- lIlct-lng owing to conditions. How-

ll. United States Trotting Asso- ciation, was held in the Scotla. Hotel, ‘Trurc, on February 17th at 2.00pm. Owing 0o all travel being cancelled on roads because of haz- lrdwl. conditions, attendance was mull. Numerous nlesqages were received from outside points re- garding inability l0 got to the

ever, over 140 proxies representing that slumber of members were in the builds of the Directors. Au interesting and appreciated feat- ure was the attendance of Jerry Bhively who is on the stall of Hoof Beats, the olficlul organ of the U. 8111A. Jerry travelled all the way from Ifidlflllftpbllt}, lnd., a. trip occupying four days and iuu: lights. to be on hand. Ho was warmly received and made many friends during ins short stay. lrl-z 1e n. son of Bi slilvcly; tile man who drove Rodney lu ills record oi 2.01 2-5 1n the llamblctoiliun, only in be headed tho lllxt Jlcat lll two minutes by Iloot Mon, that also won the third heal. the tliret- heats CODSULLLLJLg a world's re- 00rd. - O I '0 O

Various matters were brought before the nleetlng by those pre- sent which may lead to results later. Amherst was decided on as the place for next year's meeting. IX. G. C. McCoy, Registrar of Deeds, Fredericton, N. 8., who is well known to so many horsemen because of his activities in con- nection with the Fredericton race track and who is now acting race secretary in place of D. W. Grif- fiths, was elected a director owing to retirement of Mr. Griffiths whose health does not permit him to continue. Two cases were be- fore the Board and decisions ar- rived at and these were forward- ed to Roger Duncan as was also a report of the meeting by the doting secretary. A full report of the meeting will appear in Hoof Beats later.

O O O O

Our friend Charlie 1.0m pawl‘ in e report yesterday of l. race that was held here on the 11th of March, 1913. The track was on the east side of the Railway Wharf. fit was an early Spring and the course had considerable water on it and was quite soft. Lanes had been ploughed through and the horses raced in these. The horse that won u. heat had to take the outside lane the next heat, which was the worst course. Towards the end holes were appearing at various points and the wonder was that broken legs did not result to eome oi’ the horses and injuries to the drivers. Al. the conclusion that iron-sided mare Devilish Dorothy, owned by Dr. J. T. Jenkins-then ever ninety years of I§8-—W85 awarded first prize having won “is necessary three heats. Surn- Inary Frank RI Hearts Free For All Trot. one-half mile heats:- Devilish Dorothy (McVeigh) 4-2-1- I-1-2-l; The Rexall Girl (Mac- Kinnon) 1-4-2-2-2-1-2: Frank I. Ill. Kelly) 5-1-6-1-4-3-3; Oakley H.

(F. Cameron) 2-3-3-4-3-4-4: Park- lyn, 8-5-4-1-0; Irenchy, 6-6-5-ro. . ' 0' 1' 1' 1-

Maritime horsemen are remind-

ed that the second payment in.- “MY Maud" 1m“ °! u" "W95"

the P. L‘. Island colt futurity stakes will be due and is payable March 1st. Please semi in your cheque promptly to Secretary, W. G. Gillespie, Box 304, Charlotte- town. O O O O

I. Thane Belyea writing from

I

Minora Blades give

LOW-GUST S ll AVI ll G

Mlnora ouilusfs and "ouishoves" ' ordinary doubIe-edgo blades. For honesf-fo-gocdrieu economy, fry - fho qualify blade In the low-price field. Fm 700v double-edge rum

jlhe annual meeting of Districl-lmsmcm mm u“; m]; y.

