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nloyd D. Murray. formerly man- ager of the Bank of Nova Scoiia here. and Mrs. Murray, are winter- ing at 36 West Gore Ave.. Orlando Florida. In a recent letter he writes: "Enclosed is clipping from this morning's paper re Joe O'Brien -1: good snap. I know you will be interested. The Ben White Raceway is only a couple of miles outside the city limits. I plan on looking Joe up one of those days. Tnist you are keeping well. I follow Down The Back Stretch weekly." Thanks. Lloyd. 'I'he clipping shows the head and neck of Mahlon Hanover 2. 3.04, with a good picture of Jce holding him.

Mahlon Hanover in I handsome bay. son of the 3100.000 Hanover Shoe Farms stallion Nibbfe flan- over, that has been installed as the early favorite to win this year's 690.000 I-Iambletonian trotting clas- sic to be raced at Goshen, New York. in August. He is owned by W. G. Evans, Raookville Center. Rhode Island, and trained by Joe O'Brien of Prince Edward Island. He was named to the number one spot on the I-Ia.mbletonia.n list last week by Al Saunders. veteran rac- ing secretary of W. H. Kane's Gosh- en mile track. The paid up list of Hambietonian eligibiles this year numbers 82 and if as many as fif- teen get to the post the race will be worth S90.000-by far the richest purse ever to be contested for by harness horses.

Mahlon is rated by Saunders as the tc-pfavorlte in the huge field on the basis of his performance last season when he emerged as the champion two-year-old colt of the year with a racing mark of 2.0-1 given him at Lexington. Kentucky. by Joe O'Brien. W. N. Reynolds Betsy volo. 1950 filly champion with a record of 2.03 3-5 at Dex- ington. is rated bark of Mahlon Hanover along with Hayes Fair Acres Filly, Mighty Fine and Leo C. McNamara's scotch Rhythm. full sister to last yea.r's winner. Lusty song. Mahlcn won 8 of 18 starts last year including three major stakes. The colt gives 33-year-old Joe OlBrfen his first favorite for ihe big race,

O'Brien made his first appear- ance in the classic last year tak- ing fourth money with Stewart Hanover. but he has been training and driving horses since he was fourteen and is one of the top cam- paigners in the sport. Joe has 24 head of colts and horses quartered at his stable, Ben Vimite Raceway. Orlando track. Ma.hlon Hanover was bought by W. C. Evans and the noted trainer Sam Caton at the Harrisburg auction in 1949 and was trained and developed by Caton until he sold his half interest to Evans last summer. Mr. Evans then placed him in Joe's hands with the success mentioned above. An offer of 350.000 was made and refused by Mir. Evans for Mahlon Hanover.

Worthy Worthy Boy 3. 2.0219 oc- cupies the cover of the Horseman and Fair World of January 17th. He is 8 son of voiomlte. standing at Castletcn Fawn, Lexington, Ken- tucky. and had 18 new record per- formers In 1960 with four of them in the 2.15 list including star's Pride 3. 3.129. winner of the 05,000 Kentucky Futurity and over 385,000 in two campaigns. Sop Palin. who selected Worthy Boy and most of the brood mares and stallions for Castleton Farm. in a recent inter- view in Florida predicts that Wor- thy Boy will succeed his "pappy" Volomite as the premier sire in the standard Bred world. sep should be a pretty good judge as he is the man that gave Greyhound his world record and has more world records than any other driver. Friends of Sep will be glad to know that his stable at colts Ind aged horsu that he is training in Florida are all doing nicely and the expectation is that he will have a very good year in 1961. The writer. a good friend of Sep's, certainly hopes so.

Reports trcm Florida stafc that Imperial Hanover, that was sold as I. yearling for 872.000 in 1040. is really showing something for Tom Berry, who took him over about four months ago. Last year ol- thomh he was entered in I couple of hundred thousand dollars worth of stakes he could not make the grade. in fact we don't believe he

trotted I mile faster than 2.13. This year he is showing real speed and is being kept eligible to some large stakes.

