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Roy Mills of Hunter River has mm his 4-year-old trotting mere Midnight Star by Paglieocl 2.0014, .,.. Lord Jim 2.0094. by Guy Ax- ,.'orthy 2.0892. Midnight Star's dam is Baby Set by Abbe Worthy 2.05. second dam Baby bonnet by I-om; set 2.06li. This beautiful mares ancestry is registered beck to the 5m generation. she is of very handsome conformation and with my little handling has shown a into way of going and promises to be a real good trotter. The new miner is Boyd R. Jonah. Hells- wo, Albert Co.. N. 3. Midnight. Sm was bred by Lemuel Home, North Milton, P.E.I.

Cecil H. McGinley of Houlton. Maine, sends us more information re the racing there. At Cumber- land, Oct, 215, Mary Merk (Semple: was second in the CC Trot. puree saiio. In the BB Pace. puree 3600 ,i...-rys Nightmare (semple). was 5.5, time. 2.10. 2.09. On the final right Frank Adams won the 7th nice, Class B Trot, time, 2.22 for a mile and at sixteenth. Racing has now been transferred to Lewlston

track.

ii e are very pleased to have a re- new of the racing held at Truro Raceway the past season, compiled by xngham Palmer. surnmerside. whose broadcasting over radio sta- i.0ll CKCL has been listened to by many people and has helped to 1....-p up the interest in racing in yoi-ai Scotla and elsewhere. We r(Jl'1gIBI.-IIIIEIIO Inghiun on his review, iiliichmust have taken I. great deal of trouble to compile and we thank him for it and assure him that it Will be read with great interest by horsemen throughout the Mari- .imes and elsewhere...

"Tonight is the last night this Year for this program, and on our M31 program we present a review (.1 mcing at the Tniro Raceway for 1954. All calculations are com- ...1m on performances over the '1;-iiro Raceway only. This is to say, iiiiinings over any other track are not included in our review. As we -old you last week, the past season i..i.x been one of the best. with bet- iri iiiciiig and increased attend- .-iiiivcanppi-oxiniatcly one thousand more people witnessed the racing this year than last year, with two less meets run off. The track was i.Pl'Er faster than it was this year, Vllill Judge Miller pacing H0 Merl- iimc's fastest mile of '54--O trip in 207';-.-and altogether I 11213 air stepped better than 2.1551119 lisiest mile trotted over the track nu Rockford's effort in 2.14. This pvzr a total of 64 drivers-more iiian ever before-raced their horses mi: more money than over before, uiiii the minimum puree being 5203 I

'Johnny Conroy leads all drivers mm on average of .455, as compil- rd in accordance with the Universal Ill'll'illg Rating System. Clayton M.lCLCOd was the biggest dash win- itrer being out in front 34 times, and along with Frank Daniels, was me husiest men. making 158 starts. iwiii-irk Budlong was the largest :ir,i-. (sinner with 11 victories to his 'iCdll. 02 horses won at least one izisli :his gear and of these 92 i-..iic- took new records and 30 re- Ililfcd their records. Well, that's our review in brief. Now running over it in more dete.il...slx driv- rz.-. made more than '15 starts and of these 6 Johnny Conroy is first iii'h .08 starts. 26 firsts, 24 seconds Iliil iii thirds, for an average of 435, Clayton MacLeod is second with 158 starts, 84 firsts. 30 seconds and :10 thirds for an average of .424. .;corge Turner is third with 101 -ini-is, 23 firsts, 21 seconds and 8 !Ii.1fI.1 for an average of .383: 4'ifl'llTll8 walker is fourth with as rails. 13 firsts. 15 seconds and 12 IIl."dS for an avenge of .275. Baibn Gould is fifth with 100 eterts. 1.1 iii-sis, 13 seconds and-20 thirds 54' nn average of .242 and Frank iiris is sixth with 158 starts. 10 22 seconds and 23 thirds for average of .1140. These six men mdr more than '15 starts during Wm past racing season. Eight men 'xi into the category of making Ill )lP. than 50 starts and not more rim; 74. Of these 8. Donma Turner is inst with 05 starts. 15 firsts. 13 worlds. lothirds for eneves-age of 3'13 Herb Wieener is second with 55 warts. 11 firsts, 18 seconds and

