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formers as June Morning. Win. nio Scott. Eleanor/Go Just Betty. Roy Bhelburne, Prince Budlong, to mention just a few

so many horsemen were desir. eus of racing with Charlie that he has Bone all out and will put yn another four classes on Sag. srday afternoon. July 10th, with sntirely different horses in each rlass. There are upwards of 37 horses that will be racing then. The fact that Prince Edward Is- [and can furnish so many race horses -snd good ones too- bred ln ihe Garden 01 the Gulf. is strik- 1n‘ evidence of what good sires, good dams. enthusiastic horse- men and encouragement given by In Victoria Driving Club and tree! owners. can do in develop- ing fast troiters and pacers. With the vogue which racing is IQCEHK lug in the United States. Canada and in Europe this industry will in the future mean the bringing in of a lot oi outside money here. It has been shown conclusively that we can breed. develop and bring to maturity as good horses as can be found anywhere.

One of the principals formation oi the Pacific Coast. Trotting Association operating Bay Meadows track in California 1s Walter S. Found ltssecretary Walter. as most of our readers know, was born in New London. PEI. and was very interested in racing there until he moved to tlerced, California. Now he is looked on as one oi the loading breoders of trotters and pacers srid at the recent big meeting a‘. Bay Meadows his iour-year-old Trulo F. won a $2,000 stake and took a record of 2.05 1-5. Walter rcme time ago sold a pacer for $10,000 and he has others coming on that will make the headlines in the near future.

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of the 835.000 American Trotting thlmnlonshin lut year is smooth shaven and youthful looking but he has been almost thlxry years ‘T510111! and driving horses He re. willy told e 800d story or g n“- inning oi the long ago. It was in the days wlhen the bearded Pat O'Connor drove Kelly to victor-y on tracks all ove. the eastern United Elli-Bl. Winning a spectacular race at Goshen from the best irotters in the land. Drivers got the idea that O'C0nnor’s whiskers were a factor. Tihey seemed to wave de- rlslvslv in his wake and they got tired oi faking the dust oi the peer- less patriarch. Now for Leon's siory_-

"O'Connor's whiskers gave him s. psyohologial edge, and he knew it, Bloating over his smooIl-shaven rivals. So we decided to gang up on him, by way oi having a little fun and picked Gorham, Me., be- cause it is a small place where track procedure and etiquette were informal.

"conspiring with a complacent steward‘ the eight drivers who were to compete with O'Connor in a special mile trot got false whisk- ers and conned them as they climb- ed aboard their sulkies.

“Pat led the parade as we head- ed for the starting position. and it was not until we flu-nod around io the get-away that he saw what was making the crowd rcar with laughter and applause. Be was so mad he nearl‘, fell out of his sulky. and ll: upset him so that he failed to coax the usual burst oi speed from his faithful trotter, Kelly.

"O'Connor was outwhiskered all the way. eight to one and re howl- ed about bring fouled when he fin- ished behind, but he was laughed out of his threat u. file a protest.

"l had the pleasure oi beatinK

day, and the silver cup I got for ll l5 one o1 my prized memeiiloes. was dylvjng Emma Signal in that

George MacDonald Boston. sends us a clipping from a Portland Maine daily which devotes con- riderable space to our old frlcnc‘. Dannie Steele, who as a 11-year- old lad drove Ada Mac to a new Charlottetown track record 217 l-2. That was ngway back in the 90's but Dannie ls still frninz strong and at Old Orchard Beach. Maine. July ‘lth. won five of the, ten dashes on the opening cardl for the mile kite track. He took double wins with Senator Song and Fast Train. and a single win‘ ntth Muriel Hanover, Dannie was. the hero oi the day and was well,‘ applauded by the spectators wlioi recognized his ability as a reins-i rnan. It was in truth Dannie; Steele's day! l

The energetic secretary, J. A ‘ fihcDonald. oi the Union Driving‘ and Saddle Club of New Glasu gow, N. S. has very kindly sent; us a complete list"oi starters in: the $1.000 Maritime Paclni! Dcrblli which will be raced at New Glos- l govt‘, August 0th. ’l'he_v includel wiikin, Josedale Hoosier. Chuck, Worthy. The Walnut Abbe. (‘nrli Frisco. Tip Abbe. Antl-Aircrafb and True Hal. Other events that.- dav will be the 2.24 stake Iclosedl worth $1.000. the 2.10 Trot. rind Pace. purse $400. and an ‘invita- tion Race which includes Alcvorre. Mv Partner. Time Counts Jollltlfi Kavcla. Scott Spencer. (‘my M" and The Great C. The 224 Si"??? above which was to have hem raced September 17th has hem transferred to the ncu" dale Worl- nesclny. August 6th. which together with the naoinc dcrbv and other events. will make this meetirvz in New Glasgow one of the finest rvcr presented to a Maritime sports audience. In the 224 stake are Jean Budlong. liuckv Snenccc. Commodore Abbe. Sister Henlcv Mae Flngn. Prince Marine and several others,

interesting particulars of rac'na.' s' Richelieu Park. Montreal. re- ceived from our Montreal corres- pondent reveals that accidents in races there are frenuent and "Why hikes are smashed. Greater cc-re will have to he exercised bv drivers and in some cascs offic- ials will have to deal firmly with Alngerous in - DUN.

