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Racing ation, meeting track

‘ mem- “°‘°‘ 2t.“~iii° ti. '3.“ M . 9y ' ffifflwiiig’ rfltglylvg schedule for the

various member tracks and elect of- floors.

h arade Monday after- ,3‘ VX1521. red and the ghowirlg a most creditable one to owners and caretakers. .Very few cities in Canada of much larger population than Charlottetown could furnish such beautiful horse! and clean, sparkling equipment- The riding horses too, cauzht tllfl attention of the people. when the warm weather arrives in May. D91‘- lnps another parade could be ot- ganihed.

A record which has stood for ‘i7

ars was broken recently at Aiken, gum Carolina, race track. Away back in 1865 Jock Bowen of Bos- wn, drove the trotter Captain Ma- gowan twenty miles over li/fystic park track, near Boston, in 58 min- utes 25 seconds. Black Rod. a six- year-old bay gelding by Calumet Crusader, 2.01 1-4, lowered that record to 58 minutes 21 seconds in an exhibition that was quite icresting to remember. The horse had been conditioned for quite a 1on1; period. some of his work being up to 18 miles in preparation for the record. His first mile was trot- ted in 2.58 1-2 and the time for the w, miles was 29 minutes 12 sec- onds, The 18th mile was trotted in 2,43 which evidently tired him as he ‘broke in the 19th mile, which was trotted in 3.03, and the 20th mile in 328. lowering the record by four seconds for the twenty-mile

stretch.

The Horseman ?l'l(l Failr World 1111 _- letter 1‘0l'1l a iorseman {K which states: "Racing has been curtailed in Australia and trotting races have also been af- fected. We have had to abandon night racing and we now commence 1n the afternoon about 5.30 and fin- 1111 about 8.30, which gives us day- light, The goverruncirt has int-ro- duceg dgyllghf saving, having ad- vanced our clock by one hour, so that helps us out with our trotting. We have had a good season in Au- stralia with plenty of feed for stock, gccd wool clips and excellent wheat, o“, and barley crops."

They have some pretty good hor- ses in Quebec this season and we note among the entries in the three- year-old and 2.22 trot at Essex Junction, Vermont, Penalty Har- vester 2.09 arid Lee Brewer, owned by Quebeccrs, Love Song 3, 2.11 1-2, owned by T. V. Hoidaway, Houiton, Maine, and Hurry Up 2, 2.08, own- ed by Sullivan and lifawhiriney, Ma- chais, Maine. In the 2.18 pace at the same meeting, Brownwocd Tig- er 2.07 1-4, owned by O. Corbeil, Montreal. P.Q., is an entry. S. A. Waihan and Soii, Fort Friirfield, Maine, have thrce-Voio H. 3. 2.08- l-4, Dilly Dally 3, 2.09 1-2, and Guy l-l. 3. 2.10. In the 2.11 pace, Happy L. 2.03 1-4 ls owned by T. V. Holda- way.

Reports from New Zealand state that Lusty V010 2.03. by Pet/er Volo 2.02, exported there the fall of 1939, died very suddenly a short time ago.

Sullivan and Mawhinney, Ma- chals, Maine, will hiive the largest race stable this season of any year in il sir history. Their trainer, Franklin Safford, expects to move to the Rochester, N. H. track very shortly with 20 head. That string should give Franklin plenty of ex- ercise getting ready for the fray

We note where Rosebud Doble Aiikirisoii, daughter of the late Bud Dobie, holds a reunion occasionally of old time great, drivers which is usually attended by Gill Currie, John Dickerson, “Sweet Marie" Bob Smith and other izririicss horse greats who have rctircd to Califor- nia. Many a great mcc is trotted over at these reunions. Bud Doblws name and fame may not be klwwll to many of the present generation, but it was one to conjure with in the years from 1875 to 1900 and

later. He drove Goldsmith Muid to l world's trotting record of 2.14 when she was long past thc rifle

when other trotters have retired. In her career wider Doble's manage- ment she travelled from the Atlan- tic to ilie Pacific, from the north to the south, thousands of miles. Year after year stepping near to or Ptfhaps breaking a world's record. ‘llien it was Bil-d Dobie who drove Nancy Hanks to a world's record trotting of 2.04 in 1892. He has been lmmor alized in a poem by the great American author; Oliver Wendell Holmes.

