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ops; -t-nil: - .P0"III”Ut"'l '

. 1 1' ' Hen While, the dean of all I-Grand Circuit reiiismeii, celebrat-

:ed his 81st birthday on February .i5th. Ben was born in Canada but fhas spent nearly all his life train-

-'-ing and racing horses in the Unit-.

Ind States Thunderclap. the '.ifree-for-all pacer recently purchas- Zed by A. Demers, Quebec City, Ifrom t.he Saunders Mills stable, twill race in the last classes at fsanta Anita L11 March prior

being shipped in the new owner '. Wendell Waiiivii, son of S lwaiheii, Fort I”a:ri;cld. hlaine. is ,only forty yeuis of rice but he now rates as one of the top harness ,horse drivers. In 1935 when he was 21 years old he led all race uiiiiiiizg rlrivirs for that year. hav- ing 56 iiCl -cs ii1'il his siablc n! five ho rs. lslzs star trotter was Ailoiiay 206 1-4, that he won 11,11 i'a.'.-es ii;th out of 12 starts. Alloway was afterwards A winner of the Free For All Trot at Char-

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i i i 3

DOWN THE BACK STRETCH

"hHuFc'-Fa'J5'-5!'nft:u'p'u'h'-

to reports, has one of tile best stables of two and three-year-old trotters he has ever trained. Those belonging to the Arden Home- stead Stable are particularly pro- mising. This stable is owned by E. Roland Hari-ima.u. son of the lfainous E. H Harriman, railroad ibuilder and the man who brought into being the Union Pacific and other great roads and was the owner of the famous pacer John R. Gentry 2.00 1-2. Harry Pownall iwas the first man at Orlando. lFlorida. to ride a mile better than 32.30 this season wiili one of his 'new two-year-olds named Tyrant. itime. 2.29 4-5.

. Del Miller has the largest stable -of any trainer in the ljiuted Statcs. It now numbersbohendat Orlando and he has six assistant trainers: lone of ihein, who recently joined lhini is Houston Stone, who has made quite a reputation in the m'.d-western U.S.A.

,ld:iieiowii, si 2 h.s inilc ill gggg

:07 34: "V i H S "I me time A lifter from Glen Jenkins 3 I)” H" (Mimi: ICmm' He Chatiiam NB giies us pruiiculars uai united hr; driten by Bob.M a "H; purkhase made by mm Ryaii. The s-Ac scason illlllbiland Alphonse Napke of Newg that Wcnclcll nns cultin: suciiv-alcasuel namely. the eighbyeapold -swntli on Ihc .ar-c iiaiks. Vicmacing mare Trent Ram 208 by

'I"lPll1.'I1ll1'.I had ihn fanious Calumet Evelyn, ilia: he care a pacing re- :l'0lTI of 159 1-1 anti a trotiiiig re- mrd of 200 1-? By some she is called the greaiest racing mare

in: all time

.T:'.l11lPl'S law 1;)

some fasi rn.les ..i pi:ep:i.a..

the harness rarc meet that starts at Santa Anita March 12. The

lastest mile of the year to date was steppcd by the four-year-old pacirlg sxiliion Hawkins" Hoss for trainer Ci1l!'('l)CP, Hansen, and that was over the Hill? Lrack at Stock- .fnr., Cal. 204 1-5. At nearby Del Mar oral over 600 horses are be- ing prepped for the campaigns of 1954 and hundreds of raiibirds arc xthcre every day watching iiorkouis. A horse that is attract- ing a great deal of attention is a green trotter named Doc Silk that .was recently converted from the '.pace and last. week was timed in .206 for the mile That same day

Harry Fitzpatrick worked the gfree-for-all pacer Irish Hnl in ;206 2-5.

