I DOWN THE BACK STRETCH

Harness horse vearlings aretflan; for Jock Fraser he has mm climbing ll'l price at the saleslPrince Abner to whom he gave I in the United States. This .vear'4-year-old record this year of 2.15. showed an increase oi 18 per cent the yearling Fraser Hal and -over last year. The auctions at Highland Hal, I yearling. Ill Harrisburg. Delaware and Lcxing- three from the Fraser matron ton brought a total of 32.319100 lllay Budlong 2.10; and for Hill- fnr 788 trotting and pacing year- view Farms he has the promising tings. Last year the same niim- 2-XPHF-Old filly H313 G81- ber of yearliiigs brought only 51,- Also uPi0Wl'l l5 the H90?! DIP 968,078. The average price 111 Witt stable in charge of the de- 1955 vias s2.943 compared to 32. pcndable Walter Bustard, con- 495 the previous year. Nine ycar- sisting of Dominion's Pride 2.07- iings sold for more than 5.'l().()(l() 4 5, Brighton 2.11 U5. the green .301, a; gym 19,35 mil-iiiiiis l-'ivef.lohn Jollity and Ima Belle pro- of them lor H total of S1si(i.ii()o,t-uml at the Birmingham sale were sired by Him! lion of file this fall. At his uwn farm across

flatioicr Shoe Farms at Han-,ni Norlliaiiipton Clifford -Cluff is over. pa, wintering three head, hll Susie one of mp pea.-nits for llnoi.spirn- 2.18 vs who performed

Mon's bringing such high DlIlCPSiSO consistently for him this past is that no loss than 11 3-)8illt-(IICISESCEISOII. and Mighty Grand for by him trottcd in 210 or hcttcrlbrolher Waller Cluff. I” ldent last year and his got take to the of Moncion Raceway. .

if trot instiiictiicly. Hoot )lon'sl Clifford is also wintering the 3' highest priced offspring wereibrood mare Edna Anderson who if Mudge Hanover, 345.000; Bond is in foal to Free Spirit IIMI WIIO gang,-9.-I 545.000: Rosalind Frost, is owned by Gerald Hunter of 535.000 (full sister to Scott Frost), Slickiiey. Charlie MacFa.rlInI M

Monty Hanover. S3-l.()t)() and I.ar- Wlnlmilnll his own ti-otter Ken . kin Ii aiioi oi: S.'l1,()II(l The top.'i'ass 2.09 4 S Fulton Smith Illl price of tho son on was S.'i.';.()tl() Lclandls Pride and the attractive

; paid for Junior lijxeviitive by theivvell bred weanling Abbe Hal, ,uiw,,0d Stable of Far Hiilc. NJ. Lorne Britton of 1-iartland is win- Junior iixccinive was sired by tcring his two mares Connie Clegg Bill Gallon and flivllllfl from the 216 and Miss Callie G. and their consigninent of the Hcnipt Farm three good looking colts.

If Camp Hill. Pa. -

Lexington. where 288 yearlingsl Th; V8lle.VBl'I8l1('m S11-able locgted were sold, showed the best price at arry , an 's arm. as average - 53.315. At HarrisburiigFlorenceville. is wintering some 114 head averaged 52.984. Dela-ivery interesting stock consisting ware averaged si.-om; for an hood. of out Bndlonil 2.10 and her two It is not always the high priced good coils, Halls Man and Ola yearlings that m a it e the top. llal. Miss Lady Mae and her two Gratis Hanover. that Dick Logan and Pollymite and her weanling of Sydney bought for in the vic-;b.v Highly Bold 2.07 2 5. This lnity of 82,000, set tip a worldsstahle has also recently acquired record of 2.05 3 5 for a trottinglLoladale's weanling. full sister to filly on I halt"-mile track in l95.'2lLeSahell 2.13 and Hal's Gal . . and Egyptian Princess, 2: 2-ycar- Earle and Mrs. Avery are spend- old filly that Woolworth Bros., of in: the Christin S season with Winthrop, Maine, bought for very their sons Bob lilii Blair and little more than 32()()(t. also -selltlleif IRHIIIIP-S. Earle looking very up I world's record for troltingifit after his strenuous season fillies on I mile ti'ack42.02. iwhich was so successful. is re-

There are many instances such;P6li'in8 it real welcome from his as the pacing filly Bclle Acton.imanv Woodstock and Carleton that set up I world's record onlCounty friends. the pace last year. was bought for under 32.000 by Billy Plough- ton for I patron. But as I rule the high priced ones have the, Jim Harrison. Dllbiltlb director advantage of being brothers or of the U.S.T.A., invs despntch sisters of lrotters or pacers that.frnm Columbus. Ohio. has the raced exceptionally well and thelfollowings Thirty-four trotters and

TWO MINUTES

old saying. blood tells, counts pacers posted 61 miles in two with the bidder minutes or faster in 1955, the U.