‘and a quarter in 33. Today I

abut be does not can to go that

the ‘nsfant. If the name of Joe

i WWI TIIE BARK

STRETCH

ery has recently sold the 2.11 clan pacer Allen Dale 200 by 14nd"- d118, t0 E B. Savage. This he)"; "W941 Quite well in 1H6 but we have no line on him for lut year. ‘The following u; m; ‘ummuu, of races held at Gagetown Feb. Tllflfy Bthb-Class A.: 0mm- Leg (“"1”) 14-1; syd- Hanover (Scovili 8-H; Min l-ngll Admiral 151111865) 2-3-8: Beryl Buook (Hector) 4-4-4; best time 37. 014.55 1a.; Starlight Direct (Allinghnm) 2-2-1-1-1; m. L. (Cooper) 1-1-2-2. 2; best time 36. O O O O

Yesterday we received an alr- mail letter from Joe O'Brien at Ded Mo: race track, California. Joe writes: "I see where Aaron 1. raced on the ice. 1 suppogg 1 ym never love s. horse like I loved him; he was more of a companion to me than a horse. As you gun imagine I have been pretty busy here but I like it. These ere a few of our workoutsz-Yesterday Victory Song (Palin). War Master (Mex Kennedy-u friend of Pai- in's who used to own and race horses and is retired). and Indian Land (myself) worked in 2.15, the last half in 1.03, hot qugrtg; 1n 19 4/5. Isolandla. a, t. (Palin) Wayward 8, t. (myself) in 2.21, m1! 111 1-97. quarter in 32. 1 also worked W511i FWWOI. l. slow class trotter purchased at E. J. Baker's sale. ln 2.20, a mu in 1.0a

worked Joe Donlin 2, t, by V010. mite. in 2.40%. quarter in 37%; 511cm“! 9. P- by Hie Majesty, in 2.40%. quarter in 38; MlaryRsBaby, a slow class pacer, in 2.26; Hoot Mon (Palin) and Me Way a, (myself) teamed up f s. mile in 2.16 5/5 with the last eighth in 14 2/5 seconds. I also worked a couple of vwo-yosr-olds but not "l" "with to remember. O O O O

“By the way, Indian Land em tro/tandlnmvlastletterlmen- tloned that I had him unit-ting

weyeobch-asbeenahiftedback to the pace. He is entered in the $50,000 pace et Santa Anita, also the two mile pace at Roosevelt. One stake at Santa. Anita, a slow

Providing weslher conditions are suitable four classes of ice racing will be l-un off on harbor ice this afternoon and it is likely that the horses to be entered in the big

three-day inter-provincial meet which starts next Tuesday end continues through Thursday will be pretty well decided upon on conclusion of today's program. I I I

All season long ihe followers of the winter ice racing program have been witnessing kecll battles. whether they were ' held on the Park Speedway or on the harbor ice, and it is felt by many that the coming three-day meeting will provide the best racing in the his- tory 0f the event.

I I

Just u they have done masy times in the past. ilohnny Square- briggs’ P. W. C. Welshmen of the City Hockey League cerrle through in the clutch Thursday night and as a» result of their victory over the Nlavy they have now been ill- stalled as even bets to win their way into the finals against the winner of the Saints-Summerside series and that to a. great many is already cut and dried with the saints getting the nod.

I I I

Prince of Wales were deserving of their victory 0n Thursday night. They checked the Navy team so closely that they made the "Turs" look as if they weren't up in their best, and although they missed. a great many chances themselvas they had enough scor- ing punch to come from behind twice before potting the winner. That cannot be taken away from

trot, bee ‘l2 entries. another has-them and once again fans wit-

68 and so on down. Right now there must be 315 horses at Del Mar alone, so there will sure be plenty M. Bente Anita. They have a. Smith starting gate on the track to practice with which makes it splendid for educating the horses. O O O O .

“Doctor Bantcn. cum Canadian pacer that headed such stars as Jimmie (Heed, April Star, Direct Express and others, arrived yes’- terday. He is owned by W. G. Fraser, Piorest, Ont. April Star, Direct Depress, 1m Streak, x101». Sponges’. Onolee Hanover, Morris Mite, Proximity, Sheppard Inn- over, h-ontlersman, Case. Blanca, Betty Blackstone, Derby Day, The Diplomat, More Hanover, Butter- nut King, Forbes Chief, Alemltc. Gordon McKlyo, Wulnut law, Senator Sister. Goose Bay, Prince Richard and Tillic Hal ere some of the great name hoe-see that are training here. ‘flint bunch prob-

ln the U.8.A. end Canada and it ls said here that never in the his- tory 0f harness racing have so many great lrrotters and pacer-s been brought together."

