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. Page 12. The Guardian Wed., Feb. 26, 1958
HAMILTON, -— “They told me there would be days like this,” says rookie fireman Doug Hatch, 21, as he warms up. with a hot cup of coffee after helping fight an
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ter of our local sire, Jollity, 2.05%, has been a real money winner for Bob, who has raced her since her four-year-old form, and has won $19,715 dollars with her. ’ RECORD ENTRY
The Hambletonian, the richest harness horse stake in the world, which‘ls annually competed for by three-year-old trotters, has up with a record entry for this
year, no less than 80 three-year-,
old trotters have been I kept eligible for their owners, plunk- ing down ‘a $250 payment that will make ‘them eligible until the $1,000 starting fee has to be put up some weeks before the race. ’ The Hambletonian will he raced this year at DuQuoin, Illinois, racetrack on August 26; and it will be the 32nd renewal of the stake which has been named “The Hambletonian" in memory of the great sire of trot- ters “Hambletonian” 10. The first prize this year should be worth something‘ like $110,000, and with the final payments it will be the biggest purse in the history of the -evegt. IN HEATS Last year, the purse totalled $111,126, and 21 owners of three- tyear-old trotters made the final - payment. Because of this large number. The Hambletonian had to be raced in elimination heats — the first time since the incep- tion of the stake 31 years prev- lously. The Armstrong brothers of Brampton, Ontario, won the 1953
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renewal of The Hambletonlan‘ with the trotting filly Helicopter,
a brown filly by Hoot Mon, and she took a record that year, as a
three-year-old, of 2.02 2/5‘. Her winnings that year were $85,028,
and that, added to her two-year-
old winnings, made her total
$93,014.29.
80 NOMINATIONS
The 80 nominations for this year are divided as follows: 56. colts, 23 fillies, and one gelding.
The, first horse to win the stake was Guy McKinney, in 1926. He
was of no account as a* two-year-
old, but made up for that as a
three-year-old by c a u s in g a
tremendous upset in the Hammer-
tonian, and continuing to an un-
beaten season. .
The first filly to win the stake
was Iosola’s Worthy; she was
followed by Hanover’s Bertha in
1930; the Marchioness in 1932,
Mary Reynolds in 1933,, Rosalind
in 1936, Shirley Hanover in‘1937,’ Yankee Maid in, 1944, vMiss Tilly, and Helicopter in 1953.
The only gelding in the list of
32‘ winners is “Greyhound” - the winner in 1935. This year, there is a strong possibility of another gelding winning—Record Mat, 2.02 3/5, who has the fastest record of the 80 eligibles. The yearbook shows Record Mat as a brown gelding by Diplomat Han-
over, dam Re'cord Express, and
fax, Indiana. Last year he made 22 starts, was 5 times first, 4
'-it came to be worth less than
he is owned by L. E. Lake, 'Col-.
Hmes second and 4 times thlrd.g
and won $10,281. His record was taken at Lexington, Kentucky, against time.
10 MILLION PURSE
if you didn’t know the value, of the French medium of ex—‘ change — the franc -— you would certainly get a great surprise if you went to the Vicennes track just outside Paris on Sunday afternoon two weeks ago and picked up a scorecard. You would naturally express surprise when you saw that the principal race of the afternoon “The Prlx de Paris” at 3,350 metres (about two miles) carried a purse of 10 million francs. We have for- gotten the‘ rate of exchange, so we can’t boil it down to our dough.
At any rate, it was taken by the Italian-o w n e d “J axriolian”_ driven by Orlando Zamboni, who headed the two fastest trotters in France, one of them, Gelinotte, who was heavily backed t0_win and was driven by the German driver, Charlie Mills.
Gelinotte is the largest money- winning trotting mare in the his- tory of harness racing in Europe, and has been handicapped in all her starts. Our friend W. R. Jenkins of this city, saw racing at the Vincennes track early last fall, and we had a good story on it in this column. -
In World War I, the franc was worth about 15 cents, but. has since steadily deteriorated until
one cent. The writer saw Charlie Mills drive three winners over the race track outside Berlin in 1926, and he wasn’t a young man then. But age doesn’t seem to lessen his ability, as in all the principal international races, he usually participates.
