at $1,000 Best time – 2:18.2
for the past twelve years. We would like to
thank our trophy sponsors for their continued 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $600
support. They are The Rendezvous Restaurant, Dots Chief (Cyril Smith) 2 of 2 Dashes
The Horse and Sulky Club, The J R Williams
Memorial, The E F Acorn Memorial, and as Winning Owner – Cyril Smith, Hunter River
always the Col Dan MacKinnon trophy. Best time – 2:17.1

This was a particularly sad year for our Little Art (Earle Semple) 2 of 2 Dashes
membership with the loss of Roy Bevan,
Emmett Gallant, George Barbour, George Winning Owner – George Semple, Kensington
Brookins, Byron Brown, Ensor Bowness and Best time – 2:20.1
club founder Harry O’Brien.”
Rushaway Chief (Don MacNeill) 2 of 2 Dashes
Race Highlights
Winning Owner – Doug Hill, Charlottetown
Mr Gallon won both dashes of the four-year- Best time - 2:19 Stakes record
old stake with driver Stanley White taking his
first Futurity win. 2 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $470
Sarahs Fortress (Wilbur Dickie) 2 of 2 Dashes
Little Art won both dashes of the three-year-
Winning Owner – Wilbur Dickie, Cape Traverse
old trot, to make it two consecutive Futurity
wins for him with driver Earle Semple and
breeder George Semple.
Dots Chief took both dashes in the three-year-

old pace for driver and owner Cyril Smith.
Rushaway Chief won the two-year-old pace in

a stakes record and it was the first Futurity win
for Doug Hill as an owner.
Personalities
Doug Hill has been around longer than any

other PEI Colt Stakes member, since he first Rushaway Chief and Don MacNeill
joined the PEI Harness Racing Club in 1951.
He has trained and driven his own horses and
is still active as an owner today. In 2008, he
campaigned a stakes winning filly in the
Maritimes, although not as a winner in the Colt
Stakes. He has, however, done his share of
winning with his first Colt Stakes win in 1962,
Rushaway Chief, setting the two-year-old
record at 2:19 with Don MacNeill driving; then
with Glengyle Mynah in 1975; with Hes A
Knight, the sale topper in 1995, winning in
1997; and another stakes record with Seawind
Alpha in 2000. A regular buyer at the yearling
sales, he continues to take an active part in the
training of his purchases. Doug was a former
member of the ownership group that took over
the running of the Charlottetown Driving Park
after the retirement of Col Dan MacKinnon.
Doug Hill
RAISE A COLT
1963
“You will remember that this past year we September 1963 - Charlottetown
raised the fees for the stakes and many thought
this might cause owners to hesitate on payment 4 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $500
fearing their colt would not be ready. I am Little Art (Tyndall Semple) 2 of 2 Dashes
happy to say that was not the case as we had
Winning Owner – George Semple, Kensington
seventy-three nominations, about the usual Best time – 2:17
number. We did, however, see the purses
increase to the highest ever level with a total of 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $1,080
$3,220. The number of two-year-olds was The Dairyman (Lem Neill) 1 of 2 Dashes
down and we must admit the competition in
these classes was poor with five starters in the Winning Owner – McRae & Ferguson, NS
trot and only four pacers. The three-year-old Best time – 2:16.1
pacers were raced in elimination heats for the
first time with The Dairyman surprising the Sarahs Fortress (W Dickie) 2 of 2 Dashes
elimination winners in the final dash.”
Winning Owner – Wilbur Dickie , Cape Traverse
Race Highlights Best time – 2:29.1
Little Art made it three consecutive Futurity 2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $550
Askit (Alfred Lowery) 2 of 2 Dashes
wins as he swept the two dashes for the four-
year-old stake. He became the third horse in Winning Owner – Jack Annear, Montague
the history of the Colt Stakes to accomplish Best time - 2:20.1
this feat. Veteran Tyndall Semple did the
driving for his son and owner George Semple. 2 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $550
King Gallon (Lem Neill) 2 of 2 Dashes
The Dairyman won only one dash but it was
Winning Owner – H S Humphrey, Kensington
the final one after two eliminations of the
three-year-old pacers. He was driven by Lem
Neill in this the first Futurity contested with
eliminations and a final.
Sarahs Fortress swept the two dashes for the

three-year-old trot and was a repeat Futurity
winner for owner Wilbur Dickie.
King Gallon gave Lem Neill his second

Futurity win on the day as owner H S
Humphrey took home his second stakes trophy
in two years.
Askit was just the latest but not the last winner
for the team of Alfred Lowery driving and Jack
Annear as owner. It was a record sixth Futurity Little Art and Tyndall Semple
win to date for Alf Lowery.
Personalities
William Gillespie served as Secretary of the

