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Our thanks to George McDonald, 301300. Mass, for-drawing our at- tention to the winning of the 32.250 pace at Yonkers Racewaygrr. Y; late last week by Early Dawn, time 2.07. In doing so the five-year-old laughter of Playdale 2.0454. and Dude Potempkin 2.0715 headed such star pacers as Constant Scott. Fa- vonian Chief. Nancy Wyeth, Wil- liamsburg, Minor Vic, and three others. It is I new record for Early Dawn, whose previous record was 2.09. Early Dawn was bred by Lea- ter Johnston, Fortune, P. E. I, and is now owned by A. R. Green of I-Ioulton, Maine. Playdale's fastest pacing daughter is Janet Dale 2.06 2l5, that has won 810,355 in her various campaigns. The same night that Early Dawn won her race Earle Avery won a sl.000 trot with Betty French in 2.15 W5.

Cedric Campbell of Cape Trav- erse. P !:.I., is the oud owner of a handsome colt fouled by Teenie Aubrey, that arrived about two weeks ago. The sire is Abner T. Clegg and visitors to Mr. Camp- bell's stable like the youngster very much. Teenie is the dam of the

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Billy Kaughton who ten years ago was earning a salary of t7.00 a. week as a groom and taking care of two horses, was last year one of the leading drivers in the Unit- ed States with winnings oi slB1,- B5l. Just how much of this amount stuck to Billy's fingers we have no record of but no doubt it was .a mighty large sum as drivers on the Grand Circuit and at the big night racing plants get a percentage share of the winnings. Haughtons horse earnings last year made him the third highest in the country. His outstanding victory was with Thrls Spencer in the s25.000 Goth- im Trot It Yonkers, N.Y., where is headed such stars as Proximity Ind Demon Hanover. This season so has 44 horses under his care ucludlng such stars as Ankaway. Carmel Boy, Harold Abbe and His- iorlan. He won the 32.250 pace vith the latter at Yonkers last week in 2.06 and also won the same night with Kay Woodward. Billy's early ambition was to become a Jockey but he took on too much weight to ride the ponies.

At the opening night at Yonkers Saturday, April 16th, although it was not billed as Canada Night. yet the horses that had raced over the ice. snow, slush and mud of Dufferin Park, Toronto, dominated the program. Three of these fresh from the north that won were scotty H. in the third race, Sol- dier Boy in the fourth and Second Front in the fifth. Two came in second. Pablo Hanover and Skip- per. Two came in third, Peter K. Lee in the fourth and Mac Bingen in the sixth. The drivers who shipped from Toronto and cashed in on the money at Yonkers that night were Floyd Milton. Eddie Jones. Jimmie Cruise. Fay Peters, R. Forbes and Percy Roblllard.

Mention of Eddie Jones brings to mind that he raced Fred Medi- um for me the winter meeting at Toronto. 1027-1928. and on the 27th of December I received a telegram from him:-"Won with Fred Me- dium ln three straight -today. Sec- ond heat in 2.l6V. is a mw Canad- ian ice trotting record." The

trotting was held by The Yank. owned by me and driven by Ernie McTague at Mount Clements.

In the list of Canadian horses above that were third you will see the name of Mac Blngen. We no- ticed where Mac was winning an odd race at Toronto in as slow as

not a few nights after being thir-.1 at Yonkers he came home in front on that track in 2.05 and that is the fastest mile stepped over the oval or in America this spring. Mac Bingen is I. five-year-old that in his four-year-old form took a record of 2.05 W5 and had winnings of 08.068. and is eligible to the 2.15 class. He is owned by Thomas E. Mwml. Pembroke. Ont. On the lorm sheet that would be distrib- and It Yonkers the performances of the Canadian horses must have appeared pretty mediocre because of the slow time registered over the Toronto track.

The United Btltall Trotting As-

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age of .421. and Joe O'Brien isldth with a percentage of .374. At the .up of the list is Del Miller with I percentage of .501. For the drivers who made from 100 starts up to 199 starts during the year; in third place is Clayton Macbeod of West- ville, N. S., with .475. Harley Har- rison was twelfth with .431; Roy Barnett was 25th with .411; John- ny Conroy 37th with .409; Augie Allen 29th with .404, and Willard Kelly 40th with .394. Remember, the above two lists take in some 3.200 drivers but of course the great majority of them do not have over 100 starts.

