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very fine Zetter from our 85-year- old friend E. lieRol Willis, Westfleld, N. B. We wish our readers could see 111s wrltlnfl. It ls like copper- pliite, every letter perfect and the signature is a masterpiece. Well. we will be seeing you, a. IcRoi, Aug. 10-11-12, 13, sitting in your ac- custorned seat in the centre of the grand stand. _u__ .

The following item brings back along mommy's trail, reminiscences of great days. great horses ,and a great figure who dominated not only harness horse racing, but, thorqugh- bred racing as we'l . . . ."Lexing- toii, Kentucky, February 27th, 1943. The body of John E Madden. Jr., 46 years old. was found yester- day slumped beside his car near his 2200 acre estate. Hamburg Place Lying beside him was a shotgun and a 38 calibre pistol, Officers gttributed hi; death to suicide. He

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Mr. Madden was the son of the late John E. Madden cf Lexington. Unlike his father he was not active in racing affairs with either har- ness horses or thoroughbreds. This it is thought was at the express re- quest of his father. Joseph Madden, younger son of John E Madden Sr.. died under similar circumstances to his brother "

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It is doubtful if in all the world's history that a breeder of successful race horses has been seen to equal the late John E. Madden. Six, of

We were willy leased last even- tter from our

111 man but is now on the road to ure heat race. Th1

mm s ne J. J. MacPherson. He stat- es in his letter: "With any kind of luck 1 will be back to take in Charlottetown Old Home Week again thin summer. so ll’ you see a man with a short leg and a long-nose -that's me " We1l be looking for you, Mr. LaCasse, and you will re-

We also wish to acknowledge s.

scribed- as Jollows: "In 1909 s. daughter of Anworthy 2.15 1-2 1111111111118 3911s. after a clean sweep of the Grand Circuit. broke the “'°1'1d3 110111118 record fr a three

_ w troétipg mar- ve. was owned by John T Madden °1 lfiXlllflton and was driven by a reinsman who had no superior in America. Billy Andrews. 1n i909 11111111111111 Belle was started in a ser- ies against time. But for this daughter of Axwortny a son p: Bingen was waiting. Thcre was an ancient grows between the two breds. Hamburg hell's place as e Winner of races that year had been taken over by the handsome black 881111118 Uhlan, son of Bingen, own- ed by char es Saunders and driven by Bob Proctor.

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Proctor had carried Uhlan through a series of whirlwind races on the Crand Circulit and had emerged unbeaten. A match between Ham- 111118 Belle and Uhan was arrang- ed. It was trotted before an enor- mous crowd on the North Raiidall course, Cleveland, Ohio, August_ 25th. In the first heat Billy And- rews drove Hamburg Belle from the word Go. The finish was a blazing one. Uhlan just a nose back in a new world's record of 2.01 1-4. The second heat was another scorcher with Hamburg Bel e setting a. terri- i": pace from the start. Many doubted whether she could carry the clip. Uhlan's head was at her wheel, Uhlan was coming up. his nose, hi- nedk passed her. Suddenly as though clipped by a bullet Uhlan went high into the air. then like a

ed that produced just as much keen competition as was witnessed

Continuance of weather suitable

for ice making has given Char- lottetown Club curlers a further period for enjoying games and the members are taking full advantage of it and every afternoon the rinks we beehives of activity, i-ivalling even the busiest times at the height of cup play 1n aid-season. l n e '

-t was a. for clusian at 1116111119 of the annual banquet 1....- all troph, matches had been concluded for the season but such proved not to be the case. Discov- ‘~'1V of the senior challenge trophy that had not been played for in a good number of years led immedi- ately 1o rinks being formed for the purpose of determining this years holders the ast two 11181-115 now games have en play-

is‘ play for the British Consols Tro- Y- ‘

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WR. Adams’ rink after winning the opening match that started "Ay underway Wednesday night turned back a. further challenge the following evening and tonight he will face another rink who are 11111110118 l0 Bet a crack at the mug.