organization from 1946 till 1967 then became
President till 1974. A gruff and somewhat
humourless man he was nevertheless a tireless
worker for the cause of Colt Stakes racing. He
was directly involved with the club for over 30
years in several positions as a director,
secretary or President. He never owned a Colt
Stakes winner but he was an avid fan of the
sport, maintaining meticulous records of the
events and individuals involved, much of
which has been used in the early historical William (Bill) Gillespie was a former manager of the
record found in this book. Charlottetown Airport and of the Charlottetown track.
RAISE A COLT
1964
“A motion was passed at our annual meeting to September – 1964 Charlottetown
include the four-year-old pacers in our
program again. We look forward to next years 4 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $500
program to see if this will be successful. There Triflite (Joe Hennessey) 1 of 2 Dashes
was a significant drop of seventeen overall in
Winning Owner – Lorne Burke, Sherwood
nominations for this years stakes. It is hoped Best time – 2:21.1
that adding the four-year-colt class will result
in more interest in the program. 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $670
Askit (Alf Lowery) 1 of 2 Dashes
We mourn this year the passing of Col Dan
MacKinnon. The courteous, well beloved Winning Owner – Jack Annear, Montague
figure, whose racing colours gathered glory Best time – 2:16.1
and admiration on Maritime tracks for the past
fifty years, is no longer with us in the flesh. Of Genessees Pal (H B Willis) 2 of 2 Dashes
modest personality, his gentlemanly conduct
and high standards of sportsmanship had an Winning Owner – H B Willis, Kingston
appeal for race crowds, which gained him a Best time – 2:33
position of trust and confidence. His clean
character enriched the game to which he was 2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $700
devoted. He went a great race and flashed Miss Restigouche (Bevan Poley) 2 of 2 Dashes
under the last wire honoured and mourned.”
Winning Owner – Bevan Poley, Tide Head, NS
Best time - 2:21.3
Race Highlights
Triflite took the four-year-old class with the Kenna K (Leo Collins ) 2 of 2 Dashes
best summary in two the dashes for driver Joe
Winning Owner – J Nicholson, Milltown Cross
Hennessey.
Askit made it two futurity wins in a row and
driver Alfred Lowery upped his driving record
to seven winners as he won the second dash
beating the three-year-old pacers on summary.
Genessees Pal swept the two dashes for the

three-year-old trot driven by his owner and
breeder H B Willis.
Kenna K and Miss Restigouche were both

double dash winners in the two-year-old trot Kenna K and driver Randall MacDonald
and the two-year-old pace respectively.
Personalities
Leo Collins was one of the prominent

horsemen in the Montague area in the early
days and captured his first Colt Stakes win as a
driver in 1945 with the trotter Bee Budlong.
He drove Royal Train in his three-year-old win
and capped off his Colt Stakes career with a
three-year sweep from 1964-66 of the trotting
Futurities with his own-bred trotting filly
Kenna K. He also drove the stakes winner
Ruthies First. He will be remembered as a
complete horseman who was as passionate for
his horses as he was for life in general. He set
an example that was a standard for his
neighbours to emulate and many of the
younger horsemen of the area did just that. Leo Collins, shown here with a pacer, won all of his Futurity
races with trotters.
RAISE A COLT
1965
“Following a lively discussion at our annual September – 1965 Charlottetown
meeting, which drew a capacity crowd, a
proposal by Glen Kennedy for a Breeders
Runway (Don MacNeil) 1 of 2 Dashes
Stake was endorsed and a committee to be
headed by Mr Kennedy was established to be Winning Owner – Homer Kinch, Mass. USA
added to as he saw fit. Frank Acorn also Best Time – 2:13
announced details of early closing stakes to be
offered by the Charlottetown Driving Park.” 4 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $450
Knight Way (Lee Taylor) 1 of 2 Dashes
“This year’s stakes were quite good and the Winning Owner – Lee Taylor, Nine Mile Creek
three classes of pacers were split into Best time – 2:16.1
eliminations due to the large number of starters
resulting in six competitive double dash races. 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $850
The total purse was a new record at $3,300.” Molo Kai (Lorne Hennessey) 1 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – John Simmonds, Charlottetown

Knight Way took the four-year-old trotting 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $400
class in double dash wins for breeder, owner Kenna K (Lem Neill) 2 of 2 Dashes
and trainer Lee Taylor in his first Futurity win.
Runway won the revived four-year-old pacing
class by taking the final dash after two 2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $600
eliminations. The owner, Homer Kinch, was Pearl Way (Alf Lowery) 1 of 2 Dashes
the first U.S. citizen to win a Futurity trophy.
Winning Owner –Jack Annear, Montague
Best time - 2:16.2 Stakes record
Pearl Way set a new two-year-old pacing
record for the Colt Stakes as yet another 2 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $550
winner became Alfred Lowery’s eighth driving Garths Boy (Art Burbine) 2 of 2 Dashes
win, and Jack Annear’s sixth as an owner
Winning Owner – J H Schurman, Summerside
Best time – 2:41
Kenna K made it two for two in Futurity wins
as this year she added the three-year-old trot to
her trophies and driven this year by Lem Neill.
Personalities
Lee Taylor farmed all of his life in Nine Mile

