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Next Tuesday the 24th, the Garden of the Golf's grand old man of harness racing, Charles H, Chandler. will have reached his 87th birthday. This being winter time his thoughts will naturally turn to ice racing where for as long as the writer can remember lie has had a troiter or pacer to “k6 Dart in that sport. One of the best in our recollection was Ifrank 1., that could show his licels when hooked to sleigh to all of them. We can picture Mr. (‘handler sitting in his speed sleigh lfl a coon coat and black ifur cap teaming him, and. it was a grand sight. Another good ice trotter he had was Captain Jack- son 2.151.: and of course Lus- ticia 2.13, that was also at the top. During the past season Lus- ticia won eight dashes, some of them against high class pacers. But the best horse that Mr. Chandler ever owned. And. one of the beat that ever came t0 this Province, was Lusty Frisco 207%, holder of the track trotting iccord at Hamilton, P.E.l., and also having the honor of trotting in 2.09% over Montague track, u performance that those who wit- nessed it will not soon forget. Lusty Frisco IS now a much sought after sire standing at Bob Ryan's ‘rm, Houlton, Maine. Con- gratulations, Charlie, and set your sights for 100 at least.

It will be good news for liorse- men to learn that the track uoniinittee of the Victoria Driving Club is getting the Speedway ioady at Victoria Park and hope to put on races next weck, proo- ii-oly Wednesday and Saturday. that is if the owners of horses consider thein ready to take part in the fray. Not iii years has mere been so many good ice prospects in Charlottetown, Hun- let‘ Raver and Summerside, where a vcry active club had a meeting this “rock, and at Kcnsiiigton.

S. Thane Bc-iyea writes from YZLdGYZPIOIII "Frank IVlcAlduiff. liiflllCfiy of Atbcrton, has his

li es in fine shape logging them oak), over the cinder path which was made inside the Fredericton 111%‘ IIHCIC last fall. I \vas down i-i (tagetoxivii New Year's Day and .<.i\v a few brushes betnveen Col- onel Sherbrooke and Captain Stout. The ice was not good rnnugh to race on but they had a litzle strip on the shore wide though for two horses. They ixpect to have lots of fun when me ice gets good as they have about fifteen horses all rearing to go. If 1 get a chance to go down again I will let. You» 1mm” their names and owners."

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William D. MacKenzie, Fla‘. River, has sold the four-year-old volt Guy Dale by Playdale 2.0415. tlarn Myrtle Kalmuck 2.15%, graiiddzim by Rexhart 2.09%, and £115 three-ycar-old colt MacBud- Lmg by Calumet Budlong 2.02%, tiitlll, Belle Kalmuck by Kalirnuck 2151;, granddam Lady Todd by Mayor Todd 2.15%. BFQBIPETEIIII‘ dam Belle Wood by Parkwood by Parkside. The purchaser ls Dr. IIugh MacDonald 01' Sydney, N. S., where the horses have been shipped. The Doc-tor is certainly Ioriunate in being able to pro- curc such well bred, splendidly developed racing prospects and Mr. MacKtnzie and son are also to be complimented on the good- care they have taken of them and the good manners they havc._

We welcome to our column Frank W. Barry of Cape Tor- incntine, N.B., one of the best in- formed horsemen in the Mari- times, whose active interest in the sport has contributed much to its success through the years , . _ "Just a little news for the BIICIC Stretch. I was in Moncton last week and drove out to Leon- ard BBFYICZIUS farm at Lake- burn. He has seventeen horses and colts. At the head of his stable is the stallion Federal 2.0112». p. 2.03121 I. He is a magni- ficcnit looking horse, in the best shape I bclicve he has ever been in. He can truly be described as- a picture horse. In Leonard's stable are four yearlings by Federal. Two of them I was particularly struck on, one a colt out of Volo Ray 2.05 by Volomite, and the other a filly. dam Maxine Sadlirie, a young man b! $50 world's three-year-old champion pacer, Chief Counsel 1.57%. MHXAHQ is a handsome mare that was ‘trained lightly and raced very little. Her filly is certainly a dandy.