1 e o It will be interesting to note g how this unlooked for competi ion will turn out but it is the consen- sus of opinion among curlers that the Adams’ rink will take o, lot; of beating before any Qhallengerg mm

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Uhlan had tripped on it. again in any trial of speed. ox- hibitlon or race did the black geld- ing fail in the perfect precision of his trotting stride. After the race and while the excitement had scarcely subsided. the multi-rnillionaire. H. M. Hannah of Cleveland. friend of President McKinley. Pushed way through the crowd and abrupt-

Lexington. Kin. father of the youngily asked 1.1". Madden for a price on

men whose tragic deaths chronicled above. It was in the early 1900's that Mr. Madden pur- chased the property which he named Hamburg Place. His first venture

f was to buy the horses of P. P

Parish, known as the Leyburn fam- ily l-fe bought Nancy Hanks 2.04 1-4 I and Silicon 2.13 1-4, the dam of the futurity winner. siliko 3, 2.11 1-2. later a European champion. Prac- tically all the mares in the Hamburg Place stud traced to these three mares. He bought Silicko and brought him back from England and he became famous by siring Periscope 2.03 i-4, one of the greatest rac- ing mares of all time. Mr. Madden made a great success with Vice i Commodore 3 04 1-4. from the Nancy Hanks family, and Peter Leyburn 110m the Leyburn family. When a young man he‘ had been a great ethlcie. in fact one of the great- est runners in the United States. and he understood training and conditioning and what he did not know when he started, by study and observation he found out. i0;

Within 35 years this great athlete hidrun a few thousand dollars into millions and purchased blue grass farms that xtended for miles and miles When he located in Ken- tucky some resented this virile man of posiiive manners in their midst. but before long they were forced to recognize his ability. Early in life he decided never to sell a good horse to a poor stable and the re- sult was that selections he made for others, placed in the proper hands, became winners, and this uniform success 0f the horses sold by him but lhe mark of merit on his farm not only among the trctters but also in the thoroughbred world.

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Among the great trotters. winners 01' some of the largest stakes on the Grand Circuit, trained by him, may be mentiored Hamburg Belle 2.01- 14. Soprano. 2.02 1-2 and Tenara I02 1-4. The splendid series of races which they won are remem- bered bv the older horsemen. mach of them wintered at Hamburg place under the Madden eyes were cared for. fed and exercised so that when typlninn Hm» J1m- H-m. -- -- l“ pi-s fittest possible conditrn lo go on with. ' r:

_Q.._ No matter where they raced the Hamburg Place farrier went to ‘them with a set of slices made under M1‘. Madden? supervision. put them 011, leaving drivers W. J Andrews r "Knaplock" McCarthy to do the est. So particular was ‘Mr. Madden i’ details that if the feed in the ecticn in which they were racing a not u-l to the standard. hay or ’ ' ' wag gent there by express. i 0 item was ever too small for Mad- en to overlook in the preparation - a horse for a race.

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When lie purchased Hamburg 9'11? from E. '1' Bedford. Stand- "d Oil mflloneirc of Green Fan-m. onn.. her breeder. she was consid- red worthless for racing purposes. "r while a verv fast more she 1"‘ a confirmed knee-knockcr ailing in his farrler. George W111“ .n. now of Howlen, P l‘. I he 1101"!‘ him hmu k; wawtqyl h" Met evifllaol v.4 ,.hn-|_ gum- ,‘ ‘gy erlmenlr she went clear and ‘fill! won live rare: on the "Mud ,""""-. one of them being me s10.- ‘ "harlo- n-iy huh-n n» Hqrgfom, "m. best time 2 o4 3-4.

arelHnmburg Ra-lle. 550.000! And with- iout a seconds hesitation Mr. Hannah

v-ulled out his cheque book and paid over the amount." ._o_...

Sad to relate. l-Iambur! Belle shortly after took ill with pneumonia and died. while Uhlan as men- tloned before. went on to become the world's champion trotter over both mile and half-mile tracks, with a mile track record of 158 hind-e October 8th. 1912, at Lexington, driv- en by Charles Tanner. and a half- mile track record made in 1911 at Coshen of 2 02 3-4. driven by Doc. Tanner.

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Madden knew his horses and some things he said are wgll worth ie- penting here. Regarding sires 11B stated, "A sire is mtg-e than three- quarters the success in breeding- Mai-es are necessary. but 111 ‘P9515 they can give you but one failure m- winner each year. A stallion_will give from 50 to '15. If he ls a bank --and many are - two or’ three years will put a large Operator 011 the rocks.

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Trotters can be divided into four parts -one quarter brgedlllB- 011°‘- quarter growth and developmen- one-quarter balancing. W111‘ 9' we weight tossed m, and the last qua-11- er traininz and drivlnS- 5°¢11‘?°11° has remarked that horses race 111 all shapes. He did not my 110W 111‘- Without racin! blood 11° 1101" “"1 train on and show claw. 11111955 11- horse is grown properly a 11111"? has nothing to build on. Gameness is another name for strength with the racing spirit back of it. A 110159 that is not balanced does 110l- 111116 a chance. It. is onlY 11 mall" °1 time until he gives himself a rap that will put him on the shelf.

