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body asked what horse? I said iwait N'Bee'. This race brought a picture to my mind to what I be- lieve is the best and most honest sportsman we have in the east- wlllard Kelly. I remember watch- mg a race he drove in summer- side. Willard won the first heat with Walt N'Bee and the next time lowered his record. I asked lilm if he sold Wait N'see and he mid 'Yes. I think I sold him too qutck'. Well. it was a pleasure to read about Wait N'see's last race and many will regret that the age iule will put him out of competi- tion in the future."

Lloyd's nclosure was the sum- ,,.;,;y of t e B 3 Pace at Dufierin Park. Tuesday afternoon. Dec. 2nd. Here it is:-Dale Mo I Win (Wal- lost 4-1. Moneymaker (Gllmour) 1.4), Prim Peter (Pelletier) 2-2, Tim Worthy (Morse) 3-3-, skeety Hal (Day) 5-5. Eleanor Henley

I (MacDonald) 'I-6, Bradford's Peter

(Quinn) 0-'i. Lucy B. Grattan (Le- boeuf) 8-9. Time. first heat 1 mile. 2.16 V9. second heat, 1 U16 miles, 216 No. Money Maker 2.07 U5 is 12 years old and was bred by Harry O'Brien. Aiberton. and was raced by Joe O'Brien for several years for the New Glas- gow Drlvirig Club, Joe giving him a record of 2.08. l-its sire is Sing- ing Sam 2.10 by Sampson Hal 2.0215. He is urtainly a tough one. racing all year for several seasons and always getting his share of the money.

Our faithful friend Louis Najac. M Pinehurst Ave.. Providence. R I., harness horse editor of the Providence Evening Bulletin, writes that the boys up there have put the sulkies in the loft and are taking it easy until spring. though Jogging their horses regularly. Louis is recovering after being in hospital for a long spell and his friends throughout the Maritimes will be glad to know that he is getting ready for Christmas with as much enthusiasm as ever. He

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said that Santa is said to be lat- ter than even and will have diffi- culty in getting down some of the ehimnieys. Christmas trees are coming in by truckloads from Nova Scotia and other eastern localities, with prices up.

In his column Harness Gossip is the following:-Pat Downey of Worcester, owner of the late world's champion pacer 'Billy Direct 155, recently purchased Springfield Chief. the rour-year- old Peter Song trotting gelding at the Harrisburg sale...it is doubt- ful if any present day trainer of harness horses has anything on Phil Dussauit, who campaigned until closing at Yonkers Raceway, when it comes to travelling dur- ing a campaign. After the regular week of racing at the New York track he goes to Three Rivers in Canada to race Saturday and Sun- day evenings. In between he trav- els to Montreal to race Sunday afternoons at Richelieu Park."

William R. "Billy" l-laughton, ex- farm hand from Fultonvllle. N. Y.. is the nation's leading money win- ning harness horse driver for 1952. At 20 he becomes the youngest relnsman ever to win the title. According to official U. S. T. A. records I-iaughton earned 3311.728 this year. a figure topped only once in the history of the sport- by Johnny Simpson, who collected s3:i.'l,130 last season. Simpson, who took over the Hanover Shoe Farms Stable. Hanover, Pa., this season, driving for themiexclusively, fin- ished tenth with 5185.146. Jimmie Jordan, Westbury, N. Y., who han- dled a section of the famous Del Miller string which raced mostly at Roosevelt and Yonkers, wound up second with 5259.839. In third place is a Canadian, Clint Hodg- ins, Ciandcboye. Ont.. with 5228,- 340. Fourth is Frank Erwin, Be- dalia, Ma., driver of the famous Good Time, with 3227.646, and in fifth place is Prince Edward Is- land's Joe 0'l3rleii. now in Del Mar, California. with 524,260.

