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from faraway Vancouver. W. s. Ilaclnod writes . . . “I neatly en- joy "Down the Back Stretch" though I am more than forty years behind the harness racing times. Thus with great diffidence (and with all deference) I would like to have a statement of yours in January ffth iuue cleared up. It was to the effect that a mare once owned by the late Dr. J. A. John- ston of Tignish held the record for Island-bred mares at 2.15 1-2. Seems to me that, during the Ex-

- hibition meet of 1900, a locally bred mare. Jewel, won the free- for-all with a mark of 2.17. She was then owned and driven by 3301‘ IFVXHB (mm up Tryon way. He subsequently sold her to a Malne- stable where she was marked at 2.14 1-2 — or so I was told. '

"My interest in her lay in the Iact that my people‘ owned her and sold her to Xrving. She was a natural pacer. but was never at- tached to a sulky until she was at least seven years old. Can't re- member her pedigree but think she was of Black Pilot stock. Anyway she was a real Black

-Beauty and. dressed in black- enameled harness never failed to attract attention on the streets. As a very small boy, it was my pleasure to groom and exercise her and l have had many a spurt

‘on the Park roadway with other aspiring drivers, not seldom win- ning the short course. It's funny ‘how prophecies can go wrong. About that time it was considered opinion that the motor car would replace the driving horse and, hence, that harness racing would languish since the breeder would have no market for his slower colts. Seems the day has come when Old Pop Geers rides again. Your 1040 Racing Review was really something. Am wait- ing for your Ice Racing to begin. Seems you are x-changing your winter with ours."

Thanks Mac for your letter and we are sure quite a number of your old friends and relatives will be glad to know that you are still taking an interest in racing here. Our statement with refer- ence to Baby Logan. owned by the late Dr. J. A. Johnston; was that she once held the record for Maritime bred trotting mares and that was -correct. Jewel was a pacer and a mighty good one and it must be remembered that she was perfoming in an era when trotters and pacers were not given the racing opportunities or tracks were not as fast as they were in later years. Her sire. Black Pilot. for the way he was shod, trained and the high wheeled sullry he raced in, was really outstanding and his son. Special Blend 2.18 1-4. nominated the fast trotting classes in the Maritime: for several years and hung up track records in all three. l-le was owned in the hey- day of his glory and driven by the late E. Lelioi Willis of St. John. N13. Mr. Willis was a hotel man and had the horse's name changed from Black Pilot 2nd to Special Blend. as an advertise- ment for one of the favorite high class brands of Scotch whiskey then sold in the Maritimes.

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A friend ia.Maina writes us that theawell known trainer George Demont has taken a positicnwith . the Green Meadows Farm, Glov- erviile, New York. owned by Mr. Pan-lck Crossett. There is a splendid set up there. largo barn. private tra track and well- bredyoungc tsandhorsuto work with. George is a very capable trainer and driver and should do well there. Our congratulations to George and we hope he will have great success.

Our Main friend also mcloses a letter tom’ Earle Avery with the latest news of Earl's stable which he is training at Fern Park (mile track), Florida. Earle, as ow readers know. is handling the horses owned by C. '.l'. Black.

Berrysville, Virginia. the home of C

and Calumet Fingo was owned in New Brunswick prior to being sold to Mr. Black on Earle’s recommendation. At the Harrisburg sale last fall quite a number of colts by Calumet Flngo were disposed of and brought good prices. some retain- adorbldinbyllr. Vaadit is than that Earls is training in Florida together with a 5-laorsea.

beeoperfectnetasnotuitwu last‘ year. There are a lot of good acting colts and a few that are outstanding. Dennis Shell a.a Brown Prince colt. free- egged, no boots. that ha been a ‘ lie in better than 3.30 with a balfinlmandaquartarinll

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seconds. Lacey has one or two by King’: Counsel 1.58 1-2 that he has worked close to that and Tom Berry has one by the same horse that looks like he will do. They tell me the colts by King’: Coun- ael at the Orlando half-mile track are good also. My colts are do- ing all I have asked of them. They were a couple of months behind the ones that were sold at the auctions and I have been go- ing careful with thorn. Alma Di- rect. Goldie Fingo and Betty French all trained together Fri- day morning a mile in 2.41, last quarter in 35 1-2. Alma was very hanm and looks like she can make it.