One of our most enterprising farmers and stock raisers is Har- old Cudmore, Brackley, who gets his recreation training and driving his trotters and pacers. Harold plans to race a five horse stable this season consisting of Prince Budlong 2.11. Just Flicks. 2.14 (US, the trotter Corporal Owen 2.18 N5. the five-year-old pacer America's Bud, that showed a lot of speed when trained as a. three-year-old, and a really good trotting prospect. Lucky Dale by Playdale. Last fall he acquired the trotter Corporal Owen, that showed up quite well in several races held in Cape Breton. Just recently there were two foal arrivals, one at Harold's, a youngster by Pegliacci, dam, Muriel Henley 2.1215, and the oth- er at Watson Cudmore's, Bracklcy, by Ginger, dam Anne Trogdon 2.0854. Ginger is I son oi Volomite 2.03Vz. s

Looking through Hoof Beats of September 5th, 1946, an article by Bob Kenefick of the U.S.T.A. Pub- licity Department, entitled "In the Maritimes" again drew our atten- tion, and for the many who have not read it we are giving some ex- cerpts..."Goshen has its 52,000 l-lambletonian with all its glamour, Delaware has its 840,000 Little Brown Jug with plenty of color; Westbury has its s25,000 Invitation Trots and Paces with record- breaklng turnouts and immense mutual handles: and Santa Anita has its hitherto unheard-of trot

nd pace dashes for 350,000. But it Es the safest wager oi allthat there is more enthusiasm shown at the 31,000 free-for-all trot and pace at Charlottetown at Old Home Week than at any other race anywhere in the United States or Canada. Yes, sir, everybody on Prince Ed- ward Island (and it has I popula- tion of only 93,000 and is only 140 miles long and from four to forty miles wide) is hamess-horse mind- ed. They sleep and eat and talk trotters and pacers and a fair idea can be had of how they turn out for the free-for-all. as there were 16,812 men, women and kids in the grand stand. along the ramp in front of the three stands and in the infield when Anti-Aircraft won the championship this year. With the population of Charlottetown figured at 16,004, it can be seen that more than the population of this thriving little city was on hand for the classic.

"Like everywhere else in the world, the horse owners of the Marltimes want to own the best trotter and pacer" and right now over a score of horsemen in the Maritime: are dreaming of getting a horse to knock off Anti-Aircraft. which is the top performer north oi Maine. When John E. Kelley of Bangor. Me., sold Anti-Aircraitdthe pacer which was trained and driv- en by Harry Short for several years, for s7.000 to C. H. Horton oi Murray River, P. E. I., last fall at York, Pa, privately before George swinebroad started auctioning off the trotters and pacers, many were oi the opinion that the horse was well sold. Possibly smiling John Kelley did get a pretty good price for Anti--Aircraft. but Horton wanted to get a hoss that could beat anything in the Maritimes and he accomplished his aim. This Anti-Aircraft has raced better than he everrdid for Short. He has won consistently and the only race that he had lost up to the Char- lottetown meeting was at Amherst.

"Unfortunately, Horton. who is a comparatively young man. was stricken ill some weeks ago and is in a hospital and could not be on hand to see Cobb Miller, his train- er and driver, win the second and. third heats in 2.07Vz and 2.10. after Wilkin. driven by the colored reins- man Harry Bailey, had taken the first heat in 200. Miller had I difficult time getting the big pacer around the turns in the first heat, but thereafter he took Anti-Air- craft wider and, despite the fact that he went long miles, he won handily."

gem is I prophetic prediction from the same article:-"There is one driver on Prince Edward Is- land who, though only 29 years old. is considered one of the best Iny- where. He is Joseph O'Brien of Alberton, P. E. 1.. and at the Char- lottetown Old Home Week meeting he stuck out like I sore thumb. I-lo

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Attention Ilorsenonl

Get your horses ready for half mile dashes at Park- May 24. if not fine it will be held June 4. Good purses. Have - ibllity T. A. A. P. Gallant. Endihnt g A. M. GIllInf, Secular!

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from Prince Street School. the BOYS and girls interscholastlc squads who copped off the City Inter- scholastic hoop titles in both div- lsions last week. automatically became the Provincial champions yesterday without having to play for the honor. The announcement was made here yesterday by the Department of Physical Fitness, which annually sponsors the Is- land playoffs and donates the trophies emblematic of the Island Interscholastic basketball champ- ionshlp.

Two basketball teams

0 O O The Prince street scheduled to meet teams from Summerside titles in Provincial playoff series but the Western Capital teams withdrew from the competition as they felt that. they couldn't floor teams sufficiently strong to com- pete against the City winners; therefore, the titles were awarded to the Prince Street teams by de- fault.

teams were representative for the

O 0 0 The P. S. S. boys team won the City. title by defeating West Kent School in a two-game total point series after first eliminating Queen Square School in the semi-finals, while the P. S. 8. girls team cap-

tured their title in like series against West Kent in the semi- finals and Rochfprd square

Sclxiol in the finals. Both teams made strong showings in compet- ition this season. and are de- serving of much credit for their sportsmanship and playing ability. It is not often that two champ- ions come out of the one school in the same season. and the young- sters Ire I credit to the school's athletic prowess. that in the past few years has not only been prom- inent in basketball. but in many other forms oi athletic endeavour. particularly in track and field and hockey. o