O O O O

The Maritime Ransom Annual Review for 196'! has jun been ic- sued and is a very nth-active pub- lication reflecting credit on those who compiled it. There are many photographs ‘of Maritime horses and race scenes end e wealth. of information that. will be interest- ing to all horse lovers.

O O O O

In Hoof Beats Ilbhruuy issue ls a page devoted to a photograph of, Joe O'Brien holding Victory Song 1.57 3/5 in front of his stall at Del Mar California and s splendid write-up entiiledz-Joe O'Brien, the Canadian Lender, Swings Into Sunny California and a Place with the Palin Stable. It mentions how Joe captured the title of leading reinemen fu- Cel- ode end the United Mates with his m mints. In concluding 1t sayu-"Our Canadian brethren have gained s. fair name in all outdoor sports end the harness sport is not deficient in its pre- sentation of men from the Do- minion in leadership place, Vic Flemming, Havis James, Ed Dun- deriln. Dan McEwen, George Hug and others not readily in mind on

ii. 25

l lrrrnucca snrluaa alum win-lute ruvorr

5KA'.""'2 l"!!! llllli

Continued on Page I)

neared Just what results can be _

obtained by fight and determin- atioin. I I I

Welshman have those two qual- ities in large quantities. And it is quite possible that they will still makethe grade into the fin- 11s.‘)! they do, saints will have no easy opponents. Saints them- selves realize they face a int of trouble in the persons of the Welshmen and it may be so that they would rather face thc Navy squad. But of course that is a mere thought on our part and no- thing the Saints have said has even hintcd at it.

I I I

And don't get us wrong; we are not by any manner of thinking giving the Welshmen a spot in the finals. ‘The Navy team have loads and loads of power in their ranks and just because they were beruten ‘Thursday is no reason to, discifunt them. They, like the Welshman, missed plenty of scoring chances, something they haven't been do- ing all season long, and in next Tuesday night's game if their marksmanship is up to par there will be e. lot of rubber hurled to- ward the Wclshmenk cage.

I I I

M. Damian's has some empty seats in chartered plane leaving City about 2 p.m., Monday, for Moncton, returning ‘Tuesday. Seats vrill be sold at reduced price.

‘ I I I

Jul-nor Abbies and Tignish Jun- iors will battle it out d-t Clear-y next Wednesday night in a sud- den-death. game for the Island junior hockey title and fans of that centre should witness quite a hockey struggle between the two junior squads. Tignish is said to be plenty strong and confident of giving the City band a hard bat- tle, but at present the odds slight- ly favor the welqers of the red and black colors.

I I

The local juniors have a yoult. well-balanced squad. All the play- ers have three or four seasons of junior hockey still open for them and although they do not com- pare with former great junibr teams, if‘ they hang together it will only take them a couple of years to again become threats for Maritime honors.

I I I

That was the case when Royals

and Abbies of other years were

-DA,Y'

7.30 P. M. ~ THE

a

first bended together. Continued

iTD 5‘

.I

FllRUM

THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETUWN

Whitloek In Stellar ' Role As Hawks Win Opener From Halifax '

(By The Canadian Preel)

MONGTON. NB” Fella. 20+Pay-‘ off man Buck Whitiocks pas and Swede Paulsen's goal with less than two minutes of play remain- ing tonight gava Moncwn Hawks a 5-4 victory and a one-game lead over Halifax Crescents in the op- ening game of the Maritime Sen- ior Hockey League semi-finals.

Leading scorer in the league all season, Whitlock turned in a. stel- lar performance in tonight's hard- fought playoff battle. which saw nine players take part in the scoring for both teams.