"Mr. Barrleau also has a three- year-old fllly by Federal out of Nita Guy 204% by Lee Harvfltfl‘ 2.16. She belongs to Mr. Noble of Moncton. Mr. Barrleau’: farm is a meeting place for horsemen

and always when Ilgo the“ 1 find others looking over the colts or having a chat with the genial Pfolirlelor. and the welcome sign for visitors is always out, Now 1 will 811/6 you some /news of Harley Harrison's stable at'Port Eligin. Harley is as usual his bar/pi; self. with ten IIOPSCS by the super pacer Scott Spencer 2.06, that Harley raced through Maine the end of the season, setting up a track record there, Redwood Grattan 2.12 and Riley lst 2,10, all owned by Harry Hirsch of 5i'dricy. Vella Grattan and Pro- teswrs Boy. owned by J. A. Given of Halifax, the trotter Louise Pro- tastor. owned _by L. P. Spence, Cape Tormen-tine, Fingg Gull °W1l°d b)’ Barry D. Baxter, Port Eligln. Squire Carroll, a three. year-old just broken, owned by a party in Parrsboro, N.S.. Plucky Budloyie. owned by Wellington McNeill. Charlottetown, and g three-year-old filly by the world's champion pacer Billy Dircct 1.55, owned b)’ W. G. Stewart, New Glasgow.

“Other horses in Port Elgin are Peter Brooke 2nd, 2.09%. in Mr. Trenho1m‘s stable. This pacer is in really beautiful shape. George Wood has a good three-year-old filly by Dillon Scott. her dam by Squire Hanover 2.08. He is just starting to work her and she shows well. He also has a year- ling colt by Federal out of the same dam. 1 believe that is all the horse news in this vicinity. 1 hope to‘be able to go over to Charlottetown to see some of the ice racing when it gets under ivay." Thanks, Fran-k, for remetm. boring us.

Miles in 2.10 by Maritime bred trotters and pacers to August 9th, 1933 were few and far between. Jacqueline, a daughiter of La- Copia, driven by Tyndall Sem- pic, electrified the spectators and created a tremendous sensation by pacing in 2.10 at Charlotte- town, and a still greater sen- sation was created when the pac- er Hush, owned by Larry Hen- nessey and driven by Pomp Bai- ley, won the first heat of the 2.20 Trot and Pace at Montague August 10th, 1932, in 2.10. Hush was sired by Longset 2.06% and his dam was the thoroughbred mare Silence. He was foaled the propenty of Colonel J. S. Jenkins at Upton Farm. The next Mari- time bred to pace in tha-t time was I'm Alone, driven by Ollie Rudderham at Montague, August 9, 1933. It ,was in the 2.16 Trot and Pace, IBeeton Grattan (J. Conroy) won the first heat in 2.12%, I'm Alone the second in 2-10. then King Spruce (Holmes) wenit on to win the next two heats and race in 2.10%, 2.12, That same afternoon Johnny Conroy dro\'e Darky Gratitan 2.02% to beat the track record paoing of 2.10, held by Hush. I-Ie stepped in 2.07%. Later the track record was lowered to 2.07% by Patrick Direct (Isnor).

No miles had been trotted in 2.10 on the Island up to that date, the nearest beiing the 2.10% by Aibbe Worthy (Hood) in 1931. This was equalled in August, 1936 by the little Newfoundland trot- ting mare Harvest Meflody (Mac- kinnon) and tiwo days afiterwards in the Free For All Trot Siiltk Girl (F. Boutilicr) nosed out Harvest Melody the first heat in 2.09% to set up a new track troliting record. On the following Labor Day Hcathcrbell (MacKinnon) lowered the mark to 2.03%. Subsequently it was lowered to its present 2.07% by Watchim, August, 1945.

Do you remember when Messrs. Milligan and Morrison startled thb natives here by putting in a night racing plant at their up to date premises? Oyer 2,500 attended the event that night of August 16, 1932, and the track record was broken for the second time that season by Kin-g Spruce, driven by Orin Jardine, in the 2.21 _Troit and Pace. His time was 2.11%. He won the next bwo heats and race in 2.13 and 2.14%. He was owned by Wellington McNeiill, Soulhport, Almost a year later at night races over the same track, August 17, 1933 -— King Spruce, driven by Tom Holmes, won the 2.18 Trot and Pace with l-1-2, Patrick Direct (Llnor) 5-8-1, five other starters, time 2.10%. 2.10, 2.10. Winnie Winkle (L.O'Brien) won the 2.22 Trot/and Pace in straight heats with Mac Volo (H. O'Brien) 2-2-2, best time 2.14. Calumet City (Conroy) won the 2.28 Trot and Pace with 1-1-dr, Trixie Volo (Ramsey) 4-2-1, Bar- bara Martin (J. Power) 2-3-6. neven other starters, best time 2.14% by Calumet City. Northam