"I have plenty of time yet so am going carefully. Out of nine two-year-olds I have five trotters. The best one is Naughty Fingo that I bought in for $1,100. She 1| only nineteen months old and has been in 2.42 with a qua:-tar in 37 seconds very handy. They all say that she is the best trotter at this track. I don't carry a whip with the colts, just let them go where they want to themselves. §osne of the colts here have had it_ pretty tough and many of the high priced ones do not seem to show as much as some of the cheaper ones. This Goldie Fingo I mentioned is one I picked out at Mr. Black's farm as a wean- ling. I asked him not to sell her so she was not listed. She is out of a full sister of that good race mare Annabelle Seniah. We tried her on the trot but she did not show enough so two weeks ago I put the hobbies on her and I never saw anything learn so fast or have better manners. 3

"Champion Fingo is a big, rug- ged colt that could not trot a mile better than 3.13 so this week I put the straps on him and I believe he will be a good pacer. These Calumet Fingo's are a great limbed and good mannered bunch of colts. The bays are exactly the color of Colonel Dan and he is the color of Calumet Fxngo, no white at all, just one has a white ankle. There are 165 head at this track now and over 200 at the Orlando track. Even now I am bhrlllkl-H8 of racing hlthough it will be a few months yet. Mary- land looks like a good place to race this year with all those good stakes and overnight purses. I expect to race there most out the summer. I don't believe I will’ get to Maine at all although I would like to go up for . weak or two to see all the folks."

Maritime friends of Earle will bf? Kind to know that he is get- W18 along so well with his colts in Florida. Last year Earle had some of the tops down there and unlike many that show up good and then fall by the wayside, his continued improving and were among the top winners through- out the aeason. Earl‘: early ex- perience in training racing was Rained in the Mari as. For years he conducted a training stable at Woodstock, N.B., his home town, and from there raced at Maritime meets and later in the season in Maine. An evidence of his mowess is still seen on the record board .t the Charlotte- town oval where the pacing mark set by Bud Wenger of 2.05 1-2 in 1036 still stands. -

In the February 32nd lure of The Harness Horse is the follow- ing . . . “What is probably the fastest mile trained in New Eng- land up to this writing is a mile in 2.33 by the green tnotter Just Bill. by Calumet Budlong 2.02 3-4, turned in by George need at Gotham. Maine, according to a report by Just Bill was owned by Alex Agnew, East Royalty and was one of a number of horses bought by Arthur B. McGee and E. Webb last fhll. Another was Pe-tar Bud- long 2.10 that is now top ice pacer in Maine.

Harry Coleman who has hand- led the stable of Arthur B. Mc- Gee the past several years. mark- ing Ann Clegg in 2.06 2-5. Linn- mite in 2.0! 2-5 and giving fast records to many others. has taken a position with the L. M. Page stable of Trenton. New Jersey. Mr.l'-‘sgeiatheowaeroftbegood ti-otter Patrick Hanover no 1-8 and has added several new ones tolrlsatablein the past few months. Frienfi of Harry such as George Callbeck and Myron MacArthur. consider him one of the best race drivers in the bus- ne-r" -

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me way things stand at the present time. it looks very much like it is going to be the summer- side Crystals who will garner the fourth place playoff spot in Island Intermediate A Hockey League competition as the result of their 9-6 victory over Prince of Wales college in their Jirst game of an extra. two game. total goal series at summerside on Thursday night.

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The victory gave the Western squad in three goal margin to carry with them into the second game which is expected to be played at the Forum on Tuesday night. and unless the welshmen can beat them by three goals to tie the series or four goals to win it. the Crystals will be in solid for thc playoffs.

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It will be e tough I.. gnment for the Collegians as they have yet to beat the crystals in three meetings this season, losing to them by a 2-1 margin on home ice in the early part of the schedule and again over summerside ice by a 5-3 count in January. and of course again on Thursday night by a three-goal margin.

