BRIDAL PATHS
STORK REPORT
Wyatt James Betz was born to Christine Betz (Christine Betz Dressage) and Jeff Betz of T urmont on June 11.
Congratulations to Margaret Rizzo (Mythic Landing Enterprises) and Scott McKelvy of Gaithersburg on their engagement.
Congratulations to Nicki Carson (Flying Chesterfi eld Farm and Mythic Landing Enterprises) and Dave Taylor on their July 21 marriage. T e couple lives in Keymar
Maryland Will Miss
Irving Victor Marken Abb died on July 13 at the age of 86. He was a native of Frederick and graduated from St. Johns College before pursu- ing graduate school and a law degree. He prac- ticed law in Montgomery and Frederick Coun- ties for 55 years. Abb’s passion was foxhunting and he formed his own pack of hounds at Big Meadow Farm in Howard County in the 1970s where he served as both huntsman and Master. He later joined Goshen Hounds. Abb had also served as the District Commissioner for the Howard County Pony Club and was a member of the American Carriage Association. Joseph W. Ayres, Sr. of Bel Air died on June 13 at the age of 88. He owned and operated Ay- res Foundation Spring Farm, a 92-acre breed- ing farm in Harford County. Ayres bought the property as an investment in 1981. He soon grew his breeding operation to include nearly two dozen broodmares and several stallions, including Cryptoleen and Afl eet Prince. His most successful homebred was the fi lly Kath- leen the Queen who earned $309,635 and won 14 races including stakes races at T e Meadow- lands, Monmouth Park and Timonium. Robert S. Ledley, husband of TROT mem-
ber Terry Ledley, died on July 24 at the age of 86. T ey were married in 1947 and resided in Kensington for many years before relocating to Laurel. In 1959, he co-wrote a paper published
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in Science called “Reasoning Foundations of Medical Diagnosis,” which introduced com- puter research techniques to medical researchers and physicians, including how to create diag- nostic databases. T e following year, he founded the National Biomedical Research Foundation, a nonprofi t organization based at the George- town University School of Medicine. He served as president of NBRF until his retirement. He began working on developing the full-body CT scanner in 1973 and received more than 60 patents for applications of computers to medical instrumentation. He is best known as the inventor of the CT scanner; T e New York Times wrote that he “revolutionized radiology.” In 1974, he established the Digital Information Science Corporation, and then developed the ACTA scanner. He eventually sold this com- pany to Pfi zer. In the 1980s, he led a team that developed the “BAT,” a computer mouse that enables the user to interact with objects in ste- reoscopic 3D images. He was inducted into the National Inventors’ Hall of Fame in 1990 and was awarded the National Medal of Technol- ogy and Innovation by President Bill Clinton in 1997. His original ACTA scanner prototype is at the Smithsonian Institute. T omas Hennessey Niland, Sr. of Olney died on July 12. He was an avid supporter of Goshen Hounds, often serving as master of
ceremonies or announcer for Goshen events and functions. Steeplechase trainer Paul Rowland died on June 8 after battling cancer. He was 44. Born and raised in England, Rowland worked for trainer Michael Dickinson at the Fair Hill Training Center in the 1980s before running his own business based in Chester County, Pennsylvania. One of his top runners was Pre- emptive Strike, who won eight races and earned $494,398. T e horse was also named the Mary- land-bred steeplechase champion in 2004. Nina Gill Stewart died of cancer on June 26 at the age of 71. Born in Baltimore, she attend- ed Garrison Forest School and grew up fox- hunting with the Green Spring Valley Hounds. Her father, Redmond Stewart, Jr., owned the Maryland Hunt Cup winners Haff ady (1968) and Ben Nevis II (1977 and 1978). Ben Nevis II went on to win the English Grand National. Stewart herself had plenty of ties to the Mary- land Hunt Cup as well. Her daughter Sanna Hendriks won the race both as a rider and a trainer. Daughter Kathy Neilson also won as a trainer and son Stewart Strawbridge won the race as a rider. Nina Stewart eventually settled down in Cochranville, Pennsylvania and was a Joint Master of Mr. Stewart’s Cheshire Fox- hounds in Unionville.
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ON THE MEND A speedy recovery to…
…event rider Jane Gilbert who broke her collarbone during a jumping lesson;
…event rider Barbara Cohen King of Frederick who broke her toe when she was stepped on by a horse.
COMINGS AND GOINGS
Welcome to Conor Brian O’Toole, who is the new farm manager at Perwinkle Farm LLC in Spencerville.
Lynn HOffman
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