I

, Among the list of horses named jforitvhe free for all stakes at Santa glinita are the following primers" smttish Chief 1.59 1-5, Irish Hal '3,l.59 3-5. Miss Mamie 1.59 3-5, Ex- girrss Hal 200, Warpath 2.01 2-5, Rilmals widower 201, Freeman sinnovcr 2.01, Favonian Chief 2.02- 4-5, Scotch Spencer 2.02, Ranger Hanover 2.02 3-5, Quiet Guy 2.04- 1-5 and King G(lillFS 204 3-5. Eleven horses have been named for the rich trotting stakes of the early meeting at Santa Anita. They are, Beck Hanover (Joe O'Brien), Darn Flashy. Dutch Harbor, An- derson Hanover, Mabel Tass, Jas- mine Hanover. signal P, Holly's Iosola, Mainlincr, Sidney Guy and Sheraton. , Harry Povmall, who trains horses for multl-millionaires, according

FORUM DATES

FEB. 23 to 27

FRIDAYS iChlldrrn': Slmlln:

SATURDAY-

the 1

Chief Abbedale 200. She is (Ugl- ble to the 2.18 pace and at Que- bec, Aug. 11! she was 2-2 in 209- i4-5, 2.10 1-5; Aug. 2'1. she was 2-3 yin 2.09 1-5, 2.08 1-5; Sept. 2 she .'was '2-2 in 2.12, 2.11. 3-5 and Sept 15. 1-1 in 2.10 1-5, 2.11 3-5. She

, is a good looking more weighing

1,025" lbs. with excellent feet and legs. Messrs. Napke and Jenkins are partners in the ownership of Future Counsel 2.04 1-5 that was raced by Johnny Conroy, Truro, last season, and in 15 starts was eight times first, twice second and four times third in fast company. Three of his winiilng miles were stepped in 2.08 3-5, 2.09 1-5 and 2.09 4-5 over the Truro track. Our congratulations to friend Glen on being a good picker. Every year or so he turns up with a horse that makes good in the Mari- times and Glen, who worked with Johnny Conroy. has the greatest faith in him and of course we all know it is jl1.SLlii8d.: There is no more conscientious trainer or driver anywhere than Johnny.

Den Hanover 3. 1.58 1-1 was the top sire of 510,000 and over win- ners in 1953 with 21 such winners. Vclomite 3, 2.03 1-4 follows with 14; Billy Direct 4, 1.55. 13; Scot- land 1.5!! 1-4, 12; Chief Abbcdale 2.00, 10; Darnley 1.59 3-4, 9; Hal Dale 2.02 1-4, 9 and Napoleon Hanover 1.58 3-4, 8. Dean Hanover has come right to the front as a lsire in the past few years although .he always turned out quite a num- ber of good ones.

The Summerside Trotting As- sociation, Ltd, proprietors of Sum- merside Raceway. Summerside, P. 12.1, are planning an annual sale of Standardbred trotiers and pac- crs, the first of which will be held on Monday, May 3rd with horses and colts paraded at the race track the afternoon of May 2, the sale to open at the Stadium at 10.00 am. May 3. This will be followed by a horsemcn's get to- geiher and banquet ati 6.00 p.m The manager of the sale will be Ken MacDougali, who is also manager of the Summerside Race-

Continunclwhnwpage 7

School Unit No. 1

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i Sincere synipnthy is extended to: ,l..t. Col. W. J MacDonald, Mrs ;MacDonald and family on the death of their son and brother Billy. Although only 17 years of age Billy was a sophomore year, stiidcnt at Si. Dunstniils Univer- sity and was ()ll1SiR1l(ilil;.Z not only i111 SCi10iaSLlL' work,but also in car- H.811) athletic iields particularly irifle shooting. Last August he was a member of the Canadian Cadet icorps which opposed lhe British, iCadeis in the DC RA. Shoot at 'Ottawa and in June he had beeni .a member of the Island learn that competed in the Iiiicr-Maritime Rifle Shoot at Bedford, NS.

