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Out of town visiting horsemen thil week were Mayor George m. mtvre-cf Montague. who has had a busy fall looking after his foxes and other work but was no doubt Rratified by bk success at the K1083 County fox "Exhibition. Gwrse has a weanling by Kalrnuck 2.15 1-2 out of Daisy Peters 2.13- 1-4 that is much admired. His two-year-old George Mac promises to develop into one of the best of the breed in this Province?

. Another visitor warmly welcom- Bd was Tyndall Semvfe, noted bal- ancer urn r-ce nri-"er of Kensing- ton. Tyndall and W. Chester S McLure had a very happy time re- minimlng about school days forty- seven years ago when they rode the some horse bareback and had a lot of fun in the pastures. Tyndall performed a feat that about equal- led Ben Walker's. referred to last week, when at Halifax the girth hdding the sulky shafts became broken and only quick thought by Tyndall in lumping on the horse's back and directing him by the front part oi the reins saved the situation. A less nimble man would

have it the dust and probably been trumped over by the other horses in the race. Tyndall

getting Camelot, fast trotter for- merly in the stable oi Henry Ciukéy in shape for next. season. also E iuire Hanover. that ended with a record of 2.14 and showed lbilitv to trot in 2.10. He plans t.- turn him over to the pace be- cause as he says, he has a very ‘slick way of going and it will be easier on him.

By the way, George McIntyre was much interested in the para- graph we had in last week's notes regarding lack of minerals in the soil. He believes there is a real deficiency in some sections and gave as proof some convincing iactsLack of minerals is even the cause of failure to reproduce in the animal world. The fact. that Hanover Shoe Farms, one of the best run in- stltutions in the United States. ha": had their soil analyzed and mi-neraiized is proof that people of good Judgment are taking note of soil fertility. Dowrrin Kentucky ‘where Walnut Hall and other breed- ing farms are located there is no lack of minerals in the soil and it seems to grow year after year an abundance of what is known as blue grass. Yearlings raised on pas- zgres there are quite as large as

me grown horses here.

Henry Thomas, who has been so successful with the youngsters at the Hanover Shoe Farms develop- ing many (Aampions. is but friends are hoping that he will be all right again before next sea- son's training commences.

Dr. H. M. Parshall who leads all drivers in the United States

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credit, whi Guy Day (3) 2.04 1-4 has four a although he has been looked upo prior to this season as one of c least. preferable of

the Walnutlfall stallions yet by his record achieved this year, he stands well in the front rank.

Calumet Chuck <2» 2.04 of the Hanover Shoe firms. Protector (3) 1.59 1-4 and Volomlte (3) 2.03 1-4 each have three. Henry Thomas of Hanover Shoe Farms, whose ill- ness was mentioned previously, marked three of the juveniles in 2.10 or better, while Doe Parshall,

Officdrs Of Jr. Royals Announced

At s meeting of the Junior Royals Hockey club called on March 29, called by President Nels Whitlcck and Secretary Ev. McNeill the foi- lowing slate of officers were elect- ed: Honorary president: W. R, Alt- ken; president P. W. Turner; vice- presldent Major T. B. Rogers; sec- retary-trea-surer, D. K. McLeod. Manager (f teem, Nelson Whitlock.

Elxeoutive: J, E. Trainer, J. B. Murley, Captain Jlnuny Roach.

There has been no meeting call- ed by this executive since that time and the above are the men who with the assistance and oo-opera- tion of Walter Lawlor, the coach, last winter made the Royals Mari- time Champions with the financial

Will Caton, Bep Palir and three others each have a pair .

It was October 6th, 1909. that Native Belle, a beautifully formed filly by Moko, bred and raised at Walnut Hail Farms. startled the world by trotting a mile ‘as a two. year-old in 2.07 3-4 Bhe had been trained and raced in all her en- gagements that. year by Tommy Murphy, the acknowledged wizard oi the turf during the years that he drove on the Grand Circuit. Since that time no less than 407 two-year-cids have foined the list of 2.10 trotters. _n the thirty years since Native Belle made his- tory only three campaigns have seen more two-year-olds enter the list than 1939. the high figure be- inn attained in 1936 when 34 colts won admission to the select group.