"Sweet Marie" Smith was the man who came out of the golden “at with the trotting mare Sweet “"19. swept through the Grand Circuits giving her a record of 2.02, Ind garnering in all the top purses, then large hunks o! money. l‘

Oill Currie was a. great colt train- er and John Dickerson drove At- lantic Expre:s 2.07 1-2, and if I re- member correctly, Nedda 1.59 1-2, gydAtlantic Express. to their rec-

s.

Jlm Jordan. well known Maine l-Pilller. ls training at the Miiiiicola and Roosevelt Racewnya nerir New York. He has a large stable head- Qd txv Fbrbel Direct 2.00. full pipin- er of Billy Direct 1.55. world's ‘Jhlmbion pacer. Fkirbea Direct ls llwhcd by Mrs. Avies Gross of Au-

fn. Maine. and has been a 80ml winner the past three seasons.

‘Hie Maine Pacing Derby. which l! to be raced at Old Orchard. Maine, this summer. has drawn an fiitry list of 34. while the New England Trotting Derby which will l! raced at the same meatlniz. has 2'! entries. starting with l-lis Excel- lence 8, 1:69 34 and including such stars as Peter Astra 2.01 l-2. Gen- leman Jim 2.02, Kuiio Ii. 2.02 l-Q. Vlzistipn 2.00 3-4, Sister Mary 2.00- - . e c.

Some o1 (he fall» plants in the United State; have been taken 0V2?

Y l/lle government, including the Indianapolis stare PM. which has l mavrflfiwrit nlimt ihct can be utilised fcr soldier training and "oilsinr. Their dates hsvc been lak- Eh over hy tir- Loiiisviiic K-"Yltl"‘l<l' l". The Indianapolis Horse Bale

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which usually takes place use first weir. in November will be heidas usual in a building not taken over by the military.

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St. Louis has the balance and speed and Cincinnati has the pitching.

That's how the three apparent contenders for the National League baseball pennant stack up as get- away day approaches.

You can sell yourself on any one of the trio and, while th the Dodgers and Cardinals finished s- head 0f the Reds last year and seemingly have better balance now, I have a, hunch the Raeds will hit the wire first.

No club in the majors can touch the Reds’ itching, Derringer and Walters, Eddie and Vandermeer, Thom-pson and Starr. That I think gives them itic edge. With those trustworthy tossers, all Cincinnati needs to win is a slightly improv- ed offensive.

The Reds’ punch was pitiful last year. There almost was none. Yet Cincinnati challenged most of the way, There should be more power this season.

of them, still borrowing or renting —several enterprising souls had got hold of ‘bikes’ and were making s. neat income and were renting them out for either heats, races, entire afternoons or even whole meetings. One of the comical sights around the stables was seeing a waiting groom grab a bike the moment a horse was unhooked from it at the finish of the heat and rush away with it at top speed for the use of another horse on the program. Only a few of the reactionsries still looked down their noses at the new invention and refused to use it until tlte logic of events compelled them. At first some of the horses seemed to be unbalanced by change to the lighter bike, but as soon as they found themselves at the new me could trot so much faster tha b the close of the sea- son the old- ashioned rig had def- initely gone into history,

‘Tnfltlie first ralrggigiigic-tucd sea- wn“ e Ye“ °“ °l 2° Frank McCorm'ck sh"u'd regain world's records were lowered-some- 111, M11111; eye. 11031,, 55,1 y,” thing never equalled or approached at 1111M 51,01,111 he“, the mack hem“? °" mica 1719.115 We" Jere‘ Veteran Ival Goodman looked mild-ll who 1155411445“ that B-ll DYQBNSB great when I saw the Reds during had been stifled and thatthese new my 10m- og the 5pm,; 11.31111“; bike records. so rremstelously last camps. so did Eddie Jcost, “no has they could never be beaten. put gut on 2o pounds and is hitting the would for all future time stand il-.e 1111 ham-L 110111,; Hgfnsley and Ray an invisible barrier across the patli- Lgmannq have strengthened 111g Way of the champions" Mr. Harvey catching, while the outfield will be éiihfifiiiliikiiifieiifi .122‘ “'3' W“. it“ °"""1°“°°°' G" B Wa er in e1 , lB92...."During that half century

Attack Should Improve

iVhen I942 Season Ends

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fIhe Dodgers arid Cards look mighty good but. I'm stringing with the Reds. Most baseball men tab the Cards because 0i their speed and balance, They almost turned the trick last year, despite many injuries.

