Word: monkton
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...brother act was bred to the sport in the fox-hunting country around Monkton, Md. Like their father, who came from the green Irish horse county of Kilkenny, they were earning their living as show-horse trainers while in their teens. In 1950 some friends bought them an Irish mare that showed signs of speed, and they took their stable to the races. To eke out their small winnings. Pat, the smaller of the two (he carries a solid 160 lbs. on a 5-ft.-11-in. frame), peeled off poundage and learned the rough art of the jumping jockey...