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BACK STBETOII

Donfand Mrs. Seaman returned last week from I motor trip to the US S. A. While there they vis- ited Roosevelt Raceway and wit- nessed the closing events. They Saw a lot of Joe O'Brien who in- troduced them to other drivers and Dori said that every one of them spoke highly of Joe. Joe had been away from Roosevelt for a couple of weeks and he got a tre- mendous ovation each night he raced on return. "Without ques- tion." said Don, "he is by far the most popular driver at Roosevelt and his backers certainly were well repaid as in the last three nights he had wonderful success, which I noticed you mentioned in last week's Back Stretch." They also saw Heber Sweeney and Earle Sample and Earle really made 3 great buy in securing a three. .xear-old trotter by Bill Gallon 159 i-5. sire of Brewer's Gallon 2.00 4-5. He had worked him a mile ill 2.11 handily and several people wanted to buy at figures over 33.000.

They had a talk with Bob Ryan and Bob wanted to know all about

the Islanders and Old Home Week. He has been getting his share of the money with Colonel

Dan and has a really sensational two-year-old in Jollity Girl by Jollity 2.05".. They saw her race second to Claude Hanover in 2.08 4-5 and she was sixth horse at the half and came her last half ill 1.02 or better. Joe told Doii that Brewers Gallon was just re- covering from his lameness when he started in the two-mile trot at Roosevelt and that he had iinish- erl in sixth place and his time tins seven and 3 quarter seconds faster than the previous worldls record for that. event. While Don was there Brewer's Gallon raced in a one mile trot and finished a close second in 2.04. so Joe be- lieves that. when he gets acciimat- ed in California in the next. few weeks he will be up to old time form.

The greatest of harness horse race track builders in the world and the oldest. died at his home in Goshen. N.Y. recently. Joseph Saunders Coates was 92 years old and almost up to the time of his death he was engaged in building or giving advice that would im- prove race tracks. Among those he built in recent years were the Historic Track at Goshen where the Hambletonian is raced, Laurel Raceway, Ocean Downs and Har- rington, Delaware. The Historic Track was closest to his heart and since he re-designed and rebuilt it in 1947 many world's records have been set over it. Back in the 80'; he was a leading horseman cam- paigning a. string of trotters and pacers and doing his own driving. and among the races he was proudest of was one he drove against the one and only "Pop" Geers. It went to six wild and wooly heats and Mr. Coates was returned the winner and received two huge silver trophies as well as cash. He was active and alert in every way until this summer. Among his other activities was the production of automobiles and his were among the first cars used around the turn of the century in New York state. As a ' quality product they were very highly re- garded. For a number of years he owned the Miller Cart Go. of Go- slien and manufactured and dis- tributed that excellent sulky. The writer used several carts of Miller manufacture and several sulkics mid can speak most highly of the

workmanship and quality. Mr Coateii was born in New York. Sept. 17th. 1859. but had

lived in Goshen the past sixty years. His wife died in the winter of 1946. Among the happy re- niembrances we have of him is his visit here at the request of the Charlottetown -Driving Park and Provincial Exhibition Associ- ation in May. l93l.

It was a very early spring and the track had been cleaned off. llflrroivefl and was in line shape. but we were anxious to make it

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even faster-in fact on a par with Fredericton. There had been ice races up until the latter part of March and a lot of the horses such as Luci.) Lindy and Billy Cope, to mention Only two, had plenty of speed. It happened that Ernie McTague was working Billy Cope when we were looking over the track and Mr. Coates asked about the horse and we told about his ice racing and he said, "Get him to step him ii bit." so we asked Ernie to let him step the last quarter fast and Mr. Coates and the writer timed him in 303-. seconds. After walking around the track and making several obser- vations Mr. Coates said "I don't believe I can improve this track any except I would like you to do the few things I have mentioned."

The Lexington Horse Sales which are probably quite as much an attraction as the Lexington har- ness races to that wonderful citv. the home and breeding place of tuo-thirds of the best trotters and pacers and thoroughbreds in Ani- erica, saw a record high total paid for the 363 head sold there-9l3,- 125. This was an average of slightly over s2.500. The great bulk, actually 271, were yearlings and they brought S82l2,-185 or an average of 53,035.

The top price of the sale and the highest price ever paid for a pacing yearling was 555.000 and the bidder was Thomas W. Mur- phy.former "Wizard of the Sulky." acting for Leonard Buck of For Hills, N.J. The colt was Gosling. sired by Volomite 2.0382, dam, Her Ladyship 1.56-'vi. the world's fastest pacing mare. He is a full brother to Goose Bay 3. 2.00 2-5 and Gun- der 2. 2.03. the big stake winner in 1951.

Tommy Murphy prior to his re- tirement in the 1930's was the world's greatest driver and for years he held the world's trotting

record with PeterManning-1.59-'!..

