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rive horses finished in practic- my a dead heat in the Ontario Harness Horse of the Year poll or sportsmen loaders. but it was me game Alln 98195 bettler. Al'- gyle Onttan agent that had it at the wire. edsine top F E ' campaigners ll Jim- mle's Ohier. Gisrk Herbert, Mr. Galvin and Ira Dean. It was the third straight you that he has been high on the poll. '!'or the past two years he has been named cmadian Horse of the Year..tbis year losing honors to the Quebec 'Steam Engine" ltar Vole. Top- ping the reasons for his selec- uon was his eenestional 2.0245 mile at Woodbine. Ontario. track. A Canadian record for a half- miie oval. i

From his .5... in the Spring on

western Ontario tracks he has al- ways been in there. losing only to :he beat. me champ Argyle Grat-

- an wsscbred.-tn . and mven in all his races by owner Dunc Campbell. who also raced his dam, Babe Brattan. He was toaled on March 6, 1948. with his breed- ing on both sides going blllk W Grattan Royal 2.0056. He has been four seasons racing. As a 2-year- told he took a mnrk of 2.l48t. The next ye V he raced 40 times with 31 wins. 9 seconds. 5 thirds. 3 fourths and one fifth and a mark of 2.11. As a 4-year-old he raced entirely on Ontario tracks, win- ning 39 of 48 starts. Last year he raced the fastest .m1le in Can- ada. going in 2.039t in the Thorn- :l1ife Handicap. He won 21 of 23 leans in Ontario and his season's -ecord included Batavls and Ver- mn starts. He was as times out. 14 times iii-st. 4 times second. mce fifth. He was a very close uccond to Egan Grattan in 2.01'A ii. Vernon. I

Argyel Grattan had the honor this season of setting up a new tansdian half-mile track pacing record of Matt at Toronto's Weed- ame Park. The former record was twig, made by Walter Dale at t'1-cclcricton. N.B.. Sept. 15, 1987. rhis is the summary of the race: waiter Dale (-I-1. Clukey) 1-1-1, signal Senator (H. Sweeney) 2-3- 2. Marjorie M. (Jabelee) 3-2-3. Peter Magnus 4-4-4. Time, 2.07I,(,, ZOZV2. 2.06i4. The winning owners were Sullivan as Mswhinney. Ma- chlas. Me. other winners at the time meeting were, 2.15 Trot and Pace - Federal 2-1-1, Dolly Aloft 1-2-2. three other-suurteray '11me. L08. 2.061 . 2.08. Federal was own- ed by Sulivan 5. Mawhlnney. The I525 Trot was won by Millie Kal- mnck with 1-1-1, star Dillon urn. lam) 3-2-2, Peter McKinney 2-4. i. Tug Hanover 4-8-3. Time, 2.12 1,5, 2.l2t4, 2.1385. The winner was armed and driven by Willerd Kelly, southport, PEI.

Walter Dale also won another free for all pace at the same meet- ing in straight heeu. Tre.cey Han- over 2-2-2. Marjorie M. 4-3-4, Pet. er Onward 3-4-4. Bud Wenger 5-5-3. 'rime, 2.0im, 2.06, 2.07. and many will remember that great lrotter John Dean. that won the Free For All Trot in straight heats. Bobelwyn 3-3-2. Min Uhleen Vol 5-2-1, Lusty Frisco 24.5, Du Potempkin 4-5-3. Time. 2.11 44- 3-0054. 109K. The thought struck us as we read the above summaries of how well trained um

ell eenditiensd the horses were those days. Just note Walter

for instance. and Marjorie inthatix-eeforallpaoe.with” two days rut' between. Mar- J M. was without question one of the toughest race horses that ever campalgnedpin he Maritimes.

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ed horse for quite a long time. Went back to the days of the fa- mous race between Black Pilot and Hernando st Bummerside end the rivalry between the various stallion owners and the war car- ried on in the press by them. Those were good old days and at one time there were fifteen tracks in operation on the Island and horse racing was the people's prin- cipal recreation. Horse breeding of course, became an industry and there was such a demand for good roadsters and carriage horses that hundreds were exported to the Msritimes. Maine and New Eng- land. Our mention of Physician. a beautiful stallion imported here by the late Hon. George E. Hughes. brought him back in memory to Mr. MacNeill and he -also spoke very nicely about the late William Betcmen. whom he knew.