l . . o l 1.ca':ue President 1Donaldls proposal iweckls Maritime Major Hockey League schedule and commence the play-offs looks like a pretty sound suggestion in view of the ievents of the past few days. How- ever his suggestion has been iurii- ed down and it is believed by all four clubs Islanders Club Presi-

C. Roy lxliic-, to cancel next.

ithe Forum, The game

, thr-

point that the Islanders lodged i thrlr protest. The Island:-rs themselves plan

i made

By Rousonl

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN FEBRUARY 27, 1954

Islanders Submit Protest

xover Miners

Reacliwllere Last Night

The Charlottetown Islanders have lodged a protest. with M.M. H.L. President C. Roy MacDonald over the failure of the Glace Bay Miners to reach here last night for a regularly scheduled game at was the thlrd in tho M.M.H.L. this week to be postponed.

The Miners got as far as Bor- den yosterday evening but were unable to reach Charlottetown Acting coach Hughlv Campbell of Miners did not Contact the rink an inform the Islanders-that he could not roach Charlottetown until 9:13. It was mainly on this

to leave Charlottctown at six o'- clock this morning for a game in Glace Bay tonight. Thcv feel that their arrival in Glace Bay will be proof that the Minors could have the trip to Charlottetown. Following is the icxt of the nlght lctirr scnt to C. Roy Mac- Donald last night by Islanders Club President Smith MacFarlane: "Glace Bziy failed to reach Char- lotlr-iown for scheduled game Feb 26. If icriin lilli in sufficient. lime they would have caught the 2:40, crossing and would not have haul any difficulty in reaching Char-

dent Smith Mac1"arlane stated salary contracts was the main reason vihy the clubs favorcil, carrying the schedule to coinplc-, ition. He pointed out that most ofl lthc players are signed for a '. week schedule and according tol their contracts would have to be: paid even if they did nothing. The' Islanders also hope to have threcl .l10ll1e gaincs next week. By they way things are going theytll IIENL ,3. game every night to ina:ntnir.' lnitercet until the play-offs. 0 0 .

The postponement: of the past week must have left the Islanders and Miners in desperate financial conditions. The Islanders have had one hbmn game and the M1- nors as yet none. Out of all the bitter disappointments and set- backs-of this work and this win- ltcr there is nnly one consolation. iTilIII. is ihc cold. hard fact that any Maritime Lcaguc comprising ichnrloticiown and Cape Breton teams is economically lmpossiblr. This week's proceedings have broknn the cnmcl's back. From now on there is no choice but that Cape Breton go thoir war in our League and the Isl.niders get iii- to anoihrr Or not out.

0 . .

Sunday's meeting at New Glas- gow will bn in finry affair. The Is- landnrs will be representnd by Jim MacC:illiim while the Miners can be r-xocctcd to ilflvn a strong dolcgntion on hand. The lost. time the M.M.H.L. held a meeting in New Glasgow the Miners worn rcprc-srnird by four men. Glace Bay nnd the Is- Hnders will each siibinlt protr-st.- lrcgardini: the loss of their home ganies. Both protnsts will be thrown out and most fan: will be. hop- ing that the M.M.H.L. throws out that last werk of the sch:-dulc and comnience the. play-offs Mon- day night.

.. 4 in 5:".n r Hf)( KEY--(vl.A( H BAI-ll:.'Nl. I c E l . . . I As we see it nelthrr the Island-

ers nor Mini-rs are to blame for

missing those games this week. Skating 3 in 5 Forum T” 4 frho Islanders could not leave thv . c (1. Skating s ....................... .. 8 to 10 l,I,:1,::?,,, l,).vii,h.,C.,a;h may zxiiriwijgc-X 7.30 ILIII. taken the train to Borden and

' EXERCISE. HEALTH PLEASURE

Joys of Skating

Yours Today

3 to 5

.Nran'r - CITY AND coiinrmiiirnaion 3 to 10

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IIITEIICOLLEGIATE

. nasxsrnanc

8 o'clock.