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CRYSTAL RIHK HOCKEY

SATURDAY. JANUARY 2m. y, r. w. c. WELSHMEN

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There was certainly plenty of excitement in Thursday nights cliash between Vics and Abbics- but of the variety’ we liopo we won't be called upon 1o witnrss very often this sczisoii. There were fighiLs, high sticks, board- ing, charging and sundry other off-rule items, in fact, L‘\'('l'_\“.I1If1g but good hockey, that rcsiiltcd in bruised bodics and liroktn bones.

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In betwcii thc sitiiill riols and mass murder. liovvmer, tho Vics managed 1.0 oiitscoro the Abbips by an 8-3 count in n very dccld- ed manner to send IIILIII down to their first (IUIUZII in seven lt-ugiie starts, with the Vtcs hard-skating forward, Ilollis Jay coming up with some smart goalgctting to account for five of the team's eight tallies. '

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'l‘liursday"s game was example of how easy can be wrong. lvlriking pro-game predictions, we thought the clash would come up with onc of the bcst encoiiiitcrs of the season. but instead we saw the worst. Main- ly because the majority of tli": players were more intent on “getting“ the other guy insitrad of playing hockey, which, wit-li the exception of part of the first period and portions o! the final session, secnicd only Io be a scc- ondary consideration. Thcrc uicrc 16 penalties in all. .. O O O

‘We knew that there was kccn rivalry between the two clubs, which is as it should be in the: interest of good spnrt. but w: thought the kccniirss and riv:il:-y' would be dcvotcd to playing hoc- key and not tvholrsale mayhem. The ruckus started in the first period whon the boys started to rough it u-p and saw seven make their way to sinners‘ row during the frame. It continued cvcn rougher right from the opening of the second. when MacGrcgor and Bradley dropped sticks and gloves to the ice and proceed to whale one another \\'iII1 malicious vigor to starit the hull rolling.

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Both wen-t to the penalty box for their efforts, MacGrcgor col- lecting two minutrs and Bradley five. But the action didn't. stop there. They were no sooner set- tl-cd when they started again amid a confusion of tiinckecpci-s, pen- alty wardens and fans. The boys were finally subdued, however. and although they probably got some satisfaction out of the flurry, it netted them nothing more than 'aniot1~ier five minutes apiece, which incidentally, isn't in the rulobooik either. A misconduct award calls for ten, and in the eventt that it is awarded as a second major, which it couldn't be \vhcn taking place in the penalty box, the punishment is l5 minutes, so re- ferees please not/z.

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However, it is all over now_. ‘Ilhe Vitus won and the A-bbics lost. And despite the fact that a num- her cif the b-oys tvill be a ivhiilc getting over their cuts, bruises and broken bones, twarticularly young Art Hughes, who stiffer- edabroken collar bone in the last period, we hope the boys have all got tthe poison ouit of their systems for good, and that from now on will direct their atten- tions on playing hockey and for- get the rough stuff. Nobody mindis a IiIIILIE rugged going once in a while, or even an occasional fight, hockey nocdis a bit of tihat flavor. but boys, let's kctetp it. clean.

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City hockey and basketball teams will be busy with activity today at various poin . In the hockey department tc Inter- mediate Abbics will play an ex- hibition game at Bord-en tonlflit against the Borden Nationals. whtile tfhe Aibegweit mldgett squad wiill cross sticks with the Mon-

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THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN

The Queen Square School hoc- keyists skated to a. close 3-1 vic- tory over West Kent: School at tlie Forum liist night to move Into a tie position for first place with Prince Street School in City In- sterscholastlc Hockey competition. The loss for West Kent leaves t-llcin iii the series cellar wl-th two losses in as many starts to tralt the league-lenders by two points. It was a smart game of hockey to watch with bath teams skating Itnrrl and making some good apen tireakiiig attacks but were shut out from many close scoring at- tempts hy smooth work in the nets by R. Carroll or Queen Square and G, G-uriiey 0f West Kent, who both Came up with some neat saves to keep the scoring In the

W.K.S. lumped to the attack right from the opening whistle to hold the play over their opponents and notch up their only goal of the game at 3:50. They weakened a bit midway in the canto, how- over, find Queen Square came up with the equalizing tally at 11:46 to end the scoring for the period although both had some close scoring breaks. F. Kennedy garn- ered the West Kcnt tally on a passing attack with Chandler, while B, Burk.» tallied for Queen Square on a solo effort.

