jiociisr 21. Z

1937

4:"- i:- BOWLING

HOCKEY WRESTLING

NEWS

TGREA T RA CIN G IS

Viking wit}? Thrilling Victory Over Quaker Girl '

In 2:15 Trot Andjjie

Eleven Horses-Tirovide ‘Fans With l

S~ensationalBlanketFinish In First Heat As Great_1\_/1_eet Concludes.

Old-time horsemen who have followed the racing game (or thirty. forty, fiftyuyes even sixty years. said that never in all their experience did they witness such a heat as the first in the 2.15 Class yesterday. Eleven horses were lined up for the first scorenvhen an accident occurred resulting in the unseating of Driver Rudderham, who was quite a

' bit shaken up. A few minutes for repairs to harness and the almost dozen pacers turned again. This time they got the ivard Go with (lrace Symbol out in front. At the quar- ter they started to bunch and at the half they were a com- pact mass with Viking, recently purchased by Richard labalee, almost 0n the outside of the track but pacing in line with the leader. Entering the home stretch they spread out like a. fan, with the interspaces taken up by horses about a length back. drivers shouting frantically, with the spectators in the stands on their toes cheering wildly. The horses crossed the finish so close to each other and so fast it was almost impossible to distinguish the first nine horses. it “was a heat that will be remembered by those who witnessed it as

1

long as they live.

Viking. the horse

that every- I

body said would die off because of the aiiiount of territory he was

covering. was placed though he was back from the first three.

fourth. al- very little Quaker Girl,

who electrified the spectators last

year by winning the 2

| big field, came through

flash in the last liund

.18 Pace over like a red yards to

win the heat from Signal Senator with Peter Onward tlilrd. The sec-

ond heat ivas another thisiinie it was Viking

thriller and who nosed

out Quaker Girl at the w'lre. He re-

peated in the third heat.

winning

the nit-o for his new owner. Rich-

ird Jabalee of North TWO-I’ E A R-OLD

Sydney. FUTURITY.

The "fivo-Ycar-Old Futurity Trot

Ind Pace had six star bunch as

l mannered little

tcrs, as nice you

:ould find. They took very little

)1 the starters time

and pleased

the spectators just as inuch as the

. aged horses.

Royal Jim, owned by

Willliird Kelly, won the first heat

l0 l1lCi'1_\' that he seemed

first place, but Ethel

ed by W. B. McArthur and driven g

by Johnny Conroy,

set for Bellini. own-

trotted so

steadily and beautifully in the sec-

ond and third heats t no room for doubt as best iii the class. ‘N

hat’ she left to being the aiicy Scott.

owned by William Toombs. Ken-

ilfllrttin. went a good r

ace. - being a

close second in the first heat and third in the next two, Willard’s

Royal Jim accounting place in the second heals.

luvcniles and were all w. ’l‘lic

for second and third

Peter Bellini, Bessie Scott Itlfl Joe Volo also raced well

for in the innii-

fastest heat was 2.29.

which places Ethel Bellini 1n the

2.30 list and givcs her Scott 2.00, owned by Arthur, list. TIIE 2.23 PACE.

sire. Bellini Myron Mc-

liis first performer in the

This was

lllllllllht to bc an absolute walk- over for Dudey Patch, owned by Miler H. M. Sweeney, Briclgcivitt- er. N.B. but Guy Ann. who scored

in lourtli

position. grabbed

the

pole at the first turn and sailed flillll along. vvinuiiig by a length

from Li-ta

Whips were cracking and

Freddy Seaman, son of Dr. R. F. Seaman, piloted the winner of third place. '

Track conditions were ideal and the marvelous racing was a great wind-up to what was probably the most. successful Provincial Exhibi- tion ever held here. Today some seventy horses will ship out to their respective homes and the visitors who have been here tak- ing in the sport iviil motor back. It is a safe bet to say that when they arrive home they will prove wonderful advertisers for the Gar- den of the Gulf.

The radio too, was carrying its

'story of the races to all parts of

,the' Mnritlmes and certain

jmrts of Quebec. Billy Brown. Jr.. who told the story of the heats, knows every horse, his record, owner and everything about him. Bill also possesses a versatility of descrip- tion that made his talks most en-

, tei-taiiiiiig.

