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D12024-4
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- 1941-10-16 (Creation)
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Charles F. T. (Chen) Rowe stands next to Sanka, one of the horses that he boarded at the Point Defiance Riding Academy stables in October of 1941. Using the old barn and pasture that had been home to the park's herd of buffalo, the riding academy was founded in 1933. "Chen" Rowe was the owner of the Tacoma Seed Company, which was started by his father in 1919. Sanka was a direct descendent of the famed race horse, Man-o'-War. The 50 year old stable of the riding academy was destroyed by a fire in August of 1964. The 15 boarded horses huddled in the flaming structure, too frightened to move, until Sanka broke free of the knot and leapt over a Dutch door to safety. She led 12 more horses to safety; two perished in the flames. Sanka was feted as a hero. The 33 year old thoroughbred mare died approximately two months later of old age. (TNT 10/4/1964, pg. B-10)
Rowe, Charles Frederick Trendall; Horses--Tacoma; Point Defiance Riding Academy (Tacoma);