GAME L

AT SAINT DUNS'l'AN'S GYMNASIUM

l ' SAINT DUNS'I'AN'S versus UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK

' mmwanv ma '

Admlsslon 50c.

hired a taxi on the mainland. Thr- Minnrs did rvervthlng they could yin reach here last night. Thcv would not. take their bus on the ilslanll roads so fhev phoned n- lirad for taxis The fact that the taxi: did not reach Borden was ,not the Miners fault, If the cars had been at Bordm thn Mlm-rs rmlght have reached here. The Islanders come down via the Bon- iehaw Road yest:-rr1a,v evening. Onr driver said it. was possible to come from Borden to Charlotte- town but impossible to drive from rcharlottetown to Borden 0Vc'ln:.' to more uphill travel. . o o

. For Club President Smith Mar- Fnrlane. coach Bucko Trainor and Forum Manager Forrest Ciow these these are trying times. Theres no dodging the fact the Islanders have iitruck it as tough this season as

any club has for a long time. The

iwealher has hit them hard and

lofien. The fact that the? WW9 5""

vived at all is something of A

miraculous nature. Except for I

Too Late To classify

i noAnnEns'A?7(:omionArnn .- Phone. 8662.

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FOR SALE-I BOAR. 1 YEAR old. Knud Jorgensen, Frederic-

. ton.

and Ch:irlie Piviiizlit;

lottciown by train

"Jack Murphy and others left Borden by car after the Glace Bay tc-am nrrivnd and were in Char- lottetown for the game. If others could make it the Glace Bay team could also. Glace Bay did not of- 'ficla1ly contact club or rink. We were in contact with them after locating them and it was not un- til npproxiniaicly 9:15 Ulnt Hughic Cainnbr-ll told us he couldntt TIIHkf' it We thrrcfnre demand that lea- gue ruling be invoked and that

Failure To

will defer the matter until the emergency meeting in New Glas- gow on Sunday afternoon.

The Guardian Sports Department was in conversation via telephone

Val Cartier, the first stepping

Wm, Hughie Campbell about mm stone, has memories all its own - - Grubbing out blueberry bushes oclock last night. At that time the my lam sues long lines 01

Minors were in the C.N.R, rest room at Borden awaiting taxis to convey them to Charlottetown.

Campbell reported that the Min- ers left home at 6.30 yesterday morning by bus. They lost an hour on a quarter mile of dirt road lead. inng to the Strait of Canso. When the Miners arrived at Port Elgin, N. B., they phoned Charlottetown for taxis to meet them at Borden and carry them to the City. The Miners could not take their bus from Borden to Charlottetown on account of the uelght restrictions on the Island roads.

The Charlottetown i.ixls however failed to reach Borden. An office spokesman stated lhc taxis were unable to pass Reid's Corner on ac- count of the mud. At 11.30 last. night the cubs had not returned to Charlottetown.

Upon being informed that the Charlottetown taxis could not get through Campbell stated that he called Sunlmerside seeking travel- ling aid. He stated that the team would have returned to the main- lnnd on the 2,30 crossing but for the fact that ihe,Islanders had asked them to try and make the trip.

The Miners returned in Tormen-

horses kicking and squealing the soft, liquid murmur of the Jacques Cartier River in the quie- tude of night black bass splash- ing in the pools a Hunter's moon riding the old back ridge of the Laurentians homesick me- mories of the Old Home Lake, the scent of spruce-the night throb- bing to the clamour of incoming geese.

Late in September Troop ships began slipping out of Quebec un- der cover of night and assembled in Gaspe Buy. On October 3, 1914, I stood on the deck of the S. S. Mcgantlc. as the setting sun drop- ped behind the Gaspe hills, and had my last glimpse of Canada until May, 1919. At the Indian says: "Long time no see 'um". We formed in three lines. Our ship led the left line with the light Cruiser Eclipse showing the way.