Granted good pitching again and satisfactory performances by such recruits as highiy touted Stan Musial in left fiel and Ray Sari- ders at first. the Cardinals might breeze in. However I don't. think Sanders or Johnny Hopp can re- place John Mize's power at first. l-le was the Cardinals‘ big gun. And St. Louis can't continue to get the breaks it had with young hurlers for the past. two seasons.

Dodger Pitching Doubtful

The Dodgers lippear to be better than last year but there's some doubt as to whether they'll get sufficient pitching. There are a bunch 0f oldstcrs around who may fade. Arky Vaughan at third, Aug- ie Galan and Johnny Rizzo in the outfield and Billy Sullivan behind the bat have strengthened Brook- lyn which already was the most powerful club with Dolph Camilii and Pete Relser.

Selected on how they look to- day the rating would list st. Lou , Brooklyn 631d Cincinnati in that order. I thin-k it will be Re , Dodgers and Carr's at the finish.

‘The New York Gants are better and so are the Pirates, They siiouid slug it out for the last position in the first division. It seems that the Cubs, Braves and Phillies also have improved-Amt not enough to get out of the seccnd flight.

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no new mechanical device worth a mentioning has been introduced. one ship can make only three trips while it is impossible for any race s. year. In the long haul from track to be faster than were the Seattle or San Francisco to Aus- fast ones of 50 years ago, yet the tralia, it is doubtful whether a world's records have been changed ship can make more than four so that the average gain in the ‘nit- trips a. year and that would make ting department has been 10 l-20 no grovisiozi for repairs or over- sees. per champion and on the pac- hau . ing side it, has been 11 5-40 secs, It has been estimated unofficially per champion, The Z1\’ld average that 12 or 15 tons of shipping are gain has been 10 q-ao secs, pef required to move one man and his champion for 20 different champ- tqllllimelll» 85 fl- mfmb?!‘ i?! 5-“ 01" ion." iginal expeditionary (one and that i two tons a month are rsquired to “To select a few from the rcc- mallllilm hi!"- ord list p1 139g and 194g we 11ml Here areoher factors that must that in 1892 the trotting record m be bqrue in mmdvhiu William" aged horses was 2.04. in 1942 L55- ls being planned involving trans- 1-4; the record for champion ii-ot- Port of troops overseas; lt- lake-a 11n- glalllon 1n 11192, 2117 3.4, 1n twice as much shipping to carr a 1942 1.57 1-4: for champion trotting mfiflflrn almoljed divisicn iis it oes mare in 1892 2.04, in 1942 1.55 2-4; l" 01°” B“ liiilillly d-vlelim and i01- Qhamplon aged pace;- 1n 1393 a:i_ infantry diVlSlCll resumes con- 2.o4, in 1942 1.55; for champion pac- ilfsgfl-liill tfklllfllffaégngeflcllafug is? - - n e ing stallion 1892 2.05 12, 1942 1.55. weight and bum of the vehicles "What hasl been the cause cf the m" 3° Wllh “- almost unbcievable r0 ess that has been made? Firslt) Bglrd last it sucnzlhe“ Pnnfl’ has been the result of generations of improved selective breeding. This breeding has taken as its cardinal rlnciple the age-old maxim, ‘Speed gets speed’ or in equivalent terms, Breed to the winner.‘ "

Our sincere congratulations, in which we are sure we are joined by our readers, are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cvril O'Brien on their marriage which took place last Wednesday morning. Mr. O'Brien has been at the top of his profes- sion as a race driver the past two years and has ilirilled many thou- sands of spectators on Maritime tracks by his well timed drives. Af-

ttie Atlantic are concerned, the United States Navy is strengthen- lng its atrol and anti-submarine forces al the time, merchant ships are co-operating in following pa- trolled lanes and a lirfldllfll ll"- provement Ls expected.