51 Uiirds for an average of .578. .

H"??P.v Harrison is close behind in 3! ii with 62 starts. 9 firsts. 15 sec- : K and 21 thirds for an average if .174. Lloyd Walker is fourth with 64 Klslrfai. 12 firsts, 12 seconds and 5 (birds for an average of .311. Ike 1il"l' is fifth with 54 starts, 12 Hi. no seconds. 3 thirds for an ace of .241. Kirk Pinkney is rim with 65 starts, 5 firsts, 10 sec- ands. 10 thirds for an average of -713 George Manger is seventh Win. 51 starts, 5 firsts. 8 seconds. 7 thirds for an average of .200 and Fwniie Moreside is eighth with as stniis, 5 firsts. 5 seconds and 5 thirds for an average of .150. Theee 8 drivers made more than 50 starts Ind not more than '14.

”'Fuming now to the horses. Pet- "ck Budlong was the biggest duh Wllllltr, being home first 11 times. Hmws High Jinx is second with

Hns and Tonymlte was tied with ilfiiiv Harvester for third with 0 "in! David G. is fourth with 5 Wm. Andy's Right. Miss Cherry 7 "'1' and Prince Jollity each had I, "1113 Five horses made it six 1?"!-! and they are Pepper Boy,

om stuert. May S. Gratten, John

"88 Ind Seven-Up Direct. These

.had five wine: Peaceful Peter. ”i'"i'l7. Judge Miller, Buddy Moiielfl

W902. -Lehey'e Dream. Himh. Mischief Clare and Daniel I1 soon. 'nn horses had 4 wins: H Chips. Nell Kelmuck. Junior ”' - Follow Up, .lr.. Gay Lew. Twi- DSM Melody. Rockford. Ann's ""71. My Vale and Lucky Har- lvesm. These 13 -horeee finished out '1 front 5 times: Dudie Dale. F"E0'S Olrl. acott Cllh, Hell ,Fd?ral. Phil Vitale. Texas Girl, "W18 Hoosier. Herdroed Bill. nit- " Counsel. Lady Ruthie T.. F Jr)” l.ou. Signal Hill and Billy

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"IIIW" ll. Sltenger Boy P use it III! 'e Qeu.een.

Neil Budlons. Lady Worthy 2nd., Leos Dream, JoeCook.!'rieco Flegg and Shelby Vie. Twenty-four horses managed to win one dash this see- eon: Bellini Might, Iagoo, April Bud, Federal Reserve. Calumet Pearl. P. E. L Budlcng. sport Volo. Freddie Scott. Leah Federal, Cocos- nut Kelmuck. Cardinal's Echo. Petchen V 0 2nd, Buazewey. vests Budlong . olon. Nancy Britton. Handbook. Yankee Joan, Lily Belle Lee. larsco. My Darling, Rusty Hanover, Beiwin Budlong, Tbmlny Morgan and Mr. Price...end that concludes our list of "Race Win- here."

"Tnrnlng now to new and re- duced recorda we find that ii horses have taken new records and 30 others reduced their records. or these nine with new records, 8 are pacere and they are: Prince Jol- lity 2.1092; Leo's Dream 2.199:-. Peggy's Pride 2.1098: Mr. Price 2.20; Myone 2.20: Cash Hal 2.20: Feder- al Reserve 2.214,i'i and Miss Bluenose 2.25. The trotter. Peaceful Peter. took I mark of 2.20 and also won this year's running of the Two Mile Trot in 4.40. Of the 30 horses that reduced their records. 24 are pacers. We will give you the horse, it's record at the beginning of the year and then its current mark: First of all there's Tonymite, who reduced his from 2.1833 to 2.102;: John Clegg from 2.1145 down to 2.109;: Miss Cherry Valley 2.1396- 2.i09&; Honor's High Jink 2.14-2.- l2!4: Andy's Right 2.13-2.1298; Texas Girl 2.14-2.1344: Gracie Lou 2.1094-2.1355: David G. 21492-2.- 14; Dr. 17'. Chips 2.162;-2.l5'a1: Bel- win Budlong 2.1714-2.15H; Lucky Harvester 2.1'1"7(i-2.15-ls: command- er Bill 2.1651;-2.1553: Tom Btuait 2.1654-2.l5f.B: Propane 2.11-2.18; Twilight Melody 2.19-2.1m; Reta Federal 2.179s-2.14m; Yankee Joan 2.1792-2.1796: P're.ser Scott 2.1895- 2.1'l9(r; Vests. Budlong 2.2436-2- 1752; Frisco Flagg 2.13-2.179;: Phil Vitals 2.19-2.1894: Money's Worth 2.22-2.1824: Dudledale 2.- 2196-2.1523; Bareco 2.2256-2.22;

