Humphrey S. Finney, the Judge at the Upperville Horse Show
Mr. Finney emigrated to the United States from England in 1912, and began his long career of working with horses in a variety of capacities while in Michigan in the early 1920s.
While employed at Holly Beach Farm in eastern Anne Arundel County from 1927 to 1937, Mr. Finney often wrote for The Blood-Horse, Horse & Horseman and The Thoroughbred Record. In 1936, he was elected to the board of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and suggested that they publish a bulletin, which was launched as The Maryland Horse in July 1936.
Mr. Finney edited the magazine from 1937 to 1953, except during a stint of service with the Coast Guard during World War II. He also wrote for each issue in a column, "The Editor's Saddle-bag."
In 1953, he took a position with Fasig-Tipton Auction, the leading auction house for thoroughbreds and was the company's chairman when he died at age 81 in 1984.
Mr. Finney wrote two books, Stud-Farm Diary (a compilation of his writings from his days at Holly Beach Farm) and his autobiography Fair Exchange; Recollections of a Life with Horses.