Creek. His typical Island mixed farming
operation supported him, his wife Margaret
and his family of three sons and afforded him
the “luxury” of breeding and raising
standardbreds. He was among the most
successful small breeders of his day, producing
several stakes winners and a Maritime
Champion filly called Radiant Star along the
way. He was active for many years in the
organization and held the office of President
for 1991-1992. A quiet, unassuming gentleman
with a quick wit, he was also a better than
average driver and trainer as he qualified his
favorite horse, Armands Buddy, for the final of
the Gold Cup and Saucer. He was also a man
of high moral standards, refusing as he did to
race his horses on Sunday even if it meant
missing a major stakes race. His three sons
Errol, Armand and Ewen have all contributed Lee Taylor in the CDP winners circle with his colt Radiant
to the growth of the industry on PEI and Knight, a son of his Maritime Champion filly Radiant Star
sustained the family legacy.
RAISE A COLT
1966
“May I say that 1966 was the most successful September 1966 - Charlottetown
in our thirty-two year history with over 100
horses nominated for the first time. More and
Doc Price (George Sobey) 2 of 2 Dashes
more interest is being taken in Colt racing and Winning Owner – George Sobey, Summerside
may I express our appreciation to the Best Time – 2:09
Provincial Exhibition and their classifier, Mr
Acorn, for the great program of Maritime Colt 4 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $400
classes this past season. It is also noted that Kenna K (R MacDonald) 2 of 2 Dashes
Halifax, Truro, Moncton and Saint John are
following his example and your club, after
many years of promoting Colt racing, has the 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $1,000
pleasure of seeing the Colts come into their Shermar David (E Moreside) 2 of 2 Dashes
own. The creation of the Maritime Province’s Winning Owner – R Stewart & C Gallant, Ch’town
Colt Stakes Association under the guidance of Best time –2:09.2 Stakes record
Glen Kennedy will surely result in even more 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $480
racing opportunities for our younger horses.” Garths Boy (G Chappell) 1 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – J H Schurman, Summerside
Race Highlights Best time – 2:27

Doc Price set a new record for the four-year- Jim Dobson (E Bernard) 2 of 2 Dashes
old pace of 2:09 for owner George Sobey Winning Owner – Bevan Poley, Tide Head, NS
Best time - 2:14 Stakes record
Kenna K became the fourth horse to win three
Futurities in a row with a double dash win in
Abner Gallon (M MacArthur) 1 of 2 Dashes
the four-year-old trot class. Winning Owner – R S Humphrey, Kensington
Shermar David broke the stakes record for
three-year-old colts with Eric Moreside in the
sulky for owners Dr Chris Gallant and Ray
Stewart. This was the first mile paced under
2:10 by a three-year-old in Colt Stakes racing.
Garths Boy repeated as a Futurity winner with

a best summary triumph over the three-year-
old trotters.
Jim Dobson set a stakes record for two-year-

old pacing colts of 2:14 with a double dash win
driven by Emmett Bernard in his first Futurity
win as a driver.
Personalities
Shermar David with Ike Moreside up was the first sub 2:10
Eric (Ike) Moreside was for three decades a three-year-old pacer in Colt Stakes action
respected driver at the Charlottetown Driving
Park. His record setting drive of Shermar
David to become the first three-year-old to
beat 2:10 in the Colt Stakes history merits his
inclusion as one of the few drivers featured in
this book. He previously had set the record for
a Maritime bred two-year-old in a 2:11.2 mile
at Sackville Downs. One of his favourite
horses was Eloise Wick who, he maintained,
always gave her best regardless of post
position. She later took a record of 2:02.3 in
Florida driven by James MacGregor for owner
Doug Hill. Ike, as he was best known, became
the starter at the Charlottetown Driving Park
after he retired from driving horses. Eloise Wick, by Gene Abbe, Ike Moreside’s favourite horse
RAISE A COLT
1967
The President’s View – William G Gillespie – President
“Centennial year is over and I want to tell you September 1967 - Charlottetown
about our Centennial project which was a Colt
4 Year Old Pace Futurity – Purse - $626
Stakes program booklet complete with Colt,
Mr Jollity (Francis MacIsaac) 2 of 2 Dashes
owner, breeder and place and date of foaling. Winning Owner – G Murphy, Augustine Cove
This was distributed free of charge to all Best Time – 2:10.3
members and they were in great demand.
Our nominations reached a new high of 120. Fortunes Boy (George MacLeod) 2 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – S R Johnston, Fortune Bridge
With 105 memberships and with the increased
Best time – 2:18
support and interest of horsemen around the
Maritimes, the future of our stakes program 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $910
indeed looks promising. The total purses raced Tinker Billie (Herm Renaud) 1 of 2 Dashes
for were also a record of $4,390 and the purse Winning Owner – Stanley Mayhew, Kinkora
for the two-year-old pacers a record $1,299 Best time – 2:12
producing a stakes record by Miramichi Dot.” 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $605
Bevs Delight (Red Clarke) 1 of 2 Dashes
Race Highlights Winning Owner – Francis Vergie, NS
Tinker Billie won the three-year-old pace on 2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $1299
summary for owner Stanley Mayhew, who Miramichi Dot (Red Clarke) 1 of 2 Dashes
won a Colt Stakes trophy for the first and only Winning Owner – A & G Myra, Halifax, NS
time as a breeder and owner. Best time - 2:16 Stakes record

