L UNTERS CORNER

Young Raccoons As Pets Raise Problem On Bounty

‘ July left little to be desired so ‘ this summer but methinks ‘ mood is about to undergo a ,_ ge, The trend of sultry heat,

l ,. salt sunsets: the waves re- » . .ed from the ribbed sand " Aches will not be so contin- 5. On Thursday evening of ' m: week my better half and I ,,_ bed the sunset at Langley

. ach. It reminded me of late . “gust sunsets when Dad and I ‘ urned, with old Maud and the Ing Waggon. through Auburn

'- r' a days plover shooting in

_ v. Haggerty’s Wharf area of the st River. The sunset on Thurs- }. evening whispered that Au-

n was just around the corn-

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2:: mm HURRY ; At 8.25 pm. we stopped to snip I . - wild rose buds to place in . vase. It was so dusky we had . feel for the stems. A month , ,. it was almost as bright as at 9.00 pm. It was a re- . inder for us to hurry and take it we could from Summer while was still with us. When I hear I 9 first flute-like whi he of a h ght of Black-bellied fie d, I will ow for a certainty that fall I, just around the corner. The mg of our wildlife are begin- I .; to forage on their own. A .. kor so ago a young lad a I... - -.; in the country found .f. young raccoons in a tree. I“! - were about the size of quar— ‘ v, r grown kittens. He placed them“ i . a wire cage and has found to l ' amazement that’they’ll eat I ything he places before them L , i it bread scrape berries, oar-

~ .: or grass. They are all the ' me yawn-g pigs and by the time I ~. have reached bounty size

ey’ll have eaten the price of gm {lace masks twiceover. An- ‘ heu' disturbing thought: They . ve become so cute and friend- :j. it will be quite a chore to 4. anyone willing to act as' Ex- . utioner even at three dollars throw.

I TROUBLE

tame the the

arsh and joined up with

I m 0f their own on this same rsh. Her brood has dwindled om 11 to 5. Every few days Mr. ink decides he’d prefer aduck I inner to one of flat fish, gadge. s or trout. Twice when the duck leading her brood up the ‘:..... he saw the mink make - kill. The mink would sub- x- ge thirty or forty feet from -~ swimming brood and in a tter of seconds would pop up ~ hin a foot of a luckless duck- g. There was no commotion. ’d reach out and touch the ck on the neck with his nose, or t. it appeared, and the duck would roll ovar- dead. It .was a

ild ducks who have three nice ,

mink's kiss of death....he slit its Juglar vein as neat as you please.

KNOWS TRICKS

When the mink caught a mem- ber out of the tame ducks‘ brood it was quite natural for me to be concerned about the three broods of wild ducks on the marsh. I asked the farmer how many of the wild duckliugs the mink caught and his reply was enlightening, “I don’t think he caught any. Whenever the mink showed up near a wild duck’s brood the mother flalpped cir- cles around him splashing wat- er all oer the place and squawk- img like all possessed. The young pnes scurried to cover in noth- ing flat and the mink sought a meal elsewhere. I expected a re- ply along this line for a mother rearing a family in the wild has to know all the tricks of the trade. I have watched a mother duck or partridge lead a dog away by such antics and it-also works with a fox. No doubt a mink suafﬂes the odd duckling meal if he surprises the lam-

‘ily too ﬁar from water but its

not a stunt he can pull when- eVer the spirit moves him. SLIM CHANCE

It has been my contention that pheasants or other wild birds reared in Incubators and releas- ed in the wild stand a pretty slim chance for survival in any worthwhile numbers. A bird that fails to recognize a fox, mink or owl for what it really is has no second chance to learn. A companion, if it smart enough to catch on might take the hint and profit by the experience la- ter on. Pheasants hatched und- er a hen and allowed free range learn a lot of tricks that helps out down predator mortality. I understand that this practise is hollowed in England by farmers who feel the urge to increase the local pheasant population.

Reports continue to reach me regarding the current Hungarian partridge crop. Farmers are re- porting very large covey’s this summer. Several have mentioned seeing their first Hun covey’s in two years. General haying is 1a- ter this season and this will give numbers of mother birds time in- cubate their eggs and get on the move before the mower blades cut through the nest. Every lit- tle helps the wildlife crap.

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(Continued from page 8) pacers to the wire, and, as men- tioned above, resulted in Mighty Glib (Harrison) 1-1, equalling the track record of 2.06 4-5; he won the first dash in 2.08. Frenchman (J. Given) was 2—2, Jet Master (L. Walker) 3-3, Jolley Lad (E.

