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' ' from 235 to 166 pounds.

man in the U.S.A.,

many years. faded nut. of the scene for a while. only to come back and

must ha.ul. contrasted with the driver's indinerence concerning the bulk factor. Trotters and pecere were first raced under saddle. Later they were hitched to wag- ons, or light buggies. All that hap- pened early in the 1830's. Their conveyances were four-wheeled af- fairs. Very late in the 1830's. when racing horses in harness be- came increasingly popular, the two-wheeled high sulky was in- vented, but there is no undisputed record as to who devised it. How- ever, the high-wheeler gained con- verts going into the 1840's. and. after October 13. 1645, when Lady Suffolk. H. gray mare. trotted I mile in 2.29i,, hauling the high- wheeler, the use of the two- wheeler in races became a custom.

he record for trotting I mile to the high-wheeled sulky was constantly slashed through the icars. l.lGlllF.'. reduced from Lady Su.fIolk's 2.'.I9i,',, in 1845 to 2.0512. hv sunol. a bay mare. at Stockton. Calif., October 20. 1891. The mod- crn rubber-tired suiky called the '"bicycle siilky" was experimented with in 1891 and it was found that horses could haul it in much swifter time than the heavy. cum- oersome high-wheeler, Shortly af- ter the start of the 1892 season, the "bike" became standard equip- ment. and has continued so down

through all the years. The earliesti

bicycle sulkies were rather heavy. As time went on, mzinulacturera concentrated on decreasing the weight in every way possible. It has been cut from 75 to 100 pounds to the sulkics today which. made of light weight metal, scale between 26 and 35 pounds.

The sulky builders consider this -. line achievement.. in conclusion with which the average person will agree. Such average person assumes. naturally, that the less load a horse has to haul. the fast- er he can haul it. But veteran drivers laugh. ll bit derisivt-ly,and say that neither the weight of e sulky. nor the poundage of I driver makes any difference in the -speed of a horse. provided the job assigned is hatilzige. not back- bearing. as in Ihorriuglibred rac- ing. The average weight of her- ness horse drivers might range from 160 tn 175 pounds. Few are lighter than the mininiiini; many of them are licavier than the maximum. Sonic scale up to 290 pounds; others have added 210 to 250 pounds to the weight in the sulky. If a suiky weighs 35 pounds. and ll driver 200. the haulage to- tal is 235 pounds. Yet the drivers maintain that suclva handicap is no handicap at all; that it makes no difference to the speed of a horse if he suddenly were switch- ed to a 26 pound suliky and a 140 pound driver, to reduce the load

The Wfflzllb-ll.N1llClllg siilky biiild- -rs continue to scoff at the con- tention of the drivers and con- stantly aim to lessen sulky weight. One of them. while disputing the claiins of the veteran drivers, pointed out: "Joe O'Brien, drove horses in Canada and the United States in 1947. He had no spark- ling champions. nor near cham- pions in his string. as had so nia.ny other drivers. Yet OlBrien piloted home more winners than any reinsman in North America. O'Brien incidentally weighed a mere 130 pounds." In rebuttal, the drivers point to Dr. H.M. Par- shall. one of the most successful harness horsc pilots of all time. Dr. Parslinll was the leading reins-

One of the most paradoxical sit- uations in the harness horse sport is the attitude of sulky manufact- urers toward the weight a horse

nowii nit innit STRETCH

demonstrate his; greatness once again. And Parshall weighs around 200!