Del Miller. Meadowlands, Pa, with his section of the stable won

at the age of sixteen and burst into prominence at Saratoga. N.Y., Raceway in 1947 and has been making the headlines ever since. Last. year he finished second to

3220.816. In the -early 40's he worked on a farm during the day and raced at saratoga in the evening. This season he drove al- most exclusively at Roosevelt,and Yon-kers. I-Iiri large public stable was on the go from April to the middle of November. At New York's richest harness horse stake, the 350,000 Romcvelt Two Mile Trot, lie was selected by Dunbar W. Bostwick, to drive Chris Spen- cer and he won with him. Chris is the horse whose principal pre- paration was swimming during spring and summer months and it cured him of lameness and he won two 350,000 stakes with Haughton in the driver's seat. I-laughton also won a heat in the Little Brown Jug s60,000 pace with the three - year - old Wilmington Star. The biggest money winning stable that has ever been known in the history of harness horse racing was that of Del Miller, which won 8541.000 this” season Miller himself won 3191.165, Jim- mie Jordan. his first trainer, 8259,- 839, and Jimmie Arthur his sec- ond trainer, s69,502. '

In the sport page of the Sydney Post-Record is a splendid photo

amic ace azs. taught at the re- cent Harrisburg” sale. The four- year-old pacing gelding was third as a three-year-old in 204 (V5 and has trotted in 2.20 with pacing shoes. We imagine, however, that he will be campaigned as a pacer

next season. , I

Now we welcome to our column Carl Macxenzie, Race Secretary of Truro Raceway. with the latest news from that province and also the entries in the 55.000 Jollity Three Year Old Trot and Pace for foals of I952. It is a splendid list, fu.lly representative of the Marl- times and its future course will be followed with the greatest interest by Maritime horsemen. Here they are! ll (Hire of fool and owner): - Calumet Budlong-C. F. McKay, Northam, P. E. I.

Widow's' Pride-Frank Kennedy, Truro, N. S.

Jollity-Mrs. G. E. Woodside. Fredericton, N. 3.

Argot Pointer-I-f.E. Willis, Char- lottetown. P. E. I.

Basil Hanover-Dr. W. J. La- mond, Sydney Mines. N. 8.

Abner T. Clegg-C; L. Dauphi- nee, Halifax, N. S.

Abner T. Ciegg-C. L. Dauphi- nee, Halifax, N. S. I

Jollity - Grattan Mclfugh, Tig. nlsh. P. E. I.

Pagllacci-Archie Ferguson, Bun- bury, P. E. I. -

Renown--Ed Blrtch, Smith Falls. Ont.

Fast Train-V. H. Irvine. Shed- iac, N. 13.

Fast Train.-v. H. Irving, Shed- iac, N. B.

Simcoe Harvester-Jack Annear. Montague. P. E. I.

Federal-Stewart Isnor. Truro, N. 8. '

Pagiiacci --George A. Callback, summer-side. P. E. I.

Jolllty-Linus Mulligan, Kinkora.

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sured across from side to side. 'The resulting measureme '- are each divided in llalf and added up and the number of inches denotes in what grade the pelt is classed, For instance if a beaver pelt is 66 inches long and 60 inches wide it wou -grade as an extra large . . . in other vmrds a 63 inch pelt. . O 0 O

The followinqtoble dealing with grade and buyers price guide was received recently from the Canad- ian Fur Auction Sales Company. Montreal: Blanket, 65 inches and

314.00: large 54-59 - 310.00: med- ium 47-53 - 80.00: small 40-48 - 33.50. Now don't mistake this price list as the maximum prices one will receive if one ships the beaver pelts to some fur house on. may receive more or less. The table lists only the price for each grade considered advisable for buyers to

pay. I O I

Naturallyl buyers have the per- ogauve of using their own judg- ment in that they consider a pelt is worth but fur prices are not too strong at present. It takes a Rood mu-skrat skin to rate 31.50 and an extra min): to top 317.00. It's only a few years since mink were fetch- ing from thirty to fifty dollars each

toboggan. . . Quite a few beaver have been

merslde, P. E. I.