He also at the time he retired and up until recently, placed more horses in the 200 list than any other driver.

Even though he has been away and more opportunities have been given to drivers to place horses in the preferred list he still ranks fiftlr with four trotters and five pacers to his credit. It would be indeed a wonderful thing if Mr. Murphy would decide to train a. few horses again. Everyone ad- mired him when he was on the turf and regretted his departure from it.

Cape Breton horses were not long in making their presence felt at Foxboro race track where Shin- ing l-lour, owned by Mrs. Ralpn Baggs of New York and cam- paigned by Worrell Lewis in the P. J. Cadegan stable was second in 2.14, and the trotter Cobble- stone. owned by P.J. Cadegan and driven by Worrell, was second in his event in 2.l4.

And now here's' some real news from Foxboro: Class 2.10 Trot. Mary Merk tsemplel l. Brutus

Scott (Brewer) 2, Early Harmony (Kelly) 3, five other starters. time 2.08 2-5. The horses she started against were the best trotters at Foxboro and the heat was the fastest that we have noticed trot- ted this fall up until that heat. In a second heat paced the same night Brutus Scott was i. Mary Mark 2. Peter 0'Day 3. time 2.16 3-5 for one and one-sixteenth miles.

The same night Haber Sweeney won the 2.11 pace with Hedgewood Chief from a real good field ll'I 2.10 3-5. and Campbell's Buddy was second in the i3 class pace to Star Bumpas in 2.1:. He had won a dash previously in 2.13 2-5 and was driven by Frank McAldulf. George MacDonald who sent the above information said there was a light rain and it was cloudy and foggy and he considered both Mary Merk's mile and I-Iedgewood Chief's wonderful performances under the conditions. '

The pacer Good Time has been playing heck not only with the pacers over the half-mile rings but at Lexington mile track he broke a world's record that had stood for 37 years when he won ..B....?..:..m...

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Games Here

, The opening game of the Muri- tirno junior baseball finals will get underway this afternoon It

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THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

the and Uni- versity football team and the Charlottetown junior baseball Ab- bies will swing into competition today on mainland soil. The Saints will play the University of New Brunswick at Fredericton in the second game of the N. B.-P. E. I. Intercollegiate football series and the Abbies will get their ions:

Of

The standard bearers Red and White and the Red Black, the Saint Dunstan's

overdue crack at the Springhlll Tankers in Springhill, provided the weathoiman gives them a

break. 0 Fortifixcl by the knowledge that they pr ed themselves the equal of the Mount A. footballers 3 week zigo, the Saints left .V05l9T' day morning by car for Freder- icton. They would arrive at the New Brunswick capital about six o'clock yesterduy evening and probably take in the Moncion l-lawks-Saint John Beavers exhib- ition hockey aanin last night. I: the Saints should win the slam? this afternoon they would he established as fzivorites to win the two-province crown and enter the Maritime finals as they did three years ago. With another display such as that of last. Saiui'daythey could make it rough enough for the U. N. B. squad. . . The Abbies will leave about 7.30 this morning for their game in the Nova SCOilzi centre. Allhough' they have not been in competition as fl team for a few weeks. coach Ev. Mat-Neill has been putting them through their paces and claims the boys are ready for their big chance. Ev. hopes the Abbles will wind up the series in two straight games and have the title here in Charlottetown Sunday evening. Both the Abbles and saints will carry the best wishes of the local sporting public when they go out on the field today.

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Old Danie Fortune reached out this week and took a couple of un- kind swipes at the Charlottetown islanders. First Conny Bonhomme was sidelined with a. leg infection then word came from Providence that Walt Paivlysliyn was huving back troutile.Nelther player will be ready for action before the week after next. The status of Johnnv Black's knee is not yet clear and may not be known for some lime. Officials of the Club expect to got word from the C. A. H. A over the week-end about the Gray- Bonhomme question and unless they get the ruling. the line-up

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FALL SPECIALS

eux' Gold men by downing yellow sweatered team 8-5.

in on the game which lively in spots as a regular league game particularly in the last per- iod when the boys roughed it up with one another.

All players showed an improve-

ment in their play over that of Monday night. "Bucko" Trainor looked better than he has any

time this year Is he tore around the ice setting up plays and de- lighting the crowd with his stick- handling.

Marcel Clements and Johnny Morrow celebrated their signing of contracts yesterday with Clem- ents firing three goals and Mor- row coming up with a piilr. They scored five of the Garnet's eiglii goals. Clements got an assist and his four points were high for one player. Morrow also picked up an assist.

"Red" Favaro. Don Bellringcr 'flf1d Truiiior picked up the other Garnet goals. Fzivaro's goal came on a pass from Phil Vltale. Bell- ringer got his on a side shotfrom about 20 feet out while Trainor knocked in Clement's pass from about 10 feet in front of the net

Centreman "Hub" Beaudry led the Gold attackers with two goals.

