Champ Wayvue, a sensational two year old owned by Eric Craig, son-in—law of Fred A. Leard, won the two year old pacer Colt Stakes race in Charlottetown on August 10, 1970 in a time of 2:12-3. Shown in the sulkie is Elmer Smith. Jessie Craig collection.

spreading the Gospel; and the doctor when summoned for an emer- gency or to assist a mid-wife in the deliver of a baby. Several North Tryon men were known for their love of good horses:John and Newt Dawson; Fred A. Leard; Eric Craig; Vance, Eric, Carl, and Gerald Dixon; and Boyd and Don MacDonald.

The Charlottetown Guardian, August, 1942, gives an account of Sam Slick, a stout hearted little horse owned by John Dawson, and an unfortunate event that took the life of David Thomson:

We are indebted to Louis H. Howatt “The Beacon ’2 Victoria, for the following interesting account of an event which took place three-quarters of a

century ago. There are many cases of those who pass out of the picture unwept, unhonored and unsung. I would draw the attention of the readers of your

interesting column to a case in point. It was on the twenty third of january in the year 1867 that Mr. David

Thomson, a prosperous farmer of North Tryon, went out one winter morning to thresh. He completed his task at eleven o’clock. Cleaning up around the machine in some unaccountable way, he got his hand caught in the machine. His arm was drawn into the revolving drum. Those who were assisting him, released the unfortunate man and called the local doctor, who advised them to get a surgeon as the arm would have to be amputated. There was none nearer than Charlottetown, thirty miles away.

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