'Ilhe Prix d'A.merique. France's greatest trotting classic which is raced annualy at Vincennes near Paris. in January. was wcn this year by the ex-American trotting stallion Mighty Ned 2.04 3-4. He is a son of Volomitc and Nedda Guy was bred at Walnut Hall Farm. Lexington, Kentucky. Second to hi.m was another American bred trcttelr. scotch Thistle. Mighty Ned is nine years old and was given a record of 2.04 3-4 as a three-year- old by Bob Plaxico at Lexington. kan Hanover 1.59 3-5 that was sold for an enormous sum. stated to be in the vicinity of s50,000 and bought mostly with the idea of winning this race. was not mention- ed among the five leading horses.

Last week was the 100th birthday anniversary of IE. F. "Pop" Geers. one of the world's greatest drivers and we are glad indeed to give a short sketch of his career. He was born on a farm at Lebanon. Tennes- see, January 25. 1851. His people were in very humble circumstances and early in life he showed a pre- ference for horses and occupations connected with them, At the age of twenty he won his first public victory and four years later he opened a public stable in Nashville. Tennessee. His first campaign be- yond his home state was in 1877 and on September 19th of that year he won with Alice West at Hart- ford, Conn. l.n 2.29 3-4. At that time 2.30 was the standard for trotting performers and in his career after- wards Geers placed hundreds of them in that list.

His first star performer was Mat- tie Hunter p. 2.13 1-2, that he brought cut in 1878 and she met the best of the fast brigade of pacers which included Sleepy Tom. Rowdy Tom. Iiucy and Sleepy George. Races went. to many heats then and the high wlheeded suiky was in use so fast time oc-uld not be expected. His first Grand Circuit victory was scored with Annie W. which he drove to a straight heat. victory in the 32,000 2.27 trot. at Cleveland. Ohio. July 2'1t.h. 1881- best time 2.20-and his first cham- pionship came that year at Hart- ford. Conn. when he won with Little Brown Jug in 2.11. 3-4. The famous pacing stake for three-year- olds raced annually at Delaware. Ohio, is named The Little Brown Jug.

Another fast performer that he brought out shortly after was I-lal Pointer. that set up a world's re- oord and he was followed by Rn- -bert .l.. a horse that in appearance looked anything like a champion. He was over in the knees and also lift his knees. but Gears four times in the season of 1894 set up new world's records with himnthe best of them being 2.01 1-2. Two years previously he had signed on with C. J. Hamlin of Village Farm. East Aurora. N. Y. to train his stable and also to race some other horses. His salary was 310,000 3 year, a truly cdlossal sum for those days. Mr. Hamlin had some time before pur- chased a young stallion, Chimes, by Electioneer from Ieiand Stan- ford of California. and in 1393 Gears gave his daughter Fantasy a record of 2.08 3-4. She was the first three-year-old trotter to enter the 2.10 list and she held the champion- ship until 1907.

Mr. Hamlin was one of the out- standing breeders of his time and not only bred for speed but also for beauty. Chimes proved a part- icularly potent stallion and one of the best of his get was tlhe brotter The Abbott that Mr. Geers gave a world's trotting record of 2.0314. He likewise raced The Abbe by Chimes. to a record of 2.04. He was the top-pacer on the Grand Circuit. The Abbott become I. successful sire as did The Abbe. A more by him. Abbaoy. is the dun of Guy Abbey 2.0654, sire of Greyhound 1.5654. world's champion trotter. The Abbe sired such outstanding stallions Is Abbedele 2.01M. Bert Abbe 1.5914 and was the sire of Jim Abbe, the sire of Abner '1'. Olug 2.04iA. that is making such I name for himself in the Mariti-mes.

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Although there have been a lot

of vague items and ning around of late comerning Murpli Cl1amberlain's interest in a hockey franchise in the Mari- ilmes for next season. ll recent report from Moncton shows that there is more truth than fiction to the possibilities. The old "Hard Rock" of the NHL. apparently liked what he saw of the hockey set-up here in the Marliimcs dur- ing his coaching duties in this quarter durimt last season with Sydney and part of ihls year with the local Islanders. 0

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To use his own pet. phrase in referring to others. Chamberlain is I "smart cookie" when it comes to the why's and wherefure's of hockey. as he pmved only too conclusively to players and fans in the Marifimes during his two years of contact with M111-itimo leagues. He can apparenily see good possibilities for :1 man with his knowledge and cxporience of the game. to take hold of one of the clubs in the Seaside Prov- inces and make it pay off in good dividends and smart hockey.