The U.s.T.A.'s publicity depart- ment. presided over by Jim Her- rison, releases the fo1lowlng:- Volomite, famed sta.ndardbredstal- lion who died last mont.h at the advanced age of 28, was harness racingls leading money-Winnlniz sire in 1963. His get earned a re- cord 3687.451. His 163 trotting and pacing performers also won 558 races. tops for the year. The son of Peter Volo was owned jointly by Walnut Hall Farm and Walnut Hall Stud. Lexington, Ky. Only other stallion to top the 5600.000 mark was Hanover Shoe Farm's Dean Hanover whose 141 perform- ers earned 0630.501 and won 509 races. Rounding out the top five were Scotland, 6344.174). Chief Ab-bedale 154515.168!) and Billy Direct (5411040). Of those three only Scotland, in private service at Walnut Hall Farm and Stud. -is still living. Chief Abbedale stood at Two Gaits Fain. Carmel, .ind., and Billy Direct at Hanover. Leading stakej and futurity sire, based on the amount of money, won by two and three-year-old performers, was Hoot Mon. young member of the Hanover stallion band.- His 47 two and 3-year-olds collected 5269.284. Adios, premier sire at Meadow Lands Farm. Meadow Lands, Pe., was 2nd in that category with -10 of his sons and daughters winning. s239.6ll.

The brothers Mighty H. 2.04 and Volol H. 2.02y, are looming up. as top producers of speed. Pa”-1CU' larly early speed. The past season the 2-year-old pacing filly Mighty Joyce 2.08. bred and owned; by .Gcorge W. Reed, Fort Friirfield, (Maine. ended the season as the lieadlng race winner among the juvenile pocers raced in 1953 The Year Book shows her as starting 16 times, winning 14 of them and twice second, She raced the hard way too. going through the Bay State Raceway and the Pine "I'reei Fair circuit and finally to the: fall meeting at Saratoga RAIOCWBY where she was Queen 01 the JUV-. eniles. being undefeated in e ser-v les of stake engagements.

Owning good horses isn't new to George Reed and the Reed fam- ily. Thirty years ago they were sending their pacers to the fall meets and later to Old Home Week at Charlottetown. Their 'stavblc was for a long time trained by Monte Gerow who was very popular here. Besides Mighty Joyce the Reed's had to the races last season the fastest owned re- cord horse in New England, Philip Scott, that started 21 times, was five times first, four times second and twice third in big stakes and took at record of 1.59 2-5 and n halif-mile track record of 2.02. His winnings for the season were 532,- 287.

Yesterday was the opening at- tcrnoon racing at famed, Santa Anita track. Arcadia. California. It is the start of the 1054 season and the first feature on the pro- gram was a 54.000 trot for 2.17 class ti-otters. . .

Twenty-three years ago Walter Gibbons, now manager of Roose- velt Raceway end one of the most popular men in that capacity in the United States and elsewhere. was training I stable of horses and racing for the not too big purses that were then offered. The writer remembers Welter bringing a. stable down to SalntJoh.n where he soon became acquainted with all the other drivers and helped to make that meeting a most en-

for it great

joyable one. He and his brother

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THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN MARCH 13, 1954

Provincial Ice Meel Postponed

After watching the weather throughout yesterday. officials in charge of the Provincial inter- scholastic ice meet were forced to postpone the big event which was scheduled to take place at the Forum last evening.

Weather conditions went from bad td worse in the early after- noon and upon checking conditions with the Government plow dispatcher it was decided to postpone until a future date in order to make it possible for competitors outside the city to at- tend. At time of writing it has been definitely decided-by Forum and Physical Fitness officials flint the meet will now he held Friday err.-niiig, March 26th at 7:30 p.ni.

Playoff-Hmdtiy Scheduled Tonight

Physical Fitness hockey playoff games taking place this evening are as follows: Albany St. Pats at Little Sands in Murray linrbour rink at 8.30 p.m.. first game of home-and-home series for King's- Queen's intermediate "C" title. Next game at Bedeque, Monday. E'msdals- Sisters at Abbie Sisters in Crapaud rink at 8.30 p.m.. second game of home-and-home series for Island girls title with Elmsdale leading 2-1 at present. Due to un- fortunate incidents in connection with first game, officials are being appointed by the Fitness Division. Wnners of Kensington-Sumnieih side bantams at Crapaud bantams in Crapaud at 7.00 pm, This is the first of a home-and-home series for Prince-Queen's bantam titir-. Of- ficials appoinied by Fitness Divis- ion.