Bob Gray. Gordie Simpson and Lorne I-lennessey each scored a EOE! for the Gold n-ion.

The line of "Bucko" Trainor

"Red" Favaro and Marcel Clem- euls scored five goals and picked up a total of ten points to lead all attackers. Charlie Knox led in the assists department with three.

Hal Gordon probably looked less like himself than any other play- er on the ice but it was not on account of his inability to play the nets. Hal has been bothered with a bad knee for the past few days and last night he was hardly mov- ing the leg on some of the shots.

Young Frank Roper in the Gar- net not played one of his best games as he turned away quite a number of shots that were labelled for goals. He made his finest save off Charlie Knox when Knox broke into the clear and went right in on Roper only to have the goalie outguess him.

Both defenses gave the forwards plenty of trouble and lost no op- portunity to hand out a bump. Gordie Simpson showed some of the neatcst dumping of the night when he lifted a couple of men over his back.

Lineups:

Gold: Goal. Gordon: defence. Dutchak. McLagan. Gray: for. wards, Whitlock. Simpson. Smith, Knox. Hennecsey, Beaudry

Garnet: Goal. Roper; defence,

Hockeulesulis

Junior 0. H. A. St. Catharinel 3. Guelph 0 Windsor 1. Kitchener 6. Waterloo 6. Barrio 4.

Maclnvyro. Pldsodny Arrive At Sydney

Brown's Garnet clad hockey squad evened matters with Leo Lamour- the

A fair sized crowd of fans sat was as

Islanders Delight Crowd In Garnet And Gold Game

' A faster skating. better stick- handling and passing group of hockey players went through . their paces at the Forum last night in another Garnet and Gold game and this time Bill

With Islanders

Two members of last year's team Johnny Morrow and Marcel Clements gned playing contracts with the Islandcrs yesterday. it was announced by coach Leo L-amoureux. Two more players. Gordie Simpson and Dennis Smith

are expected to.sign contracts today. Both Morrow and Clements

joined 1. Islam. rs last year dur- ing the playing season. Clements came to the Islanders from Glace Bay in a trade for Bob Gray and Morrow was bought from the Moncton Hawks. Mlorrow plays right wing and Clements left.

Simpson and Smith are new- comes to Island hockey. Simpson played last year with the North Sydney Vics while S.-nitn came here from the Providence Reds ti-mining vamp. Smith played in western Canada last season.

The signing "f Morrow and Clcnieiits brings to 17 the num- ber of players signed by the Is- landers this year. The others are Gordon. Dutchak. Travis, Gray. McLagan. vitale, 'rainor. Favaro

Pawlyshyn. whitl ' . Knox. ' Bell- rlnger. Bcmhonime. Mars"-" and Beaudry.

YachiT!dli - Closes Season 9

The Charlottetown Yacht Club closed the i951 season with a supper last evening followed by a very enjoyable series of films on sailing in the Mari"nes and 9"-ex C.ina '. This was f-"wwed by a film on the Royal House of Windsor. The presented the MacDonald and Black Cups the respective winners.

Intermediate Finals Sunday

The final game or games of the Provincial lslnnd Intermediate B Baseball series between Peakes and Lennox Island will be played tomorrow afternoon at Lennox Island. Peakes lead the best two out of three game series one game to nothing.

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Commodore Mac Irwin Campbell. Morris. to