Miramichi Dot claimed the best summary and
Speedy Gallon (Red Clarke) 1 of 2 Dashes
a win in stakes record time against the two- Winning Owner – Ralph White, Kennetcook, NS
year-old pacers. Red Clarke drove the winner Best time – 2:27
and two other stakes winners, Bevs Delight
and Speedy Gallon, on the same program,
becoming the first driver to pull off a hat-trick
in the history of the Colt Stakes.
Mr Jollity beat the four-year-old pacers in two

dashes with Francis MacIsaac driving his first
Colt stakes winner for owner George Murphy
of Augustine Cove, also getting his first Colt
Stakes trophy. Mr Jollity went on to race as an
aged horse and set a record of sorts by racing
on six of the ten days of the Country Days and Mr Jollity and Frances MacIsaac
Old Home Week racing program in 1970.
Personalities
Stanley Mayhew was, as they say, one of a

kind. He was noted primarily as a race horse
owner and at one time he had as many as a
hundred horses racing at several different
tracks in the Maritimes and New England. He
devoted his time to selling farm machinery and
buying horses. He never met a horse he did
not like and indeed he once bought an entire
field full of horses without looking at any of
them. He had a broodmare band and ran his
stallions with them, but he always knew,
somehow, which foal was which and its
parentage – or so he led his buyers to believe.
His best stallion was Adios Forever, who may
be best remembered as the sire of the grandam
Stanley Mayhew
of Maritime Champion trotter Jenny Ayres.
RAISE A COLT
1968
“The Colt Stakes returned to a date in August August 22nd 1968 - Charlottetown
after a succession of years where bad weather
3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $1,015
had affected one or more of the races held
Miramichi Dot (Red Clarke) 2 of 2 Dashes
during September. August 22nd saw fast times Winning Owner – A & G Myra, Halifax, NS
but short classes as the four-year-old events Best time – 2:12.2 Stakes record
did not fill and the three-year-old trot went
with only four starters. Two eliminations were 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $506
held for the two-year-old pace, however, and West River Earl (Cyril Smith) 1 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – Cyril Smith, Hunter River
the heated competition resulted in a Stakes
record for Besta Scotch in 2:11.4 cutting over
two seconds off the previous record. The race 2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $1,206
program drew the biggest crowd ever for the Besta Scotch (Herm Renaud) 2 of 2 Dashes
Colt Stakes and resulted in a record bet”. Winning Owner – Harvey Ross, Moncton, NB
Best time - 2:11.4 Stakes record
Race Highlights 2 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $665
Rash Statement (Elwood Shaw) 2 of 2 Dashes
Miramichi Dot repeated as a futurity winner Winning Owner – Dr George Bishop, Charlottetown
in the three-year-old pacing class taking both Best time – 2:24.3
dashes in identical times of 2:12.2, a new
stakes record for the filly for the second year.
West River Earl was a winner for Cyril Smith

in the three-year-old trotting stake and it was
the first of many stakes wins for breeder West
River Farm in Nova Scotia.
Rash Statement gave Elwood Shaw his first

Colt Stakes win a double dash win for owner
and breeder Dr George Bishop.
Rash Statement was bred by Dr George Bishop
Besta Scotch broke the Stakes record for two-
year-old colts the final in 2:11.4 after winning
his elimination dash in 2:16 with Herm
Renaud.
Personalities
Clare MacDonald is one of the top females in

the sport as a driver, trainer and breeder of
standardbreds. Operating from her family
homestead, West River Farm, in Antigonish
she and her husband Ken have built upon the
Mr and Mrs Ed Haley
legacy of her father, Ed Haley, to become
dominant contenders in the Maritime stakes
programs. Her thirty-one Colt Stakes wins as a
driver are unequalled and coupled with her
wins as owner and breeder she has just
surpassed her good friend Ralph Annear in all
around wins in PEI Colt Stakes history. With
five stakes records to her credit including the
current four-year-old record with her own
West River Diesel, she will likely take the lead
in that category too in the near future.
West River Farm’s first winner of thirteen

breeder’s credits to date was in 1968 with West
River Earl and the latest, forty years later, in
2008 with Super S Crosby, from Island
Tradition, a mare shared with Morah Kerr. Clare MacDonald
RAISE A COLT
1969
“In April we mailed out almost 400 entry August 1969 - Charlottetown
forms to owners all over the Maritimes and we
had a record number of nominations, 147 in
West River Eggaway (R MacFadyen) 2 of 2
total, with 63 two-year-olds, 59 three-year-olds Winning Owner – R. MacFadyen, Hunter River
and 25 four-year-olds. There were only six Best Time – 2:10
four-year-old trotters, however, and when the
stakes came around this class did not fill. The 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $1,210
five classes raced for a total of $4,595, a new Millies Rose (Alyre Pineau) 2 of 2 Dashes
record for the Colt Stakes. Winning Owner – John Pineau, South Rustico
I have served notice of my intention to retire as 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $510
President next year. I have enjoyed my years Rash Statement (Elwood Shaw) 2 of 2 Dashes
with the Club and trust that I have been of Winning Owner – Dr George Bishop, Charlottetown
some service to our goal of promoting racing Best time – 2:14.2
opportunities for Colts. It is with a heavy heart
that we remember the loss of the likes of West River Brian (Wayne Rudge)2 of 2 Dashes
William Boyles, Tyndall Semple, Len Winning Owner – Ron MacArthur, Summerside
O’Meara, Harry Silliphant and others. Best time - 2:15.2
Race Highlights Darn Good Deal (Elwood Shaw) 1 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – Dr George Bishop, Charlottetown
Rash Statement repeated in winning her Best time – 2:21.2
second Futurity this time in the three-year-old
trot, winning both dashes.
Millies Rose was the victor in the three-year-

old pacing stake, with Alyre Pineau claiming
his first driving win and brother John his first
Futurity win as an owner.
Darn Good Deal won the two-year-old trot on

summary and gave driver Elwood Shaw and
owner Dr George Bishop a double on the
program as they were the same connections in
Rash Statement’s win.
West River Brian claimed the race-off in the

two-year-old pacing class as he beat Fenway
Boy to the wire. It was the first win in stakes
action for owner Ron MacArthur.
Personalities Alyre Pineau (above) and John Pineau (below)
Alyre and John Pineau won their first

