BACK STRETCH

nnwn in Cape Breton match races are frequently held with considerable 's of money being wagered. in Aubrey Keiz- Ir's column in the Sydney Post- Record is the following: Mike Ja- balee sends along his version of

the discussed Calumet Brownie

Marjorie M. race. Mike advises that he handled Marjorie M. in this side-bot race (51250 on the line-. lie states Calumet Brownie. I former 3 and -1-year-old World's champion. won the first race in the time of 2.092.. The second heat item to Marjorie M. in the time of 2.121.-. The third heat was I rlrari (inc. 2.1014. and in the fou- rth Marjorie M. was the winner in 2.141. and in the fifth Marjorie M. again was to the top in 2.1716.

Calumet Brownie was owned by Chzirli-s Ballard, who was proprie- tor at that time of the North Side Diiiiiis rm.-r li'r'Jl'I(. North Sydney. and lifts one of harness horses" must p.iiiin.ia.iit- owncrs. Many of our olrler race fans will remem- hat" Calumet liruvinie was a horse with terrific sprFd hut wanting in manners. He nus dil'i'it'uIt to get away and with ilw old type scor- ing that could bother him quite I lot. it would he interestng to know what he would do behind the Gate. Notional horses like him seem to be few and far between now because of the schooling they get with the Gate. We looked up I couple of his summaries of 1933 Ind foitnd that at North Sydney. September 20. he won the free for Ill pace with 3-1-1. Darky Grat- tan 1-2-2. Marjorie M. 2-It-Ii. Time. 2.11. 20912. 2.12. and at Halifax October 1 he won the free. for all pace in straight heats, Darky Grat- tan 2-2-2. Hedgewood K. 4-4-3. Mar- jorie M. 1&5-4. Theodore Guy 5-36. Sampson l-Iall ti-5dr. Time. 2.11. 2115A. 2.1314. He was driven by Billy Hood Ln both these races.

Other winners at that meet in alifnx were. 218 class. Patrick lrect with 6-11. Beetnn Grattan 1-3-ti, Star G. 32-2. King Spruce 2-5-5. Lillian 5-6 3. I'm Alone 4-4-4.

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the scasonis . 2-year-olds iias made by Iulilll”-'55

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Frost. a filly by Yictoi'.V 5UIlL"I" the Bily llaughton stable. She trotted the half mile track ill 2.19 4-5. Fiicka Frost also froiii the liaughton stable trotted in 2.22 The fastest mile by a 2-year-old ital” .was made by Lustcr l3.VF(l- tll"V' an by Bob Walker over the half mile track. time 2.18. last tillilFl' er in ill set-mitts. and Darclrl Xliili. er wnrlicd the track record hold- ing 2-year-old Calgary Blttl 3 handy mile in 1'18 2-3 over "19 Jnue t.-3.-L. ticailuw Lands hv Autos and i-'iizsi Time by (food Timg. pm-oil iii '1lFl 1-Ti on the twice around. Smeral other 2-year- iold pacers were miles in better than 2.20. p . All the harness horse writers in the United Statcs 3.419? that 118V er in the history of the SP0?! IRIS so many promising 2-year-olds shown up in trziininc. .11 the eight tracks where will irxiining is fea- lured an report better performan- ces by 2-year-olds than any pre vious year. Looking over the work- outs mentioned above and those for the (lamp Stable is seems that It vtould be almost impossible for Joe O'Brien to compete against such an array of speed in the big fut- urities. but we must remember that Joe is I pretty raizey chap who believes in saving his speed for another day. Two years ago no isensational miles were credited to .Scott Frost. yet he ended the year with I 2-year-old record of 2.00 grid winnings of 333.733.

