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A Merry Cltrlstrnas and Happy Polly by Colonel Aubrey 2:o7Vi .For
sew Year card from George A. ('aiibeck. Summersiac. has a photo on it of George holding the beautiful young mare Watch Shirley Ann. She of course is by
on the Charlottetown track have
he" w'":h'd by for George G. Fraser. Dart.l
Islanders. Although since Watchim has been retired (mm the turf be still holds six irack records and it looks as though they may possibly remain on the books time. They are: Chatham. N.B.. ':.IJ8'a. made July 1. 1944: St. Step- tirn. N.B.. 2:06li”q. made August '33. 1944; Brldgewater. N.S.. 2:07. made October 3. 1911: Sydney, rx. S., 2:09 (-5. made Sept. 26. 1945; Truro. NS, 2:09. made Sept, 18. 1944; Charlottetown. P.E.l., 2:07V:. made Aug- 17. 1945. Wstchim was driven in all the above miles by Billy Hood.
Among the other Christmas yards received yas a photo of June Bee 2:06 with Rannlc Mac- Donald of Cape Breton. who gave her her record. in the sulky. Ilannie is now in Ontario. Then again our good friend Rankin Me- Laine sends one showing him holding Pet Hanover, with his llllle bulldog Timmie sitting on P:-t's back. Rankin signs the card ' Pct Hanover." And Harry Hirsch of Sydney sent one of Convalr 201 with driver George Manger in the suiky. We hope to reproduce ii in our Review.
REGISTRATIONS
Registrations have been coming in quite lively and among others ue sent away was an application for Gracious Girl. owned by John .1. Ryan. Peake's Station. Her sire is Jim Reed of Missouri. (better known as George Washington). and the dam is Gracious Lady by Protector l:59lh. For John E. Peters, New Glasgow. P.E.l.. Sil- lf'l" Come. a 5-year-old more by in Conto 2:13. dam by Bellini Si-ntt 2:09'A. For Wilbert Dickie. ('ape Traverse. P.E.l.. Coronation Lass. n 3-yearold chestnut mare by Jolllty 1:05lr'4. dam. Alta's Guy by Clover Guy.
For Clarence Wooiridge. Cove- head. P-lJ.l.. Rhodoia Hal. a wean- ling by True Hal 2:06. dam. Rhod- nla D. 2:09V: by Abner, T. Clegg 2:04'-i. For Elmer Smith. Emerald, P.l-I.l.. Miss Lady Clegg. a wean- ling filly by Abner T. Clegg 2:olv:. riam. l.itIle Aubrey by Kalmuck. For Allison Carr. Harrington. P.E. 1., a 2-year-old bay gelding, Stormy C. by Abner T. Ciegg 2:04l&. dam. l.aCopia Lass by Wat- son Peter. She was bred by Roy MscMillan. 0'Leary.
For Harry Green. Morell. P.E.l.
Captain Cash. a yearling black Every staffer and permanent ten-1 prepared for an early debut at the never quits swinging."
horse by Real Money 2:09. dam,
for . ya-y .1ong'and her dam is by Orola.
Lful Howard. Cornwall. 9.1-:.1..' Lady Budlong a weanling bay mare by'Calu1net Budlong 2:02-ii. damf
'm0lllll. N-5.. a 5-year-old dark bay: 'mare. Sadie Harvester, bred by' iwilfred McQuillen. Peters lIoad.1 .She is by Simone Harvester 2:04l'4
For Omer Neill: Milton Stationp Gall Spruce. a chestnut mare by' King Spruce. dam, Ola Axworthyl by Bud Asworthy, and for Stanley Mayhew. Klnkora, the following;.
'l'he writer beeasna well ae- qtlainted with Mr. Duffy during the time we were secret.ary-treas- urer of the Charlottetown Hotels. Ltd. and Fred was the waiter. Everyone thought the world of him and it was freely
predicted when he left to take a position in New York that he would become one of the top hotel
Ill Tl! HONEY , William ll. (Billy llauglltonl of Brookville. N.Y., still considered
a harness racing "youngster" at head 83. continued to dominate tln sport's race and money
Vimlllll departments in 1850. liallthton won the money title for the Mill consecutive year and the race winning crown for the fourth
pmen there and that prediction was .1, ; mm. mm to gun". justified. Hundreds of frlds in uumced by.-re; U3, 11-otung
this province will sympathise with Anochuon.