Futurity with a pacer but in later years they
bred and raced some of the best trotters the
Maritimes have ever seen. Alyre was and still
is known as Mr Trot for the way he could
condition and race the trotter. Saulsbrook
Lighting was a Maritime Champion that Alyre
trained, sharing ownership with Ron Kennedy.
Alyre’s son Joey would win twice. His brother
John had success in the sulky too, primarily
with trotters that he bred and raced such as
Colt Stakes record holder Rustico Ben and PEI
Colt Stakes winners like Rustico Bayelbay and
Rustico Van. With twelve breeders credits, ten
of these as the owner, and five driving wins,
John is one of the top all around performers in
Colt Stakes history.
RAISE A COLT
1970
“I think you will agree that 1970 was the finest August 1970 - Charlottetown
year in our history. Between our own stakes
and the stakes that the Charlottetown Driving
Lookaway (Clark Smith) 2 of 2 Dashes
Park programmed the colts raced for over Winning Owner – A Blair Kelly & Don Simmonds,
$23,000 in purses. This is what our club has Southport and Cornwall.
been striving for down through the years. As Best Time – 2:11.2
we look forward we expect bigger and better
things to come. We had 35 starters in our 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $1,540
stakes this year and raced five classes with Stormy Sam (John Campbell) 1 of 2 Dashes
total purses of $4,765, a new high. In addition Winning Owner – John Campbell, Charlottetown
we also sponsored a three-year-old pace on
September 10th and they raced for $1,540. 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $480
Things are really looking up.” Marion Stretch (J Alan Smith) 2 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – Charles Oakes, Nth Wiltshire
Lookaway won the four-year-old stake with Champ Wayvue (John Campbell) 2 of 2 Dashes
Clarkie Smith driving for co-owners Dr A B Winning Owner – Eric Craig, North Tryon
Kelly and Don Simmonds. It was a first Colt Best time - 2:14.4
Stakes win all around.
Kenarb Crier (Walter Craig) 2 of 2 Dashes
Stormy Sam was best summary in the three- Winning Owner – Glen Kennedy, Charlottetown
year-old pacing stake for driver/owner John Best time – 2:17.2 Stakes record
“Buddy” Campbell. It was his first win as a
driver but he would rein home another stakes
winner in Champ Wayvue in the two-year-old
pace before the day was over.
Marion Stretch beat the three-year-old trotters

twice to take home the trophy for driver J Alan
Smith and owner Charles Oakes Both were
first time stakes winners.
Kenarb Crier set a new mark for two-year-old Champ Wayvue and Buddy Campbell are greeted by owner
trotters for owner Glen Kennedy and driven by Eric Craig in the winner’s photo at Charlottetown.
Walter Craig.
Personalities
Glen Kennedy created his place in the history

of the sport when he proposed and then
delivered a Sires Stake program for the
Maritimes that became known as the Atlantic
Sires. He recognized the importance of
providing more racing opportunities for
younger horses and the positive effect this
would have on yearling prices and on the
quality of breeding generally. Stallion owners
were asked to contribute as well as those
raising yearlings by nominating to the program
annually. The Atlantic Sires Stakes is now the
mainstay of Colt Stakes racing in the region
and the Glen Kennedy Memorial award is
given annually to someone who has been a
positive force in the breeding industry, just as
he was. Besides owning Kenarb Crier he also
bred the Colt Stakes winner Wind Warning, a
two-year-old winner in 1983.
Glen Kennedy
RAISE A COLT
1971
“At every annual meeting it becomes necessary August 1971 - Charlottetown
to write into the records the unhappy events
connected with our membership. Thus it is that
John Willie Bob (Joe Hennessey) 2 of 2 dashes
we recall the passing of George A Callbeck. It Winning Owners – John England, William and Bob
was back in 1933 on the ice in Summerside Stevenson, Charlottetown, PEI
harbour that the PEI Harness Racing Club was Best Time – 2:07.3 Stakes record
originated through an argument between the
late Gordon Dawson and Wilbur MacArthur 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $925
over the merits of their colts. This resulted in a That’s My David (Dave Pinkney)2 of 2 Dashes
meeting in the offices of the Canadian Fox Winning Owner – John Murphy, Truro, NS
Best time – 2:07.2 Stakes record
Breeders Association on May 15th 1934 and
the club was founded. George Callbeck was its 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $490
first President. The foresight of the founders Cherry Brandy (Elwood Shaw) 2 of 2 Dashes
has largely been fulfilled but we must continue Winning Owner – Dr George Bishop, Charlottetown
to strive for greater things in the future.” Best time – 2:13.3
Race Highlights Happy Timmy (Armand Bernard)2 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – Armand Bernard, Moncton, NB
John Willie Bob set a new standard for four- Best time - 2:12
year-old pacers of 2:07.3 for driver Joe
Hennessey, winning both dashes for the three Rush Storm (John Campbell) 1 of 2 Dashes
owners whose names the pacer carried. Winning Owner – Wendell Profitt, Kensington
Best time – 2:27
That’s My David cut two seconds off the
previous Colt Stakes record for three-year-old
pacers as he cruised to a double dash win for
driver Dave Pinkney and breeder David Kileel
of Fredericton, NB.
Happy Timmy upset favorite Dr Walter C,

beating him twice in the two-year-old pace
with owner Armand Bernard in the sulky.
Rush Storm took John “Buddy” Campbell to

the winners circle for his second consecutive
year as the two-year-old trotter by Stormy
Song had the best summary in his class.
The three-year-old trot was won by Cherry John Willie Bob and Joe Hennessey
Brandy, another win for Elwood Shaw driving
for Dr George Bishop as owner and breeder.
Personalities
Hollis Jenkins was born in Mount Herbert in