Oii IIIP i-iiinr of The Hoi'.sr'iita1I and Fair World for .'t-larch 10 is in photo of Rodney 1.57 2-5. premier sire: at. Walnut Hall Study. Done- rail. Ky. in 1954 he became the first sire tii Standardbred history to have two juvenile. trotters fas ter than 2.02 -- Princess Rodney. 2. 2.01 and Satin Wood 2. 2.01 4-5. Last year Rodney's list of

2.10 performers rose to 31 - it re-:

cord for three crops second only to Mr. Mt-Elwyn. One of the most attractive trotters at the Charlotte town track is the 4-year-old bay

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DOWN THE ,.--

Question Is: "Worsley Or Bell?"

Waison With Worries

Watson told newspaper men after llivieres of the Quebec League, I morning practice session hey they were I different team. won't decide until just before gamer f'They played with more deter- time whether to use Bell. .'l1-year- . mination ll” nlllit than I've seen old standby netniinder who played Sm" Clmslm" "ISM-' llld WW brilliantly as Rangers won 4-2 in son-

Montrea1Thu!sday night to tie the H9 ml m5'"'89" Mu" Patrick best-of-seven series at I same WP” Pl9,359d "ml 9!? ll?" 38319! apieceg or return to L0,", (Gump) victory in MontreIl since Jan. 30. Worsley. his regular goaliejwlgg tagld lhzlsldsnefiondultii six years. hasbentroubiedb aninur '" '5'”. '1 939990” knee. e y who they think will win the semi-

This is his dilemmat ”Worsley?lm3lS- said he feels good and he": played) The W" W913 "kt-'4 ltlllllll-813 well .. I t Canadiens in Newiwllat Odd! "I9! would set on the york. But my aid coach tLestei-ioutcome of the series. Patrick Patrick? used to tell me iilEVBllDlCI(ed the Canndiens 6 to 5. WI!- break up I winning club." SDI! Picked R3339?! 5 I0 5-

REVIVED FOR SECOND . HOME ICE ADVANTAGE ..

with the wounded Worsley tn, Muzz explained his view by sug- goal, the Rangers were swampedlleslllll "ml I-he M01"-fell 8111301" 7-1 in the first game Tuesday. But. stars. Maurice (Rocket) Richard. ivith Bell, called up from Trols- Jean Beliveau Ind Bernie (Boom

Large Crowd Attends

By MEL SUFRLN .. tfaiiadian Press Staff Writer . NEW YORK (CPI New York Rangers coach. Phil Watson was undecided Friday night whether to no with Cinderella goalie Gordie Bell for the third game of the National Hockey League playoffs againhst Montreal Canadiens here

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Tocl Sloan Out For Rest Of Series

TORONTO (CPI - Tod Sloan. star Toronto Maple Leaf forward. fi-at-tiircd his right shoulder-blade in Thursday nl ght's National iitit-key League Stanley Cup semi- final: at Detroit and will be out tor the rest of the series. the club antioiiiiced Friday.

Slnrm. heavily-boarded by Gordlel iimm of Red Wings. was x-rayed ltl iloipllal on his return from De- llilll .

Tram pliysician Dr. Jim Mur- rni; reported the player suffered ”a fi'a('lur(' through the shoulder- blade at the base of the shoulder-

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JTIIP Red Wings. 3-1 winners Thursd;lY night. lead the best4it- seien plLl.VDIIS 2-0.

Diiriiiu the regular season, Sloan y equalled the individual goal-scor rm; rcrnrrl by it Toronto playcr.l tying Gaye Stewart's mark of 37 goals.

'l'lit i-levcnth aiiiiiizil Prince Ed- testaiits alike. iuii-it island lntci:st-liolzistic ice The following are the results Sports were held last evening at Girls 7 and under: 1.

liiirlrr the direction of the P.E.I. 1iinn1aSUF- llriiartmrnt of Pliy-iral Fitness Boys 7 and under: 1. nrarly I50 competitors iiere entcr- Burke. P.S.S.; 2. Paul llogan. cd in the 24-event program with 2A jM.A.: lslaiid schools represented. l

