Behind the Gate ‘fé Soupie Campbell

years ago. 1 tan still \‘isuali/e elearly the stahle area with the harns ot Doug \V'alsh. l)a\'e l’inkney. Phil Pinkney. llenry Smallwood. Garry MacDonald. Allen (ierrior. .\like \‘y'orthen. Danny Romo. Russell Burgoyne and others seeming to surround the ham ()1. Soupie (Iamphell. In the midst of these harns would he the popular eanteen of .\1a Porter and later Linda (Iamphell. the eom'enient paddoek barns and l)a\'e Pinkney"s ducks, It was in this em'ironment at Saekyille Downs that Soupie seemed to reyel heeause he was haying perhaps his most produetiye

years in harness raeing.

I took the opportunity to thank Soupie and Linda tor the tremendous hospitality they altorded me in their home during my numerous weekend trips to Lower

Saekyille [or the raees during the l‘)‘()s. To me. \V'inston “Soupie" (Iamphell was a

tremendous horseman.

Clare .\lael)onald. one of his peers. eom— plimented him in the following manner. "One thing ahout Soupie was eleanliness. l‘?\'erything always looked good. He always ran an impressiye show. liyerything was always spie and span. liyerything was always in its plaee. llis horses were always shiny and his horses were always eompetitiye. He had an ahility that a lot of people. years ago. did not notice. He always elassil‘ied his hors- es well: he put them where they should raee and knew where they eould raee. II‘ he had one good enough to raee in the

treeil‘or-all. it really was good enough."

.\l.tple (iro\ e Shadow and Soupie (Zamphell.

l’hoto: tiail .\Iael)onald

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