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THE GUARDIAN. Cl-IARLOTTETOWN

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k. , of Ti-um. N.s. . . . . . I was sorry m nrte the death of Charles Large. zoicl not know him as well as his late brother Bert, but is passing hit ight back to mind the many ye I had watched the horses you lll"lll.l0l'led race and the drivers as vicil I was interested in your write up re warming horses up before a fare and remember a race in Char- 1..iwmivn in which Harry Lydiard win a trotter and Jack Irving with tiir pacer Dominion D. were the p.-mi-ipal contestants. Harry gave the irctter several warm up miles and won the first two heats easily but Jack caught him in the stretch the third heat, winning by a neck. pl-o the next two and race. One less yang-up mile would probably have sun I ' race for Harry. '

I can glad to notice that New rfllnswlok and Maine horsemen re buying Prime Edward island ti-otters and pacers and also that (lie number of mares bred should oduoe so many race horses this ear. There is no doubt about it. nce Edward Island has always had": great name for the quality of race horses bred there. Regard- ig our mutual friend Jerry Gil- espie,-Iit is always a pleasure to r.ili and have a talk with him when passing through Parrsboro. While mending the funeral of my very reat friend. Hooper Home, I paid . visit to the Charlottetown race pace---and noted the many im- rovements being made there. I am lad to learn that they expect to are still better racing in 1951. I liked your Review of racing very much and wish to thank you for -he pleasure it and Down the Back Svi-etch has given me. . . . .Thanks v ,iou,too. Jim. I

I Weipicked up a clipping from the American Horse Breeder, which us a highly regarded harness horse paper for so many years but went out of business in the depression of the 1010's. and it gave the summary

siiinmaries of that meeting. The horse we were particularly inter- c.-.i.cd in was Major Aubrey. owned by Wellington McNelll and G.H. Bziiiinln of Charlottetown. He was

mnctlcally a green pacer starting i that season and made his first ap-

pv iance at st. Peters July lath in . lie 21!. pace. He and Bud Axworthy miit right to the front and it was saiii that they paced the 'half in lirit4'f”than 105. Anyhow.

r hints and race with Major Aubrey Auhrianna 3-2. Dixie Marque

time. 2.17. 2.16lA.

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3:)" next start was at George- '” . July 26th.. and he won in Ilrilsiit heats -with Bingen Aubrey 32. Aubrianna 3-3-3. Easter Lady '-Erin. best time. 2. 9. which was '-hlkiastest mile of the afternoon's " srlils next start was at Mon- 141. e-'.Mie;-9 ha won in straight hr 3 with Bingon Aubrey 3-2-2, 5" lonnal-4-3 and Gordon Har-

2-3; 4-4;

W P -3-dim. but time. 2.15. A! N . nnan. Amuat nth. Major Au 'ey' won the int heat in the

.m ed in 2.13 . with the trot- Mediupi second. ch-lncul

er 3. Aubrianna the crust.

ain Mac 5. Mickey Aubfvy C.

cope '7. Then Fred Medimn the next heat in a.i49i wlilh r Auinvy .3, Princess Aubrey 3. tain Mac 4. Alllowodd the Great

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heat and race in 2.14. Fed Medium 2.

The above races keyed Major Aubrey up for the Charlottetown Exhibition meeting where the best. trotters and pacers from the Mar- ltimes were gathered for a real speed festival. At that meeting Johnny Miles won the 2.21 trot in straight heats. taking a record oi 2.l5l.'i. Ruby Aubrey 2-5-2. eight. other starters. The 2.15 trot was won by Fred Medium with 1-I-3. Bill Sharon 3-2-l. four other starters. best time 2.1196 in the first heat. The 2.22 -pace was won by Captain Mac in straight heats. Marge Dir- ect 2-'2-3. three other starters. best time 2.131;. The 2.20 trot was won by Katherine Claud with i-1-4. Battonette 5-5-1. four other start- ers, best time 2.14811. The Free For All Trot and Pace was a ripper of a race with Lambert Todd and Harry Putnam a dead heat in 2.1035. Lambert Todd won the next two heats and race. Harry Put- nam 2-4. Red Line 3-'2. Qulnla 5-3. time. most, 2.11.