S. Trotting Association reported

FROM WOODSTOCK today. Adios Harry, 4-year-old

4 , pacer owned by J. Howard Lyons A We acknowledge with thanks to of Greenwood. Del., led the way i Colonel J. R. Calkin the following with six. The t o-minute mile,

recognized yardstick of harness racing excellence. was achieved of horses in our Woodstock dis- by five trotters and D pscers. trict. and we hope we arcn'tlLcss than one-half of one per cent overlooking any in tho followingof the harness racing population report. On the island the largest gains across to the t -minute stable is that of our new owner list. In addition to collecting the Wilfred Price, who broke into the 'quantity title, Adios Harry was game in 1955 with a small, but also tops for quality. very, select roster iihlch he has Included among his perform- grariiially intrcased to eight head. ances were miles in 1.55, 1.55 N5, in charge of the very cap:ihlc.I5fi 1(5 and 1.57 at Vernon (N. Bert Harper IY.) Downs, all of which bettered They are tho veic-run Pure Gold the previous pacing race record 1.07 335; Lesahel 2.13, after a of 157 4x5. The 1.55 mile equal- succossfiil I1-year-old campaign; led Billy Directls all time mark

harness horse news from Wood- Itock . . . . There are still plenty

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Diana Dale 2.15 hcing brought back into training after raising I couple of good looking colts; Lo-

established in I time trial in 1938. Adios Harry posted his other two (1.59 2.5 and 2.00) miles It Roose-

basi Z19. Loladalo. also the dam of three Enofl rolls includ- ing Belle Banks 2.13 and 1:- Iabol 2.13; the newly acquired Diamond Chief. I 6-ycar-old stal- lion: the green Morning Belle from the Birmingham sale this fall and the attractive yearling filly already broken, Durlie Hal. Also on the Island is the Bob Brown stable consisting of his own Skelter 2.06 lf5. who raced no con- sislontly both at Frcdcricton and

volt Raceway. a half mile track. in all. five horses connected six times over half mile tracks. it marked the first time that more than two such mllaa were me- ordcd in I single season.

Harness Horse of The Year Scott Frost led the trotting par- ade with three. All were in racos. No other 3-year-old trottnr has ever had more than one two-min- ute race mile in one season. Scott Quebec; his now pacer Johnny Frost shared the trotting speed Jester 2.09 rind the veteran Chris title with the 4-year-old trotter Mclilwyn 2.12 3 5, now owned byiflrince Victor. owned by Samuel the partners Tnrn Everctt and Hiittenbauer of Cincinnati. Both t f Delmar Diinham. connected in 1.59 N5. Ranking t h Trainer Clayton Killam has second to Adios Harry numeric- t"t' Hctlgciiood H. 212 and My Clegg ally was the pacer Times Square, 2.19 for Byron Dobson of Mont--(owned by Edward Kirk of Wash- tnn; Guy Tuckcr 2.11 25 wbniington, C. H.. Ohio. The son of was a bit of a problem horse Victory Song had five. Harness when Clayton got him. but who racing'.I two-minute list was In- racetl vcry Sllf'('O.sStllIIy in his aucurated in 1898. It contains the stable, taking his prcscnt rt-cord names of 296 Standardbreds, 216 in A win rncc this p.'i.sl st-axon l-lc-ipzwers and R0 trotfcrs. There were is nvinctl by Br-v Milton of .Nloiir:-123 additions in 1955. four trot. Inn who is sending a new green (HS and 19 P809”. onc named (lliicn Vivian; Rilzy Belle 2.19. owned by Scldon Bro-"TOWARD NIGHT RACING the-rs of Boston and a Jollity year- ling for Wclrl on Vlcmmini: of The U. S. Trotting Association Jumper. .lim Smvth has Sunny today rcported an apparent trend Maid and Bay State Jnc 2.10 3 sltoward night harness racing at for Jack 'llch:in of St Slcphcnicounly fairs throughout the coun- ' ' and the vrlt-ran l-'rcc Spirit 205- try. In reviewing 1955 racing fig. 21'!) for Fred Vinlt-tie of Ed- urcs. the USTA noted that night lluaston. racing was In vogue It 74 coun.

j , Uptown in the home barn Pi-osi ,ty fairs this year as against 50 i "- gent B0I)BII(:v1llllIltVI1 has Illk own In 1954. Horne-ss racing is staged iclory e

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AUGUSTINE DUF1'Y.maiI Cape. John L Reed

. all in 1 courier of Klnltora. has I very mar was one of In but ' 1017!! 3-yEIr-old that is sreIt- in the Eastern United States prior

'Idi-nlred by all who have seen to caning here, while the J.