While the racing of two-year-olds has been condemned by many au- thorities including Ben White who has the largest stable of two-year- olds again this season. and who has probably driven more colts to fast records than an" present day driver, yet it has an attraction to owners and breeders‘ too because it gives quickel- results. Owners like to buy a yearling in the fall. have it. trained during the early winter and spring and then race the filly or colt in the big stakes. To the successful owner rich: pluses are offered such as the Kentucky Fu- turity snd other worth while stakes. Stock farms, loo; like to market their Juveniles as it means less expense.

Sires that do not beget early Speed B"! disregarded and if they are successful for a year or two and thou start to slip patronage is quickly diverted to other sires.‘ At present Mr. McElwyn 1 59 1-4, is probably at the top as a fash-‘ ionable sire. Voicmite at Walnut Hall Farm and Guy Dav at the same institution are also well thought of. while the Hanover Shoe Farms’ Calumet Chuck is rapidly making a name for himself.

~ Kensington race track is early in the field with Secretary George Brookings announcement of July 10th as their 1940 racing date_

A new candidate for the slow paces next season arrived Thursday

with a total of 1225 points as a- gainot his nearest. competitor Harry Pownall with a total of 583. has 44 head of trotters and pacers. the largest proportion being two and ‘three-year-olds, stabled at Pine- hurst, N. C., being trained for 1940 racing.

. Walter-Cox has 36 head at Goshen. N. Y.i ten of them are rbeing trained for harness racing ‘and 18 are thornughbreds that will take part in rich running stakes.

' Fifteen two-year-olds entered the 2.10 pacing list during 1909, in- pludinv Ann Vonlan 2 02 1-2, Wil- liam Cash 2 04. Brooklyn 2.04 3-4, Countess Hanover 2.06; Rose Abbe 2.09, Dick Abbe 2.10. Two-year‘- -old trotters entering the 2.10 list reatlv outnumbered the pacers, as j find on looking up the list that no lass than 29 attained marks oi ‘2.10 or better, the fastest being Kuno 2 04 1-4. a bav gelding by pay Day 4a) 2.04 1-4. i f The get of fifteen stallions In represented in the group, Mr. Mc- Eiwyn 1.59 1-4. one of the great- est ,iuvenile trotters that ever grac- ed the turf and former holder of ‘the world's record for two-year- olds in 1923 —2 04-has five to his

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from Columbus. Ohio, when Neill Cochatndae 2.16 was unloaded at Charlottetown. She had been, in the stable of Harry Short, noted speedm . as a two-year-old the season oi 1938 and took several races doing better start until finally she won a heat in 2.16 and was second in 2m- 1-4. This season she made but fume Start. being laid e through an 1n- fection caused by er root chafing. Now her limbs are as clean as a whistle and she bears all the ear- marks of her excellent breeding, she being a full sister of Vic- torious Hal, the yearling that Jffllllht $3.800 at the Indianapolis sale recently. She is out oi the dam of Peter Dale 2.05% that was second to Jane Azoff 1.50 1-2 in the Free for All at the Provincial Exhibition. Her sire is Hal Dale 2.02 1-2 whose get averaged over $1.100 at e. recent sale. ‘The young miss goes into the stable of Wil- lard Kelly, Southport

Bill L 2.16 1-2, son of Captain Aubrey, owned by William Latin. River Hebert. N. 5.. leads all sires of 2.10 speed on Maritime tracks. Direct L., Aaron L, and lbw" L. have to their credit eleven 2.10 mifes Out of fifty trotted or paced in that notch in

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Maritime sires that had trotters or pacers entering the list in 1939 are Abbe Worthy 2 05, represent- ed by Margaret's Abbe 2.16, Clover Guy 2.07 1-4 with Lady C. Guy 2.15 1-2, Colonel Aubrey 2.18 l-4 with Major Bowes 2.13 and Bill Bailey 2 24. Kalmuck 2.15 1-2 with | Miss Victoria 2 14 and Little Aub- rey 2.19 3-4. Great Britten 2.02- 1-4 with Usclta Britton 2.14 1-2 and Guy Britton t. 2 18, The Great Volo with Riot Hanover 2.15 3-4, Edward B. with Mickey Mouse 2.24 l-2. B11 L. 2.16 1-2 wth Mar- garet L 2.15 1-2, Longest 2.06- 1-4 will Annaset 2 19 1-2, Protector 1.59 1-2 wth Protestor 2.14 3-4 and Sunny Direct with Sunny’ Hal 2.14-

Of the horses that reduced their records on Maritime tracks in 1939 Happy L. by Bill L. 2.16 l-2, that started th-s season with 2.09 1-2 made at Fredericton the previous September. tops the list for fastest performance with a mile at Char- lottetown, August 17th. in 2 06 3-4. He also paced in 2.07 3-‘. at the same meeting. Next best perform- ance to Happy L.'s is that of his full brother Aaron L.. who took a record of 2.08 at Charlottetown, August 18th, reducing his mack from 2 10 1-4.