Kiilniuck in 2.13 1-2.i

Wlllvh is a new record, her former '

One being 2.16 1-2.

In the second

"Kl third iicnts Dudey Patch (lot

1W0)‘ well an l°l'll.\' b_v \\'l1ll1lll£! under a drive. lallllllll Fvciind iii 2.12

d showed his super- without Giiy Ann was a

being

3-4 and 2J3

l-2. Leia Kalniiick got the next best $l|l11lllt11'_\'. then Daisy Peters,

111d after which dcl

that

came iglitrd manyfriends by

Rosebud,

the bursts of speed she showed in the inst end of her miles. She was timed separately in 2.13 1-2 1n the

second heat.

The Dash Races. two 1n number, were niadc up for horses that had

not seeurcd a slice

of the prize

money. The first dash had four

starters and tvas won

by Hanover

Courier. who came from behind to

mow d | H5 own its field

and win in

The sccoiid Classified Dash was

won b)‘ Frc away ed to Dost a Rcond mother the‘ list

the front and winning one, Time 2.18 3-4.

d Worthy, who tgot a bit in the rear. but flash-

made every J ackle V010 making him

new performer to enter at this meeting. llllllll"! race concluded the

‘Rlslnoolfs smll- It hail nine "gnijiud the distance was o-io

20d sta but illéolltfit quarter, - mn d Pam“ 8 own lllit between lumen and, lpmlllflrfi were 0 track before i. Mme 01 the mllwll l0 have a

P)’ Bot away to a very rt and raced in a bunch

then spread (he stretch

showed a length o; (my. imself. ee Mcflregor. The warned to get oft the event started bang-tails wtere Drediliction for

Dan Mc-

‘ll “lllha on the track it they nu“

“l "Wilda. Two of

them tried it

m lWYui the rites locked socon-

ued (m n, llllllll’ excltlnlghevgiildy. fl Away in

It was a

that sent ‘he B0011 humor.

The officials who handled the meet so capably were:

Starter, R.M. Webber, Milltown, N.B.

Judges. F.J.E. Wright. Summar- side; Walter S. Brown, D.K. Mac- Leod. Charlottetown.

Timers, L. B. McMillan. Dr. F.C. Dougan, Byron Brown, Charlotte- town.

Following is a brief summary of each heat:

TWO-YEAR-OLD FUTURITY TROT AND PACE

First Heat. Royal Jim took the pole from Bessie Scott rounding the first turn, with Joe Volo tuck- ed in behind. Nancy Scott third. Peter Bellini fourth. Niiiicy Scott gave Roytal Jim a race dowxn the home stretch but could only finish second. Peter Bellini third. Ethel Bellini made two breaks and so was last horse in.

Second Heat. This trip Royal Jim had the lead wiili Nancy Scott right behind him and Ethel Bel- lini on the outside. Ai. the half Ethel went to the front and stay- ed thcre.- and although Royal Jim tried he could not head her, Nancy scntt a very close third.

Third Heat. Tlicy again got

[away on the first score but Ethel

was never headed. The Tillie ‘X115 for second position between RoYfll Jim and Nancy Scott. the former just, nosing out Nancy at theta/ire. It took only four scores in iliu three heats to get these youngsters away. which is a record the aged horses might. aim at.

2.15 TROT AND PACE First Heat. It would take a bet-

description of this heat. Grace Symbol had the pole and went to the front with Signal Senatorscc- ond.- Abner T. Clcgg third, Dolly Azofl’ trailing. Trixie Volo on the outside at (m. half the)‘ were all bunched together. They raced beautifully up the back stretch and it looked like anybodys heat. Rounding into the home stretch Signal Senator. Viking. Abner _'I‘. Clegg seemed on even terms. with Dolly Azofl, McElwyn the (ii-cat. Quaker Girl right with them. In the last hundred y i-ds Quulwl’ Girl came like a flas »to win by a nose in the most spectacular race that was ever seen in Prince Ed-

ward Island. » Second Heat. This time Quaker Girl started the procession. out

when thcyreachcd the back stretch every driver pulled out and again made 1t a race to the finish with Viking just beating out Quill!" Girl at the wire. the rest. 0t the horses all bunched on the leaders.

