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T omas F. Harvey Jr. died on September 5 at the age of 87. Harvey was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and served in the U.S. Navy be- fore becoming an English teacher in Baltimore County. He had a horse farm in Monkton and was a supporting member of Elkridge-Harford Hunt Club and Mt. Carmel Hounds.
Walter Wickes Brewster of Lutherville died on
September 8 at the age of 90. Brewster was a re- tired stockbroker for Alex. Brown & Sons as well as a conservationist and fox chaser. Brewster was born in Baltimore and was a descendant of Ben- jamin Franklin and Benjamin Harris Brewster, the U.S. Attorney General from 1881 to 1885. Brewster graduated from the Gilman School in 1950 where he was captain of the wrestling team. In 1953, he married Margaret Rennert Perkins while attending the University of Virginia. Brew- ster graduated from UVA in 1954 and served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany. After his Army days, the Brewsters purchased 130-acres in Glyndon to establish Milestone Farm. T e couple remained there until 2001 when they sold the property and moved into a house off Butler Road they called T e Covert. Before joining Alex. Brown & Sons in 1967,
Brewster worked for Baugh & Sons Co., a phosphate fertilizer and agricultural company affi liated with Baugh Chemical Co. in Balti- more. With Alex. Brown & Sons, Brewster was a stockbroker and chaired the fi rm’s charitable foundation until he retired in 2000. T e Brew- sters also established a Brewster Family Fund at the Baltimore Community Foundation and donated to schools and organizations. As a horseman, Brewster hunted with Green
Spring Valley Hounds and also raced over tim- ber. With the hunt club, he served as hunt sec- retary, treasurer and president at one time or another. As a timber rider, Brewster is most noted for completing the “Triple Crown” of
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Maryland steeplechasing aboard Clifton Dan in 1948. T at year, the pair fi nished second in the My Lady’s Manor, fourth in the Grand National and third in the Maryland Hunt Cup. After he retired from racing, Brewster
continued to stay involved in the sport as an owner and by serving on the Grand National Race Committee for 30 years. He also served on the Maryland Hunt Cup committee for 25 years and was a founding member of Shawan Downs in 1997. Brewster was awarded the S. Bryce Wing Award in 2013 for his service to the sport of steeplechasing,
Richard L. Golden of West Palm
Beach, Florida, died on September 18 at the age of 82. Golden was one of the founders of North- view Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, and he served as the company’s President and CEO for over 30 years.
Golden was born in the Bronx and made a living in New York’s garment industry, where he also became interested in T oroughbred racing. He purchased property in Chesapeake City in 1986 and created Sycamore Hall Farm, which bred several stakes winners. In 2016, he was the breeder of three Maryland-bred cham- pions: Giant Run, Greatbullsoffi re and Top Striker. Golden was named Maryland Breeder of the Year in 2018. When Windfi elds Farm, one of Maryland’s
largest breeding farms at the time, shut down in 1988, Golden, along with Allaire duPont and Tom Bowman, stepped in to keep sires Smart- en, Caveat, and Two Punch in Maryland. T ey opened Northview Stallion Station in 1989 on the site of Windfi elds Farm’s former Northview annex. T ey moved the farm to its current loca- tion in 1991. Northview Stallion Station added Waquoit, Polish Numbers, Private Terms, and Not For Love to its stallion roster early on. Not For Love was Maryland Stallion of the Year 13 times and Northview stallions have earned that title 24 times since 1989. Most recently, Great Notion has been Maryland Stallion of the Year for the past fi ve years.
Wilson “Butch” Gardner submitted by Lou Steinfort Legendary Maryland horseman Wilson
“Butch” Gardner died on September 20 from complications of COPD. He was 69. Gardner grew up on the family farm, Oak Knoll Stables,
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Wilson “Butch” Gardner riding Pixie in 1964 at the Maryland Pony Show in Timonium.
in Brandywine. T e Oak Knoll Stables name is on many perpetual Maryland Horse Shows Association trophies as Gardner was often the winning rider. He began riding before he could walk, fol-
lowing in his older siblings’ footsteps. Gard- ner made his living as a professional rider and trainer, and also had a career as a farrier. As a young boy he showed many ponies to success including: Royal Mist, Severn Wings, Moon Comet, Farnley Hili, and Crown Prince. Af- ter showing in the juniors, Gardner showed many top hunters, but his fi rst love was the jumpers. Some of his winning rides came on jumpers such as T ird Eclipse, Lyrical Lou, and Marathon Mike. Other top local horses were Cutladdy’s Champ, a stallion owned by Bette Sachetti of Finksburg, and Ringside Gossip, owned by Anton “Tony” Wilson of Annapolis. After health concerns curtailed his riding,
Gardner spent his last years in Chestertown, living at the home of his friend David Wright. For the past year, he enjoyed being the leader of a local AA meeting and Bible study group. Gardner was predeceased by his parents Ru-
fus Ransom and Mary Gardner, and siblings Randi, Gary, Billie Ann and Wayne Gardner. He is survived by his sister Bobbie Gardner Stedding Gibbon of Woodbine and two sons, Gary and Carl Gardner, both of Califoria.
Erika Sommer of Harford County died on
September 23 at the age of 38. She graduated from Aberdeen High School and earned a B.A. from Salisbury State in 2005. She spent most of her professional life working in IT in the health care industry. In her free time, Sommer was out riding her T oroughbred Routie or camping with her boyfriend.
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