Others that entered the 2.10 list on Maritime tracks in 1939 were Direct L. with a tab of 2.09%. San Ton, record reduced from 1.13 to 2.10, Suiiy, who had a record of 2 l0 reduced it to 2 09 l-4.

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American Defenceman Scores 200th Goal

NEW YORK, Doc. 22—(CP)-—A stsr-spangled figure skated the length of the ice past the defence. feinted the goalie, and then shot the puck into the net to light the little red bulb that flashes "score."

That goal sooredhere last sunday in a game with Montreal Canadiens was more than just another tally. It was the 200th goal for Reginald (Hooley) Smith, veteran defence- man of New York Americans. and brought him into the select "200" circle that only eight players in the history of the National Hockey League have entered.

Nels Stewart, Charley Conacher and Harvey Jackson-weteran mem- bers of New York Americans-have passed the 200-mark in league com- petition while Aurel Joiiat and Howie Morenzof the Canadens, Bill Cook of New York Rangers, Babs Dye of Toronto St. Pats and Cy Denneny of Ottawa Senators turn- ed the trick in the past days oi hockey glory,

Stewart, who came out of retire- ment last week to play again for the American, is king of the scor- ers with a. lifetime total- of 319 goals.

Smith. a native of Toronto, has scored 192 goals in N. H, L. com- petition and ight goals in the Stanley Cup p aycffs, Hockey's 200th goal was typxzal of the kind of player he is. He has banged his way through the rough-and-tumble era in hockey and isn't afraid of step-

of Maritime Racing for the Season 0i 1939- which will appear in this paper next Saturday will give full particulars regarding outstanding performances on Maritime tracks and other statistical material that will be of interest to Maritime harness horse farts.

Something of ~. record was es- tabiished at Dufferin track To- ronto recently when the Canadian trainer Clint Hodgins drove in 11 dash races and "Ion all of them. Another unusual performance was that of Holiyrocd Puck, who won four dashes in the same mce — really four heats. It is said to be the first time that such an occur- nence has happened in a race in Canada. Curiously enough shortly

ftsrwards the American trottcr Todd ...ritton, also driven by Hod- gins. won four dashes, or four h"ats. in the some race. Dufferin track fall TGCIFQ is unique in stag- ing four hca contests. No other track that we are aware of races under such a system.

‘ping into the 200-pounderd.

“In the old days deiencemen had to hit harder." l-looley explains. "Then the forwards could only use the longwise pass as no forward passing was allowed. They either went through the defence alone or

' were dumped trying."

Hooley, who will be 35 years old in January. 1B the oldest player in the league 1n point of service-he's been playing pro hockey for 16 years —and has tied the service record set by Aurel Jolie-t and King Clancy_

Smith was a member of the fa- mous Montreal Maroons’ S-llne of smith, Stewart arid the late Babe Sieben. He played with Otto/we. from 1924-27 and then was 801d t0 the Maroons in 1927 where he play- ed untii 1936 when he went to Bcs- ton Bruins and then came to the Americans the next year‘.

This is Smith's third season with New York and he's still a fiery player. Hooley has spent more thaw 1,000 minutes in the penalty box.

Conny Smythe Not Concerned Over Protest

TORONTO Dec, 22—(OP)—CO!1- ny Smythn of Toronto Maple leafs,

had brief comment tonight for the protest of Manager Art Ross of Boston Bruins again-st Smythes ad- vertised claims that the Bruins are playing defensive hockey on the road.

"All I can say is that it will take a man with more brains than Ross to prove that I kept any people out of Boston Garden last Tuesday night," said Smythe. “The place was packed with the largest crowd of the season and 1 think every- body knows why."

Ross has filed a protest with Prank Calder, President of the NB- tlonal Hockey League, over Smy- th‘s action in inserting an adver- tisement in a Boston newsparer last Tuesday, telling readers that if they were “tired of seeing the kind of hockey the Boston Bruins were playing, come to the Garden tonight and see a real hockey club, the Tor- onto Maple Leafs."