Third Hut. Trixie Volo Wl away in front. and it was Just like a parade until the three-quarter when, they all got mizclllfl‘ iimia and made moth-i- race to the wire with the Viking winning. Quaker

Girl second.

her pen than mine to give a full-

; years

(

, lead and kept it all the way. Leta l of much activity and offcials

A veteran horseman stated he had witnessed races in the United States and from coast to coast. over Canada, and in his forty of racing experience had never seen anything to equal the

| 2.15 Trot and Pace yesterday.

2.23 PACE First Ileat. Guy Ann took the

“TI-IE

Till

llsland Tennis

! iTournament

On Tuesday

What is ful'y expected to be the. most outstanding Provincial Closed: tennis tournament ever staged herel is clue to open on the courts of the Charlottetown Tennis club Tues.

‘ day afternoon next.

With interest at its highest peak, due‘ in a great measure to the re- cent holding of the Eastern Cana- dian championships. local racquet

CHARLOTTETOWN

SPORT W

WITNE SED

GUARDIAN

"United State

(By B111 Boni) (Associated Press Sports Writer) (A.P .By Guardian's Special Wire) i

FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Aug. 20- f Three of the four players selected to defend the Wightman Cup, wom- en's international teniis trophy,‘ provided the United States with a‘. well-nigh insurmountable 3-0 lead over Great Britain today at the West Side Tennis Club. l

wielclers have been practicing steadily since for the coming Island championships. Both the Charlotte- town Chili courts and the Holy Re-l I (l(‘(‘1'1'1(‘l‘ Courts have been the scenei ful'y l

_ Kiilniiick trailed with Daisy Pr-t- l expect the largest entry list ever to

er; third. Dudey Patch, who goi away second last. canic up on the back stretch to fourth position Leta Kzilmuck and Guy Ann team- ed down ilie stretch, but Leta could not catch Guy Aim.

Second Heat. This time Dudey Patch took the lead rounding the first turn and came home the winner. with Guy Aim a close sec- ond Leta Kalniuck third, Rosebud a (landy fourth and Daisy Peters fifth.

Third Heat. Ducley again made every post a. winning one with Guy Aiin runner up and Daisy Peters third.

Gara, a bay mare by Captain Aubrey. owned by Miss Alice Ken- nedy. Truro. in a race against time to beat 2.25, finished the mile in 2.21. .

SUMMARY

Z-Year-Old Futurity Trot Ethel Bellini (Conroy) — Royal Jini (Kelly) Nancy Scott (Callbeck) — Peter Bellini (McArthur) Bessie Scott (Schuman) Joe Volo (Avery) — - _ _ Time: 2.32%; 2.29; 2.32. Winning horse owned by W. B. McArtliur. Kensingtoii. P. E. I. 2.15 Trot and Pace

2° moi-commas.‘ vuuaawut-I aic-uiwioi-O

Viking 2.09 (Conroy) _ -- 4 1 1 Quaker Girl 2.50”. (Burgess) 1 2 2 Signal Senator 2.081;» (Swee-

ney) — — — — — - - 2 5 5 Plucky Scott 2.06 (McKenna) 9 4 3 Dolly Azoff 2.07 (Avery) - 6 3 6 Peter Onward 2.11“. (Mon-j-

son) — — _ _ _ __ _ 3 a 7 Trixie Volo 2.11 (Sample) _1() 5 4 Abner T. Clegg 2.04% (Rad-

derliam) — — - _ _ _ 5 7 g McElwyn the Great 2.091’.

(F Callback) - - - _-_ 7 9 9

Grace Symbol 2.06 (Hayes) 810d!"

Patrick Direct 2.0711 (Wal- ker) — — — — — - —-11 on. Time: 2.09M; 2.09: 209's.

Winning horse owned -by Rich- ard Jabalee, tloi-tli Sydney, N.S. 2.23 Pace

DlKlY Potvh 2-11311 (Sivecncy) 4 1 1

Guy Ann 2.161.; (G. Call- lJCCk)—-__-._____122 Leta Kalmuck 2.14 (Kelly) 2 3 4 D1118)’ Peters (Rudderham) 3 5 3 Rosebud 2.19 (Murphy) _ 5 4 5 Alestra 2.10") (Rockford) — 6 dis Harvey Aubrey 2.16);- (Bou- tiller) _ _ ~ _ _ _ ___ 7 .115

Jim Todd (Holmes) - _. - d] Time: 2.1a‘, 2.12m; 2.1104. Winning horse owned by H. M,

Sweeney. Bi-idgcwater. N.B.

