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Caretaker Jim Llewellyn and his assistants put the finishing touches to the Charlottetown Driving Park track this week and that oval is now in really tip top trim and win

be as fast as lightning when the horses start to step over it June 28th. The centre field is beginning

to show a vivid Sften. It has been. seeded and fertilized and will be really beautiful this year. surround-

ing it is the new logging track some, 20 feet wide. which has a top fin-i ish of clnders and is therefore an all weather track and very useful for jogging. More spectator accom-

modation is being prepared or run-, ning a. new fence from the east. bleacher to Dr. Seaman's barn.

The ground has been graded anal it will be a nice spot for the over! 100 bleacher seats which will be

placed there later on. The entrance

has a new wire fence where the

admission gates were and joining

lip with the other wire fence. This

has improved the appearance of

the plant very much. A great many other changes are being made which

include an extension of some 60

feet to the Fox Show building. This

will be much appreciated by indoor, rxhibitors durnig Exhibition week.- The manager. H.J. Kennedy. is on the job every day superintending the changes and giving his l'suai irieiidly welcoming smile to those who go out to the grounds. We un- derstand that race secretary Frank Acorn is receiving a great many requests for space from narness horse owners. and that his colt stakes and other stakes are bring- ing in many entries. so the racing picture at Charlottetown is sure to he a bright one this season.

it is only natural to think that a large horse - that is one that takes a very long stride-would have an advantage over a. smaller one either as a runner. trotter or pacer. but instances are on record of small horses holding world's records and perhaps the best example today is Good Time 1:57 4-5. -pony pacer owned by W. H. Cane of Yonkers Raceway. Another tiny performer that raced last year was First For- due 3. 2:06 3-5, and is this year being prepped at saratoga Race-j way. He is so small that he has his, own special harness and sulxy. He was equipped that way when Mrs James 1'. Kennedy of Buffalo. bought him for 33,700 at the Har- risburg sale last fall. He is describ- ed as the size of a Shetland pony. 14 hands high and weighing less than 700 pounds in racing shape. His trainer. Pete Daly. speaking to a reporter the other day said, "He acts like he can really pace. I have trained hlrn in close to 2.20 and he can move those short legs in a hurry. is good gaited and does not need anything but colt-sized hop- pies and quarter boots, does not need a shadow roll or knee boots and his manners are the best." Perdue Hal, his sire is a small horse and a grandson of Hal Dale, the top stallion at Two Gaits Farm, Indiana. We hope the little fellow will make good for his new owners and he certainly should be an ai- traction for the spectators.

As we mentioned before severii: times harness racing is getting to he a very popular sport in Australia and New zealand and they are de- veloping some wonderful pacers from the American sires that were shipped to the Antipodes years ago. The latest word from down under is that the pacer Avian Derby step- ped a mile in 2.00 flat against time at Harold Park in Australia. it is it half-mils track. The world's record

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ABE CLEGG

Reg. Number 11260 Age 1 Year Old Sire Abner T. Clegg. dam Tennie Aubrey by Captain

Aubrey, out of Margaret C-rattan 2nd by Grattan Roy-

CEDBIC CAMPBELL, Cape Traverse, P. E. I.

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for a mile pacing on a hall-mile track was set up by Sampson Hen- over, a. brown horse by V010m"9- last year at Delaware. Ohio -- l.59- 3-5, and it was in a race. He was driven by Frank Ervln.

Eleven thousalr-id: one hundred and eighty seven trotters and pac- ers started in races in 1951 and of that number ill stepped miles in 2.00 or better. This year with the number of three and four-year-olds that stepped close to the 2.00 mark last season it is expected that 25 or more will trot or pace in 2.00 or better. Of course the greater op- portunities given because of the iiignt racing plants and the care taken of them. makes the select list a larger one than in the days when racing opportunities were fcwer. Thirty two-minute pacers are in training and are expected to start this season. Eleven oi Lhcm have already raced and nine of them were winners. the Western Harness Horse meeting in Califor- nia giving them their opportunity.

