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     r1" an Andrew 
     
     A Second Career 
     
    
   
   
    
     arncss racing was a \"cry impor— 
     
    

    
     tant component in thc Andrew 
     
    

    
     family of Milton. Prince Edward 
     
     Island for four generations. The seed 
     
     was sown by Blair Andrew who was a 
     
     well—known trainer and driycr on the 
     
     Maritime circuit during the Mitts and 
     
     1930s. 
     
     Robert McCain‘s sililings Ila/s Mae and 
     
     Ila/s Jinn on the l‘rcc—l‘or—all circuit 
     
    
   
   
    
     At one stage. he cainpaigncd 
     
    
   
   
    
     against the likes of Mtg/Mr Lee. \l'kl/ler 
     
     Roseero/i. .\'e//1\‘ [ml and .Itmz'x Dream. 
     
     During one season. Blair was the lcading 
     
     dash—winner at lixhihition l)Lll'l\' in Saint 
     
     ~lohn with St) \‘ictorics. llt.‘ was a rcgular 
     
     driycr during Old Home \\"ccl\' racing at 
     
     the (Iharlottctow n Driying Park. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Blair’s son. lirwin had a passion for thc 
     
     standardhrcds and was a wry actiyc 
     
     owncr. hrccdcr and trainer for the 
     
     decades. He stood stallions on his farm 
     
     in Milton and owned or cosowned 11th 
     
     horses like P'mti' l’l‘i'ce. Dixie lx'l'l/eau. 
     
     Kir/eH‘ood l)l‘il‘(’. Raised [into/foils and Big 
     
     Z ’lk/nmn’. 
     
    
   
   
    
     lirwin's loyc lor horses was passed on to 
     
     his three sons. Brian. Bill and Rollin. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Brian was \cry actiyc in thc .\]aritinics 
     
     since 197) as an owner. trainer and drii 
     
     yer. Bill. a (Ialgary resident. was the 
     
     owner of \Icridian l’arins \\'cst and was a 
     
     partner with Brian in .\Icridian Farms 
     
     East. .\1cridian Farms usually had in thc 
     
     \‘icinity of. 200 horses in its told. Stratl‘ord 
     
     natiyc. Rollin was once sclcctcd as 
     
     Rookie Driycr ot the Ycar at the 
     
     Suininerside Raceway. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The fourth generation oi this lantily that 
     
     was im’olycd in harness racing was rcp— 
     
     rcscntcd hy Blake. Rachel and Dylan. 
     
     Brian's Blalx'c and Rachcl sccntctl to have 
     
     caught the hug and wcrc comfortable 
     
     jogging. training or paddoclting a horsc 
     
     on race night. Rollins Dylan participated 
     
     in ainatcur driying exhihitions through— 
     
     out l’.li.l. 
     
     luturc inyolycntcnt in the sport and 
     
    
   
   
    
     Only time will tell what their 
     
     industry will he. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In Z()t)8. carccr changcs were often the 
     
     norm and when made l>y choice. the 
     
     rcsults wcrc oltcn positiye and reward— 
     
     ing. Brian Andrew was lortunatc to have 
     
     expcricnccd ~it) productiyc years in the 
     
     school system ol‘ Prince lidward Island as 
     
    
   
   
    
     “I used lo come home after school and book. her 
     
    
   
   
    
     and gofor a drive. 
     
    
   
   
    
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