- Cbvef 30?. I registered Malcolm Forbes family it noted

; Mtdlng by Jolllty :06 ill by for p-ollflc and early spend. A gIlfl0fAdlmI.G8lM.IlIldlllIIlrjIIIl'lIbCd&llt &I J - wfllaale Clover by Clover Guy records It you-ltnu. We bop:

rue MIr- that Clover Bay will live up For his Iatccllont ancestry Ind 11 and Mlnnlo MIr- his owner many happy hours b

Ill. dun

. ll? Ilrsmby J. -L Own: Guy ' , . N the late flu ftttia-I

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MONTREAL (CP) - Dolllnl St. l.Iuront.MontrIa1 CIIMIAIII do- fancemaa who suffered I fractur- ed lower left jaw Tburdsay night, may be Ibl to return to his post in three weeks.

It was It first mud be would be outorscitonlu-Iinontnoo six weeks. A rcviua Intimate of the duration of his Ibunco was given by the Natlanl Bot.-key -I- gue club's management lrlaay fol- lowing further examination of the injury.

St. Laurent collided with Rod Kelly of Detroit Red Wings in tho iltrld period If the gum, won by Detroit 5-2.

Meanwhile, the injury - harried .. . . OI .

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St. Laurent Out i For Three Weeks

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Ind no decision will be made to-; day but the most likely choices arel Walter Clune or Jacques Des-

laurlers, both right-defencenicn.

IOOKIES TO PLAY

Two other recent call-ups frnmi farm i-Inks will play again iuuiuht. when Canadians meet Chicago Black Hawks here. They are cen- tre Oonnlo Broden Ind defence-, man Bob Turner. both kom Shziw-I lnlgan Falls Cataracts of the zlllb.

chard. who is not expected to be sufficiently recovered from ankle and knee Injuries until the Jan. 4 game here against Boston Bruins

I ment. HI most likely vvlh coma from Montreal Royals of the Que- bec Hockey SI. The team played in Tmls- vlans Friday

NEW YORK (AP)-Jim Norris. president of the International maxing Club, announced Friday ltlic IBC would continue to pro- mote fights in New York despite tho "war" between the state Ith- Intlc commission and the New York chapter of tho Boxing Mun-

iCurling Draw -This Afternoon

Curling Draw for this afternoon at the local club:

Presidents Prizes 1 P. M.

Ice -- E. K. MIcNutt. A. Wel- lener. .1. 'f'. Whltlock, Geo. Rays vs C. MIcLeIn. Don Maclntyrc, G. Wellener, .1. MIcKcnnI.

Ice 2 A Ralph Jones. Hon. M. McGulgan, M. Reeves, R. Mallory vs Harper MacNelll, Gil Henry, G. Scantelbury, G. Bennett.

Vice-yresidon Prlnsr

Ice 3 - C. H. Trainor, H. Mac- Lean,G. Ballock, J. R. Williams vs W. Wbitlock,J. Dingwell G. B. Macbougall, Pres Bryd es.

Ice 4 - L. Wellencr, . Williams, Reg. Reid. 1-I. Wooidridge vs A II. Roper, W. Rodd, Ed. Brown, E. Matheaon.

3:!) P. M.

Ice 1 A A. A. Macheod. A. H. Anderson,V. Rodd. II. Swift vs S. W. Willis, V. G. Howstt, C. Mac- Lean, R. Matheaon.

Ice 2 - B. B. Willis.J. Morris. II. Howntt, W. Douglas vs Earl MIcLeod, E. Gillespie. I. Crosby, D. A. Cox.

Ice 1 and 4 open It 3:10 for Scratch games.

Rifle Scores

In the weekly rifle shoot held at the York Rifle Club on January 4th. Irene Hardy led all shooters with I scorn of Q. Marjorie Lewis and Elisabeth Watts were Ioxt high of the lIdlos' with I score of 91

Second in the overall shoot Ind topping the men were Raymond Vessey, Lloyd Vessey and W. L. Crockett with scores of W.