Montague had the largest num-: tier of entrants with 26 contestants taking part. Other schools enterediLeary. iicre Alberton. Malpcque. Cape; Girls Relay: 1. Montague ti-Eileen; Traverse. Borden. Kensington. O'- Annear. Gwen Mccarron. Dianne Leary. Freetown, Southport. West Kent School. Queen Square School. Q.C.H.S. Prince Street School. Queen Chari-y Girls 8 yrs.: 1. otle lligh. Summerside High. St.lCape Traverse; 2. Sheila Carrutb- Mary's Academy. Summerside, Gcoi-cetoii-n. Murray Harbour,l Souris. Winslnc, Central Royalty. ilocliior 5riiiai'e School. East Wilt- sliire. East Royalty, Model Schooi.l3. Ellis Boudreault. Southport. and Parkdale. Girls

The members of the winning re- lParkdaIe: 2. Joan Au.ld. P.S.S.; 3. lay teams and the individual winn- Sandra Llewellyn. Montague. F.'l'S iierc presented with small lro- Boys 9 yrs.: 1. .Harry Annear. phies while the second place finish- y Montague; 2. Ronnie Boyles. W.K. ers got silver medals and bronze S-I Wayne Stewart. Montague. medals for third place. The present-l Girls 10 yrs.: 1. lions Coffin. Al- ations were made by Lieut. Gov- bei-ton: 2. Charlotte Vey. 0'Leary; ernor T.W.l.. PTOWSC. whose pres- fl. Gail Cameron. Parkdale.

Picioii Downs Parkclcile 5-2

Piclou Pontiacs whipped Park- dale Flycrs 5-2 last night in thel second game of their series for the N.S.-P.E.l. Senior B. title.

Tho series II now tied at I game each. The deciding contest will he played tonight at Stellar- toll.

Tommies Beat Halilcix 7-4

CHAT!-1AM. N.B. (CPD - Three goals within a S0-second span of overtime enabled St. Thomas Col- lege to defeat Halifax Canadians

S.

Wins1oe;2. Alan MacPhee.

Soiiris.

Montague; 2. Bill Dickie. Slsidez

Pauline 5'sld9: the Sports Arena before ii large Hardy. Alberton: 2. Marlene Mc- llnrallyt 3- Donnie :aIlieriiii. of interested spectators. Gowan. Montague; 8. Ruth Annear std?-

Bnys 8 .vrs.: 1. Gary McCarron. 1

9 yrs.: 1. Sandra Johnsony

7-4 Friday night and tie the Mari-

ence at the meet was highly Ip- Bo,vs10yrs.: 1. Clinton Nicholson.

preciated by the officials and con- ,Montague: 2. Glen Hughes. Mont- ague: 3. Gerry Kane, Q.S.S. 1 Girls 11 yrs.: 1. Ann Cameron. Parkdale; 2. Cheryl Paquet, S'side; 3. George Ciirruthers. 0'Leary. Boys 11 yrs.: 1. John Davis. QC. 11.5.: 2. Gordon Full. P.S.S.; Dexter Howatt. Cape Traverse. Girls '1 mile open: 1. Elaine Poole. Montague: 2. Velma White. Murray Harbour; J. Patsy Mac-

time iiininr B hockey final at 1-1.

Bitterly Contested

Alberion Blasis -

Tim”: 2'”: 2”' 2'11"” Pamck stallion Ted Gcnesee by Rodney. Direct. was owned and driven by-i157 2.5 dam Larkspur Hal by Robert L. lsnor of Halifax. Thetii” D51. 102”. dam Lena by Wl0Wl'f'3 -V9" "" A"3"": 3 P”-San Fransisco. Bis fourth dam is "Ck. Due” "t "9 ' new lncklthe celebrated trotter Margaret Wt"! '."""'. "' M'""”"' MlTrask2.01"f4 the dam of Van Sandi. 3.0714 which stilistands.ClaIide 0512-00” and II", grandam of Tara fig”? lfl" ff"”'"'l"'f a"T;""9 '.:':f4 2.00 by Pi-t.i-r the Great 2.lI7VI.' at "'w;7"k "fife I 3" :xhw' tTed Genesee was purchased at the

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She made it three straight. Calu- met City 2-2-2. Pixie fl-It-3. four other starters. Time. 21414. 1131A, 813. and .1. Harry Breen. well known and well li.ked all through the Maritimees. won the Junior Free For All Face on the final day of the program with Star G.. his three winning heats being in 1.16. 2.12lri. 2.13. Tease 2-2-3.