IN REPLY /
A great admirer of the pacer, Laddie Seymour, 2.10 2/5,‘ by Pagliacci, dam Melburn’s Magic, has asked us regarding Laddie’s winnings in 1957.‘ In tough com- pany, he was three times first, three times second, and four times third, with winnings of $1,- 460. ‘
The 11th Annual Spring Speed Sale, at Delaware, Ohio, com- menced yesterday morning at 9.30, and it is expected that it will conclude this afternoon. A total of 265 trotters and_ pacers are catalogued, some of them with records close to 2.00. There are several that we would like to own, and possibly some of these will come back to the Mari- times.
Several buyers are there from New Brunswick, and three from
this province, and. possibly others from Nova Scotia. .
On the front cover of the Feb- ruary 12 edition of The Harness Horse is a photo of Hillsoto, p,
’1-59. owned ‘by the Clearview
Stables, Winthrop, Maine. His earnings in six years on the race track totalled $221,556, and he‘ was driven by ex-Malritimer Earl Avery of Woodstock, N. ‘B. A
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VP. C.’s Nome Candidates In ’ §AII Seven Nfld. Riclings
ST. JOHN'S (CP) — The Pro—; gressive Conservatives h a v cl named candidates to contest all seven Newfoundland ridings in the March 31 general election. Six Liberals are in the running to date.
The only question mark is what Liberal will run in St. John’s East against Progressive Conser- vative James McGrath youngest, member of the last Parliament.
Former immigration minister J. W. Pickersgill is .r u n n i n g against Conservative Gerald M. Winter, former president of the Newfoundland board of trade, in Bonavista - Twillingate.
Another Liberal member of the last Parliament, Herman N. Bat- ten, and Progressive Conservative newcomer Tom Cahill, news edi- tor of the Corner Brook Western Star, are contesting Humlber-St. George’s.
William J. Browne, Conserva- tive minister without portfolio, and Leonard Miller, a Conserva- tive - turned - Liberal, are cam-
paigning in St. John’s West.
Liberal member C. W. Carter is running against former car salesman Harvey Cole in Burin- Burgeo. -
Trinity - Conception will go to Liberal James Tucker, business- man, or Progressive Conservative Arthur Harriett, former radio sta- tion manager. The last member, Liberal Leonard T. Stick, did not reoffer.
Liberal Charles R. Granger, former provincial deputy high-
.ways minister, and Progressive
Conservative Dave Decker, for- mer Red Cross commissioner for Newfoundland, are contesting Grand Falls - White Bay - Lab- rador. Liberal member of the last House T. G. W. Ashbourne re- tired from politics this year.»
The Conservatives have held nominating conventions but the Liberals, following Newfoundland custom, have not. Mr. Carter and Mr. Tucker are believed to be the only ones to file nomination pa,-pers so far.
lnnnv NOTES on run routs
Good reports continue to come in regarding sales of mink; in
fact, it is the strongest fur on
the market. Early this month the Hudson’s Bay Company offered 104,000 raw EMBA mink pelts in New York, and they were be- tween '92 and 93 per cent sold. The. official report stressed the foreign interest in Ceruleans and Argenta types. There was a..—con- tinuation of previous strength with a fairly well filled, but nev- ertheless powerful, room on hand. -
The largest offering of Demi- Buffs dressed mink was placed on sale invthe afternoon of Feb- Pllary 18; they also placed 30,—~ 000 standard ranch mink and 15,- 000 raw and dressed mutations, and about 5,000 wild‘ mink, on sale. This refers to the New York Auction Company, whose vendues have geen attracting large numbers ofbuyers since the beginning of the season.