1910, the oldest of ten children. He was a well-
respected teacher for forty-four years. He
operated a mixed farm with his wife Myrtle
and dealt in shipping produce and livestock.
His greatest passion, however, was race-horses
and although he never had a Colt Stakes
winner in his fifty year involvement with the
Club and Association, he did have a very
special trotter in Colgans Comet. Co-owned
and driven by Bobby Craig, Colgans Comet set
the Charlottetown track trotting record in 1983.
Hollis was a Colt Stakes director on several
occasions and was named an honorary director
in 1987, the same year he was named Hollis Jenkins
Horseman of the Year on PEI.
RAISE A COLT
1972
“Discussion at the annual meeting centered on August 1972 - Charlottetown
the need for additional funding for purses. The
Government grant has been at $1,000 for the
Adios Sandy (Guy Gaudet) 1 of 2 dashes
past twenty-four years when Premier Walter Winning Owners – R McKenna, Moncton, NB
Jones first offered it to the club. Since that time Best Time – 2:11.2
there has been no interest displayed in
increasing it despite the fact that harness racing 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $1,190
has grown in popularity and in economic West River Ian (James MacGregor) 2 of 2 Dashes
benefit to the Provincial Government. It was Winning Owners – Jim MacGregor and Myron Bell,
decided to approach the Department of Charlottetown
Best time – 2:11
Agriculture, which currently provides grants to
many other breeds in larger sums, to consider 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $565
an increase. Judge Rankin (Alyre Pineau) 2 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner –Mapco Stables, Summerside
Our stake races this year drew only twenty- Best time – 2:23.1
eight starters and the four-year-old trot did not 2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $1,090
fill. It is apparent that we need to make the CJC (Eric Moreside) 2 of 2 Dashes
purses more attractive to offset such a decline Winning Owner – Philip Craig, Lower Sackville, NS
in numbers and to make us competitive with Best time – 2:14.3
the other stake programs that are now available
for our Maritime bred horses.”
Town Express (Don MacNeill) 1 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – Dr George Bishop, Charlottetown
Judge Rankin won the three-year-old trot and

became one of the few Futurity winners to
have a dam that was also a Futurity winner.
West River Ian and Larrys Eve won their

respective elimination divisions of the three-
year-old pacers, then Larrys Eve finished first
in the final but was set back for interference,
giving the win to West River Ian. This was the
first of several stakes successes for James
MacGregor and partner Myron Bell and the
third Colt Stakes win in five years for breeder
Ed Haley of West River Farm in Antigonish.
CJC gave Ike Moreside his third futurity win

as a driver when he won the two-year-old pace
in straight heats.
Personalities
Bradford Murray made his living in

construction but also had a small breeding
operation on the Brackley Point Road where he
raised his youngsters with the “Brackley”
name. Brackleys Ada was to be one of his best,
and she was a multiple stake winner at two and
three. She went on to race at Bluebonnets in
Montreal. Brad was an active member and
director of the PEI Colt Stakes and it was his
idea to start a yearling sale, having made the
suggestion at a director’s meeting in 1976. His
idea came to fruition in 1977 and in 1978 he
Bradford Murray was a long serving director who initiated
had the pleasure and honour of selling the the PEI Select Yearling sale in 1976.
highest priced yearling of that year, called
Brackleys Star by Sciota Star for $8,300.
RAISE A COLT
1973
From The Minutes – Ida Sudsbury – Secretary
“A heated discussion was held over the August 1973 - Charlottetown
question of double versus single dashes. Dr
George Bishop spoke about the Atlantic Sires
Dr Walter C (Elmer Waite) 2 of 2 dashes
meeting where this issue will come up. He Winning Owners – Elmer Waite, Summerside
urged members to attend the meeting to make Best Time – 2:10.1
their views known. He spoke in favour of
staying with double dashes. Albert Bernard felt 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $1,055
a more important issue was to get the colts and Anthonys Song (Sid Stead) 2 of 2 Dashes
fillies in separate divisions and this was Winning Owners – Harold Stead & Edward
supported by Alyre Pineau. Parnell Kelly MacLeod, Charlottetown
suggested looking into the cost of joining the
Canadian Trotting Association given that we 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $560
are not getting any support from the USTA and Kimmys Whim (Ralph Annear) 2 of 2 Dashes
don’t have a USTA representative from PEI. Winning Owner – Hal Hennessey, Montague
Ritchie MacPhee was appointed to approach Best time – 2:20
the Government of PEI for an increase in the 2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $1,475
annual grant. Hollis Jenkins asked that we have Glengyle Moe (James MacGregor) 1 of 2 Dashes
the Club incorporated and this was approved.” Winning Owner – Bluebell Farm, Summerside
Race Highlights 2 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $590
Murrays Laddie (Charles Piper) 2 of 2 Dashes
Dr Walter C won both dashes of the four- Winning Owner – Charles Piper, Lower Sackville
year-old stake for owner and driver Elmer Best time – 2:23.4
Waite of Summerside in his first win.
Kimmys Whim won both dashes of the three-