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The following an we scores: Irene Hardy Raymond Vesuy Lloyd Vessey W. L. Crockett H. 'I'. Vesey George Andrews Utloy Blrt Dewar Swan Inuis Vessey Cecil Watts Edison Watts Jack Andrews Howard Watts Myron Llag Harold Taylor Arthur Brown Elizabeth Watts Marjorie Lewis A. J. Cluney Iaigh Veasey Bonnall Hag Frank Vesaey Haul Vusey Betw Andrews Joyco g Harry Ilton Donald Crockett George Proud Ialth Dover Wendall Brown Erma Watts Stuart Vessey Irving Versey Alan Brown Willard Murray Lowell Watts Frank Watts Lakes Igwls

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0811) (CP)-Because extraction of remaining ore is too

costly. the Norwegian parliament has re- luctantly decided OI close down

the Kongsbei-g silver works. Started in 1623. the mine has yielded mnrot 2.56.000 pounds of silver. The remaining Im- ployonn will be penslonod or

other jobs.

Turnnr probably will l'Clll'lill with P ” until all-star rte- foncmsn Doug Harvey returns.

Harvey is out with I bone fracture in his l'I ht hand. He may get hack

for the In. 11 game in New York.

Norris To Promote In New York Despite War

ours Guild. ' Asked whether he intended to use non-guild fighters. Norris re- plied: "I intend to stay in bowl York. If it means drastic movcs

moves. We intend to do evcrythin: In our power to fulfill our com mi.meiita."

He said he had arranuctl n fight in Syracuse for Jan. 20 ho tween Gene Fullmer. West Jot- dll. Utah. middleweight con tender. and Gil Turner of Phila delphia.

(Julius Helfand. chairman of tin New York Athletic Commission has ruled that effective Jan. 1(- flght managers operating in New York state must sever their con Iections with the Boxing Guild of New York or lose their licences

Hoop Meefing AI PWC Today

A meeting of representatiics from all teams in the City Basket- ball League together with the loa- gue executive will he held this of- ternoon at 2 p.m. at P. W F

The Aces. Nomads. Trotters. P W. C. and the Saints second squwri are the teams comprising the loa- gue which it is hoped will bOi.'lf1 operations on Monday night with either the first game of the sche- dule or an exhibition contest.

At the meeting today a schedule will be drawn up and the various; rules Ind regulations governing the league will be ironed out.

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Sox Announce Sale of Club.

BOSTON (AP) C Bostoti Red Sox Friday announced the sale of their Louisville farm club in the American Association to a group I! businessmen from Havana. Cuba. The new owners will coni- plete I full working agreement with Washington Senators today. The sale is subject to approval by the directors of the American Association.

Edward 1'. Wheeler of Havana

Cuban combine with Sox general

Sixth Time

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Saturday, Jan. 7, 1956

Primroses-Flyers Meet ..2:::'&.::l' ' ”.i2t2f”'.?:E..;l”l-351 A t M con la g u e . Tonight

Hockey fans in Montague and surrounding area will be given thcir first opportunity of the sea- son to watch their Prlmroses in union in an Island Senior "B" I.cagtic game when the Parkdale Fm-rs travel to that eastern tmvnsliip to cross sticks with the Priniroses tonight.

The Primrose: who started the sous-viii with a rush winning their first three games run into some liczivy seas in their last two con- ii-sis and were beaten by the B. 1' C. and the Flyers. Howevei Primrose coach Wisrren -MIcR.ae l)CIl(WES he has his team back on an cvcn keel again and is quite continent of taking the measure

in thc Flyers tonight. The Primroses are currently in S('i'(illfI place in the standings and

we intend to make these drastic a min for them tonight will causefto be cancelled.

a ihrcn-way deadlock for the top spot with the B.Y.C. and the Fly ('11s

Th" Flyers started the season, with only moderate success, biit' nficr dropping a close 7-6 de- t-isuui to the B.Y.C. the Parkdnle

Smog interferes With British Football Games

(iii Ken Methevral, Caiiudian Press Staff writer)

l.().Vl)L)N. (CP) - Four non- lctigue clubs kept an eye on the wcailir-r Friday night as they ivaitcd tor today's third round of- the Football Association Cup,

The tour-Boston United, Bur- ton Albion. Bedford Town and! Worksop Town-are the survivorsf of 360 non-league tFal'niS which:

last fall began elimination roundsi I'""d"" I” '1” 5”" dI'Vi5I0"'a"- w' B9"-R Hm V5 G' G"-"I

for the annual knockout com petition which ends with the cup final at Londonls Wembley Stad ium May 10. ,

First and second division Eug- lish League teams, exempt from competition so far. enter the FA Cup play today.