Dash Race

Hanover Courier 2.09 (Conroy) 1 Frank Hanover 2.14 (Jabalee) - 2 Marvin Brooke 2.04 (Boutiller) -— 3

Klondyke Grattan 2.14 (Hayes) 4 Time: 2.15. Winning horse owned by Percy

Bridges. Gagstowu. N. B. Dash Race

Fred Worthy (H. O'Brien) - -1

Jackie Volo (McKciiiia) - - __ 2

Hi-Sox (L. O'Brien) — - _- ._ 3

Balbo 2.1512 (Kelly) _ ._ _ _ 4 The winner is owned by Frank

Metiicriill. Albertoii. P. E. I,

Running Rtlcg

Dcspoil (Walker) - - __ _- _ 1 .Dnii MeCriminon (Bremner) - 2 Wee nfcC-i-ogor (Seaman) ._ _ 3 Silent Brook (Porter) -- - __ 4 Worthy Choice (Ci-owe) - _ _ 5 Homeward Jade (Walker) - _. a September Morn (Fadcr) _ - 7 The winner i5 owned by C. L, Dnujihiuce. Halifax. N. S,

D e cidi-"n" g O a m e O f Jr. Playoffs

The fifth and deciding game of the junior baseball playoffs for the city climiipioiisliip takes place at the Park diamond at 1:45 to- mori-ow afternoon between the Canadicns and Esquires.

with both squads at full strength and (‘Qllfilly confident of winning the game looms up as the most exciting nnd closest the two squads

verv little difference between the arengtli of either one and predic- tions arp that it will be a hurline mini» between iviiirphv or u-ie Caiuidieiis and either McAleer or Shepherd of the EWUlWQ

The Wll1t‘(‘l'§ will advance to thv" 1.15mi play ‘owns against Srmmer- side leading to the Maritime play-

_ dowm.

have staged this season. There is i

l giuivr- an Island tournament.

i Entries for the tournament will ,' b" taken at the courts of both the iCliarlottctoivn and Holy Redeemer i Clubs today. It. is intended to com- ‘ mciice the tournament on Tuesday afternoon at the Charlottetown Club courts and entries must be niride no later than Monday after- noon. '

Injury To (Fan's Eye Not Serious-

(A.P. By Guardian's Special Wire)

LUNG BRANCH. N .J., Aug. 20- An examination today of the out. uiide: the right eye suffered by T001111)’ rarr in training yesterday satisfied B ll Brown, member of the New York State Athetic Commis- sion, and Dr. Wtliom Walker, coin- mission physician, that. the injury was slight. l v "We had been advised that the. , ir.jury' was not serious but we ivant-

e11 to see for ourselves,“ explainedi

-Bi'ow'ii." The British championl (probably w.li be able to resume

boxing tomorrow in preparing for his Aug. 20 title bout with cham- pion Joe Louis.

Farr confined his training today to sir; rounds of shadow boxing, bag punching, rope skipping and cales- theuies. .

SOFTBALL BARRED FOR LOUIS‘

POMPTON LAKES. N. J., Aug. 2i --Joe Louis, with a day off as far as boxing was concerned, had hopes , of engaging in a game of soft ball’ today but Manager Julian Black refused to let the heavyweight box- lHS flllflmllion enjoy his favonte di- version.

"The bull has been locked up and Wlll remain under lock and key un- til after your fight with Tommy Farr," Back told Joe. "We are get- ting boo close to the fzght to take any chances 0n you catching that bail on the end of a finger.

The champion, down to 200 pounds. also tvas excused from road

Bartell And Lopez Out Of

Camel Again

(A.I'. By Guardian's Special Wire)

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20—Dick Bnrtell. shortstop sparkplug of New York Giants, was forced out of ac- tion by an ailing ankle today. a. week after his vetum from the hos- pital list to which he was confin- ed by a wirenched side for nearly a month.

Blondy Ryan. infielder of the Gains‘ 1933 pennant drive, took over Barton's shortstop job.