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See Tough Season For Duck Hunters

(By H. Dent llodgson)

OTTAWA. July ll-(CP) -It's going to be a tough year for duck hunters.

With the continent's waterfowl population reduced during the ias: year from 80,000,000 to 54.000000 birds, authorities both in Canada and the United States are poring over detailed plans for drasti: nation, they generally agree, is "critical."

What the duck experts fear ls a return to the grim days of the early 30s, when the duck popula- tion dropped to 230000.000.

"By 1944, scientific inventories recorded a rise to the healthy fig- ure of 125,000,000, and we thought we had the problem licked," a Re- sources Department spokesman said today. "Present figures show how wrong we were."

Eyes of the experts in both countries now are focussed on the Canadian breeding grounds. and while reports are varied. the over- all picture is poor. The duck men view it as a time when waterfowl must be given iuli opportunity to increase.

Just what this will mean to Canadian hunters is not yet de- cided. Certainly. it will mean de- creases in the seasons. which last year averaged about '15 days for most areas in the Dominion, and about 45 days in the U. S.

Actual details are being worked out by the Resources Department. but these will not he announced until approved by the various provinces. all oi which have their say on the subject oi open sea- sons and all oi which contribute materially to the investigations.

In general’ the causes ior the decline oi the duck are drought in the prairies, flooding in eastern Canada. cold weather. heevll shooting due to post-war hunting increases and more ammunition. agricultural practices. predators

‘local All-Stars iri an exhibition

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Baseball fans will get their first look at an outside team this season at the Park diamond to- morrow afternoon when Bummer- slde All-Stars will tangle with the

tilt that should provide the fans with a good idea of just what sort oi competition will be coming from the western centre in this year's playoffs. ' ‘ I I I

The brand of baseball being played in the Summerside Town League this season is reported to be far ahead of that played in recent years. Clubs are stronger at every position and in their hurling corps the visitors will be able to send pitchers to the hill quite capable of baffling the heav- iest local stick-wielders.

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Charlottetown All Stars will field a stout aggregation again this season. On the lineup chosen their is loads oi batting ability and smart defensive players and ii they choose to g0 after the Maritime intermediate title again

O'Connor and his horse Kill)’ mall I

and diseases.

BOXIN

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BILLY SHAW, 187, Montreal v8 ‘Wallace McLeod, 195, Sydney

10 Resale For Maritime Heavyweight Title

SEMI-FIIAI.

BLAIR nuooau. 116 .M0n¢t0n w “Big Boy" PETERSON, 187, Clfltown ALSC TIIREE SIZZLIIC PRELIMIIARIES

- RESERVED 4 1.25

Sale at A F000! All ‘llay Mosley Fran 10.00 s.sl.

should have to be reckoned with strongly before the title is de- zlded. l I I I

Freddie McCabe who led the Anchors to a City League title last year and the intermediates to a. Maritime crown was again named as manager and will have plenty of smart assistance from Had Mc- Inriis and Freddie Whalen. all of which should augur well for the" locals chances when playoff time rolls around.

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Fans are taking a keen interest in the Maritime heavyweight title bout at the Forum next Monday night when Wallace McLeod of Sydney puts his crown on the block against the slashing fists of Billy Shaw of Montreal.

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Scheduled for ten rounds the bout is not expected to go the dis- tarsce. Both mitt sllngers in past ltnuts have proven they carry en- ough dynamite in either hand to do away with an opponent on quick notice and pre fight indica- tions point to the bout. being a hard-hitting, bruising affair from‘ the opening gong until either one oi them lies in a prone position on the ring floor.

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Blair Diiggan now of Moncton, :1 stiff punching, youngster who was seen to such good effect in the Prince of Wales championships early this spring will be making his first start in the monied ranks and already he has a host of fol- lowers who are ready to lay it on the line that he can whip Big Boy Peterson. Island heavyweight champion.

But then again in his last three fights Peterson has entered the ring an underdog in the betting only to come out with two victor- ies find one draw. Such can easily be the case Monday night next for Peterson has proven, especially in his bout with Jinks Jenkins that he can weather heavy punishment and come back and deal out. plenty oi his own and this semi-final affair should add just that much

more excitement to what looks like an outstanding card. I I I I Promoter Archer has also an

evenly matched hunch of prelim- inary fighters ready to crawl through the ropes. All sre_bein- picked so as to give the fans an action-filled, rugged session of leather tossing and glancing over the lineup it seems assured that such will be the case.