Main worry of the non-leaguers. in addition to IJIIE fact that they have some powerful opposition, is the grey, murky fog that has shrouded much of England (oi the last 48 hours. Should the foil force postponement of the games or keep the fans away. it would be in financial loss to the four little learns.

Am Flt spokesman said Gilt games will probably be played

Yolleyball Meet This Afternoon

There will be a meeting of the

negotiated tb purchase for the executive of the Otty Volleyball

League at the Y.M.C.A. this

lilantaftts will take on the Monta-

team de'fealed the Aces twice and the Primroses once.

The Flyers will go into tonight's game minus the services of one of their star players. Buddy Clark who has been I tower of strength for Parkdale since he joined them for their second game. is leaving today to join the R.C.A.F. Buddy has been centering the highest scoring for- ward line in the league. Clark, Allie and Skip Carver have ac- counted for 27 of Parkdale's goals and together with 19 assists have racked up a total of 46 points in 7 games.

The Primroses were slated to play last night in Summerslde. However many power lines in the western capital were down or out of commission and the gante had

Also as a curtain raiser on to- night's program thc Georgetown

guc Bantams in a game starting at 7 p. m.

The Senior game will start at 9 p.in. sharp.

unless fog conditions become WUFSC.

()1 the four. Worksop is given the best chance of advancing in- to the 16-team fourth round. It is drawn against Swlndon Town, bottom of the IlI'IIrd division's

sout hern section.

TO PLAY SENIORS

But K is on the other three that the full glare of cup publi-

NEW YORK (AP) - Quarterback Otto Graham. who came out of retirement to lend Cleveland Browns to the National Football League championship. has been named to the Associated Press tfiesslonnl Ill-star team for the a tb me. Graham. with 28 votes of the 40 cast in the annual voting. and Alan Ameche. I m I I b l n 3 Baltimore Colts fullback. led in the balloting among players on the 12 U. S. pro teams. Amechc. former University of Wisconsin star, received 26 votes and became the only rookie on the 22-man, two-platoon all-star team. He led the NFL in his freshman iigear with 961 yards gained rush-

g.

Cleveland, which defeated Los Angles Rams for the chain-mm ship Dec. 26, placed three men on

Mixed Curling . ' Draw Tonight

The following is llic mixed curl- ing draw for tonight at the Choir- lottetown Curling Club:

7 P. M.

Ice 1 - A. Mai-Doiiald (sklir G. MacKay,R. 1.eClair, N. Blakeny vs F, Hobbs (skipi,M. Stewart H. Dobson. J. MacI(endrick.

Ice 2 - E. Maclnnis. (skit!) J- MacLe-an, E. 1iiacLeod. E. Ander- son vs R. Parker (skip). 0. Mac- Donald, S. Carson,--.

Ice 3 - D. Wonnacolt (skilll. C- MacLcud. D. George, F. lllat-Le.-iii, vs W. Macl.aitic (skip). 1. lilac- Lcllan, G. Anderson, E. Goss.

Ice 4 - A. Macl.eod (skint, H. Taylor, L. Blakeny, S. Maclllillan vs A. Tait (skipl. A. Wood. 5. Wil- lis. M. Tait, E. Wood (spare). 8:30 P. Mr

Ice 1 - A. Roper (skip), A. Mahar. W. Robinson. M. Worth vs

g Graham Makes AP All-Stairs

the ltlllld. as did tbs Rams. S'I('iAB OF FINAL

to-t.IsGPMDnIl Otbk

the offeiislvo squad. - Lon Angolan has In! Duane Putnam on the ad: and end And: Bobustclll Ind alt. back Wlll Sherman on the defens- ive team. Chicago Bears, who lost out in the western conference race to Los Angeles by half I game, --laced four players on the squad. three on offnce and one defender. Bill George, middle guard. The others were and Harlon Hill. tackle Bill Wlghtkln, and guard S ompletlng the offensive were and Pete Plhos. Philadelphia Ea- gles; halfback Ollie Maison. Chl- cago Cardinals: , Frank Gifford, New York Giants. Others on the defensive platoon are end Gene Brlto. Washington Redskins; tackle Art Donovan. Bal- tackle Bob Toneff, Francisco 49ers; Roger Zatk f. Green Bay Packers and Joe Sc mldt. Detroit Lions; halfback Bobby Dillon, Packers: and safeties. Jack Chrlstlansen, Lions. and Emlen Tunnell. Giants.

ltmore;

Minor League A eu Hockey Results

Only one'game was played in the minor leagues It the Sports Arena yesterday. In I paper- weight contest defeated the Hawks 3-1. scorers for the Red Wings were it. Boy- A. Houston. Brian Proivse notched the lone Hawk goal.