A horseman friend of the writ- er of long standing. David Cannon and Mrs. Cannon of Pownal. are visiting their sons Harry and Leo. who are hirely located in Sarnln. Ontario. Both Mr. and Mrs. Can- non carry with them the best wish- iui of their friends and neighbors who hope they will have a pleas- Int holiday. The. writer has known Mr. Cannon since early in 1914 when we bought I good trottcr from him called Redwing. She made a good showing in her starts In I large. class of trailer: at the Nova Scotia Exhibition that year Ind but for an injury she receiv- ed she. would not doubt have ink- on I fast record.

Harness racing is on again. t.his time at Santa Anita track. Cali- fornia. with the first day's racing on March 13. Ladies First. ii 5- yearold mare by worthy Boy. won the Riverside. feature race of the afternoon. purse 54.900. time 2.05 1-5. the fastest time of the after- noon Seven thousand peopie were in attcndan and half a million dollars passed through the mutuels. Harness horses have poured in from all parts of the compass to take I crack It the almost 8400,- 000 in stakes and purses that will he rated for at. this meeting. AI- ingetber RSO (rollers and pacers are expected to line up as start.- ers. Twenty stakes are on the doc- ket. featured by twn 315.000 events. the California Trot on Saturday. April 7 and the Caifornin Pace on the. closing day. April 12.

We don't expect to see many of I01 Can-ipls trottcrs and pacers per- form there judging by the times made in their workouts. They will Ivldently reserve them for racing later an. The best miles report- ed from the O'Brien stable 2-vcar- olds is 2:16 2-5 and 2.39 for Rosa- lind Frost and Time Me The coil record at Dal Mar is held by Ot- is Direct. 2-vear-old pacer nut stepped his mile in 2.17 2-5. last

time: in 32 seconds The filly ris Post was the rhampion with 917 4-5 for the mile and best 2- youold trotter wag Roygj Glory with I mile in 2.23. and the 2-year- Ild filly Worth Aplenty trotted In 8.3. Best mile for Joe's It De Mar was 3.11 1-6 by Plleol Bill.

At Ben Whifegkacewly. Orlando.

lltlliltomth

ihurg by Roy Bevan and last. year 1171:!

.ed took I record of 2.16 1-5. In appearance he is almost. a duplic- lste of his sire and we look t.o see him take I record of 2.14 or bet- tnr over one of our half mile ovals this year Ind wouldn't be surprised to see him eventmlly with I record of 2.10 or better. He took his rei-ord at Charlottetown. August 19. Old Home Wcek, in a

classified trot Big Boy (Stead) 1-

1-2. Ted Genesce (Llewellyn) 2-.'l-1, Miss Pallie 4-2-ti. sevcn other star- ters. Time. 2.16 3-5. 2.17 2.16 .1-5.

One of IIIB iiltlcsl ti':iiiiPi's and drivers in America is Tom Berry.

who in his yoiilh rode the runners in England and afterwards trained? ;them. in the late 1920's he camel Ito the United States and started

training trottcrs and paccrs and

did so well at it that lie was for iquite ii timc manager of Hanover

Shoe Farms. Hanover. Pa. when

some of the brightest stars were."v

racing from that nursery. Now

wfth four.-wore years behind him

he is working some very promis-

ing 2-year-olds at Bro White Race- Rodney trotting filly In Free was timed .