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Playgrounds Pet Shows Are Successful

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Great interest was shown in last 91911108’! Pet- Shows which nvere staged on the Playgrounds at Hlllebvrv- Kins. and Crlnmught Squares, Some two hundred child- "n and nwln-llps attérmed each of these shows and applauded the various exhibits as they appeared on the platforms for judging. Be-l sides the regular classes o; dogs, cats. rabbits. and decorated doll-l carriages, there were on exhibition‘ a miscellany of pets quite impos- sible to classify, such a; 3.115,; tropical iish. turtles, hens. mice, etc. The judges using the most‘, scientific methods and equlppedl with tapes. levels, squares. and stethoscopes. arrived at their de- cisi-ons end selected the winners to the wond°r and delight of the spectators. The Playgrounds Staff consisting of Messrs l-fine, Gaudet, Leightiezer. and Forsythe, and Misses Farquharson. Londrigan, and MacDonald, are to be congrat- ulated on this excellent form of youth activity promo-frog as it must a love or animals, a useful hobby, and a fine means of enter- tainment. Fbilowing are the Prize Illst-si

KING SQUARE

_ class-Dogs

i. John Bentley, 2. Don Cheni- heter, 3. Michael Huestis.

Class-Cat; l. Colby Burfioe, 2. N. MacDonald 3. F. Blacquire.

Class-Rabbits

1. Paul MacMasters. 2. J. Doiron. _ Ciass-Queerest Pet

l. Scotty Stewart (turtles). JUDGES — Mr. Jack Leightiezer and Mrs. Fullerton.

HILLSBORD SQUARE Class-Dull Carriages

Iona Brown, 2, Mildred Dick- 3. Reta Hansen.

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Clans-Dog;

l. Honey Trainor, 9 tussle. Deauveau, 3. Teddy hlacDonald. l

Class-Cate i l, PBlIlC-fl Bradley ll. M61‘)!

Zakern, 3. Mouse B15011- CllSl-Rlbbib!

v l. Stalin Wstton. 2. David Doyle. 3, Arthur lvilscCabe.

Clus-Queereet Pet

l, Tommy lrlowatt (tropical fish) JUDGES: Mrs. MacDonald and C. McCloskey

CONNACGHT sQlIARE Clue-Doll Carrifllfbl

i, Barbara Nickerson. 2, Hazel

Kays. J. Patncla Gaudet.

Class-Dogs

stariley, 2. Lorraine

Bill Adrienne Callaghan.

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l. Stewart.

(‘lass-Cats

1. Marilyn Magce. 2. Gertrude my", 5, Borny Shepherd.

Clasl- Rabbits

1. Lloyd Shepherd. 2. Doughbvy Qqherd. 3. Marcella Foley.

Close to half a hundred men and women will tee off at the Belvedere Club this afternoon in mixed foursomes and result of the draw. appearing elsewhere in

mounsv, JIILY 14 ronurs ,- a m.

clug-Queereat Pet

t id h > 3.5%’. Piflylvlr? O'Neill.

___________'_.___-_---—— this edition should give 801i 10l- lowers players and fans alike cne o the beat Saturday after-

KII)! AND PETS STAGE SHOW,

All Star-Team Chosen: Will Play Summerside Team Here Tomorrow

20 players were chosen last night by the committee picked to lineup an all star baseball team from the ranks of the City league clubs. Fred McCabé, who led last year's team to the Maritime in- termediate title was again named manager with Had McInnis and Fred whalen named to coaching

I duties.

The team will get their first test tomorrow afternoon when they meet an All-Star squad from Summerside in an exhibition Q- counter that takes place at the Park diamond starting at 2.30.

Summerside are said w have s strong outfit lined up and fans should witness a close-knit struggle from the opening pitch to the final one.

Following are the players chos- en:

Catcher: Perry‘ Lorter: pitchers, McAleer, Larter, McIsaac; first ‘iase., C. Ryan; 2nd base, M. Hen- nessey; third base, Williams; shortstop, Whitlock; leit field. Strain; centre field, McKinnon; right field. H. Hermessey; utility: lTralnorl Stanley. C. Ward, Gal- liant, Goodwin, Whelan, n. Ward, ,Higson.

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Sport Echoes from Prince County

The leading batters in the Sum- merside Baseball League:

AB H Pct. l. Morrison, Red Sox l5 '1 .467 Schurman, Red Sox 21 9 .429 Carson, R..C.A.F. 19 8 .421 Gallant, Legion . . 15 6 .400 Mickus, R.C.A.F. l5 8 .400 The standing of the League (in- cluding Tl-iursdays game). W L Pct Red Sox 5 1 .833 R. C. A. ll‘, . 3 3 .500 Legion 3 4 .429 Kinsmen 2 . 5 .288

Leading in runs batted in:-— Schurman, Red Sox 7; Grady, Leg- ion, 6; Carson. R.C.A.ll‘. 5; Mac- Kay. Kinsmen 5.