The former farm
his wife and family in the loss 5....-1-. use eunlngl were 3571.945
of a very kind husband and father.
nu---n e. mm by .:""'...r. Watclllm 2:06. Whole PGPIOPIIIIN3 Pfllco. sn ndam. Margaret Grat-I to wish all our readers and horse-
and he won 101 heats. The totals "in both instances were slightly under his own record-breaking pace of 1955 when be hauled 3590.445 and won 108 races. Plough-
tan2:l5li by Grattan Royal zgosyhlmen friends throughout the Marl- um mm u" may ml. eomlon,
"me! "4 'l5"'l"" ' "'7 h'PPY ably but his in wins barely with-
Christmas.
l'!'HE VOTE A despatch from Jim Harrison
publicity director of the USTA.
icolumbus. Ohio. has the follow-
ing; For the second straight year Saul Camp's great trotter Scott Frost has been named Harness Horse of the Year. the U.S. Trot-
ting Association announced re-1
stood the lsto challenge of Stanley Dancer. New Egypt. N..l., who wound up with is: victories.
Runner-up among the money will- ners was John F- Simpson of Maltlaod. Fla., who earned 5455. 301. Two other drivers topped the 8400.000 mark. Dancer with 3475. 161 and Joe O'Brien, Shatter. Cal.. with 8422.618. It was the first time
that more iii iv drl h ' . ..,.,.,, .., ,,.”,,''5, of in”: The Guardian. Page 7
single yea. I in 1 l coluinn. Williial: D.cia:lhci&d”u':nn:i:lr Saturdhm Dec 22' 1956 of Rldsew-y. Ontario. was third
.':"':'.i.? li'.':.fi.f”:l:ll:: '1: ”:.'3.lArt Aragon IND! Place. Joe Lighthlll. 'l'roy,l' S s uspencled
0.. was fourth with 121 and Louisi ail-:P0hC. Caledonia. N.Y, fifth withi ”'"lh"”"' HmPaisned- princl- 1 AUSTIN. Tex. um a 51.1. Why 'l ll” metropolitan New: boxing ommissioner H. B. Mor-i York velrlacetxryiiso frtlllldkeerzdgllelg-liiln skipped an indefinite suspen-l cisrslons in tracks in all otherl'o1nt utnlfnja on mm ' nnhdl III"! of the country His principal hi; Tgwflflat fl rllt lug” .'a"i."ly'l yoney winners were the 8-year-old Tu, E n n n N" i.:':::;'..: 3.: ..”l::';” '- u I! an:d37-5.495 respectively and the a 80-dgay nE'5'.n.l3.. ' 2'' "wt ag pacer Duane Han ver wh l U d N u . hhhked 375-561 Th"! WI: Only Dnzl tionnrhles, Ihol:l'Il.lfl'gBl::l'Ih'l:eIsrl:llt:-l tine change ln the ranks of thetmatically suspended in all ststeal topbbtenl money. winners. Eddie . except New York. g:nped(ifr0Wnas2ll6itn1gton. 7'C'.H., . HI. n”"It's another ca; of a bigk-time g - 0 wt igternotwantgtotaea Eairllinlgzd of 3241,1151 replacing lchance of. being whipped by a llt-; 11 SIM. ptle-time fighter." Morgan told re- rt v And here's. a llklvnf the loading poGoel'd:tein testified at an investi-
mpney Wlllnlng drteril and race. gallon in San Antonio that he was
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Sonny 3;-own, . 3.y,u-.0” bayicently. The Shatter, Cal. 4 year- ggldinx by Joujgyl dun. Quegnigold polled 60 first place votes Axwo;-thy by cwmn Aubrey'Jo1Jlrom a panel of 95 turf writers llty Zip. a 4-year-old chestnutlhhd mlled "P 733 Wlh" hh h
i - drivem uttered 5500 and threatened with