The smooth-working centre from Charlottetown scored the tying goal and set up the assist for the winning tally. With the time run- ning out for last year's Maritime champions, Whitlock plunged through the Halifax defence close- ly pursued by Hallgonlans, and whipped an accurate pass to Paul- sen, who was camped at the Hali- fax goal-mouth. I-Ie whipped the rubber past Gilfoy for the winner.

The game was the best seen here this season. Tyllkfll Plflyfl! hockey was doled out by the two teams. Play was rugged all the way but the players kept a wary eye on the referees-Tommy l..if- ford and Neil Sanford, both of Saint John——and penalties were few and far between

Fir-n Period l-Jialifax, stanhope (Maccregor) 1854

Penalties - Meicaife, Bas- tarache. Gaiudet. Second Period

2—I~lalifax, Sullivan (Gray, Lar- l-ee) 3.14

Ii-Mbncton, Darnell/ilk (Bastarache) 4.57

i-I-Ialiiax, MoGl-egor (Charlton) 5.06

5—Hall.fax, Young (Kannon, Galudet) 6.00

(i-Monoton, Ramsay 10.00 .

7--Moncton. lmontl (Demchuk,

Bastarache) 17:18 Penalties - None. Third Period 8—Mcncton, Whitlock (Paulsen) T.- l5

il-Monioton. Paullsen (Whitlock) 28.51

Penalties - None,

encouragement and coaching de- veloped these boys until they were the class of the Maritimes. Such can be the case in this team which is just breaking dn. The hockey ability is there and once they have gained experience and continued good coaching there seems no reason to believe but they will be hammering away for three-Province titles and another crack all: the Memorial Cup play- dovms. , I I I

saint John Beavers, the door- mals of the Maritime Big Four League for many weeks have evi- dently come into their own and at the right time. Their two straight victories over ‘Pruromasr- oats, and in ‘Pruro rink, makes them strong favorites to enter the league finals against either Monc- ton Hawks or Halifax Crescents with the former favored to win and should it happen to be a New Brunswick final, attendance rec- ords will likely go by the boards in both places when the strong rivals clash.

I I I

"Nick" Nicolle, former P. W. C. Welshman and a youngster who learned his hockey in the City League here. has been one of the reasons for the Saint John team's showing. Since the middle of the schedule Nicolle. together with his llnemates Wade pnd Jackson, has been hitting the scoring lists reg- ularly, and in so doing has been justifying the faith that local fol- lowers of his placed in him when he was given his chance a year ago. Nicolle didn't fare off loo well in his first crack in senior company but this year, with that season's experience behind him. has turned out w be one of the ‘ouistanding' performers in the

league.

i

BTLBNTIE

GL/A/ ITY

(with three followed by Nicholson.

llictorias Win Semi-finals .

NORTH SYDNEY, N. 5.. ‘Feb. 20-(CP)—Nol-ih Sydney Victorian-n team which wen only four of 50 games in the regular season—tonight com-

‘ plated a stunning upset when they defeated Glace Bay Min- ers 5-3 i0 win the mull-final peries of the Cape Breion Senior Hockey League 3-1.

They now unset Sydney Mil-

lionalrcs in a bcsi-of-seven finals starting next Tuesday in Sydney.

Coached by Gordie Drillnn, ex-Toroniu and Motnreel eier who took over lute In the len- son, Victories. backed by sen- sational goaliendlng by Al Tomerl, put the Miners out of the finals for the first ilme In the league's hlsicry.

Bantam League Playoffs Underway

Playoffs in the bantam hockey league opened at the Forum yes- terday afternoon with a double header bill being staged In the opening game Parkdaie eliminat- ed sspring Park when they wo.. 11-0 while West Kent accounted for the second blanking when they put Prince Street out of the com- petition by a 4-0 count.

In beating Spring Park, Park- dale piled up a 6-0 lead in the first period and added five more count» érs in the second to account for their victory.

Gregory led the goal getters Carroll and Clark with two apiece and singles going to Carmrviy and Berirum. ,

West Kent in their shutout win over Prince Street notched one goal in the opener Birt getting the counter and completed their victory parade on the strength of goals by Squarebriggs, Mac-Len- nan and Palmer in the second sus- sion.