In 2.26. last quarter 33 2-5. Fantasy wbplln

way and last Wrrllt the

Hanover by Hoot Man was in 2.712. last. quarter 6. The 2-year-old lpat-er Andy Byrd was in 2.24. last

quarter 33. and another 2-year-old, Cedar Crest Jim. paced in 2.29. last quarter .33 3-5.

One of the best reported up to. -1- .3ll!l0lC 80' ll" I'll Irlck l0Yl date to that time was the ArdenllllP Rttfialk . 1 iiiomestead-owned 2-year-old geld-J 4REl9N'"i 7- Mlllmtinv 3- Pm-

ing Bold Lusty which trotted in 2.20, last quarter .313 for Huston Stone. The hcst pacer that week was Lusty Bvrd that was I mile in 1.10 with the last aiiarter iii :11 seconds for Bob Walker He. is owned by the William Maybury stable of Maine The DPSI time. made by a trotting filly was Duke's Duchess in the Del Millar string that was in 2.21.

I There is one driver and he has ,been exceptionally successful, who believes in northern training. tak-

ing it leaf out of the book of the

late renowned Walter R. ('nx, one i

of the greatest reiiismen that ever raced oii the Grand Circuit. who always trained in New York State We refer in Stanley Dancer who sliu-es honors with wiiliun 11 lfsugliton as top driver It Roose- velt Raceway. Promptly It eight oclock the trritters and paccrs come out for their workouts and ' on on there is ,continuIi procession circling the ihalf mile oval It Stanley's track -in New Egypt. N. .1. He has five Continued on page 7

PLAYOFF

HOCKEY

V TONIC!!! A! SPORT! ARENA Goottown High Girls vs. Unit No. 1 Girls-7.00 PJI. second unit hoiarniid-bans Inland Titlo I'sido Juvsnilu vs. Abbi: Juanita-8:80 p.ni.

trained carefully by Archive. ;L1eweliyn and before the year end-

. ing game I island-Nova Scotia

lcoutested throughout was iindoiibl-

-seven goal cushion to take into:

Iimost I '

Donald. Borden.

Z Allie Glen

Hoivatt. Cape Traverse: .'llacPhee. Georgetown: 8. Thompson. Winsloe.

Girls 12 yrs.: 1. Sandra Bell. Mon- tagiie: 2. Lois Hughes. Montague; 13. Margaret Bradley. Q.C.li.S.

Springhill 9-2

' - '. hammered First Pcriod :- 1. Alhertnn. E. mil-h: AgIltI":)IxIEn9-1;eS:"lIl over the Atkinson. W. Stewart. L- Gall Springhill All Slnrii in tin Alber-yl7-10: 1 ton Rink last night in the open-y PEIIHIIICSP3 l't.d-Va2sN:ll:). 1 J. Boy, 12 "st. 1' Stan pardon. ' of a two-game total Smnd "'0 -t:m- gl Olhag Montague; 2. Billy MacMi1lan, Q. goal series for the Prince Edward Haltlnle 1G. g M8 ews. - G G C.H.sg; 3. 3.-rank Dow, wgxgsl

-. 4-Alberton - J. Baglole (C. Fras- ert 7..'l5t 5 - Alberton; J. Bailoie (G. Bernard. G. Matthews) 8.241 6-Springhill - Boss (Beliveaii. Vas- Nickl 19.20: 7-Alberton - E. Mill- maii (G. Mattlieivl 14.40.

POi'lEl!IlleS.- LeClair. D. Beliveau.i

Po I

"B" title.

The game. which was bitterly Georgetown. Girls 13 yrs: 1. Joan Boyles. Q C.1-i.S. 2. Frances Thompson. Win- sloe; 31. Mary Prowse. Murray Har-

edly the roughest seen in the local rink this winter.

Net-lenders on both sides were excellent with Marhonald of the A111 Stiirshgetltliiig lwgedasimeuilyyn W y .i is ar n a ' - . I " ” ”" ' " y ' Third PerIod:- A - Aiberton -L.

