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The Queen accepts Jerry, one of the five finest horses in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Stables, a great-grandson of the famous racehorse Man O' W(...)
The Queen accepts Jerry, one of the five finest horses in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Stables, a great-grandson of the famous racehorse Man O' W(...)

The Queen accepts Jerry, one of the five finest horses in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Stables, a great-grandson of the famous racehorse Man O' W(...)

Date8/2/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Queen accepts Jerry; one of the five finest horses in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Stables; a great-grandson of the famous racehorse Man O' War. Jerry was renamed Centennial; the name given the token horse presented to the Queen during her visit to Calgary for the RCMP centennial celebrations. Jerry will replace Burmese; the Queen's aging black horse; at Trooping of the Colors.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0122819F
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