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S. E. Parmer, Tennessee Racing Pioneer, Dies Campaigned Strong Stable at American Tracks in 1900#s ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4.— Samuel Ephraim Parmer, Tennessee pioneer in racing, died in Montgomery, Ala., yesterday evening at the age of 85. He was the : son of Dr. Ephraim Parmer of Greeneville, N. C, a surgeon in the Confederate Army. At the turn of the century Parmer had j a strong racing stable that campaigned from Cuba, Mexico, New Orleans and into 1 Canada. His best horse in that day was a handicap horse named Little Boy. Bought ; one day, he won a racing stake the next at the old Windsor track across from Canada which totaled more than his purchase price. The biggest horse was Peter Sterling, ; who won the Canadian Derby in 1906 at Fort Erie. A fast filly, Obiyesa, won 1 many stakes. Parmer raced mainly from Chicago to 1 Canada, at Belmont Park and Saratoga. In 1910 he retired from active racing 5 and, with his brother, Walter O. Parmer, • maintained the Edenwold and later the Belle Meade Studs at Nashville, turning out 1 many fine colts and fillies. One of their r best sires was the imported English stallion, The Commander. During a series of summers Parmer v served as paddock judge on the Parmer — Hendrie tracks in Canada and was paddock judge when Man o War defeated Sir r Barton in their match race in 1919. After residing in Nashville for a number r of years, he went back to his native Alabama, where he passed away. He was a a close friend for many years of the late Judge Charles F. Price, the late George e M. Hendrie, the late Joseph McLennan and of the present handicapper for The e Jockey Club, John B. Campbell. He is survived by a son, Charles Parmer, *• of Washington, D. C, and Alexandria, Va., • and a daughter, Mrs. H. Raymond Evans, of Montgomery. Ala., and three grandchildren.