As reported by The Harness Horse. Joe O'Brien appears certain oi his third consecutive driving. championship at the Western Har- ness Racing Association's meeting which will end on Saturday at Santa. Anita. qalifornia. its report shows Joe making 89 starts. being first 24 times. second 10 times and third 11 nines. In second place is

-Harry Birrrlght with 75 starts 15

firsts, 19 seconds and 9 thirds. Clair- ence Hansen is in third place with 55 starts. lo firsts nine seconds and nine thirds. In money wen Benny Schue is out in first place with 535,748.75, Ralph Baldwin in second place with 3281-2, and Joe O'Brien in third with 826,441.85. Benny Schue has been driving Pronto Don in the big stakes and last Saturday he drove him to vic- tory in the Golden West Trot, purse 330.650. The distance was its miles and his time was 2:34 4-5. Brewer's Gallon. driven by Joe O'Brien. was sixth with winnings of 3706.25. This trot brought together six of the fastest ti-otters in the world. The sa.me afternoon Benny Schue won the San Diego Free For All Pace. purse 813.350. Direct Rhythm ilialdwin) 2. Rush Hour tftodman) 3 and Good Time (Ervln), that many expected to win the event, fourth. six other starters, time. 2:00 1-5.

when Leonard Buck of New York suddenly took the notion to break into harness racing lie made a wise choice in having Tommy M.:.';:::.' one of the world's greatest drivers and trainers. make his selections for him. Mr. Buck paid out close to 8200.000 for yearling: at Le):- ington and Harrisburg sales. and according to the latest reports from Aiken. S.C. Tommy Berry. who is training the stable. is well satisfied with his charges and believes that they will make good. Last week the 3.55.000 pacer Gosling was .1 mile in 2.18 with the last quarter in 31 seconds and the other two- year-olds stepped as follows: Kim- bcrly Kid in 2.17. last quarter in 32; Hersey Hanover in 2.10. last quar- ter in 32: Precious Hanover ir 2.17. last quarter in 32 4-5; Hills Han- over in 2.23. last quarter in 32 3-5. The One Exception in 2217, last quarter in 31. We. like many oth- ers, hope that Mr. Buck will have a lot of enjoyment and a good share of wins this season as men like him help to make the racing game.

Colonel Jim Calkln has very kindly remembered us with some news from the Woodstock Race- way . . .. "You will be sorry to learn that Director Bob Hamilton is ill in Portland, Me.. having un- derzone an operation recently. However. his condition is reported as very satisfactory and his many

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2:11 U4 - lloyally Bred By Vnlomlto out of the pro- ducing ram mnrc. Pearl Xavier. 2:04 Ill (dam of Yilileatonc, 2:00. and Peacemaker. '.':l0. Judge Jul. 2:11. Mltziv Mlle, 1:09 M4) by Guy Axworthy. 2nd dam, Slater Fan- taline, by Price the Great (dam of Pearl Xavier. 2:04 U4: sweet Echo. 2:001 112; Stu-palong, 2:09 V2: Peter Frisco. 2:12 114). Service Fee only 825.00. Maren met by appointment. ELWOOI) SHAW Phone 2013-W Oi-it-bar at Charlottetown.

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ling. Ill. 19.290. GLASS A

One of the Maritimes' leading alres. over a half-mile track. He has sired such performers as "Quick

Look” 2:11; "May Harvester" 2:13 U5; "Dean Swift" 2:15: 'J Harvester" 2:13; "Lindy H" 2:14; "Chocolate Dip" 2:13 415, and "Freddie Scott" 2:14; also "Doctor .1. A." 2:12, who holds the

Maritime record for three-year-oldr. etc. Slmcoe Harvester crosses well with the Budlong mares. 328.00.

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THE GUARDIAN. CHARDOTTETOWN

The Junior Abbles will return to Memorial Field Sunday for the first time since last October 11

when they split a ubleheader with thespringhlll Tankers for the Maritime baseball title. Coach Ev MacNelll and Danny Maccormack. chairman oi the Abibies Baseball committee are anxious to.have a look at the prospective 1932 Junior Abbies and for that reason they want all junior ball players iii the City to report to the diamond at Memorial Field at eleven o'clock Sunday morning. I O C

And so. wzaiher permitting. the Junior Aibbies will become the first team iostartwork for competition in the Island League. Within the next week or so most tzams will likely be ccrmnencing workouts if they hope to get in condition for the opening of the league around course the

we have been getting but that should be coming shorlly. The leagues in the other Maritime Provinces usually get uriderwayon Mayzland if its warm enough for thzm to play ball

then its warm enough to start here. 0 O 0

At any rate it won't be as cold as it was that Sunday afternoon last October when the .Tankers

and the Abbics played their double- header. it would be a nice gesture on the part of the Maritime base- ball heads if they would arrange to hold their playoffs at an earl- ier date than has been.the case in past yrars. It was through no fault oi the Abbies that they had to play in the middle of October last year as they had to wait for Nova scotia and New Brunswick to declare a winner. The middle of October is football weather and somehow or other participants in this latter sport have to wait to play the Maritime finals in snow

or on frozen ground. 0 e o '