Minor Hockey Practices Today

Abegweit Paperweights and Fee Weds will hold tune-up workouts today under coaches Stewart Mac- Millan and Al Rogers preparatory to embarking on the piaydown trail for Island titles. Paper- weight; will meet at W.G. Bar- bour's showroom at 9:45 this morning and Pecwees at the same place at 1:45 pm.

Hoop Game 1' This Evening

The Sport Lodge Trotters and the Nomads meet at Prince of Wales College this evening in an Island League Basketball game which commences at seven o'clock. The game is an important one for the Nomads battling for :1 play-off spot. The Nomads and Air Force are tied for third place and need fl win in or order to take part in the playdowns.

Several Hundreds Enjoy Skaie

Last evening at the Forum. hun- dreds of skaters. young and old enjoyed skating to the music of the Reece Reg't. Band. The Band played fourteen old favorites to give the skaters an outstanding hour's skate nnd all who attended last night will be looking forward to skating to the music of this outstanding Band when they make their next appearance at the

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Postponed meeting of P.

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day, March 16 at 7 P.M.

I. M. Yeo, Secretary.

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Peter MacNeill (right) fourteen year old son of Ev MacNelll, presi- dent of the Charlottetown Chess Club is seen receiving instruction from D. I. D. Rozman (right), former Maritime Chess champion before the Chess tournament which opens Monday night at the Charlottetown Y.M.C.A.

Chess players from all over the Province will begin to play for the Ft. E. Mutch Trophy which is em- blematic of the championship of Prince Edward Island. The Char- lottetown Chess Club has some 30 members including several junior players such as the young lad playing iibove. Mr. D, I. D. Roz- man is chairman of the tourna-

Ge-tting Some Early , Poin.ters Before The Game if pu NTER5

the first games. play the loser of another combina-

Tlie loser will

lion whie the winners play the next game. By this method each player automatically finds his own opponent whose ability at the game is on a par with his own. A game won will count as one point while a tie game counts is half a point for each of the con- testants.

Games will continue on Wed- nesday -and Friday nights, giving everyone who is anxious to partl- cipate. an opportunity to play. In addition to- this, it is understood that special consideration will be given anyone working at night to play their games during the day- time ate place of their own

mrnt which will be the Swiss type of competition. Players draw for partners for

choosing.

Pirie Scores Overtime To

SYDNEY, (CP)-- Lorne Piricit goal in the opening seconds of the second overtime period gevcl Sydney Millionaires it 2-1 victorv over Glace Bay Miners Friday night. nnd'a 2-1 lead in the best- of-nine Maritim Major Hockey League semi-fin ls.

Plrle took a pass from George Robertson, circled the defence and drilled a blazing shot past goalie lift Hicks. g Dunc McIntyre scored the first goal for Mils at the 7:46 mark of the second period after taking El pass from Pirle. But hig 1-lughic Camphcll tied it up -right min utcs laior on It slick goal. with Gordie Myles assisting.

Both tennis thcn settled hack and played cautiously, waiting

ttitilly sliot-for-sliot the rest the way.

Mils' Norm Delicllct-. stopped 21

shots. nine less than Hicks. '

There were 13 penalties. nine to Mint-rs.

Sydney are at Glace Buy to-. night.

1.incups:--

Glace Bay: Goal. l-licks; dr- fcnce, Lt-yte. VVhytc, Arnett. Mil-

l(-f'I forwards, Watson. Campbell, llochford, Connelly, Fart-Ill, My- l.-s. Oiilcitc. l(odntsk)'.

Sydncy: Goal. Dcfcllcc; def:-nee. O'Connor. Rcardon. McCalluni. McDon'nld: forwards. Robertson. Pirit-. Mclntyre, Cowan. Charley,

Marshall. Renaud, 1.ncrolx,Du- bur. Refer:-vs: Choma and Kelly. First Period

Nn scoring.