Butilt was the Queen Square youngsters who held the balance of the play in the two following sessions to crowd W-IQS. contin- ually behind thlr own blueline, although the later made some dangerous breaking attacks at. times lead by a smooth skating W.K.S. forvrard, young Forbes Kennedy, who really played a heads up game for his team,

The pressure by Queen square paid off iii the end. Going into the lcnd in the final minute of play in the second period with Cliff Gil- lis notching up a goal on an assist from W. Burke, they played rt;- gressive hockey again in the clos- ing session and snared their third 0f the night at 10:25. The tally came of-f the stick of C. Carroll on a three-man attack with B. Burke and Richard, to give them their 3-1 victory.

The following are the and summary: ——

lineups

Lineups:

W.K.S. - Goal. G. Hurry; de- fence, Chandler, Hoyt; forwards, Stiuarebriggs, Nicholson, White, F. Kennedy, I. Kennedy, MacMillaii, Lantz, Palmer, Vcssey.

Q.S.S. -- Goal, R. Carroll; de- fence, Ready, B. Burke, McGuig- an, R. Kelly; forwards, B. Kelly, C. Glllls, W. Burke, K-ays, LeClalr, Tralnor, C, Carroll, Richard, Duf-

y. Referees - Walter Lawlor and Jack Brown. First Period 1—W.K.S. - F. Kennedy (Chandler) .. 2-—Q.S.S., B. Burke . . Penalties »- Glllls, Hoyt, B. Burke.

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‘ Second Period 3—Q.S.S-. C. Glllls (W. Burke) ....... .. .. . 14:40 Penalties _- F. Kenna y, Keys, B. MiicMlllnn. Thlrd Period 4-—Q.S.S.. C. Carroll , , (B, Burke, Richard) . . 10:25 Penalties - B. Burke. Square- brtggs, Ready, Hoyt, F. Kennedy.

local Schools. Win Hoop Games From Summerside

The Summeratde Academy's two basketball teams met defeat at the hands of the West; Kent girl's tcnm and the Prlncefitreet boys here last night In an exhibition hoop grime played on the Y. M. C. A. flooi- before a packed crowd of fans.

In the opener the P.S.S. boys had too much for the westerners

Queen Square In 3-1- Victory Over W. K. S. In Interscholastic League

Woulers Wins From llurelle By Decision

HALIRAX. Jan. 20 -((;p) ._ Ring veteran Roy woofers of van. couver won a crack at George (Rmlsilbye) Ross’ Canadian mid- dleweizlit boxing crown when i...

decisloned Yvon Durelle of Bale SY- Anne. N.B-. in a IO-round feature bout: before 2500 fight

fans here tonight. livoutcrs ivt-igli- ed 159 1-4. Durclle 160.

WOLII-Ers W115 the aggressgr throughout; the battle. He stalked the speedy Durelle but was never in Position to sew up the scrap. There were no knockdowns.

In the preliminary evenLs Ilolbfby Hillard Halifax. 142 1-2. decisioned Lloyd Carr, Charlottetown. 1411, in

a four-round. battle. lfeitb Mc- Mullcn, Enfield, _ Halifax County, 130, defeated Jimmy Monet-min,

Halifax, 128. in a four-round bout. Red Graham. Dartmouth 1114, de- cisioned. Keith Paris. New Glasgow, N S., in the six-round scnti-finnl.

Ike Wiliams Scores T.K.0.

CHICAGO. Jan . Williams.

20 —(AP)—Ikc \v0 r id's Ilghtxwcight champion. tonight scored a tech- nical knockout over Chicago's Johnny Button in the eighth round of their scheduled ton round

non-title battle in Chicago Slad. ium. Eratlon quit after one minute

and 44 seconds of tlit- eighth. 11c grabbed his jaw In his gloved fist and motioncd to the referee. Nor- man McGarrity. that the jaw might have been broken. 'I'heii Bratton walked to his corner.