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1 . third round. 4 melding by Jonny' dag". L," 110-7-5-3-1 .ballI. Scott Frost drew. 1355 A V. mun;-ey by colonel Aubnm Jotiexactly five times as many ftrstl Bank Name Age Residence, Earnings Rank: 60152.83: dwkd "V .d"l llllh lity'l Luck. a 3-year-old chestnutlliilh” "ll? 01' '"t'1”:i'"pbledAf'l':5 1. Wlllllm R- l'llIll8lll0lI 33 :il'0.':lkVltlilh-FlN-P- 3572-96 ll Morgan's stiff Punishment name mare by Jollity, dam. Morey Guy BTW an. 811105 9" 0 2. John F. Simpson 36 at an . a. 455,301 4 , 11 ; - .- by Clover Guy and Climax Abbe, heed hhclhl hlhrh Wlhl mm 0' 8. Stanley F. Dancer 29 NW E3l'Pt.gN.J. 425,161 3' 1:0,? w,,:5 1.i,p,;l::cgE,':ry;,;?:'e3lif.,an' a 3-year-old chestnut gelding bylm' It marked the first "me that 4. Joseph C. O'Brien :9 Shatter, Calif. 422.618 2 voiuntm-ily by both fume". . Abbe Worthy, dam, Kate Direct 8 l'0rSe,ltas repented in successive ll. Deivln G. Miller 43 Meadow Lands. Pa. 293.317 51 ; by Frisco Direct. iljears since the Poll W8! 05lIb- 5. Hugh A. 3.311 54 Winter Park, 1-1.. 753,935 3 mm p All the speculation as to what lllllthet-dl;nthla9:lhlyT:Ehel1at3:hhlE ovztlnq 7' Edwud Cobb M wuhlngwn CH" 0' M351 251" ' so ' the stallion Good Time 17 4-5 ner but there was a four-year rlilggnwmhordyei 3 g:1r:1:gm';.-'1llm' lo would bring was settled at Tatter- spread (1949-i953 between his ' ' B ' ' - ' V . i 5 . um M me 0, breeding an Mim and mom Emmi 10. Franklin E. Safford 47 Southern Pines. so 1li1.oo7 7 'l' w n N 1. racing stock held at Lexington,- fllxerhadglfs gl:e':leb”3'fi I()):lll' lg I 0 Ky. where 248 head sold for a The 2- e r-old pact ti ' " ' 9'” T' ' ' . wt-10' mm m of in?-he 53'5"-33 it ".5 22 :.":.a..V.:;';”"i.;:: 133:2”; Return Home 31.556. The second highest pricejwith ll firt place at d 322 ' ' hm ' m”"' ' ' ” "5 - .m paid :0. . standard)"-ed at P0,"... Th: and :,,c”f,,g'"m,,., 15. William Robert Walker 52 Orlando, Fla. 152,549 - auction was realized when Good 1)mti..-'5 pick and the 2.yem-.o1d 16. Walter Sanders Russell 56 Stevenson. Ala. 146.237 12 GENEVA lAPl-The 15 Players Time. feature of the W.H Cane'pa(-mg filly Good counsel finished 17. Thurman Wayne Smart 52 Delaware. 0. 142.192 13 and the' trainer of Hungary's na- dispersal, brought a final bid of ;.,..m, and mm. each collecting 111. William T. Hudson 41 Pauisboro. N--l. 1.19.947 1:1-tmnal lUlll0l' soccer team an- 3l20.000 from Charles Hlll Ol lllE;three first place nods and 207 and 19. Howard F. Beissinger 33 Hamilton. 0. 1.14.390 i7 hhhhchll MONEY ll'l0l' Wlll not re- Hlll Dlstrlbutlns COFIDEIIY Ol C0l: 222 points respectively. Handling 20. Frank Ervin 52 Pompano Beach. Fla 133.845 19 ml" ” H”hE"V- grrtnbusri. e0h::melVlrhdHll8llaf:oce;r 11:1 the aged competition as easily this 21. Earle B. Avery s2 Pinehugitl. 1:10. 133.2711 11 2oMgsht ofhthe players are under 0 F-II-ibtdr Flagged Nylon)” Hutu o warm (semi Vohouidsliui-orb uudlo xen V I ll 136- y - h d'd gh 3.y . id . 22. R I h N. 3 id ,' 40 Lo W ' ag 1293,21 0 . ey ave een on A tour ll , dent of Hlllards Raceway. lpfgllmfins me 19.55. sec?" ?r,o; cg?-p 23. Joasgph F. Llighltillal 23 Trgi op I 123.193 34 Switzerland (or revel-at we.-ta, gnd 0 flexible All-lather Mood-weafscrski 0 hops bands pd cloths rloea aaddry He W" own" (or only & mmerp rteti little Joe O'Brien to victory, 24. Thomas Winn 53 Northville. Mich. 1211.145 32 were here when the Flllhiallan UP-. , u,,.,,;',;';,,,,,' .41.. 0 Mn aeyli” gerdoabuo
rising was cruslled by the Bus- sians.
Ten of the players have obtained playing contracts with professional soccer teams in England. Germ-1
of hon" " the terms or the leaseiin ill of his 21 starts and was sec-'
agreement between me late Mrgiond the other three times.
