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for the HANDYMAN Putty Paint Brushes Nails Sandpaper Glue Masking Tape Caulking Guns For Wat Traffic Ana SCATTER MATS REMNANTS OZITE MATS LAKEVIEW CENTRE Two at Royal Winter Fair Gateway Farms transforming farms into sfiowpace for thoroughbreds MAIN ST By Roy Downs When Roy and Patricia Kennedy set out to establish a tor thoroughbred horses on a Highway farm near Speyside they It In a bis way First they bought house and a small acreage near s 10 that formerly belonged to Barber then they purchased the neighboring Davenport farm to give them almost 130 acres complete with two homes two barns and plenty of leg room for horses Then they set about transforming that 130 acres Into pastures and corrals and It took a heap of machinery to do ft Then they lined it with fences carved roads out of cow trails began renovations on the two existing barns and constructed a new barn complete with stalls workrooms office and an Indoor arena It going to be a when we are done but there Is a lot of work to be done yet said Mrs Kennedy The Kennedys hope to improve the quality of Canadian race horses and If such a superb layout coupled with their highly selective breeding stock can bring about the Improvements they are seeking they are well on their way to doing Just that Horses are what Gateway Farms Is all about proved the quality of their horses at the recent Royal Winter Fair where they claimed six awards five firsts and one second among them the grand champion stallion grand champion more and Governor s Cup for the more championship The Governor General cup Is the most prestigious award a yearold can win and filly Nearly A Monarch brought them that great honor when she won the judges nod at the Royal Train as hunter Unrated at two and showing little promise In five starts this season Nearly A Monarch had lir i are or re assessed especially In light of major win at Royal and will now go into training as a conformation hunter It was tho third try at the coveted cup for Gateway Forms unci third prize was the closest they had ever been before horse which won the stallion class Ib another Mood reason the Kennedys feel they can upgrade the quality of Canadian race horses Pollux Is his name and he a beautiful big animal besides being a rugged stakes winner of races and a total of Pollux la now standing at stud at Gateway with ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1970 Second Section ijtfBTO GIFT SPECIALS for the men In your life AND THIS IS POLLUX beautiful six year- 22 stakes races and a total of In four old standing at stud at Gateway Farms seasons at U S tracks Photo by Jim north of Milton Pollux was grand champion stallion at the Royal WlntejEalowUiaflWon a 1071 fee of live foal To Import Another way Gateway Farms could Inject new blood Into Canadian thoroughbreds It through a Bold Ruler stallion they nope to bring to Canada from the United States Bold Ruler Is the magic name in breeding and the ions and daughters of the 17 yearold horse owned end campaigned by the Wheatley family are demanding premium prices at the sales Mr Kennedy hopes to syndicate a Bold Ruler stallion In Canada negotiations underway now In Florida where the Kennedys first established Gateway Farms Inc they are in a syndicate which has a stallion bred to be a classic sire A winner of over at the track was syndicated for over a quarter of a million dollars and there are plans to bring him to Canada the near future Originally from Toronto the Kennedys established Gateway Farms in Florida on acres of land north of several years ago He is a condominium working out of Toronto Last spring they dispersed bona in Florida lor In July they moved to the farm near Milton and started the great construction program Total of stalls A small stable near their home nouses four horses In large stalls and the bid Davenport bam built In and still sound Is being- converted to handle more stalls The new barn has room for 23 stalls and is probably going to be the neatest layout In the county Although still Incomplete It Is already occupied by brood mares brought here from the States Despite the flurry of activity around their new layout in North Hilton he Kennedys maintained the Florida farm where they have some yearlings getting ready to race next year PERMANENT PRESS DRESS SHIRTS Gift Special Why not give ma fa of shirts this Chr at this low you can afford itl Choose from this season s newest deep tone colours in a no iron blend of polyester and cotton Handsomely styled button cuffs and California collar Sizes to LAMBSWOOL NYLON SWEATERS SpeciaW Always a welcome gift stylish sweaters in a variety of fash colours Take your pick of cardigans 9 99 craw neck and neck pullovers 99 In sizes S L XL Sim a a Helper I Option Charge 127 St GRAND CHAMPION MARE and winner of the Governor Generals Cup at the Royal Winter Fair a threeyearold filly named Nearly A Monarch made her owners feel like monarchs Governor General Roland presented his cup Mrs Patricia Kennedy while the winning mare looked on This was about the nicest thing that could have happened to me as far as show horses are concerned said Mrs Kennedy She and her husband Roy have purchased the former Barber and Davenport farms on Highway 25 near Speyside where they have built a Large new barn complete with indoor arena and plan some selective breeding to inject new quality in Canadian thoroughbreds Photo by Douglas Crawford Open Every Night Til 9 Saturday Til 5 30 P THE ORKID BOUTIQUE THE YOUNG SET SHOP Mill St Acton Next to Bus Depot FEATURING HAND MADE STYLES LOW LOW PRICES ALWAYS HEY GANG DROP IN AND MEET DEBI Where Styles Are The Most Royal Milk Store CHRISTMAS ft HEW Store Hours Eft II ta PA HI furs En II I Ml IKS TEHS IH Sansons Greetings