Alberton cage. , Arm h m, R 1 h Gaudet. (E. Atkinsonl 05.10) 9- 0"” ' 95” "' 'lspringiiiii - VnsNick. (Boss) 13.34;. the final game in Albcrton tonight I0 - Alberlon. W- Stewart. 03- AM the sari s is far from over as the H1150"? 14-201 ll ' Albelilollv W-l ham mck boys from ",9 main. Stewart, (B. MacDonald) 15.35. 2 land have plenty of hockey abli- . . I I y Regal: forward Atkinson reiiciv- ', ed a gash reriiiii-ing two utitrhes I

in the first period but continued Thy following is the lineup oil n ay . - . 1 ---so to 1'” .:::.::2:. M:-”'":..'.i.”..::::”t:i "l Mkmm" 5C'"""g 3' "W Traiiior D Sltewiart liraldleyu "ll" '”3”f- Tl" '""”" '”"'" R Duffv G Dilldn 41 Ar5('n: chalked up five markers in thoimm .1tn',m.k" M tmilingml P. middle frame to a singleton forlMa,;ar 'G Wang G'cudmm.e' G the visitors and an addi nal wrdt ' ' 1 ' 0 three in the final frame with the An" 18 erg All Stars again getting I single Arenapny7t tally ' '

CHAMOIS

requested to be Ill

Boys V2 mile open: 1. Wayne x

alt. Cape Traverse; 2. Robert Gall-1 aiii. Borden; .1. Allie Maceiienl

Boom) Geoffrlon. Ihould sllgIIf.Iy

offset the Idvantagc the RIngcrI havo of playing three of the re mafiiing five games on home ion where they lost only once in seven games to Montreal this season.

Watson. on the other hand. thought the home-ice advantage would spell the difference. He said he plans to go with the same lineup as in Thursday's game. using Guy Gendron. Larry Popein and Dean Prentice to check the Rocket. Bert Olmstead and Geoffrioii ro- spectlvely.

Lou Fontlnato. the oft-penalized. hard-hitting defenceman who II! on the bench for the will be back in action. And Bill Gadaby, the defenceman whose left thigh was hurt in I first-period bodycheck. is Ilso expected to play.

Inier-School Ice Sports Held AI Sports Arena

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Boys 13 )'i's.: 1. Jo Jo Gallant. 2. Fergus Robertson. Ea.- MacNel1l. S'

Girls 14 yrs.-. 1. Dianne Shaw.

Borden; 3. Margaret llfIcLean.

1. Wayne Howati. 2. David Storey

:1. Fraser lnman, Montague. Montague.

13 mile open: 1. Glen Thompson, BOYS 14 yrs-3 Geo. Cape Traverse; rgetoivii; 3. James Smallman. O'- gagtgdale; 3. Don MacAusland. 0.

Girls 15 yrs: 1. Elaine Poole.

Shaw. Elaine Poole); 2. Borden: :1. 11-eary: 3. Eileen Annear. Montague-

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Boys 16 and over: 1, James Small

Linda Howa1.i.lman. O'Leary: 2. Erroll MacLure. lMontague; 3. Allan MacPhee. Geo-

eri. O1Leary; 3. Sandra Jennings. irizctown

Boys Relay: 1. Borden (Wayne flowatt. Everett Campbell. Willard Glllis. Robert Gallant): 2. Montag- ue: 3. Q.C.H.S.

Officials: Patron. Hon. T. W. L. Prniise: Honorary Referee. Hon. Keir Clark: Referee-In-chlcf. W. A. Gaudef; Starter. George Walters: Timer, Bill Bevan. Sr.: Judges It finish. Dr. L.W. Shaw. Jack Annenr Reg Rodgers: Patrol Judges. W.E. scaiitlebiiry. Roy MacGilllvary Al-

lton Rayner: Jack Hughes: Clerk of

course. A.L. Perry: Meet director and announcer Bill Reid; Scorer. G.M. Rice.

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