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Although the games\_have been close in every instance. the Crys- tals have always finished up on the long side of the scoring and it is not a. likely prospect that the Nelshmen will be able to overcome the big three-goal deficit even- though they might easily win the match here over home ice if they have an "on" ‘night. -

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This means of course, that if Crystals win. either Vics or Saints. who are at present tied for second place, will meet crystals in the semi-final series, depending on which team wins the second place spot. This has yet to be decided. and as yet we don't know whether the two teams are to play off for‘ it or decide it.i)y. flipping a coin.

There will be some close compe- tition in Island Juvenile Hockey Lreague play at Kensington to- night, when the Kensington and summerslde Kinsmen Juveniles meet in their final semi-final clash for the right to meet the Che‘:- iottetown Abbies in the finals here next week for the Island Juvenile Hockey League title.‘

The Kensingtonites hold a. one goal margin over their opponents going into tonight's fray as the re- sult of a. 5-4 win in theopening game of the home and home. total goal series at summerside on wed- nesdey night. Judging from the re- sults of past .5-natches between these we squads. the Kensington lads will be favored to take the game and the.series..

Although admittedly. a one goal martin is not much to come and go on. the Kensington boys have proved to be the stronger squad of the two and have sent the Kins- men down to defeat in every meet- ing this season. in fact on one oc- casion gave them a bad 11-3 drub- bing, and on summerside ice at that. . . .

so it is reasonable enough to ex- pect that they will be able to at least protect their one-goal lead over home ice tonight, but at the some time, there is no knowing what the final result will be as Summer‘ ’ teams are noted for their fighting spirit and are al- ways an’unimown quantity, partic- ularly when they are forced to come from behind and do it the hard way.

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Amid-a pageantry of color, cos- tume and soft music, Barbara Ann Scott and the “Skating Sensations o?! 1950'’ certainly created a sen- sation for a capacity crowd at the Charlottetown Forum last night when they put on an excellent display of graceful skating. com- edy and intricate routine skating acts that just about brouuit down the house with applause. . Performing with the grace and perfection that acclaimed her a world's champion. and adding the touch of the professional artist. Miss Scott enraptured the aud- ience right from the beginning when she flashed across a gally painted ice surface of various de- signs in shimmering golden cos- tume in her “World Olympiad" number right through to the grand finale of the "Indian Leg- end." ' Radiating a‘brilliancy of youth and vigor in every movement. Barbara Ann swept through six thrilling numbers that enced with World Olymtpiad. Teddy Beer's Picnic, Perfume Synmph. On)’. On Wings of Song, Show- boat, and Indian ‘Legend in which she enacted “Princess Star.” that Just about took the breath away from an enthralled audience. She skated right into their hearts with her charm and‘ beauty.

“Teddy Bears‘ Piallc" hold g touch of humor that appealed to the large amileracg when mg gm", 911 W'“7hPfil>a.Maana and BabyBesr, first with an air of fright. but later with confidence and delight as a. w-lnsome "Goldilocks" Much suited her to perfection and brought out her artistic acting talents that took her ence msht into Fairyland with her.

In an act that was perfectly dg. signed and full of color, "Perfume Symphony" was one of the most lavish acts of the show. with Bar. bars. and her partner. Manuel Del Tom perforrnlns with all the agility and poise of ballet dancers. A cast of skaters, wearing gpgdfl. 1}’ designed costumes in perfume bottle and powder box style with an equal number of einatem gnlly portraying “Powder-Puffs." and assisted by two “Native Boys," made a delightful baokflcumd for Miles Scott/s appearance as "'I‘abu" adorned in an “ ' , costume designed in ostrich feathers in both sown and headdress. Adorned in silver flowing wings and costume in “On Wings of Song". Miss Scott hit her height of perfection as she rendered a captivating pantomime of the sons “Because!” She glided through every line of the classic with such realistic accomplishment that you could practically envision its every word.