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I gave $5.000 for Hamburg Belle. she was hitting her knees. I 111011 what Robert Bonner and Charles Marvern showed me on foot balance and added a few of the ideas that 1 picked up. Hamburg Belle went clear. The day she world's race record at 2-01 l-4 1 541111 her for $50,000. As for horses oeinfl trained and driven P10199111’. 11181 look around and s80 W119i W" 1°1¥ get for their money. In s01110 ma" hands a $90,000 horse looks like thirty céflill. m» goes and acts all right but he cannot deliver. The horse is not balanwrd propfi-‘ly- There are horses which train to stake fame. There are others that have speed to burn until they are classed. The trainer who learns that before the bell rings is always near the top of winning drivers. Many trottcrs and pacer: go their races before they go to the races. They are drilled, not trained. Their own- ers are happy on workout day and blue on race day.”

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During the Provincial 11px Show last fall the writer was shown by GQVTKG Warren of Howlan, expert foxman, an identical pair of shoes. to those worn by Hamburg Belle when she defeated Uhlan. The! were. as mentioned before, the pro- "uct of. Mr. Warren's craftman-

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George H. Brookins,_.Kenslngton. owner of Uscita Britten" 2.09. and Scotty Watson, 2.ll_l-2, has chased the celebrated pacer 11831111’ L. 2081-2. by Bill L. 2.1614 dam Mary Sue. 2111-2. by Braden Dir-

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ect. 2.011- . frcm Earle Avery. Woozlatcc‘, N. B. Hap L. arrived in Remington last ev ng and will

Hamburg Belle had defeated the mighty Uhlan. And why? A boot had come loose from Uhlan's heck and

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needed goals at critical moments Detroit Red Wings must have looked impressive in their 6-2 vic- tory over Boston Bruins in the op- ening game of the Stanley Cu fin- als at Detroit Thursday nigh ,

I e e Judging solely by the manner in which the scoring went the pow- er acked Wings after the first per od were just too good for the Boston team. They were never in any great danger continually halt- ing the Boston attacks before they really got started and puttln on

Pressure of their own that at Frankie lirimsek in the Boston cage six times.

Any squad ‘tliaf forces the

Bruins’ netmindei- to bow six times in the course of a. gzme must pack plenty of scoring punch. Brimsek just as good as any in the league and rated by many as just a little bit better lets us form the conclu- sion that Red wings are living up to the reputation given them at the start of the season.

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They were picked unanimously as the squad likely to win the Stan- ley Gun: may w ‘e the least af- fected team in the matter of losing players to the arm and with _their newcomers delvering in fine style all season long Jack Adams has a squad that hasn't a. weak spot from the goalie out.

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‘The teams renew their series at Detroit on Sunday night. By the result of the opening counter Wings will be hot favorites to make it two in a row; if they do t" y will have 1a commanding lead and should wind up the series in five games. Boston, however, can never be counted out. Manv times in the past they have come from behind-take their with Canadiens for instance-due to sheer fight and spirit and al- though the Detroiters are heavily backed Bruins have plenty of sting left and will bear watching.

"Joltin' Joe"'Dl' 171.21g o is back in a baseball suitF-but i ’s still one of the United states uniforms.

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Prklsvate Jobs, who uenltistsgd lslllx wee ago, mporar y ra s bayonet for a bat recently to play the outfield for the Santa Ana Army Air base team against Full- ertco Junior College. And when he vvnt to the plate for the first time. the one-time Yankee slug- gerzdvvwldhge flirst walk since the 194- or res.

O C l Bill Icwis, Fullertons 18-year- old pitcher. hadn't expected to face the former big league star in t‘ clean-up spot. The youngster did his best, however. and worked the count tc three and two before the excitement got him down and

he threw one into the dirt.

O O O A teammate batted Di Maggio home and, sitting on the bench. the San Francisco restaurateur talked about life in the army.