LOPEZ OUT AGAIN

BROOKLYN, N. Y., Aug. 20 - Al Lopez. first string catcher of Boston Bees. who only recently re- turnerl to action after recovering from an injury that kept him on the sidelines for several days. was forced to the bench again today when a foul tip split his finger.

Baseball Games This Afternoon

At the Park diamond this after- noon at 3 o'clock k picked team of players from the Industrial league will meet a team from the H. M. C. S. St. Laurent, now 1n port. The "tars" are reputed t0 possess a capable bunch of ball- icssers who should make it inter- esting for the city team.

The following local players will comprise the team to meet the sailors:

The United States women ilverel left needing only one iticiory in to- . morroivs concluding set of four matches to attain their seventh} consecutive triumph and llili in the series of 15 encounters. ‘

Alice Marble. national champion and no. 1 player on the dcfelldllil! l side: powerful. sound-stroking Hel- en Jacobs. taking part in l)“ lll-h cup match. and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey

S

Cup Team Make CleanSweep A Of Three Opening Matches Enter Tennis Singies riiiip.

l-‘ziliran combined for the complete rout of the invaders. Miss Marble, opening the pro-

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01v FINAL oar

i BOXING BASKETBALL OTHER SPORT

grain before a gathering of little EHflllTBX-

niore than 1.000 the first set Ruin hiary Harcliviek, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. ‘and later returned to the court to team w tli .Vl‘i'.s. I-‘abvaii in a 6-2. 6-3 conquest of Great Britain's Ev- elvn Dcarmaii and Joan Ingram.

spectators, dropped i but; rallied to dflft-‘Igfl, title at. Charlottetown last week. raved through tiii- léi -i 51A i 11.‘ ease for a love set. Iiauld. Nova Siotiii i-iianipliiii. :..iii- i..i= ..

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Wightman Ross Wilson And McDiornyiicl Eliminate Nova Scotioiis i

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BRIDGEWATER. N. 5., Aug. 20~j'l"ivo lfppei" L.=ii(.i...... -, l‘... . \‘..l . of Toronto and Don aleDiarniid of Ottaiva stroked lllllt‘ \\i\_'. i-. (1.. tilt‘ ‘ l finals of the Nova Seotia tennis i-hampioiisiiips ltlil.l\ ui1=i l! u: n. ; the two last Bluenoses in the division, Don Baulil and izi-i in. , . outs t -

Wilson, Canada's second ranking pl.|_ver who iioii tlii- 1..i~ti iii ( on;

Miss Jacobs swept to a C-l, 4-6, the set and match at 10-8.

(i-t victory" over Kay Stxiiiiiricrs, no. i star of the visiting forces.

Though off her argaiiisi Miss Slaninicrs and no longer the player slie was two years ago. Miss Jacobs is ‘ikely tn clinch the trophy in match. in which she will meet Miss Hardwick.

GEE Sees Ma;

Louis Bout For Next June

(By Alan Gould) (Associated Press Sports Editor) (A.P. By Guardian's Special Wire) NEW YORK, Aug. 20—The re- turn match between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling is all but signed. sealed and delivered—for next June ....For all we know it may be signed now but Promoter Mike Ja- cobs reserves the right to change his mind, on this or any other fistic project. . .1t will take place in New York. and should draws $1,000.000 "gate" One reason, among oth- ers, why it can't be held in the bl! town this fall is the presence 0f the anti-Nazi issue in New York's may- oraty campaign. _

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Greyhound Wins

all In Closing

(A.P. By Guardian's Special Wire)

SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Aug. 20—Sep Palin‘s horses from the stable of E. J. Baker, St. Charles, 111., triumph- ed in the two feature events of the closing Grand Circuit harness rac- ing card at the Illinois State Fair today.

G1 eyhound, world's tr 0t ti n g champion, won the Pree-for-Ail Trot, doing 1.59 1-4 in the second and last heat. That was two sec- onds slower than his 1.57 1-2 record made here a year ago.

Palin won the fiee-for-Ail Pace with Cardinal Prince, bestlng Do- m nlon Grattan in 2.00 1-2 and 2.00 heats.

SUMMARIES

Two Year Old Trot (Illinois Colt Stake) Purse $300 (two heats)