Bi-atton suffered a {mum-Cd Jaw two years ago Ill‘ a stadium battle with Beau Jack.

A-P-II league

ANTIGONISH. NS. Jan. 20 -— (CP) — Antiigonish Bulldogs bounced back inito second place in the Antigonish - Pictoii - Col- chester Senior Hockey League here tonight when they whipiped first place Stellarton Royals 9-6.

The win gave the Dogs a bare one-half point edge over third- spot St. Francis Xavicr University.

Canadian Curlers ‘ In Important Victory

AYR, Scotland, Jan. 20 —(CP) —Thc Canadian curlers today chalked u-p their most important victory of the Scottish to-ur, the A team defeating Stewartry Pro- vince by 88 shots in a practice match here,

In Falikirk, the B rinks had a tougih time scraping through a six-point win over Lhe Falkirk Curling Club.

The score at Ayr was 190-102, At Fa irk it was 119-113.

In yr Thursday n-iglit the Canadians were feted at a ban- quet in a hall only a few hundred yards from the litle house where Robert Burns was born.

Winning A rinks and their skips in today's play were: Alberta. J. Edgar 0d Innisfail; Ontario, Wal- ter B. Cowan of Toronto; Notya Sootla and Prince Edward 1s- ‘land, A. ‘R. Stirling of Wolfville, N.S.; Manitoba. Gordon E. Mould of Winnipeg; Northern Ontario, C. E. McEwan o! Port Arthur; Saskatchewan, J. B. Francis of Regina.

Victorious I rinks and their drips were: Manitoba, Otto E. Heasllp of Wasagamlng; Royal Coledonlan Curling Club. Brnimett Smith of Bourlamaque, Que; New

tague mid-gets tionigh-t at ‘the Kings County centre. Two matches In Juvenile Basketball league play will also be staged this afternoon a d evening at the P.W.C. Audit ium. The first game will bning together the Saint Dunstans University and Ramblers ant 4.30, while tihe Abbie cagemen will clash w-ith the Y C.M.A. qulntiette at 6.30.

Abbies To Play Borden Nationals

The Charlottetown Intermediate Abbtes, present lenders of the Is- land Intermediate Hockey League will play an exhibition game at. Borden Mmtght) against the Bor- den Nationals, It was announced by beam officials last night.

The local squad will leave by special bus from the Queen Street terminal at seven o'clock, and the followIng In the team lineup who will make the trIp' -

Goal - tl-Iooder; MacDonald:

defence - Perry. DalzIcI, Stew- art; forwards -- Ieclalr, Shep- pard, MacGregor, Smith. Mclnnls. Richard, Stanley, Kelly, Burke.

as they edged them out by n score of 30-27. The score In the second game was more declulvc as the W.K.S. girls ran wild to rack up n score of 32-9. . The boy's game was n fast play- ed encounter with both teams missing many opportunities due to Inaccurate shooting. The score at the half was 12-11 for the Sum- merslde team but the locals roared back to earn their vcrdlct. Malcolm "Red" MacFadyen was the blg gun for the P285. boy! as he tallied ten point: with llnemnta Earl "' notchtng eight. Charlie Slmplon was Sum- merslde’; biggest threat n he tal- lied ten while Billy Stewart had 8 and CIIve MacDonald 6. Claudette MacMlllan and Jane Glddlngs were the scoring leaders for the W.K.S. girls each getting ten with Joan Morelliead getting 4. Clark was the losers’ top point getter, collecting nix of her team's nine polntl. The other threc points were scored by Burns. Jack Murphy coached both Sum- merllde teams while Prince Street were handled by Ian MncNcvtn and Welt Kent by Nell Young, Earl Gou and Jack MacAndraw were the referee: for both gamel. Lineup: and score: for the first game: P. S. Sk-Macl-‘adyen 10, Taylor 4, Turner 2, Seaman 8, MacKtnnon

Brunswick. N. C. Ralston of Saint John; Ontario, Percy Skltch of Iilndsay.

4, Lettch, Mncnougall 2, Hueotla- Total 30.