The fellows who have been tak- in; a beating from the weather these past few days are the Han- tam Leaguers. Three times iii the past three days they have had their games postponed on account of rain or wet grounds aild fellows like Bobby Dilllon. Art MacLeod, Ernie Coyle and Jack Kane have to con- tent themselves with swlnizing the bat at an imaginary ball. The boys are scheduled to resume operations Sunday afternoon as Brian Mac- Callum, chief spokesman for the CB. L. informed us last night that the Royals and the Bearcais would meet on the Old Diamond at 3.30.

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"'8 Probably heen quite a while since it happened but "yesterday the sports columnists in New York were asking "What's wrong with the Yankees: Una ustoined to three name sweeps by the Cleveland In- dians in Yankee Stadium. the writ- ers understandably were putting their fears into writing. Casey Sten- gel replied that that there was 1101111118 Wl'0ll8 with his team and the Yankees went out and backed him up yesterday afternoon by de- feating the Red Sox 7-4.

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Things have indeed changed for the Yankess. When pitcher Johnny Sain hit a line drive homer yester- day it was the seventh Yankee round trlpper of the season and when one thinks that Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians has already hit eight four buggers. it puis the New Yorkers in a bad light. But the Yankees have not been hitting let alone hitting home runs. Gil MacDougall has it batting average of .229. Bob Cerv .227. Yogi .3911; .270 and Mickey Mantle is in the Sophomore slump. Unless the Yank- ees win the next two games from the Red Sox it will be Lhn first time in his four year reign as skip- Der of the Yanks that Casey sten- gel has ever taken them on a West- ern invasion with less than a .500 record.

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Cleveland In A 1st Place p In AL As Red Sox Drop 7-4 Decision To Yankees

By The Associated Press

The hkrhly-regarded Cleveland Indians took over first place in the

American League ,esterdsy with- out swinging a bat

Cleveland replaced Boston's youthful Red Sox at the head of tire class by a nail game. The Red Sox dropped a 7-1 decision to tile stumbling New York Yankees while the fndiansi scheduled night game with the st. Louis Browns wns rained out. in the other night. ftame. little Bobby shantii pitched Philadelphia Atheltics to a 9-3 vic-

tory over the Washington senators. d

In the only other day game the Chicago white Sox shaded the Detroit Tigers. 8-5. in 18 innings, the longest game of the season.

Bill Wight of the Red Sox and Johnny Sain of the Yanks were locked-in a 2-2 duel going into the sixth when the Red Sox infield sabotaged the former Yanbee left- hander. Thlril baseman Johnny Pesky and shortstop Jim riersall committed errors to hand the Yanks three unearned runs and the ball game.

Sain worked the first seven in- nings and helped his own cause by driving in three runs on a homer and double. The veteran right- hander was struck on the right- knee cap by a liner from the bat of Billy Goodman.ln the second. His knee stiffened from running the bases and he was forced to give way to Bobby Rogue in the eighth.

Minnie Minoso broke up the marathon at Detroit with a two- run triple off Hal White. Eddie Robinson followed with a single to score Mlinoso with an insurance ru-n. An error by shotstop Johnny Lipon with one out set up the win- ning tallies in the four-hour-and- 21-minute battle that began in daylight and was finished under the lights.

In the night game. 8hantz' fourth victory ended a six-game Washington winning streak.

Gus zci-nial's second homer of the season highlighted a four-run

fifth inning rally against, nub Porterfieid that broke up the game.

L.v.cT”iEBh&Fs Defeat ll.Y.C.

The Llguoriln Youth club boys and girls defeated Barilics' Youth Club bowling teams in exhibition matches this week.

The L. Y. C. girls defeated the B. Y. C, girls four points to one. The winners had a total pinfall of 2032 against 2415 for the B. Y. C. .T. Blaoquiere won high single honors with a score of 321 and high three with 604. In the three games played the L. Y. 0' won two and the B. Y. C. one.