year-old trot driven by Ralph Annear.
Glengyle Moe was best in summary in the

two-year-old pacing colts as James “Roach”
MacGregor won his second consecutive stake
for the Blue Bell Farm of Summerside.
Murrays Laddie bred by Horace Willis, and

owned and driven by Charlie Piper of Nova
Scotia, came home to beat the two-year-old
trotters in two dashes.
James “Roach” MacGregor and his stallion Dominion Byrd
Personalities
James “Roach” MacGregor had a storied

career as a trainer and driver in the big leagues
of racing on the East Coast. He campaigned
horses from New York to Toronto and
Montreal. An opinionated man who loved to
rib both friends and casual acquaintances, he
nevertheless gained a reputation as a skilled
horseman. On his retirement from Grand
circuit racing he returned to PEI to start up
Glengyle Farm in Milton, where he stood a
succession of stallions, but none more
illustrious than Dominion Byrd, a sire that
helped greatly to improve the early speed of
the pacing colts in the Maritimes. He also
stood Major League and Newport Robbi, and
the latter is one of the top sires in Colt Stakes
history in terms of winners. Roach set a colt
stakes record with Glengyle Express as a two-
year-old and won six times as a driver, several James “Roach” MacGregor
of which winners he also owned and bred.
RAISE A COLT
1974
The President’s View – Ron MacArthur – President
“The past year has been one of great progress. August 1974 - Charlottetown
The Club became incorporated under the name
PEI Colt Stakes Association, which helped us
JDJ (Gary MacDonald) 2 of 2 dashes
in our approach to Government. As a result the
grant was increased to $4,000 and the purses Winning Owners – Jake &Jamie Kennedy, Ch’town
rose accordingly. Our nominations reached an Best Time – 2:09.3
all time high of 272, which further added to
our purses such that we paid out $10,427 for 4 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $984
our stakes races – more than double our Kimmys Whim (Ralph Annear) 2 of 2 Dashes
previous best.
Winning Owner – Hal Hennessey, Montague
Best time – 2:17
The executive had a supper meeting at which
we presented plaques of recognition to past 3 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $2,440
President Bill Gillespie and retiring secretary Glengyle Byrd (James MacGregor) 2 of 2 Dashes
Ida Sudsbury for their long years of service to
the Club. I am pleased to have Dr Blair Kelly Winning Owners – Bluebell Farms, Summerside
as Secretary to assist me in my task as Best time – 2:09.3
President as we try to continue to move our 3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $1,127
organization forward.” Heaths Birthday (James MacGregor) 2 of 2 Dashes
Race Highlights Winning Owner – Bluebell Farms, Summerside

Kimmys Whim became a repeat winner of the 2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $2,322
Colt Stakes by winning both dashes of the H M R (Gary MacDonald) 2 of 2 Dashes
four-year-old stake for driver Ralph Annear.
Winning Owner – Wendall Buell, Charlottetown
Glengyle Byrd won both dashes of the three- Best time – 2:14
year-old colts to give Jim MacGregor his third
2 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $1,486
Colt Stakes triumph in three years, and he Joppas Derby Maid (Don MacNeil) 2 of 2 Dashes
would add another one with Heaths Birthday
in the three-year-old trot, with both horses Winning Owner – Dr George Bishop, Charlottetown
owned by Bluebell Farms. Best time – 2:25
Joppas Derby Maid earned yet another Colt

Stakes win for breeder Dr George Bishop
giving him a record-tying seven such victories.
JDJ and HMR both had short names but both

were long on talent as they provided Garry
MacDonald with a Colt Stakes double,
winning the four-year-old pace and the two-
year-old pace respectively.
Personalities
Kimmys Whim in a portrait by a family member.
Ron MacArthur was President of the PEI
Harness Racing Club from 1974 until it
changed into the PEI Colt Stakes Association
in 1977. He ran a successful photography
business in Summerside but harness racing was
his passion. He and his wife Bernie established
Bermac Farm and quickly produced a Colt
Stakes winner in Bermac Norma in 1976, a
year in which he was also President. He guided
the Colt Stakes through incorporation and the
establishment of the first yearling sale and then
turned his interest to training and driving. Now
based in Maryland, he continues to train young
horses and is the senior Past President of the
PEI Colt Stakes Association. Bernie and Ron MacArthur
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1975
From The Minutes – A Blair Kelly – Secretary
“A discussion arose, once again, concerning August 1975 - Charlottetown
the dropping of the four-year-old stakes and 3 Year Old Colt Pace Purse - $1,600
replacing them with filly divisions of the two Glowing Wayvue (Phil Pinkney) 2 of 2 Dashes
and three-year-olds. Alyre Pineau suggested Winning Owners – Walthen Piers, Pugwash, NS
Best time – 2:14
that we adopt single dash events and add the
3 Year Old Filly Pace Purse - $1,800
filly divisions. By majority vote the members Glengyle Robin (Frank Daniels) 1 of 2 Dashes
present decided to drop the four-year-olds, Winning Owners – Roland MacLeod, Truro, NS
have separate filly races where possible, but to Best time – 2:15.2
keep the double dash format for now. Richard 3 Year Old Trot Purse - $1,127
MacPhee proposed that a breeder’s trophy be Lorneville Boy (Leigh O’Brien) 2 of 2 Dashes
presented to the breeder of a stakes winner. It Winning Owner – Alex Gillis, NS
was agreed that the directors would contact Best time – 2:17.3
2 Year Old Colt Pace Purse - $1,750
local banks as possible sponsors.”
Glengyle Eagle (James MacGregor) 1 of 2 Dashes
Winning Owner – Bluebell Farm, Summerside
2 Year Old Filly Pace Purse - $1,790
Glowing Wayvue won both dashes of the Glengyle Mynah (Francis MacIsaac) 1 of 2 Dashes
three-year-old colt stake for Phil Pinkney Winning Owner – Doug Hill, Charlottetown
driving and owner Walthen Piers for the first Best time – 2:23
2 Year Old Trot Purse - $1,280
of many Colt stake winners for both
Slapshot Genessee (Alyre Pineau) 2 of 2 Dashes
connections. Winning Owner – Adrien Pineau, ON
Glengyle Robin was the first of three winners
bred by the Bluebell Farms of Summerside.
She won the three-year-old filly pace and was
followed into the winners circle by Glengyle
Eagle and Glengyle Mynah who took the two-
year-old pacing colt and filly classes
respectively. Glengyle Mynah gave long time
member Doug Hill his second Colt Stakes win
as an owner.
Lorneville Boy and Slapshot Genessee