Summary and lineups:

Flrsi Game

Firli Period 1—<Parkdale, Nicholson.

(B. Clark, Bertrum). 2-Parkclale, Carroll, (Gregory) il-Parkdale, Gregory.

(Nicholson) 4-Parkdale, B. Clark (Bertrum) Er-Parkdale, Gregory. G-Parkdale, Nicholson,

(Clark. Bertrum).

Second Period '7—Pdrkdale. Gregory (Cook) 8—-Parkdale, Carmody,

(Gregory) . 0—.Parkdale, Clark (Bertrum) 10—Parkdale, Bertrum,

(Nicholson. Clark) ll-Parkdale. Carroll (Gregory) Penalties: MacKenzie 2, Dregory.

Lineups .—- Parkdule: MacLean. Connolly, Burns, Gay, Carroll, Gregory,

Cook, Clark, Nicholson, Berti-um, Coles. Lacy. Carmody.

» Spring Park: E. Stuwart, .7. Stewart, MacKenzle, Veesey, Phil- lips, G. MacDermid. C. MacKen- zie, Burke. K. MacDermid, Kelly, Hughes.

Second Game

First Period I 1-W.KB., Birt (White),

Second Period I b-W. K. 5., squerebrigge.

S-W. K. 5., Mec-Lennnn,

(Birt) 4>-W.K.S., Palmer,

(White, MacDonald) Penalties: Whitc, MacDonald. Hneups:_

W. K. 5.: Bealcn. Bcentlebiry. Hbyh Chandler, Blrt, Whifn, Mec- Lennah, Brown, squarubrlggs, Ves- sey. Palmer.

P. B. 5.: Dougles. Mec-Dougall, MacDonald. Cudmore. Mnsworjth. Mhebeod, Carson, hitch, David Meclcod, Hood, Whitehead.

Announce llatee 0f ladies’ 0m Bgolf Tournament

its. George Bunteln, president (of tho Canadian Indies Golf Un- ion, who has just returned from Toronto when she. eihuded e national executive meeting 0f the 0.1.0.0., announced lees night the dates of the (on ladies open w be played cl e Club. 800mm,]. 1

The inter-province teem matches wilibeheldAugdoenlAunii,

and rho open Ave. 2 to I 1.1- elusive.

FEBRUARY 21. 194s v

Old Men Winter ll tricky with 1113 moves this season end fllrlll“ ing him out is a man size 10h On Wednesday morning the sun shone in our (kitchen window with a mellow radiance and when 1 opened the lyck door I heard the English narrows chiming with their old time cocky note their first serenade with a springtime touch since winter set in late in December.

I have n0 way of knowing whether or not the sparrows were fooled. I do know that I WM. The jaunt-y chirp of the llitle rascals end a mollofwnels in the morning glr conveyed to me a feeling that winters icy pip was at last to be broken. By nightfall a blizzard was raging and spring seemed u far off al ever.

Sportsmen who live on the out- skirts of the City, and who are feeding covey's of Hunyyan partridge, are complaining mat bands 0,! roving dogs are continu- ally chasing the birds when they visit the feeding stations. Observ~ ers report that the birds seldom have a chance to dine in peace and are given little rest. Several have asked for a ruling as to whether or not ii is permissable i4 shoot stray dogs. Dogs found roaming IWly from their own premises may be shot on light dnd furthermore The Game Act provides g penalty of not exceed- 85000 or less then 510.00 or in default of payment to a period not exceeding 30 days in jdll for anyone who allows his sporting dog or dogs t0 run at large between the 1st day of March and the 1st day of September in each year, or at any time without his master or pwner,

Any dog that Ll continually rotmin the countryside is up to no g and any dog owner who makes no attempt to curb this practice shouldn't bother to buy e dog in the first instance. A dog is very much like a child in this‘ respect; unless it is kept under control trouble is bound to ensue and once a habit is allowed to lake hold it quite often happen: that one is unable tmhreak it off despite a lot of time and patience being expended in the efforL.