E.:"'..::"i.S?:'i:'”3..f:l";.l;”E.'3i.';I The or root Mon-New mired Schroeder Warns Aussies
1" the "em that the horse was-.ped his first two decisions of the
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f2i?..':i 3."! .::::”"n.2”iL".ii..il;:g:,;:.:;::?.i.i1i.ll.:i:”ii'li.”"::S.i);; Selxas And Flam To Be Faced ,3;-ye-r(;gc.;,heed ;;,ai-;;;-,,:g- pgggggg :.:::'.:,'..l".:?i”.:i:.:i..':::'.;?.f2?:.ifi?.::;:?:2:.;.?.":.?i;;:?'ifili Worth :l:ll0Eu:l'tMl,:llFallllr:: ecllelrliliglllll illl 1-5 in me Sewnd he" M the hm By WILL GBIMSLEY radio commentary on the matches "my in Gena" :Lfo:tdbT:dcc::t?:::ar:.h:hldl.g:;l Ihlhmhhlilltill:-v.glI.I?P.l1acI:llll;l6lTll;
HAW ll! Pl'0PCl'll'- He Will be, St8nd- (gs.I:V:?;:;('";arT('m2ngwgl:'5T:te:l ADELAIDE A t 1, AP as he has, done for several years. i he”-
last a.fee of 315.000 and his -', - - . usrala t l-H 1 Wu 1. --- - AAALAAAAAAA bmk ll fun for 1951 During his Scott l'1'tisi came off that defeat 1-dormer Davis Cup gtgr gd 9 '50 '5 ' newspaper co E'3ENh0wEh 375553
racing career he won over salnlto humble -lean Laird In track re- Schroeder returned to familiar WILL BOTHER HOAD 000 and is second in the all tlmolchfll ""10 ill 1153 3'5 Ind Still UP stamping grounds Thursday and Once the top-ranked U.S player list only to Pronto Don. He is thelllafhc-is ll"l”59 Pl the Year ll0ll- warned Australians that Herbie Schroeder said he believed Flam's sire of the world's record holdin i0l”5- The 9h3ml?l0h Earned 535-351 Flam and not Vic Selxas was the "nothing ball" would be particu- 2-year-old pacing filly Good Coun-glhls Nell” and his lllellme bnlllfl-'Dll American most to be feared inilarly bothersome to Australia's sel 1:50 1-5 :5lh"d5 hl 5305335. Wllhlll llllllnz next week's hallenge round. ltemnerlmental Lew Hoad. , or the Yule nbservange E15,". distance of the all-time mark of "Everybody is talking about "Hoad likes pace and he is the bower .15., wm speak bl-ten, ml A very great friend of this rni- 363. rcglslefed by lllf ll0W- Seixas having the best chance of kind of player who is apt to gall. 6:l5 p.m. AST over CBS radio and umn has sent us a clipping from retired Pmnlo D0". SOON Frost's scoring points for the United disgusted when a retriver likel ABC radio and television. ' Walter Wlncheil's column in thi.-lrnclnz dehhl "'5 delayed this States" said the onetime U.S. Flam starts throwing that will New York Tlmes."0ne of tllelyear because Camp elected to player: '1. consider Flam Amer-istuff back at him" Schroeder TT Brande-It filly! ll-'ll ll! Snlllldavislhhh hh" l0l' 8 liflel Stud season ica's No. 1 man. lsald. "If Hand is edgy as they biggest upset in tennis history." lllzlll. Fred P. Dully. Exvcullvei-lll l”0l7l'UBFy and March during "Herbie is the most underratetl:say he is he may blow his top he said. Manager of the Hotel St. Morit1,.lwhich he was bred to 13 mares. player in tennis. He has an un land start frittering away points." The first two singles matches Mhde "3 3" "Y Wheh he h"dh9hlYiTh9' l"'3('"" Wm hi" he fhllhlwd 0l'llI0tl0X game which botherrl However Schroeder doesn't cnnv are scheduled for next Wednesday got very tired and went to sit-cp.i in 1957 and Scott Frost will heimo.-it topflight players and he . . .iS:1dCll' United States chances in the with the doubles Thursday and the c alenge round as romisin . An final sin les Frida . The draw is ' Schroeder came here to do a American victory vyouid begiithclscheduleg for Chililllmll Day.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Prasl-' dent Eisenhower will press a hill- ion at nightfall tonight to light the 67-foot national community Christ-i mas tree. Signalling the beginning.
ant at the St. Morits mourns."
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