But the long-range answer to the problem is the obvious on<>build shi faster than the Axis can sin them, build them until there is a sufficiency for all military ‘YD-

ations.

It is extremely doubtful tod-av whether ships aze being launched by the United Nations as fast fl-‘i

king them. It is ex- ter a brief honeymoon tri they will the Afmd“ 1 15° when,“ thg return to New Glasaow. .8, where ggxd-l’ Nggfm“ pfssees . 10d“ a,

Mr. O'Brien is preparing some good racinlz Prospects for the season's harness racing events.

many ships as at the start of 1942- Shin Bulldinl S11E65! UP

But this preponderance of sink- ines over launchings will hot last long, provided the Allied navlies

GANGES BASIN continue to hold the wbIflB-Plllf-‘l

(Continued from page 1) and surface raiders in reasonable whim mobile columns could be check. The United States now launched to strike at an invader. launching three cargo ships every India's coastline is too long to al- two days and the rate will soon low the British command to rely be two ships a dill‘ mil b? "he end on linear defence. of the year, four ships a. day—thc aixglgest shipbuilding program of all

e. Canada's $50l.000.000 shipbuild- While British losses at sea had frig program is predlwlllfl ll“? 01‘ been heavy and punishing, they had six 10.000-ton cargo ships a month been by no means as severe as and by t-he end cf the 11981‘ We Tokyo had alleged. slipways on the west and m“ The Japanese claimed that aside coasts may be iurruns 011i» 1° "- from the Hermes, Dorsetshire and month or 1.250.000 tfilw v- W81‘- Cornwail, two additional British British shipyards. devoted princip- cruisers had been sunk off “h-ln- ally to naval tcnr-v-akfi. ere 137F0- comalee naval station ducirn cargo verses at a rate a-

To mu the admiralty returned the boxtlsglfgniamlgeg; Cggglgilf; Ymm

Jap Claims Unti-ue

specific, official denial:- "“.ii°=."“”“°’l- °‘“‘“‘ " '“‘°'"‘ "’ “difbtim“"°tr”ii.ili‘é‘iri‘i’“tiil b. q “mm” filial»; the enema mthe timlscg oe .e man c Burma Action Light 8W7!“ l5 l w we tbboam

of keeping ahead 0 On the Burma front, action ap- falls on the United States and, to arently was light along the Brlt- a lesser “lem- °" (‘"242 “d

itslh-held right only so miles below Britain- e centr 1 B ii .' lds,

hciidquartaers urcgmlgugiquele saying Canada's "Ugly Ducklingc"

xoéipyjrtthat there was nothing to e lolgoméon duugly On the left, held b th. Chi produced J1 m "- m i‘- i‘

above Toungoo, a. ghinefse e22? 915°“ 31-5 O-oltona“ lu'm‘fd|‘:ve{1w

n-unique reportedz- the War shipp rig Adrpunds ‘l; d‘; "A Japanese unit this morning ll‘! Wiishlngw“ Th,‘ A 5:“ Ms‘

reneweg the attack tgn the Chinese falgfésltlélsthzf Ufixlililalgalstqteserllérarf

precau onary lin the th f , ' ‘ '

Tuungoo after s geeks luilflor o t-me Commission, Sir Arthur Selt-

.. ,1 if British Shin- The Japanese unit was engage-l 31g‘ gNgf-Siegtlvr-lyflflan (ilfmwls Douglas’

by the Chin e peditio f and 1,116 11gl§€§13x|1111 w; 3X? former Principal of McGlll 61118-111- m,” 113m- du-h versity as chief consultant. .

Another communique from “l” ‘n “hum”? “mlmfs an“? (lhungkirig said the Japanese were m‘ lam” °" h‘ b” ' ssndin forward three columns in

Locate 17 Boys Lost In Bush

VICTOR-IA. April i0 —- (O P) - Ro al Canadian Air Force recon- na ssance planes scouting the wild binh country around Wild Deer Lake, three miles south of Duncan. reported late today they had sighted l’! bo from Fbairbridge Farm Schosl

an ef ort to envelop the Chinese positions north of Tounsvo but that a fourth flying column sent across the Sittang River to outfiank the

hlnese at ushs h been re-

estward, in the centre of the Burma line fighting also continued,

the communique said. T00 FEW SHIPS _,, _—- is li d i . - (continued from am u tfifnéiitififiilfi‘ .§?i.v'"“.v1§{..321 eq u,mnent w be can,“ m!‘ u” mgiéning when they left on a. 12- ie distancu, To illustrate this fact; it 111g planes were expected to land mould be borne inniird that Brf- 111, nggl-by 91111-111111 Bay 1m SifillOll- tain has been keepng 300 ships in Duncan is about 40 miles north of constant use in movinl men and Victoria. supplies to the Middle East and Meanwhile search parties wh-