Penalties: Whyte 10.55. Fart-ill and Marshall 11.26, Pirie and

2-1 Over Miners

In Second Give Sydney

(Pirie, Robertson) 2-Glace Bay, Campbell, (Myles) Penalties: Arne Marsliall 11.33, Farclli Thlrd,Perlod No scoring. Penalty: Whytc 10.19. Fli-el: Overtime Period,

.J.i. 12.56.

No scoring.

Penalties: Mccallum and Recli- ford 2.33, Farclii and O'Connor 5.08.

Second Overtime Period 3-Sydney. Plrie,

Wins: 10-Rounder

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I have reed with keen interest the report on the scientific work carried out on salmon during 1953. A paragraph of 1. news release is quoted herewith as follows: "Pam- ed salmo eelsr -- the Atlantic salmon - is the object today of one of the most 'HtenI"u restore- tive .......ammee ever undertaken in the history of the eaetem Ca- nadian fisheries. reports 9. Fed- eral Department bulletin. Gov- ernment nuthorltles are hopeful that snlsr's numerical decline has at last been arrested..."

This particular study of salmon applies to Quebec. the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland and is conducted by the Atlantic Sal- mon Co-ordlnating Committee. Predator bird control, particularly Merganser ducks and King fish- ers, has been given major ,et- tention. Both species of birds consume thousands of fingerling trout and malt salmon but why draw the line at predator birds? What about homo sspiens the King of all poachers? what brought our lobster industry to its present state? Not Mergsnsers and King fishers of that I am sure.

To this columnists way of think- ing the salmon investigation came not I. minute too soon. Even to the average observer our salmon have been falling off in numbers for the past 5 or 6 years . . . re- ferring to Prince Edward Island. When the gentry who make a

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Cuban Boxer

NEW YORK. (AP) ---Nlno Vel- dcs. the Cuban lieaivyweigiit. champion, won his seventh

straight victory Friday night by outpointlng James J. Parker of Barrie. 0nt.. in a dull, sloppy 10- rriunder that brought boos from the fans in Madison Square Gar- tlcn. Valdes weighed 211 V2. Parker. 210.

Both fighters cameinto the ring with impressive knockout records but they exploded no fireworks for the Garden fans and coest-to-

Betty Llnklotter for the third con- sccutive year, won the Carl E. Crockett Trophy emblematic of the Ladies Provincial Curling Champ- ionship. The Linkletter rink is composed of Bettty Linkletter (skip); Irene Silllpliant (mate): Siilly Easier (2nd stone): Francis Hcnthorii (lead).

The runners-up were a Monta-

gue rink skipped by Jean Mac- Donald (sklp); Evelyn Cudmore (mate); Hcnricttrt Clair (2nd

stone); Olive Poole (lead).

In addition to Provincial play downs. friendly games were play- ed between Montague, Summer-

Arnctt 12.09. Cliorley 15.42. Second Period T-- Sydney. Mclntyrc.

side. Alberton and Charlottetown rinks, prizes going to the Sum- mcrside rink skipped by Anna

Last evening in an ectlon-pi-ick- ed interscholastic playdown hoc- key game at the Forum. Jack Tur- nerii Prince Street boys packed (on much speed and scoring punch for West Kents' best to outscore the West Kentere by I. score of 10-5. The game was feet and clean throughout with the refereu hand- ing out only seven penalties-five of these going to the winners.

This win put the Prince Street boys out front by 5 goals in their

contour

PLAYOFF HOCKEY

MILTON HOBNETS

CORNWALL METIDRS Game time 8:80 ' Admleeion 50 cents: Children 25

VI.

Prince Street Boys Win Opener In Semi-Finals

home-and-home series for the right. to meet Queen Square, last years title holders. for the city title and the right to meet summerside for he Island title. Find Period 1-PS.S.. Mnexay .. .. 1:151 2-W.KS.. Orabbe'. .... .. 9:47 Penalties: Crabbe, Llewellyn, Mccellum. . second Period 1-P.5.6., Ward (Lee

.. 8:15

4-W.K.S.. Currie 15:00 s-e.s.s.. Mecxay

(Lee) 10:00

0.4935. an-goyn. (Watts) . . Penalty: Worth.

