Charlie Mills (harness racer)

Charlie Mills ( born November 23, 1888 in Hamburg; † 7 June 1972 in Switzerland ) was a German trot racing, breeders and trainers, who worked in France since 1945.

Life

Charlie Mills, son of Irish Traber coach Anthony Mills, who had been hired in 1888 to Hamburg on the newly built track in Hamburg -Bahr field grew, as the youngest of six children in the family home directly to the harness racing track Bahr field. Twenty-two year old he won in 1910 with its first diamond Blue Ribbon. Countless other victories in the German and Austrian Derby followed.

In 1931 he was engaged by Bruno Cassirer on his new stud Lindenhof Templin. After 1933, Cassirer him officially signed over the ownership, the Jewish publisher until his escape in 1938 but continued secretly led. Mills won in 1934 with the Cassirer - horse Walter Dear the Prix d' Amérique at Vincennes, the most important trotting race in the world. In 1935, he earned another stud, the Country Estate Staffelde at Kremmen (north of Berlin), also until 1945 in his possession.

Mills remained until 1945 in Germany. During the turmoil of the war ended most of his horses went (of which he had taken over most of Bruno Cassirer ) lost, Dear Walter and his son Probst, both of which disappeared without a trace.

1947 Charlie Mills left Germany for good, to build up a new existence with almost 60 years in France. His new stud in Chamant (north of Paris, at Senlis ) soon won a good reputation. Re triumphs at the biggest races followed, and until his last French Champion Vat he oversaw countless winning horses. In his guest appearances in West Germany, he was always enthusiastically received. His sister Minnie lived until her death in 1977 at Gut Staffelde.

Fundamental to the role of Charlie Mills for trotting races were the revolutionary improvements in training methods, which led to a total of 4364 victories in which Charlie Mills was involved as a rider, breeder or trainer.

When Charlie Mills died on June 7, 1972 in a Swiss hospital at the age of 84 years, the international trotting racing lost one of its leading figures.

Others

Since the reopening of the racetrack in Bahr field on July 5, 1953 hangs there in honor of Charlie Mills, a memorial plaque. In Hamburg, a street is named after Charlie Mills. On the trotting Marie Village in Berlin -Marie village Charlie Mills race is held annually.