"Now turning to the trottera, six of them reduced their records this

year; Rockford 2.144.i-2.14; Pat- rick Budlong 2.1635-2.1414; Pep- per Bqy 2.18-”;(i-2.14-'96: April Bud

2.l0Vs-2.159i; Fingo's Girl 2.20-2.- 189i; Lily Belle Lee 2.23-2.229ii. That concludes our list of new and reduced records taken over the Truro Raceway. Eight miles were paced in better than 2.10 this year. Judge Miller and My Volo each had two, Judge Miller pacing in 2.0941. and 2.0193. This mile in 2.0'l'!k is just one-fifth of e second away from the track record held by Iola Henley and it is the fastest mile paced in the Maritimes this year. My Volo paced in 2.0B?(i and 200: Future Counsel paced in 209'.-: Handbook and Seven-Up Direct each had one in 2.0941; and Head- wey paced in 2.0095.

"The fastest pacing gelding this year was Judge Miller. driven by Clayton Macheod. with his trip in 2.0196. The fastest pacing stallion was Future Counsel. driven by Johnny Conroy, in 2.0085. The fast- est pacing mare was Ann's Dream, driven by Don MaoNeill, in 2.102: the fastest trotting gelding was Rockford. driven by Johnny Con- roy. in 2.14: the fastest trotting mere was Nell Kalmuck, driven by Harley Harrison, in 2.1414. The fastest new performer was Prince Jollity, driven to a 4-year- old mark of 2.1094 by his owner Collie Mecxenzie. Prince Jollity also is the fastest 4-year-old geld- ing. The fastest 4-year-old mare is Reta. Federal. driven by Harley Harrison, in 2.1696. The faslest mile paced by ii 3-year-old colt was a trip in 2.20 by Cash Hal, owned and driven by Lou Williams. The fastest mile paced by a 3-year- old filly was I trip in 2.23 by Miss Bluenose. driven by Harley Har- rison. The fastest Maritime bred pacer was Ann's Dream by Calumet Budlong. and the fastest Maritime bred trottcr was Rockford by Pagliecci...And, racing fans, that's our review of racing et the Truro

you have enjoyed tonight's program as well as all the others that we have 'eired' this summer.

The i054-55 season's racing at Dufferin Park. Toronto. opens on

Saturday afternoon. Nov. 20. Over 050 stalls are available for t and pacers who will be shipping in from various parts of Quebec, On- tario. the Maritimes and the Unit- ed States. Racing will continue for 100 days. We remember very vividly our first acquaintance with Duf- ferln track. It was in December. 1914, and our three horses. Dr. Sharper, Helen R. and Angus Dil- lard. were there in care of Ernie McTague and Johnny Conroy. It was e wonderful experience and it included being thrown over the track fence into n enowbank when a Western horse tripped and fell down in front of us. It took two or three men to pull me out of the snow but no harm was done. we au enjoyed every minute of our rec- ing there that wlnter. In 102'! the writer bought a trotter, Fred Med- ium. stabled there and left him with "Pegleg" Jones. who gave him the track record trotting of 2.11m. There is something about winter raci there that attracts and it is probe ly the good fellowship which prevails among the horsemen and the management. If I were free I would like to spend part of the winter there. In 1014 I put up at the Queen Hotel. Fifteen dollars I -week gave me an excellent room with bath and three wonderful meals daily. That hotel has been pulled down and such u:eomodet- ion today would cost five or six times that much.