Leaders in stolen basest-Oat-

wvay, Kinsmen 7; Grant, Kinsmen

3.

Congratulations to Jack Brown, the athlete belonging to the Char- lottetown Ahbies Club who won the cup for the highest number of points in the athletic meet held in Summerside Wednesday. Brown excelled in the short dashes and was also a. better than average high jumper.

Kensingtons Bobby Jay was also a standout. He entered three events and won them all. In fact. if Kensington hadn't defaulted the relay race, Jay would have been the winner of the individual hon» ors. as the team couldn't have been lower than third and this would have given the extra point that would have put him ahead as he was just one-half point be- hind Brown. This is not. meant to detract from Brown's achieve- ment. They both are very promis- ing athletes and should be encour-

agedto keep up their efforts along this line. Ken McLean brought a track

team of two from Victoria and with this small number managed to collect i5 points. Ken did some fine work in developing young hockey players while in Kensing- fon and has been sadly missed by that sport-minded town, Wher- ever Ken is there is bound to be sports endeavour of some kind.

"Big Jim" Pcndergast led thl Kensington entries and they made an excellent score. 82 points. "Big Jim's" two boys had lt all their own way in the shot put and Tommy won ‘the high jump in his c1088.

The two best athletes for Bum-

noon's competition in recent years.

Provincial

Old Home Week

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August I200 I5 Bigger and Better Than Ever

rnerside were D. R. Morrison and

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the patrol was wasted, the brook was as quiet as a grave yard, not even the splash oi a feeding trout to break the stillness. I I e

Later investigation disclosed that no one party is responsible for the persistent netting of this stream although there is one who has been grven the name of "The Kingfish- er” who has the reputation of al- legedly being the biggest poacher in the district. Sometimes the work is done at daybreak but it has been known lo have been carried out during the middle of the day, its not a long job. Some- times the rfet is set and taken up within a half hour leaving the pool that has been worked prac- tically devoid of trout, Netters are known to wade the brook ln water up to their armpits. Any trout worth taking that do escape are so terrified that even the light rip- ple of a cast is enough to drive them into hiding.

This is a sam/ple oi what goes on every summer in scores of good trout streams throughout the pro- vince. such as Fortune, Morell and Gurney's_ where a couple of night's depredatioiis are enough to ruin a whole summer's legitimate angling.

Game officers are doing what they can lo catch some of those culprits red handed and teach them a lesson. They will have lots of scope to apply punishment as the penalty for netting trout runs as high as one thousand dollars. The law of averages is bound to work cut in their favour some time or another. but in the meantime what are the hundreds of fly fishermen who are Lramplng our trout streams from dawn till late at night doing to help the cause along? They must. at some time or other‘. come across persons in the act of committing offences. You can't keep mum a.ll the time bc-ys and still have your trout fishing- Some- aucp pus auop aq o; seq Suppl soon for our trout are not going to stand such pressure indefinitely. I venture to say that there are more legitimate anglers whipping our streams this season then at any time in our history , . . the fly and bait fishermen on one side | and the netiers and ‘jlggers’ on the l other. That's what I call burning the candle at both ends. How long are we going to have ire-lit to catch? . . . your guess ‘rs as good as mine.

Bobby Gray Wins Ontario Golf Crown

TORONTO. July 11 —lCP) Bobby Gray of Toronto Scarbcro Golf Club became the i947 On- tario open golf champion today as he blazed through an afternoon four-under-par round to lead the field with 74-68-142 for the 36 holes of medal play.

MOUNTAIN BACKBONE

Abelatedbidinthelasttwo

A innings just fell short by one run

last night as Knights of Colum- bus lunlors dropped a 0-0 decis- ion to the Kinsmen in a nip and 'uck junior baseball encounter that saw the Kinsmen retain their position at the top of the stand- ings but only after the Knights had gone down in their last tum at the plate with the tying run on third base.

Looking like an essy Kinsmen victory as they piled up a ‘1-3 lead in the first four innings the game from that point on developed into a see saw struggle. Both squads

went scoreless throughout the ii fth and sixth as Coyle and lifclsenaghan the two rival

rnoundsmen fired the pellet past the hitters; in the top half of tho seventh Knights pushed three runners across with the tying rim eluding them on s close play at the plate as the runner was wav- ed out. Kinsmen hammered two runs of their own over in the lest of the eighth to take a three run lead but the losers battling des- perately batted two more runs in to again get. within one game of their opponents but it was their last gasp as the game was called in the last of the eighth after the first Kinsmen batter had been re- tired.