William Red Shields Passes, Daily Racing Form, 1942-05-25

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William Red Shields Passes TORONTO, Ont., May 23. William "Red" Shields, former steeplechase rider and successful trainer, died at his Tiome in Toronto Monday evening, after suffering from a heart ailment for the past three months. Shields was in hb 64th year and boasted proudly of the fact of witnessing 49 runnings of the Kings Plate at Woodbine ParkT


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