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As for as sinkings on this side of,

Grand Circuit Schedule cat

GOSHEIV, Nl-L, April 10-411.?)- Aiihough the Grand Circuit schedule has bezn reduced by the government taking over the grounds of three sate fails, there will be at least 10 tracks in oper- ation this year, Secretary Will Ga- hagan said today.

Meetings will not be held at springfield, Ill., Indianapolis and Syracuse. Flair manager Jake Ward of Springfield, however, has hopes of prcmoting a week's lacing else- where in the state and so the week of Aug. 1'7 has been left open.

The Grand Circuit schcdule:—

June 29-July iii-Historic Park,

Goshen. July 13-18-Roosevelt Raceway. Westbury, N.Y. , July 20-Aug. 1--Old Orchard, Mc. Aug. S-iL-Saratoga springs, N.Y. Aug. 11-i4-G0cd Time Park Goshen, Week of Aug. 24—Wlsoons'in state Fair, Milwaukee. Sect. Lil-Kentucky State Hair. Louisville. Sept. lbw-Reading, Pa, Fair. Sept. 22-25—Delaw.a.re, Ohio, Fair. Sept. 26-Oct. 3—I.exirigton, Ky.

REMEMBER WHEN

(BW The Canadian Press)

Murray Murdock, who played 12 years for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League with- out missing a game, was appoint- ed coach of Yale University hockey tcam four years ago tcday.

STRONG IN THE JAW

The hyenivs ‘aws are strong en- ough to crush almost any bone.

_HISTORIC LIONS

Wild lions were found in Europe in historic times.

tinued to push through the bush country where the lads are wander-

i .

“The school. established in 1935.

trains English boys and girls until

érhey are 16, when work is found for em

Nelson holds One stroke lead

Ruth safely Past crisis

niggiglYgOgllg. A intan- w u , e ea y ea e i. the crisis, was clamoring late Mt;- dey to t out of the bed in whidi he ian ed Wednesday with pneu- monia.

Hal temperature is only about a decree above normal, reported his physician, Dr. R. Nichol Smith, he's cheerful and x-rays show hLs lung condition i.s clearing up well.

AUGUSTA, 61., April 10—(AP) “Byron Nelson was better than the best off the ices and on the fairways of the Augusta National Golf Club today-arid though he squandered shots right and left oci the greens he led the field tonight in the ninth Masters‘ Tournament.

Nelsen. who said before the sec- ond round he was shooting the best golf of his career, whittled two strokes from par oci the outgoing nine and three more on the back nine for 34-33-67 and a SG-hoie total o1 135—one stroke ahead of his nearest diallenger. He has been W" Dar only once in 36 holes

Horton Smith and little Paul Runyon, co-ieadcrs with 67's in yesterday's first round, faded un- der ihe firing tcduy of Nelson and Sam Byrd, the former big-league baseball player. Byrd shot 35-33 for his second straight 68 tihst left him trailing Nelson by one stroke, Run- van and Smith lock wcbbly 73's fcr 140 r0 tie with Jimmy Dennrcet. who shot his second successive 70

BOWLING RESULTS

Y. M. C. A. BOWLING ALLEY! Friday Afternoon Ladies League

Most promising Of rookie crop

BY Judson Bailey

Associated Press Sport. Writer

NEW YORK, April 10—-(AP)— Another great galaxy of rookies is coming up to the bg leagues in search of stardom firs year and the two that baseball ex rts tab as brigtiics are Stan Mus a1 of St. Louis Car als and John Pesky of Boston Red Sox.

The appear to be the leading caridi ates for the “rcokic of the year" allocadie which was earned ivithout dispute last ycar by Pete Rciser of Brooklyn Dodgers.