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ON THE MEND A speedy recovery to…
…Cheryl London (Randallstown), who is recovering from hernia surgery; …Paul Saul, manager of Rolling Acres (Brookeville), who is recovering from back surgery
Jane Bailey Dudderar was born on January 21 to Jennifer Dudderar and Jason Dudderar, Jt.-MFH of Carrollton Hounds.
Maryland Will Miss
On February 10, 2012, three days after cel- ebrating her 81st birthday, Mignon C. Smith, owner of Mede Cahaba Stables, died in her Watergate apartment in Washington, DC.
Born in 1931 in Bir- mingham, Alabama, Mi- gnon was raised in Syla- cauga, Alabama where her father was CEO of Avondale Mills. Horses were a part of her life from the beginning, and her fi rst fi lly, “Invasion,” helped her sell more war bonds than anyone in her school. Mignon graduated from T e Madeira School
Mignon C. Smith
in Virginia near Washington, DC and later received a degree from Briarcliff College at Briarcliff Manor, New York. She then attended the University of Alabama to study political science and journalism. According to one obituary, in 1954, at the age of 23, Mignon became the youngest Joint- Master of Fox Hounds in the United States. (T e Masters of the Foxhounds Association is attempting to confi rm this for T e Equiery!) In the horse world, Mignon was known for be- ing unconventional, so it was no surprise that she insisted upon wearing pinks at a time when lady Masters traditionally wore black coats. Mignon also apparently established the fi rst English-style riding school in the Birmingham area when she was 21, and established the fi rst pony club in that area. In the early 1970s, Mignon moved to Wash- ington, DC with the nucleus of her thorough-
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COMINGS AND GOINGS
Welcome back to Joshua and Kevin Navarro who have returned to the Maryland jockey colony. Prince George’s Gazette sports writer Ted Black was recently elected as president of the Maryland Racing Media Associations. Blogger Frank Vespe (owner of T at’s Amore Racing Stable) was elected vice-president.
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bred stock, and continued to work full time un- til her death managing the racing and breeding partnership Mede Cahaba Stable & Stud LLC. Mede Cahaba was a loyal Equiery advertiser for over twenty years, mostly marketing the good T oroughbred stallion Class Secret, who sired many nice show horses in addition to racehorses. In the Steeplehcase Times’ obituary,
Sean Clancy paid tribute to Mignon: “Outspoken, opinionated and dedi- cated to steeplechasing, Smith bred and raced to the beat of her own drummer. She achieved her best success in recent years with home- breds trained by Lilith and Rich- ard Boucher. Racing in her Mede
Cahaba Stable silks, her horses won fi ve races for over $125,000 in 2011, placing her fi fth in the standings behind Irv Naylor, Maggie Bry- ant, Jacqueline Ohrstrom and Augustin Stable. Smith campaigned top novice Complete Zen who won two rich novice stakes in the spring.” For thirty years, Mignon reported on Wash-
ington’s activities as a correspondent for the Alabama Radio Network, and was a longtime member of the National Press Club. Although she lived much of her adult life
in Washington, she maintained a home in Bir- mingham and remained active in philanthropic activities in her native state. In 2004, she es- tablished a foundation for scholarships with a gift of $10 million. T e full scholarships were named for her parents, J. Craig and Paige T. Smith, and 55 students now are in the program. T e scholarship foundation will receive an ad- ditional $20 million bequest from her estate. She also supported the University of Alabama’s Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility
and the J. Craig Smith endowed chair for in- tegrity in business. At her request, Mignon’s ashes are to be dis- persed in the Chesapeake Bay from aboard her beloved sailboat.
Col. Arthur J. Lev-
ens of Sandy Spring died on January 21 at the age of 94. Levens was the father of Lu- Anne Levens of Peri- winkle Farm. Shirley A. Derren-
bacher of Frederick died on February 10 at the age of 79. She was a horse breeder and 4-H leader. Kenneth Lee Lentzner, 71, of Union Bridge died on January 23. He was one of the found- ing members of the Maryland Draft Horse and Mule Association. T omas J. Kennedy, Jr. of Mount Washing- ton died on January 6 at the age of 86. Kennedy was a retired Marine who founded Dawn’s Of- fi ce Supply in Baltimore. He grew up on his family’s Kingsville farm helping his father drive a horse-drawn milk wagon. Also in his youth, Kennedy exercised racehorses in Monkton. Hassan Zereshki, 65, died on September
Col. Arthur J. Levens
13. He was a hotwalker for Maryland-based trainer Donald Barr after working for the leg- endary Alfred Vanderbilt starting in 1975.
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