It was a long hard grind be- fore I dabbled my toes in The Rhine and places like St. Juiien, Ypres. The Somme. Vimy Ridge, Passchendalc, The Hindenburg Line, Cambrai, Valenciennes - uere landmarks indelibly imprint- cd in Canadian history. I missed the freedom I had givcn up but it wasn't all hardship. In gun pits, dugouis. Bill:-ts behind the lines or wherever duck hunters happen-

,”"e on the eleven oiclock "055" ed to IOFPEHIIICY the name of Jack ""5 g had become legendary. I received Last night the Islanders stuirtl regular bulletin; on how he was

they nould have personally seen that the Miners were brought here

Glace Bay be fined 31150." League President MacDonald

had they known about the Miners plight in time.

iMil1ionaires In 4-3 'Victory Over Atlantics

l SYDNEY, (CF) - Ray Laci'oix'a J second goal late in the final period Vgnve Sydney Millionaires in 4-1! win iFridny night over Halifax At.- llaiitics in a Maritime Major Hoc- lkcy League game.

I The win put Mils two games be- ihind the leading Atlzmtics. The iother league game between Glac iBay Miners and Charlottetown Is- landers at Charlottetown was post- poned because Miners were de- layed by road conditions.

Mils split four goals in the first period, were tied 3-3 in the sec- ond and played on even terms with Atlantics until a power play got them the winner at 18:22 of the third.

George Robertson and Charliep Marshall got Sydney's other goals. Halifax was led by coach Dugger McNeil. who notched two. and Bob Bowncss got the other. .

There were only five penalties in the comparatively tame contest. and three went to Halifax. Hall-, fax goalie Roy McMcckin, had 23. stops, five more than Norm Defe-i lice.

Line-up:

Halifax - Goal: McMeeklii: dc- itence: Arcand. Lcpine, McNeil; forwards: Wywrot, Watson, Ford, Bowness. Leclerc, Morrow, Hol- lett, McPhee.

Sydney fence: Mccallum. Donald, Cooper; forwards: son, Plrie, McIntyre, Co'wan. Chor- ley, Dubuc, Rcardon, Marshall, Lacrolx.

de- Mc-

Goal: Defelice; O'Connor, Robert-

- First Period 1-Sydney, Robertson

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few lofty momenta they have spent the season in last place. But yet with the play-offs just. around the corner they would be I danger us team to bet against. At times t ey look good enough to tak all the marbles. If they do it wll be the finest comeback of any hockey tram since the Chicago Black Hawks won the Stanley cup back in 1937. Its a goal that's not entire- ly out of reach. . . Derencnman Frank Arnett has joined the Glace Bay Miners. it. was learned from Hughle Camp- bell last night. Amett will be play- ing tonight in Glace Bay if there is A game, The Miners may also have two new forwards in uniform. They are Bill Kodatiiky who play- ed with Niagara Falls of the On- tario Hockey Association; and George Oueleite who finished the season with st. Jerome of the Que- bec Provincial League.

Double

9 o'clock--Cornwall

PLAY - OFF HOCKEY

FORUM-MONDAY NIGHT

'7 o'clock--Parkdulo vs. Milton

7 Admission 50 cc-nfs

Feature

vs. Nine Mile Creel

coming on and could tell he was slipping. Such news items as: "He's getting pretty deaf and rheumat- ism keops him nwake at nights" bothered me somewhat and I be- gain to wonder if he'd last the war

out. . O O I

Sometimes. when in a reminis- cent mood. the buddies I met and shared dugculs with, sometimes

Coniin:ucr7fiVonAp:-i:gVei7

gt PIE: iCtE1rTt?rei W 135 2-Sydney, Lacrolx , (Marshal, O'Connor) 5:40!