The defaulted series just about winds up the local basketball act- ivity for another season. with Provincial champions now declared in all brackets. with the exception oi a juvenile division which is ex- pected to be completed during next week, but it is not, certain yet whether it will actually come off or not. It has been a good year generally in the way of hoop activity, with teams in all divis- ions giving hoop followers plenty of good ball and keen action. The Island Physical Fitness senior lea- gue ln particular. came up with one oi the best seasons in years. with the finals between Prince of Wales College (the final winners) and Saint Dunslan's University. producing I terrific series thathas been acclaimed by older hoop fol-

lowers "as the best seen in local circles for years." . 0 O ' The Charlottetown All-Stars

bowling team. headed by veteran keg-gler Joey MacDonald, will leave here by car on Sunday morning for New Glasgow, N. 8.. where they will compete against 15 other teams from Nova Scotia in the N S.-'P.E.I. championship candlepin tournament that will get under- way there on Monday of this week and will continue until Fri- day. The All-Stars is the only team that will represent this Province in the annual -bowling event. The New Glasgow V-8's are the defending champions. O 3 0

Although it is not horse racing time in this Province yet. ardent racing fans in this little Isle that to many is known as "The Ken- tucky of Canada" will be follow- ing with keenness the result; oi the big event that will get under- way today at Louisville known as the Kentucky Derby. There will be no "sulkies" either. but to those who like their racing. it is still a horse race. and the event oi the year among the thoroughbreds.

Island Bowling Tourney Planned

The island five-pin rnsment will be held this year It the Bell- Away Alloys in Charlottetown on May 24th.

lntries will be Iooepied It the Roll-Away Alleys until May nth and it is hoped that I large num- ber of teams will take part in this annual tournament.

Roll Away All stars

ship but stiff competition is ex- pected with moral teams already entered.

No entries will be accepted after May 17th as teams must be advis- ed of start! time. schedule Ir. I .. before the ma.

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23 Entries Named' For

Today's Kent

Louisville. KY-. April 4-(A.P)- A bumper field oi 23 thoroughbreds was named. today to slug it out in tomorrow's 77th Kentucky Derby.

Indications were that all but one oi those entered actually will reach. the post- at 5:30 p. m. E. D. T. This would lie the record field of 22 which ran in the 1938 Derby, won by Fveigh Count.

If 22 go'the big prize will be 0100.050. The pruent Derby record is the s98.000 won by King Ranch's Assault in 101.6. when 1'! ran.

The mob of experts infecting Churchill Downs can't help un- ravel the mystery as to the prob- able victor. Any sampling of ex- pert opinion quickly produces the names oi a dozen horses which might win the IV. mile race.

In the draw for post positlons-- which can be important in such I big field--the prize No. 1 stall went to The Gink, an outsider owned by the Brown Hotel stable.

Stanley Mlkell of'Dover.' Del.. the owner of Repetoire, winner oi the Wood Memorial. plucked the positions out oi the hat. He pulled Repetoire's name for the 21st position. '

"Well. anyway we shouldn't get cut off." he commented ruefully. The track handicapper finally made up his mind today that the C. V. Whitney entry oi Mameluke and Counterpoint will be his favorite at 3-1 1n the morning line. Considering the size of the field, this struck the experts as a short price. They figured that Battle Morn should be favored. largely because Eddie Arcaro will be aboard him.

Battle Morn will run from the No. 13 spot.

Calumet Farm's Fanfare, which won Tumdayls Derby trial at I mile and is sure to be heavily backed by tomorrow's crowd.' drew the No. 0 position. King Ra,nch'5 Sonic, trained by Max Hirsch, who saddled Mlddieground 135; year's winner, will start from No. 7.

Fifth Game Of Allan Cup Final Scheduled Tonight

OWEN SOUND, Ont, May 4 - (CP)-Owen Sound Mercurys and Fort Frances Canadians lock liorns Saturday night in the fifth game of the Allan Cup finals. The best-of-seven series is tied, Me;-- curys taking the first and third, and Canadians coming from be.l

hind to take the second and fourth. Bud Jarvis, head man in the

Canadians outfit. is more mgn . little annoyed with the C. A. H. A. for ruling that all games will be played in Owen Sound. said Jar- vis: ”The C. A. H. A. executive members are a bunch of phonids and the C. A. 1-1. A. itself is noth. ins but a ilrce." He's confident that his charges will take the next encounter and the lead for me first time in the series.

After the fourth game wednu- day night coach Jack Markle of the Mercury: said his players werent hungry enough." He add. ed the Owen sound team wgs

outplayed by Fort Frances."

Jarvis expressed confidence that his squad will take Saturday night's encounter.