The 2.30 Trot and Pace was won by Al Worthy in three straight heats, Louise Colorado 2-3-3., iiwo other starters. best time z.l5l.&. The 2.21 pace stake was a straight heat victory for Major Aul-rey. Bingeri Aubrey 2-2-2. Queen Halon 3-3-3, ,Miss Ailto 4-dis.. Jimmie Direct 6-dis, Grattan Harvester dis. Time, 2.11. 2.ll. 2.13.VThe two first heats were the fastest two heats evcr paced by a. slow class performer over the Charlottetown struck. The 223 Trot was won by lgo with 4-l- l, worthy Iouise 1-3-3, The Pup 2- 2-2, Captain Jackson 3-dis. best time 2.1496. The 2.14 trot an 2.17 pace was won by Mac Aubrey with 3-2-I-1, Jack Volo 4-l-2-2. Marge Direct l-3-3-3. Bill L. 2-4-4-ro., best time 2.13 by Mac Aubrey.

Major Aubrey's next start was at the Halifax Exhibition where he won the 3.28 trot and pare stake in three straight with Binger Aub- rey 3-2-2. best time, 2.13. He also won the 2.5 trot and pace in straight heats with Bingen Aubrey 2-2-2. best time 2.12Vi. Major Aub- rey was driven in all his races by Well iMcNelll. The following season he was sold to I Ca-pe Bretrm horse- man but he never afterwards show- ed the fcrm he did in Well's hands. we remember seeing film work the season he was sold. a. last half of a mile in 1.02 3j5. one of the fast- est halves ever stopped over the Charlottetown oval. What a hoxsc Major Aubrey would be today for night racing where his great speed in the getaway could be utilized. He would probably take a record a-way below 2.10 at fast tracks like Roose- velt. Yonkers or aaratoga. In fact it would not be surprising if he paced in 2.05.

Something else we noticed in go-

. in; over the summaries of 1928

was the number ofigood trottcrs that were racing then. such as Johnny Miles. Katherine Claud. Briar Mac, Allen A,. British Gin- ger. Silver Bell, Peter Wilton. Jr.. Eileen Aubrey, Igo. Davenport Prince. Worthy Louise, Mack Todd and of course the great Sill Sharen that was making his second tour of the Maritime; after being away from here fa several years. He was driven by.Pi'Id Cameron: and. met his first duutyut Charlottetown on his Maritime tour by Fred Medium. but he turned the tables on Fred Medium at, Halifax. In that part- icular race nattonette. driven by Wall ucNaill. was I. surprise victor in the second heat. winning it in 2.13 wield: equalled the fastest heat won by In! Sharon.

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at S. D. U. Your reporter is not in the habit of making earth-rending state- ments, in this column anyhow: but today your indulgence is begged while he deviates for a moment from his usual conservatism. Today. we should like to report that for a few history-making minutes-at the social Thursday afternoon. every male of the species in attendance capable of motion was dancing at the same time.

That incident, or, if you will. "miracle." was the beginning of what many hope will be the im- provement of the true social atti- tude among the students of St. Dunstan's. Here is how it happened. Soon after we returned to college train the holidays., that group of students who had banded together last term for the purpose of im- pressing on themselves and on their fellow-students the obligation of furthering the best interests of st. Dunsta.n's at all times, met in an attempt to become better org- anized and to agree upon some def- inite action.

After considerable discussion. it was agreed that the formation and improvement of the true social con- science among S.D.U. students would be one way of furthering the coil- ege's best interests. Immediately plans were made to make the reg- ular Thursday socials more sociable. The result was the successful in- troductlon of a novelty called the "Snowball Dance". which begins with one couple dancins. and ends with the floor full of dancing coup- les. The dance was responsible for a greater feeling of amiability for the rest of the afternoon than is usual. Lest we be accused of ex- IKEOYEUOH. may we confess that all the young ladies were not dancinl but merely because of a shortage of young men.

It is also necessairy to mention that this particular feature was under the capable direction of Dave Kennedy. a great dancer in his own right.

All the credit. for the success of Thursday's social, however, cannot be given to the group of students already mentioned. Without the cooperation of that. truly "great man" Elmer "Dimples" M.acPhee who is in charge of the socials. and the Students' Union through pres- ident Chnrles Goi-man. there would have beer: little of which to boast in addition to the cooperation of the students' Union. the president was fortunate in being able to prevail upon Miss Maureen Blake of Charlottetown to really help make. Thursday's gathering a mem-

orable affair. Miss Blake rendered

two popular vocal selections. "Har- bour Lights" and Sometimes". to the delight of all present.