3-Halifax, Bowness

(Hollctt, LeClcrc) 12.04. 4-Halifax, McNeil l lwywmt) . 15:29l

altles: COWBI-'1-202, McPhcc

I1

Yorkmhiflemg Club Scores

E and Mccallum 13:43. Bord 13:46. Following are this week's scores Second Period of the York Rifle Club: 5-Sgdeleyi MH5hBu 5 49 YORK RIFLE CLUB ( ' 0111107) v -- - 1 The followln are the scores for 64ia1UaX- McNeil ithe week Febrgunry 25th, 1954. tArcand1 .. . 14:15 sum” vessey . g 95 Penalties: None. D nus Thlrd Period ,F”;;,,,f.”,, 3:3 7-Sydney, Lacroix A. Swan 95' (Renrdon. Marshall) 18:22 H T vesiey 94 ggigsltyz Arcand 11:25. D: Nioore 94: 1 H. Watts 94. g4:(MJj::l” 1; J. Andrews 94. ' gg - : J. Hardy 04. P. Proud 94. M 1' A. J. Ciuney . 93. e H. Lewis .. 93. H. Taylor 93. U N B G. Andrews 93. I 0 0 A. Court 93. js N. Brown 93. SACKVILLE, N. B. tCP)- The M. Lina . 93- Mount Allison University men's C. Watts . 92. and women's basketball teams Lloyd Vessey. split a doubleheader with llnivers- B, Andrews it) o: New Brunswick Friday night. R Vesscy Mt A. varsity won 83-66 and the w. Bin UNB girls 48-42. The men's inicr- H mm” collegiate series will be decided at A Bug” Charlottetown when UNB plays St. J vue 'Dunstan's in the final game of a M X Y round-robivn-toiirnament, Lam? vfgcy . I. Swan . Tickets Good R D. K. Swan T. Haggerty For Next Game -um - R. Newson ..8'1. '”mr- D. Crockett . 80. Tickotn sold for inst night's J. 1-, Andrew. ,ae. game between the Islanders and c.1.;a,dy ,,,, V, 84. Glace Bay Miners will be honored A we” as. at the next M.M.H.L. game at the G" proud 3;, Forum, it has been announced by E" coop" 33, Forum Manager Forrest Glow. J' mm V”. , ”-"WT" n. 'r. Brown .50. Wins ladies L. W t ”- L. McAuey 30- . Merril MacDonald 80. Alan Brown .. . 80. Murill MncDoml .. 80- A rink skipped by Beanie Prowse was the winner of the President's r gash triuizoladierccornpetitgn at the . ro wn ur iub ra- m--' cmtly. The Prowse innit defeated 3! T";:a:.A.D;":""i355 I rink skipped by Add Mahar 8- I 5 in the finals. Halifax 3: EYWWY 4 Following ii; the p'n-gonna of New Brunswick Seller the wlnnlg rink: Bessie Prowue. Mnh0l'3'w 3: Slim John I mp; Lillian Duchemin, mine; Et- saint John vim beet - of - nine hel Sutherland. second atone; Semi-"MB 5-1 s ' Gracie Campbell, first stone. AFC IMO? St. EX. 6; stellarton I at. !'.z. leads but-of-seven fin- Basketball Games -- Onterlo sealer 0 0 Windsor 2; Btrltford I IS Huniiton 1-, Kitchener 9 Owen Sound 5; chcthai-n 4 Two Inland League Basketball 5;. M,c,2:f:':,f ;::',',",', games will be played at Prince Kmgm-,9, 3; H.mlImn 5 of Wales College this evening. The Inureologhto sport Lodge 'n-otters will play the Tog-gnu) 3; pg,-gm 4 Air Force at 6.15 In the first game ogunoqupgg 1.31., and the Nomads will meet the Air Gualph 3; 1x-oipmvig-9, 5 Force at eight 'oclock in the sec- Northern Onllrlo senior and. Built, cut. 4; ludbury 3.