Island Riflemen Gunning For Fifth Victory

Riilemen of this province will make a determined effort this year to maintain the splendid rec- ord thcy have hung up in Inter. Maritime competition. They have won the Inter-Maritime Match for the past four sucecsslv years and will be gunning for their fifth victory when this year's shoot gets underway at Sussex, N.B., on June 10.

Dates for the trial shoots here to determine the makeup of the team have been set for May 20, June2,0and0.'1'hIeightmaru. men mskinl the scores in Inythreeofthefourshootswill comprise the team.

Lt, Col. .D.A. Macxlnnon. D.S.- O.. president of the Provincial Rifle Association has donated three sterling silver spoons for eaohofthefourmatohoeanda trophy for the highest mutants in any three of the four matches.

Last year the Inter-Maritime Match wasshotovsrthe rsngeat Debert, 11.3.

Ksvl York-" Eight

New roax. my 4-(AP)g- Roland LI Stuns turned tiger in the eighth round tonight to knock out well,-battered Vern Mitchell in 1:86 of the eighth after floor- ing him la-the some round for

ucky Derby Baseball Results

(By The Canadian Press) National League

Pittsburgh .. 100 000 000- I I 0 New York ..80l000l0x-I10

Dempsey, Muir (5), Petit (8) and Fitzgerald; Maglie and Noble.

Clnolnnntl .. 001 130 000- 5 12 0 Brooklyn 100 210 000- I III 2 Fox. Smith (5) and Pnmesa;

I-fatten. liaugstad (5). Erskine (7), Branca (9) and Campanella. st. Louis 101 100 010-4 0 1 Philadelphia 400 020 001-8 8 2 Pallet. Boyer (1) Wilks ('1) and Garaglola; Meyer and Wilber. Chicago 2000000-3 51 Boston .... 222 210 00x-0 ll. I Rush. Lown (3) Kelly (7) and Walker;Blckford and St. Claire.

American League

Boston ...... .. 000 020 002- 4 5 2 Detroit .. 000 005 302- 8 If 1

Taylor, Kinder (6). McDermott (7) and Guerra; Newhouser and

Ginsberg. New York 011 002 310-8 15 1 St.Louls ..l00000000-181

Lopat and Berra; Pilletta, 'Ken- nedy (8) and Lollar. Washington 100 000 022 00-5 10 2 Chicago 100 020 020 01-0 9 3

(11 innings).

Sims. Brown (8), Ilarris (8) Haynes (9) and Grusso. okrie (8). Saska (9); Dobson. Dorish (9)

Rotblait (9) and Niarhcs. Philadelphia ..000 300 000-8 7 1 Cleveland .. . 000 001 000-1 6 1 Kellner. Hooper (9) and Tipton, Astroth (5); Wynn and Hegsn.

International League

Toronto 010 000 200- I 0 2 Montreal 300 000 03x- 6 9 0 Bauera and Belch; Black, Ep- perly (7) and Atwell. Buffalo ..... 000 000 100-1 2 1 Ottawa ..... 001 100 013-! I 1 Bilverman, Lindqulst (4) and Landrith: Hardy and Wntlingion. Springfield ...0l0 022 100-0 11 1 Syracuse ...000000000-0122 Padget and Burbrink; Hartley, Libby (8) Tanner (8) and Foilel. Bultimore .. on 000 001-8 7 0 Rochester .. 000 001 121-1 ll 4 -Ridsik. Hansen (7) and Lopata; Fssholz and Bucha.

S'side Alhleiic Ass'n lie-organized

The Bummerslde Athletic As- sociation was reorganized at fl.

meeting held in the Town Hall last night with the following slate of officers elected: Honorary pre- sident - J.I(. Curran; president- D.0. Stewart; vice-president - Herb Schurman: sec'y-tress. James Hogan. Jr. Directors Harry Dickie. Elrlc Campbell, Earl smith, Clarence Steele, Bob Clark, The personnel of the exec- utive was left untill I later date.

It was moved by Elric Camp- bell and seconded by Chas. Hogan that the meeting goion record as approving the establishment of the Association as head of the several branches of sport in Bum- merside which will operate as a unit. The following chairmen for the different sports were appoint- ed: Baseball - Chas. I-logan: hoc- key.- Clarence Steele and Harry Dickie; softball - Elric Camp- bell; tennis - Earl Smith; vol- leyball - Tanton McNeill; track and field -- Bob Clark; boxing -- Carl Fitzpatrick; horseshoes Dr. A.A. Lockhart.,At the call of the chair. Each committee chair- man must appoint his own mem- bars and it was recommended that the number of each committee be kept small.

Dr. l-LE. Clark, retiring presi- dent, congratulated Mr. D. A. Stewart on his election to the presidency. Two patrons, Mayor Henry Wedge and Dr. J. A. Mac- Murdo. were also elected.

Alexander Cup Series Dales Are Annoiiiced

MIDLAND. Ont. May 4 --(Q) ucretary-rnIn-