While we are in a congratula- tory mood regarding the Students' Union. it would be unjust to stop with the soclals. It is more than a personal "opinion that this. the parent campus organization, is making a considerable contribution to the welfare of St. Dunstun's this year. At present, the Union is making is determined effort to have the senior class graduating ring standardized to everyone's satisfaction. a task not as simple as it might seem. At the same time. it is working on the possibility of setting up a studcnt.s' employment bureau. and on the revival of the radio program "This Is St. Duns- tan's." We think that President German and his executive council deserve .eva-ry uiwuragemciit in their undertakings. l

Within the last few days it has been reported that some of the more desperate students on the campus are about to take drastic steps in an attempt to prevail upon the Powers That Be to bless us with a little cold weather that will permit Jim Larkin and his willing rink rats to make a respectable sheet of ice in the rink. Again. we insist, that the lack of ice is no fault of Jaxne.-i'. who is. indeed, at this time of the vcar "Two very great men."

For those who are interested-and they are legion-in the progress being made in the construction of the alumni gymnasium. it is. indeed. a privilege for this observer to re- port that the front which faces in the same direction as the main building and on which the men had been working for sometime was unceremoniously unveiled to the satisfaction of all this week. There were few students who did not breathe a prayer of thanksgiving for such a generous alumni when the completion of most of the out- side work was actually realized At first glance at the front of the building no one could help being reminded of those former gtudenta for there. in respectful tribute. the fitting testimony. ALUMNI GYM- NASIUM. 1950.

During the week, there was a change in the executive of the St Dunstan's Dramatic Society owing to the resignation of Freaideno

to fill the vacancy was David Kennedy. who rose quite dramatic- ally (no pun intended!) from tho osition of Vice-President. Greet ings are now expected of thin "great man" in the world of drama

The lack of regular practice seas- ions may be holding up the am- bliions of the senior hockey team. but there is nothing much getting in the way of the basketball team As, this column goes to press. tw-i victories in two Island uaiiuo games were the record of the Saints. (On today”: sport page in this PI-Dir may be found the ra- aulia of the 8aints' third start. which was played last night in Sum:-nerslde against 8chu.rmIn'a.) last Saturday evening. the Saint: made their first start in league competition a successful one by downing Nara Mlllionah-ea 40-91 on Wednesday evening. the fact break paid off as the Hillrnan awcpt through the Y.M.OA. 73-52. load- ing the St. Dumtan'a team in scor-

Cody Myers. Elected by acciunation.

Millionaires In 2-All Tie Vllih Viciorias

SYDNEY. N.S.. Jan. 19 - (CF) -League-leading Sydne? Million- aires. with two juniors filling in for four injured regulars. were held to a. 2-2 tie by North Sydney Vic- lorias in a Cape Breton Senioi Hockey League tussle tonight. The two juniors. Leo and Sunny MacDonald. made their presence felt. Sonny scored Millionaires first goal. the first of the game. at 13.-B of the opening period with Leo and Alex Birukow assisting.

Dunc Maclntyre notched the other Sydney goal. Scoring for Viclorias were Bob Verricr -nd Vic Demarco.

SUMMARY Hrlt Period

l-Sydiier. S. MacDonald (Birukow, L. MacDonald) 13.19 2--North Sydney, Demarco

(Petersen) .. .. l8:09 Penalties - Non . Second Period 3-Sydney. Maclntyre (Biruliow. Dinning) . i6:i5

Penaliics .. Bowness (3). Seat- talon. Robertson, Demarco.

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-i-North Sydney. Verrier I (Medynski. storey) . 18:10 Penalties- S MacDonald. Pid- sodny (minor and misconduct). Dinning.

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back into the almost forgotten past. In my mind's eye I could see my brother Art and I, more kids 8 and 9 years old, sitting at the fields edge nearest the creek hold- ing hands in awed silence as we waited for the November dawn to break so we could look at a box trap we had set for mink the al- ternoon before . the sound made by the falling slide door . . . like a pistol shot in the death-like stillness that made us jump out of our skins,- almost. A mink got caught while.we waited. . . .

I visualized Art. myself and Her- man Bellert. a 1st cousin from Norwich. Conn.. hurirying across this field with alder poles in our hands and lunches and bottles of tea tucked into our blouses and later the string of firm brook trout we twitched from under logs and under bank cut-aways . . . I my- self trudging behind brother Dan and Dave Horton on their way to hunt rabbits in Alex's swamp with a single barirellcd ,muzzle loader . . .

May. 1919 rolled around. and I covered the same pam within 24 hours after a home-coming from Overseas Service. The beaver had built a dam during the 1st Great War on this -creek. The present dam is on almost the identical site. I remember the soft May twilight settling and. just as the darkness deepened so I could scarcely see the cork it begun to bob . . . 5 trout that weighed 6 pounds in less then no time.