In the boys competition the L. Y. C. team made a clean sweep of the match. They scored a total pinfall of 2004 against 375 for the losers. A. shepherd had a high zgrisle of 238 and a high three of Following are the lineups:

L. y. c. Girls-M M-:Wade. a. Mcwade. T. Blacquiere, Cl. Balsam, B. Hickey.

B. Y C. Girls-B. Arsenault. E. Lannan, T. lvlurnaghan. E. Mac- Donald. M. creed.

L. Y. C. Boys-J, Hennessey. W. Shepherd. P. O'Rourke. A. shep- herd. A. Peters. '

B. Y .C. Boys-Leo Doyle. L. Murnaghan. A. Goldy. up A.-sen. aull. L. Datway.

See Red llolfe's lob On Sldls

DIETROIT. May 9 -fAP)- You cant get anyone around the Briggs stadium offices to come right on and say it, but private sources l min cooled-off baseball town agree

at:

Manner nod Rolfe 'oi Detroit Tigers must amp his players out of "151! 1011:! dump before long it he wants to keep working for the Tigers.

If the Tigers start winnln . he'll Floblblf ll-Iy. the same source: sav.

frhe record books tell you the Tigers are the only major league team that "has never finished in '"t Pl?” in E310 Difllunt races.

Thais why today's cellar occu-

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0'Brien Drives Two Winners Al SanliLAnila

ARCADIA. Calif., May 9 -(CP) -Miss Hlghworthy. the favorite. came from far back in the last furlong and won the 53.500 Golden Poppy Trot in the feature race of the Grand Circuit harness racing at Santa Anita Park to-

ay. Miss I-lighwortliy raced Cluy Paula into submission. and Jim Dandy Gift was third. The time for the mile was 2.03.

The winner paid 83.90, 32.80 and 32.40; Guy Paula 83.10 and 82.10. and Jim Dandy Gift 52.80.

Joe O'Brien of Alberton, P. E. 1.. drove Jim Dandy Gift. O'Brien had two winners for the night. Tauria Hanover (35.80) in the second race and Dama Dee (33.90) in the sixth.

Another Canadian, Ralph Bald- win of Lloydminster. Sask.. brougllt Neon (37.90) in front in the fifth race.

Basellallls Big to

By the Canadian Prcss Leading batsmen (based on 25 at bats).

American League

Player and club G AB 1! ll Pct. Wibon, wash. 10 31 813.419 Delsing, St. Louis ii 38 0 14 .368 Mullin. Detroit is 52 610.305 Rosen. Clev:land 22 B3 19 30 .381 Woodling New York 14 42 5 15 .357

Dave Sandysai Retains Titles

MELBOURNE. May 9 - (AP)- Dave Sands, British Empire and Australian middleweight cham- pion. retained both titles toniglit by knocking out Al Bourke of Melbourne in the fifth round. Sands weighed 158 3-4, Bourke 158. .

Before flattening Bourke. Sands punished him in tho-early rounds with a heavy body attack. Before tonight Bourke had won 28 straight fights since turning pro.

Good Attendance At Health clinics

Despite the rain. 448 babies and young children siarted th:ir first inoculation against whooping cough and diphtheria at the De- partmcnt of Health and Welfnreis immunization clinics held in -twenty centres this w:ek. Tlgnlsh had the largest turn out with lid youngsters: Al-berion had 63 and ottcary -is. Lennox Island is proud of the fact that now every child on the Island has b:cn or is in the course of being inoculated. except

the youngest who is only two weeks old.

Many parents attending the Regional Clinics expressed ap- preciation of being able to get

their children's inoculations start- cd when they were so young. one of the Public Health Nurses was delighted to have been successful in persuading one mother to at- lend with eight of her children none of which had ever been in- nculaied. and anothtr mother turned out with five tiny tots. Physlcians' in attendance were

The honour of being the earl!- est blrd to begin nesting goes to the greatest of all predators. the great horned yowl. They begin laying in February and their young are hatched in March. It seems almost incredible that egg: can be prevented from freezing during February's zero weather particularly when laid in an open. porous nest high in a tree. This is no figment of the imagination. Fledgling owlets have been found in the nest during the last days of February. I am not sure of the exact date but I think it was either on the 21th or 30th. Old I-footie is tough both by name and by nature.

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Last week I picked up a passen- ger from Traeadle Cross. The talk turned to pheasants. He told me the only pheasant he saw this winter was a hen that his dogs carried home that had frozen to death during a severe storm that had occurred a night or so previ- ously. He made one remark that started me thinking and it was that the dogs had pulled the head and neck off before they brought it home. I inquired if the bird was fat or thin. He replied that it was in good flesh and quite heavy. I then asked if he noticed whether or not the neck had been bitten off or pulled out at the socket. He said it had been, pull- ed out.