18:00

Third Period

1-P.S.8 . Lee ,

fMcCallumi 4:30 I-P.5.s.. Mccallum

(Ward) . .. ............... Bill I-P.S.5.. Ward

(MacKay.-Lee) . ............ .. 8:10

11-17.58.. Ward (Simmom. Pusher)

10-W.K.S., Crabbe Lee . .

13-P.5.S.. Lee (Ward. Worth) ll-W.K.l.. Crabbe

10:15 .. 11:25 .. 14:10

tsimmnne) N220 it-W.K.S.. simmone .

maria) i-izoii is-9.55.. nee

(Ward. Ilccallumt ....... .. 102M

Penalties: ward. Lldetone. lee.

Itefereee-J. Richard. A. Perry,

(Robertson) .25 coast television viewers. There

Penalties: None. were no knockdown: in this

St0PSl- htittlc bctwccn six-foot, three-

l-licks 0--.'l0llnch heavyweight: ahd nothing

Ifcfelife 0-Zlllclose to one. for it .hrt-tik. Mils outshot Miners S, .d R. k R t . IE-5 in the first. hut it wiis vir-, e In e '4. 0 L d' C 1' Chi h' a 1e-s - ur mg s, 1p ””" Hayes, Laura Crockett (mate): A Summerside Rink skinned by Alice Morrison (and); Shirley

Simpson (lead). Runners-up were an Alberton rink skipped by Mar- Baret Perry. Bertha Matthews (mete) Ruth Millmen (Ind); Kay Collins (lead).

The playdowns for the Ladies Provincial Championship opened at Charlottetown Curling Club Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Play continued through the morn. ing. afternoon, and evening, and the presentation of the Crockett Trophy was made to the Link- letter rink by Mrs. Carl E Crock- ett of Summereide.

Prizes were also presented to Jean MacDonald's rink of Monte-

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-. FORUM p DATES

MARCH 8 TO 13

SATURDAY- skatlng 3 to I

Skatingyl to 10

A got. himself a goal in the opening

YEO THEATRE

ROMAN nouns!

GBEGOIIY BECK - AUDREY I-IEPBUBN

Dramatic Comedy. Nominated for auaemyawue. Wide Penoremlc i screen. Luurloueeeetfeg. lrhgtbegirltrleal. Yonwoe'tbeeotry-

With flying condllonl an un-

certeinly. the Island will board the train this morning for Heli- fex, where they will take on the Atlantic: in the fourth gune of the series. g The Islanders will go into to- nlgbtle game slight favourites. by virture of their two impressive wine on home ice Wednesday and Thursday nights. however Atlan- tic: will be playing in their home rink and to no team in the league does this seem to have a greater effect than on the A's. Players. who to outside fans. give a media- cree performance suddenly become veritable "bell: of fire" when they are on home ice.

The Islander: are well aware of all this. but, are still confident that they can keep up the winning streak which they have been en- joying. The team no for in free of serious injuries and the spirit! were never higher. Vip Palledtno suffered I had blow on the head in Thursday night's gum. Yesterday he was nursing I bad headache which is not surprising when it is realized the blow he re- ceived.

Plenty scoring Power

A glance at the statistics pro- vided thus far in the three open- lng games. reveals that Whttlock leads the point getter: with five goals and three assists for 3 total of eight points while. his wing- men, Palladino has three goals and four assists for seven points. Ford of the Atlantic: has four points made up of A pair of goals and a pair of assists. and Car- ver hes three points. Highest scoring defensman in Bob Gray who has a goal and two assists to his credit. O'Connor and Gus- tsveson lend the penalty parade with 21 and 16 minutes respec- tively. Clements has apeht 12 min- utes in the cooler while McLaugh- lin sat out only one ten minute misconduct.