-In the period from 1910 to 1055 or perhaps later. Western Canada was famed for the fest peoere that were bred there. They broke world's records and one of them. Fern Hal 2.00.5. raced summer and winter and iniher latter days passed into the hands of Dr. McAliister of Sue- sex, N. B. Fred Cameron and Fern Hal were an almost unbeatable combination. she bed been called before that "MacPherson's meel ticket" because in summer she rac- ed on the tracks in the west and in the winter came cut to Duf- ferin.

Edwin Keller. the gifted writer of Hoof Prints. visiting in Western Canada after an absence of quite a number of years, writes the fol- lowing from Brandon. Manitoba... "Racing in this section has produc- ed some of the all-time greats of

the sport. The leader here was the iron-sided gelding. Winnipeg. the son of Merry Direct 2.00'.3.

that stood at the Bruce zess farm at The Pas. Brought out and de- veloped by Wul Fleming of Win- nipeg, who recently celebrated his .soth blrthdw. Winnipeg first 'hit the Northwestern Circuits of Min- nesota. and was a sensation from the start. Early in the Grand Cir- cuit season of 1928, E. J. Baker of St. Charles, 111., purchased the gelding for 325.000. turned him over to Sep Palln end for several years he was one of the stars of that era.

"Just how great ii performer Winnipeg was is best indicated by the fact that his record of 1.5124 was made at Toledo. 0., in the Fall of 1028. That mark still stands as the record for pacing geldings. Another of his records still stands. that of pacing a third heat over the half-mile tracks in 2.01, which be jointly holds with Single G. 1.- 58'.:'i and May E. Gretten 1.59142 Another of the pacing greats to get. his early education here was Kin-

Receway for '54. It is our hope that to

my Direct 1.59, developed by Al McGlrr of Winnipeg. who at '71 still retains his interest in the sport. Kinney was a star on the Grand Circuit for Rupe Parker. Jim Keely of North Bsttleford. seek. for years the leading reins- man of the circuit, first hit the headlines with the pacing stallion. Battle Ax 20114. Just I. few days ago at Lexington, Ky., he became the first Canadian trainer to con- dition and drive a two-minut trotting star. Taylor Ridge. a win- ner in 1.599;. Driver Keely just preceded driver Joe O'Brien of -Alberton as being the first Canad- lan to condition, train and drive 0. trotter in 2.00. Joe did the same thing with the 2-year-old Scott Frost the following day at Lexing- n.

Driver H. Renaud of Buctouche. captured the honors at last Tues- day nlght's races at lbrhibltion Park. at. John. winning the first

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wind and see what happens . . . they fall off with the wind like brown bundles of fluff. Draw about two breaths and they are out of renge.

Treppere are beginning to sort

out their traps as the -season on mink. musret and beaver opens on November 10th . . . next Wednes- day. The fur market is at a low ebb at present and trappers are bound to be disappointed with their returns. I am doubtful if the average price offered by local buy- ere will equal '15 cents each for muskret end 80 for mink. I have a copy or the prices Mr. Leonard Cooper. one of the heads of the Canadian Fur Auction sales Com- pany. Montreal. has issued for the quidence of local fur buyers. It is embodied herewith verbatim: "Fall Fur Prices, (P.E.1.) 1954. Muskrate, large and clean Doc. medium and smell 25c: Raccoon. extra large and large 02. medium and small 150 (must be prime, properly scrap- ed and dried). Wild mink prime, free of flats and low grades :12. Red fox 25c. Squirrel clean. no shots 10c. silvers prime s2.50. Ranch mink, prime male :12. Prime female 87-37.50." These prices are a far cry to what they were e few years ago when I. young trapper who couglit 10 muskrete was sure of at least 330. Today if they fetch 37.50 he may consider himself lucky. one or two that grade medium or small will cut the average down sharp- ly. The bounty of 53 each for the ears and face mask of a fox or coon and 81 for the nose and white strip of e skunk paid by our local Department of Industry and Na- tural Resources will save the day for the trappers who concentrate on long haired fur bearers.