Thefollowing report on the Canadian Fur Auction Sales (Que- bec) Ltd., held in Montreal last week, was taken from a report cabled 1'10 Women's Wear Daily from Montreal, and it is quite 9n00|1I'agiIlS~ “Advances of from 10 to 15 per cent were reported at the mink sale of Canadian Fur Auction Sales Company Lim_ ited, held in Montreal. Standard ranch mink advanced 10 per cent, as did Pastels, Topaz an.d,Sap- phires. Percentages sold were
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generally high, hovering around the 85 per cent mark for Wild Mink and Mutations,’ and a high of 90 for Standard Mink. * GENERAL UPSWING
The general upswing also made itself felt in other furs — nota- bly Marten‘ and Fisher. The Company’s report states'— wild mink, 85 per cent sold; advance 15 per cent. Standard ranch mink 90 per‘ cent sold, advance 10 per cent. Pastel, 80 per cent sold, ad- vance 10 per cent; Topaz, 85 per cent sold, advance 10 per cent. Palonino, 50 per cent sold, price unchanged. Whites, 50 percent sold,’ unchanged. percent sold, advance 10 per cent. Gun Metal firm and Silverblue 50 per cent sold. Good demand.
I Highest p r i c e Qin standard ranch mink was $35.00 for ex- tra dark males, and $16.50 for fe- males. The Mutation mink offer- ing of 15,452 skins included pas- tels and autunm haze, which sold at $31.00 top for males and $15.00
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Exports of mink from Japan in 1957 were over a half a mil- lion less pelts than in 1955. Ship- ments totalled 284,700, compared to 382,800 in 1956. One of the rea- sons given is, while not believed to be a very big factor, that young ladies in Japan are becom- ing very style-conscious and are of the opinion that they are just as well able to wear fine furs. as Canadian or American women.
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The Japan of the present day is almost as different from that of pre-war years, as white is to black. There has been a tremen- dous inflow of money into Jap- an, and because it has been the residence of American troops, and because, the Japanese are great exporters and importers, money is. plentiful and living stan dards have improved tremendous- ly. It was Dr. Leo Frank of this City that made the first shipment of mink to Japan, according to our information. Tremendous interest was taken in the debut of EMBA Autumn Haze Dawn at the Hudson’s Bay Company sale in New York. ‘The offering of 2,290 skins was 100 per cent sold, with highs of $80.00 for males and $32.00 for females recorded. _ Among the biggest buyers were Ritter Bros. and J. Weinig and Son, names well known to our fur farmers here, and men who, when the fox industry was the choice of the fashion-conscious world, ‘paid the highest prices for pelts. NEW PASTEL \
A fur reporter for a New York Paper made the following obser- vations on the above sale. “Dawn as a man said in the sales room, was breaking out all over at yes-
terday’s Hudson’s Bay Company “ .
dressed Autumn Haze sale. The presentation of the new pastel shade brought the usual banner crowd to the selling room. Con- spicuous too, was the tremendous turnout of ranchers, many of whom had part-lot merchandise in the Dawn collection of 2,290 skins. One rancher put it this way: “.We know there are really nonew basic colors to discover; what we get now are new shades thatrepresent a combination of
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Post Office Dept. Moves To Assist Stamp Collectors
OTTAWA (CP)——Concessions to stamp collectors who go ‘In for plate-number blocks, redllclneg the quantity of stamps they must buy to get them, were announced Tuesday by the post office de- partment. . _
The plate number, indicating the plate from which a particular printing run of stamps was made, appears in the four corners of every sheet of 400 st-amps.
Some collectors specialize in acquiring four-stamp blocks from each corner of a given run and assembling them into what are known as “miniature sheets.” Such s h e e t s, comprising 16 stamps, show the plate number in each corner.
CHANGED WHEN WORN
A plate may run off hundreds of thousands. even millions. of stamps b e f o r e showing wear. Then, however, it is changed. For some Canadian issues the Plate numbers now are in the 90s. I
To get plate-number‘ corners of the one- to six-cent denomina- tions, collectors until today had to buy panes -of 100 stamps. That meant buying 400 stamps to as- semble a .16-stamp miniature. 1
Effective Tuesday the required quantity in the three lowest de- nominations has been reduced to 20 stamps.
; Quantities of the four-, five- and six-cent stamps have been re- duced to 10.
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Only four stam-ps.now need be bought of the 10-, 15-, 20-, and 25- cent stamps, instead of the viously-required 25. . FOUR CATEGORY T00
Also reduced to four are the 50- cent and $1 stamps, which previ- ously have had to be bought in quantities of 10.
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