Argot Pointer-Mrs. R. B. Stev- enson, Parkdale, P. E. I.

Abner T. Clegg-Reid Stevenson. Hunter River. P. E. I.

Jollity-G. E. Crozier, Hamilton, P. E. I.

Abner T. Clegg-Arnold Weeks. Fredericton. P. E. I.

Piaydale-Vemon MacR.ae. Mil- ton, P. E. I. Jollity-Earle Keefe. Kinkora. P. I

Abner T. Clegg-Murdock Nich-

olson, New Wiltshire, P. E. I. -Jollity-W. Fred Taylor, Ken- sington, P. E. I.

Abner T. Clegg-Myron Mac- Arthur, Kensington. P. E. I.

Abner T. Clegg-W. D. Profltt. Kensington, P. E. I.

Abner T. Clegg-F. H. Callbeck. Bummerside, P. E. 1.

Spencer Cvrattan-Mrs. L. Petti- grew, Sydney. N. S.

Calumet Budlong-.-R. D. McFad- yen. Hunter River, P. E. I.

Abner T. Clegg-James W. 0'- Brlen, Elmsdale, P. E. 1.

Jollity -Keith Boswell, Victoria, P. E. I.

Abner T. Clegg-Gordon Rodd Milton, P. E. 1.

Basil Hanover-Gordon Rodd, Milton, P. E. I.

Federal - J. E. Given, ' Halifax, N. s. ' Abner T. Clcgg-George Sobey. Summerside, P. E. I. -

Abner T. Clegg-C; E. Bobey. Summetside, P. E. I. I

Jollity-Roy Murphy. McNel11I Mills, P. E. I.

Simcoe Harvester-Orville Mor- rlssey, East Royalty, P. -E. I.

Charlottetown; P. E. I.

Peter Piper - Bevan B. Poley, Tide Head, N. B.

Jcllity--E. W. Turner, P. E. I.

O'I.eary,

Pepper-E. C. Haley, Antigon- ish, N. 8.

Alpha I-ial-E. C. I-laley, Antig- onish. N. 5.,

Hebert. N. S. Jollity - Colin W. Meolienzie, Truro, N. S. '

Brackley, P. E. I.

Jollity - I-larry Poulton, Char- lottetown, P. E. I. Peter Piper-J. C. Underhill,

Campbellton, N. B.

attended the Harrisburg sale, pur- chased for himself the' five-year- old Cardinal Prince gelding Car- dinal's Echo 2.10 H5. and he also

yearling by Watchim, dam, Semper Fidelis, and a brood mare in foal and a weanling -for Bill Stewart of New Glasgow which I under- stand were purchased from C.,T. Black. Dr. Johnson of nearby Great Village purchased at a sale in Ohio a yearling filly by Paul McPherson, dam by Scotland. and parties that have seen her say she is a well made filly. Karl Mc- Culiy of "rruro has purchased from parties in Moncton the bay gelding Nelson Budlong by Calumet Bud- long. dam, Charlotte B., and Jerry

on the local hockey team. has pur- chased in Montague Money's Worth. a three-year-old by Real Money. Colin MacKenzie, whose

Dream 2.15 IVE showed up so well this past summer, spent a week- end on the Island recently and came back with a. six months old filly by Jpllity. dam by simcoe Harvester. M. B. MacDonald of Plctou (owner of Iris Abbe), bought Au Federal by Federal; he will be two next year and he is in Balbo Gould's stable at the local track, and finally, Donald Turner of Dartmouth is now the owner of Tonymite 2.13 MB, record taken in 1952. The many friends of Fred Lahey of Dartmouth. will be glad

very favorably and back in the harness again and attending to

guess that's all the

around here and I hope you are in the best of health."....'I'hanka, Carl, for all the news.

over - slB.00; extra large 60-64 -,

and muskrat from three to four dollars. By the look of things at present fur prices a.re'still on the

