fl , Jo a _ essey

i i 501.)ch Decades V7171.) I’lorses r1925 — zun‘) n 192‘). in (Tharlottetoyyn. _loe llennessey began a lifelong journey with horses as a youngster. aged l’iye. His father: \\'al and giandiather. Mike introduced him early because their liyes centered around horses The first horse loe worked around was a truck—horse bought by his lather to deliyer bread ior l’ineau's Bakery. _loe helped \yith the

deliyeries and enjoyed the experience.

As a youngster. ~loe learned about horses l‘rom his lather. \\"al and \\'ell—kno\yn _\laritime horsemen like Pat \iclx'enna. Tom Holmes. Harry Bailey. \\'illard Kelly. Lorne Kelly and Wellington .\lac:\’eil. He was taught to be quiet and to listen in their presence. Tom Holmes \\';Is the horseman yloe admired most when he was a youngster. Tom al\\'ays had great stories and candy to supplement his

horse expertise

x\s a teenager. ~loe llennessey ans\\'ered his country‘s call to duty during \\'orld \\'"'ar [1. _loe enlisted in the Royal (Ianadian \;t\'y‘ and seryed oyerseas as a gunner. He was proud oi his seryice bttt rarely spoke about it when he returned to ciyilian lile: hoyyeyer. Remembrance Day

was always a special day ior_loe.

in l‘)-t5. Toe made his iirst I'.S.’l‘.~\. driye behind his tather's horse. Uri/e ll, Toe tin— ished i—Zsl \yith l)(//e II that day and recorded the day’s l‘astest mile oi 2:1 1‘ The Summerside Raceyyay raced triple~ headers in those days. It was on ~Iuly 1st and rain delayed the races by one hour. This was _Ioe's first win and he would record 933 more before his last \yin behind Tack Brown's \euu41‘eri/ in 2:02..) in a (Told (Iup and Saucer Trial. This was

his last race and his lastest eyer

\\';ti llennessey died in l‘)3(i and it \\'as in the spring ol that year that ‘loe opened his own public stable. He always had a large stable because it \\as necessary to support a latnily oi l_’. Some ol' his lirst horses that year new ‘l/J' l'o/o. (it)llllll({/lt'/(’l' Hi/l and Sis/er /)I/{('II. llis earliest oyyners included Sam ~lohnston. Bill .\[c(}i\'en and an Italian lrom \laine

named Dexen/o.

There were literally hundreds ol horses that were trained and raced in the llennessey Stable l‘rom l‘flo to 1980 Some ol‘_l<>e’s most memorable in his stas ble \yere /)(l/(‘ ll. Row/I All [(1112 (Jive/qr (life/I Dominion UT)”. lily [Mr/file. john ill/He [fob and (fa/lie //(I/ who held the record for most consecutiye wins at the

(2.1).1’. at an eyen dozen.

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