ad ▁( 1 8 4 1 – 1 9 0 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁notable ▁New ▁Zealand ▁gra in ▁merchant , ▁race hor se ▁owner ▁and ▁bre eder , ▁business man . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London , ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁ ▁His ▁main ▁interest ▁were ▁race ▁horses , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁honor ary ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Can ter bury ▁J ockey ▁Club ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁for ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁he ▁promoted ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁having ▁the ▁Ric cart on ▁Race course ▁S iding ▁built ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁horse ▁racing ▁ground ▁more ▁accessible , ▁and ▁to ▁increase ▁turn over . ▁The ▁line ▁opened ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁stood ▁for ▁Parliament ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁inc umb ent , ▁Ed win ▁Bla ke . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁that ▁Ste ad ▁stood ▁for ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁The ▁orn ith ologist ▁Ed gar ▁Ste ad ▁was ▁his ▁son . ▁Alfred ▁Lee ▁Smith ▁was ▁a ▁business ▁partner ▁in ▁Dun ed in ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁gra in ▁merchant ▁firm ▁Roy se , ▁Ste ad ▁and ▁Co . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : English ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁race hor se ▁own ers ▁and ▁bre ed ers