Calumet Budlong-James Power. Real Money-Bert Steele, Truro, S

Jolllty-Albert Arseneau. River .-

Argot Pointer-I-I. P. ,Cudmore,

Cari writes:-"John Jewell. who

brought back for Harry Breen u. N

Nelson, a teammate of Bei-tsteele's 'I

three-,year-old by Joillty, Lahey's

to know that he is progressing -

his business every day now. I ; horse dope 5

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trapped since the season was de- clared open but no one trapper is making any great haul. I talked to a trapper the other morning who has several colonies of beaver on his property. He is quite experienc- ed in the trapping game but to date his catch is limited to four, He confided to me that once one took a beaver or two from a. colony it was -hard going to catch anymore.

He told me that particular mom- ing he attended two trap! at day- break that be fully expected to hold a pair of beaver. They had been set under water in runs used by the animals regularly every night. When he looked at his traps he found them buried under a foot of mud and -twigs . .. and neither had been sprung. He commented ruefuliy: "They're pretty dumb at the start but learn fast". That's something I found out years ago. A beaver is not dumb at any time . . . just trusting. Once he discovers that trust doun't pay, he can be as cute as any fox.

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so far as I can learn there is a distinct possibility that beaver in- hahited this' province at some per- iod in the far distanct past but not within the memory of our oldest living inhabitants. The late Peter Horton, Mount Albion, who was ii firm believer in the use of dried peat for fuel pin-posw. found sec- tions of trees buried deep in peat bogs that had been cut down by some animal. Teeth marks were plainly dlscernable and an attempt was made to preserve several spec- iments but the wood diseritegrated quickly once exposed to the air.

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Beaver were first introduced into this Province in 1909 or 1910. I am not positive as to the exact year but anyway during the period in question the Ontario government found it necesary to live trap bea- ver cn the Algonquin National Park and transplant them to other sec- tions as they had over-populated the park.

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My father. the late Robert Jenk- ins, Mount Albion, purchased a pair from the Ontario government for release on his property at Mount Albion. Unfortunately the pair cs- caped from their cage while en route across the strait on the Em- press of Summerside. The female

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got behind one of the boilers in the engine room and during the process of recapture was injured and died shortly after. ' O I O

I remember driving. into Char- lottetown with a horse and waggon, there were no cars or trucks in those days. and returning with the beaver sitting in his cage on the seat beside me. During the 12 mile drive I poked pieces of poplar limbs through the wire and listened to the sharp cutting sounds made by his teeth as he stripped off the bark a.nd rind. Sometime around midnight I gave him his liberty in the creek that flows through the old homsesteed property . the beginning of Bhcrryfs Creek, Glen- finnan. The scene comes back to me vividly . . . dark shadows hov- ered under the spruce and the hush of night was on the swamp . . . the water of the creek looked dark and oily as it whispered and gurglcd its way to salt water and eastward in Alex's swamp a screech owl rent the night with its eerie cry.

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The beaver waxldled majestically into the water. looked me over quietl for a. moment. rolled and sp ed to rid itself of the grime and taint of travel and then, a. vague black shadow on the water, floated silently downstream into the night. I wondered at the time what; would eventually be the outcome, of this venture. The beaver built himself a large dam that fall near the sight of his liberation and the folowlng fall other pairs WP.lE brought to join him from the same source . . . the Algonquin Park,

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On my return from overseas in May, 1919. I found beaver colonies dotting my favourite hunting and trapping ground and added beaver pelts to my catch. They were really worth catching in those days .. . around 3100.00 for blankets. I have become well acquainted with the animals during the past ten years and have long since lost the urge to strip off their pelu. They are brainy, hardworking and affection- ate and make wonderful pets. Forty odd years ago I wondered what the eventual fate of the bea- ver would be. I need wonder no longer for the last chapter, which spells FINIS to the event just de- scribed, is now in process of being written.

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