Mr. Ma.cNeill's interest in horses continues and he was having regis- tered Molly's Best by Macs Best 2.19, dam Lady Rosebud by Bud Axworthy, semnd dam Sweet Alice by castaway, third dam Morse Rose by Plrkdale 2,3114. He spoke about Bud Axworthy and what a terrific fest, horse he was but that he failed to be a race horse be- cause of his numerous breaks. we told him how we straightened him out by giving a shorter toe and lighter shoe in front and a longer toe and heavier shoe behind and equipped like that he took a re- cord as a 14-year-old of 2.14 at Charlottetown. Had he been hung out that way when he came to the

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We notice in the reports of the Halifax Harness Horse 0lub'e card on Halifax Commons Saturday ai- temocn, that class A was won by Bud Henley. owned by Harry Wheb- by. Dartmouth. and driven by George 'nirner, with 1-2-1. Gal- lant Bobby (C. Connors) 2-1-5. Oerdi.nai'.s Echo (W. Baker) 4- 3-2, two other starters, Time, 4036. 48. 453i. Class B. was won by Josedsle Clensman. -owned and driven by Don Turner. Weetphal. with 1-1-1. Dean swiit (M. Gli- ter) 2-2-4. Follow Up Jr. (P. Dan- iels) 5-3-2. Bobby Hunter .(P. Craig) 3-4-0, two other starters. Time, 49. 51. 60. The track is three- eighths of a mile and Hit b rut stepping for the green pacer that was recently sold to Mr. Whebby by Harold Gudmore of Brackley.

We were very pleased to have a letter from Massachusetts from a great friend of this collnnn who wishes to remain anonymous. with information that will be - ing to our readers..."You probab- ly never knew. but Josedale Hoos- ier had a lull brother that was timed over a local track and given a record of 2,04I,g. His name was Josedaie Matchless and he was owned by Squires Bros. and later sold to Pet Downey, who was a half owner of Billy Direct 1.55. Josedale Matchless was raced a- round 1945 or thereebouts. I no- ticed something in your column about Fem I-lal 2.0415 that Fred Cameron raced for Dr. MeoAllis- ter oi Sussex. You will be sur-

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mare liven song. He was a consistent pacer owned. y e Fitzpatrick stables or spen r. and raced around here for took a mark of 2.00tg and still going strong in 1045 when 1'! years old.

"Sorry to hear of the death of Gordon Ives. I remember him when he owned Osen Dy, brother of Do- minion D.. and they were both balm trained at Jack Irving's, Cape Traverse. I couldn't have been men than seven or eight years old at the time. They were both by Braaillan. I saw in your oolumn where 1-Iarold Stead's son Sidney. bought the trotter Harvest Melody's colt by Big Gun .by Guy Abbey. I wonder how he came to be e pacer with that breeding. 1 watch for good progeny from Chris- tie Budlong. Will be looking for- ward to your annual summary of racing in the Msrltimes."

The Maine Harness Racing Com- miuion has released its report for 1064 on the Pine Tree Circuit. The total pari-mutuel handle for the year Wis 34,173,992 for the 124 aye and nights or racing. Top point in the chain was the meet at Gotham Raceway where the handle went to s1.o5s.ooz for 21

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At use meeting of the United Biatea Trotting Association held at Columbus. Ohio, Dec. 5 and 6. a delegation was present from the Merltimes representing some tracks and owners and presented a petition asking that use ban on aged horses be moditied by granting temporary permission for owners in the Mari- time Provinces of Canada to race 15 and 10 year old horses for the

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next two years only in order to forestall whet otherwise might have worked a hardmip on the owners of these horses in this dis- trict. After two years all such horas and any other over 14 will automatically become ineligible to race. The petition was granted. As the Canadian Auocietion has in the pest adopted the rules made by the .8.TA. it is likely that they will follow 'euit.

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