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The years rolled by and March, 1925 . . . my bride of a few months and I crossed the line of retrospect a-fishing bent. Yeah. I knew the season didn't open till April 1st but like Adam in the Garden of Eden I listened to the voice of the Temptress: "What does a few days matter and I Just love to fish".

I cut two holes in the blue black ice. I didn't feel too comfortable and when I saw that the little woman could watch both. I let her do the fishing. was she ever busy hauling them in. I wasn't afraid of a game warden showing up. they were non-existent in those days. but I had been brought up in a Puritanical atmosphere gin res- per-t io such matters and it had left a mark that even years over- seas 1914-1919 had not entirely erased.

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I smile even noiv as I muse on the incident of the night. As the March twilight settled. chill and silent. the number of trout flop- ping around on the ice grew. I felt a tenseness I couldn't explain. a tensencss that even the sight of the trim little number hurrying from one line to the other couldn't entirely crasc. Then to my cars came the sound of boots on frost brittled crust . . . . two furtive fig- ures were flitting through the spruce bordering the margin of the dam . . . . it was Sam and Have iwo neighbors in the district.

I can yet see themfls they stop- ped short in surprise. each with a short fishing pole in their hands. There was nothing much I could do but call oui: "Come on in boys . . . the water is fine" I still re- collect the shceplsh little smile on sa.m's face as he dropped his line in a hole with the remark: "It's nice to find the holes already cut." Both Sam and Have long since have gone to the Happy Hunting Grounds where there are no clos- ed seasons. . . . I hope.

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The sun faded in the West; night

shadows closed around me. The singing of the birds ceased. The low conversation of the boys re-

turning to the car roused me from my rover-lea . . . . they had 13 trout our light: momentarily probed the dim aisles of the trees where a cle ed field once stood and I was no award bound. The old field is gone. reclaimed by Nature for her own. but its memories remain.

Rnrdon. Pete Dunphy. and daplain Freddie ooylo.

Until next week: From 8.D.U.. to all of you, health and happiness.

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The Charlottetown Forum will he the scene of a big program of hoc- key activity tonight when a double bill in City Interscholastic and Junior hockey competitlcn will get underway there at seven o'clock.

Meeting one another for the first time in scheduled play this mason. the Queen Square and West; Kent School pucksters will tangle there in City Interscholastic Hockey League play as the leadoff attrac- tion, while immediately following, the Charlottetown Junior Abbics will cross sticks with the Summer- side Sheen and Mclnnis juniors in a return exhibition tilt.

The City scholars will be battling for second place in the league standing when they clash tonight. Both have made one league start against Prince Street School and have both suffered defeat, which should make tonight's clash a bat- tle royal to climb out c-f the cellar position. I

Double Hockey Bill At Chitown Forum Tonight

In the Junior contest. the sheen and Mcliinis puckstcrs from the Western capital will be seeking revenge for a 12-1 shellacking they took from Ahbies at Summerslde a- week ago Friday in the first of a home and home exhibition series.

The following are the lineups for Abbics tonight and the tentative roster for Summerside: -

Junior Abbics: - Goal, W. Gur- ney, D. Large; defence, J. Coy1e,D. Burgess; forwards. G. MacLean, A. Maccallum, H. Glover; subs. P. Jardinc, G. Scantlebury, K. Dal- ziel. R. Nicholson. J. Flannigan. W. Leonard. G. l-lmvatt. M. Flynn, J. Burke. L. MacDonald, I. Macblevln.

C. Field. S'Side: -- Goal. Rogers: defence. oatway. Wedge. Roberts. Travis,

Waite; fcrwards. Walker, Gradv. .VIBCAl'tl1lll', L. Schurman. I-lowatt. Roberts. Dalton. Richard. Da:b';.

Simmons, Delaney. P. Sohurman. Stull. -

Si. Dunstan's basketball team edged out Svchurman's of Summer- sidc in the first game of a double- header at the R. C. A. F. court last night in one of the closest and mbst exciting games-Dlilyed in the Western Capital for some years. The final score was 45-44 and Dunphy's sinking of a foul shot with about forty seconds to go was the winning margin. Charles Linkletter of schumiiins led all scorers with 7 points. while Rcardon of the Saints had l4.to his credit. The only other with scores in double figures were Earl smith of Schurmans with 13 and Coyle of S. D. U. with 10. Link- iclter. Cornish and Mclsaac fouled nut.