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lRed Wings Asking Santa For Victory

By The Cl-Illdlln Press

As good a guess as any is that a- mong the requests Santa received is one from Detroit Red Wings for at least one little victory to hacgfi brighten the Christmas oi boss J Adams and their National Hockey

fans. the league tail with New York Americans who now seem to be finding themselves, the Red Wings‘ record during the past few weeivs hasn't been any cause for merry- making.

They havenm won in nine games, and unless they pick even one win out of the Christmas weekend which Will see them in action twice there won't be much good cheer in the Detroit camp.

Satiuday the Wings meet the sec- ond- place lvfzlple Leafs at Toronto while Chicago Black Hawks visit Rangers at New York.

Onl one N. H. L. match will be playe Sunday. Boston Bruins in that game at New York against

Americans will be out to better their margin of leaderchip over Toronto.

A win at New York for Bruins wouldn't do any harm either to Art Rim. Boston manager, in his current dispute with Leafs‘ manag- er Conny Smythe concerning Bos- ton's play on the road.

Toronto, on the other hand. will have their chance, and in New York too, to exhibit their brand of away-

irom-home plav Christmas night. when they meet the high- flying Rangers.

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use a victory lust now won't be giv- inz the Red Wings any Christmrs present when they play at Detrct

the some night,

The Bru=n= wiilbe at home Christmas receiving the Chicago Black Hawks.

Connie Mack To Celebrate 77th Birthday

By Whitney Martin Associaued Press Sports Writer

PHIIL-ADEIJPTIIA, Dec. 22 -—(AP) —Connie Mack, the wispy gentle- man with the courtly manner, will

i we'll win the pennant necessaril , talIc

be 77 tomorrow, and already he's Lguring on 1941. by which time hp lhiilks his Philadelphia Athletics will be able to talk back to someof those American baseball league pen- uant contenders.

Tomorrow will be just another clay for him. It took him nearly 77 years, but he's finally learnedhow to live, and that means there Wlll be no feasting. n0 celebration. Just_ a quiet day at home. He's watchm- his dict, which is part of his arto living. He nearly died this year wlth his gall bladder acting up no end.

"I feel great and expect to live a good many years yet," says Mack. "It's rather hard on my son, Earle. He's 47 now, and he'll succeed me eventually, but if it weren't for me hanging on he'd be managing the team now.

"I expect our team to be better next season, but 1941 is the ear 1‘m rcaliy figuring on. Not hot

but we'll be good enough t0 back to the other teams." Nearly all the immortals of bime- ball have passed in review before Mr. Mack in the three-score years he has been watching the parade. He I135 kind words for p.11 of them. But one name in particular brings

a glow and a burst of confidence. Chief Bender was the greatest one -game pitcher I ever saw." he enthuses. "If there was one Esme I just had to win, if everythigieg de- my

A swerllng, swerving hoc- keyist named “Bucko” Train- or and a stonewall netmlnd- er in the person of young Watts last night personally conducted the Army team to an 8-4 victory over a fast- skating Si. Dunstan’s squad as the soldier boys chalked up their first victory in the Commercial - Service Hockey League and sent the Saints flown to their second straight

defeat. _

With Trainer scoring four of his team’s first five goals in the first two periods, U19 last two taking the Arm)’ from behind the only time the University team could gain the lead Watts came through in the final hectic session to stop a load of rubber as the losers swarm- ed round his cage.

But there was no beating the young soldier lad from Hunter River. He was cool as the we he was playing upon as he’ 510711763 hard driven rubber missiles from all angles and distances and in all positions: once he had w W“? time out for repairs as he was hit across the facein a pileup be- fore hi5 cage as Saints scored their {ma} 80,11 but he resumed. his position just as eifecllve, a5 be‘ fore and his mates breaiuuz Way for three additional goals in the final minutes of the game Onl? came as sort of anti-climax to just as exciting a came as has been played all season; a 801116 that kept. the handful of specte- tors warmed despite the drop in

tmnperatufe outside. But while ‘Trainer and Watts

were stealing the spotlight never- theless Jimmy Roach was a. tower of strength defensively for the Army team with the St. Dunstans net Janitor also turning in s line performance despite the 018m counters shot past him. The re- mainder of the losing squad all worked their hearts out but. they either messed up their plays when in scoring position or else couldn't beat the icy goalminder pitted a- gainst them.