Before the applause of a truly appreciative audience had died, she capped it off with a stellar performance in a romantic tale of the Old South when amid a col- orful background of Southern Belles. Gentlemen of the South, strollers and‘dusky, sleepy Pican- innies. Babs and her adept part- ner. Jerry Rehttleld. skated toge- ther in two enticing ‘-on "0II°11ne" and "lives of Blue" in the "Showboat" revue anza.

ma grand Finale gran finale was laidhlightcd by her perfoimance ea “Princess ‘_' Star" ‘in one of the most intricate mating routines that has ever been ritnessed .by a. local and- ience. A host of Indian Maids and Indian Bnvea. bedecked in buck- sklns and feathers, supported her in the role. to cover the iced aur- facs with a galaxy cg precision skatins that was wonderful to be- hold. was Scott appeued u; g, beautifuuy arranged whit» costume of Indian design and maturing feathered headpiece that trolled totilteice. Itmsdo heramnst picturesque figure. as. she finished the number high in the arms of an Indian Brave. ' Although this seems mu the entire program in itself, it was far from that. with the Dewitt twins being featured in several mnnbera which received ovetloaaofapplause from the audience, while the com- egiana and acrobatic tours of the W. ' ‘ “ I.-Iltacqus. Andre Peflon. Leonard Nsnas Mdsndez and “Etruscan and nice mum, Dmv sud: hilarious comedy that the sudidnce ahnoat lifted the roof with sheer Joy and arouse-

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Ices Races . Scheduled « Here To_d_ay

Four classes will be raced on the North River ice this afternoon at the Victoria Driving Club's week- end meet. The first heat will be at 2.30.

Following are entries:

Class A Pace—Jean Henley, Calu- get Onward, Billy Mcvey,‘ Eleanor

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Class B Trot and Pace-Mary’: Delight, Carl Aubrey, Bee Bud- long, Buddy Budlong_ Reuben Lee. Calumet Duds.

Class C Trot and Pace——Max~ garet Jean, Rosalie Hooper. Nature >Boy, Maudene Budiong. Miss Play- fair, Lily Marlene, Dan McEiwyn.

Class D Trot and Pace-——'I‘iny Budiong, Opitzadale, April Bud. Bopeep, Lusty -Aubrey" Dasher Hanover, Lusty's Queen.

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EC.‘ and D. Classes will start at 315.

Juvenile Hoop Games Today

Two Juvenile League Basketball game are scheduled for this after- noon at the Y. M. Cull. gym when the Abbiea and the saint Dunstan’:

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ener at 4:13. In the second game scheduled for 6:30 the Ramblers will tackle the Vics.

Interest is running high in the league and each game is played before a. good crowd of fans so to- _day's games should prove to, be no exception.

If the Vics win today they will assure themselves of the League title. should the saints win it will bring them two points closer to the league leading Vics. How- ever if the Abbie: upset the saints they will move into a two way tie with the Ramblers for third place in the league standings. meat.

Bob and P681!’ White also put on a spectacular performance in a number called "Ritual Fire Dance" that really went over big with the crowd.

Given Welcome

.2 Following the conclusion of last night's opening performance. Miss Scott was honored with a Provin- cial and Civic welcome by His Honor Lieutenant Governor J. A. Bernard, Hon. Premier J. Walter Jones and His Worship Mayor B. Earle MacDonald, who congratul- ated Miss Scott on her outstanding performance and presented her with suitable gifts for the occasion liollo-wing the pa-esentation of s badset of roses to Miss Bcbtt by petite Catherine Oaansbell. Mr. Fremont Archer made the formal introductions. which was followed by a presents" of an oil paint- ing of Prince Edward Island ten- dered by Premier Jones on behelf of the peopieoi'thsPiov'lnoe.a.nd an illuminated address and a. slit- ably engraved gold iodet was also prusnted to Miss Scott by Mayor Muobonald on behalf of the City. You "Skating sensations of two" is som you can't afford to miss. so to either the afternoon matinee or the final performance tonight and let. Barbara Ann and her excellent supporting cast. thrill you as it thrilled everyone last

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ing the first signs that all is not going well in their own little world The snow storm! that started in the form of frozen anftw pellets and then turned to rain formed In it?! crust. An ordinary snowfall catches on the bushes and hedges and leav- es the ground underneath bare- Snow pellets sift throi-lib the branches to the around beneath and seal up the grass and, Im-

'I'he_ Hun Coveys nre' having trouble in securing food and grit. A party who motored to Eldon re- cently reported seeing over sixty nuns. A number of observers are reported seeing many cov6Y5 0‘ late. This means that the birds have been driven from their cosy hangouts and are looking for new feeding grounds. The time is at hand when the plscins out of food and grit, will be appreciated by the birds. . .