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His sense of good Judgment is also borne out by the fact that he chose Moncton as his spot to make a start. The home of the Hawks has always been an ardent hockey City all through the years with a good population there and in surroundingtowns and districts to support a good club. It is about the centre of any Maritime cir- cuit that might be in vogue at the time. which makes it that much easier for travel and con- venience. The fact too. that of all the Big Four clubs in the loop. Moncton is the one most needing a lift back info the limelight of the present Maritime hockey set up.

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If Chamberlain gets what he wants. it is bound to be a. "shot in the arm" for the Hub City. and no doubt will have its affect all through the Maritimcs. lie is a man that is a bundle of energy and foresight and has the con- tacts and knowledge needed to make things hum. His short stay as manager coach of the Islanders bears mute testimony of that Taking over the job of building up a hockey club in Charlotte- town afiar being out of the sen- ior gamc for 5 years. Chamberlain set the whole Big Four hockey circuit on its ear in a few short months. Working with a per cap- ata basis smaller than any centre in league oompetition today. he banded together and developed the most potent. hockey club in the circuit. and who knows, may- be in the Maritlmes. a thing that time alone will tell.

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Referring to the Moncion report it states: ”The committee in charge of Moncton's civic-owned Stadium revealed it has received an inquiry from Murph Chamber- lain, coach of Vancouver Canucks of the Pacific Coast League, re- garding possibility of obtaining the hockey franchise of the rink for next season." The inquiry was di- rected to Harold (Dud) James. Stadium manager, and was read at I meeting of the committee held on 'Ilhursday night.

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According to 1010 report the de- cision of the meeting was that "James inform Chambe-ria1'n of the method and conditions under which hockey is operated in the Sta- dium." 'l1he report did not ela. borate on what oiiher details might have been included in Chamber- lain's enquiry. if any. or as to what the "conditions" in connec- tion with hockey M. the Stadium entailed. In fact it didn't even indicate wnhelahe Moncton is in- terested in the proposal or not.

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Of course If this early stage of negotiation, it is strictly I matter of private rink and club manage- ment business. but one can't help wondering what effect such I pro- posal might have in Moncton hoc- key circles. It will no doubt raise I lot of discussion both in 13”? I-Dd Ill-inst such I fran- chise. dependlns on the aciuii

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

Local Rink Pulls Upset In Opening Round Of School Curling Playdowns

"Dead End Kids" of the Charlottetown Curling C l u b. skipped by Barrie MacDonald. pulled a major upset in the open- ing round of the Provincial High School curling playdowns yester- day. They were the only unde- feated rink nt the close of play. winning both their afternoon and evening motclic-s.

Play will resume and conclude in the The winning rink will the Province in the High school competition held nt Nelson. B. C.

The major upset came in the defeat of the favored Cameron rink. last year's clmrnpions. in the evening round by their club- mates the MacDonald foursome. Closely played all the way. the mnt-ch was deadlocked at the end of the regulation ten ends. In the extra end the MacDonald rink counted two rocks to win 10-8.

Following the close of after- noon play the youthful curlers were the guests of the ladies of the Charlottetown Curling Club at a supper gathering. Mr. Har- per Maclxieill presided. Brief ad- dresses were given by Chief Jus- tice Thane A. Campbell and His Worship Mayor B. Earle MacDon- ald. Both paid tribute to David "Tud" Marin-od for his work and support of junior curling. Ap- prcciatlon of the splendid supper provided was expressed to the ladies and wholeheartedly en- dorsed by all present.

Mayor MacDonald extended a heart,v welcome to the visiting curlers on behalf of the city and reminded them that curling was a gentleman's game and he was happy to see them exhibiting true

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A. Campbell (5) 0 W 001 0- 9 B. MacDonald (C) , 004 020 120 2-11 D. Huestis (S) 000 001 420 0- 7 D. Cameron (C) 212 4.30 002 1-J5 Evening Round D. Cameron (C) 103 009 200 20- 8 B. MacDonald (C) 010 3.11 011 02-10 A. Campbell (S) ooi 301 101 3-12 D. H-uestis (S) 300 C110 010 0- 5 STANDING P W L B. MacDonald (C) .. . 2 2 - A. Campbell (5) 2 1 1 D. Cameron (C) 2 1 1 D. Hucstis (Si 2 0 2

Regal Trophy Play

A rink skipped by Elmer Mac- Donald last night defeated the Myron Bell rink in the club fin- als of the Regal Trophy play- downs. The score was 12-5. They will now enter the provincial playdowns to be played at. Alber- ton.