O O "In the arm’y I lead the sweet. pure life," Joe disclosed. “I weigh 198 pounds now-and that's right on the button. I've only 11M 111° days practice but the army B918 you in condition fast. 1 like it down

be fitted foi- the season's racing there. Happy was a well-known figure over Maritime tracks bcfolI being purchased by T. V. l-loldaway

of Houlton. Me. He raced with except- ional success in 1940 and 1941. The latter year he 000k part in 14 events and had winning brackets in 12 of them. He took his record of 2.08 1-2 at Skowhegan, Me, Aug. 14. 1941. winning in 2.04 and 2.031-2 from a fast field. Last season he took part in seven events and his best perfor- mance was at Old Orchard. Mo, mile track July 28., his summary be- ing 5.3, in 2001-3. H; was timed sepai-ateiy in 2.01. At Mal- one. New York, August 26. he won the 2.11 Pace in 2063-4, 2.0a and 10st the last heat in 2.07 1-4. Ho is eligible to the 2.10 Pace and is charged with winnings of $5547. Mr. Brooklne is to be congratulated on securing this good horse that, will

recent series '

‘Of 3rd, 4th Stanley Cup

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of the National Hockey League de- clared tonight following a stormy 1110911112 here at which Manager Art Ross of Boston Bruins sought to have the dates changed.

The hotel-room session. attend- ed by Dutton, Ross and Manager Jack Adams of Detroit Red Win83 brought these developments:-

1. Ross said he had changed his mind and would not play Tuesday and Thursday. He wants the games Thursda and Baturda .

2. Adams u he would obi by the league ruling and play ihe games Tuesday and Thurs u.

3. Ross said there would be no ice available for a game Tuesday in Boston Garden.

4. Adams said he would claim s forfeit ln that event.

The meeting was called at the request of Ross. Dutton opened it

NEW YORK. April 2 —-(A.P)— Beau Jack came away to a 10- round decision over Henry Aim- strong tonight before e. crowd that ammed Madison Garden to the rafters and booed the ver- cllggt ‘at fieréd.‘ Armstrong scaled

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For l0 rounds Armstrong. return- ing to New York for the first time since he started his comeback last fall. chased the younger, supposed- l more powerful Jack all around the ring. And for l0 rounds the former shoe-shine boy from Geor- gia kept on the run. desperate 1D lately out ‘of harm's way and landing on y a ong range.

Tthat was the pattern of the fight

Cronin Not Participate Sox Games

By JUDSON BAILEY

Associated Press Sports Writer

MEDFORD, Mass, April 2-

(APl-This ma be an old-timers’ year in bascbal , but it isn't going to entice old Jose h Edward Oren- in out of‘ his roc g chair. Some of the fans fiereabouts have been wondering whether the 36-year-old manager of the s- ton Red Sox would undertake to return to a re ular role as the re- sult of shorts p Johnny Penny's entry into the navy.

The question never uite reach- ed the pro ortlons in ton that Leo Duro er's plans for playing stirred up in Brooklyn, but the answer is the same. Like Durochcr, Cronin ina play a little, but not any more t an he has to.

‘I'll do just about like I did last year," Cronin laid todav. "I'll help out here and there and do some inch-hitting. However, our infield ooks pretty ood with Eddie Lake at short an we've got Skeeter Newsome in reserve. so we ought to get along ali right."

If (Qronlnndoes as {inc dlid) claim;

a!‘ 0 W ED139111‘ l1 ll film, mostly as a pinch-hitter and never for nine innings at a time. Up till last season he had failed only once in 13 years to DlDV in 125 or more games. but even before he went to training camp’ in 1942 he had tagged Pesky for

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the shci c ores and he made no effort to keep in playing

shape. Last winter, as all sports fans know, Cronin donned a Red Cross uniform and went to Hawaii to spread good cheer among the sold- iers. sailors and marines. He con- tinued to put on weight and now instead of being portly he is pond- erous.

Remember When

(By The Canadian Pal) New York Rangers. who have just finished the National Hockey Lea- gue season in the cellar, three years ago tonight defeated Toronto Maple

in the Stanley Cup finals. Leafs won the next two games but Rangers the fifth and sixth - and the Cup. In 1942 Ranger; took the N. H. L. championship but not the Cup.

Rare at Santa Ana, I really like

O O D Mellie only lulled when n..ed about prospects in the major leagues and when a photographer wanted him to pose, he pointed to a nearby captain and said: “That's the boss, ask him."

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Joe in a physical instructor and takes a ggroup of cadets into the countryai and runs one or two miles with them. Then he takes another group, and another, and does the same thing with them. Thus he rims ei ht or 10 miles eve day and fol ows it up by lead- ing he groups in callsthenics.