Smith) 4-4, Raven Albbe (J. Mac-

Gregor) 4-4, Stalag Hanover dr. You will notice that Mr. Given was not only the owner of the winner, but also the owner and driver of Frenchman, that forc- ed Mighty Glib to equal the track record.

And now we introduce an Is- land winning owner in Race 8. J. E. Yeo, Miscouche, P. E. 1., whose“Vera Signal (G. _Gaudet) was 1, Beck’s Prince (D. Ratch- ford) 2, Colonel Hansford (N. Campbell) 3, Hamilton Lady (E. Smith) 4, four other starters, time 2.15 4-5.

There was some lively stepping at Fredericton raceway Monday night, where the 4th. and 8th. dashes were paced in better than 2.10. Here is a. brief summary: Bucky Hal (Harper) 1-4,» Bruce’s Sister tDevlin) 4-1, Scotch Feath- er (Lindon) 2-3, Vici Hi Lee (Har- vey) 3-2, time 2.09 and 2.09. Bucky Hal owned by C. Dickinson; Bruce's Sister owned by Lloyd McKinney.

OUTSIDER

Three Islanders have sent us the sport page or last Menday’s edition of the Montreal Gazette, which has a long write-up of the $10,000 TranssCantada Pace raced at Blue Bonnets track last Sun- day afternoonlt drew a tremen- dous attendance, and the winner, Great Adios, that was a 12-1 out- sider, paid $27.80 for a $2 win ticket.

What was most interesting to us is that the horse that made the greatest challenge to the win- ner was Captain Wright, that is under the excellent care of Ar- chie Llewellyn of Montague.

Reporting the race, the Gazette says: “It took Several minutes tor the judges to declare swin- mer. The reason was that the horses finished so close that just a fraction of an inch gave Great Adios the victory. Captain Wright

third. The fans were so confident of Rat State Pat’s ability to win, that they established him a heavy favorite, almost ignoring the oth- er horses.” The time was 2.04 2—5, with the first half in 1.03 1-5, Bay State Pat the leading horse at that point. The last half was in 1.01, 1-5.

Maritime friendspof Dr. J. A. will be glad to learn that he won the 10th. race on the previous

was second, and Bay' State Pat -

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W. P. Edwards, Frederi ton. N.B., was present at Satu ay night’s races at Gorham, Maine, where the Maine State free-for- all Pace, purse $8,000, was rac- ed. It- brought together a fast field and was won by Canny Scot 2.08, driven by one of the top drivers in the United States - Stanley Dancer, Lee Chip 2.06 2-5 (R. Pearson) 2, Tar Direct 2.06 4:5 (W. Mason) 3, time 2.10 on a slow track. In the second dash with the same field, Canny Sect 1, Lee Chip 2, Tap Direct 3, time 2.09.

Tar Direct is a four-year-old by Tar Heel, and his dam is June Morning 2.04 2-5, that was bred by George MacDonald, Mermaid, P.E.I. 4

Dow Clowater writes from Fredericton that Bucky Hal and Bruce’s Sister stepped the fast- est miles on the July 14 card at the Fredericton Raceway with both pacing in 2.009s theydivid- ed wins in the feature junibr ﬁrée-foraall. Bucky Hal won the ﬁrst heat for owner and driver Clayton Dickinson of DIélbéc, N .B., while Bruce’s Sister, owned by Lloyd McKinney of Gagetown and driven by Tommy Devlin, lowered its record by one-fifth of a second in winning the second heat.

Hal’s Betty, four-year-old N. D. Hal-Betty Ellis mare owned by H. C. Wilson of Woodstock and driven by Brad mom, was the only double winner. Hal’s Betty took its maiden mark of 2.15 in winblng the ﬁrst heat of its class and took the'second in 2.18 45. me lJWO 2.09 miles gives the Erederictdn Raceway three miles in better than 2.10 to date this season. Since the abovve perfor- mance Hal’s Man has won in 2.08 1-5 3 seasons record.

We have just learned of the

death of our long time friend

Bostram Cruikshank of Halifax, N.S. owner of Sackville Downs Raceway and one of the most progressive citizens of Halifax. Through thirty years or more we have met at Maritime Racetrack-s and Owned horses that competed against each other. We always foundhim a splendid sportsman and gentleman. His passing will be a distinct kiss to our sport.

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