Members of the winning rink are, Mel Jenkins, lead. Doug l-llll. second stone. Had Mac-InnLs. mate and Elmer MacDonald. skip.

Members of the runner-up rink are. W. Kelly. T. While. P. Hillier, mate. and M. Bell. skip.

Double School Hockey. Bill At Forum Tonight

Tviiere should be plenty of hoc- key action at the Forum tonight when a double bill in City Inter- scholastic League play and in Juvenile exhibition tilt will be held there tonight with the first game scheduled to get underway at 7 o'clock.

The last meeting of the regular schedule between Queen Square School and Prince Street School will feature the Interscholastic clash in the program opener. while the Juvenile Abbies will make their first appearance of the season against the Prince of Wales Col- lege squad in the closing feature.

The only game left to be played in the regular schedule of the City Interscholastic Hockey Lea- gue will be played a week from ionight when West Kent and Queen Square cross sticks.

With P.S.S. leading the loop with two wins and a tie in three starts over Q.S.S. who are riding in sec- ond place Wiilh one win and a loss in two. it should be a grim battle that the lvwo clubs will stage 10- night. A win for Prince Street would automatically make them the. first place ieam in the sche- du-le, while a victory will still give Queen Square a chance to tie or win the series if they can top out West Kent in the final series clash next week. So the chips are down and both are ex- pected to come up with all-out performances tonight.

The exhibition clash between Aibibie Juveniles under ooaoh George Macliae. and the P.W.C. Welshman. is also expected to pro. duce plenty of keen hockey. Ab- bies are somewhat of an unknown quantity so far this season, but on paper. have I strong looking

mm policies of the rink. team Ind of course last but not least, public opinion in and about the Hub City. C O 0

However, it will give interested parties all over the Moritimes something to think about. and could be the start of I change in trend of hockey in the Moi-ltin-nu. which regardless of individual dealings between Chamberloin Ind Moncton officials, is much in the thoughts Ind plum of the "powers u'” be" in Net! section of the three Provinces in regard to fu. ture hockey policy. league forms. tion, etc.

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club that will give the college pucksters a grim battle for honors in the contest.

The following is the Juvenile Abbies lineup for tonight's meet- ing: Goal. MacLeod. Sheppard: defence, Nicholson. Birt, MacLeod. MacLure. Purcell; forwards. J Turner, B. Lewis. M. MacFadyen, Trainor, Hurry. W. Dunn, C. Mac- Donald. J5 Flanagan, B. White.

Hockey Scores

' Maritime Major Halifax 4 Charlottetown 3

Cape Breton Major Glace Bay 3 Sydney I

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W I. 1' F A Pu Sydney .. 36 12 lo 220 14'! 00 Glace Bay 23 2'1 9 IS 200 55 Nr. Sydney 14 31 16 171 M6 43

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P.W.C. Hoop I am To Play Al lruro

The Prince of Wales College basketball earn will travel to Truro, N. .. today by car where

they will meet I team from the Truro Agriculture College in an exhibition hoop fixture there to- night.

Headed by coach Earl Nicholson and manager Bill Leonard. the following are the team members who will make the trip:-

Gnrth Crockett. Ian Ashford. J. Mecihught, Bill Mu.-Andrew. Jack MIcAndrew. Che:-in Him. Jim Hoyt. J. Wood.

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The rabbit season is over-end- ed on Wednesday. January 31st. Judging from past. standards the season was .disappointing. Rabbits were scarce and. taking the over- all picture as a whole, have been on a slow toboggan-not a slow Boat to China- for several years. some rabbit hunters to whom I have talked are loath to admit they are getting scarce. Others were quite frank about the sit- uation. Now this columnist is not. hinting that the situation regard- ing rabbit hunting is such that it requires a shortening of the seas- on . . . not yet at any rate.

I do feel however that. if are to preserve the sport of rab- bit hunting as a worthwhile rec- reation. some steps should be tak- en toward establishing some form of conservation measures such as daily bag and possession limits. restrictions placed on the manner of their disposal after being shot or shared. etc.. few people realize the amount of healthful outdocr recreation and choice meat pro- vided by the winter white bunnies witl the ridiculous powder puff tail.