g; , 
     
     t was during the fall of 1988 that two 
     
    
   
   
    
     Island horsemen at the Charlottetown 
     
    

    
     Driving Park had a compelling idea. 
     
     Jack Arsenault and Jim Howatt wanted to 
     
     buy a really good racehorse but it would 
     
     be too expensive for just the two of them. 
     
     To solve this dilemma, they searched for 
     
     people who might be interested in form— 
     
     ing a stable or syndicate to purchase a 
     
     racehorse. Before long, they had round— 
     
     ed up enough people, mainly from the 
     
     Parkdale area, who were interested in 
     
     their idea. The Parkdale Stable was born 
     
     and almost before they knew it they 
     
     bought a four—year—old mare from Ontario 
     
     for $10,000. Airborne Cbandler was her 
     
     name and she had a very respectable win 
     
     record of 2:00.51 taken at Flamboro in 
     
     Ontario. Little did this select group real— 
     
     ize the role to be played by this mare 
     
     during the next decade. 
     
     Governor Skipper from Arbor Starlet by 
     
     Stead V Star. 
     
    
   
   
    
     She was by 
     
    
   
   
    
     Included among the members of this syn— 
     
     dicate were Ed Atkinson, Pat Connolly, 
     
     Jack Arsenault, Nelson Hughes, Ray 
     
     Murphy, Danny Murphy, Bob Bevins, 
     
     Nick Coulter, John I-Iowatt, Jim Howatt 
     
     and Allie Carver. The Parkdale Stable 
     
     contacted John Holmes, a well known 
     
     Islander on the Ontario racing scene. He 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     recommended Airborne Cbandler and 
     
     the deal was done. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Fate determined that Airborne Cbandler 
     
     was to have a very brief racing career for 
     
     this syndicate. She made only four starts 
     
     for this enthusiastic and hopeful group. 
     
     Unfortunately. she bowed a tendon 
     
     severely enough to end her racing career; 
     
     however. a new and different career was 
     
     in the cards and Airborne Cbandler 
     
     joined the broodmare ranks. An excel- 
     
     lent decision, as history will attest. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Who would be her first mate and the 
     
     father of her first foal? The well—known 
     
     and respected sire. Harrods was chosen 
     
     and this union produced Airborne 
     
     Gorerness who would play a major suc— 
     
     cessful role in this saga a few years down 
     
     the road. Goz'erness seemed to be a “real 
     
     one" and took an early record of 2:05 
     
     when an unfortunate injury ended her 
     
     racing career, but this was not the last to 
     
     be heard from Airborne Gouerness. 
     
     Siblings to Governess were Airborne 
     
     Nukes (2:04), Airborne [lee (2205.2) and 
     
     Airborne Ann (2:06). Tragically, 
     
     Chandler's foals ended their racing 
     
     careers as youngsters also. The cards 
     
     seemed to be stacked against the 
     
     Parkdale Stable but there was no quitting. 
     
    
   
   
    
     157