claimed double dash wins in the three-year-old Kilkerran Ingle with driver Emmons MacKay and breeder
Doug Ferguson
and two-year-old trot stakes respectively, the
latter being Alyre Pineau’s first Colt Stakes
win with a trotter.
Personalities
Walthen Piers of Pugwash, Nova Scotia, is

one of the most successful owners in the
history of the PEI Colt Stakes. His eight
victories came as an owner, and they were
usually horses that he paid well for at the
annual yearling sales. His best horse was the Kilkerran Fury with owner Walthen Piers, groom Tammy
triple Colt Stakes winner and Maritime MacKay and breeder Doug Ferguson
Champion Kilkerran Fury, who dominated the
stakes circuit in the Maritimes and went on to
be one of the best aged horses in the Maritimes
winning seventy-four times, earning over
$230,000 lifetime in the 1980s, and with a
record of 1:57 taken at Truro. He also bought
the full brother, Kilkerran Ingle, who made
over $125,000 and was also a PEI Colt Stakes
winner. He had success as a breeder too, as his
filly W P Countess set a Colt Stakes two-year-
old filly record in 1980, a year in which he also
claimed the three-year-old pacing colt trophy
with Sunrise Cagney. Kilkerran Gem, a winner in 1988 owned by Walthen Piers
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CHAPTER TWO

DOUBLE DASH RACING 1957 - 1975

The breeding of standardbred horses was also

Double dash racing became a thing of the past

Rushaway Chief becomes the first sub 2:20 two-year-old in

The annual meeting of the PEI Harness Racing

Race Highlights 2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $500

Pepsi First (J Annear) 1 of 2 Dashes

Lady Lakeburn took over four seconds off

Myron MacArthur had several very special

Izzie Reynard gave George Callbeck yet

Mary Leah repeated as a Futurity winner with

Personalities Maritime Champion Lady Lakeburn

Horace (H.B.) Willis was a potato farmer and

Holly Bud won the two-year-old pace for his

Brewers Pride won the two-year-old trot class

Morleys Pride won a double dash three-year-

Jack A Annear was President of the Club

2 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $550

Brewers Pride repeated as a Futurity winner

Holly Bud repeated as a Futurity winner, for

J Orland C won a double dash two-year-old

Ralph Annear first joined the PEI Harness

2 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $450

Nora Annway took best summary in the three-

Little Art won both dashes of the two-year-old

True Long won the two-year-old pacing class

Norah Longworth was a long time member of

3 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $430

Dots Chief took both dashes in the three-year-

Rushaway Chief won the two-year-old pace in

Doug Hill has been around longer than any

Sarahs Fortress swept the two dashes for the

King Gallon gave Lem Neill his second

William Gillespie served as Secretary of the

Genessees Pal swept the two dashes for the

Kenna K and Miss Restigouche were both

Leo Collins was one of the prominent

Winning Owner – John Simmonds, Charlottetown

Lee Taylor farmed all of his life in Nine Mile

2 Year Old Pace Futurity Purse - $780

Garths Boy repeated as a Futurity winner with

Jim Dobson set a stakes record for two-year-

2 Year Old Trot Futurity Purse - $520

Mr Jollity beat the four-year-old pacers in two

Stanley Mayhew was, as they say, one of a

West River Earl was a winner for Cyril Smith

Rash Statement gave Elwood Shaw his first

Clare MacDonald is one of the top females in

West River Farm’s first winner of thirteen

Millies Rose was the victor in the three-year-

Darn Good Deal won the two-year-old trot on

West River Brian claimed the race-off in the

Personalities Alyre Pineau (above) and John Pineau (below)

Alyre and John Pineau won their first

Marion Stretch beat the three-year-old trotters

Glen Kennedy created his place in the history

Happy Timmy upset favorite Dr Walter C,

Rush Storm took John “Buddy” Campbell to

Hollis Jenkins was born in Mount Herbert in

Judge Rankin won the three-year-old trot and

West River Ian and Larrys Eve won their