A record army of local hunters took to the fields and marshes this fell. I wouldn't be at all sur- prised if the sale of resident hunting and angling licenses up- ped another thousand this season. One sometimes wonders how our game resources manage to hold up under such heavy hunting pres- sure. Last season (1953) 94 non- resident huntlng licenses were sold. This total includes both the thirty-five and twenty-five dollar licenses. This season to date (Nov. 5th) 110 non-resident hunting lic- ences have been sold, an increase of 16 over last year.

This week a Snow goose was shot at Orwell by Donald Mill of Charlottetown. so far as this columnist is aware this constitutes s record for P.E.I. Snow geese.

testor. owned by T. Leger. St. Anthony, Norah Dale (T. Devlin) 2-5, Roxy Mae (M. Gougan) 4-2: time, 2.211, 2.2143. Hi also won the third and seventh dashes with Lady Smart, owned by D. Pellerin, Shedisc. 1-1, Spencer Key (L-

Queen) 2-3. Royal, Jr. (A. Langille, Sr.) 1-2; time. 2.1953. 2.18138. Th? latter was the fastest mile of the night. Lady smart is a. 4-year-old by Curly Smart and took a record last year as a 3-year-old of 2.17. Other winners were. Dashes 2 and 0, Shirley Doris, owned and driven by J. Robichaud. Richibucto. 1-2. Winnie's Last (Bernard), owned by Cor-mier as Bernard, Buctouche. 4-1. Amy Girl (A. Wood) 2-7: time. 2.2395. 2.228(i. Dashes 5 and 0. New Look (Devlin). own by C. B. Smith, French village, 1-5. Ramona Chips (D. Lawson). owned by Bright Spot Club, St. John. 3-1. Dannie Dale ,Boy (A. Davidson) 2-2; time, 2 0, 2.10. Two more cards will is presented to wind up the long racing season, it was announced by Doug Neal. track manager. one of these will be this afternoon and the finale next Thursday afternoon. Armistice Day.

Youngest of

Richard

Family Promising Star

By W. B. WIIIATLEY Caludills Press Staff Writer

MON'I'1-TEAL (GP) - Interview with Montreal Ceuediens' youngest and highly promising prospect: Question: Are you going to be a. hockey star?

Answer: "Oui." End of interview. Pour-year-old Normand Richard had Just skated from the Montreal Forum ice Thursday with his more illustrious father, Maurice (Rocket) Richard.

The National Hockey League club had gone through a hard. driving 90-minute practice. The Rocket tarrled an extra 30 min-, utes to skate around and work out with Normand while the McGill University squad prepared for a warm-up session. Normand wears nia sweater, proper

CanI.dlens-lnsig- boots and

the handle cut down to size. He takes the workout seriously, al- though et times he allows him- self to be towed along by papa.

ROCKET TAKES OVER. The Rocket took over Normend'e

both Greater and Lesser. are com- mon ln the Western provinces of Alberta, Sackatchewan and Mani- toba and of recent years a heavy concentration of these birds has built up in specific areas along the st. Lawrence river. The sec- tion favored by this flight of Snow geese covers only a few miles of the river. They have been building up noticeably this past few years and a food shortage may force the geese to spread out whether they like it or not.

The .22 cal. rifle appears to be holding the spotlight at the mo- ment. Many have expressed them- selves as being opposed to its use as a medium for hunting game but there is also another group who feel that the .22 has its right- ful place in the hunting field. In the years following the close of the First Great. War a B.S.A. .22 cal. rifle and I were boon com- panions. It was a single shot lever action rifle equipped with a wind guage and a 6 hole adjustable peep sight. It weighed 8 pounds, or thereabouts,- and was made in England. It was accurate to a hair and one could punch dimes at 25 yards . . . yes 05 out of 100 . . . if sighted properly and held steady. If conditions were favourable a crow at 100 yards had about one chance in ten of escaping. The black eye of a rabbit against a background of snow was duck soup at 60 yards.

All that is done and gone with. not that I have lost the art en- tlrely, but I have found out what they are capable of doing if used indiscriminately.

As "Rifleman" intimated I en-

will be quite a stlckhandler because Rocket said "he doesn't like to go on the ice unless he has his stick with him." '

Rocket. now in his 13th season in

cious.

skates and uses a regulation stick, 50"” 01 Wmch I” I1" mmed 01”" a. few games because of injuries or