for Monday night's game will be Vltillev Tl'3Vi3- Ready: forwardsh-mm-m--r my Practically the same as that for Tl'am0I'- F3V3f0- Clements. M8!-me" ?f.fg::de:f;:,I:, gqmguwhfre the Ginrnet and Gold Game held Shall. Bellrig-iIgJt;;.MRf;;row. 33'; val” me” UN.B .thx; angr- last nght. Lal Hennesscy will not ' ' ' ' M be playing for the Islanders. First Period noon in tlle;l't:6C0:grl1':-;;C01g:;s Coach Lamoureux was high in his 1-C3"'l9'-- Clement-S ' IN” game Y y 9 an ' last mgm praise of Hennessey's hockey but iT1'311'10l'l . -- I - .g .l5l9xP9W3d W 9'" V5 r; a am will not sign him because the 2-G01d- Gm! (SIMPSON) . 10.14 53d expected "'3 be mm” 3 youngster has another year in 3-Garnet Trainer Sunday evening. Anxietyhw I '”'”'" ””'"””""""' ..Ef;'f."2f"ilL . .. " . iii? 35533.. '”'.'.'.1.....'"?”'”'.-.i...'i!” mi 0 0 p I' OW HVBTO . ' when H", Islanders meet sydg Penalties-Ready. Mcl..agan. everyone will be awalvtklng ythe ney Millionaires next Wetinesdav 89””! P9106 word whether "or not e eam night "Bucko" Trtiinor will like- 5-Garnet clemems " - tcame mmuglht xx: Jgmorltgngi :y be PITYHIE tzgnmst R mnher 6 GE:l:inOBrgaudry H M2 lzgtrnygealfactn n'1flianl:sz'l:Iln8 DRY eam-ma e n e person of Joe - ' ' Levandoskl. "Bucko"and Levando- 7 gfJ;I(;ix.Sxf'I:;ji;i:I:sey) . 4.34 ten.-ii" cgiimigg tt;:tmth:&St&l1!;ts Ital; ski payed together for the Saint " .' F1 ' Paul Saints several years ago and lwhmmkl - 6-21 win of.that day against the same Levandoskl is now trying to gain 3”G””eh Clememl institution they are some 90 D1BY , defense post Wm. Sydney. A (Favaro) 7.02 today. Others would be content Sydney Mnnonmres dhecw, who 9-Garnet, Bell:-mger with I lees lop-sided score. No saw me Ishnders working out 3 (Morrow. Marshall) .... .. 12.02 matter what happens, saints. you few days ago stated that they will 10-Garnet. Morrow. have the best wishes and PFBVEFS win a lot of games on sheer fight iBe””,"3e'- M3-mlam - 13-44 of all 01 Us behind Y0"- alone. i P9"3m95-N0n9- Here on the campus football '"''".l 79'2"" activities have been in no way 1.1-Garnet, Favaro (Vitals) i34 dun on Thursday afternoon. the WAS FINE!) 12-Gold. l-leniiesaey (Knox? 13.10 Intermediate Bglntg played their BRADFORD. England-(or) - 13-Gold. Beaudry (Knox) .. 14.10 Hm 3,3,9 0, me mason against Nellie Wlke. 21. was fined 30 Penalties-Gray. Marshall. prince of wn)g5, n, was an exhi- shllllngs for chalking "Honey- bmon ggme and the Saints W011 mm" Emresr md "Jlm M”" by the score of 11-3. Tries were

gotten by Gerry MacDonald, Joe coyie. Ind "Kip" Ready while Jack Reardon made good I pen- any kick. It is interesting to note that the try which :rinco of Wales got against the Saints is the first one in the past three- yeare. This afternoon the sIi-ne sIints' team will play against In lb.AJ.". squad from Suimnerslde airport. This should be an inter- eating game bet use it is nnslilh rugby thIt. is played on the cam-

Several years ago I promised In

ago, that I would writel each sea-

time like the present if one wishes to remember all the little details.

are similar in all respects even if they have been each one has some specific incid- ent that finds I special niche in one's memory and stays there ready to be taken out and review- ed when one is in a reminiscent mood.

a Last season the scene was set beside a small pond in a spruce dotted, moss covered barren with a natural blind hollowed out in a clump of dwarf swamp sprluce. Ducks coming in for a landing found themselves literally looking down the muzzles of 12 gauge doubles but blocks have a habit of kicking off in just such a situation wherein ll miss is as frequent. as a kill.

This October lst the settinv was different. A 'stool' of decoys rode the surface of a large lake and the blind was a camouflaged duck beat concealed in a weed clump. Such a set-up made for sportier shooting. The bulk of the birds on the move were Ring-necked ducks. cousins of the blue-bill or scaup family. and they came down the lake like they were shot from the mouth of a cannon. 1 0 Last minute preparations were made the nirzht. before. The Whi- cliester model zldoiible was clean- ed and oiled. the shell box check- ed and filled and the makings of a hearty breakfast set out in read- iness once the fire was going. -it 3.30 A.M. when the Kid and I pulled out. the morning was black as ink. No stars twinkled from the black voirl o'r-rhead. Our head- lights probed the narrow clnv road leaving a -wall of blackness on either side. At intervals reflec- tions. like distant fires. glowed on the horizon . other hunters were speeding toward their select- ed shooting sites. 0 O 0

The lake lay black and brondinr in its setting of spruce. The head- lights of a car. seeking a parking place on the onposite shore, swept the inkv surface of the water briefly with its rays and the night silence was bro n by the skltter- liig patter of we rushing sound of wings as him- dreds of Ring-necked ducks tonk off. This species of duck. unlike the blacks. pintai and teal. taxi alone the surface before taking to the air.

The departure of the rluclts caused us no worry. We knew they'd return come davbreak. There would be no safe resting place on inland waters once the barrage started. I hitte to be rushed for time when getting rigged out and one of the most pleasurable parts of the hunt is the half hour be.- fore the shooting starts. It is dur- ing this period that the iolt of an- ticipation reaches its peak. O I 0

Last minute details had been at- tended to and the wire netting surrounding-the cock-pit had been woven with flags. There was noth- ing to do but wait and talk. It was pleasant to relax and medit- ate on what Lady Luck might have in store for us.